IrseeSoft
Meinrad-Spieß-Platz 2
D-87660 Irsee
Germany

EMail:  mail@irseesoft.de
WWW:    www.irseesoft.de

                Changes in V7.16
                ================

This version introduces new drivers:

Epson_StylusColor670
Epson_StylusPhoto870
Epson_StylusPhoto1270

Changes:

- fixed: workbench prefs setting for paper size was always set to 
         "Letter" (=>bottom of A4 prints was cut off)
- fixed: selecting manual feed didn't work with newer drivers
- fixed: BJC6000 & BJC6100 drivers didn't work


                Changes in V7.15
                ================

This version introduces new drivers:

Canon_BJC3000
Canon_BJC6200
Canon_BJC8200


                Changes in V7.13beta
                ====================

This version introduces new drivers with improved print quality:

HP_DeskJet890new
HP_DeskJet895new, works also for DJ810,830,840,880
Epson_StylusPhotoNew
Epson_StylusPhoto700new
Epson_StylusPhotoEXnew

Changes:

- improved color reproduction
- Epson driver: real 1440dpi with smoother output
  printout couldn't be tested with all printer models - please email us 
  about your results
- HP DJ890: 600dpi in color (internally converted to 600dpi black 
  + 300dpi color with C-Ret)

The following driver has been improved:

HP_DeskJet970new

Changes:

- duplex option for Deskjet 970 works now, but is limited to
  "short edge binding". With normal binding ("long edge"
  or "book") the page back is upside down.


                Changes in V7.12beta
                ====================

This version introduces eight new drivers with improved print quality:

HP_DeskJet930new
HP_DeskJet950new
HP_DeskJet970new

Changes:

- 600x600dpi with PhotoRetIII (4 intensity levels per dot) for plain
  paper & matte inkjet paper
- 1200x1200dpi & 2400x1200dpi for glossy paper
- improved color correction
- duplex option for Deskjet 970 (not tested yet as this printer isn't
  available to us at the moment).
- no more support for printer built-in fonts (switch on GfxTxt mode
  or use DeskJet 540 driver)

General changes:

- imroved speed for pages that contain white or black&white areas,
  especially for word processors or ghostscript.


                Changes in V7.11beta
                ====================

This version introduces eight new drivers with improved print quality:

Epson_StylusColor660new
Epson_StylusColor740new
Epson_StylusColor760new
Epson_StylusColor860new
Epson_StylusColor900new
Epson_StylusColor1160new
Epson_StylusPhoto750new
Epson_StylusColor1200new

and three preliminary drivers (limited to 600x600dpi):

HP_DeskJet930C
HP_DeskJet950C
HP_DeskJet970C


Changes to Epson drivers:

- Real 1440dpi is now supported, 1440dpi are now also shown in applications
- Color correction tables have been improved
- Reduced drop size (Supermicro Dots) for Stylus Color 760 & higher
  and Stylus Photo printers.

Changes that also apply to Canon BJC1000/2000/6000/6100/7000/7100 drivers:

- Color correction calculations have been extended from 8 to 16 bit per
  channel to ensure smooth colour transitions

* As the Canon BJC printers are no longer available to us, reports on print
* quality or bug reports are appreciated very much!

Changes in Turboprefs (when new Epson drivers are selected):

- The setting "Quality" has been replaced by "Cartridge"-
  this is not used for Epson printers.

- The setting "Density" now combines the print
  resolution (dots per inch) selection and the
  quallity selection (low, medium, high, ...).
  I.e. the quality is selected and an info box
  below the "Density" cycle gadget gives 
  information on the print resolution and method
  (i.e. ink save mode, drop modulation mode, ...).

- The paper size selection now includes printer
  specific sizes, e.g. envelopes or "panorama paper".

Changes in GraphicsPublisher (when new Epson drivers are selected):

- Additional information on the selected print density
  is available in the "Print" window.

- Additional printer specific paper sizes are available
  in the "Page setup" window.

Overal changes:

- In the beta version, a logfile is written to
  "ram:t/turboprint.log".
  If you should have problems, please include the logfile
  with your bug report. Please use "bugreport.form" for
  your reports.


Driver notes:

Epson Stylus Color / Photo

- For quick printing of text documents with a mix of black text and
  coloured text or colour images, a resolution of 360 dpi is recommended. 
  In this mode, additional black ink nozzles will be activated for
  those parts of the page, where only black text is present.



