Stylus Toolbox News

New code for the latest version of Stylus Toolbox is in the 1.0 'branch' in CVS. The 'branch' is actually ocmmitted under a separate module name called 'Stylus Toolbox'.

In any respect, changes in the new version include:

- "Just Works" configuration: Just select your printer, and the configuration will be set automatically. This is accomplished through integration with CUPS, DBUS, HAL and SSH (for remote printers).
- Now fully supports printers on remote CUPS servers. This is accomplished via SSH. No additional software needs to be installed on the print server other than CUPS and HAL.
- Now launches as a system tray icon. All functions can now be handled by right clicking on the system tray icon, and the ink levels will appear in the tray icon's tooltip. The classic 'toolbox' window is still supported by clicking the tray icon.
- New GUI installer based on YAPI (Yet Another Program Installer) - http://yapi.sourceforge.net... read more

A platform-independent .deb package for Debian or Ubuntu is now available for Stylus Toolbox.

Stylus Toolbox 0.2.7 was released on October 23, 2006. Plenty of bug fixes, including the preferences dialog getting destroyed upon being closed. Support for 6-color printers was added, but has not been tested, since it doesn't break existing 4-color support.