RHBA-2009:1679 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated paps package that fixes a word wrap bug associated with paps'
use as the CUPS text filter is now available.

Description

Paps reads UTF-8 encoded text files and renders them to a PostScript file.
It uses the pango library to create the outline curves. The paps package
also includes the libpaps library, which simplifies PostScript rendering
for any pango-based applications (for example, programs that use the GTK+
widget toolkit). As well, paps is used as the CUPS text filter, allowing
CUPS to handle UTF-8 encoded strings.

This update addresses the following issue:

• when paps was used as the CUPS text filter with a "wrap=false" parameter,

paps did not honor the parameter: text was wrapped to fit the page despite
the parameter instructing otherwise. Paps now calls pango's word wrap
functions correctly and, consequently, honors this parameter as expected.
(BZ#520590)

All paps users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolve this
issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 520590 - texttopaps and wrap=false

CVEs

(none)

References

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