<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="COPYRIGHT" CONTENT="Copyright 1997-2005, All Rights Reserved"> <META NAME="DOCNUMBER" CONTENT="CUPS-SVD-1.1"> <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Easy Software Products"> <TITLE>CUPS Software Version Description</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>Scope</H1> <H2>Identification</H2> This software version description document provides release information for the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS") Version 1.1. <EMBED SRC="system-overview.shtml"> <H2>Document Overview</H2> <P>This software version description document is organized into the following sections:</P> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#1">1 - Scope</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#2">2 - References</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#3">3 - Additions</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#4">4 - Changes</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#5">A - Glossary</A></LI> </UL> <EMBED SRC="references.shtml"> <H1>Additions</H1> <P>CUPS 1.1 includes many new features from the 1.0.x releases. <H2>Filters</H2> <H3><CODE>imagetoraster</CODE>, <CODE>imagetops</CODE></H3> <P>The image file filters have been upgraded to support conversion of Microsoft Bitmap ("BMP") and Alias PIX files. <H3>pdftops</H3> <P>A new pdftops filter has been developed that is based on the excellent Xpdf 0.90 software from Derek B. Noonburg. The new filter is faster, smaller, and considerably more reliable than the Ghostscript-based filter in CUPS 1.0. <H3>pstoraster</H3> <P>The <CODE>pstoraster</CODE> filter has been integrated with GNU GhostScript 5.50. The new RIP supports most Level 3 PostScript language features. <H3>rastertoepson</H3> <P>The new <CODE>rastertoepson</CODE> filter supports EPSON printers using the ESC/P or ESC/P2 command sets. PPDs are supplied for 9-pin, 24-pin, Stylus Color, and Stylus Photo printers. <H2>User-Defined Printers and Options</H2> <P>The new <CODE>lpoptions</CODE> command allows users to configure default document options and create additional "instances" of existing printers, each with unique options. <P>The <CODE>lp</CODE>, <CODE>lpr</CODE>, and <CODE>lpstat</CODE> commands have been upgraded to use this option and printer instance information automatically. <H2>Daemons</H2> <P>CUPS 1.1 includes two new daemons that provide enhanced network printing support. <H3>cups-lpd</H3> <P>The <CODE>cups-lpd</CODE> daemon provides support for clients using the Line Printer Daemon protocol. <H3>cups-polld</H3> <P>The <CODE>cups-polld</CODE> daemon provides remote polling services for the scheduler. <H2>Commands</H2> <P>CUPS 1.1 includes several new printing commands. <H3>lpoptions</H3> <P>The <CODE>lpoptions</CODE> command provides user-defined printers and options. <H3>lpmove</H3> <P>The <CODE>lpmove</CODE> command moves a print job to a new destination. <H3>lpinfo</H3> <P>The <CODE>lpinfo</CODE> command lists the available PPD files or devices. <H2>IPP Implementation</H2> <P>CUPS 1.1 adds support for the <CODE>set-job-attributes</CODE> extension operation as well as two new CUPS-specific extension operations to determine which devices and printer drivers are available on the system. <P>Further information on the CUPS implementation of IPP can be found in CUPS-IPP-1.1. <H1>Changes</H1> <P>CUPS 1.1 includes many changes from the 1.0.x releases. <H2>Directory Structure</H2> <P>The directory structure in CUPS 1.1 has been modified to conform to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, 2.0. The following table describes the new file locations. <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="80%" BORDER> <CAPTION>Table 1: Directory structure changes from CUPS 1.0.x to 1.1.x.</CAPTION> <TR> <TH>Description</TH> <TH>CUPS 1.0.x</TH> <TH>CUPS 1.1.x</TH> </TR> <TR> <TD>Backends</TD> <TD>/var/cups/backend</TD> <TD>/usr/lib/cups/backend</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>CGI programs</TD> <TD>/var/cups/cgi-bin</TD> <TD>/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Configuration files</TD> <TD>/var/cups/conf</TD> <TD>/etc/cups</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Documentation</TD> <TD>/usr/share/cups/doc</TD> <TD>/usr/share/doc/cups</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Filter programs</TD> <TD>/var/cups/filter</TD> <TD>/usr/lib/cups/filter</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Interface scripts</TD> <TD>/var/cups/interfaces</TD> <TD>/etc/cups/interfaces</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Locale data</TD> <TD>/usr/lib/locale</TD> <TD>/usr/share/locale</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Log files</TD> <TD>/var/cups/logs</TD> <TD>/var/log/cups</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>PPD files</TD> <TD>/var/cups/ppd</TD> <TD>/etc/cups/ppd</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Request files</TD> <TD>/var/cups/requests</TD> <TD>/var/spool/cups</TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <H2>IPP Implementation</H2> <P>CUPS 1.1 is based on version 1.1 of the Internet Printing Protocol. <P>The new scheduler supports the <CODE>create-job</CODE> and <CODE>send-document</CODE> operations. In addition, the <CODE>job-sheets</CODE>, <CODE>job-sheets-default</CODE>, and <CODE>job-sheets-supported</CODE> attributes are now supported for banner pages. <P>The <CODE>CUPS-get-printers</CODE> and <CODE>CUPS-get-classes</CODE> operations have been upgraded to support limited filtering based upon the <CODE>printer-type</CODE>, <CODE>printer-location</CODE>, <CODE>printer-info</CODE>, and <CODE>printer-make-and-model</CODE> attributes. <P>The <CODE>CUPS-add-printer</CODE> operation now supports the <CODE>ppd-name</CODE> attribute to specify a locally-available PPD file rather than sending the PPD file from the client with the request. <P>Further information on the CUPS implementation of IPP can be found in CUPS-IPP-1.1. <EMBED SRC="glossary.shtml"> </BODY> </HTML>