For users of the previous version TurboPrint 1.x we have put together the most important new features in this section.
Only one central configuration program – no root login required
Previously there were two TurboPrint configuration tools – TurboPrint Setup for printer setup and TurboPrint Config for printer configuration. TurboPrint 2 combines these two programs in one control center. A "root login" is no longer required – the new “TurboPrint Control Center” requests the administrator password only when it becomes necessary.
TurboPrint Printer Monitor
Linux has a sophisticated system of access rights – a regular user has only limited access to the computer system. In TurboPrint 1.x it was necessary to log in as "root" user to get the printer's ink status.
With TurboPrint 2 comes a new software component, the TurboPrint Printer Monitor. It continually monitors the printer in the background, informs the user on ink status and also reports printer warnings and errors – this information can even be forwarded to other computers in a network.
Other new features – see description in the previous chapter:
color management
status monitor with panel applet
duplex printing
print preview
ink management & ink saving mode
color profiling service
new print plug-in for “GIMP“ graphics program makes printing via TurboPrint very easy and comfortable