Essential Studio for Universal Windows Platform Release Notes

v19.2.0.44
June 29, 2021

Common

Breaking Changes

  • The Syncfusion ReportViewer, ReportWriter component assemblies and samples are no longer shipped with the Essential Studio setup in the v19.2.0.44 release. It is available as part of the Bold Reports product and is not included in the Essential Studio.

DocIO

Features

  • #I318805 - Added support to set locale identifier for bidirectional languages in Word document.
  • #I319018 - Provided an API to access parent comment in the Word document.

Bug Fixes

  • #I325867, #I324520, #I326706 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOC format document.
  • #I327499, #I329126 - Formula field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I322766 - Table cell width is now parsed properly while opening a RTF format document.
  • #I327547, #I329193 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while executing mail merge in the Word document.
  • #I327715 - Mail merge is now executed properly in a Word document.
  • #I327638 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a RTF format document to DOCX.
  • #I329491 - Bookmark content is now deleted properly while calling DeleteBookmarkContent() method.
  • #I331676 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while closing a Word document.
  • #FB24958 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
  • #I318882, #I319716 - Mail merge is now executed properly in a Word document.
  • #I318634 - Footer is preserved properly while merging the RTF format documents.
  • #I318345 - Text in content control is now preserved properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I317490 - Grid span is now parsed properly while opening a DOCX format document.
  • #I319208, #I321962, #I323896 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while a opening the DOCX format document.
  • #I321276 - The text formatting switch is now preserved properly for formula field.
  • #I321276 - The text Format for IF field is now updated properly in the Word document.
  • #I320883 - Merge field inside formula field is now updated properly in the Word document.
  • #I321276 - Formula field inside SET field is now updated properly in the Word document.
  • #I320188 - After Width of a row is now parsed properly while opening the DOCX format document.
  • #I321098 - InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while saving the DOCX format document.
  • #I321579 - Comment is now preserved properly while resaving the DOCX format document.
  • #I323670 - Font name is now parsed properly while opening the HTML format document.
  • #I322767 - DocVariable field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I325573 - Formula field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I325658 - Word document is now open properly in Microsoft Office 2007 application.
  • #I322766 - Preferred cell width is now parsed properly while opening the RTF format document.

PDF

Features

  • #321746 – Added support for AutoResizeText in PdfTextBoxField.
  • #317785 – Added support for scope attributes in tagged PDF.
  • #321533 – Added support to export the check box field using export value.

Breaking Changes

  • #323576 – BorderWidth API type changed for form fields from int to float.

Bug Fixes

  • #329164, #331682 – Content will be preserved properly while converting Word to PDF conversion.
  • #326563, #327602 – Header Checksum Illegal exception will no longer be occur while saving a PDF document.
  • #329519 – PDF document will be preserved properly after manipulating the PDF forms.
  • #330183 – PdfTag will be added properly with PdfArtifact for shapes.
  • #329907 – PDF file size will be optimized while import pages from existing PDF document.
  • #328478 – Annotation collection will work properly while import annotations.
  • #329822 – Form fields will be preserved properly while flatten the form in existing PDF document.
  • #328979 – Extra page will no longer be added after adding template to PDF document.
  • #327397, #329534 – PdfGrid column styles will be applied properly to the table cells.
  • #328471 – Annotation will be cleared properly with clear API from Annotation collection.
  • #327697 – Export XFDF with PdfLineMeasurementAnnotation will work properly.
  • #327093 – PDF A2B conformance will be preserved properly.
  • #326671 – PDF A conformance will be preserved properly in form filling with XMP meta data.
  • #326750 – PdfTag will be preserved properly while adding content in header graphics.
  • #326806 – Documents will be preserved properly while merging with OptimizeResources option.
  • #324920 – Annotation appearance will be preserved properly while flatten the Annotation from a PDF document.
  • #324688 – Selected value will work properly in PdfComboBoxField.
  • #325139 – Improved the stability of import form field in existing PDF document.
  • #324758 – Remainder text result will be updated properly with PdfStringLayouter in the mentioned size.
  • #314007 – PdfRubberStampAnnotation will be preserved properly with rotation.
  • #329501 – PdfGrid will no longer overlap while using pagination bounds.
  • #330064 – Arrows will be rendered properly in XPS to PDF conversion.
  • #329850, #F165845 – PdfTag will be preserved properly with nested tables.
  • #329454 – PdfGrid cell bounds will be returned properly for columns with span in BeginCellLayout event.
  • #329218 – PdfTag will be added properly for Pdf417Barcode.
  • #329170 – Form fields will be preserved properly while merging PDF documents.
  • #327126 – PdfGrid will be paginated properly, and will return the correct layout result.
  • #327485 – PdfSignature will be valid even after signing multiple times with different libraries.
  • #321178 – PdfGrid border will be preserved properly with nested grids.
  • #323248 – PdfGrid will be paginated properly with PdfTextElement.
  • #326095 – Barcode will be preserved properly with text in a PDF document.
  • #322979 – Signature field will be rendered properly while flatten the PDF document.
  • #321178 – PdfGrid will be preserved properly with given location and bounds.
  • #F165145 – NullReferenceException will no longer occur while getting forms from existing PDF document.
  • #F165868 – PdfGridRow will be paginated to the next page automatically, if it is not fit on a page.
  • #F164923 – StackOverflowException will no longer occur with PdfDocumentAnalyzer.
  • #311180, #317448 –PDF tags will be added properly with parent tags in a PDF document.
  • #314496 - Remainder text will be updated properly while layout the string with multiline.
  • #312509 - PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation returns proper bounds from the particular PDF document.
  • #317545 - Bookmarks will be displayed properly in Adobe document cloud web viewer.
  • #315262 - Ink annotation will be preserved properly while flatten with particular PDF document.
  • #316316 - Exception will no longer occurs while loading large PDF documents.
  • #318660 - Extra new line character will not be added in text box field.
  • #318010 - Characters will be preserved properly while creating appearance for form fields.
  • #319553 - PDF compression will optimize the file size properly with particular document.
  • #319401 - Document will be preserved properly while loading and saving the particular PDF document.
  • #319073 - Font preservation issue will no longer occurs with PdfHtmlTextElement.
  • #321713 - Annotations will be preserved properly while import and flatten.
  • #321475 - Exception will no longer occurs while filling the form fields.
  • #322161 - PdfGrid will be paginated properly with PdfTextElement.
  • #322536 - Bookmarks will be retrieved properly while getting from existing PDF document.
  • #322533 - Content will be redacted properly with particular PDF document.
  • #322529 - Extra PDF pages will not be added with EndPageLayout event.
  • #322273 - Form field will be preserved properly while changing the forecolor.
  • #322933 - PdfGrid will be preserved properly with pagination bounds.
  • #323087, #323578 - Bounds will be return properly in EndPageLayout event.
  • #323900 - Tags structure will be preserved properly with PdfGrid.
  • #320547 - Exception will no longer occurs while exporting PdfGrid.
  • #323642 - Exception will no longer occurs while loading PDF document.
  • #324594 - Pdf417Barcode will be rendered properly with float XDimension value.
  • #324789 - XPathException will no longer occurs while loading XFA document.
  • #324973 - JavaScript actions will be removed properly from existing PDF document.
  • #324966 - PdfCode39ExtendedBarcode will be preserved properly while drawing to PDF page multiple times.
  • #F164131 - Euro characters will be preserved properly while filling form field.
  • #F164353 - check box fields will be imported properly in a PDF document.
  • Annotation name will be returned properly from existing annotation.
  • Radio button form field will be preserved properly with selected value.
  • PdfRubberStampAnnotation will be preserved properly while adding in rotated PdfPage.
  • BorderWidth will be preserved properly while import annotations.
  • Text will be returned properly from PdfLoadedTextBoxField.
  • Image will be preserved properly while adding images to particular PDF document.

Presentation

Features

  • #I208525, #I312566 – Added multicolumn text rendering support in PowerPoint to Image conversion.

Bug Fixes

  • #I317830 - The PowerPoint presentation will no longer be corrupted while removing the unused layout slide.
  • #I323915 – Replaced image is now updated properly while saving the PowerPoint document.
  • #I323915 - Picture is now replaced properly when PowerPoint document contains JFIF image.

SfChart

Breaking changes

  • The default appearance of the zooming toolbar has been changed for better UI.

SfCircularGauge

Features

  • #I301670 - Provided StepFrequency support to marker and needle pointer while dragging the pointer.

SfImageEditor

Features

  • #I329786 - Provided support for programmatic elliptical dimension toggle cropping with ratio.

SfMaps

Features

  • #I314261 - Provided support to add multiple shapes in a single ShapeFileLayer.

SfNumericTextBox

Features

  • #I319103 - Provided support to avoid default decimal digits by using the AllowDefaultDecimalDigits property.

Bug fixes

  • #F165262 - Text will be formatted correctly while pressing enter with BlockCharactersOnTextInput as false and paste text before entering new char.

  • #FB22819 - UnhandledException will no longer be thrown when customizing numeric textbox number group separator symbol as double space.

SfPdfViewerControl

Features

  • #295115 - Improved the free text annotation resizing behavior.

Bug Fixes

  • #321490 - Annotations are no longer misplaced after save or exporting the pages as an image for a particular PDF document.
  • #321083 - Application will no longer crash while loading multiple documents.
  • #320436 - Sticky notes are no longer missing while loading a particular PDF document.
  • #163170 - The Text markup annotations are now added properly for a particular PDF document.
  • #325515 - Free text callout annotations are no longer misplaced while loading a PDF document.
  • #327484 - All characters are now shown completely in the text box form fields for a PDF document.

SfRichTextBoxAdv

Features

  • #I282790, #I301416, #I247990- Added support to preserve floating image and text box with square wrapping style.

Bug Fixes

  • #I324641 - Table title and description is now preserved properly while export as XAML.
  • #I325677 - New paragraph is now inserted properly on pressing enter key.
  • #I321731 - Table horizontal alignment is now proper while parsing the word document.
  • #I318021, #I323296 - Null reference exception will be no longer thrown while deleting an image.
  • #I317480 - Fixed table width is now proper while importing the document.
  • #I319778 - Control right and bottom border is now preserved properly.
  • #I319705 - Exception will be no longer thrown when loading document asynchronously.
  • #F163670, #I321719 - Table cell border properties are now preserved properly while export as XAML.
  • #I318021 - Hyperlink is now preserved properly while pressing backspace.
  • #I300490 - Null reference exception will be no longer thrown while changing control LayoutType.
  • #I323216 - Cursor is now visible while loading document asynchronously.
  • #I317264 - Argument exception will be no longer thrown on undoing the @mention action.
  • #F165605 - The floating element is now preserved properly in the document header part.
  • #I324229 - Typing performance is now improved when editing large size document.
  • #I326131 - The exception will be no longer thrown when undoing the table deleting action.

SfSpreadsheet

Bug Fixes

#F165004 - Back color of the category list items in the Format Window is set properly for the selected and the unselected states.

Visual Studio Extensions

Features

  • Added the ReadMe file in the Syncfusion UWP Project Template.

XlsIO

Breaking Changes

  • #I317951 - InvertIfNegativeColor property is added in IChartSerie interface to invert the color of data point of column and bar chart, if the data point value is negative.
  • #I316167 - NumberFormat property is added in IPivotDataField interface to get or set the number format of pivot data field.

Bug Fixes

  • #I317738 - Button position is now proper while resaving the Excel document.
  • #I313290 - Fixed the argument exception thrown while converting Excel to HTML.
  • #I317793 - Fixed issue of pivot table fonts getting changed while resaving the Excel file.
  • #I318471 - Font is correct in RTF text while parsing bullet formatting.
  • #I319080 - Correctly handled the Pivot cache area reference.
  • #I318774 - Two different types of conditional format icon sets are now applied correctly.
  • #I320381 - Excel file with the black-and-white option enabled in page settings is now converted properly to PDF.
  • #I319833 - OutOfMemoryException thrown while converting Excel to PDF is now resolved.
  • #I317378 - Cell border position is now correct for RTL direction in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I318795 - Hebrew text is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I318796 - Shape text for RTL direction is now proper in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I320700 - List data validation works properly when changing the culture to “pt-PT”.
  • #I315937 - Data is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion when using table formulas.
  • #I320153 - Pivot table auto-sort based on a data field is now correct.
  • #I318796 - Shape position is now proper for RTL direction in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I321087 - Table style color is now handled properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I323053 - List Data validation is now proper when resaving the Excel file in different cultures.
  • #I321505 - Argument separator is now correct for table formula in Spain culture.
  • #I315863 - Can’t Parse Formula exception thrown while saving the workbook after CopyTo is now resolved.
  • #I315863 - Fixed NullReferenceException while copying the workbook with unknown names.
  • #I315348 - Trendlines are now removed properly when they are deleted using the Legend Entries.
  • #I324692 - Font color is now applied correctly for RTF text.
  • #I314857 - Cell values with custom number format and word-wrap applied being replaced with # in Excel to PDF conversion is now resolved.
  • #I315699 - Format exception thrown while applying the number format with culture code is now resolved.
  • #I318802 - Data Validation is now proper for RTL direction in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I326500 - Bold style is now applied properly for RTF text.
  • #I325919 - Data now loads properly into Excel document having power query, after refresh.
  • #I325781 - Exception thrown while parsing picture type marker in the chart is now resolved.
  • #FB24874 - Application runs properly while opening an Excel document having custom XML.
  • #I326500 - Bullet color is now proper in RTF text.
  • #I327039 - Exception thrown while resaving an Excel file with chart having external data range is now resolved.
  • #I320095 - Inline styles are imported correctly in the HTML table to Excel conversion.
  • #I327973 - Application getting hanged while opening Excel document with conditional formatting is now resolved.
  • #I329443 - File corruption issue while resaving Excel document with VML shape is fixed.
  • #I327556 - Exception thrown while parsing Excel functions in parallel threads is now resolved.
  • #I327843 - Weekdays are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I327841 - Date values are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I327840 - Shape text is not proper in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I325116 - Exception thrown while opening Excel document with the combinational chart is now resolved.
  • #I329608 - Cell styles are now copied properly while applying template marker with nested objects.
  • #I323615 - Pivot Table layout is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I329723 - NullReferenceException thrown while opening Excel document in Windows Server 2012 R2 is now resolved.
  • #I327842 - Unicode symbols hidden in the header and footer text are now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I328837 - Font switching is now proper for the Bengali language in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I325276 - Arabic text is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #I326280 - Category axis is now rendered properly in PDF conversion.
  • #I328825 - Chart trendline is now rendered properly in PDF conversion.
  • Fixed ObjectReferenceException while opening the Excel document.
  • Pivot border is now handled correctly in Pivot Layout.
  • Scatter chart with color to data point is now rendered correctly in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • IndexOutOfRangeException thrown while converting chart series in PPTX to PDF is now resolved.
  • Worksheet protected with empty password is now handled correctly.