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new apsfilter version 5.1.1 available (Andreas Klemm)
COMMERCIAL: ICS' BX PRO Now Available on Red Hat Linux V6.0 (Mark Hatch)
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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Subject: new apsfilter version 5.1.1 available
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:36:46 GMT
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I proudly present apsfilter 5.1.1 which is a bugfix release to 5.1.0
which had only a short lifetime (approx. 24 h ;-)
Many new interesting changes....
As usual you get apsfilter from my homepage on freefall
http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas/
New is, that you can find/browse the diffs to older apsfilter
versions, to get a more precise picture, what has changed.
Here the ANNOUNCE file...
Have fun
Andreas ///
# $Id: ANNOUNCE,v 1.12 1999/05/24 11:28:58 andreas Exp $
New features in 5.1.1
=====================
- - bugfix release
apsfilter did work correctly, but defaulted to 300dpi print
resolution not only for dvips commandline options, the whole
PRINT_PS command defaulted to 300dpi, if resolution hasn't
been set during SETUP or afterwards via GS_RESOL in one of
the apsfilterrc config files...
New features in 5.1.0
=====================
- - print in different print resolutions
lpr -Plow test.ps (180dpi)
lpr -Pmed test.ps (360dpi)
lpr -Phigh test.ps (720dpi)
this has to be configured _manually_ after installing a printer
using SETUP. Of course you can use different names and configure
different print resolutions.
At the end of the INSTALL file you get detailled instruction
how to setup this.
- - Enhanced file type support
o BMP
o FAX G3
o troff
- - Andreas Reuter <ar205@bonzo.geowiss.nat.tu-bs.de> contributed a
nice postscript testpage for apsfilter.
- - nice suggestions and bugfixes from Debian
especially support for a2ps 4.12
thanks to Matej Vela <mvela@public.srce.hr>
- - printer type dependend apsfilter setup files possible (just for
the case somebody needs it). Now the following customization files
are possible, precedence in that order:
- /etc/apsfilterrc
- /etc/apsfilterrc.${PRINTER}
- $HOME/.apsfilterrc
- $HOME/.apsfilterrc.${PRINTER}
- - ghostscript can make use of additional type1 fonts by setting the gs
environment variable GS_FONTPATH. gs automatically recognizes
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 and
/var/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1
if present. Other Paths can be configured global or printer type
dependend by admin or user as usual. See precedence of apsfilterrc
and .apsfilterrc files above.
- - CRLF translation and perforation skip for more HP models
- - new environment variable USE_RECODE_NOT_A2PS, so you can use
reecode as an alternative over a2ps
- - new environment variable RECODE_OPTS
defaults to "-q latin1:ibmpc"
- - new environment variable PAGES_REVERSE_ORDER for forcing dvips
to print in reverse order
- - default printer resolution now defineable in apsfilter filter
script name. This configuration is not covered by SETUP script
and has to be dome manually.
- - Precedence of print resolution
a) by name of filter script (symlink to apsfilter)
b) by setting GS_RESOL in apsfilterrc config files
c) autodetected by apsfilter (PS_xxx, printer driver name)
- - some dvips settings cleanup, use -Z only when resol >= 400dpi
- - when printing html use some sane defaults for HTML2PS_OPTS
if not set in apsfilterrc files
- - and of course cosmetic and bugfixes
- - many thanks to the SuSE developement team especially
Werner Fink <werner@suse.de> for many inspirations
New features in 5.0.1
=====================
- - Really make it unnecessary to have a file command that is able to
read from a pipe.
- - Added a russian print filter to the contrib section:
Skliarouk Peter <penn@usa.net> wrote a filter for russian fonts
for matrix 9-pin printers. It uses only ESC-consequences to
transform chars to theirs graphics representations.
New features in 5.0.0
=====================
Nice enhancements from Joachim Achtzehnter <joachim@kraut.bc.ca>:
- - LPRng support. Hurray !!!
- - Writes the first 8k of a print job into a tmp file for
file type detection. This makes rewindstdin unnecessary
for dvips as well as a special file command, that is able
to read from stdin.
New features in 4.9.9 - patch-aa
================================
Uniprint support by Glenn Johnson <gljohns@bellsouth.net>
Sorry, I had no time to role a new apsfilter
release, it was only available via patch-aa in the FreeBSD ports
collection. It's always a good idea to look there for new patches.
http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ports
New features in 4.9.9
=====================
Support recognition and printing of bzip2 compressed files
Upgrade and Bugfixes in 4.9.8
=============================
Support printing of PDF files !
Fix SETUP and mksymlinks script to fully support color printer.
Upgrade in 4.9.7
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Do 4 Jun 1998 23:17:20 CEST Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
Added support for new HP DeskJet Driver in FreeBSD port of ghostscript 5.10
As a result apsfilters SETUP needs to know about the new printer drivers
See:
http://bonk.ethz.ch/hp850/hp850.html
http://bonk.ethz.ch/hp850/hp850-readme.1.3.html
If you want that for Linux as well, you have to patch the ghostscript
sources and to rebuild ghostscript 5.10. The URL's above contain
some (not complete) instructions how to do that.
For more hints you can browse through my diffs in the FreeBSD
ports collection.
Bugfixes in 4.9.6
=================
Fr 29 Mai 1998 00:04:35 CEST Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
* From: Neil Hart <nhart@magma.ca>
get rid of SPOOLDIR /usr/spool for Linux installations ...
nearly all OS now use /var/spool ...
* apsfilter 4.9.6 released
Di 26 Mai 1998 21:10:11 CEST Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
* From: Neil Hart <nhart@magma.ca>
1. the script setup/compile refers to the directory a2ps-4.2-akl-new,
but the source is actually in the directory a2ps-4.2-akl
2. the script setup/compile doesn't invoke Makefile.linux, but
instead simply defaults to use the (non-functional) Makefile
in that directory
3. the install_it script in the rewind-stdin directory has the
line ''cp rewindstdin $BINDIR" commented out, so it never
actually installs the program
New Goodies in 4.9.5
====================
o Support direct printing of HTML documents
using html2ps
New Goodies in 4.9.4
====================
o Absolutely new SETUP:
- view your gs binaries compiled in drivers (gs -h)
- browse through the devices.txt file
- menue oriented
- possibility to change print parameters and
PRINT a TEST page as long as you like
- saves the current SETUP environment settings in ./SETUP.cfg
even if you have to terminate with ^C your settings are not lost !
- SETUP reads old envireoment on starup if SETUP.cfg file is present
- SETUP knows about all gs 5.10 drivers + 3rd party hp850 driver
- enhanced serial printer setup in preparation
- saves some interesting printer settings from SETUP
at the end of /etc/apsfilterrc, so printer is ready for use,
as tested !
o Bugfixes from SuSE developement team and other people.
o Supports FreeBSD ports collection
o Patches from FreeBSD ports collection included
o ghostscript 5.10 support
o hp850 driver support
o Still no support for LPRng !!!!
Please use a standard (Berkeley) lpd package !!!!
Thomas Bueschgens
=================
Thomas Bueschgens isn't involved in the apsfilter developement
as co-author anymore. Don't try to send him mail.
Thomas, thanks for the good work in the past !
New Goodies in 4.9.3
====================
apsfilter 4.9.3 is apsfilter 4.9.1 for FreeBSD 2.1 in it's own
package format. This version is part of the FreeBSD installation
CD-Rom offered by Walnut Creeck.
Support for FreeBSD ports collection
Apsfilter is now more secure. You have to set INSECURE in /etc/apsfilterrc
as root first otherwise its not possible for users to use the
custom files $HOME/.apsfilterrc.
There is a new switch DVIPS_RESOL_DorP. Some dvips versions use the P
and some the D Option to change the printer resolution on the command line.
So if you have trouble printing TeX dvi files using dvips, check this one
first, please ! It defaults now to -D so it runs like a charm with
Thomas Essers teTeX-0.3 package ;-)
Nice Contribution:
okidisplay is for HPLJ compatible OKI 400ex. They have a programmable
display. Martin Kraemer (Martin.Kraemer@mch.sni.de) has made a C Program,
that hacks the current print job into the display of the printer in the
following form: <job>:<user>@<host>
So you can see, what print job currently is active ;-)
WHAT IS APSFILTER
=================
Do you have the German Unix Magazine UnixOpen February 1995 handy ?
Yes ?! Then read the article about apsfilter "Jetzt wird Druck gemacht".
APSFILTER is a lineprinter input filter for systems with a BSD-like
printing mechanism (lpd, /etc/printcap), that saves users a lot of work
when printing different file types wether compressed or not !!!
Additionally it enables non Postscript printers, that are supported
by the free postscript emulator - under the terms of the GPL -
"ghostscript" (gs), to print postscript files automatically !
With the new apsfilter Version 3.0 its now possible to print
*compacted* documents directly without unpacking !!!
The wanted packers/unpackers have to be already installed on your system.
o Supported packers:
BZIP2, GZIP, PACK, COMPRESS, FREEZE/MELT
o Supported file types:
ASCII, BMP, DVI, Data (PCL,...), FIG, GIF, Group 3 FAX,
HTML, JPEG, PBM, PDF, PostScript, PPM, Sun Raster,
TIFF, troff, X11 Bitmap
Unix Platforms, that are able to run apsfilter flawlessly
=========================================================
- FreeBSD 1.X
- FreeBSD 2.X
- FreeBSD 3.X
- FreeBSD 4.X
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD
- SUN SPARCSTATIONS, Solaris 1.1.1 (SunOS4) (when using
another file command that can read from a pipe)
- Many Linux Distributions
But please use the supported lpd print daemon, not LPRng ;-)
- and surely all commercial Unix Systems,
that run a BSD 4.X operating system
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How to get apsfilter and related software
==========================================================
apsfilter:
http://www.freebsd.org/~andreas/download/apsfilter-x.y.z.tar.gz
To use all of apsfilters features or capabilities some
additional (on your system possibly non-standard) utilities
need to be installed.
a2ps-4.12 - http://www-inf.enst.fr/~demaille/ftp/a2ps/a2ps-4.12.tar.gz
bzip2 - http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk/bzip2-0.9.0c.tar.gz
ghostscript5.50 - ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/aladdin/gs550/
ghostscript-5.50.tar.gz
ghostscript-5.50gnu.tar.gz
ghostscript-fonts-std-5.50.tar.gz
ghostscript-fonts-other-5.50.tar.gz
gs hp850 driver - http://www.erdw.ethz.ch/~bonk/ftp/gs-driver-distrib/
hp8xxs13.zip
gzip - ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.2.4a.tar.gz
jpeg - ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b
mgetty+sendfax - ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/unix/networking/mgetty/
mgetty1.1.19-Nov24
netpbm - ftp://ftp.x.org/R5contrib/netpbm-1mar1994.tar.gz
recode - ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/recode/recode-3.4.tar.gz
teTeX - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/
pub/tex/ctan/systems/unix/teTeX/distrib/sources/
teTeX-src-0.4pl7.tar.gz
teTeX-lib-0.4pl8.tar.gz
transfig - ftp://crl.dec.com/pub/X11/contrib/applications/
drawing_tools/transfig/transfig.3.2.1.tar.gz
unzip - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/src/unzip540.tar.gz
xpm - ftp://avahi.inria.fr/pub/xpm/xpm-3.4k.tar.gz
zlib - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/zlib-1.1.3.tar.gz
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http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html
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From: Mark Hatch <mhatch@ics.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: ICS' BX PRO Now Available on Red Hat Linux V6.0
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:42:34 GMT
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ICS' BX PRO NOW AVAILABLE ON RED HAT LINUX V6.0
Industry's Leading GUI Builder Keeps Pace with Quickly Evolving Linux System
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS), the leading supplier of user
interface development tools for UNIX, today announced that its flagship
product, Builder Xcessory (BX PRO(tm)), is now available for Red Hat Linux
V6.0. This announcement follows the recent announcement of support for SuSE
Linux V6.1, the latest release from the leading European distribution of
Linux. This announcement underscores ICS' commitment to maintain the pace
with the quickly evolving Linux operating system.
BX PRO is the GUI builder preferred by UNIX software developers because its
WYSIWYG environment simplifies and speeds the creation of user interfaces.
ICS has ported the latest BX PRO release, V5.0.5, to Red Hat Linux V6.0. BX
PRO 5.0 consists of Builder Xcessory(tm), the industry's most advanced
graphical user interface builder for Motif; ViewKit(tm), a flexible and
mature C++ reuse framework that can be tailored to accommodate the specific
needs of individual businesses; and EnhancementPak(tm), a library of 34
reusable components including business graphs and sophisticated user
interface controls. More detailed product information is available under
the Products section of the ICS home page at http://www.ics.com.
Peter Winston, ICS president, said, "Until now, Internet time has been the
buzzword used to describe a quickly evolving industry. But now, the open
source model has produced Linux time and it is even faster! This
announcement signifies that ICS has set its clocks to Linux time and that
our customers can be assured that we will keep current with the quickly
evolving Linux system."
Platform Supported
In addition to Red Hat V6.0, ICS has ported BX PRO to Red Hat V5.1, V5.2
and SuSE V6.0 and V6.1. ICS licenses BX PRO on popular UNIX workstations
from Sun, HP, IBM, DEC and SGI. Applications built with BX PRO 5.0 can also
be deployed to the Web or Windows NT with optional add-on products offered
by ICS.
Pricing and Availability
BX PRO on Red Hat Linux V6.0 is available immediately. ICS is giving away
100 Personal Use licenses to BX PRO every week through June 11th to
developers registering at the special ICS Linux website
(http://linux.ics.com). Free 30-day evaluations are available at this website.
Personal Use licenses are available to developers of open source software
for $250/license when ordered online at http://store.ics.com. A General Use
license for BX PRO on the Linux operating system, which includes technical
support, is available to corporations at $4,500/user in North America.
Prices vary elsewhere in the world.
About ICS
Founded in 1987, Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., headquartered in
Cambridge, MA, provides user interface development tools for UNIX
developers that promote rapid application development and software reuse.
ICS is also a leader in Java and X/Motif training. In addition, ICS
provides quality technical support and consulting services, which further
allow developers to be successful. The Open Group recently selected ICS to
provide front line support for their Motif source code licensees
recognizing ICS' unique expertise in Motif and the X Window System. For
further information on ICS, its products or services, call 617-621-0060, or
visit the ICS Website at http://www.ics.com.
# # #
Builder Xcessory, BX PRO, ViewKit ObjectPak and EnhancementPak are
trademarks of Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. RED HAT is a registered
trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc. LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
UNIX and Motif are registered trademarks of The Open Group. All other
names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
~
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
Visual Development Tools for Professionals
617-621-0060 (voice)
617-621-9555 (fax)
201 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
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