Essential Studio for Windows Forms Release Notes

v19.2.0.44

June 29, 2021

Calculate

Bug Fixes

#I328053 - The LEFT function returns the result in a proper format.
#I328077 - The VLOOKUP function returns the proper result when the lookup value (numeric value) is in text format.
#I324788 – The IF function is computed properly with invalid named ranges.
#I322808 - The CalcEngine computes and gives proper results for the formula with embedded IF functions.

CheckBoxAdv

Bug fixes

#I328941 - Now, the SelectionTickBoxBackColor property works properly when CheckBoxAdv control is checked.
#I242706 - Now, position of the CheckBoxAdv control updates properly in extended monitor mode.

Clock

Bug fixes

#I328749 - Now, the Clock control uses less CPU and power in an application.

ComboBoxAdv

Bug fixes

#I317736 - In ComboBoxAdv, the MaxDropDownItems property now works properly.
#I323541 - When editing a ComboBoxItem in ComboBoxAdv, the text now appears properly.

Common

Bug Fixes

#I319630, #I320417 - CanOverrideFontFamily and FontFamily properties of FontHelper is now working properly in all controls.

DigitalGauge

Bug Fixes

#325192 - Now, the ShowInvisibleSegments property will work properly on applying different background.

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.
Provided a support to preserve the Underline (Words, DashHeavy, DashLong, DashLongHeavy, DotDashHeavy) styles while converting a Word document to PDF/Image.

Bug Fixes

#I325966, #I325957 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#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.
#I327306 - Nested table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#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.
#I329195 - Shape border is now preserve properly while converting a DOCX format to PDF.
#I331676 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while closing a Word document.
#FB25492 - TC field is now preserved properly in Table of Contents while calling UpdateTableOfContents() method.
#FB25336 - Page number format is now preserved properly in Table of Contents while calling UpdateTableOfContents() method.
#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.
#I324732 - Arabic text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I318245 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I323148 - Cell border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I321119, #I321126 - Emoji is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I323695, #I323697 - Extra table preservation issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I322630 - Floating table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF
#I316394, #I320184 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I319607 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to Image.
#I325849 - Page bottom border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF when surround footer option is disabled.
#I317423 - Paragraph before spacing is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I322780, #I324282 - Paragraph spacing issue is now resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I319085 - Shape is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I317704 - Custom line shape is now preserved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I324707 - Symbol is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I319081 - Table border is now preserved properly converting a Word document to PDF.
#I318004 - Table position is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I324779 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Doc format document to PDF.
#I324490 - Text in rotated shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I322780, #I324285 - Text is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I322780 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF
#I320184 - Image overlapping issue while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I308099 - Paragraph border is now preserved properly while converting Word document to PDF.
#F164005 - TOC navigation is now working properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I323148 - Vertically merged table cell text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I324672, #I329332 - Shape is now positioned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I326436 - Table overlapping issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I326929 - Bullet list is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I327443 - Table cell text is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I328739 - Unicode text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I327806 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I329334 - Extra space preservation issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I329997 - Custom heading paragraphs are now exported as bookmarks while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I329771 - List heading style paragraph is now preserved properly in the exported bookmarks while converting a Word document to PDF.
#FB25086 - Paragraph is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
Symbol is now preserved properly in the shapes while converting a Word document to PDF.
TC fields are now updated properly while updating Table of contents.

DockingManager

Bug Fixes

#I319897 - Floating window of DockingManager will no longer move back to the primary monitor when connected with external monitor.
#I293454 - Now, the panels are removed from the DockingManager when the value of SetEnableDocking property is set as false.

EditControl

Bug fixes

#I323488 - When multiple monitors are paired, the Intellisense popup now displays in the correct location.

GradientPanelExt

Bug Fixes

#F163509 - VisualStudio will no longer crash while resizing the GradientPanelExt.
#I326120 - Now, When IsAnimation property is true and GradientPanelExt is collapsed and expanded, it’s size is retained properly.
#I328164 - Now, the GradientPanelExt control is updated properly in the form designer.

GridControl

Features

#I317776 – Provided support to change the orientation of GridProgressBar cell text.

MainFrameBarManager

Bug fixes

#I318251 - In MainFrameBarManager, text alignment is now working properly for SubMenuBar text.

MessageBoxAdv

Bug fixes

#I323865 - When we set the custom buttons in MessageBoxAdv, the button alignment and resizing are now properly working.

MultiColumnTreeView

Bug fixes

#I318416 - At 100 scaling, selected text is now visible properly at the bottom of MulticolumnTreeView.
#I330253 - When binding datasource, MultiColumnTreeView will no longer throw a null reference exception.

NumericUpdownExt

Bug Fixes

#I325979 - Now, the up-down button of NumericUpDownExt control will update properly on disabling the control when DPI-aware is used.

PDF

Features

#325146 – Added support to remove images from existing PDF document.
#301474 – Added support to tract the redaction progress using RedactionProgress event.
#301474 – Added support to get the PdfRedactionResult from redact operation.
#321746 – Added support for AutoResizeText in PdfTextBoxField.
#317785 – Added support for scope attributes in tagged PDF.
#320718 – Added support to embed font option in PdfTrueTypeFont in .NET core.
#321533 – Added support to export the check box field using export value.
Added support to redact the path/shapes from existing PDF document.

Breaking Changes

#323576 – BorderWidth API type changed for form fields from int to float.
#307759 – Exposed the property to get the unsupported images instead of using overload method in OCR processor.

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.
#329563 – Lines will be preserved properly during EMF to PDF conversion.
#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.
#327995 – Rendering issue will no longer occur while converting EMF to PDF.
#327777 – Exception will no longer occur while compressing particular PDF document.
#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.
#328237 – Text extraction issue will no longer occur after converting PDF to PDF A1B with the particular document.
#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.
#326334 – Conformance will be preserved properly while converting PDF to PDF A1B.
#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.
#F159404 – ZUGFeRD conformance will be preserved properly in .NET core.
#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.
#316714, #317396 - Contents will be preserved properly while converting HTML to PDF.
#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.
#319212 - Font rendering issue will no longer occurs while converting PDF to PDF A1B conformance.
#318010 - Characters will be preserved properly while creating appearance for form fields.
#319553 - PDF compression will optimize the file size properly with particular document.
#317565 - The PDF file size is now optimized while creating font from file path.
#319681, #324029 - Contents will be preserved properly while converting EMF to PDF.
#319401 - Document will be preserved properly while loading and saving the particular PDF document.
#320756 - Exception will no longer occurs while converting PDF to PDF A2B.
#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.
#316394 - Images will be preserved properly while converting Word to PDF conversion.
#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.
#322709, #F159404, #318565 - ZUGFeRD conformance will not be affected while adding attachments.
#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.
#324050, #324047, #324011, #324029 - Rendering issues will no longer occurs while converting EMF to PDF.
#323642 - Exception will no longer occurs while loading PDF document.
#324782 - Images will be preserved properly while converting Word to PDF.
#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.
#322808 - Text will be preserved properly while converting PDF to PDF A1B.
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.

PdfViewerControl

Bug Fixes

#FB24580 – The bookmark navigation is now working properly for the particular PDF document.
#I321058 – The System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while removing the pages in the FitWidth zoom mode.
#I322500 – The page orientation settings are now preserved properly when printing the particular PDF document.
#I322422 – The PDF content navigation with widget annotation will now work properly.
#I322793 - The MouseClick and MouseDoubleClick events are now working properly.
#I325577 - The application is no longer crashes when on resizing.
#I318828 – The text lines are now extracted properly from the given PDF document.
#I317435 – The time consumption of extracting images is now optimized if there is no image on the pages.
#I317439, #I320958 - The performance of the text extraction is now improved.
#I322837 – The System.NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown when extracting text from the PDF documents.
#I323929, #I326555 - Images are now exported properly from the PDF document.
#I330736 - Images are now extracted properly from the Particular PDF document.

Presentation

Features

#I208525, #I312566 – Added multicolumn text rendering support in PowerPoint to Image and PDF conversions.

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.
Improved the tab splitting behavior in PowerPoint to Image and PDF conversions.

RadioButtonAdv

Bug fixes

#I242706 - Now, position of the RadioButtonAdv control updates properly in extended monitor mode.

RibbonControlAdv

Bug fixes

#I309263, #F163683 - When open the Backstage in Simplified mode, the ribbon state will not change.
#I317368 - When scrolling in the ComboBox Item, the Tab Item in RibbonControlAdv is no longer scrolled.
#I321901 - When BackStage items are arranged at the bottom, the status bar will no longer visible.

Features

RibbonControlAdv allows users to customize the appearance of the Menu button.
Support has been provided to add the custom items into ContextMenu of the Ribbon.

SfButton

Bug fixes

#I319630 - Now, the Font property reflected in SfButton on applying Skinmanager themes using FontHelper.

SfComboBox

Bug fixes

#F163466 - SelectedValue will be displayed properly while set the default value without any exceptions on selecting an item.
#I323871 - The SfComboBox DropDownItem text is now updated properly in runtime while performing MultiSelection.

SfListView

Bug Fixes

#I326133 -NullReferenceException will no longer occurs on populating items through DataSource in SfListView.
#I322321 - Now, SelectionChanging and SelectionChanged events are invoked when the value of SelectedIndex property is set in load event of Form.

SpellCheckerAdv

Bug Fixes

#I323252 - Now, localization will work for default theme in SpellCheckerAdv control.
#I323730 - Now, the suggestions will be updated properly based on the Custom Dictionary on SpellCheck.

SplashPanel

Bug fixes

#F163896 - Both the BackColor and BackgroundImage properties in SplashPanel are working properly.

SplitButton

Bug fixes

#I316084 - SplitButton now opens properly after selecting an item on first click.

Spreadsheet

Bug Fixes

#I311364 – Now, the exact format of the selected cell is shown in the format window.
#I329213 - The System.InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown when launching the application.

TextBoxExt

Bug Fixes

#I325899 -NullReferenceException crash will no longer occurs on opening the designer form with TextBoxExt.
#I325574 - Now, AccessibleName and AccessibleDescription properties will work properly when using Narrator screen reader.

TreeViewAdv

Bug fixes

#I319733 - Now, without any hangs, scroll the TreeviewAdv to a specific point.
#I319733 - When using the horizontal scroll viewer, the last node was now scrolled properly.
#I303644 - Now, modify tag working properly in TreeviewAdv.
#I319733 - Now, with Metro and other visual styles, scroll up to a specified point with TreeViewAdv.
#I329364 - When using primitives collections in TreeViewAdv, the space between the left image and the root line is no longer maintained.

Visual Studio Extensions

Features

Added the ReadMe file in the Syncfusion WinForms Project Template.
Enhanced the WinForms Project Template user experience.

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.