Version history for pdfFactory
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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
