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@tillkamppeter tillkamppeter released this 13 Dec 00:52
· 28 commits to master since this release

First beta release for cpdb-backend-cups 2.0.0

  • Added function to query for human readable names of options/choices
    With the added functionality of cpdb-libs to poll human-readable names for options/attributes and their choices this commit adds a simple function to provide human-readable strings for the user-settable printer IPP attributes of CUPS queues.
  • Added support for common CUPS/cups-filters options
    Options like number-up, page-set, output-order, ... Available for all CUPS queues, not specific to particular printer.
  • Added get_media_size() function
  • Support for media sizes to have multiple margin variants (like standard and borderless)
  • Do not send media-col attribute to frontend as user-settable option
  • Adapted to renamed API functions and data types of cpdb-libs 2.x
  • Updated signal names to match those emitted from CPDB frontend
  • Made make dist generate a complete source tarball
  • Fixed some potential crasher bugs following warnings about incompatible pointer types.
  • Updated README.md
    • On update the old version of the backend needs to get killed
    • Common Print Dialog -> Common Print Dialog Backends
    • Requires cpdb-libs 2.0.0 or newer
    • Updated instructions for running the backend.
    • Added link to Gaurav Guleria's GSoC work, minor fixes
    • Use third person.