Essential Studio for Universal Windows Platform Release Notes

v18.4.0.30

December 17, 2020

DocIO

Features

#281634, #268872 – Added support to access metadata properties in DOCX format Word document.

Breaking Changes

LocaleIDs enumeration is moved from Syncfusion.DocIO to Syncfusion.Office namespace.

Bug Fixes

#253061 - Text is now preserved properly while opening an RTF format Word document.
#298703,#298816, #298598 - The KeyNotFoundException will no longer be thrown while open and saving a Word document.
#298174, #296029 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
#260100 - Field is now unlinked properly while calling Unlink() method.
#295763 - The performance issue has been resolved while opening a RTF format document.
#294603 - List numbering is now preserved properly while calling UpdateTableOfContents() method.
#295123 - List value is now preserved properly in WordPad while converting HTML to RTF format document.
#293261 - The screen tip text is now parsed properly while opening a DOCX format document.
Image color is now preserved properly while open and saving a Word document.
#294151 - Nested bookmarks contents are now preserved properly while removing a bookmark contents.
#293447 - Revision details are now cloned properly while importing a Word document.
#293895 - The FormatException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
#293580 - Hyperlink display text is now preserved properly while opening a RTF format document.
#293578 - Merge field names are now retrieved properly while calling GetMergeFieldNames() method.
#293338 - The hanging issue will no long be occur while calling AcceptChanges() method.
#293610 - GridBefore value is now calculated properly while opening a RTF format document.
#288073 - Field is now preserved properly while resaving Word2003 Open XML format document.
#292280 - Table is now preserved properly while converting RTF to DOCX format document.
#291705 - List numbering is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to Text file.
#290028 - Table border size is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#291306 - Custom document properties are now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#290352, #297287 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while opening a word document.
#298598 - Table width is now preserved properly while converting a HTML to DOCX format document.
#305693 - Symbol is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#305525 - Reject changes is now working properly while calling RejectChanges() method.
#303649, #304097 - Comments are now preserved properly while resaving a Word document.
#304462 – The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while resaving a Word document.
#303677 - Shape is now preserved properly when resaving the Word document.
#301989 – Textbox is now preserved properly while resaving a Word document.
#301989 – Image is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#301621 – Text is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to HTML file.
#299649 – The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening the RTF format document.
#300525 – The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while opening Word document with comments.
#295016 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a HTML file to DOCX format document.
#294151, #300732 - Nested bookmarks are removed properly while calling Remove(Bookmark) method.

PDF

Features

#89583, #179673, #254148 ,#F155343 – Added support for adding/modifying the JavaScript action in existing PDF document.
#140911, #229773, #277893 – Added support for Ean13 and Ean8 barcode in PDF library.
#198566 – Added support to get the page index of bookmark.
#292446 – Added support for scaling option in HTML to PDF conversion with Blink rendering engine.
#291878 – Added support for BoundsCollection for PdfTextMarkupAnnotation.
#295115 – Added support for text direction in PdfFreeTextAnnotation.
Added appearance support for PdfPolylineAnnotation.

Bug Fixes

#305321 – NullReferenceException will no longer occurs when getting PdfForm from particular PDF document.
#304513 – Invalid cross reference table exception will no longer occurs when loading particular PDF document.
#304959 – Label from meta data will be preserved properly when adding security to the PDF document.
#301374, #304610 – PdfDocument will no longer corrupted when flatten the PdfForm.
#293563, #304898 – Contents will be preserved properly while converting PPTX to PDF.
#300098 – Font will be replaced properly in particular PDF document.
#301843 – PdfAnnotation thickness will preserved properly when export and import annotations.
#301942 – Exception no longer occurs while importing pages from particular PDF document.
#302269 – Signature details will be updated properly in PDF document.
#301776 – Signature validation mark will be preserved properly.
#295864 – Exception no longer occurs when converting Word document to PDF in multithreading.
#296508 – Hyperlinks will be added properly when adding inside the PdfGrid with different page size.
#300185 – PdfGridLayout will be return proper bounds when adding PdfGrid to the PdfPage.
#291934 – Memory will be disposed properly when adding and removing PdfRubberStampAnnotation.
#299509 – File path will be added properly in PdfFileLinkAnnotation.
#298059 – Contents will be preserved properly while adding PdfRedactionAnnotation to the PdfPage.
#298968 – PdfLayers will be preserved properly when adding layers to PDF document.
#298568 – Annotations will be preserved properly when export, import and flattening it.
#297943 – ArgumentOutofRangeException will no longer occurs when converting Word to tagged PDF.
#262648 – Contents will be preserved properly when creating PDF in multi-threading.
#295920 – Page number will be preserved properly when merging PDF documents.
#294988 – PdfRubberStampAnnotation appearance will not change when editing with PDF viewer.
#292865 – PDF/UA complaint will be validated properly in PAC3 tool.
#293788 – PdfCheckBoxField will be preserved properly when resaving the document.
#293316 – DataMatrix barcode will be preserved properly.
#293249, #293784 – PdfGridCell text will be preserved properly when exporting DataGrid to PDF.
#291767, #292452 – Images will be preserved properly in HTML to PDF conversion.
#295864 – Exception no longer occurs when converting Word to PDF.
#294944 – Annotations will be preserved properly when export and import.
#293701 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when getting the text from PdfLoadedTextBoxField.
#294353, #291232 – Bookmark text will be preserved properly when saving the PDF document.
#296895 – ArgumentNullException no longer occurs when merging PDF document.
#294995 – InkAnnotation will be exported properly in German culture.
#295703 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when decrypt the PDF document.
#294723 – PdfComboBoxField value will be flatten properly in a PDF document.
#295148 – PdfXfaForm will be filled properly with given data.
#293908 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when merging the PDF documents.
#293401 – PdfRectangleAnnotation will be preserve properly while flatten the annotations.
#F158748 – ArgumentOutOfRangeException no longer occurs while saving particular PDF document.
#F159147 – Signature will be validated properly with particular PDF document.
Text size will return properly when getting text size from PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
Exception will no longer occurs when adding custom metadata to PDF document.

Presentation

Features

#291946 - Provided support to add and edit a language of PowerPoint TextPart.

Bug Fixes

#294617 - Placeholder text color is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to Image.
#293204 - PowerPoint document is no longer corrupted while removing a master slide.
#299090 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening the PowerPoint presentation with vertical curved list SmartArt.
#299498 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while opening the PowerPoint presentation in parallel thread.
SlideSizeType property is now working properly, when PowerPoint slide size type is Wide Screen.

SfCalendar

Bug Fixes

#I298566 – Now, the mouse wheel scrolling is proper over the non-visible dates.

SfCellGrid

Breaking Changes

#289044 – When setting the ShowGridLines to false, all borders in the grid including headers cells also will be disappeared.

SfChart

Features

The chart control now supports the contrast color for the Adornment label foreground based on the label background.
Now, the chart control supports to enable or disable the outlier symbol in BoxAndWhiskerSeries.
Exposed CreateSegment method in chart series to customize the series rendering.

Breaking Changes

The default appearance of chart elements such as header, axis label, gridline, legend, color model, trackball, annotation, and stripline has been changed for better UI.
The default value of UseSeriesPalette and HighlightOnSelection properties has been changed as true.
The default value of LegendIcon property has been changed from Rectangle to SeriesType.

SfDiagram

Bug Fixes

#304329 - The binding expression error will no longer occur with the ConnectorViewModel.

Features

Provided the command support for canceling the currently performing action such as annotation editing, item selection and keyboard focus.
Provided the command support for formatting annotation such as bold the text, italicizing, strikethrough, and underlining it.
The command support for applying the specified style for the selected elements has been provided.
Provided the command support for enabling the annotation editing for the selected shape.
Support to draw the Rectangle, Ellipse and TextNode using the drawing tool has been provided.
The command support for selecting a specified diagram tool has been provided.
Support to clear the existing Undo or Redo entries have been provided.

Behavior Changes

The default PageWidth and PageHeight of the diagram will now be A4 (1123 * 794 px) size and also the MultiplePage is enabled by default.

Breaking Changes

Shortcut key for the UnGroup, SendToBack, BringToFront, and FitToPage commands was changed to Ctrl+Shift+U, Ctrl+Shift+B, Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+W.
The Direction property of the IRotate interface was renamed as RotationDirection.

SfDockingManager

Bug Fixes

#287763 - Now, SplitterBackground property is working properly.

SfImageEditor

Features

#232240- Provided support to crop the image in circle and elliptical shape in image editor.
#18217 - Provided support to enable or disable the dragging of selected shapes in image editor.
#38135 - Provided support to display the sub-toolbar for programmatic editing in image editor.

Bug fixes

#295662 - Image effects are applied properly while applying blur and sharpen effects from the toolbar at loading application for the first time.

SfNumericTextBox

Features

#3936- Provided support to enable the separator for the values when the numeric textbox is in focus and typing.

SfPdfViewerControl

Features

#297770 - The support to use the IsDocumentEdited property in data binding has been implemented.
#293757 - The support to load PDF documents from the StorageFile has been implemented.
#289555 – The support to modify the author value of annotations has been implemented.

Bug Fixes

#298415 – The IsDocumentEdited property will not return the wrong value when the LoadDocument property is accessed.
#297298 - Ink annotation is now preserved properly.
#294983 - Application will no longer crash while switching the view mode.
#293605 – The CanExecuteChanged event is now raised properly for the page navigation commands.
#296642 - Application will no longer crash with out of memory exception while performing the ink operation.
#295493 - Application will no longer crash while searching the text using the SearchNextCommand.
#294983 - Document link annotation will now work when the PDF is loaded using the LoadDocumentAsync method.
#157998 – The PDF pages are now printed properly.
#293605 – The NextPageCommand and PreviousPageCommand are now working properly.
#294946 - Application will no longer crash while switching between the page view modes.
#294948 – The PDF Viewer will no longer jump to the first page when the page view mode is switched.
#294674, 294542 - Ink strokes will no longer be missed when the PDF is saved.
#294069 - The value of IsDocumentEdited will no longer be true even after saving the PDF.
#294233 – The PDF viewer will no longer be blank when PDFs are loaded with the LoadDocumentAsync method.
#294983 - Application will no longer throw the ArgumentOutOfRangeException while scrolling and unloading.
#291358 - The text extracted using the ExtractText API is now working properly.
#292047 - Memory will no longer leak while navigating out of the PDF viewer.
#157313 - Application will no longer crash while exporting the PDF pages as images.
#292815 - Application will no longer throw the ArgumentOutOfRangeException while loading the PDF.
#292586 - The KeyNotFoundException will no longer be thrown when the document link annotations of the PDF are clicked.
#295133 – The application will no longer crash when loading the PDF document.
#301336 – A PDF page will no longer be rendered blank when the PDF is opened for the second time.
#301336 – A PDF page will now be rendered properly while unloading and reloading.
#300893 – The KeyNotFoundException will no longer be thrown while performing a text search.
#300970 – The zoom in and zoom out operations are now working properly for the PDF.
#300253 – The GoToBookmark API will now work properly in the single page view mode.
#295089 – The PDF pages will now be displayed properly while switching between the FitWidth and Normal view modes.
#298815 – Line annotations in the PDF will no longer be misplaced while loading.
#298855 – Stamp annotation is now added at the correct position in the PDF.
#298396 – A Page will no longer be rendered blank when the GoToPage API is called immediately after loading.
#296885,299443 – The PrinterSettings.QualityFactor API will now work properly.
#158618 – The form fields in the PDF are now loaded properly.
#297794 – The PDF viewer will no longer show a blank page while loading a PDF immediately after unloading.
#158618 – The check box form field is now working properly for the PDF document.
#295876 – PDF pages are now rendered immediately when the page appears in the viewport.
#297767 – The AnnotationAdded event will no longer be raised when the PDF with existing annotations are loaded.
#294674 – Annotations will no longer be misplaced while in the particular pages while loading and saving.
Line annotations in the PDF document will no longer be misplaced or missed while loading.
The application will no longer crash while long-pressing a PDF page.

SfRichTextBoxAdv

Features

#279822 - Implemented automatic suggestion functionality for @mention.

Bug Fixes

Style defined in div element is now applied properly while importing HTML.
#293488 - Horizontal scrollbar is now properly updated when the document contains different size pages.
#293655 - Character format is now applied properly when the selection is empty.
#295349 - Last paragraph in the clipboard is now not merged with the destination paragraph while pasting content.
#294954 - Merged table cells are now preserved properly while importing word document.
#293487 - Auto fit tables are now rendered properly while importing the word document.
#282558 - Right to left text, which contains tab is now preserved properly.
#297968, #297314 - Skipped writing unused document styles while exporting as HTML.
#294125 - Deleting text is now working properly when spell checking enabled.

XlsIO

Features

#299160 - Support has been provided to export data from Excel worksheet to data table with an event.
#F158836 - Support has been provided to preserve value types while importing data from a data table to an Excel worksheet.

Breaking Changes

#283371 - LongDash, LongDashDot, and LongDashDotDot line patterns are added in the ExcelChartLinePattern enum.
#F158836 - The ImportDataColumn() method supports importing DataColumn from DataTable into a worksheet with preserve type option.

Bug Fixes

#292282, #F157287 - CopyTo method now copies Excel table styles if copied from second row or more.
#292271 - Exception is no longer thrown if all the table rows are deleted.
#293903 - Exception is no longer thrown when converting the Excel file to PDF.
#295621 - Defined name value with more characters is now working proper without exception.
#294651 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting Excel file to PDF with conditional formats.
#287586 - Name of a pivot table data field is now correct in Excel to PDF conversion.
#293247 - Inserting a new row preserves the number format in the existing table.
#292312 - Exception is no longer thrown while inserting rows above sparklines.
#296469 - Conditional format is now correct while changing thread culture.
#291424 - Column width is now set correctly while updating styles to entire column.
#294893 - Exception is no longer thrown while parsing the Excel document with pivot table.
#293348 - DateTime format is now proper when accessing Range.DateTime property.
#293903 - Exception is no longer thrown when formula contains an unknown name in Excel to PDF conversion.
#292625 - Page numbers are now rendered in the correct format when header/footer text contains page number and plus sign.
#292241 - Rich-text is now applied to tables during Excel to PDF conversion.
#292697 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting Excel chart to image with polynomial trend line series.
#294223 - Axis line is now rendered correctly in chart to image conversion.
#279738 - Image position is no longer changed while inserting more rows.
#295748 - Exception is no longer thrown while resaving the Excel document to HTML.
#297992 - Comments are now cleared properly while using clear option.
#295301 - Corruption no longer occurs on resaving the Excel file that contains invalid pivot item value.
#298342 - Performance on saving a big file with pivot table is now improved.
#299505 - Conditional format is now applied properly when using copy style in template marker.
#301859 - ApplicationName in Built-in document properties is now parsed and serialized properly.
#298772 - Conditional format formula is now correct while saving the Excel document.
#292312 - Corruption no longer occurs while opening the file using Excel 2013.
#283371 - Provided long dash line types in chart line pattern enum.
#292360 - Excel file with incorrect active cell is no longer corrupted on resaving.
#304378 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting the Excel file with conditional formats to PDF.
#303693 - Vba project’s sheet objects are now cleared properly when removing the worksheets.
#301367 - Hyperlink is now correct while changing the system culture in Excel to PDF conversion.
#294378 - Cell border under the image is no longer missed in Excel to PDF conversion.
#300422 - DataPoint font size and value axis alignment are now proper in chart to image conversion.
#F157299 - Mixed data type values are exported with proper format while exporting worksheet to data table.
#F157772 - Line series are no longer missed in Excel to PDF conversion.
#F157287 - Corruption no longer occurs when copying worksheets from multiple workbooks.
#F158875 - Data is now correct while importing nested object collection.
Category axis label text is now rendered properly in chart to image conversion.
Hyperlinks in shapes are no longer removed while resaving the Excel document.
Chart title area rendering is now proper in Excel to PDF conversion.