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| author | Raph Levien <raph.levien@artifex.com> | 2001-02-22 07:39:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Raph Levien <raph.levien@artifex.com> | 2001-02-22 07:39:14 +0000 |
| commit | 65abd4bca5a5d7162c535cd8cbd49bf7f735665c (patch) | |
| tree | 93fcdffde6de60ff2c2ea7d94e768176b52a27f9 | |
| parent | d284f3140778cf42d704d97a92bfa7f0fe005768 (diff) | |
Updates Changes.htm and History6.htm files in preparation for 6.61 release.ghostscript-6.61
git-svn-id: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/trunk@1214 a1074d23-0009-0410-80fe-cf8c14f379e6
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| -rw-r--r-- | gs/doc/History6.htm | 265 |
2 files changed, 449 insertions, 781 deletions
diff --git a/gs/doc/Changes.htm b/gs/doc/Changes.htm index e3453f387..18c24af25 100644 --- a/gs/doc/Changes.htm +++ b/gs/doc/Changes.htm @@ -1,818 +1,223 @@ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html><head> -<title>Ghostscript 6.60 change history as of 2000-12-31 16:27:34</title> +<title>Ghostscript 6.61 change history as of 2001-02-21 23:33:26</title> <link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="gs.css"> </head><body> -<!-- cvs command: cvs2 -d lpd@cvs2-gw:/cvsroot/ghostscript -Q log -b --> +<!-- cvs command: cvs -d raph@cvs.ghostscript.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ghostscript -Q log -b --> <ul> -<li><a href="#6.60-Documentation">Documentation</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Procedures">Procedures</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Utilities">Utilities</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Drivers">Drivers</a>, - <a href="#6.60-PDF_writer">PDF writer</a>, - <a href="#6.60-PDF_Interpreter">PDF Interpreter</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Interpreter">Interpreter</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Streams">Streams</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Library">Library</a>, - <a href="#6.60-Other">Other</a> +<li><a href="#6.61-Documentation">Documentation</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Procedures">Procedures</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Utilities">Utilities</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Drivers">Drivers</a>, + <a href="#6.61-PDF_writer">PDF writer</a>, + <a href="#6.61-PDF_Interpreter">PDF Interpreter</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Interpreter">Interpreter</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Streams">Streams</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Library">Library</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Other">Other</a> </ul> -<h2><a name="6.60-Documentation"></a>Documentation</h2><pre> +<h2><a name="6.61-Documentation"></a>Documentation</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - An isolated ampersand needed to be converted to the HTML form. -(doc/Bug-form.htm [1.12]: 2000/11/04 17:53:57 lpd) - - cvs2hist was generating invalid anchor names and not escaping -special charaters. also enable '-r' commandline option, and pass '-b' if -it's not specified for default branch logs only. Changes.htm now passes the -validator. Minor url cleanup in Release.htm (doc/Changes.htm [1.19], -doc/Release.htm [1.23]: 2000/11/10 01:52:35 giles) - - Removes obsolete documentation reference to -DUsePrinterImages and -clarifies the entry for the replacing -DPrinted. Fixes sourceforge bug # -121907. (doc/Use.htm [1.16]: 2000/11/20 20:34:23 giles) - - Type 1 CharStrings loaded from disk for type 0 CIDFonts were never -freed, except by garbage collection (which doesn't reclaim chunks with only -a small amount of surviving data). In practice, this probably only affects -the PDF writer. (doc/News.htm [1.71]: 2000/11/23 23:34:23 lpd) - - The pswrite device couldn't write to pipes. The fix involved -expanding the API for opening device OutputFiles so that the individual -driver could specify whether it required, requested, or did not want a -positionable file. Fixes SourceForge bug # 122223. (doc/Use.htm [1.17]: -2000/11/29 02:25:13 lpd) - - The default ps2pdf "distiller parameters" weren't documented -correctly; the parameter values for the other PDFSETTINGS (screen, printer, -prepress) weren't documented at all; the xxxImageDownsampleThreshold -parameters were incorrectly documented as xxxDownsampleThreshold. -(doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.22]: 2000/12/19 17:55:55 lpd) - - The documentation of the -dSAFER command line switch was -inaccurate. (doc/Use.htm [1.18]: 2000/12/23 01:33:06 lpd) - - documentation for gs_cidcm.ps and gs_dscp.ps was missing. -(doc/Psfiles.htm [1.11]: 2000/12/29 02:17:12 lpd) - -Adds developer documentation on the color mapping pipeline. -(doc/Develop.htm [1.16]: 2000/11/03 04:53:00 lpd) - -switch to Tobias Burnus' stylesheet for the B-D html documentation, along -with some minor cleanups (doc/Bug-form.htm [1.10], doc/Bug-info.htm [1.8], -doc/C-style.htm [1.6], doc/Commprod.htm [1.4], doc/Copying.htm [1.4], -doc/Current.htm [1.4], doc/DLL.htm [1.4], doc/Develop.htm [1.17], -doc/Devices.htm [1.14], doc/Drivers.htm [1.10], doc/gs.css [1.1]: 2000/11/03 -06:42:42 giles) - -update remaining file links in Develop.htm to <dl> format, plus -additional cleanup (doc/Commprod.htm [1.5], doc/DLL.htm [1.5], -doc/Develop.htm [1.18], doc/Devices.htm [1.15], doc/Drivers.htm [1.11]: -2000/11/03 20:15:55 giles) - -Lists all the monochrome TIFF drivers individually, rather than as a class. -(doc/Devices.htm [1.16]: 2000/11/03 23:33:18 lpd) - -Switches the rest of the human-maintained html documentation to the new -stylesheet. We now pass validator.w3.org for HTML 4.01 with the exception of -an error I couldn't figure out in Bug-form.htm. (doc/Bug-form.htm [1.11], -doc/Fonts.htm [1.9], doc/Helpers.htm [1.7], doc/Hershey.htm [1.3], -doc/Htmstyle.htm [1.7], doc/Humor.htm [1.2], doc/Install.htm [1.10], -doc/Language.htm [1.21], doc/Lib.htm [1.4], doc/Maintain.htm [1.7], -doc/Make.htm [1.17], doc/New-user.htm [1.15], doc/Projects.htm [1.20], -doc/Ps-style.htm [1.4], doc/Ps2epsi.htm [1.5], doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.19], -doc/Psfiles.htm [1.10], doc/Public.htm [1.4], doc/Readme.htm [1.15], -doc/Release.htm [1.22], doc/Source.htm [1.4], doc/Tester.htm [1.4], -doc/Unix-lpr.htm [1.4], doc/Use.htm [1.15], doc/Xfonts.htm [1.4], -doc/index.html [1.2]: 2000/11/04 05:00:00 giles) - -updated News.htm to use gs.css (doc/News.htm [1.70]: 2000/11/04 21:59:35 -giles) - -Adds documentation on Ghostscript's object-oriented coding conventions, and -more documentation on error generation. (doc/C-style.htm [1.7], -doc/Develop.htm [1.19]: 2000/11/07 07:34:57 lpd) - -Expands the description of the color mapping process. -(doc/Develop.htm [1.20]: 2000/11/09 05:41:46 lpd) - -updates history files 1-4 (historical) to valid html4 and the new stylesheet -(doc/History1.htm [1.4], doc/History2.htm [1.4], doc/History3.htm [1.4], -doc/History4.htm [1.4]: 2000/11/28 22:55:34 giles) - -updates the version 5.x history file to the conforming html4 -(doc/History5.htm [1.6]: 2000/12/01 00:47:08 giles) - -Adds documentation on creating a release directory on the Wisconsin server, -including checking the version numbers of the third-party libraries. -(doc/Release.htm [1.24]: 2000/12/05 21:16:25 lpd) - -Updates documentation to reflect recent improvements in text and DSC comment -handling. (doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.20]: 2000/12/09 08:01:56 lpd) - -Documents the change from ViewerOrientation to ViewingOrientation in the DSC -parser. (doc/News.htm [1.72]: 2000/12/09 19:53:48 lpd) - -Makes the PDF writer extract orientation and bounding box information from -DSC comments, if present. The orientation is used to set Rotate if -AutoRotatePages is not selected; the bounding box is not yet used for -anything. (doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.21]: 2000/12/09 19:54:55 lpd) - -adds a brief blurb for Develop.htm (doc/Readme.htm [1.16]: 2000/12/11 -19:39:36 giles) - -In the developer documentation, breaks down several long file lists into -shorter, more focused ones. (doc/Develop.htm [1.21]: 2000/12/12 19:52:49 -lpd) - -Adds some additional documentation on halftones. (doc/Develop.htm [1.22]: -2000/12/15 01:46:57 lpd) - -Adds additional documentation on makefile conventions, and improves a few -other areas. (doc/Develop.htm [1.23]: 2000/12/18 06:45:23 lpd) - -Adds more documentation on makefiles, .dev files, and related topics. -(doc/Develop.htm [1.24]: 2000/12/20 05:09:31 lpd) - -Adds more developer documentation on the PostScript interpreter; divides up -some lists of files to provide more helpful detail. (doc/Develop.htm [1.25]: -2000/12/20 20:15:41 lpd) - -Documents the preferred line breaking and indentation format for assignment -statements, including chain assignments. (doc/C-style.htm [1.8]: 2000/12/22 -16:58:55 lpd) - -Makes some minor corrections and improvements to the developer -documentation. (doc/Develop.htm [1.26]: 2000/12/28 05:57:18 lpd) - -Adds substantial new material on coding conventions for structures, classes, -and subclasses. (doc/C-style.htm [1.9]: 2000/12/28 07:12:38 lpd) - -Documents about 15 additional non-standard operators (the ones most likely -to be used in future code). (doc/Develop.htm [1.27], -doc/Language.htm [1.22]: 2000/12/28 18:29:49 lpd) - -Documents the need to run hrefcov as part of the release process; also fixes -some minor inaccuracies. (doc/Release.htm [1.25]: 2000/12/29 02:12:08 lpd) - -Adds more files to the developer "roadmap" documentation. -(doc/Develop.htm [1.28]: 2000/12/29 02:18:47 lpd) - -Adds the Fontmaps and the contributed drivers to the developer documentation -"roadmap", which is now complete. (doc/Develop.htm [1.29]: 2000/12/29 -02:33:40 lpd) - -Adds some developer documentation on design principles. -(doc/Develop.htm [1.30]: 2000/12/30 22:07:37 lpd) - -Removes or updates no longer appropriate references to Aladdin Enterprises. -(doc/Commprod.htm [1.6], doc/Fonts.htm [1.10], doc/Install.htm [1.11], -doc/Make.htm [1.18], doc/New-user.htm [1.16], doc/Projects.htm [1.21], -doc/Use.htm [1.19]: 2000/12/31 21:43:59 lpd) - -Updates documentation for the Windows uninstall program to reflect the name -change from Aladdin Ghostscript to AFPL Ghostscript. -(doc/Install.htm [1.12]: 2000/12/31 22:26:08 lpd) - -Updates repository for 6.60 release. (doc/Bug-form.htm [1.13], -doc/Bug-info.htm [1.9], doc/C-style.htm [1.10], doc/Commprod.htm [1.7], -doc/Copying.htm [1.5], doc/Current.htm [1.5], doc/DLL.htm [1.6], -doc/Develop.htm [1.31], doc/Devices.htm [1.17], doc/Drivers.htm [1.12], -doc/Fonts.htm [1.11], doc/Helpers.htm [1.8], doc/History1.htm [1.5], -doc/History2.htm [1.5], doc/History3.htm [1.5], doc/History4.htm [1.5], -doc/History5.htm [1.7], doc/History6.htm [1.15], doc/Htmstyle.htm [1.8], -doc/Install.htm [1.13], doc/Language.htm [1.23], doc/Lib.htm [1.5], -doc/Maintain.htm [1.8], doc/Make.htm [1.19], doc/New-user.htm [1.17], -doc/News.htm [1.73], doc/Projects.htm [1.22], doc/Ps-style.htm [1.5], -doc/Ps2epsi.htm [1.6], doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.23], doc/Psfiles.htm [1.12], -doc/Readme.htm [1.17], doc/Release.htm [1.26], doc/Source.htm [1.5], -doc/Tester.htm [1.5], doc/Unix-lpr.htm [1.5], doc/Use.htm [1.20], -doc/Xfonts.htm [1.5], doc/gs-vms.hlp [1.4], man/dvipdf.1 [1.2], -man/eps2eps.1 [1.3], man/font2c.1 [1.2], man/gs.1 [1.2], man/gslp.1 [1.2], -man/gsnd.1 [1.2], man/pdf2dsc.1 [1.2], man/pdf2ps.1 [1.4], -man/pdfopt.1 [1.2], man/pf2afm.1 [1.2], man/pfbtopfa.1 [1.3], -man/printafm.1 [1.2], man/ps2ascii.1 [1.2], man/ps2epsi.1 [1.2], -man/ps2pdf.1 [1.6], man/ps2pdfwr.1 [1.3], man/ps2ps.1 [1.9], -man/wftopfa.1 [1.2]: 2001/01/01 00:24:05 lpd) - -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Procedures"></a>Procedures</h2><pre> - -Fixes problems: - - cvs2hist was generating invalid anchor names and not escaping -special charaters. also enable '-r' commandline option, and pass '-b' if -it's not specified for default branch logs only. Changes.htm now passes the -validator. Minor url cleanup in Release.htm (toolbin/cvs2hist.py [1.4]: -2000/11/10 01:52:35 giles) - - The OS/2 platform code would no longer compile, because the stdio -files are no longer available. (fix from rjl) (os2.mak [1.9]: 2000/12/05 -01:16:26 lpd) - - Embedded font subsets always used similar sequences of prefixes, -making it likely that combining multiple PDF files would lead to clashes; -the code now generates truly random prefixes, using an external source of -random data. (devs.mak [1.39]: 2000/12/10 00:12:23 lpd) - - Fixes a couple of dependency lists that had gotten out of sync. -(devs.mak [1.40]: 2000/12/10 00:17:51 lpd) - - Seek was broken and PDF interpreter failed when -FILE_IMPLEMENTATION=fd The implementation of streams using direct OS calls -is extended to support MSVC && Win32. close_.h is replaced by more -general unistd_.h (lib.mak [1.40]: 2000/12/19 03:35:40 alexcher) - - In the previous fix unistd__h was misspelt as unistd_h . -(lib.mak [1.41]: 2000/12/19 05:35:53 alexcher) - - The recent change for localized man pages didn't update 2 of the 3 -top-level Unix makefiles. (unixansi.mak [1.7], unixtrad.mak [1.7]: -2000/12/23 16:29:53 lpd) - - The list of doc files to be installed had gotten out of date -(Develop.htm, Maintain.htm, and Ps-style.htm were missing). -(unixinst.mak [1.16]: 2000/12/23 16:30:36 lpd) - - unixinst.mak was checked in with the previous fix only partly -done. (unixinst.mak [1.17]: 2000/12/23 16:34:12 lpd) - -Collect some stray configuration related externs into iconf.h -(int.mak [1.40]: 2000/11/04 06:12:02 rayjj) - -Adds DSC parsing capability to the PostScript interpreter, with an optional -'feature' to use the DSC Orientation comments to compensate for sloppy -PostScript producers that don't emit an appropriate setpagedevice command. -(int.mak [1.41]: 2000/11/05 18:33:53 lpd) - -Adds the 'hook' for passing DSC comments to the PDF writer, but doesn't -actually process any of the comments. NOTE: Part of this code was -accidentally included in the recent fix for local/global VM problems in the -PostScript code for using the DSC parser. (devs.mak [1.36]: 2000/11/07 -18:54:26 lpd) - -Reorganizes some text-writing code in anticipation of adding CIDFont and -CMap support. (devs.mak [1.37]: 2000/11/17 22:11:44 lpd) - -Avoids exporting empty LD_RUN_PATH environment variable to the link process. -This was causing binaries to search the current directory for libraries, -which was a security hole. Fixes SourceForge bug 122532. (ugcclib.mak [1.6], -unixlink.mak [1.3]: 2000/11/28 00:14:48 raph) - -Updates the date and version checker for compatibility with the newest -documentation standards; also makes it check the makefile values of JVERSION -and PVERSION against the currently installed third-party source code. -(toolbin/pre [1.9]: 2000/12/05 21:14:14 lpd) - -Extensively revises and updates the pdfwrite text handling code to support -processing and embedding of all types of fonts (except for Type 3 and -CIDFontType 1, which are defined by PostScript procedures), and all variants -of 'show' (including kshow and glyphshow). In particular, Type 0 fonts with -all FMapTypes (including CMap-based), CIDFontType 0 and 2 fonts, and both -standard and non-standard CMaps are supported. (devs.mak [1.38], -int.mak [1.42], lib.mak [1.38]: 2000/12/08 23:35:37 lpd) - -removes a spurious import of the cgi module (toolbin/cvs2hist.py [1.5]: -2000/12/11 19:40:23 giles) - -Splits off the code for downsampling an oversampled character bitmap into a -separate file. (lib.mak [1.39]: 2000/12/14 00:14:52 lpd) - -Adds a '-t' option to enable text output rather than html, replacing the old -behavior, which was to return text unless a version string was passed with -'-v'. The version string is now set to 'CVS' if no explicit version is -passed, and this is used in the named anchors within the html output. -(toolbin/cvs2hist.py [1.6]: 2000/12/23 09:38:10 giles) - -Adds support for localized manpages to the make 'install' target. On unix -the makefile will now intall any files with the $MAN1EXT extension it finds -under locale subdirs of the man directory that are listed in the MAN_LCDIRS -variable. The $man1dir is correspondingly removed from unix-gcc.mak. Also -adds separate targets: install-doc install-man install-examples -install-libdata (unix-gcc.mak [1.9], unixinst.mak [1.15]: 2000/12/23 -10:10:37 giles) - -Improves the set of files checked by hrefcov +lib. -(toolbin/hrefcov.tcl [1.5]: 2000/12/29 02:16:13 lpd) - -Adds a script for batch-converting PostScript files to PDF, intended to be -useful for testing. (toolbin/many2pdf.tcl [1.1]: 2000/12/31 22:28:09 lpd) - -Updates repository for 6.60 release. (toolbin/pre [1.10], -version.mak [1.24]: 2001/01/01 00:24:06 lpd) - -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Utilities"></a>Utilities</h2><pre> + - Ps-style.htm was missing from the index/blurbs in Readme.htm Adds +a note about documentation to the "Adding and Removing Files" section, and +moves that section to Maintain.htm from Release.htm. Closes sourceforge bug +#126771 (doc/Maintain.htm [1.9], doc/Readme.htm [1.18], +doc/Release.htm [1.27]: 2001/02/09 01:59:35 giles) + +Brings prototypes for fill_path, stroke_path, and fill_trapezoid in sync +with code. New description for fill_trapezoid, as the parameters changed +considerably. (doc/Drivers.htm [1.13]: 2001/01/04 19:08:25 raph) + +Adds a link to Adobe's Technote #5407 regarding transparency. +(doc/Language.htm [1.24]: 2001/01/07 18:21:55 giles) + +Updates png and zlib urls to the new canonical domain. Patch from Tobias +Burnus. (doc/Devices.htm [1.18], doc/Make.htm [1.20], +doc/New-user.htm [1.18]: 2001/01/07 18:36:35 giles) + +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (doc/News.htm [1.75]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) + +Added DOPDFMARKS to allow pdfmark to be called for annotations, links and +cropboxes for PDF files on any device. Fixes SourceForge bug # 127062. +(doc/Use.htm [1.21]: 2001/02/09 23:38:12 ghostgum) + +Added addition comments about how to build GS on am IBM RS6000 under AIX +version 4.3.3 using the IBM C compiler (xlc) version 5. +(doc/Make.htm [1.21]: 2001/02/20 06:09:31 dancoby) + +Updates dates and version numbers in preparation for 6.61 release. +(doc/Bug-form.htm [1.14], doc/Bug-info.htm [1.10], doc/C-style.htm [1.11], +doc/Commprod.htm [1.8], doc/Copying.htm [1.6], doc/Current.htm [1.6], +doc/DLL.htm [1.7], doc/Develop.htm [1.32], doc/Devices.htm [1.19], +doc/Drivers.htm [1.14], doc/Fonts.htm [1.12], doc/Helpers.htm [1.9], +doc/History1.htm [1.6], doc/History2.htm [1.6], doc/History3.htm [1.6], +doc/History4.htm [1.6], doc/History5.htm [1.8], doc/History6.htm [1.17], +doc/Htmstyle.htm [1.9], doc/Install.htm [1.14], doc/Language.htm [1.25], +doc/Lib.htm [1.6], doc/Maintain.htm [1.10], doc/Make.htm [1.22], +doc/New-user.htm [1.19], doc/News.htm [1.76], doc/PUBLIC [1.4], +doc/Projects.htm [1.23], doc/Ps-style.htm [1.6], doc/Ps2epsi.htm [1.7], +doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.24], doc/Psfiles.htm [1.13], doc/README [1.5], +doc/Readme.htm [1.19], doc/Release.htm [1.28], doc/Source.htm [1.6], +doc/Tester.htm [1.6], doc/Unix-lpr.htm [1.6], doc/Use.htm [1.22], +doc/Xfonts.htm [1.6], doc/gs-vms.hlp [1.5], man/dvipdf.1 [1.3], +man/font2c.1 [1.3], man/gs.1 [1.3], man/gslp.1 [1.3], man/gsnd.1 [1.3], +man/pdf2dsc.1 [1.3], man/pdf2ps.1 [1.5], man/pdfopt.1 [1.3], +man/pf2afm.1 [1.3], man/pfbtopfa.1 [1.4], man/printafm.1 [1.3], +man/ps2ascii.1 [1.3], man/ps2epsi.1 [1.3], man/ps2pdf.1 [1.7], +man/ps2pdfwr.1 [1.4], man/ps2ps.1 [1.10], man/wftopfa.1 [1.3]: 2001/02/22 +07:30:37 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Procedures"></a>Procedures</h2><pre> + +Updates png and zlib urls to the new canonical domain. Patch from Tobias +Burnus. (libpng.mak [1.4], zlib.mak [1.3]: 2001/01/07 18:36:35 giles) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(contrib.mak [1.21], lib.mak [1.42]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (version.mak [1.25]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(contrib.mak [1.22], devs.mak [1.41]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +Updates dates and version numbers in preparation for 6.61 release. +(version.mak [1.26]: 2001/02/22 07:30:39 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Utilities"></a>Utilities</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - pdfopt.ps used the "unresolved?" procedure from pdf_base.ps, which -has been replaced by the slightly different "resolved?" procedure. -(lib/pdfopt.ps [1.4]: 2000/12/01 04:15:52 lpd) - - The OS/2 platform code would no longer compile, because the stdio -files are no longer available. (fix from rjl) (gp_os2.c [1.5]: 2000/12/05 -01:16:26 lpd) - - File flush method uses file member in stream. On Windows and OS/2 -it is NULL for %stdout or %stderr. So the standard flush method is -installed. (gp_msio.c [1.3], gp_os2.c [1.6]: 2000/12/19 03:44:24 alexcher) - - /NullEncode filter no longer supports fileposition. Replacing -fileposition with .fileposition (lib/impath.ps [1.3]: 2000/12/28 17:06:07 -alexcher) - - _.at file was not deleted in BAT file; SAFER option added to CMD -file. (lib/eps2eps.bat [1.4], lib/eps2eps.cmd [1.2]: 2000/12/30 18:45:37 -alexcher) + - Temporary _.at file was not deleted. (lib/pdf2ps.bat [1.4]: +2001/02/03 16:12:29 alexcher) + - Added -dSAFER (lib/pdf2ps.cmd [1.2]: 2001/02/03 18:31:12 alexcher) + - Defines prototypes for fputs only for (broken) Sun platforms, to +avoid type mismatches when compiling with -Dconst=. Fixes SourceForge bug +133358. (echogs.c [1.3]: 2001/02/22 03:59:39 raph) -Improves documentation of cid2code.ps by adding a complete usage example. -(lib/cid2code.ps [1.3]: 2000/11/30 18:22:11 lpd) +branches: 1.1.2; file vdtrace.c was initially added on branch HINTER. +(vdtrace.c [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:19:36 igorm) -Adds extensive documentation to genconf.c; also brings it into line with -current Ghostscript coding standards. (genconf.c [1.4]: 2000/12/20 04:20:34 -lpd) +branches: 1.1.2; file _type1.c was initially added on branch HINTER. +(_type1.c [1.1]: 2001/02/02 20:27:09 igorm) -Safe mode implemented using DELAYSAFER flag. (lib/pdf2dsc [1.3], -lib/pdf2dsc.bat [1.1], lib/pdf2dsc.ps [1.3]: 2000/12/29 05:03:49 alexcher) +Converted to SAFER mode. (lib/pf2afm [1.2], lib/pf2afm.bat [1.2], +lib/pf2afm.cmd [1.2], lib/pf2afm.ps [1.3]: 2001/02/03 21:31:40 alexcher) -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Drivers"></a>Drivers</h2><pre> +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Drivers"></a>Drivers</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - In PDF output, color values of 1.0 were usually written as 0.999. -(bug introduced in version 6.22) (gdevpsdu.c [1.8]: 2000/11/12 07:13:26 lpd) - - The pswrite device couldn't write to pipes. The fix involved -expanding the API for opening device OutputFiles so that the individual -driver could specify whether it required, requested, or did not want a -positionable file. Fixes SourceForge bug # 122223. (gdevps.c [1.13], -gdevpx.c [1.5]: 2000/11/29 02:25:13 lpd) - - Invalid (uninitialized) StripByteCount was being left in file for -the tiff12nc and tiff24nc devices. Needed to call gdev_tiff_end_strip(). -(gdevtfnx.c [1.4]: 2000/12/15 06:09:27 rayjj) - - Fixes bug introduced in gdevxini.c revision 1.5. Don't overwrite -the pixmap handle provided in the GHOSTVIEW environment variable. -(gdevxini.c [1.10]: 2000/12/15 10:18:47 ghostgum) - - The pswrite device produced an extra page if the transfer function -didn't map "1 setgray" to device white. (gdevps.c [1.14]: 2000/12/21 -03:58:54 lpd) - -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-PDF_writer"></a>PDF writer</h2><pre> + - Changes tiff12nc to output correct number of bytes for odd widths. +(gdevtfnx.c [1.5]: 2001/02/03 18:50:01 raph) + - Added down cast from gx_device_printer to gx_device_fax The fix is +suggested by the user. (gdevdfax.c [1.4]: 2001/02/12 21:02:51 alexcher) + - pswrite ProcSet is reordered to eliminate forward references and +please a simplistic parser used by one of GS customers. (gdevps.c [1.15]: +2001/02/21 05:52:07 alexcher) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(gdevpnga.c [1.1]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(gdevpnga.c [1.2]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-PDF_writer"></a>PDF writer</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - kshow caused the PDF writer to revert to bitmapped fonts. Fixes -SourceForge bug # 104118. (gdevpdft.c [1.21]: 2000/11/06 04:17:14 lpd) - - The PDF writer didn't handle stroked fonts correctly (they were -filled instead of stroked). (gdevpdf.c [1.23], gdevpdfd.c [1.11], -gdevpdft.c [1.22], gdevpdfx.h [1.23]: 2000/11/12 06:52:08 lpd) - - When mixing filled and stroked fonts, the color wasn't set -correctly. (gdevpdft.c [1.23]: 2000/11/12 07:14:30 lpd) - - The PDF writer incorrectly assumed that in PDF 1.3, the standard -Latin character set was the PostScript 3 extended set (it's actually the old -PostScript Level 2 set). (gdevpdft.c [1.28]: 2000/11/20 18:13:55 lpd) - - Embedded CIDFontType 2 fonts had an incorrect BoundingBox. -(gdevpdff.c [1.14]: 2000/12/09 06:53:25 lpd) - - Embedded font subsets always used similar sequences of prefixes, -making it likely that combining multiple PDF files would lead to clashes; -the code now generates truly random prefixes, using an external source of -random data. (gdevpdf.c [1.26], gdevpdfe.c [1.8], gdevpdff.c [1.15], -gdevpdff.h [1.9], gdevpdfx.h [1.27]: 2000/12/10 00:12:23 lpd) - - Non-embedded Multiple Master instances weren't identified as such -(font Subtype = /MMType1). (gdevpdfw.c [1.7]: 2000/12/11 08:52:01 lpd) - - pdfwrite would crash if a bitmap character was larger than 10Kb -(compressed). The fix simply raises the limit to 1 Mb. (gdevpdft.c [1.30]: -2000/12/13 01:33:37 lpd) - - When processing DSC comments, some constant strings weren't copied -to the heap, possibly causing memory access errors. (gdevpdfp.c [1.16]: -2000/12/16 07:02:35 lpd) - - If the same standard (base 14) font was loaded more than once -(because of save/restore), the PDF file could contain fonts that had -suffixed names (e.g., Helvetica~2) but with data missing as though they were -standard fonts, upsetting Acrobat Reader. Fixes SourceForge bug # 101905. -THIS FIX IS IN A VERY FRAGILE AREA AND MAY INTRODUCE NEW PROBLEMS. -(gdevpdff.c [1.16]: 2000/12/16 08:00:53 lpd) - - The previous fix for copying DSC comment keys to the heap was -unnecessarily complex. (gdevpdfp.c [1.17]: 2000/12/16 19:28:51 lpd) - - Resource usage wasn't tracked separately for Form XObjects (BP/EP -pdfmarks), producing non-compliant files that caused errors from Acrobat. -Fixes SourceForge bug # 102146. (gdevpdf.c [1.28], gdevpdff.c [1.17], -gdevpdff.h [1.10], gdevpdfm.c [1.8], gdevpdfo.c [1.6], gdevpdfo.h [1.6], -gdevpdft.c [1.31], gdevpdfu.c [1.14], gdevpdfw.c [1.8], gdevpdfx.h [1.28]: -2000/12/16 19:36:32 lpd) - - Strict type correctness is required on VMS system. Contributed by -Jouk Jansen joukj@hrem.stm.tudelft.nl (gdevpdfw.c [1.9]: 2000/12/18 21:58:03 -alexcher) + - in pdfwrite mode kshow called its procedure in infinite loop +bacause the character indes was not updated. Unexpected number of calls to +the procedure often caused various errors such as /stackunderfloe. +(gdevpdfs.c [1.2]: 2001/02/06 21:42:38 alexcher) + - imagemask used the color of previous object if the object had +smaller clipping path than imagemask. Deferred grestore and setcolor were +transposed. (gdevpdfi.c [1.21]: 2001/02/07 03:49:27 alexcher) -Adds the 'hook' for passing DSC comments to the PDF writer, but doesn't -actually process any of the comments. NOTE: Part of this code was -accidentally included in the recent fix for local/global VM problems in the -PostScript code for using the DSC parser. (gdevpdfp.c [1.13]: 2000/11/07 -18:54:26 lpd) - -Changes the internal indication of whether to allow font subsetting from a -Boolean to OK, YES, NO. (Unfortunately, I no longer remember why this change -is needed.) (gdevpdfe.c [1.6], gdevpdff.c [1.10], gdevpdff.h [1.5], -gdevpdft.c [1.24]: 2000/11/14 06:57:21 lpd) - -When writing PDF output, adds the ability to convert text in Type 0 fonts to -text in the descendant leaf fonts. This completes the handling of text -output except for CID-keyed fonts. (gdevpdft.c [1.25]: 2000/11/14 16:47:09 -lpd) - -Reorganizes some text-writing code in anticipation of adding CIDFont and -CMap support. (gdevpdff.c [1.11], gdevpdff.h [1.6], gdevpdft.c [1.26]: -2000/11/17 22:11:44 lpd) - -Makes glyphshow no longer revert to bitmapped fonts. Also adds a CIDFont -pseudo-resource, in anticipation of adding CID-keyed font support. -(gdevpdff.c [1.12], gdevpdff.h [1.7], gdevpdft.c [1.27], gdevpdfx.h [1.24]: -2000/11/20 08:31:20 lpd) - -Extensively revises and updates the pdfwrite text handling code to support -processing and embedding of all types of fonts (except for Type 3 and -CIDFontType 1, which are defined by PostScript procedures), and all variants -of 'show' (including kshow and glyphshow). In particular, Type 0 fonts with -all FMapTypes (including CMap-based), CIDFontType 0 and 2 fonts, and both -standard and non-standard CMaps are supported. (gdevpdf.c [1.24], -gdevpdfe.c [1.7], gdevpdff.c [1.13], gdevpdff.h [1.8], gdevpdfs.c [1.1], -gdevpdft.c [1.29], gdevpdfu.c [1.13], gdevpdfw.c [1.6], gdevpdfx.h [1.25]: -2000/12/08 23:35:38 lpd) - -If ParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo is set to true, copies information from DSC -comments Creator, CreationDate, For, and Title into the output's Info -dictionary. (gdevpdfp.c [1.14]: 2000/12/09 07:49:22 lpd) - -Makes the PDF writer extract orientation and bounding box information from -DSC comments, if present. The orientation is used to set Rotate if -AutoRotatePages is not selected; the bounding box is not yet used for -anything. (gdevpdf.c [1.25], gdevpdfp.c [1.15], gdevpdfx.h [1.26]: -2000/12/09 19:54:54 lpd) - -Slightly changes the initialization of the random offset for font subset -prefixes, to work better with low-resolution clocks such as those typical on -PCs. (gdevpdf.c [1.27]: 2000/12/16 19:31:10 lpd) - -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-PDF_Interpreter"></a>PDF Interpreter</h2><pre> +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-PDF_Interpreter"></a>PDF Interpreter</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - Type 0 fonts with a non-standard (embedded) CMap didn't work at -all. (lib/pdf_font.ps [1.15]: 2000/12/02 20:41:52 lpd) - - The PDF interpreter ignored the CIDToGIDMap entry in (embedded) -CIDFontType 2 fonts, producing incorrect output if the map wasn't /Identity. -(lib/pdf_font.ps [1.16]: 2000/12/07 23:41:10 lpd) - - GS didn't dereference indirect objects in Widths array. -(lib/pdf_font.ps [1.17]: 2000/12/17 19:06:19 alexcher) - - Fixes a slight oversight in the true/false/null improvement for -the PDF interpreter. (lib/pdf_base.ps [1.12]: 2000/12/26 04:10:12 lpd) - - When a non-TrueType font was substituted for a TrueType font, the -Encoding in the font descriptor was ignored. This hack was intended to fix -SF bug # 104702, an invalid PDF file, but it broke another case. Removal of -the hack makes GS render both cases similar to AR 4. -(lib/pdf_font.ps [1.18]: 2000/12/26 04:29:30 alexcher) - - The PDF interpreter didn't rotate the CropBox for landscape pages, -producing incorrect output if the input of ps2pdf was a landscape PDF file. -(lib/pdf_main.ps [1.26]: 2000/12/31 01:07:18 lpd) - -Improves font substitution by taking the "Narrow" property into account. -Fixes SourceForge bug 116460. Fix due to Leon Bottou. -(lib/pdf_font.ps [1.13]: 2000/11/05 17:36:28 raph) - -Wraps the showpagecontents call in gsave/grestore, so that the graphics -state for drawing annotations is pristine. Fixes Sourceforge bug 123310. -(lib/pdf_main.ps [1.23]: 2000/11/25 22:00:21 raph) - -The published PDF specification says the Encoding name "must be" one of the -3 predefined Encodings, implying that an error should occur if it isn't. -However, Acrobat Reader simply ignores unknown names, and since there are -some buggy applications that rely on this, we do the same. -(lib/pdf_font.ps [1.14]: 2000/11/28 18:55:24 alexcher) - -The PDF specification says that the 'xref' must be on a line by itself. The -code formerly used readline and linene to check this. However, Acrobat -Reader only requires the line to begin with 'xref', and there are enough -applications producing non-compliant PDF files that we have to do this too. -(lib/pdf_main.ps [1.24]: 2000/12/18 03:41:35 alexcher) - -AI8 writes bogus encoding array [0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0] AR doesn't care. So we -have to straighten it up here. (lib/pdf_draw.ps [1.24]: 2000/12/20 19:02:24 + - skip all bytes after the end of the stream in the inline image +until EOL or EI is found. Some buggy PDF files require this. Fix: In PDF 1.3 +/Matrix key in XObject is optional. Add unitary matrix to the form +dictionary if XObject has none. (lib/pdf_draw.ps [1.25]: 2001/02/02 22:08:33 alexcher) -Makes the PDF interpreter handle true, false, and null specially, rather -than by dictionary lookup, so that the PostScript interpreter can still -process these names using the special fast case for names defined only in -systemdict. (lib/pdf_base.ps [1.11], lib/pdf_main.ps [1.25]: 2000/12/26 -04:08:44 lpd) +Added DOPDFMARKS to allow pdfmark to be called for annotations, links and +cropboxes for PDF files on any device. Fixes SourceForge bug # 127062. +(lib/pdf_main.ps [1.27]: 2001/02/09 23:38:12 ghostgum) -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Interpreter"></a>Interpreter</h2><pre> +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(lib/pdf_draw.ps [1.26]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Interpreter"></a>Interpreter</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - The recently updated code for activating the DSC comment parser -had several local/global VM problems, causing invalidaccess errors. -(lib/gs_dps2.ps [1.3], lib/gs_init.ps [1.27], lib/gs_pdfwr.ps [1.7]: -2000/11/07 18:51:24 lpd) - - There was still a bug in the code for passing DSC comments to the -PDF writer, causing typecheck errors. (lib/gs_pdfwr.ps [1.8]: 2000/11/07 -19:27:14 lpd) - - If the procedure of a FunctionType 4 Function was syntactically -valid but exceeded the maximum stack depth, an attempt was made to free a -string as an object, causing memory corruption. (zfunc4.c [1.6]: 2000/11/11 -17:34:06 lpd) - - Disk-based TrueType fonts caused a memory leak. (Currently, there -are no such fonts, but CIDFontType 2 fonts, and directly-accessed TrueType -fonts, should be made disk-based.) (zfcid1.c [1.4]: 2000/11/22 08:32:07 lpd) - - Type 1 CharStrings loaded from disk for type 0 CIDFonts were never -freed, except by garbage collection (which doesn't reclaim chunks with only -a small amount of surviving data). In practice, this probably only affects -the PDF writer. (zfcid0.c [1.5]: 2000/11/23 23:34:22 lpd) - - Single-byte notdef ranges in CMaps incorrectly incremented the CID -number, rather than assigning the same CID to all characters in the range. -(lib/gs_cmap.ps [1.9]: 2000/11/29 06:58:36 lpd) - - In dictionaries, an int lookup key sometimes didn't match a real -stored key, and vice versa. Fixes SourceForge bug # 123678. (idict.c [1.3]: -2000/11/30 07:13:08 lpd) - - Further tweaking of the logic to clear end_status flags in a -pipeline in the continuation of a procedure write, making it more aggressive -than the previous fix, but less aggressive than the original code. This is a -revised fix for Sourceforge bug 119777. (zfproc.c [1.7]: 2000/12/02 19:58:45 -raph) - - 'gstate' was allowed in global VM even if the current graphics -state included references to structures in local VM (which is, in fact, -normally the case) and the save level was non-zero: this could create a -dangling pointer after the 'restore'. This "fix" is a workaround that simply -prohibits doing this, but a correct fix would copy any such structures. -(zdps1.c [1.3]: 2000/12/02 20:39:37 lpd) - - The first call of check_psc_function in gs_build_function_4 didn't -initialize size to 0, causing the computed value of size to be garbage, -possibly leading to a VMerror or memory corruption. (zfunc4.c [1.7]: -2000/12/03 16:56:31 alexcher) - - The font_info procedure for PostScript fonts other than Type 1 -didn't return information from the FontInfo dictionary (Copyright, -FamilyName, FullName, Notice), causing this information to be omitted when -embedding the font in a PDF file. (ifont.h [1.6], zbfont.c [1.7], -zfont.c [1.3], zfont1.c [1.9]: 2000/12/03 23:35:30 lpd) - - The %%ViewingOrientation: DSC comment was misspelled -%%ViewerOrientation:. This also corrects the CDSC_VIEWINGORIENTATION enum -value (formerly CDSC_VIEWERORIENTATION, and the viewing_orientation members -of the CDSCPAGE structure and the CDSC structure (formerly -viewer_orientation). (dscparse.c [1.3], dscparse.h [1.3], zdscpars.c [1.8]: -2000/12/09 18:28:23 lpd) - - Unitialized member of CDSCPAGE caused random crashes. -(dscparse.c [1.4]: 2000/12/13 07:18:46 alexcher) - - systemdict was being created too small for LanguageLevel 3 -systems. (It expanded properly, but left a sandbar.) (iinit.c [1.3]: -2000/12/26 04:25:54 lpd) - - Expanding a permanent dictionary (systemdict or userdict) -destroyed the single-definition bookkeeping for names defined in that -dictionary, slowing down subsequent interpretation. (idict.c [1.4]: -2000/12/26 06:09:58 lpd) - - Fix to dscparse.c for parsing DOS EPS files. Code now looks for -%!PS-Adobe- at the start of the PostScript section, not at the start of the -DOS EPS header. (dscparse.c [1.5]: 2000/12/28 01:45:01 ghostgum) - -Collect some stray configuration related externs into iconf.h -(imain.c [1.3], imainarg.c [1.5]: 2000/11/04 06:12:02 rayjj) - -branches: 1.1.2; Collect some stray configuration related externs into -iconf.h (iconf.h [1.1]: 2000/11/04 06:12:02 rayjj) - -Add COMPILE_INITS information line to -h help output. (imainarg.c [1.6]: -2000/11/04 06:13:42 rayjj) - -Adds DSC parsing capability to the PostScript interpreter, with an optional -'feature' to use the DSC Orientation comments to compensate for sloppy -PostScript producers that don't emit an appropriate setpagedevice command. -(lib/gs_dscp.ps [1.1], zdscpars.c [1.1]: 2000/11/05 18:33:52 lpd) - -branches: 1.1.2; Adds DSC parsing capability to the PostScript interpreter, -with an optional 'feature' to use the DSC Orientation comments to compensate -for sloppy PostScript producers that don't emit an appropriate setpagedevice -command. (dscparse.c [1.1], dscparse.h [1.1]: 2000/11/05 18:33:53 lpd) - -Polishes the DSC parser interface: improves comments and formatting, and -fixes a couple of very minor glitches. (zdscpars.c [1.2]: 2000/11/06 -07:34:21 lpd) - -branches: 1.3.2; ... and fixes an overlooked const discrepancy. -(zdscpars.c [1.3]: 2000/11/06 07:35:51 lpd) - -branches: 1.2.2; Fix: The recently updated code for activating the DSC -comment parser had several local/global VM problems, causing invalidaccess -errors. (lib/gs_dscp.ps [1.2]: 2000/11/07 18:51:25 lpd) - -Return code variables (code and comment_code) in zparse_dsc_comments(). need -to be signed. (zdscpars.c [1.4]: 2000/11/08 00:54:48 dancoby) - -Rewrites .parse_dsc_comment to use the parameter list machinery, removing a -little functionally duplicated code; changes two incorrect uints to ints -(fix from dan@artifex.com); adds additional comment types (BoundingBox, -PageBoundingBox, BeginDefaults, EndDefaults) to the interface. -(zdscpars.c [1.5]: 2000/11/08 07:07:32 lpd) - -DSC parser changes: adds %%ViewerOrientation to DSC parser; doesn't flag an -error if %%Pages is absent but one %%Page is found; frees memory if -initialization fails; recognizes general whitespace in some places where -only spaces were recognized before. (changes from gsview@ghostgum.com.au) -(dscparse.c [1.2], dscparse.h [1.2]: 2000/11/13 05:44:58 lpd) - -Adds DSC comment tracing to ps2pdf, if -dDEBUG is specified on the command -line. (lib/gs_pdfwr.ps [1.9]: 2000/11/13 17:03:51 lpd) - -Adds %%EndDefaults, %%For:, and %%ViewerOrientation: to the set of DSC -comments handled by the .parse_dsc_comments operator. (zdscpars.c [1.6]: -2000/11/13 17:06:18 lpd) - -Slightly simplifies the code for creating the internal representation of -CMaps. (lib/gs_cmap.ps [1.8]: 2000/11/16 00:32:00 lpd) - -Changes .buildshading to always apply a ReusableStreamDecode filter to file -and stream DataSources, so that multiple passes over the stream work. This -patch closes SourceForge bug 121810. (lib/gs_ll3.ps [1.7]: 2000/11/16 -00:37:32 raph) - -Makes single-byte CMap ranges convert into a single range in the internal -representation, rather than (largest - smallest + 1) separate single-element -ranges. (lib/gs_cmap.ps [1.10]: 2000/11/29 07:10:27 lpd) - -Adds documentation for the procedures declared in ifont.h. (ifont.h [1.5]: -2000/12/03 23:14:28 lpd) - -Extensively revises and updates the pdfwrite text handling code to support -processing and embedding of all types of fonts (except for Type 3 and -CIDFontType 1, which are defined by PostScript procedures), and all variants -of 'show' (including kshow and glyphshow). In particular, Type 0 fonts with -all FMapTypes (including CMap-based), CIDFontType 0 and 2 fonts, and both -standard and non-standard CMaps are supported. (lib/gs_cidfn.ps [1.18]: -2000/12/08 23:35:38 lpd) - -Makes the default value of ParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo true rather than -false. (lib/gs_pdfwr.ps [1.10]: 2000/12/09 08:00:52 lpd) - -Changes the parsing of the DSC Orientation comments to return -1 .. 3 rather -than 0 or 1. (lib/gs_dscp.ps [1.3], zdscpars.c [1.7]: 2000/12/09 17:52:29 -lpd) - -Changes .parse_dsc_comments to distinguish (document default) -ViewingOrientation from PageViewingOrientation, as for [Page]Orientation. -(zdscpars.c [1.9]: 2000/12/09 19:52:49 lpd) - -Updates the comments with a new proposal for speeding up name lookup in the -interpreter. (dstack.h [1.3]: 2000/12/26 01:20:58 lpd) - -The old code caused gswin crash when console window closes. -(dwimg.cpp [1.3]: 2000/12/26 13:41:40 igorm) - -New flag DELAYSAFER added to defer activation of safety checks. SAFER=false -=> no safety checks SAFER=true, DELAYSAFER=false => safety checks -always SAFER=true, DELAYSAFER=true => safety checks after .setsafe -(lib/gs_init.ps [1.28]: 2000/12/29 04:13:56 alexcher) + - cvs operator did't report rangecheck when source operand is a name +or string and it's longer than the destination string. Bug # 130975 +(iutil.c [1.3]: 2001/02/05 20:43:40 alexcher) + - memmove() was used without portability header file memory_.h +(ztrans.c [1.13]: 2001/02/13 19:45:38 alexcher) + - New TransformPQR implements a relative colorimetric intent by +scaling the XYZ values relative to the white and black points. Bug #129771 +(lib/gs_lev2.ps [1.7]: 2001/02/21 04:23:44 alexcher) -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Streams"></a>Streams</h2><pre> +branches: 1.1.2; file dwtrace.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(dwtrace.h [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:18:35 igorm) -Fixes problems: - - Seek was broken and PDF interpreter failed when -FILE_IMPLEMENTATION=fd The implementation of streams using direct OS calls -is extended to support MSVC && Win32. close_.h is replaced by more -general unistd_.h (sfxfd.c [1.6]: 2000/12/19 03:35:40 alexcher) +branches: 1.1.2; file dwtrace.cpp was initially added on branch HINTER. +(dwtrace.cpp [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:22:06 igorm) -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Library"></a>Library</h2><pre> +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (lib/gs_init.ps [1.29]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) -Fixes problems: - - Several places in the band list code didn't call s_init_state to -initialize locally allocated stream states: this is now required (see the -"Incompatible changes" section above). We suspect there are a few more -places that will need this fix. (gxclbits.c [1.3], gxcldev.h [1.4], -gxclread.c [1.3], gxclutil.c [1.3]: 2000/11/05 00:34:24 lpd) - - Fixes infinite loops when writing large bitmaps into clist. Now, -cmd_put_bits never requests an allocation in the clist buffer larger than -cbuf_size. (gxclbits.c [1.4]: 2000/11/05 18:44:57 raph) - - Works around an Acrobat Reader 4 bug that causes AR4 to draw a -single pixel, rather than nothing, when filling a subpath consisting only of -a moveto. (gdevvec.c [1.8]: 2000/11/07 16:42:28 lpd) - - The PDF writer didn't handle stroked fonts correctly (they were -filled instead of stroked). (gdevvec.c [1.9], gdevvec.h [1.5]: 2000/11/12 -06:52:08 lpd) - - The pdfwrite and pswrite drivers could emit a lineto or rlineto -without a moveto at the beginning of the path. (bug introduced very -recently, by a workaround for an Acrobat Reader bug) (gdevvec.c [1.10]: -2000/11/14 07:41:08 lpd) - - Attempting to write a CFF Type 2 font larger than 32K but smaller -than 64K caused a rangecheck. (gdevpsf2.c [1.8]: 2000/11/19 17:48:08 lpd) - - Computing the default width or the fixed width for a CIDFont or -TrueType font could do a huge amount of unnecessary work. (Probably only -affects the PDF writer.) (gsfont.c [1.3]: 2000/11/20 21:09:09 lpd) - - The Type 1 to Type 2 CharString converter (currently used only by -the PDF writer) often didn't detect invalid CharStrings as input. -(gdevpsfx.c [1.6]: 2000/11/21 02:33:55 lpd) - - The code for writing a CIDFontType0 CFF font mistook Type 2 -CharStrings for Type 1, and tried to convert them to Type 2. (This currently -affects only the PDF writer.) (gdevpsf2.c [1.9]: 2000/11/21 02:35:59 lpd) - - Disk-based TrueType fonts caused a memory leak. (Currently, there -are no such fonts, but CIDFontType 2 fonts, and directly-accessed TrueType -fonts, should be made disk-based.) (gdevpsft.c [1.5], gstype42.c [1.10]: -2000/11/22 08:32:07 lpd) - - Type 1 CharStrings loaded from disk for type 0 CIDFonts were never -freed, except by garbage collection (which doesn't reclaim chunks with only -a small amount of surviving data). In practice, this probably only affects -the PDF writer. (gsfcid.c [1.5], gstype1.c [1.6], gstype2.c [1.9], -gxfont1.h [1.5], gxtype1.c [1.8], gxtype1.h [1.5]: 2000/11/23 23:34:22 lpd) - - The pswrite device couldn't write to pipes. The fix involved -expanding the API for opening device OutputFiles so that the individual -driver could specify whether it required, requested, or did not want a -positionable file. Fixes SourceForge bug # 122223. (gdevpipe.c [1.4], -gdevvec.c [1.11], gdevvec.h [1.6], gsdevice.c [1.8]: 2000/11/29 02:25:13 -lpd) - - The change for freeing transient CharStrings introduced two bugs, -possibly causing the code to free data twice, or to free data that should be -retained. (gdevpsfx.c [1.8]: 2000/11/30 05:58:19 lpd) - - Allocates graphics state path in stable memory. This prevents -paths in Type 3 fonts allocated inside a save ... setcachedevice ... restore -sequence from being prematurely freed. Fixes SourceForge bug 101549. -(gspath1.c [1.3], gsstate.c [1.6]: 2000/12/04 21:13:55 raph) - - An inadvertent change caused the graphics state not to be freed on -grestore. This fix, due to lpd, restores the freeing statement. -(gsstate.c [1.7]: 2000/12/05 09:24:57 raph) - - The pointers to the substituted color spaces in the graphics state -weren't included in the structure descriptor, causing memory access errors -if UseCIEColor was used. (gsstate.c [1.8]: 2000/12/11 04:06:22 alexcher) - - In TrueType fonts, glyph outlines starting with an off-curve point -didn't render correctly, replacing the curve with a pair of straight lines. -(gstype42.c [1.11]: 2000/12/12 22:27:56 alexcher) - - Strict type correctness is required on VMS system. Contributed by -Jouk Jansen joukj@hrem.stm.tudelft.nl (gdevpsf2.c [1.12], gsfcmap.c [1.13]: -2000/12/18 21:58:03 alexcher) - - Seek was broken and PDF interpreter failed when -FILE_IMPLEMENTATION=fd The implementation of streams using direct OS calls -is extended to support MSVC && Win32. close_.h is replaced by more -general unistd_.h (gpmisc.c [1.9]: 2000/12/19 03:35:40 alexcher) - - Fixes a subtle logic bug in the scan line path filling code, which -unfortunately involved rewriting the code from scratch. The new code is also -somewhat subtle, and may contain new bugs: DON'T TRUST IT YET. Fixes -SourceForge bug # 117066. (gxfill.c [1.7]: 2000/12/23 06:02:39 lpd) - - Embedded Type 1 fonts omitted StdVW. (Acrobat Reader requires -this, even though the Type 1 specification says it is optional.) -(gdevpsf1.c [1.8]: 2000/12/29 01:18:55 lpd) - -Adds developer documentation on the color mapping pipeline. (gxfrac.h [1.3]: -2000/11/03 04:53:00 lpd) - -Improves the documentation of the minimum responsibilities of the 'process' -procedure in a text enumerator. (gxtext.h [1.6]: 2000/11/06 00:44:37 lpd) - -Adds a param_string_from_transient_string macro, to parallel -param_string_from_string for non-permanent C strings. (gsparam.h [1.8]: -2000/11/08 06:56:50 lpd) - -Adds a macro for declaring suffix subclasses with 5 added pointers (in -addition to the existing 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6). (gsstruct.h [1.6]: 2000/11/21 -16:46:55 lpd) - -Adds a procedure for testing whether a glyph is a "notdef" in a font, -necessary for fixing a memory consumption problem when accessing type 0 -CIDFonts. (gsfont.c [1.4], gxfont.h [1.3]: 2000/11/23 23:23:40 lpd) - -Speeds up the slow case of fixed_mult_quo by nearly a factor of 2, by using -a tiny bit of numerical analysis. (gsmisc.c [1.9], gxfixed.h [1.3]: -2000/11/24 06:53:23 lpd) - -Improves the performance of embedded font writing by freeing strings when no -longer needed, and by removing redundant computation. (Currently relevant -only to the PDF writer.) (gdevpsf1.c [1.7], gdevpsf2.c [1.10], -gdevpsfu.c [1.5], gdevpsfx.c [1.7]: 2000/11/24 07:10:41 lpd) - -Adds a procedure for creating an Identity CMap, needed by the PDF writer. -(gsfcmap.c [1.11], gxfcmap.h [1.6]: 2000/11/26 04:08:41 lpd) - -Implements the stopgap measure of increasing fill_adjust for Coons patch -shading, to cover the dropouts caused by incorrect triangulation of the mesh -surface. See SourceForge Bug 119588 for a more thorough analysis. -(gsptype2.c [1.4], gxshade4.c [1.4]: 2000/11/29 01:31:30 raph) - -Adds an internal unique ID to CMap structures (gs_cmap_t), for use as a -cache or comparison key. (gsfcmap.c [1.12], gxfcmap.h [1.7]: 2000/11/29 -05:50:03 lpd) - -The old code did not comply ISO/IEC C language standard and compiled wrongly -to Mac, causing halftone problem on Mac. (gshtscr.c [1.5]: 2000/11/29 -14:41:34 igorm) - -Adds macros for suffix subclass structures with 7 or 8 additional pointers -(1-6 and 9 existed already). (gsstruct.h [1.7]: 2000/12/04 01:11:53 lpd) - -Extensively revises and updates the pdfwrite text handling code to support -processing and embedding of all types of fonts (except for Type 3 and -CIDFontType 1, which are defined by PostScript procedures), and all variants -of 'show' (including kshow and glyphshow). In particular, Type 0 fonts with -all FMapTypes (including CMap-based), CIDFontType 0 and 2 fonts, and both -standard and non-standard CMaps are supported. (gdevpsf.h [1.9], -gdevpsf2.c [1.11], gdevpsfm.c [1.4], gdevpsft.c [1.6], gdevpsfu.c [1.6]: -2000/12/08 23:35:38 lpd) - -Moves definitions of gs_state_do_ptrs and gs_state_num_ptrs from gsstate.c -to gzstate.h since they depend on the contents of struct gs_state_s defined -there. (gsstate.c [1.9], gzstate.h [1.4]: 2000/12/11 12:52:16 alexcher) - -Splits off the code for downsampling an oversampled character bitmap into a -separate file. (gsbitcom.c [1.1], gsbitops.c [1.3]: 2000/12/14 00:14:52 lpd) - -branches: 1.1.2; Fix: Seek was broken and PDF interpreter failed when -FILE_IMPLEMENTATION=fd The implementation of streams using direct OS calls -is extended to support MSVC && Win32. close_.h is replaced by more -general unistd_.h (unistd_.h [1.1]: 2000/12/19 03:35:40 alexcher) - -Brings gxfill.c up to date with current coding standards (except for adding -_t to the names of locally defined structure types); also puts #ifdef -FILL_TRAPEZOIDS around a little more code that tests 'if (fill_trapezoids)'. -(gxfill.c [1.6]: 2000/12/21 16:10:36 lpd) - -Updates repository for 6.60 release. (gscdef.c [1.11]: 2001/01/01 00:24:06 -lpd) - -</pre><h2><a name="6.60-Other"></a>Other</h2><pre> +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Streams"></a>Streams</h2><pre> + +Minor patches for clean VMS compile. Thanks to Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen. +(stdio_.h [1.3]: 2001/02/02 07:52:26 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Library"></a>Library</h2><pre> Fixes problems: - - Seek was broken and PDF interpreter failed when -FILE_IMPLEMENTATION=fd The implementation of streams using direct OS calls -is extended to support MSVC && Win32. close_.h is replaced by more -general unistd_.h (close_.h [1.3]: 2000/12/19 03:35:40 alexcher) + - egcc - 2.91.66 generates incorrect code for dda_step_add(dxx4, +dxx4); Using the intermediate variable now to wark around the problem. This +bug corrupted memory block headers and caused random crashes. +(gxifast.c [1.3]: 2001/01/25 21:36:17 alexcher) + +Changes gx_image_cached_char so that it now images to the device in the text +enumeration, rather than the current device. This change gives more +flexibility for implementations of begin_text to interpose a device of their +own for actual imaging. (gxccache.c [1.3]: 2001/01/04 19:39:24 raph) + +Updates documentation in gxdevcli.h on creating device instances. +(gxdevcli.h [1.4]: 2001/01/14 00:24:30 raph) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(gxblend.c [1.1], gxblend.h [1.1]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Minor patches for clean VMS compile. Thanks to Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen. +(gsnogc.c [1.6], gxblend.c [1.2]: 2001/02/02 07:52:25 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(gstrans.c [1.12], gxdevcli.h [1.5]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Other"></a>Other</h2><pre> + +branches: 1.1.2; file _type1.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(_type1.h [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:22:23 igorm) + +branches: 1.1.2; file vdtrace.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(vdtrace.h [1.1]: 2001/02/02 20:27:09 igorm) </pre></body></html> diff --git a/gs/doc/History6.htm b/gs/doc/History6.htm index 3833e29f1..a63f26af6 100644 --- a/gs/doc/History6.htm +++ b/gs/doc/History6.htm @@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ <h2>Table of contents</h2> <blockquote><ul> +<li><a href="#Version6.61">Version 6.61 (2001-02-21)</a> +<ul> +<li><a href="#6.61_Incompatible_changes">Incompatible changes</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Documentation">Documentation</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Procedures">Procedures</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Utilities">Utilities</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Drivers">Drivers</a>, + <a href="#6.61-PDF_writer">PDF writer</a>, + <a href="#6.61-PDF_Interpreter">PDF Interpreter</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Interpreter">Interpreter</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Streams">Streams</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Library">Library</a>, + <a href="#6.61-Other">Other</a> +</ul> <li><a href="#Version6.60">Version 6.60 (2000-12-31)</a> <ul> <li><a href="#6.60_Incompatible_changes">Incompatible changes</a>, @@ -175,6 +189,255 @@ release. <hr> +<h1><a name="Version6.61"></a>Version 6.61 (2001-02-21)</h1> + +<p> +The primary updates in this fileset are in the PDF 1.4 transparency and +blending code (available for testing with the pnga driver). The usual +bug fixes are also present. + +<p> +All problems registered on SourceForge numbered 133403 or lower are +closed, except for the following: 101814, 101955, 102735, 106652, +109350, 111449, 113116, 113799, 114084, 115256, 116461, 119676, +119677, 119798, 120967, 121582, 121715, 122534, 122683, 122727, +123005, 123091, 123754, 123896, 123992, 124056, 124095, 124134, +124205, 124863, 124973, 126364, 126391, 126462, 126477, 126584, +126943, 127090, 127190, 127244, 127276, 127382, 127651, 127684, +127709, 127802, 128180, 128354, 128423, 128641, 128714, 128808, +129425, 129439, 130694, 130699, 131001, 131390, 131514, 132334, +132696, 133403. + +<h3><a name="6.61_Incompatible_changes"></a>Incompatible changes</h3> + +<pre> +(Interpreter) + - With WMode = 1, CID-keyed fonts with no Metrics2 now use default +metrics computed from FontBBox rather than the horizontal metrics. +(PDF interpreter) + - The interpreter now skips to the next EOL after reading the data +following the ID operator. + - The incorrectly named ViewerOrientation DSC comment is now +corrected to ViewingOrientation. +(Streams) + - All decoding filters that recognize an EOD in the source data +must now have an init procedure that sets state->min_left = 1. +(Library) + - The glyph_data, subr_data, and seac_data procedures in a Type 1 +font (gs_type1_data_procs), and the glyph_data procedure passed to +psf_{check,get}_outline_glyphs, must now return 1 iff the outline string was +newly allocated and should be freed by the caller, like the get_outline +procedure of Type 42 fonts (gs_type42_data). + - The ip_state structure is renamed ip_state_t, and has a new +member, free_char_string. + - The incorrectly named ViewerOrientation DSC comment is now +corrected to ViewingOrientation, and the viewer_orientation members of +the DSC parsing structure are corrected to viewing_orientation. + + + +<h2><a name="6.61-Documentation"></a>Documentation</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - Ps-style.htm was missing from the index/blurbs in Readme.htm Adds +a note about documentation to the "Adding and Removing Files" section, and +moves that section to Maintain.htm from Release.htm. Closes sourceforge bug +#126771 (doc/Maintain.htm [1.9], doc/Readme.htm [1.18], +doc/Release.htm [1.27]: 2001/02/09 01:59:35 giles) + +Brings prototypes for fill_path, stroke_path, and fill_trapezoid in sync +with code. New description for fill_trapezoid, as the parameters changed +considerably. (doc/Drivers.htm [1.13]: 2001/01/04 19:08:25 raph) + +Adds a link to Adobe's Technote #5407 regarding transparency. +(doc/Language.htm [1.24]: 2001/01/07 18:21:55 giles) + +Updates png and zlib urls to the new canonical domain. Patch from Tobias +Burnus. (doc/Devices.htm [1.18], doc/Make.htm [1.20], +doc/New-user.htm [1.18]: 2001/01/07 18:36:35 giles) + +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (doc/News.htm [1.75]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) + +Added DOPDFMARKS to allow pdfmark to be called for annotations, links and +cropboxes for PDF files on any device. Fixes SourceForge bug # 127062. +(doc/Use.htm [1.21]: 2001/02/09 23:38:12 ghostgum) + +Added addition comments about how to build GS on am IBM RS6000 under AIX +version 4.3.3 using the IBM C compiler (xlc) version 5. +(doc/Make.htm [1.21]: 2001/02/20 06:09:31 dancoby) + +Updates dates and version numbers in preparation for 6.61 release. +(doc/Bug-form.htm [1.14], doc/Bug-info.htm [1.10], doc/C-style.htm [1.11], +doc/Commprod.htm [1.8], doc/Copying.htm [1.6], doc/Current.htm [1.6], +doc/DLL.htm [1.7], doc/Develop.htm [1.32], doc/Devices.htm [1.19], +doc/Drivers.htm [1.14], doc/Fonts.htm [1.12], doc/Helpers.htm [1.9], +doc/History1.htm [1.6], doc/History2.htm [1.6], doc/History3.htm [1.6], +doc/History4.htm [1.6], doc/History5.htm [1.8], doc/History6.htm [1.17], +doc/Htmstyle.htm [1.9], doc/Install.htm [1.14], doc/Language.htm [1.25], +doc/Lib.htm [1.6], doc/Maintain.htm [1.10], doc/Make.htm [1.22], +doc/New-user.htm [1.19], doc/News.htm [1.76], doc/PUBLIC [1.4], +doc/Projects.htm [1.23], doc/Ps-style.htm [1.6], doc/Ps2epsi.htm [1.7], +doc/Ps2pdf.htm [1.24], doc/Psfiles.htm [1.13], doc/README [1.5], +doc/Readme.htm [1.19], doc/Release.htm [1.28], doc/Source.htm [1.6], +doc/Tester.htm [1.6], doc/Unix-lpr.htm [1.6], doc/Use.htm [1.22], +doc/Xfonts.htm [1.6], doc/gs-vms.hlp [1.5], man/dvipdf.1 [1.3], +man/font2c.1 [1.3], man/gs.1 [1.3], man/gslp.1 [1.3], man/gsnd.1 [1.3], +man/pdf2dsc.1 [1.3], man/pdf2ps.1 [1.5], man/pdfopt.1 [1.3], +man/pf2afm.1 [1.3], man/pfbtopfa.1 [1.4], man/printafm.1 [1.3], +man/ps2ascii.1 [1.3], man/ps2epsi.1 [1.3], man/ps2pdf.1 [1.7], +man/ps2pdfwr.1 [1.4], man/ps2ps.1 [1.10], man/wftopfa.1 [1.3]: 2001/02/22 +07:30:37 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Procedures"></a>Procedures</h2><pre> + +Updates png and zlib urls to the new canonical domain. Patch from Tobias +Burnus. (libpng.mak [1.4], zlib.mak [1.3]: 2001/01/07 18:36:35 giles) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(contrib.mak [1.21], lib.mak [1.42]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (version.mak [1.25]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(contrib.mak [1.22], devs.mak [1.41]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +Updates dates and version numbers in preparation for 6.61 release. +(version.mak [1.26]: 2001/02/22 07:30:39 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Utilities"></a>Utilities</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - Temporary _.at file was not deleted. (lib/pdf2ps.bat [1.4]: +2001/02/03 16:12:29 alexcher) + - Added -dSAFER (lib/pdf2ps.cmd [1.2]: 2001/02/03 18:31:12 alexcher) + - Defines prototypes for fputs only for (broken) Sun platforms, to +avoid type mismatches when compiling with -Dconst=. Fixes SourceForge bug +133358. (echogs.c [1.3]: 2001/02/22 03:59:39 raph) + +branches: 1.1.2; file vdtrace.c was initially added on branch HINTER. +(vdtrace.c [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:19:36 igorm) + +branches: 1.1.2; file _type1.c was initially added on branch HINTER. +(_type1.c [1.1]: 2001/02/02 20:27:09 igorm) + +Converted to SAFER mode. (lib/pf2afm [1.2], lib/pf2afm.bat [1.2], +lib/pf2afm.cmd [1.2], lib/pf2afm.ps [1.3]: 2001/02/03 21:31:40 alexcher) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Drivers"></a>Drivers</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - Changes tiff12nc to output correct number of bytes for odd widths. +(gdevtfnx.c [1.5]: 2001/02/03 18:50:01 raph) + - Added down cast from gx_device_printer to gx_device_fax The fix is +suggested by the user. (gdevdfax.c [1.4]: 2001/02/12 21:02:51 alexcher) + - pswrite ProcSet is reordered to eliminate forward references and +please a simplistic parser used by one of GS customers. (gdevps.c [1.15]: +2001/02/21 05:52:07 alexcher) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(gdevpnga.c [1.1]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(gdevpnga.c [1.2]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-PDF_writer"></a>PDF writer</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - in pdfwrite mode kshow called its procedure in infinite loop +bacause the character indes was not updated. Unexpected number of calls to +the procedure often caused various errors such as /stackunderfloe. +(gdevpdfs.c [1.2]: 2001/02/06 21:42:38 alexcher) + - imagemask used the color of previous object if the object had +smaller clipping path than imagemask. Deferred grestore and setcolor were +transposed. (gdevpdfi.c [1.21]: 2001/02/07 03:49:27 alexcher) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-PDF_Interpreter"></a>PDF Interpreter</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - skip all bytes after the end of the stream in the inline image +until EOL or EI is found. Some buggy PDF files require this. Fix: In PDF 1.3 +/Matrix key in XObject is optional. Add unitary matrix to the form +dictionary if XObject has none. (lib/pdf_draw.ps [1.25]: 2001/02/02 22:08:33 +alexcher) + +Added DOPDFMARKS to allow pdfmark to be called for annotations, links and +cropboxes for PDF files on any device. Fixes SourceForge bug # 127062. +(lib/pdf_main.ps [1.27]: 2001/02/09 23:38:12 ghostgum) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(lib/pdf_draw.ps [1.26]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Interpreter"></a>Interpreter</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - cvs operator did't report rangecheck when source operand is a name +or string and it's longer than the destination string. Bug # 130975 +(iutil.c [1.3]: 2001/02/05 20:43:40 alexcher) + - memmove() was used without portability header file memory_.h +(ztrans.c [1.13]: 2001/02/13 19:45:38 alexcher) + - New TransformPQR implements a relative colorimetric intent by +scaling the XYZ values relative to the white and black points. Bug #129771 +(lib/gs_lev2.ps [1.7]: 2001/02/21 04:23:44 alexcher) + +branches: 1.1.2; file dwtrace.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(dwtrace.h [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:18:35 igorm) + +branches: 1.1.2; file dwtrace.cpp was initially added on branch HINTER. +(dwtrace.cpp [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:22:06 igorm) + +Increments CVS version number to 6.61 as part of (very delayed) 6.60 release +process. (lib/gs_init.ps [1.29]: 2001/02/03 01:23:03 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Streams"></a>Streams</h2><pre> + +Minor patches for clean VMS compile. Thanks to Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen. +(stdio_.h [1.3]: 2001/02/02 07:52:26 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Library"></a>Library</h2><pre> + +Fixes problems: + - egcc - 2.91.66 generates incorrect code for dda_step_add(dxx4, +dxx4); Using the intermediate variable now to wark around the problem. This +bug corrupted memory block headers and caused random crashes. +(gxifast.c [1.3]: 2001/01/25 21:36:17 alexcher) + +Changes gx_image_cached_char so that it now images to the device in the text +enumeration, rather than the current device. This change gives more +flexibility for implementations of begin_text to interpose a device of their +own for actual imaging. (gxccache.c [1.3]: 2001/01/04 19:39:24 raph) + +Updates documentation in gxdevcli.h on creating device instances. +(gxdevcli.h [1.4]: 2001/01/14 00:24:30 raph) + +First cut of the PDF 1.4 transparency and blending operations. +(gxblend.c [1.1], gxblend.h [1.1]: 2001/01/14 00:25:27 raph) + +Minor patches for clean VMS compile. Thanks to Jacob (=Jouk) Jansen. +(gsnogc.c [1.6], gxblend.c [1.2]: 2001/02/02 07:52:25 raph) + +Continuing development of PDF 1.4 transparency and blending. This round of +commits implements groups, including non-isolated and knockout variants. +Also, moves the build rule for the pnga device from contrib to devs. +(gstrans.c [1.12], gxdevcli.h [1.5]: 2001/02/22 07:27:10 raph) + +</pre><h2><a name="6.61-Other"></a>Other</h2><pre> + +branches: 1.1.2; file _type1.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(_type1.h [1.1]: 2001/01/12 06:22:23 igorm) + +branches: 1.1.2; file vdtrace.h was initially added on branch HINTER. +(vdtrace.h [1.1]: 2001/02/02 20:27:09 igorm) + +<hr> + <h1><a name="Version6.60"></a>Version 6.60 (2000-12-31)</h1> <p> @@ -4479,7 +4742,7 @@ Adds .cvsignore files, to prevent bogus warnings on cvs update. Fixes problems: - A couple of places in the Windows code didn't correctly handle -Ghostscript version 6.60, 31 December 2000 +Ghostscript version 6.61, 21 February 2001 21:45:03 lpd) - Replaces a final exit() with a return, to avoid a compiler warning. (genconf.c [1.2]: 2000/04/05 19:53:27 lpd) |