pdfFactory Pro 3

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

rotated opaque text is now imaged correctly in the PDF file

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

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

(Server Edition only) fixed a problem where incorrect characters were sometimes added to the Servers list in the "Configure Server" dialog

fixed problems imaging embedded TrueType fonts which contain incomplete tables

compatibility changes for FinePrint 6.10

rotated bitmaps from Word are now imaged correctly

(Server Edition only) Fixed problems where sometimes the Client Folder settings were not correctly propagated from the server to the clients

(Server Edition only) Fixed problems where stationery were sometimes not correctly propagated from the server to the clients

fixed "CreateFile" and "CreateFileMapping" errors

fixed "GetFontData" errors that happened with some unusual TrueType fonts

PDF/A-1b format is now supported. PDF/A-1b can be selected on the Settings tab (in the "PDF level" combo box) or by clicking on the PDF pane of the status bar.

PDF level 1.3 is no longer supported

40-bit encryption is no longer supported

the Appearance button is back on the Settings tab

fixed installation errors in AddPrinterDriver and AddPrinter that happened on some systems

now properly handles the case where a user logoff or system shutdown is started while the pdfFactory window is open

bitmaps with RLE compression now image correctly

fixed incorrect character widths when imaging certain Central European characters

fixed text spacing problems when imaging content from Excel 2007

Windows 7 is now supported

text runs can now be longer than 255 characters

the Jobs list now grows or shrinks automatically when print jobs are added or deleted

(Server Edition only) fixed problems that sometimes happened when standard users attempted to upgrade to a newer version of the product

(Server Edition) improved propagation of printer settings (e.g. paper size, "Do not show dialog") from the server to the clients

bitmaps with RLE compression now image correctly

added a Grayscale option to the Jobs tab

fixed incorrect char widths when imaging certain Central European characters

fixed text spacing problems when imaging content from Excel 2007

(Server Edition only) fixed problems that sometimes happened when standard users attempted to upgrade to a newer version of the product

fixed display problems in the Printing Preferences dialog

non-ANSI characters in OpenType fonts with Type 1 outlines are now imaged correctly in the PDF file

fixed problems displaying right-to-left text in stationery

fixed a CFpFile Error 7 that sometimes happened with embedded or Symbol fonts

fixed problems imaging content drawn with PATINVERT

(Server Edition only) fixed communication problems that sometimes prevented the Licensing tab from seeing other servers running pdfFactory

(Server Edition only) new "Configuration..." button on the Licensing tab for easily configuring a multi-server installation of pdfFactory

fixed redraw problems in the driver UI under Vista

(Server Edition only) Improved Citrix compatibility by issuing licenses based on the current logged-in user name, not the client computer name

fixed problems imaging line art with very large coordinates

fixed problems imaging the LegacySansEF family of TrueType fonts

fixed display problems when custom paper sizes are deleted

fixed problems setting driver properties from an application's Print dialog

(Server Edition only) fixed a memory error in CreateSnapshotOfServerProducts that sometimes happened when pdfFactory 2.x and 3.x Server Editions are both installed on the same server

(Server Edition only) fixed mutex and dispatcher problems when multiple Citrix or Terminal Server clients are printing

fixed dispatcher problems that sometimes happened when print jobs arrive in rapid succession, or that caused "Dispatcher not found" errors under Windows Vista

fixed problems displaying complex clipped content

(Server Edition only) the Appearance dialog now allows you to specify whether or not clients should be able to alter their own Appearance settings

(Server Edition only) fixed display problems on the Licensing tab when more than one version of Server Edition is installed

fixed dispatcher problems that sometimes happened when print jobs arrive in rapid succession, or that caused "Dispatcher not found" errors under Windows Vista

fixed problems displaying complex clipped content

(Server Edition only) the Appearance dialog now allows you to specify whether or not clients should be able to alter their own Appearance settings

(Server Edition only) fixed display problems on the Licensing tab when more than one version of Server Edition is installed

fixed a resource DLL error that happened on some systems

fixed problems with print job names containing double byte characters

fixed problems imaging complex layered line art from Visio

PDF level 1.2 files (Acrobat 3.0) are no longer produced by default

Chinese TrueType fonts with Big5 encoding are now imaged correctly

fixed problems that caused PDF files to sometimes print incorrectly to Postscript printers (e.g. Xerox Phaser 4400 series)

fixed problems with custom paper sizes

improved the imaging of pattern fills, e.g. from Microsoft Project

fixed problems imaging PNG files from Windows Picture And Fax Viewer

fixed onscreen display problems when scaling monochrome bitmaps

fixed onscreen display problems when printer margins are set to zero

fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when imaging stamp sets

bookmarks generated automatically from header text now appear at the correct level when automatic job bookmarks are enabled

(Server Edition only) fixed a crash that sometimes happened when viewing the Test window from the Appearance tab

(Server Edition only) fixed problems with the /quiet option to SETUP

(Server Edition only) fixed display problems with the Licensing tab when many servers have Server Edition installed on them

fixed a resource DLL error that happened on some systems

fixed problems with print job names containing double byte characters

fixed problems communicating with the dispatcher under Windows Vista

fixed problems displaying printer properties from Outlook 2007

stamp sets now display correctly onscreen

printing multiple copies from the Print dialog now works correctly

fixed problems imaging masked bitmaps which use SRCAND and SRCPAINT

fixed an "AddPrinterDriver failed" error that happened during installation on some Windows XP systems

fixed errors that occurred when print job names contain certain non-ANSI characters

you can now print the output PDF file or copy it to the clipboard when the pdfFactory dialog is suppressed or auto-dismissed. You can also perform multiple actions on the output PDF file instead of choosing just one action.

(Pro only) headers, footers, and watermarks can now contain environment variables. The syntax is <%VariableName%>, e.g. <%SystemRoot%>.

fixed errors that sometimes occurred when the current logged on user's name contains double byte characters

fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when editing print settings from the Settings tab in Printing Preferences

now works with Windows Vista

(Server Edition only) the Client Folders dialog now lets you specify one group of settings for Citrix/Terminal Server/Remote Desktop clients and another for regular Windows clients

fixed problems imaging the TrueType font News Gothic GDB Regular

fixed problems imaging certain types of filled polygons

(Pro only) Page Tags containing double byte characters now image correctly

(Pro only) fixed problems with the tag when "Start page numbers at" is specified

(Server Edition only) the installer now lets you choose which Windows platforms printer drivers will be installed for

(Server Edition only) fixed problems with entering license codes when pdfFactory 2.x and 3.x are installed on the same server

(Pro Server Edition only) client folder settings can now be applied to an individual pdfFactory printer instead of to all pdfFactory printers

(Pro Server Edition only) if pdfFactory Pro v2.x is already on the server where v3.x is being installed, then the v3.x installer automatically updates all existing shared printers from v2.x to v3.x

fixed problems imaging styled lines

initial release