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Changes for v5.10 - v5.12

  • The Notes tab now uses a more intuitive thumbnail view. The old view is still available by right-clicking the notes list and unchecking the ”Thumbnails” option
  • Added more starter notes to the Notes tab (different Date formats, Highlight, Sticky Note)
  • Rollup of various bug fixes



Changes for v5.02 - v5.05

  • (Pro only) new Lighten feature reduces the color intensity of your printed content. This is primarily intended to save ink when printing from a PDF
  • Fixed problems with the “Create new printer” command under Windows 7/8/8.1



Changes for v5.00 - v5.02

  • Various bugs fixed



Changes for v4.80 - v4.81

  • Fixed problems with CFpFile error 7 that sometimes happened when creating PDF files
  • Removed unnecessary Server Edition prompts to overwrite INI files



Changes for v4.75 - v4.80

  • Rollup of various bug fixes
  • Added language support for Russian



Changes for v4.70 - v4.75

  • Fixed redraw problems when pages are deleted or undeleted and deleted jobs are shown
  • Fixed a problem where dispatcher processes sometimes continued to run even after pdfFactory was closed
  • Fixed redraw problems with highlighted or redacted text in documents that use transparency (Pro only)
  • Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when imaging Greek symbols in Mathcad fonts
  • Fixed problems imaging bar codes in tax returns
  • Fixed MAPI errors that sometimes happened when you click on the Send button



Changes for v4.65 - v4.70

  • You can now replace printed text by selecting it and typing over it
  • You can now move pasted signatures and initials when in Text Note mode
  • Rearranging your printed content using Snapshot notes no longer results in overly large FP files (Pro only)
  • Fonts printed via XPS (e.g. IE 9, XPS Viewer) are now imaged correctly
  • The FinePrint window now always comes to the foreground the first time you print to it
  • Custom URLs for online Help are now supported



Changes for v4.64 - v4.65

  • You can now rearrange your printed content using the Snapshot tool. Choose the Snapshot tool on the toolbar, click and drag to select a rectangle, then drag the selected area anywhere you like. You can also right-click on the selected area and select
  • Added a “Restore original size” command to the context menu for bitmap notes. This allows a previously resized bitmap note to be returned to its original dimensions
  • Added Italian language version
  • Bug fixes



Changes for v4.63 - v4.64

  • Vertical text in Asian languages is now displayed properly
  • Suppressing the Bypass radio button no longer causes a corrupt display in the Layout tab
  • Added Czech, Polish, and Swedish versions



Changes for v4.62 - v4.63

  • Fixed problems with undeleting previously deleted text
  • Fixed a bug where the uninstaller did not remove the pdfFactory program group from the Start menu
  • The Language setting can now be set per user (HKCU) or per machine (HKLM)
  • Fixed spacing problems with Eastern European characters (e.g. U+0118 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH OGONEK) U+0106 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH ACUTE)



Changes for v4.60 - v4.62

  • Fixed problems installing the English version on non-English versions of Windows
  • Fixed problems printing from Citrix, GoToMyPC, and Terminal Server to a redirected local pdfFactory Pro printer
  • Fixed spacing problems with condensed or expanded text
  • Hitting the Enter key no longer closes the pdfFactory window



Changes for v4.05 - v4.10

  • new toolbar layout that more closely matches FinePrint
  • you can now set the PDF doc info title directly from the Jobs tab
  • Ctrl-0 (zero) now returns the display to 100% zoom
  • fixed problems imaging accented Arabic, Hebrew, and Thai characters
  • Microsoft Publisher 2010 no longer erroneously shows the "Manual 2 Sided Printing" duplex mode when printing to pdfFactory



Changes for v4.00 - v4.05

  • using the "Send" button to send email using Outlook 2007 or 2010 no longer causes a Security dialog to be presented
  • fixed problems with printing double-sided to a physical printer
  • when autosave is disabled, pdfFactory now offers the option of presenting a Yes/No/Cancel dialog when the main window is closed. Yes ==> Save As No ==> close the window Cancel ==> leave the window up to use this feature, just set "Ask before saving if file is larger than 0 MB", then disable autosave.
  • fixed problems with the "Save settings on close" setting
  • installing pdfFactory 4 onto a system where pdfFactory 3 is installed no longer breaks the pdfFactory 3 uninstaller
  • the Add/Remove Programs entry for pdfFactory now shows the version number and date of installation
  • fixed a DLL error that happened when printing from some 32-bit applications under 64-bit Windows
  • fixed a bug where sometimes Setup did not create the pdfFactory printer
  • fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when multiple characters were deleted
  • hyphens now work correctly in URLs and other links
  • the printer shortcut in the Send To folder is now created correctly under Vista and Windows 7
  • the thumbnail tooltips that appear when you click and drag the scroll bar are now larger
  • you can now easily hide or show the left panel with a single click on the arrow button in between the two panels
  • you can now set encryption, font embedding, and the PDF document title directly from the Jobs tab (as well as in their respective dialog boxes)
  • (Pro only) checking/unchecking the "Stamp set" and Letterhead checkboxes no longer causes the Jobs tab to flash unnecessarily
  • (Pro only) when necessary, "mailto:" is now automatically included to a link destination that is an email address
  • (Pro only) the "Create new pdfFactory printer" command in the File menu no longer requires administrative privileges under Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • (Server Edition) right-clicking in the Users list now allows you to copy the list to the clipboard. You can paste the results into Excel and create reports.
  • (Server Edition) propagation of settings to non-admin users now works correctly under all supported versions of Windows (including Windows Server 2008 R2) and no longer triggers driver updates
  • (Server Edition) the "Create new pdfFactory printer" command in the File menu no longer requires administrative privileges under Windows Vista and Windows 7



Changes for v3.52 - v4.00

  • Jobs tab added
  • Security setting is now persistent
  • Send problems fixed
  • toolbar user interface
  • (Pro only) copy, hilite, redact text
  • (Pro only) copy, delete, save graphics
  • (Pro only) link dictionary converts any text to URL link
  • (Pro only) select text for bookmark level added



Changes for v3.51 - v3.52

  • Windows 9x/Me is no longer supported
  • Windows NT 4 is no longer supported
  • the correct icon is now displayed in the Windows 7 task bar
  • fixed problems in the uninstaller under Windows 7
  • fonts which are installed on the system are no longer unnecessarily embedded in the FP file
  • fixed problems imaging small images from Microsoft Project
  • fixed problems where words were sometimes printed too close to each other
  • fixed problems where text output was sometimes erased or partially erased when multiple print jobs were imaged into a single PDF file



Changes for v3.50 - v3.51

  • The "Always embed all fonts" setting is now properly saved when you change it
  • Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when the print job name is very long
  • Fixed a problem where sometimes a password was required to open the PDF file even though no password was specified in the Security tab
  • Letterheads and stamp sets that overlap each other are now imaged correctly
  • Stamp sets are now positioned onscreen and in the PDF file based on the margins of the pdfFactory printer (as set in the "Metrics" tab in Printing Preferences)
  • Combined the 32-bit and 64-bit releases into a single downloadable file



Changes for v3.45 - v3.48

  • fixed "CreateFile" and "CreateFileMapping" errors
  • fixed "GetFontData" errors that happened with some unusual TrueType fonts- fixed "CreateFile" and "CreateFileMapping" errors



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