Gutenprint

Gutenprint project, formerly named Gimp-Print, is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2, 10.3, and
10.4) and Linux systems that in many cases equal or exceed proprietary vendor-supplied drivers in quality and functionality, and can be used for demanding printing tasks requiring flexibility and high quality. This software package includes an enhanced Print plug-in for the GIMP that replaces the plug-in packaged with the GIMP, and Ghostscript and CUPS drivers, as well as Foomatic data supporting the Ghostscript driver.

Gutenprint has been renamed in order to clearly distinguish it from the GIMP. While this package started out as the original Print plugin for the GIMP, it has expanded into a collection of general purpose printer drivers, and the new, enhanced Print plugin for the GIMP is now only a small part of the package. Furthermore, the name Gutenprint recognizes Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable type printing press. Finally, the word "guten" means "good" in German.

Gutenprint 5.0.0 is the first stable release of Gutenprint 5.0, and incorporates extensive feedback from the first release candidate. It
is based on the Gimp-Print 4.3 series that has been in development for over three years, and includes many improvements over the very popular 4.2 series.

Gutenprint currently supports over 700 printer models.

What is new in this release:

• This version features an extensive rewrite of the Canon driver, with support for many newer printers and updates for many existing printers.
• Support for some printers determined to be non-functional in earlier releases has been dropped.
• Support for some Epson printers has been added, and some bugs have been fixed.

What is new in version 5.2.6:

• This release offers additional support for Epson Stylus Pro printers, along with some changes for other Epson printers and support for additional Canon inkjets and PCL laser printers over 5.2.5. This package is available in source form, and will shortly be available in binary installer form for Macintosh OS X (10.3 and above).

What is new in version 5.2.5:

• This release offers several fixes, new features, and support for new printers over 5.2.5.

What is new in version 5.2.4:

• New printers supported in this release:
• Canon PIXMA iX4000
• Canon SELPHY CP-520
• EPSON Stylus Photo R2880
• EPSON Stylus DX4000
• Printing to the Epson PM-D600 has been corrected.
• Printing using the manual sheet guide on the Epson Stylus Photo R2400 has been corrected.
• Printing to the EPSON Artisan 700 and 800 and Stylus Photo P/TX700 and 800 series printers has been corrected. Among other issues, it should now be possible to print reliably using the photo tray.
• The names of the following Epson printers have been corrected:
• EPSON Stylus Photo PX700W
• EPSON Stylus Photo TX700W
• EPSON Stylus Photo PX800FW
• EPSON Stylus Photo TX800FW
• The names of various Ricoh and Ricoh-based printers have been corrected to match Ricoh's model names and the OpenPrinting database.
• The EPSON inkjet utility, escputil, now correctly prints the color name for low ink warnings.
• Printing resolution names have been fixed in non-English locales in CUPS PPD files.
• A Russian translation has been added. The Danish and Italian translations have been updated.
• Support has been added for L-size paper with tear-off borders.
• The ordering of inks in quadtone ink sets on Epson printers has been corrected. In addition, support has been added for MIS quadtone and 6 tone inks.
• It is now possible to adjust the ink parameters for quadtone inks in CUPS. Previously, these parameters could only be adjusted in the enhanced Print plugin for GIMP and other native Gutenprint applications.
• 13. Updating CUPS PPD files is now faster.

What is new in version 5.2.3:

• This release fixes problems with translated CUPS PPD files with CUPS 1.2 and above, and fixes printing on the Epson NX100, S20, Artisan 700, Artisan 800, and related printers.
• It also fixes duplex support on a number of Epson printers, and finally adds initial support for some Canon printers.

What is new in version 5.2.2:

• This release fixes printing problems with a number of Epson MFP devices, with the new Artisan inkjet printers, and with the Stylus Photo R1900.
• An Italian translation has been added.

What is new in version 5.2.1:

• This is the first stable release in the 5.2 series.
• It offers many enhancements over 5.0, including support for many more printers, greatly improved quality and performance on many Epson inkjet printers and some others, a rewritten Postscript driver, substantial enhancements to the CUPS driver, and much more.

What is new in version 5.2.0 RC1:

• This version features release prep for 5.2 (such as an updated user's manual and release notes).
• There are a few bugfixes, most notably that printing has been corrected on many Epson multi-function devices.