From e4acd6eb1f06893da235d1a85886a361fc368514 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zdenek Dohnal Date: Aug 28 2020 07:36:12 +0000 Subject: Add release notes for lprint and sane-airscan --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc b/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc index 845b225..997865a 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] *** xref:sysadmin/Networking.adoc[Networking] *** xref:sysadmin/Storage.adoc[Storage] *** xref:sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc[System Utilities] +*** xref:sysadmin/Printing_Scanning.adoc[Printing and Scanning] ** xref:desktop/Desktop_index.adoc[Desktop Users] ** xref:developers/Developers.adoc[Developers] *** xref:developers/Development_Tools.adoc[Development Tools] diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Printing_Scanning.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Printing_Scanning.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..948f729 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Printing_Scanning.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] + +[[sect-printing-scanning]] += Printing + +== Added support for driverless printing with Dymo LabelWriter and Zebra ZPL printers + +Fedora now ships the `lprint` package, which provides driverless support for Dymo LaberWriter and Zebra ZPL label printers. Other label printer support is currently untested with `lprint`, but it is planned to be implemented if hardware is available. + +`lprint` is capable of running with CUPS or without CUPS and it provides its own web UI. + += Scanning + +== Added driverless scanning support for devices with WSD and eSCL protocols + +Fedora now ships the `sane-airscan` package, which provides driverless support for scanners and multi-functions devices, which supports the WSD (WS-Scan) and eSCL (Apple Airscan) protocols. + +Most newer devices (released approximately around 2013 and newer) implement at least one of the protocols, so newer devices don't need to depend on regular SANE backends or third party binaries such as HPLIP plugin.