There are a few changes to commands and parameters in 8.3 which might require you to make changes in command files. These mainly concern changes to the Document Converter.
Changed Defaults
Former convert Options NoIE (N), InterPDF (Y) and QPDF (Q) are now the default options, and implement the recommended conversion methods.
•To retain the use of Internet Explorer and the Document Converter print driver for PDF conversions, you would need to add option IE (I).
•To retain the use of the Document Converter print driver for Microsoft Office conversions, you would need to add option Print (P).
•To retain the use of Acrobat( if installed) for PDF conversions, you would need to add option Adobe (A).
These option letters (I, P, A) can be added to a $environment variable CVTOPTS where they will have global effect. But we do not recommend setting the new options globally, because they can not then be overridden by the N, Q and Y options, which are no longer in use.
Changed Convert Options
The $convert_options keyword AdobeSETP has been changed to PDFSETP to avoid confusion with the new Adobe keyword. The code letter (K) remains the same.
The $convert_options keyword TIFacrobat has been removed and the code letter (A) is now used for the Adobe keyword.
The $convert_options keyword HTMLword has been removed.
Changed Variable Names
The QPDF_OPTIONS variable name has been changed to IMAGE_OPTIONS. The original name is no longer accepted as a synonym for IMAGE_OPTIONS.
