** Description changed: Binary package hint: hplip Last Friday HPLIP 1.7.3 was released. It does not only fix 9 bugs which were reported to Launchpad but also at least ~80 bugs discovered upstream or in other distributions (see ChangeLog) got fixed. Probably many of the crash bugs of the HP Toolbox reported recently got also fixed. In addition, once packaging HPLIP I have fixed the numerously reported problems with the GUI tools in the menus and python-qt3 not being installed by default (3 Launchpad bugs, one with 8 duplicates) in all flavours but Kubuntu. Also the newest HP printer models get supported with this release. The following bugs got fixed: From the new upstream release: https://launchpad.net/bugs/82546 https://launchpad.net/bugs/83936 https://launchpad.net/bugs/85805 https://launchpad.net/bugs/87695 + https://launchpad.net/bugs/91157 + https://launchpad.net/bugs/91563 https://launchpad.net/bugs/92237 https://launchpad.net/bugs/94013 https://launchpad.net/bugs/94015 https://launchpad.net/bugs/94823 https://launchpad.net/bugs/95489 Packaging: https://launchpad.net/bugs/67892 https://launchpad.net/bugs/86893 https://launchpad.net/bugs/88290 Here is the Ubuntu ChangeLog (it contains a complete copy of the upstream ChangeLog/Release Notes): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hplip (1.7.3-0ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low . * New upstream release (closes: LP#82546, LP#83936, LP#85805, LP#87695, LP#92237, LP#94013, LP#94015, LP#94823, LP#95489) * HPLIP 1.7.3 + Added the <nopjl /> tag to hpijs-generator.in. This will remove the extra foomatic PJL options from most HP LaserJet PPD files. The extra foomatic PJL options caused some HPIJS PCL data issues. This fixes a "PCL XL error" on LJ1010/1012 that can occur on different PCs (closes: LP#92237). + Fixed defect (An error occurs when send a fax coverpage with "&" or "<" character in Regarding or Optional Message field.) + Removed banner pages from fax print settings + Altered hpfax: device discovery output to match hp: scheme (CUPS 1.2 only) + Removed the wait cursor during the password entry screen [reported by Johannes] + Added error messages and suppressed content in toolbox when device is not found or unsupported + A new configure option was added --enable-cups11-build, this option controls the hp/hpfax device discovery message when no devices are found. If needed, this option provides backward compatibility with CUPS 1.1.x applications. With --enable-cups11-build set the "no_device_found" message is displayed during device discovery by the "hp" backend. With --disable-cups11-build (default) set the backend prints a scheme based on the following conditions. Condition 1 - no daemons output nothing stdout return exit 1 Condition 2 - daemons running, no HP devices, output scheme direct hp "Unknown" "HP Printer (HPLIP)" return exit 0 Condition 3 - daemons running, HP printer found, output URI direct hp:/... "hp model" "HP model HPLIP" "deviceid" return exit 0 (closes: LP#87695) + Changed the way that hp-setup was being launched from the toolbox, it was hanging on Edgy + Added Tools > Printer Information + Added a check for 'lpr' for Debian installation (to force install of cupsys-bsd) + Moved the password prompt in the text/CLI installer past the distro confirm/select prompts to handle a problem with Mepis + Made a change to determine if networking is working during installation. + Added a private copy of sanei_init_debug to libsane-hpaio. This will remove the libsane.so dependency which was a problem for WINE. + Fixed defect (PPD file "foomatic:HP-PSC_2400-hpijs.ppd" can not be found when set up PSC 2400 in interactive mode, closes LP#95489) + Fixed a page update defect in the toolbox (when switching devices, update page correctly) + Re-wrote hpaioAdvanceDocument function in libsane-hpaio. This change only effects SCL scanners with an ADF (ie: inkjet all-in-ones). This fixes a double-feed ADF issue which occurred when scanning a single page. + Fixed defect (An unexpected error occurs when perform color calibration job in GUI mode on photosmart c7180.) + Some toolbox UI improvements + Converted hp-print to new UI + Fixed some defects in scrollprintview and devmgr + Added network detection to text/CLI installer + Toolbox internal/built-in print utility + Added password entry and validation to text/CLI installer + Fixed an issue when the ~/.hplip.conf file is not present on 1st run, the hp-setup run as root owns the file and doesn't allow the regular user to write to it. + Fixed defect (hp-setup -i can not setup a printer Photosmart c3100 which has multiple possible PPD files.) + Some visual updates to the toolbox + Fixed defect (DJ 4x0 power/battery settings not staying set) + Added a confirmation dialog to device remove in the toolbox + Linked quality and printoutmode in print settings + Switched [x] Enable style controls to (*) On ( ) Off style in print settings + Supply icons auto generate (removed supply PNG icons from data/images) + Fixed an issue with r_values in supplies processing + Added type 12 head support for PS33xx, PSC61xx, etc. + Fixed defect (The Print Settings of Fax device are invalid) + Fixed issue where L7xxx color cal wasn't showing the load paper UI + Fixed defect (The command "hp-setup -i" can not work normally) + Fixed defect (The setup process will hang up when modify the fax name to a name which contains more than 104 characters on setup UI.) + Changed magic.py to better handle text/plain vs. data detection + Added last used working directory support to hp-sendfax, hp-print, and hp-unload * HPLIP 1.7.2 (Not published as Ubuntu or Debian package) + Fixed defect (The fax file is printed out by the sender when use printer name with "-p" parameter to perform a fax job.) + Added CUPS fax queues to Print Settings and Print Control tabs + Added PQ Diag type 2, align type 12, color cal type 6, and LF cal type 2 for Officejet Pro L7xxx + Added agent types 20 and 21 for Officejet Pro L7xxx + Fixed defect (There is no response when click "About" in the "Help" menu in the toolbox window.) + Fixed defect (Function Commands configuration was disabled) + Fixed an issue where the ending banner page combo box would not show the proper setting if it were not 'none' + Fixed defect (An error occurs when select other ppd files from toolbox to setup) + Fixed defect (The command "hp-setup -i" can not work normally) + Fixed defect (The output of "-t" parameter is not the same as "--prettyprint" parameter when send a fax job using pretty printing for text files.) + Fixed defect (An error occurs when enter "#" in Fax Name field on "Enter Printer Information" window during setting up a printer.) + Fixed defect (Print outcomes are not full when set the "Page Orientation" as "Landscape" on "Print Settings" table.) [added "Fit to page" option in image printing section of Print Settings tab.] + Moved installer/images/xxx files from SCRIPT to DATA install in Makefile.am. + Fixed non-functioning printer control in hp-toolbox + Fixed an issue with the settings dialog not working [reported by Johannes] + Additional fixes to get PPD file handling working on Edgy and Feisty for CUPS 1.2. + Fixes for CUPS 1.2 and auto-generated PPD files for Feisty Fawn [reported by Till] (closes: LP#95489) + Fixed potential subscript array overflow in pcard/fat.c (reported by Suse). + Fixed an issue reported by Till with the device string returned by hpfax: + Fixed an issue in in the NoDeviceForm (missing __tr() method) + Fixed defect (Ubuntu Fiesty Herd 3 - ppd file w/hp-setup problem) [implemented change to PPD file enumeration for CUPS 1.2 as suggested by Till] (closes: LP#95489) + Added banner pages to print settings (job-sheets) + Fixed problem with watermark angle text in print settings (utf-8 decoding) + Added libusb-devel check to configure.in. + Added image printing settings to toolbox print settings + Added print adjustment settings to toolbox print settings + Enhanced the default button behavior in toolbox print settings + Removed sticky print settings from hp-print + hp_laserjet_p2015_series: Changed embedded-server-type from '0' to '1' + hp_laserjet_p2015_series: Changed panel-check-type from '0' to '1' + Fixed a traceback in hpfax: if HPLIP is not running during device detection (closes: LP#83936) + Added print job icons to indicate print job status + Updated some status icons + Fixed defect (An unexpected error occurs when enter hp-makecopies -d<device-uri> -m1 -n in terminal) + Fixed defect ("See Also:hp-colorcal" should not occur in the explanation for the hp-colorcal command on hplip website.) + Fixed defect (Refresh All button can not work on build hplip-1.7.1 public release.) + Fixed an issue in hpssd that caused history items in the ring buffer to slotted incorrectly + Added duplexer detection to the "sides" setting in the toolbox Print Settings (no "sides" selection if duplexer == 0) + Added new, more useful icons to the status list in the toolbox + Major toolbox (Device Manager) upgrade/redesign + Added printer settings tab (sets printer options in ~/.cups/lpoptions) + Removed panel tab (merged panel with status tab) + Redo of functions tab (new layout) + Redo of status tab (new icons, layout, inclusion of front panel display) + Front panel display will show device panel if available, otherwise most recent status text + Redo of supplies tab (new layout) + Redo of print jobs tab (now called printer control) (print control widget, new layout, etc) + hpssd will not store multiple history items with the same error code (last one gets replaced) + About box upgraded + cupsext extended in functionality (ppd, options, etc) + Removed trailing white space in IEEE 1284 model name. This will fix URIs that have a trailing "_" character in the model name. This issue crept back into the hpiod code after the libusb update (closes: LP#85805). + Fixed an issue in hp-check that caused a traceback if '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf' is missing + Added some more bug messages to hpaio. + Fixed a traceback in hp-levels reported on the mailing list (defect) + Set the device list column width in the toolbox splitter to be more narrow by default + Added the toolbox software version to the Device Manager about dialog * HPIJS 2.7.2 + Fixed media type for maxdpi printmode for vip printers and its derivatives + Fixed the cause of carriage stall error in C41xx printers + Added support for the following new printer(s). * Officejet Pro L7300 series (OJProKx50) * Officejet Pro L7500 series (OJProKx50) * Officejet Pro L7600 series (OJProKx50) * Officejet Pro L7700 series (OJProKx50) * HP Officejet Pro K5300 series (OJProKx50) * HP Officejet Pro K5400 series (OJProKx50) * HP Officejet J5700 series (DJGenericVIP) OJProKx50 is derived from DJGenericVIP. * Removed patches 00_01_hplevels_fix.dpatch, 80_hpijs_deskjet_d41xx_hangs.dpatch, 85_hpfax_crash_when_hpssd_not_running.dpatch, 90_hpfax_bad_lpinfo_-v_output.dpatch, merged upstream. * Remade patch 14_charsign_fixes.dpatch, most of it was merged upstream. * 61_noqt_message.dpatch: Improved error message which appears when HPLIP utilities are called from the menu but PyQt is not installed (closes: LP#86893).. * Modified the debian/*.desktop files so that the environment variable "STARTED_FROM_MENU=1" is set to make the utilities showing the GTK-based error message window when called from the menu and PyQt is not installed (closes: LP#86893). * Added "NoDisplay=true" to the debian/*.desktop files so that the menu entries for the HPLIP tools are hidden by default (closes: LP#67892). * Fixed the pelling of the icon file names in the debian/*.desktop files (closes: 88290). * Removed debian/hp-toolbox.desktop, it was a duplicate menu entry for the HP Toolbox. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The files you can find at (hplip_1.7.3-0ubuntu1): http://www.linux-foundation.org/~till/tmp/ubuntu/feisty/hplip/ As some of the Launchpad bugs fixed from upstream needed complexer fixes and the developers from HP did only tell that they fixed the bugs but not where they have fixed them I have packaged the complete 1.7.3. I have tested it and bugs which I could reproduce are really fixed. I also did some testing on 64-bit. Can you put this into Feisty. Thanks.
-- Feisty UVF ER: New HPLIP 1.7.3 release fixes lots of bugs https://launchpad.net/bugs/98520 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
