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- 1 - 3. _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__a_n_d__A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_s 3.1 _R_e_l_e_a_s_e__m_a_t_r_i_x IRIX Version Impressario version _4._0 1.1 _5._0 1.1 _5._1 1.1 _5._2 1.2 _5._3 1.2 _6._0 1.2 _6._1 1.2 _6._2 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2.2 _6._3 2.1.1, 2.1.2 or 2.2.3 _6._4 2.1.3 or 2.2.4 _6._5 2.2.5 _6._5._2 2.3.5 _6._5._8 2.4.5 _6._5._9 2.5.5 _6._5._1_0 2.6.5 _6._5._1_1 2.7.5 _6._5._1_2 2.8.5 Impressario 2.3.* and 2.2.* releases are functionally equivalent. 3.2 _G_e_n_e_r_a_l__C_h_a_n_g_e_s__o_f__I_n_t_e_r_e_s_t__t_o__A_l_l__U_s_e_r_s All changes listed below are inclusive thru the highest release number. That is, Impressario 2.3.* includes all changes listed for Impressario 2.1.3 and 2.1.1, etc. 3.2.1 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._8_._5__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._7_._5 +o HP LaserJet 4050 and HP LaserJet 8100 PPD files have been added to the PPD_Model directory. They no longer need to be downloaded from HP's website. 3.2.2 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._7_._5__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._6_._5 +o Impressario no longer depends on 5.3 Roots and ToolRoots +o Distributed Source code now has a current license agreement. +o HP LaserJet 4050 and HP LaserJet 8100 have been added to the supported printers list. However we do not distribute the ppd files. Please download from http://www.hp.com and refer to /var/spool/lp/PPD_model/README for instalation instructions. 3.2.3 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._6_._5__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._5_._5 +o Fixed many memory handling issues in the PPD handling utilities. This allows for much greater stability - 2 - across a wider range of PPD files and should improve the number of printers which work with Impressario. +o Memory handling problems have been fixed in Gscan making it a lot more stable. +o 1000 untested PPD files have been added to /usr/spool/lp/PPD_untested directory. These files have been added for the customers convenience. 3.2.4 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._5_._5__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._4_._5 +o A -M option in imprint was added to print the modification time of a file. 3.2.5 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._4_._5__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._3_._5 +o New Xerox and updated Tektronix untested PPD files have been added to the PPD_untested/xerox directory. Note: On January 1, 2000, Xerox Corporation completed the acquisition of the Tektronix Color Printing and Imaging Division, hence new and updated Tektronix PPD files are now located in the PPD_untested/xerox directory. 3.2.6 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._3_._*__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._2_._* +o Support for HP4000, HP4500, and HP5000 has been added. +o New Tektronix untested PPD files have been added to the PPD_untested directory. 3.2.7 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._2_._*__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._1_._* +o A new PPD (PostScript Printer Description) based driver has been added. This provides support for a large number of PostScript capable printers. PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files are human readable text files that describe the features of a specific PostScript capable printer. A PPD file describes printer features in such a way that a Graphical User Interface (GUI) can be built to present the user with a list of printer features to choose from. Examples of printer features include paper size, supported fonts, paper handling, etc. A PPD file also contains PostScript and Job Control Language (JCL) commands to be used to invoke the selected features. PPD files can be found at printer vendor web sites and FTP sites. Many vendors have a large collection in a - 3 - single directory that can be downloaded. See the file /var/spool/lp/PPD_model/README for instructions on adding your own PPD file to the print system. See the ppd(1M) man page for more. Impressario includes PPD files for most HP, Lexmark and some IBM printers (a printer must have built-in PostScript capability to use a PPD based driver). The PPD files can be found in the /var/spool/lp/PPD_model directory. Over 300 additional untested PPD files are in the impr_print.sw.ppd_unsupported subsystem. Untested PPD files install in the /var/spool/lp/PPD_untested directory. PPD files for printers from Agfa, Apple, Autologic, Calcomp, Canon, Compaq, Dec, Dataproducts, Epson, Fuji GCC, Hitachi, Kodak, Linotronic, Mitsubishi, Monotype, Okidata, Panasonic, QMS, Ricoh, Seiko, Sun, Tek, TI, Unisys, Varityper, Xprint and Xerox are available in the impr_print.sw.ppd_unsupported subsystem. After installing the subsystem see the /var/spool/lp/PPD_untested/README file for instructions (the Printer Manager and other print utilities will not use a PPD in /var/spool/lp/PPD_untested -- the README file includes instructions for making the PPD available to the Printer Manager). PPD files for newer printers are typically available from printer vendor Web or ftp sites. +o The HP ScanJet 5P scanner is now supported. Note: The "Scan" button on the front of the scanner is not used by Impressario. +o By default, the banner page is now off for the Generic Color PostScript driver. +o The Lexmark Optra S and Optra SC printers are now supported. +o The HP 850/855 printer driver has been updated to support the printer's ability to accept two bit per pixel color. Two bit color is only available with the Error Diffusion halftone filter. Image output is enhanced with two bit per pixel color (however, printing speeds may be slightly longer). +o Error Diffusion is now the default halftone type for all InkJet printers. +o The Epson Color Stylus drivers now have a second type of color correction that can be used. An Indexed lookup color correction is now available (this is the - 4 - same color correction scheme used in the first public domain release of the Impressario Epson Color Stylus drivers). +o A tag was added (in the form of a comment) in all Impressario lp model files that require the optional host-based Impressario PostScript interpreter. The Printer Manager (starting with print version 1.7) will now look for the tag and if an Impressario license is not available the Printer Manager will indicate that one is needed in the list of printer models presented to the user. Previously, a user did not learn a license is required for a particular driver until they printed (or read the release notes or the README displayed when the OS is updated). +o The Printer Manager will now indicate a printer driver expects the printer to have built-in PostScript capability by listing "(PostScript)" after the name of the printer model. +o The HP DesignJet plotter driver will no longer check for an Impressario license if the driver is being used in pass-thru mode (selectable from the Options panel). Pass-thru mode bypasses all processing on the SGI workstation and sends the file directly to the plotter. Pass-thru is typically used to send HPGL files (generated by CAD applications) directly to the plotter. In the past, the license was needed even if the driver was used in pass-thru mode 100% of the time. +o If a GIF file has a transparency layer defined the transparency layer will no longer print. This change was done in the /usr/lib/print/il2stiff filter. +o The Lexmark Marknet and Microplex network print servers have been added to the list of supported network devices (these devices contain multiple parallel ports for connecting to printers and one ethernet connection to allow the printers to be attached to the network). 3.2.8 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s _i_n _I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o _2._1._2/_2._1._3 _f_r_o_m _I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o _2._1._1 Impressario 2.1.2/2.1.3 were released at the same time and are functionally equivalent. +o Impressario 2.1.3 is compiled n32. Previous releases of Impressario are compiled -o32 (this includes Impressario 2.1.2). - 5 - +o Support for the Ricoh FS1 scanner has been removed starting with Impressario 2.1.2/2.1.3 (this scanner only worked with Indy systems with Impressario 2.*). +o cocogif(1) is no longer used to color correct GIF images starting with Impressario 2.1.2/2.1.3. Instead, the image file is converted to a Tif file using il2stiff(1) and then cocostiff(1) is used to apply the color correction. This was done because the cocostiff(1) function can convert RGB to CMYK (black under color removal) if the destination ICC color profiles is for a CMYK device. (It is likely that an ICC color profile for a hard-copy printer would specify CMYK output). cocogif(1) can not support CMYK ICC profiles because 4 color channels (CMYK) are not supported in GIF files. 3.2.9 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._1_._1__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._1 NOTE: Impressario 2.1.1 was a limited release shipped with early access O2 systems running IRIX 6.3. These changes also apply to Impressario 2.1.2 and 2.1.3. +o The Developer's Guide online manual has been changed slightly. In many cases where it referred to Impressario 2.0 it now refers to Impressario 2.* or 2.n. There are no changes in terms of issues that developers need to be aware of (just a revision of the Impressario version numbers used within the manual to make them more generic so the manual will not have to be updated for every release of Impressario 2.*). +o The Generic Color PostScript driver now sends a Control D character at the end of the file. 3.2.10 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._1__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._0 Changes from Impressario 2.0 to 2.1 are limited to bug fixes and some new printer and scanner drivers. +o A driver for the HP Laserjet 5/5N has been added. This driver uses the Impressario host based PostScript interpreter (the LaserJet 5 and 5N do not have built-in PostScript). Note that the Impressario host based PostScript interpreter is an optionally licensed product and this driver will not work without the license. +o Drivers for the HP LaserJet 5M, 5SiMX and 5MP have been added. (HP also makes a Color LaserJet 5M -- not to be confused with the LaserJet 5M). These drivers use the printers' built-in PostScript interpreter and do not - 6 - require the optional Impressario host based PostScript interpreter. +o The HP ScanJet 4P scanner is now supported. +o The default resolution for the HP LaserJet printers is now 600 DPI. +o The LaserJet drivers that use the Impressario host based PostScript interpreter now support Error Diffusion via a setting on the Options panel. +o The DesignJet plotter driver now supports J size paper (34 in. x 88 in). +o The Scanner Manager no longer is able to determine if a user is a "privileged" user and always prompt for a root password when adding a scanner. Exceptions are if the Scanner Manager is run by the root user or if there is no root password for the system. 3.2.11 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__i_n__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__2_._0__f_r_o_m__I_m_p_r_e_s_s_a_r_i_o__1_._2 +o The PostScript interpreter is updated and is now a level 2 interpreter. The PostScript interpreter is an Adobe CPSI implementation (version 2015). See the psrip(1) man page for details. Note: it is normal to see two copies of psrip(1) running for every print job (psrip(1) forks a copy of itself when it starts). +o The PostScript interpreter uses a FLEXlm node-locked software license. Without the license it will not work. All HP and Epson printer drivers require the PostScript interpreter. Impressario will start printing warning messages on the banner page 90 days prior to a license expiring (the banner page is forced on in this case). Once a license has expired Impressario will only print a notice that the license has expired -- the job will not print. Emergency licenses are available from the Silicon Surf web page at http://www.sgi.com/Products/license.html. +o The impr_rip and impr_rip_printers sub-systems are no longer installed by default. These contain the printer drivers that use the PostScript interpreter. +o The HP DesignJet 750C plotter, HP DeskJet 660C, 850/855C, and 1600C color inkjet printers and the HP 4V, 4Plus, 4Si, 5L, 5P, 5Si LaserJet printers are now supported. - 7 - +o HP JetDirect network adaptors are supported for various printers (see chapter 2 for details of supported printers and supported connection types). One exception is the HP JetDirect 150X which does not support TCP/IP protocols -- the JetDirect 150X is not supported. Other printers and network adaptors that use a TCP port connection can also be used. The list of network adaptors and the port numbers to use are found in the file /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Printers in the *NETPRINTER*netDevices resource. Known device TCP port numbers are: HP JetDirect internal interface cards: 9100 HP JetDirect EX external interface: 9100 HP JetDirect EX Plus3 parallel port 1: 9100 HP JetDirect EX Plus3 parallel port 2: 9101 HP JetDirect EX Plus3 parallel port 3: 9102 Lexmark internal interface cards: 9100 Lexmark MarkNet XLe parallel port 1: 9100 Lexmark MarkNet XLe parallel port 2: 9102 Lexmark MarkNet XLe serial port: 9109 +o Lexmark Optra R, Rx, L, Lx and Lxi monochrome laser printers are now supported. Note: Lexmark has Impressario 1.2 and 2.* drivers available for other Lexmark printers. Contact Lexmark for details. +o Epson Color Stylus, Color Stylus Pro and Color Stylus Pro XL are now supported. +o A Generic Color PostScript driver has been added. +o The HP 3C and 4C ScanJet scanners are now supported. +o The Ricoh FS2 scanner is now supported. +o ICC (International Color Consortium) color profiles are now supported for color management of image files (GIF, TIFF, etc.). Impressario will use the ICC color profile to improve color fidelity when an image file is printed. Gscan also supports ICC color profiles and an ICC color profile tag will be added to all files scanned with Gscan. - 8 - +o The fonts found in the Impressario 1.2 subsystem impr_fonts.sw.adobe22 have been removed from the Impressario product. The fonts are now bundled with the base operating system starting with IRIX 6.2 (they are found in the dps_eoe.sw.dpsfonts sub-system). The font tools found in impr_fonts.sw.gifts have also been moved to the base operating system starting with IRIX 6.2. +o The Printer Manager will now list SCSI devices that identify themselves as CPUs (i.e. some dye-sublimation printers). Since some scanners also identify themselves as CPUs it is possible to see a scanner listed as a SCSI printer (there is no way to avoid this as long as printer and scanner vendors identify their SCSI devices as CPUs). +o When adding a printer, the Printer Manager will only list a connection type if there is a driver installed that supports the connection type. Example: if there are no drivers to support a SCSI printer installed then the option to select SCSI is not seen on the Add Printers menu. +o The chksupport utility has been removed (this was an undocumented utility for directly manipulating inst images). +o fileconvert(1) has been removed from Impressario. It is now a link to routeprint(1). routeprint(1) is distributed with the base operating system. wstype(1) has also been removed and is a link to filetype(1). 3.3 _C_h_a_n_g_e_s _o_f _I_n_t_e_r_e_s_t _t_o _P_r_i_n_t_e_r _a_n_d _S_c_a_n_n_e_r _D_r_i_v_e_r _D_e_v_e_l_o_p_e_r_s: Changers for Impressario 2.2.* releases: +o The libscan libraries now use a fixed address for creating a shared arena. This was done because various system libraries which also use memory maps could cause address collisions that prevented the processes for "rendezvousing". In the event that one of the communicating processes cannot map this address, the process will receive a "Resource Busy" error and exit. If this occurs, the default fixed address (0x30000000) can by setting the environment variable __SGI_SCAN_USINIT_ADDR to an address available to all of the participating processes. - 9 - +o For IRIX 6.5.2F (and later), two additional subsystems are available, impr_dev.sw32.motif21 and impr_dev.sw64.motif21. These contain additional libraries for developing Impressario applications that use Motif 2.1. These subsystems can only be installed on machines running the feature stream. +o All impr_server.* subsystems have been renamed to impr_print.*. +o A new Appendix has been added to the developer guide: "Appendix I: Impressario PPD Driver Implementation". This appendix covers how to add your own PPD files to the system and customize the PPD driver. +o A tag was added (in the form of a comment) in all Impressario lp model files that require the optional host-based Impressario PostScript interpreter. The Printer Manager (starting with print version 1.7) will now look for the tag and if an Impressario license is not available the Printer Manager will indicate that one is needed in the list of printer models presented to the user. Previously, a user did not learn a license is required for a particular driver until they printed (or read the release notes or the README displayed when the OS is updated). The form of the tag is: # IMPRESSARIO_LICENSE_REQUIRED - Indicates to printer manager a license needed +o The Printer Manager will now indicate a printer driver expects the printer to have built-in PostScript capability by listing "(PostScript)" after the name of the printer model. This is done automatically for PPD files. Other drivers need to update the lp model file NAME field to accomplish the same thing. +o A POD config file is built on-the-fly for PPD drivers based on the PPD file. The resultant config file may list paper sizes that Impressario does not support. If an unsupported paper size is found it is added to the list of supported paper sizes for this printer. This allows paper sizes to be defined on-the-fly via the config file. These changes apply to all Impressario 2.* releases: +o The Impressario Developer's Kit is no longer a separate option. IMPORTANT NOTE: There are license restrictions regarding what printers may be supported - 10 - with an Impressario driver (if that driver uses the Adobe PostScript interpreter). Please see the Developer's Guide for details. +o A new ASCII text to PostScript filter is available: text2ps(1). All Impressario drivers now use text2ps to convert ASCII text files to PostScript. +o A new logical AND operator is now supported in POD config files for Impressario driver developers. The logical AND operation allows a list of fonts specified in the POD config file to be ANDed with a directory name. Typically you would AND a list of fonts supported by a printer with the list of fonts in the /usr/lib/DPS/outline/base directory to create the list of fonts displayed on the glp options panel. This is only done when using a printer's built-in PostScript interpreter. (This is done because text2ps(1) requires the font metrics to format a page correctly and you would not want to list a font available on the printer when the corresponding font metric is not available on the host for use by text2psi(1)). See /usr/lib/print/data/lexmarkoptra_model.config for an example. +o text2pcl has been updated to support A3 and B paper sizes. text2pcl has also been changed to allow 66 lines to fit on an A sized paper. +o The "man -t" command now calls lp with the -manpage option to format a manpage. Impressario model files have been updated to support this. Developers should also support the -manpage option in their model files. +o In all Impressario printer model files the code block that checks for the existence of the file /usr/lib/filetype/workspace.ctr is now commented out. Starting with IRIX 6.3 this file does not exist so developers should not be checking for it in their model files. Note that the file name is also a command line argument to fileconvert(1). fileconvert(1) will now 'map' the /usr/lib/filetype/workspace.ctr to a default Optimized Type Rule (OTR) file. +o See the appendix in the Developer's Guide on transitioning to Impressario 2.0 for more details. - 11 -