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- OS/2 32-bit PostScript Printer Driver
- =====================================
-
- LICENSE
- -------
-
- See the file LICENSE included in this package for licensing
- information that apply to this driver package.
-
- HISTORY (date - version - description of changes )
- -------
-
- 03/01/94 - v21.411 - OS/2 2.11 Version (MR1)
-
- NEW DEVICES:
-
- Brother HL-10PS/DPS (PS)
- Brother HL-10h
- Brother HL-4PS (PS)
- Brother HL-8PS (PS)
- Brother HS-1PS (PS)
- HP DesignJet 650C v2013_109
- HP LaserJet 4ML PS v2013_103
- HP LaserJet 4MP v2013_103
- Kyocera FS-1500 (KPDL)
- Kyocera FS-1500A (KPDL)
- Kyocera FS-3500 (KPDL)
- Kyocera FS-3500A (KPDL)
- Kyocera FS-5500 (KPDL)
- Kyocera FS-850 (KPDL)
- Oki OL830-PS v52_5
- Oki OL840-PS v51_8
- Oki OL850-PS v52_5
- Oki OL870 v2013_108
- QMS 2025 Print System
- QMS 3225 Print System
- QMS 420 Print System
- QMS 4525 Print System
- QMS 860+ Print System
- QMS ColorScript Laser 1000
- Seiko ColorPoint PSN Model 14
- Seiko ColorPoint PSN Model 4
- Seiko Prof_ ColorPoint PSH
- Seiko Prsnl ColorPoint PS v241
- Star LS5 TT
- TI microLaser Pro 600 L2 PS
- TI microWriter PS v_52_1
-
-
- FIXES/CHANGES since 9/15/93 driver:
-
- a) APAR#: PJ10518
- DEFECT#: 74083
- DESCRIPTION: Printing to an IBM 4039 in Duplex causes
- "Stackundeflow"
- RESOLUTION: The buffer to handle duplex was increased.
-
- b) APAR#: PJ11163
- DEFECT#: 75994
- DESCRIPTION: Unable to print polygons with over 200 points
- (reported using a Freelance Line chart) due
- to driver upper limit.
- RESOLUTION: If strokepath fails the driver will attempt
- a stroke.
-
- c) APAR#: PJ11342
- DEFECT#: 76325
- DESCRIPTION: Continuous beeping when printing to a file
- ("Print To File" selected) and file name
- already exists.
- RESOLUTION: Driver tries to display error message but
- application does not have a message queue
- so driver will create one for it.
-
- d) APAR#: PJ09619
- DEFECT#: 73420
- DESCRIPTION: '2 Sided Flip' option disabled on
- HP Laserjet 4Si printer
- RESOLUTION: Enabled duplex support for this printer
-
- e) APAR#: None
- DEFECT#: 76383
- DESCRIPTION: "Forms Mismatch" displayed by spooler
- when printing.
- RESOLUTION: If the form in 'Printer Properties' and
- 'Job Properties' do not match, "Forms
- Mismatch" is displayed. The driver now
- provides better form checking.
-
-
- 09/15/93 - v21.397 - OS/2 2.1 (GA + fixes)
-
- FIXES/CHANGES since 5/24/93 driver:
-
- a) APAR#: PJ06190
- DESCRIPTION: Bad bounding box when using downloaded font
- RESOLUTION: Increased the accuracy of GpiQueryTextBox.
-
- b) APAR#: PJ08087
- DESCRIPTION: Pure color index values do not match system
- color index vals.
- RESOLUTION: The color index values that are passed back
- when an application calls GpiCreateLogColorTable
- and is requesting Purecolor are now correct.
-
-
- c) APAR#: PJ08303
- DESCRIPTION: Driver does not conform to the Adobe
- compatible standards
- RESOLUTION: Removed the -1.0 from the first line of the job.
-
-
- d) APAR#: JR07163
- DESCRIPTION: File Manager printing when 7 drivers selected
- traps.
- RESOLUTION: Added allocated buffers vs. fixed length.
-
- e) APAR#: PJ08861
- DESCRIPTION: SYS3175 message printing from
- IBM Time and Place/2 (TAP/2) using OS/2 2.1
- RESOLUTION: DevEscape( DEVESC_ENDDOC ) now returns a
- valid JobID.
-
- f) APAR#: PJ09004
- DESCRIPTION: Print Jobs disappearing using 32-bit
- Postscript driver
- RESOLUTION: Problems with Drag'n'Drop of PostScript
- files to a printer has been fixed.
-
- g) APAR#: PJ09251
- DESCRIPTION: Postscript driver failing with more than
- 64000 Arc coordinates
- RESOLUTION: Driver now can handle large ( > 32,000 )
- fixed point numbers.
-
- h) APAR#: PJ09252
- APAR#: PJ09272
- DESCRIPTION: Cannot transform or change width of
- Cosmetic lines using postscript driver
- RESOLUTION: Cosmetic lines are re-scaled after a transform
- AND will now honor width changes.
-
- i) APAR#: PJ09384
- DESCRIPTION: Code page incompatibility under OS/2 2.1
- RESOLUTION: Relax the code page checking for
- NO_CODEPAGE fonts.
-
- j) APAR#: PJ09413
- DESCRIPTION: "Print to File" does not retain job properties.
- RESOLUTION: Job Properties were being ignored and the
- defaults used instead. This is now fixed.
-
- k) APAR#: PJ09305
- DESCRIPTION: Job properties get lost installing driver
- from 2.1 over 2.0 driver.
- RESOLUTION: Job properties are now preserved on install.
-
- MISC FIXES:
-
- a) The cx and cy fields of the HCINFO structure enumerated
- from DevQueryHardcopyCaps() API now match the
- OS/2 Programming Guide Vol 3 (pg 18-1)
-
- b) Fixed some traps/missing output for Standard spooling.
-
- c) Fixed problem with some downloaded fonts that had
- overlapping lines of text.
-
- d) The driver now generates a PageRegion statement when
- the selected page region is the same as the default
- specified in the PPD file. This sets the frame buffer
- correctly even if use has changed the default form.
-
- e) Fix problem with QMS 1725 not printing.
-
-
- 05/24/93 - v21.389 - OS/2 2.1 GA Version + 5 NEC printers
-
- NOTE: New 32-bit Postscript driver
-
- a) 32-bit IBM C/Set 2 code
- b) PM_Q_STD data type supported
- so .SPL metafiles can be created
- for postscript devices before
- translated to PS language for
- faster LAN transmission.
- c) Faster/better ATM font downloading
- If you install an ATM font the
- PS driver automatically picks them up
- as downloadable device fonts.
- d) Postscript allows all colors available
- to display driver in the driver
- so 256 colors are possible if using SVGA
- or XGA display drivers in 256 color mode.
-
- NOTE: Please use same level 2.1 postscript
- driver on servers as on requesters.
- This means servers should have at least 2.0
- + Service Pack installed.
-
- Otherwise use the POST16.ZIP driver which
- is still a 16-bit version for the time being.
-
-
- NEW DEVICES SUPPORTED:
-
- IBM 4039 LaserPrinter 300 dpi
- IBM 4039 LaserPrinter 600 dpi
- NEC Colormate PS/40
- NEC Colormate PS/80
- NEC Silentwriter 95 v2010.121
- NEC Silentwriter 95f v2011.111
- NEC Silentwriter 97 v2011.111
-
-
- FIXES since last posting:
-
- a) DEFECT#: 62305
- DESCRIPTION: Paper sizes default incorrectly for Brazil
- RESOLUTION: If Brazillian codepage detected correct
- paper sizes used.
-
- b) Fixed command for setting printer resolution for
- some QMS printers.
-
- c) Rounded numbers in DevQueryHardCopyCaps to match
- table in 2.0 programming guide table 18.1.
-
- d) Changed version number in 32 bit driver to 21 vs 13.
-
-
- 03/19/93 - v13.371 - OS/2 2.1 6.498 beta version (still 16-bit)
-
- NEW DEVICES SUPPORTED:
-
- COMPAQ PAGEMARQ 15
- COMPAQ PAGEMARQ 20
- Epson EPL-8000 PS Card 82605
- HP LaserJet 4 PS v2011_110
- HP LaserJet 4M PS v2011_110
- HP LaserJet III Cartridge Plus
- HP LaserJet IIID Cartridge Plus
- HP LaserJet IIIP Cartridge Plus
- HP PaintJet XL300 PS v2011_112
- IBM 4079 Color Jetprinter PS
- QMS 860 Print System
- QMS-PS 1700
- Seiko Personal ColorPoint PSE
- Tektronix Phaser 200e 17 fonts
- Tektronix Phaser 200e 39 fonts
- Tektronix Phaser 200i v2011_108
- Tektronix Phaser II PXe 17 font
- Tektronix Phaser II PXe 39 font
- Tektronix Phaser IISD v2011
-
- FIXES SINCE Service Pack:
-
- a) DEFECT #: 63389
- DESCRIPTION: PostScript driver does not validate
- source and destination handles for
- bitblt operations to make sure
- both are compatible
- RESOLUTION: checking added and return code set
-
-
- b) DEFECT #: 61603
- DESCRIPTION: Character slope and kerning info
- not returned correctly from PostScript
-
- This problem was reported by Charles
- Petzold in his 12 January 1993,
- PC Magazine Environments article.
-
- RESOLUTION: If the character slope is non-zero, then the
- FM_SEL_ITALIC flag should be set in the
- usSelection field of the font metrics structure.
-
- Also, the FM_TYPE_KERNING bit should be set in
- the fsType field if the font includes kerning
- pairs.
-
- c) DEFECT #: 60644
- DESCRIPTION: Text fields get truncated in
- Job and Printer Property dialog boxes
- on some displays.
- RESOLUTION: Changed size of dialog so all text can
- be viewed from any display driver.
-
-
- 08/20/92 - v13.346 - Initial posting of driver package.
- No changes since GA.
-
- 03/30/92 - v13.342 - OS/2 2.0 GA version
-
- BEFORE INSTALLATION
- -------------------
-
- The Extended Attribute file (.EA) for the driver must be attached
- to the actual driver file (.DRV) so installation of the driver
- will succeed. This is done by using the EAUTIL.EXE program that
- is part of OS/2.
-
- * Use the command file (PSCRIPT.CMD) provided to do this for you.
-
- Once, this is done successfully you may proceed with normal
- printer driver installation.
-
-
- INSTALLATION HELP
- -----------------
-
- For more detailed information see the file INSTALL.DOC included
- in this package.
-