What's new in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.44
Mar 11, 2024
- fixed a bug that caused some embedded fonts in PDF files to be drawn as symbols
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.43 (Mar 9, 2024)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect text output when printing embedded fonts to a Postscript device
- Fixed a bug that caused Windows to unnecessarily show the “How do you want to open this file?” dialog for FP and PDF files
- Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when processing JPEG images
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.42 (Mar 2, 2024)
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect results when pages were copied or moved
- Fixed a bug that caused some embedded fonts in PDF files to be missing or drawn incorrectly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.41 (Sep 2, 2023)
- Fixed a bug that caused vertical text to be displayed incorrectly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.40 (Jul 19, 2023)
- fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when editing printer settings in the Settings dialog
- bug fixes for the Server Edition Licensing tab
- when multiple servers are present, you can now change the Server Edition license server by right-clicking on the server in the Licensing tab server list
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.39 (Jun 21, 2023)
- Fixed a crash that occurred when working with some documents whose file names contain non-alphabetic characters.
- Fixed a crash that occurred when imaging some bitmaps.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.36 (Apr 27, 2023)
- Fixed a bug that caused a failure to create PDF files after text was deleted
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.35 (Apr 2, 2023)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.34 (Feb 9, 2023)
- Fixed bugs that caused CID-keyed fonts to crash or be rendered incorrectly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.33 (Dec 12, 2022)
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect text output when printing to Postscript printers
- Fixed bugs that caused missing text when opening some PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.32 (Nov 16, 2022)
- Performance and PDF file size improvements
- Fixed errors that sometimes happened when opening PDF files that use PDF functions
- Improved image quality when compressing bitmaps
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.31 (Nov 4, 2022)
- fixed a crash that sometimes happened when installing or uninstalling
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused Excel gridlines to be missing or to print incorrectly
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect PDF files to be generated after text was deleted
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused complex layered bitmaps to be missing in the generated PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.30 (Oct 25, 2022)
- fixed a bug that caused rotated text to be displayed incorrectly when selected
- fixed bugs that sometimes caused bitmaps to be displayed incorrectly when the Grayscale or Lighten settings are enabled
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused white fills to be ignored when opening PDF files
- highlighted text is now displayed correctly
- the Colors tab in the User Interface dialog now works correctly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.29 (Oct 13, 2022)
- Installing or uninstalling no longer causes the Print Spooler service to be stopped and restarted
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.28 (Oct 6, 2022)
- fixed a bug that caused incorrect text spacing when opening some PDF files
- performance improvements in the Server Edition Licensing tab
- fixed a bug in the Server Edition installer when installing onto a server with a previous version of the product already installed
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.27 (Sep 12, 2022)
- Fixed a bug that caused failures when requesting a Server Edition license
- Fixed a bug that caused some bitmaps to be printed incorrectly to Postscript printers
- Fixed a bug that caused failures in the Server Edition Licensing tab
- Fixed a bug that caused some bitmaps in the generated PDF file to display incorrectly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.25 (Sep 2, 2022)
- fixed bugs that caused rotated text to be drawn incorrectly
- fixed bugs that caused long text strings to be drawn incorrectly
- fixed a crash that sometimes happened when selecting and deleting text
- performance improvements when opening large PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.22 (Aug 18, 2022)
- Bug fixes for PDF files containing bitmaps that use non-RGB color spaces
- Fixed a bug that caused failures when handling large numbers of incoming print jobs
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused thin gridlines to be missing
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect output when printing complex content to Postscript printers
- Fixed errors when opening PDF files that use ICC-based color spaces
- Fixed a bug that caused missing text when opening some PDF files
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused invalid TrueType fonts to be embedded in the PDF file
- Improved bitmap compression resulting in smaller PDF files when the Compress option is checked
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.21 (Jul 28, 2022)
- fixed bugs that caused errors with PDF files that use masked or transparent images
- fixed bugs that caused incorrect or missing text with PDF files that use TrueType or OpenType CFF fonts
- fixed a bug that caused a silent crash when opening some PDF files
- fixed a bug that caused incorrect images with PDF files that use JPEG2000 compression
- improved rendering performance with documents that contain very complex line art
- PDF files that use indexed CalRGB bitmaps are now imaged correctly
- Windows 11 is now correctly detected and reported in the PDF Producer string
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.20 (Jul 6, 2022)
- Fixed a bug that caused failures when opening PDF files that contain corrupt TrueType fonts
- Usability improvements when adding, deleting, or changing items in list controls (e.g. the Jobs list, Notes list, etc)
- Performance improvements when working with very large FP or PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.18 (Jun 15, 2022)
- fixed bugs when rendering complex layered or masked content
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.17 (Jun 6, 2022)
- Fixed bugs that caused missing or incorrect output when rendering PDF patterns
- Fixed bugs that caused incorrect text spacing when opening PDF files that use CID-keyed fonts
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused invalid PDF files to be created when the Compress option is checked
- Fixed a bug that caused Acrobat Preflight warnings in generated PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.16 (May 15, 2022)
- Fixed bugs that caused missing or incorrect text output when opening PDF files
- Fixed a crash when opening PDF files that contain CMYK bitmaps using JPEG2000 compression
- The desktop icon is no longer recreated after being deleted
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.15 (May 4, 2022)
- fixed a bug that caused failures when printing PDF files that contain corrupt TrueType fonts
- fixed a bug that caused missing output when opening PDF files that use complex transformations
- fixed a bug that caused uneven borders when printing tables from Word
- added support for the /Separation/DeviceGray color space when opening PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.12 (Mar 20, 2022)
- PDF files that use JPEG2000 or JBIG2 compression are now opened correctly
- fixed a bug that caused pattern brushes to be displayed or printed incorrectly
- fixed a bug that caused pages to be incorrectly sized or cropped when opening PDF files
- fixed a GetFontData bug that sometimes happened when opening PDF files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.07 (Jan 3, 2022)
- Improved accuracy in complex bitmaps
- Adjustments to Colors dialog
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.06 (Dec 7, 2021)
- The resizing control in thumbnail view now works correctly
- Fixed a bug that caused text to be missing when the output PDF file was opened in Chrome or Edge
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.05 (Nov 25, 2021)
- Fixed a bug that caused missing text or blank pages when opening some PDF files
- Fixed bugs that caused incorrect bitmap output when printing PDF files to other printers
- Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when opening PDF files that contain CMYK bitmaps
- Fixed a bug that caused failures when opening PDF files that use the Pattern color space
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.04 (Nov 4, 2021)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect results when printing embedded symbol fonts to other printers
- Fixed a bug that caused unnecessary onscreen redrawing when printing to other printers
- Fixed bugs that sometimes caused text output to be incorrectly bold or italic
- Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when moving snapshotted content from one page to another
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect results with large paper sizes at high resolution
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.02 (Oct 27, 2021)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused failures or incorrect output when printing to physical printers
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused inverted black/white colors when opening PDF files that use CCITT compression
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect results when opening PDF files that use symbol fonts, e.g. musical notes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.02 (Oct 22, 2021)
- minor edits to the Windows icons
- fixed a bug that caused redundant entries to appear in the Windows Explorer “Open With” list for FP files when multiple versions of FinePrint or pdfFactory are installed
- fixed a bug that caused GetFontData errors when opening PDF files that contain Japanese text
- fixed a bug that caused text in PDF files to be incorrectly spaced
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused a hang when cutting, copying, or deleting content in complex sessions
- fixed bugs that sometimes caused text in Type 1 fonts to be missing or incorrect when opening PDF files
- fixed bugs that sometimes caused missing or incorrect results when opening PDF files that use transparent images
- fixed a bug that caused failures when opening PDF files that use the /Separation /ICCBased /DeviceRGB color space
- when opening PDF files, the job name in the main window Jobs list is now set from the PDF file name instead of from the Document Properties title
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.01 (Oct 10, 2021)
- New Windows icons for PDF files handled by FinePrint/pdfFactory
- Bug fixes for bookmarks in PDF files
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the installer to not recognize previously installed versions
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 8.00 (Oct 3, 2021)
- New Features:
- PDF files can be opened directly without printing
- New colored toolbar which can be resized for use with larger monitors
- Enhanced colors throughout the product
- Improved connection to Outlook
- Faster PDF creation
- Desktop icon for easy opening of PDF and FP files
- Autosave FP file for easy editing over time
- Ability to use as the default PDF viewer
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.46 (Jul 28, 2021)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.45 (Jul 28, 2021)
- The Send button can now be configured to use different methods when sending PDF files by email. More information
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused the Server Edition Licensing tab to show incorrect purchase dates for license codes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.44 (Jan 17, 2021)
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect graphic display
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.43 (Nov 17, 2020)
- Added ability to associate printer paper trays with letterheads (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.42 (Nov 6, 2020)
- fixed bugs that caused dashed or dotted lines to be displayed as solid lines, or with poor quality
- fixed a bug that caused grayscale JPEG images to be displayed incorrectly
- improved quality when text is drawn as paths (e.g. when printing from Chrome)
- fixed a bug that caused notes to be rendered into the PDF file with incorrect opacity/translucency (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.41 (Sep 22, 2020)
- corrected some strings in the German version
- minor cosmetic bug fixes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.40 (Sep 2, 2020)
- Added a Korean version
- Fixed a bug that caused thin grid lines in Excel spreadsheets to be drawn incorrectly in the page display
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.36 (Aug 25, 2020)
- Fixed a bug that caused thin grid lines in Excel spreadsheets to be drawn incorrectly in the page display
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.35 (Aug 1, 2020)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused transparent bitmaps to be imaged incorrectly
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.31 (Jul 10, 2020)
- fixed bugs that caused print jobs to fail when multiple documents are printed in rapid succession
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.28 (Jun 11, 2020)
- Corrected some strings in the Italian version
- Ixed a bug that sometimes caused missing text in the PDF file
- Fixed a bug that caused borders in Excel spreadsheets to be drawn incorrectly in the PDF file
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.27 (May 28, 2020)
- Fixed a bug in Server Edition that caused the error “Could not unlock the license database” to be displayed when no error had actually occurred
- Minor bug fix for the “percent complete” display when creating PDF files after pages were deleted
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.26 (May 20, 2020)
- performance improvements for documents that contain large bitmaps
- performance improvements when the Grayscale option is enabled
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.25 (May 10, 2020)
- NEW: PDF files can now be saved as a sequence of individual single-page files. In the Save As dialog, select the “PDF pages” option from the “Save as type” list. (Pro only)
- Performance and file size improvements when creating complex PDF files
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect PDF output when text was selected and deleted in the page display
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect progress to be displayed when creatin PDF files that use Letterheads (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.23 (May 1, 2020)
- various bug fixes when embedding and rendering fonts
- fixed a bug that caused overstruck text to be drawn an incorrect locations in the PDF file
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.22 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Improved the appearance of the product icons
- Fixed bugs for systems where the left/right mouse buttons are swapped
- Fixed bugs that were causing highlighted text in embedded FP notes to display error messages or to generate incorrect PDF files (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.20 (Mar 11, 2020)
- Fixed bugs that caused Type 1 fonts to be imaged incorrectly
- Improved hit-testing for the page popup buttons (Insert, Paste, Rotate, Delete), to reduce unwanted actions caused by accidental clicks
- Fixed a bug that caused incorrect redraws when zoomed pages are dragged with the Hand cursor
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect PDF/A output
- When printing from pdfFactory to another printer, the Windows print job name is now set from the overall pdfFactory session name instead of from the internal spool file job name
- You can now print just selected pages or jobs instead of the entire session by right-clicking on pages in the page display
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.17 (Feb 25, 2020)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the “Grayscale” setting to produce incorrect images
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.16 (Feb 17, 2020)
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused missing characters when imaging content that originally came from a PDF file
- the Password edit control on the Jobs tab is now hidden when not in use
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.15 (Jan 24, 2020)
- fixed a bug that caused some characters to be displayed incorrectly in some cases, e.g. U+2019 Right Single Quotation Mark
- AES encryption is now supported, with key lengths of either 128 or 256 bits. Click here for more information.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.11 (Jan 3, 2020)
- Added a clickable Password Reveal button to show plain text passwords in the Jobs list and Security dialog
- The Security dialog no longer requires passwords to be entered twice
- Fixed a bug that caused the PDF conversion status to be stuck at 0% when creating a complex PDF file
- Documents with very large custom paper sizes now display correctly
- Fixed a bug that caused the currently selected note to scroll offscreen when the page display was zoomed in (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.10 (Dec 7, 2019)
- Changing the location of the Autosave folder no longer presents a warning message
- Improved the appearance of the Rotate grab handle when a note is selected
- Fixed bugs that sometimes caused extra grab handles to be drawn when a note is selected
- Improved the appearance of the popup buttons that appear when the mouse is over a corner or edge of a page
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.06 (Nov 5, 2019)
- fixed a redraw bug that sometimes happened when jobs were deleted while the page display was zoomed
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused selected notes to be drawn with incorrect grab handles
- embedded FP notes containing text that originally came from Adobe Acrobat now preserve the original font face name whenever possible
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.05 (Oct 31, 2019)
- Improved performance when printing documents with a large number of pages
- Characters in vertical writing are now drawn in the correct orientation in accordance with the Unicode 12.1.0 standard
- Fixed a bug that caused extraneous black rectangles to appear in the page image
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused unusually large output when scrolling through the page display
- Fixed redraw problems involving rotated text notes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.02 (Aug 8, 2019)
- fixed a bug that prevented Snapshot notes from being copied and pasted as bitmaps (Pro only)
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused lines and shapes to be drawn at slightly incorrect locations
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.01 (Jul 26, 2019)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused missing text output in the page display
- Performance and stability improvements when saving complex FP files
- Fixed clipping problems when imaging text notes to PDF files (Pro only)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 7.00 (Jul 15, 2019)
- New toolbar which can be resized for use with larger monitors.
- Program font and size can be selected to enhance readability.
- New tooltip appearance for greater clarity.
- New user interface dialog box centralizes previously hidden options.
- Improved overall performance.
- Windows 2019 Server support
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.37 (Mar 28, 2019)
- Assorted bug fixes and performance improvements
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.36 (Dec 18, 2018)
- Assorted bug fixes and performance improvements
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.35 (Dec 8, 2018)
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused pdfFactory to become unresponsive when the mouse was right-clicked
- Fixed a bug that caused extraneous white lines to appear in the onscreen preview
- Fixed display and scrolling bugs that sometimes happened when fine-zooming in thumbnail view (i.e. Ctrl+Alt+0, Ctrl Alt +, Ctrl Alt-)
- Fixed a bug that caused the Send command to fail for long email messages
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.34 (Nov 2, 2018)
- display and performance improvements
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused bitmaps on rotated pages to be imaged incorrectly
- (Pro only) better usability when working with line and shape notes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.33 (Sep 24, 2018)
- (Server Edition only) Fixed problems with deploying server-based settings to clients when UAC is enabled. Publish settings can now be done from any server admin account.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.32 (Aug 24, 2018)
- All executable files (*.exe, *.dll) and all driver files (*.cat) are now dual-signed with EV SHA-1 and SHA-256 code signing certificates. You can get more information here.
- (Pro only) the SettingsBookmarks command now works correctly when run from the printer driver UI
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.31 (Jul 31, 2018)
- performance improvements
- rollup of various bug fixes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.30 (Jun 19, 2018)
- the default app font is now larger (Calibri 9pt)
- the default app font can now be customized in the Settings dialog
- keyboard users can now use the Tab key to navigate through the toolbar buttons
- you can now set the PDF password from the main Jobs tab instead of having to use the SettingsSecurity command
- (Pro only) you can now drag and drop snapshot selections from pdfFactory Pro to other apps (e.g. Windows Explorer, Google Maps)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.25 (Apr 9, 2018)
- resizing thumbnails by dragging the grab handle in the lower right corner of a thumbnail page now shows real-time feedback
- resizing the main window or the pane divider now shows real-time feedback
- thumbnails now automatically snap to “best fit” sizes when they are resized. Holding down the Ctrl key overrides this behavior and allows total control over thumbnail sizes.
- performance improvements, particularly with large documents
- fixed problems imaging large bitmaps (e.g. photos, scans) that were broken up into separate pieces when printed by the application
- bug fixes and performance improvements when imaging bitmaps and line art that use transparency
- Ctrl+A (Select All) now works correctly in edit controls on the Jobs tab
- fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when the print job contained a ‘%’ character
- new and improved keyboard shortcuts for zooming:
- Ctrl + (Zoom In)
- Ctrl – (Zoom Out)
- Ctrl 0 (Fit Page)
- Ctrl Alt + (Zoom In, small amount)
- Ctrl Alt – (Zoom Out, small amount)
- Ctrl Alt 0 (Thumbnail view)
- F11 (enter/exit Full Screen)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.20 (Nov 1, 2017)
- fixed a bug that caused some Excel charts and other graphics to be drawn incorrectly
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused the toolbar buttons to be positioned slightly incorrectly
- fixed problems that caused some lengthy operations to make the main window unresponsive
- fixed problems with the Send button and Microsoft Outlook
- the Send button now preserves Unicode characters in the attached PDF file name if the email program supports it
- (Pro only) email addresses in the Settings dialog Email tab can now be in RFC822 format (e.g. “Joseph Blough <[email protected]>”), with multiple recipients separated by the ‘;’ character
- (Pro only) fixed a bug that sometimes caused rotated embedded FP notes to be rendered incorrectly in the PDF file
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.19 (Sep 29, 2017)
- faster startup when you print to pdfFactory
- (Pro only) the “Start numbering at” setting of a page tag is now correctly saved and restored along with the other settings
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.18 (Sep 29, 2017)
- (Pro only) note borders can now be set to specific widths
- (Pro only) the Snapshot note Trim command now correctly handles text that is drawn in a rotated font
- (Pro only) improved hit testing when clicking on line and shape notes
- Shift+Ctrl+C now performs the “Copy PDF file to clipboard” command
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.17 (Jul 3, 2017)
- new “Always Save As” checkbox in the Settings dialog forces the Save As dialog to be displayed whenever a Save operation is performed
- multiple print jobs can now be deleted from the Jobs list by selecting a print job, then pressing and holding down the Delete key
- you can now update a previously saved note by dragging a note from the page display directly onto the note in the Notes list
- you can now drag and drop the PDF file from the pdfFactory window (e.g. into Outlook or Windows Explorer) from either Fit Page or Thumbnail view
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.11 (Mar 30, 2017)
- added support for layered output which uses alpha blending
- fixed problems imaging the Knul family of fonts
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.10 (Mar 24, 2017)
- fixed problems with the progress window that appears during lengthy operations
- no longer get the location of the current user’s Documents folder from the registry
- various bug fixes involving rotated pages and rotated notes
- (Pro only) notes can now be easily increased or decreased in size with Ctrl Shift + and Ctrl Shift –
- (Server Edition only) the list of servers on the Licensing tab now shows which server is the license server. you can reassign the license server by holding down the Ctrl key and right-clicking on a server in the list.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.05 (Jan 22, 2017)
- fixed a selection bug that sometimes happened when pages are rotated
- better output quality when text is printed from Chrome, Google Docs, or Adobe Reader
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect PDF output when pages printed from Adobe Reader are rotated
- (Pro only) rotating notes with the mouse now uses 45 degree increments. For finer degrees of rotation, press the Ctrl key while rotating the note.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.03 (Dec 31, 2016)
- fixed a bug where sessions with unsaved changes sometimes did not show the correct status indicator in the caption bar
- fixed incorrect scrolling that sometimes happened when pages are rearranged (either drag and drop or cut/copy/paste)
- fixed a crash that sometimes happened when the status bar was clicked on
- fixed a bug where pages with a very small amount of content (e.g. just a single character) sometimes did not produce any PDF output
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.02 (Dec 19, 2016)
- fixed an FpFile error that sometimes happened when printing jobs after deleting pages
- improved performance when working with complex files (e.g. deleting or rearranging pages, snapshot notes, etc.)
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.01 (Dec 12, 2016)
- made some improvements to non-English language versions
- fixed incorrect keyboard shortcuts in the Page Left and Page Right toolbar buttons
- fixed a bug where clicking on a note sometimes did not result in the note being selected
- fixed a bug where sometimes the installer did not create the starter notes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 6.00 (Dec 9, 2016)
- pdfFactory 6 highlights:
- pdfFactory 6 delivers the most requested features including page rotation and undo/redo as well as performance and stability improvements. It is our best work to date, and a worthwhile upgrade.
- Multi-level undo/redo – new toolbar icons allow unlimited undo/redo
- Rotate pages – new rotate page icon rotates in 90 degree increments
- Windows 10 style controls and dialog boxes
- File preview and thumbnail icons for FP files in Windows folders
- New caption bar shows when file has been changed
- Improved page moving with green drop indicator
- Improved performance and reliability
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 5.36 (Dec 9, 2016)
- fixed server edition licensing issue
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.81 (May 14, 2013)
- fixed problems with CFpFile error 7 that sometimes happened when creating PDF files
- removed unnecessary Server Edition prompts to overwrite INI files
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.80 (May 14, 2013)
- rollup of various bug fixes
- added language support for Russian
- combined downloads for workstation and server editions.
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.75 (Nov 23, 2012)
- 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
- added language support for Danish, French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.70 (Sep 14, 2012)
- 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
- 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.
- fixed redraw problems when pages are deleted or undeleted and deleted jobs are shown
- fixed redraw problems with highlighted or redacted text in documents that use transparency
- improved link detection when printing from Internet Explorer
- the link destination is now shown in a tool tip when you hover over a link
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.65 (Jul 18, 2012)
- 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 Cut (Ctrl-X), Copy (Ctrl-C), Delete (Del), or Redact. Areas that you move or copy in this manner are scalable; they can be made larger or smaller while still maintaining the quality of the original printed output.
- 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
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.64 (Apr 20, 2012)
- 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
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.63 (Apr 5, 2012)
- 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 (
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.62 (Mar 28, 2012)
- 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
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.61 (Mar 21, 2012)
- Added fullscreen mode
- Added drag/drop to facilitate use with web-based email
- Added German and Slovak versions
- Fixed problems with toolbar customization
- Reduced the minimum window size in order to accommodate netbook screens with a vertical resolution of 600 pixels
- Fixed problems imaging ligatures and other complex glyphs in TrueType OpenType (CFF) fonts
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.60 (Mar 9, 2012)
- Added fullscreen mode
- Various bug fixes
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.10 (Mar 9, 2012)
- 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
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.0.5 (Oct 6, 2010)
- 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
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 4.0 Beta 1 (Jul 26, 2010)
- F security allows restrictions on editing, printing and opening PDFs
- Graphics settings for monochrome and color bitmaps for better results with scanned documents
- Rearrange pages within or among print jobs
New in pdfFactory Server Edition 3.48 (Mar 25, 2009)
- fixed "CreateFile" and "CreateFileMapping" errors
- fixed "GetFontData" errors that happened with some unusual TrueType fonts- fixed "CreateFile" and "CreateFileMapping" errors