2022.2

Connect2019.1Outputupdates
Font handling
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FurtherimprovementshavebeenmadetofonthandlingwithinConnect.Thisshouldpermanently
resolveseveraloftheissuespreviouslyexperiencedwithAdobefontformats(Type1,CFF,
OpenTypecontainingCFF).(SHARED-66561)
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FixedproblemswithType3fontboundingboxes.(SHARED-62893)
Print Output Improvements
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ImprovedprocessingofSoftmaskgraphics,tobetterpreventtheflatteningoffiles(whichcould
leadtosomeimagesdisappearinginprintedoutput).(SHARED-61466)
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EnhancedprintjobsummaryinServerlogs.Asummaryofprintjobswillnowbedisplayedinthe
ServerlogswhenprintingtotheServerfromDesigner.(SHARED-66793)
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Improvedpagebreaking.Thismightimpactuponsomeexistingtemplates.(SHARED-68453)
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ExtendedtherangeofallowableMediaweights.Mediaweightnowrangesfrom25to1000gsm.
(SHARED-69065)
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AFP output
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AnAFPRulesEditorhasbeenintroduced,tosupportdynamicallycreatedmetadatain
AFPoutput.(SHARED-65537)
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AddedsupportforcreatingandeditingNOPandTLErecords,inconjunctionwiththenew
Rulesoption.(SHARED-65545/65548)
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ConnectnowsupportsthefollowingtypesofContainers:(SHARED-67629)
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PDFandPDFTransparent
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PNG(RGBonly;supportsMasks)
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TIF-AFPC(supportsMasks)
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TIF-OPAQUE
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TIF-TRANSPARENT
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AFP and IPDS output-Connectnowdefaultsto"Scale to Fit"forbothIPDSandAFPoutput.
(SHARED-68389).
NOTE:Thismayhaveanimpactwhenprintingpre-existingConnectjobsonolderprintermodels
thatdonotsupport"Scale to Fit".
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PCL output-PCLusesanewerRIPmechanismthatresultsincleaner,sharperandimproved
alignmentofcharactersat300DPI.(SHARED-33148)
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