Essential Studio for Windows Forms Release Notes

v18.3.0.35

October 1, 2020

Calculate

Bug Fixes

#283254, #283794 - VALUE function is computed properly with DateTime inputs.
#281910, #284361 - SUMIFS function returns proper result, if anyone of the criteria has failed.
#281211 - IFERROR formula is computed properly when SINGLE function is embed in IFERROR function.
#281041 - MIN formula returns proper result with different cultures.
#278808 - CalcEngine returns proper result for the formulas with time values (like 30:30).
#286390 - EDATE function is computed properly with negative input values.
#289797 - SWITCH function is now computed properly with string type values.
#287385, #288224 - VALUE function returns proper result when using the timespan value, which is greater than 24 hours (ex- 31:00).
#286831 – CalcEngine is now compute the functions with table named range which contains special characters.
#281711 - SIN function is now working properly when setting the CheckDanglingProperty as true.
#290734 - IFERROR function is now returning proper result with invalid named range arguments.

ComboBoxAdv

Bug fixes

#290787 - Now, performance issue is resolved in ComboBoxAdv on loading the n items.
#280000 – Now, the text of ComboBoxAdv does not change with the Append autocomplete option, when AutoComplete property is set to false.

ContextMenuStripExt

Bug fixes

#263933, #288206 - The ContextMenuStripEx fore color of menus and sub level menus is now working properly in Office2016 black style.

Diagram

Bug Fixes

#289228 – Now the click event is working properly with group nodes.

DocIO

Features

#84199, #139564, #79916, #96716, #132151, #137275 #146572, #153680, #178266, #196443, #205309, #294775 - Added support for shapes in RTF format Word document.
#276658 - LockAspectRatio API has been added to lock the aspect ratio of picture in Word document.
#272979 - PreserveOleImageAsImage API has been added to preserve embedded Ole images as normal images in Word document.
#284057 - Provided image rotation support in DOC format document.
#116705, #117555, #123706, #185247, #226593, #244897, #244897, #252217, #270147, #273378, #291765 - Provided a support to preserve the Underline (Single, Dotted, Dash, DotDash, DotDotDash) and Double strike through while converting a Word document to PDF/Image.
#172910, #173277, #78892, #184115, #189881, #189615, #F134894 , #200771, #204949, #205287 , #203639, #205099, #208660, #211617, #213286, #213842, #212631, #217440, #160085, #152711, #F141351, #253507, #257800, #274613, #277726, #278937, #283115, #282763, #291690, #293558, #293762 - Improved a Word 2013 justification algorithm in Word to PDF/Image conversion.
#281066, #284004, #F157326 - Provided a support to detect a font name from theme for EastAsia characters while converting a Word document to PDF/Image.
FirstPageTray and OtherPagesTray APIs has been added to set specific printer tray to print the first and other pages in Word document.

Bug Fixes

#276450 - Mail merge is now executed properly in a Word document using System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereListIterator.
#278496 - IF field is now updated properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#278251 - IF field is updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#280489 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting DOC to DOCX format document.
#280115 - List format is now preserved properly while replacing the HTML string in a Word document.
#281975 - Text spacing is now preserved properly while opening a Word Processing 2003 XML format document.
#282209 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
#282348 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening an HTML format document with styles.
#279292 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a RTF format document to PDF.
#277396, #283818, #283819, #273311 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
#281757 - Underline is now preserved properly while converting RTF to HTML format document.
#280044, #281035 - Table cell width is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#282361 - The contents are now replaced properly while replacing the bookmark content in a Word document.
#276869 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#F155441 - List numbering is now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
#282900 - The FormatException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document with content control.
#284009, #285141, #274613 - List numbering is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#F155441 - Text is now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
#283487 - Line is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#283817 - Text is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#285259 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
#282907 - The Empty paragraph preservation issue has been resolved while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#285425 - Alternate chunks in HTML format are now updated properly in the Word document.
#285618 - Paragraph styles are applied properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#287593 - Hanging issue has been resolved while opening a DOCX format document.
#285591 - Shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#286706 - PNG image is now preserved properly while converting DOCX to RTF format document.
#285449, #280665, #281254 - Frame is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#285009, #284579 - Hanging will no longer occur while converting a Word document to PDF.
#285057 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#283747 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
#283455, #283532, #290493 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#280665 - Text is now wrapped properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#280705 - FirstLineIndent is now applied properly while opening a DOCX format document.
#285450 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to HTML.
#286564 - File corruption issue has been resolved while open and saving DOCX format document with track changes.
#156493 - Text fill is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#289441 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document with mathematical equation.
#288073 - Hanging issue has been resolved while opening Word Processing 2003 XML format document.
#288916 - Shape fill color is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#289957 - Unicode characters are now preserved properly while converting HTML to RTF format document.
#290567 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a HTML file to PDF.
#288916 - Textbox borders are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#290244 - Content control mapped text is preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#282558 - Indentation is now preserved properly while converting a RTF to Word document.
#291395 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening the RTF stream.
#282558 - Image rotation is now preserved properly while converting a RTF to Word document.
#293069 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while replacing text using ReplaceSingleLine API.
#294075 - Grid span for table cell is now retrieved properly from RTF format document.
#291690 - Arabic numerals are now preserved properly while converting Word document to PDF.
#292210 - Paragraph is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#290802 - Auto Tag is now properly ordered while converting a Word document to PDF.
#274613 - Header row is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#290493 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#288916 - Chart is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#290291 - Page Border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#290368 - Paragraph border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#289941 - Paragraph indentation is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#289441 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
#288916 - Shape background is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#274613, #286716 - The contents are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
Image is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX Word document.
Bookmark is now preserved properly while open and saving DOCX Word document.
Text box formats are now working properly while resaving a DOCX format document.

DockingManager

Bug fixes

#291174 - DataBinding for TexBox inside panel now working properly.

DoubleTextBox

Bug fixes

#287357 - BorderColor property will now be updated properly via Binding.

EditControl

Bug fixes

#291808 - Now when copying and pasting lines, a new line is not appended between lines.
#240940, 234339 - Now, selection color is updated properly while customizing backcolor using config.xml.
#283328 - ContextMenu will no longer throws Argument exception on disposing.

MetroForm

Bug Fixes

#286274 - Form will be maximized properly on extended monitor with 225% scaling.

MultiColumnComboBox

Bug fixes

#289251 - Now, SelectedItem is changed only when we select the item and not when the DropDown is opened.
#F156943 - Now, DropDown control of MulticolumnComboBox remains open throughout the touch interaction.

Feature

#283787 - Provided custom filtering support for multiple columns in MultiColumnComboBox.

MultiColumnTreeView

Bug fixes

#289207 - Now, SubItem is aligned properly while changing the size of the columns in MultiColumnTreeView.
#F154529 – Now, vertical and horizontal scroll bar scrolls according to the custom control loaded in TreeNodeAdv.
#282432 – Now, sub items text will be displayed based on column width.

NavigationDrawer

Bug fixes

#F156429 - Now, the item is properly inserted on the basis of the index.

Office2007Form

Bug Fixes

#286274 - Form will be maximized properly on extended monitor with 225% scaling.

Office2010Form

Bug Fixes

#286274 - Form will be maximized properly on extended monitor with 225% scaling.

PDF

Features

#79195, #92840, #F118711, #268671, #271721, #239919 - Added support for PDF417 Barcode in PDF document.
#F142454, #283629, #285593 - Added support to sign the PDF document externally using hash.
#142585 - Added support to detect the empty PDF pages in PDF documents.
#282587 - Added support for complex script in free text annotation.
#281674 - Added support to specify the name to annotations.
#285645 - Added support for adding form fields in layers.
#291688 - Added support for duplex mode in viewer preferences.
#284302, #220937 - Added support to sign the same signatures in all pages in a PDF document.
Added support to import/export the annotations in JSON format.
Added support for text alignment in free text annotation.
Added support to convert the PDF to PDF A2B and A3B conformance.

Bug Fixes

#287530 - Format exception no longer occurs while accessing form fields.
#288060 - PDF document will no longer corrupted when setting owner password.
#289577 - PdfInkAnnotation will be exported properly in XFDF format.
#288124 - IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer occurs while removing annotations in multi-threading.
#291177 - Format exception will no longer occurs with PDF to PDF A1B conversion.
#291354 - ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer occurs while compressing PDF documents.
#291247 - NullReferenceException will no longer occurs while split the particular PDF document.
#291308 - NullReferenceException will no longer occurs while convert Word to PDF.
#290656 - NullReferenceException will no longer occurs when saving the particular PDF document.
#290909 - File size will not be increased while saving the document multiple times.
#288936 - PDF document created with AutoTag will be passed in accessibility check.
#290359 - PdfDocumentAnalyzer will shows the result properly for encrypted PDF documents.
#288101 - PDF document encryption/decryption supported in FIPS enabled environments.
#289938 - Certificate information will show properly when signing existing PDF document.
#220937 - Signature appearance will be preserved properly in all the PDF pages.
#289450 - Content will be redacted properly with rotated PDF documents.
#288615 - PdfTemplate will be rendered properly with given location on PDF page.
#287992 - Rounded corner images will be preserved properly in PDF document.
#288431 - PdfFreeTextAnnotation and PdfLineAnnotation will be preserved properly when flattening in PDF document.
#288093 - Hyperlinks will be preserved properly in HTML to PDF conversion.
#282004 - 1D barcodes will be scanned properly when generated with given size.
#269208, #289663 - PdfGrid will be preserved properly with AllowPageBreakAcrossPages.
#269208 - PdfGrid will be preserved properly with nested PdfGrids.
#292190 - IndexOutOfRangeException no longer occurs when creating template from PDF page.
#292105 - Import annotations from FDF file will work properly.
#290967 - Form field name will be retrieved properly from existing PDF document.
#289822, #290437, #290400 - Optimized the memory leaks in PDF OCR functionality.
#289327 - Exception will no longer occurs when adding layers to new PDF pages.
#F154896, #280048 - Signatures will be validated properly with valid signatures from PDF documents.
#F156528 - Image will be preserved properly in button fields when merging PDF documents.
#F157167 - Hanging issue no longer occurs when replacing images in existing PDF document.
#F154858 - Exception will no longer occurs while reading the PdfLoadedXfaDateTimeField.
#283673 - PDF document will be preserved properly while setting readonly to form fields.
#282233, #281095 - PdfLoadedTextBoxField will be preserved properly with transparent border.
#284471 - Text will be preserved properly after applying redaction operation to the document.
#283216 - Text will be preserved properly when compressing PDF document with optimize font.
#277163 - TextMarkupColor will be retrieved properly from PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
#283683 - Child layer will be preserved properly when loading the document with nester layers.
#286751 - Images with view box will be rendered properly in XAML to PDF conversion.
#286751 - Output PDF document file size is optimized in XAML to PDF conversion.
#285642 - Exception will no longer occurs while merging the PDF documents.
#285507 - Form field name will be retrieved properly after reloading the document.
#285495 - Selected item in PdfLoadedComboBoxField will be preserved properly.
#285655 - PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation will be preserved properly when flattening it.
#284661 - Font style will be retrieved properly from PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
#283854, #286246 - PDF document will be preserved properly in iOS PDF viewer and physical copy.
#285158 - PdfBookmark will be preserved properly in HTML to PDF conversion.
#283958 - PdfDocument will no longer corrupted while converting PDF to PDF A1B.
#283700 - NullReferenceException will no longer occurs while adding/removing PdfLayers.
#282784 - ArgumentException will no longer occurs in HTML to PDF conversion.
#283481 - PdfDocumentAnalyzer will found the corruption properly from particular PDF document.
#282975 - Exception will no longer occurs while loading particular PDF document.
#282837 - PdfRubberStampAnnotation will be preserved properly while flattening it.
#282174 - Text will be preserved properly with alignments while converting metafile to PDF.
#281561 - PdfRedaction operation performance is now optimized.
#281695 - Text will be redacted properly with particular PDF document.
#279452 - Annotation will be preserved properly while flattening it.
#280028 - Dot lines will be preserved properly in Word to PDF conversion.
#280307, #283683 - PdfLayers will be preserved in hierarchical after saving and loading the documents.
#286105 - PdfCode39Barcode will be scanned properly from exported image.
#286275 - Output PDF document will be preserved properly while compression existing PDF document.
#284114 - Exception will no longer occurs while signing PDF with LTV.
#283324 - Underline style will be preserved properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
#279476 - TOC will no longer overlap with content in HTML to PDF conversion.
#278569 - Image will be preserved properly in Word to PDF conversion.
#286317 - IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer occurs when compressing PDF documents.
#F153996, #285135 - Output PDF will be generated properly while converting XPS to PDF document.
#F129826 - PdfHtmlTextElement will recognize the break tags with spaces.
#F155522 - Root certificate missing issue will no longer occurs.
#F155073 - Exception will no longer occurs while signing the documents multiple times.
Exception will no longer occurs while loading the same document multiple times.
Content will be preserved properly while performing redaction operation.
Text content will be preserved properly when using large content PdfGrid.
Optimized the memory usage when manipulating the PDF documents.
QRBarcode will be rendered properly on given location.
Background color will be retrieved properly from PdfLoadedSignatureField.
Blank PDF page will no longer generates in PDF merge operation.

PdfViewerControl

Bug Fixes

#I277425 - Memory leak does not occur when exporting the images in multi-threading.
#I284816 - The UnhandledException will no longer be thrown when using the ExtractText method.
#I279413 - The System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer occur when clicking on the PDF page.
#I279386 - The MouseClick event is now working properly.
#I282468 – The ExportAsImage is now export properly in the document.
#I281858 - The ExtractText performance has now improved.
#I278170 - The ExtractText method will now be extracted properly for the OCR document.
#I283964 - The page will not change when resizing the windows in zoom mode.
#I288052 - The System.NullReferenceException will no longer occur when closing form which contains the PdfViewer.
#I287947 - The FindText method will now return the proper count.
#I288695 - The System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer occur when loading a single-page document by disabling the ‘IsBookmarkEnabled’ property.
#I287106, #I287845 - The System.InvalidOperationException will no longer occur when opening or closing form which contains the PdfViewer.
#I290579 – ThePdfViewer control’s window will no longer cut off when setting the font for a form.

PivotChart

Bug fixes

#283768 – Now, visualize graphics shows properly when PivotLegend is not present.

PivotGridControl

Bug fixes

#276551 - Now, the filter is applied and all data is displayed properly.

PopUpControlContainer

Bug fixes

#281113 - Now, the popup will not be closed when scrolling the scrollers frame attached to the controls placed inside the popup.

Presentation

Features

#F155681 - Provided support to detect a font name from theme for complex script characters while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF/Images.
#281066 - Provided support to use fallback font while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.

Bug Fixes

#281345 - The PowerPoint presentation will no longer be corrupted while saving the customized PowerPoint presentation.
#F155718 - SetHyperlink method is now working properly for first PowerPoint slide.
#283833 - Hanging issue has been resolved while opening a PowerPoint presentation with old VMLDrawing.xml file.
#283473 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while opening the PowerPoint presentation.
#282093 - Hyperlink will be applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#281618 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#291303 - Cropping of Picture Placeholder is now applied properly while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#291387 - Layout slide shape color is now applied properly while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#291390 - Picture transparency is now applied properly while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#288678 - Text within a table is now rotated properly while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#288327 - Font.Color.SystemColor value is now applied properly while converting the PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#286430 - The PowerPoint presentation will no longer be corrupted while saving the PowerPoint presentation with NotesSlide.

RibbonControlAdv

Bug fixes

#F157382 - The exception will no longer occurs when closing the TabbedMDI child in RibbonControlAdv.

ScheduleControl

Bug Fixes

#277498 – Spanned appointments are displayed properly in UI.
#F156115 – The AdvancedToolTip can be customized using the ShowingAdvancedToolTip event.

SfCalendar

Bug fixes

#286152 - The InvalidOperationException is no longer thrown, while selecting the date with null value.

SfComboBox

Bug fixes

#276386, 274639 - Now, SfComboBox dropdown is not closed when selecting the dropdown item with custom control.

SfDataGrid

Features

#278874 - Support has been provided to style the editor.
Support has been provided for Masked edit column.

Bug Fixes

#288111 - Cross thread exception will no longer be thrown while opening the filter popup when ShowBusyIndicator and RTL is enabled.

SfDateTimeEdit

Bug fixes

#281988 - DayName value is now updated properly, when Date is changed.
#266124 - Time will no longer be reset to 12:00, when date is selected.
#285566, #284761, #288081, #F156480, #289344 - The InvalidOperationException is no longer thrown, while selecting the date with null value.
#290649 - Left padding now maintained properly on using custom format.

SfForm

Features

Support has been provided to retain title bar height unchanged when the form is maximized.

Bug Fixes

#286399 - Minimum & Maximum buttons of a MDI child no longer disappears when using RibbonControlAdv in MDI parent.

SplitButtonAdv

Bug fixes

#F157467 - Now, the image is set properly for the clicked item in SplitButton through DropDownItem clicked event.

TabbedMDIManager

Bug fixes

#289884 - The NullReferenceException is no longer thrown, while Re-attaching TabbedMDIContainer to form.

TextBoxExt

Bug fixes

#F153666 - Now, TextBoxExt text is visible when Office2016Colorful theme applied.

ToggleButton

Bug fixes

#F155426 - The ToggleButton background now appears properly when the gradient style is set.

TreeViewAdv

Bug fixes

#291333 - Now, CustomControl added in tree node is updated correctly.
#291159 - Now, TreeViewAdv is expanded for all the nodes while selecting.
#288639 - Now, filtering is applied properly while we click Date filter icon in a data column.
#284265 - EnsureVisible property is now updated the intermediate node at top visibility in TreeViewAdv.
#F154529 – Now, vertical and horizontal scroll bar scrolls according to the custom control loaded in TreeNodeAdv.

XlsIO

Features

#140566, #204625 - Color scale conditional formatting rule is supported in Excel to PDF conversion.
#138215, #277809 - Support has been provided for form controls in Excel to PDF conversion.
#181688, #211073, #224926, #233740 - Support has been provided for converting chart with images and shapes into image or PDF.
#284324, #F124417 - Support has ben provided to set value-from-cells option to data labels of Excel chart.
#204625, #266248 - Support has been provided for conditional format data bar in Excel to PDF conversion.
Support has been provided for conditional format color scales in Excel to PDF conversion.

Breaking Changes

#138215, #277809 - The EnableFormFields property of ExcelToPDFConverterSettings indicates whether the PDF rendering to be done by form fields or not.
#284324, #F124417 - The IsValueFromCells property of ChartDataLabelsImpl class gets or sets a boolean value to display value-from-cells in data labels of Excel chart.
#284324, #F124417 - The ValueFromCellsRange property of ChartDataLabelsImpl class gets or sets the cell range of data labels.

Bug Fixes

#279504, #F154636 - Chart title with wrap text is now rendered properly in chart to image conversion.
#292282, #F157287 - CopyTo method now copies Excel table styles if copied from second row or more.
#283480 - Exception is no longer thrown while adding SVG images more than once.
#287404 - Additional headers are no longer added on importing the data objects with hyperlinks.
#283975 - Axis labels color no longer varies while cloning.
#283371 - Dash and DashDot patterns are now proper in line charts.
#279553 - Exception is no longer thrown while setting table formula with a special character.
#278057 - Exception is no longer thrown while setting conditional formula in non-English cultures.
#279738 - Image position is no longer changed on inserting more rows.
#281874 - Importing data from collection objects with hyperlink is now proper.
#283254 - Negative time format is now proper in the Excel to PDF conversion.
#265048 - Chart category label text is now rendered properly when label text is wrapped.
#279531 - Base unit of Excel chart category axis is now set properly in chart to image conversion.
#288290 - Parsing exception is no longer thrown while opening the Excel files with type-token in the formula parser.
#287802 - DataRange of Sparkline is now serialized correctly for named ranges.
#288831 - Print Title named range is now correct while changing the Excel version.
#278644 - Re-saving binary Excel file (XLS) with list data validation in German culture is now preserved properly.
#289301 - Copy merge in template marker when using more than one merged columns is now working.
#288326 - Axis label position is now correct in chart to image conversion.
#279738 - Image position is no longer changed while inserting more rows.
#290139 - Exception is no longer thrown while parsing conditional formats with an invalid operator.
#292271 - Exception is no longer thrown if all the table rows are deleted.
#287375 - Display text is now correct when hour value in time is more than 24 hours.
#288302 - Unwanted XML elements are no longer parsed while opening the Excel document.
#292241 - Rich text is now applied to tables during Excel to PDF conversion.
#F157035 - Formula value is now proper while resaving the Excel document with license.
#F157299 - Mixed data type values are no longer exported as text while exporting worksheet to data table.
#F157772 - Line series are missing in Excel to PDF conversion.
Null reference exception is no longer thrown in Excel to PDF conversion.
Exception is no longer thrown while converting the Excel document to PDF.
List object column named range is now updated properly.
DataBar is no longer changed in Excel to PDF conversion.
Chart category label text is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
Out of range exception is no longer thrown when the input Excel contains macro sheet.
Chart category label text is now rendered properly during Excel to PDF conversion.

XPTaskBar

Bug fixes

#284224 - When launching XpTaskBar in high DPI scaling, the exception will no longer occur.
#284697 - Tooltip and header images in XPTaskBar now appear properly.