EXP Systems Forum: PDF reDirect Freeware v2.5.0 Official Release

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PDF reDirect Freeware v2.5.0 is 
now available (6 Jun 2010) for 
download. This version is officially released.

DOWNLOAD
The installation program can be downloaded from download.com (7.1 MB). Please note that their server is a sometimes busy, so the download speed is a little bit slow, and currently takes about 1 to 2 minutes to complete.

Notes:
You can use this installation program to upgrade your existing installation (ie, no need to remove the old version first).
The installation program, and all files included have been 
scanned by a virus checker. The report is shown in the next post

WHAT's NEW with v2.5.0 (since v2.2.8)

   Actually, there have been quite a few changes. Here are the highlights. Please see the next posts for the full list.
New user interface
Added a dropdown to access recently accessed documents so that it's easier to navigate to a recent folder
Added the ability to specify the startup page of the PDF
Added quick access (basic and advanced) to the printer properties
Added font conversion and subset options
Added support for unicode (for languages that need this)
Added the ability to create your own custom page sizes

COMPATIBILITY
Compatible and tested with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7
It is compatible with 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows
Note: this version is not compatible with Windows NT, 95, 98SE, or ME. Please continue using the old versions for those.
LANGUAGES

Please Contact us if you wish to develop a new language to make sure 
that someone else is not working on one. Current supported languages include:
English
French
Spanish
Italian
Czech
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
German
Dutch
Norwegian
Swedish
Portuguese
Magyar

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Michel_K17 Moderator Group Forum Administrator Joined: 25 Jan 03 Posts: 1155	Topic: PDF reDirect Freeware v2.5.0 Official Release Posted: 06 Jun 10 at 4:04PM
	PDF reDirect Freeware v2.5.0 is now available (6 Jun 2010) for download. This version is officially released. DOWNLOAD The installation program can be downloaded from download.com (7.1 MB). Please note that their server is a sometimes busy, so the download speed is a little bit slow, and currently takes about 1 to 2 minutes to complete. Notes: You can use this installation program to upgrade your existing installation (ie, no need to remove the old version first). The installation program, and all files included have been scanned by a virus checker. The report is shown in the next post WHAT's NEW with v2.5.0 (since v2.2.8) Actually, there have been quite a few changes. Here are the highlights. Please see the next posts for the full list. New user interface Added a dropdown to access recently accessed documents so that it's easier to navigate to a recent folder Added the ability to specify the startup page of the PDF Added quick access (basic and advanced) to the printer properties Added font conversion and subset options Added support for unicode (for languages that need this) Added the ability to create your own custom page sizes COMPATIBILITY Compatible and tested with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 It is compatible with 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Note: this version is not compatible with Windows NT, 95, 98SE, or ME. Please continue using the old versions for those. LANGUAGES Please Contact us if you wish to develop a new language to make sure that someone else is not working on one. Current supported languages include: English French Spanish Italian Czech Chinese (Simplified) Japanese German Dutch Norwegian Swedish Portuguese Magyar
	Michel Korwin-Szymanowski EXP Systems LLC
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Michel_K17 Moderator Group Forum Administrator Joined: 25 Jan 03 Posts: 1155	Posted: 06 Jun 10 at 4:07PM
	VIRUS CHECK LOG OF ALL DOWNLOADS Avira AntiVir Personal Scanning for 2189644 virus strains and unwanted programs. Start of the scan: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:10 Begin scan in 'D:\EXP\Products\PDF_Redirect\Installation Files\v25000\Files2Install' The scan has been done completely. 4 Scanned directories 319 Files were scanned 0 Viruses and/or unwanted programs were found 0 Files were classified as suspicious 0 files were deleted 0 Viruses and unwanted programs were repaired 0 Files were moved to quarantine 0 Files were renamed 0 Files cannot be scanned 319 Files not concerned 1 Archives were scanned 0 Warnings 0 Notes
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Michel_K17 Moderator Group Forum Administrator Joined: 25 Jan 03 Posts: 1155	Posted: 06 Jun 10 at 4:38PM
	CHANGES FROM v2.2.8 to v2.5.0 NEW Added Swedish as another supported language Added Hungarian (Magyar) Translation Added option to place Path and Filename into the clipboard when PDF is saved (ie use it to paste into an e-mail) Added ability to specify the page to be displayed when the PDF is opened Added Grayscale Colorspace option (customer request). Note: it does NOT convert objects or images to gray. Added Japanese paper sizes Added all "B" paper sizes such as B4, B5, etc (B0 to B10). Added ability to create custom paper sizes Added "Force to 0 degrees" Page rotation Added thumbnail or list view of PDFs in the "Files" list Added ability to specify individual settings for each printer output file in the Merge List. Added ability to type or paste a path in the filename box Added "Fit Two Pages" Page View Style Option. IMPROVED Modern user interface Display PDF properties popup when placing mouse over a PDF file Recently accessed paths now works with unicode paths (Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, etc.) Saving preferences/settings is now 4x faster Code stability by using late binding code for PDF Distiller since most users do not use it. Can now press "F5" to refresh the Files List Box if it does not update automatically. shutdown speed (Program closes faster when clicking the Exit button) Improve compatibility w Acrobat v7 & v8 by not removing Printer Files after Install Improved log Recording Time Accuracy to improve troubleshooting Error reporting to the user (error message less generic, with error number) the "Hide All Controls" View Style no longer hides the Status bar (per Adobe's new PDF Reader specification) Program startup is now from 0.4 to 1.1 seconds faster on Vista & Win7 machines Components are fully unregistered & re-registered when installing "on top" PDF reDirect stays in the systray when minimized to the systray and new prints are added (per customer request) Systray tooltip text shows merge list status (ie how many files in the queue) Limited maximum size of files to upload to 4MB to prevent the bug report system from overloading REMOVED: Windows 95, 98, ME Printer Drivers from package DOCUMENTATION Updated the documentation, Changed to the new HtmlHelp format which makes it possible to search the help file content.
	Michel Korwin-Szymanowski EXP Systems LLC
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