Chrome OS – directprint.io

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	22.04.01.0829
Release date	Apr 1, 2022
Replaces version	22.03.07.1043

New features:

Edge Print with directprint.io cloud

Bugfix:

Reset Edge Print button in the client working again

Improvements:

PostScript encoder improvement, mono print jobs registering as mono on the print counter on canon printers, and others.
PCL6 encoder improvement, mono print jobs registering as mono on the print counter on canon printers, and others.
Fix: Slow printing with PCL6 on Brother printers & others
General logging improvements

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	22.03.07.1043
Release date	Mar 7, 2022
Replaces version	22.02.09.0953

New features:

Configurable username available in PIN popup

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	22.02.09.0953
Release date	Feb 10, 2022
Replaces version	21.08.19.1152

New features:

IP-range (subnet) based printer allocation.

Improvements:

A whole host of improvements have been made specifically around end-user experience. Please see a summary of the changes here.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	21.08.19.1152
Release date	August 19, 2021
Replaces version	21.04.30.2245

New features:

Account Codes - Prompt every time

End users can now be prompted to enter an accounting code for every print job submitted. More information about how to configure this can be found here https://support.directprint.io/hc/en-gb/articles/4406428412951

Dynamic QuickCodes
Dynamic QuickCodes are made up of three sub-types:
1. Fixed expiry, where the QuickCode has a validity window, ideal for conference printer access, for example.
2. Duration access, where a QuickCode grants access to one or more printers for a specific duration e.g. 1 hour at a time.
3. Single-use, where a QuickCode can be used once only, think voucher.
Find out more here - https://support.directprint. io/hc/en-gb/articles/ 150001224106

Improvements:

Edge Print
It's now possible to attempt to route jobs via the local network before falling back to print via the cloud:
1. Always route jobs via Edge Print (default) - This mode will send all print jobs for Edge-enabled printers via the cloud regardless of whether the user has direct IP connectivity to the printer.
2. Attempt local printing first, fall back to Edge Print - This mode will attempt to send all print jobs for Edge-enabled printers directly, if local/direct printing fails, then the print job will be sent via the cloud.
Please see the last section in this support article to discover how to enable configure this setting.
Redundancy - You can now have multiple Edge Nodes logged in on the same Edge Account to provide redundancy. The Edge Nodes must have network connectivity to their assigned printers. The ability to define Multiple nodes is coming.
Multiple Accounts - You can now set up multiple Edge Print Accounts. This is useful when you want a dedicated account to handle print jobs for a specific location as an example.

Bugfix:

Fix relating to resource appearing offline network layer wake on LAN fix.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	21.04.30.2245
Release date	April 30, 2021
Replaces version	21.02.15.1027

New features:

Managing user-specific data - Administrators can now set user data such as PIN numbers or accounting codes via Google Workspace.
directprint.io Accounting Codes - Enhancements to directprint.io Accounting Codes (dept codes) which provides a prompt for users to select defined accounting codes.
LPD printing and Windows LPD print service support - directprint.io now supports the LPD protocol for direct printing to printers and to Windows LPD services.

Improvement:

Edge Print authorization, polling, and general stability improvements based on customer feedback.
Edge Print Reciever - When the directprint.io app is configured in an Edge Print Reciever mode, a small yellow downwards arrow is displayed to highlight that it's in receiver mode.

Bugfix:

Some reports of multiple jobs being printed. Seems to be PCL6 printing only affected. Issue related to collating & copies (PDL level copies, PJL level collate) causing multiple copies.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	21.02.15.1027
Release date	February 15, 2021
Replaces version	21.01.07.1201

New features:

Edge Print.

Improvement:

The full document name is shown when hovering over the print job in the print queue.

Bug fix:

No longer printing unwanted multiple print jobs when PCL5 driver set.
Refreshing the printer list always gets latest changes from administration updates.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	21.01.07.1201
Release date	January 07 2021
Replaces version	20.09.21.2306

New features:

Added EPL Zebra support, fixed Terminal release bugs.
Added Zebra ZPLII support
Improved page size detection collate and copies commands in postScript encoder
PCL5mono: Improved paper size detection & auto output tray selection,
Improved accounting code input
Edge print beta - sender and receiver
Dymo LabelWriter Print Server

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	20.09.21.2306
Release date	September 21 2020
Replaces version	20.04.28.1330

New features:

Added PCL3GUI full job encoder
New URF encoder capable of SGRAY_8 raster - support for brother label writers
macOS release
Dymo LabelWriter 450 support
POS printers - Epson, Star receipt printers

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	20.04.28.1330
Release date	April 28th 2020
Replaces version	20.01.08.1216

New features:

Streaming print mode: By default pages are sent when they are ready to be consumed by the printer, this is a major change vs the original prepare-all -> send all model. The result is that print send speed has increased significantly.
PostScript encoder memory reduction. PostScript printing now requires a fraction of the printer memory it did before. For example HP LJ 3015p no longer gives ‘out of memory’ errors when using PostScript.
PCLm support - driver now supports PCLm compatible printing.
directprint.io connection test, ‘Settings and Client info’ contains a connection test to directprint.io services.
Hardware copies are now automatically activated wherever possible. Manual copies is the exception, the ‘Hardware copies’ option will shortly be removed from directprint.io admin panel.
Feature trials available in this version - please contact support if you would like to trial these features.

Print bridge mode (origin trial only). Customers with ‘DMZ’ Chromebooks can now use a print bridge to proxy print requests from the DMZ Chromebook/edipoint network to a printer LAN.
Support for receipt printers: Star TSP100iii (ethernet), Epson T88v (USB)
Support for Dymo Wireless label writer

Bugfixes:

Aggressive backgrounding of Chrome extensions in Chrome. Eliminated print/preview failures due to app script backgrounding.
Missing printer lists - fixed due to backgrounding issue.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	20.01.08.1216
Release date	January 8th, 2020
Replaces version	20.01.07.0919

Bugfixes:

Policy defined (QuickCode JSON) driven printer configs onload improvements - printers were previously not showing in the list in Ephemeral mode.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	20.01.07.0919
Release date	January 7th 2020
Replaces version	19.12.06.1334

New features:

Support for Secure printing on Sharp MX Range Printers with Sharp Document Security Kit installed

Bug fixes:

Slow conversion to mono on/after Page 3 issue solved.

Slow backside rotation issue on/after page 6 resolved.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	19.12.06.1334
Release date	December 6th 2019
Replaces version	19.09.30.1024

New features:

Editable PIN and Department code within the directprint.io app under the ‘Settings and Client Info’ link.
Improved PPD parsing and advanced options selection to allow all printer advanced features such as Staple, Fold, Tray select, etc. See directprint.io for more details.

See Advanced printing options in Chrome print dialog
Faster & less memory-intensive PostScript document conversion
More reliable IPP printing to low-end printers, smaller IPP chunk size now defaults.
Large PIN popup option for on-printer secure print release - see directprint.io for more details
Longer filename and username options in secure printing
Xerox secure printing on Altalink, Workcenter, Versalink range of printers (XPIF support).
Failed print job auto-delete: If a document remains unprinted for 1h then it will be automatically removed from the print queue in the client.

Software component	directprint.io Printing for ChromeOS
Applicable Platforms	Chrome OS (Application)
Software URI	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/directprintio-printing-fo/gnddkmpjjjcimefninepfmmddpgaaado
Release version	19.09.30.1024
Release date	September 30th, 2019
Replaces version	19.09.25.1806

Note 1:

On the first run (any only 1st run) users may have to reselect the printer from the ‘See more’ printers dropdown option in the Chrome print dialog.

Uses will likely experience the Chrome printer spinner on screen for about 10 seconds before the printer list becomes available.

The last used printer and the list of commonly used printers will likely have been removed or if still present, when selected cause the client to select ‘Save As PDF’ from the short dropdown menu in the print preview.

Steps to resolve: Select ‘See more’ and reselect the printer from the long printer list to resolve any issues.

This change is due to internal printer IDs changing within the software to avoid potential ID clashes (security).

User journey outlined below:


Step 1 - spinner (< 10 seconds)	Step 2 - reselect printer from ‘See more…’

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