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  • Network Printer Drivers 2.04 released (and on offer!)

    From Andrew Rawnsley@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 24 13:20:58 2023
    We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.04 of the Network
    Printer Drivers. It is live on !Store now.

    The latest update resolves compatibility issues between the HP JetDirect support (aka generic network printing on port 9100 supported by most
    network enabled printers) and recent changes to FileSwitch in beta verions
    of RISC OS 5.29.

    For those unfamiliar, the Network Printer Drivers 2 provides a number of facilities for printing and communicating with network-enabled printers, especially (but not only) laser printers.

    Two protocols are supported - the more comprehensive, job-based LPR
    system, and the more generic "HP JetDirect" approach (which most printers
    seem to support).

    The LPR support is a super-fast/optimised system for sending print jobs to network printers with a lot of neat features such as background printing,
    job queuing, resending of data if the printer is busy or errored, multiple
    file support (eg. send PDFs or JPEGs for direct printing) and more. Many printers support LPR - it is common in the Unix/Linux and even Windows/Mac space.

    The JetDirect system is a simpler protocol, which sends print data to a (configurable) network port on the printer (or server). It is a common protocol supported by most network-enabled printers including some
    inkjets. For example, a colleague was recently able to print to a
    wireless HP inkjet in this manner, sending PCL data from RISC OS, via this driver.

    Additionally, printer configuration and management desktop applications
    are provided. This allows, for example, files to be dropped directly onto
    an iconbar icon to be send (without modification) to your printer for
    printing - useful as many modern printers support a wide range of file
    formats for direct print.


    As a special offer to coincide with this new release, the software is on special offer for 15ukp.


    Best wises,

    Andrew

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