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Major Upgrade of BarTender Web Print Server Released
Seagull Scientific released version 9.3 of BarTender
Web Print Server ("WPS") in November, 2010. This web application,
originally introduced with the release of BarTender version 8.0 back in 2007,
allows users to select and print BarTender label formats from within web
browsers instead of BarTender. (Although BarTender Web Print Server is free, it
requires use of the Enterprise Automation edition of BarTender. For technical
details about WPS, please view the
dedicated white paper.)
Among the many enhancements to the new version of WPS are those listed below.
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ActiveX No Longer Required for
Internet Printing
When using a printer connected by LAN or WAN to the WPS server, WPS has always
supported print requests from a variety of browsers running on different
hardware platforms and operating systems. We refer to this as "Standard Windows
Printing."
Until now, however, printing over the internet (instead of a LAN or WAN)
required that the client be a Windows PC running Internet Explorer and ActiveX.
It also required that Windows printer drivers be installed on the client PC.
The new version of WPS now supports Internet Printing using many more operating
systems, browsers, and driver options for clients, including:
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addition to Internet Explorer, BarTender Web Print Server now supports Firefox,
Chrome, Opera, and Safari (shown). |
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Printer Drivers Now Optional! - Using the new
Direct-to-port Internet Printing option, you no longer need to have a printer
driver installed on the client. Instead, the print code can be routed directly
through the browser to the printer port. |
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New Java Client-side Print Module – Our long-established
ActiveX Client-side Print Module is still provided and supported. However, a
Java Client-side Print Module is now offered as well, providing support for a
wider variety of browsers and operating systems. |
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Support for Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari Browsers – The
new Java Client-side Print Module enables support for additional browsers
besides just Internet Explorer. This includes Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and
Safari. (See
white paper for details.) |
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Support for Linux and Mac OS X Clients - Internet Printing
is now supported using Linux and Apple Macintosh OS X clients in addition to
Windows clients. |
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Supports New Data Entry Controls
BarTender v9.3 added support for several new types of controls for use on data
entry forms, including checkboxes, radio buttons, and additional list controls.
Version 9.3 of WPS now supports these additional controls as well. (See the
What's New in BarTender v9.3 whitepaper for full details about the
enhanced forms capabilities.)
New Version Number Scheme
Starting with version 9.3, WPS now uses the same version number as the version
of BarTender that it requires.
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For Additional Information
Please click on these links for additional information: |
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Web Print Server
white paper. |
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Web Print Server
download page. (WPS requires use of the Enterprise Automation edition
of BarTender. Alternatively, you can use it with the Trial Edition of
BarTender for 30 days.) |
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