Cat-Printer 0.6.3.0

Now you can test an unknown device in CLI interface, with -u.
Also fixed “Test unknown device” usability of web side.

Now it will prompt to select a device once many are found (on both Web & CLI.)
CLI side can always use the first device found with -0.

Will connect to device only if everything is ok, saving time waste by connecting & disconnecting without doing anything.
Hint for missing ImageMagick where it is needed (Thanks #59)

Adjusted default printing configurations & behavior:

• 4 more “Quality” by default, a bit slower printing but better quality,
• Adjust Brightness slide by step of 1/256, smoother,
• Adjust Strength slide by step of 16/256, more significant to demonstrate what it does

Added model MX08(C15) (#47)
Updated about page.
Other fixes and tweaks.

PF2 font bundle

Edit: the “bare” bundle is broken, hence removed, just clone the repository instead.

Cat-Printer 0.6.2.1

The apk should be ok for Android 12+ (#41)

Paper feeding problem workaround for MX05/MX06. (#47)

Again fixed where LANG isn’t present in environment. (#57)

Corrected CLI default thermal strength.

(CLI) better pf2 font seeking: when specified, it searches it in current directory, in pf2 directory, and in pf2.zip archive.
So just take this! pf2.zip

Cat-Printer 0.6.2.0

Tried to fix Android 12 permission problem #41. Thanks @sync1211, please test this. This release have improper build for this fix, see here for a working build.

Added MX05 as supported according to #47. MX06 is added too, but needs verification. see #47 for more info.

New version code convention to avoid #48.

Optimal scan time automatically set according to OS at first start.

Other minor adjustments.

Windows bundle not provided temporarily. According to #56, bare bundle probably have outdated dependency, use pure bundle instead.

Cat-Printer 0.6.1

Comparing to 0.6.0.2, the functionality didn’t change. Only a bit fixes.
I wanted to complete #34 for 0.6.1, but really didn’t have time, and won’t have time in the future days.

That said, in this period I wrote build guide for Android. It should make more sense, for it’s really not just printers, it’s possibility to everything.

Windows build temporarily not provided. At the moment, try to manually install Python and install bleak via pip:

py -m pip install bleak

Cat-Printer 0.6.0.2

The version code may seem minor, but it was a big work. Good fixes included.

Update and enjoy better performance! Try out the new image "filter" named "Pattern"!

Note that previous config will be reset after this update, to keep consistency

Other changes:

• Test unknown devices (scan everything around)
• Rework of Web FE Event, removing duplicate dispatches
• Optimized image processing algorithm
• Some fixes to CSS

Cat-Printer 0.6.0.1

Here we go again, a new release!

This includes #31 and satisfies #34.
There are some undone work. I'd publish another release when done.

What's New:

• Text Printing in Web frontend. It's already usable, though I want to enhance more
• Image Rotation in Web frontend. Shot a landscape picture? Make it big with one check.
• LETZ SPEK LOLCAT

Note: rotation works on text labels too (with text printing). be aware that rotating one line of text makes very big image.

Cat-Printer 0.5.2

This release contains the long-awaited PF2 font (glyph) zooming (scaling).

Some small fixes/changes are also there:

• At Web frontend you never connect to printer by yourself anymore. You just click "Print" while printer is on.
  ... unless you have multiple printers.
• Organized Web UI. No overhead on "what should I do".
• Adjusted default thermal strength settings.
• No more useless warnings in console.

Ignore the careless 0.5.3 version in source code tarball

Cat-Printer 0.5.1

Some important fixes to 0.5.0. Please use this instead.

Now with "quality" option, because feeding paper too quick will cause bad quality.

Please see 0.5.0 release notes for more info!

Cat-Printer 0.5.0

Brand new version that worth updating!

• Better experience printing, physically. E.g. quicker paper feeding, less noise
• Control of thermal "strength", on both front & back end. (or the so-called "energy", "darkness")
• Drag & drop image file to Web UI. Along with some other tweaks
• Small fixes, as usual

Cheers~

Cat-Printer 0.4.3

Small fixes; add model YT01 as supported.