Note: The most current version is Typefi 8.7.2 (v8.7.2.25), released on 18 February 2021.
Released 01 February 2019
We're excited to share that Typefi 8.6 (v8.6.0.884) is now available. Typefi 8.6 introduces support for InDesign CC2019 and is focused on usability improvements, performance and bug fixes. Typefi Workgroup Server 8.6 also supports Blinkenlights, an optional high performance job queuing and load balancing component for Adobe InDesign Server.
Typefi 8.6 is a major update with significant new features, improvements and bug fixes. It's possible some new issues will surface. If you find something, please drop us a line.
For details on Typefi 8.5, which featured improvements to searching, job queueing, and file uploading, please see its release notes.
System requirements
Typefi Workgroup
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (or later); macOS Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), or Sierra (10.12)
- OpenJDK 8 (see Switching to OpenJDK below)
- Apache Tomcat 8.0.28 (for Linux only; bundled with our installers for Windows and macOS)
- an LDAP-compliant directory service
- 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) and an additional 2–8 GB per instance of Adobe InDesign CC Server 2019, InDesign CC Server 2018, or InDesign CC Server 2017
- 2.4 GHz or faster multi-core (64-bit) processor
- fast storage I/O
Typefi Desktop
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (v1709 or higher); macOS Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), or Sierra (10.12)
- OpenJDK 11 (see Switching to OpenJDK below)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later (for Windows only)
- Adobe InDesign CC 2019, InDesign CC 2018, or InDesign CC 2017
- Microsoft Word 2019/2016 (32-bit only) on the Semi-annual (Deferred) update channel, or Word 2013 (32-bit only) with security update KB3039794
- 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
Key Features
Blinkenlights
Blinkenlights is an optional component for Typefi Server 8.6 or later that provides job queuing and load balancing for Adobe InDesign Server. In addition to job queuing and load balancing, Blinkenlights enables:
- Multiple queues
- Prioritised job queuing
- Status visibility
- Job filtering
- Performance metrics
- Logging
InDesign CC 2019 support
Typefi Server 8.6 adds support for Adobe InDesign CC 2019 (14.x), and retires support for InDesign CC 2015.
NOTE Requires Adobe InDesign plugin version 27 or later.
For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.
Switching to OpenJDK
Oracle has announced that Oracle JDK 8 builds released after January 2019 cease to be free for commercial use. As an alternative, Oracle has an open source Java available named OpenJDK. With the release of Java 11, Oracle will be providing functionally identical JDK builds to both the commercially licensed Oracle JDK and the open source OpenJDK.
While we bundle Oracle OpenJDK with our Windows installations, customers running macOS or those who run custom Apache Tomcat installations may find the following distributions favorable:
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Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. Corretto comes with long-term support that will include performance enhancements and security fixes. Typefi runs Corretto internally on production services and Corretto is certified as compatible with the Java SE standard.
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AdoptOpenJDK provides prebuilt OpenJDK binaries from a fully open-source set of build scripts and infrastructure. Supported platforms include Linux, macOS, Solaris, ARM, and Windows.
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Oracle OpenJDK is what Typefi builds and packages with our Windows installers. Oracle intends to to continue to support open-source and open standards through the distribution of OpenJDK. Although binaries for Linux are available readily, macOS and Windows distributions require assembly.
Other changes
- Added the ability to duplicate a folder
- Added support for autocompletion in the Add Tag workflow action to display a list of suggested (previously used) values
- Check and report unsupported file extensions for all files in a zip when uploading
- Multiple improvements in our warning and error messages:
- when the workflow specifies an InDesign Server instance that is no longer available
- when an illegal character (
* < > : " / | \ ? ; , ! ^) are used in filenames before running a workflow - if a Typefi License cannot be saved due to network configuration changes
- Several interface improvements
- allow users to specify any number of days before deleting job content (used to be 7, 30 or 90 days)
- ensured every column in the jobs view has a corresponding entry in the quick search drop-down
- add a label to the logs folder if a job has errors
- show the full name of a user who has a file checked out and added a mailto hyperlink.
- clarify that a name is required for a new InDesign instance
- Removed Extensis as a configuration option for Typefi Desktop Server
- show what the expected input file is for a given action if multiple inputs are possible
- provide a warning if a plugin is installed that requires a newer version of Typefi Server (see Workflow actions compatibility below)
- Fixed an issue where moving files could cause file locking issues
- Fixed an issue where scrolling within a dialog would actually also scroll the content behind the dialog
- Fixed an issue where a login screen would be overlayed on top of the Jobs view if a running job was left unattended while looking at the composition log
- Fixed an issue where the Typefi Server system tray icon would not show after installation of Typefi Server for Desktop
- Fixed an issue
(Unexpected Error 404 - The server returned the following unexpected error: TSS template not found)where disabled actions within a workflow would still appear enabled in Typefi Writer - Fixed an issue where workflows would fail if the ${input:first} variable is used and the first action in a workflow was disabled (see Working with Actions → Using variables)
- Made some changes to fix some appearance glitches:
- updated CSS to prevent lists of outputs from being cut off
- updated CSS to workaround Microsoft Edge issue that caused icons to appear smaller than expected
- Added a new POST parameter to
/api/v2/files:unzip=true|false(for more information on see the Typefi Server 8 API update for Typefi Server 8.6) - Several fixes to the Spanish version
- fixed an issue where the user would not show properly in the job list
- fixed an issue where a tool tip was cut off when trying to reorder actions in a workflow
- fixed an issue where tool tips were cut off in narrow browser windows
Workflow actions compatibility
| min. version | notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ant | 6 | |
| DAISY | 2 | |
| DeltaXML | 6 | |
| DITA | 4 | |
| DocBook | 4 | |
| EPUB | 8 | |
| Extensis FontLink | 2 | Workgroup- and Cloud-only |
| HTML | 3 | |
| Adobe InDesign | 27 | |
| ISOSTS | 5 | |
| JATS | 7 | |
| Markdown | 10 | |
| NLM | 4 | |
| PDFtk | — | discontinued; see PDF Utilities |
| PDF Utilities | 1 | |
| Run Script | 7 | |
| Utility | 13 | |
| Validation | 1 | |
| Microsoft Word | 15 | |
| XSL | 11 |
Notices
Every product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported.
For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe updates and adds new features to Creative Cloud on an ongoing basis. InDesign CC updates are optional and must first be certified for compatibility by Typefi before installing.
NOTE By default, all previous versions of Creative Cloud apps are uninstalled when you update to the latest version. If you want to retain previously installed versions, remember to change the default settings before you start the update process. For more information, see Update Creative Cloud Apps → Advanced options.
Comments
8 comments
Hi Guy,
It is good to hear, Typefi 8.6 is ready to use. We are very excited to see it on our server.
Please let us know the link where we can read 'Typefi Server 8 API update for Typefi Server 8.6'
I have check below URL, but i did not found any information related to Typefi Server 8.6.
https://help.typefi.com/hc/en-us/articles/224304147-Typefi-8-Server-API
Thanks,
Gaurav Gupta
Hi Gaurav,
I have requested engineering team responsible for the API update the documentation, we will keep you informed of the progress.
– Guy
Hi Guy,
Is there any update on this thread?
Thanks,
Gaurav Gupta
Hi Gaurav,
I am currently working through to update the documentation. But customer questions come first, so it is a slow process.
– Guy
Hi Guy,
We need API documentation to update our typefi server. Let us know how soon we can get the same.
Thanks,
Gaurav Gupta
Hi Guy,
Waiting for your response.
Thanks,
Gaurav Gupta
The API documentation is now up to date.
– Guy
Hi Guy,
Thanks, we will check and get back to you.
Thanks,
Gaurav Gupta
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