Essential Studio for Windows Forms Release Notes

v24.2.3
January 31, 2024
With the 2024 Volume 1 release, we will discontinue support for .NET Framework 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.6 in WinForms, WPF, and the File-Format Frameworks. Instead, we will provide support for .NET 4.6.2.

AutoLabel

Bug Fixes

  • #I524970 - Now, the border of the AutoLabel control will not be visible in the HighContrastBlack theme for the disabled mode.

ButtonAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I526039 - Text of the ButtonAdv will no longer be cropped when the system scaling is 110.

Calculate

Bug Fixes

  • #I544380 - Now, all the formulas will return the exact results when they are performed in .NET Portable projects.

CheckBoxAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I526134 - CheckBoxAdv text will render properly in Office2019Colorful theme when using custom scaling.
  • #I530721 - The focus indication of CheckBoxAdv will be proper in Office2019Colorful theme when using custom scaling.
  • #I528748 - CheckBoxAdv icon will apppear similar to the RadioButtonAdv in Office2019Colorful theme.

ContextMenuStripExt

Bug Fixes

  • #I527962 - The Office2019Colorful theme will now be applied when dragging the ContextMenuStripExt control from the toolbox
  • #I528746 - Now, FontStyle can be changed for each item in the ContextMenuStripExt when Office2019Colorful theme is applied.

DocIO

Features

  • Provided an API called WordDocument.SaveOptions.HtmlExportBodyContentAlone to save HTML with body content alone.

Bug Fixes

  • #I534967 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I542761 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I536528 - Revisions are now preserved properly after performing compare and import to a new document.
  • #F186004 - SubSuperScript is now preserved properly while calling AppendMath with LaTeX.

DockingManager

Bug fixes

  • #I518565 - Serialized DockLabel and DockIcon properties of the DockingManager are updated properly after de-serialization.

EditControl

Bug Fixes

  • #I526875 - System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown when typing the danish character in the EditControl.
  • #I529270 - Fixed EditControl incorrectly replacing text for replace all scenario when “Match whole word” is specified.

GradientPanel

Bug Fixes

  • #I528103 - Now, the background of GradientLabel control is working properly while applying through the designer.

ImageListAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I532916 - System.InvalidCastException will no longer be thrown when retrieving image using its key.

MessageBoxAdv

Bug Fixes

  • #I537594 - Now, the MessageBoxAdv content will no longer be cropped when the Office2019Colorful theme is applied with 110% system scaling.

MultiSelectionCombobox

Bug Fixes

  • #I522735 - Fixed the MultiSelectionCombobox does not preserve data types of columns in DataSource.
  • #I532820 - System.IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown when selecting the last item with ShowGroups is enabled.

PDF

Features

  • #F184954 - Added support for including the signature and timestamp certificates to the PDF document DSS while enabling LTV.

Bug Fixes

  • #533937 - Fixed the issue where ExtractText return the incorrect the coordinates for particular pdf document.
  • #536649 - Fixed beginRowLayout event triggered two times for the same row when paginating the table.
  • #F185658 - Fixed conformance failure issue while converting PDF to PDF/A2B conformance.

RadialGauge

Bug Fixes

  • #I52984 - The maximum value label in the RadialGauge will now be accurately rendered when using the decimal values.

RadioButtonAdv

Bug Fixes

  • #I528748 - Fixed the RadioButtonAdv appears larger when Office2019Colorful theme is applied.
  • #I531600 - The RadioButtonAdv focus is now working properly when the Office2019Colorful theme is applied with the 110% system scaling.

RibbonControlAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I524587 - Hidden BackStage tab will not shown in QuickAccessToolbar dialog window when selecting QAT items.
  • #I521700 - The RibbonControlAdv QAT button renders properly when the Form Text property contains a Large text.
  • #I524468 - The content area of the BackStageTab will now appear in black when using the HighContrastBlack theme.
  • #I525320 - The QuickItemRemoved event will no longer be triggered upon closing the form that contains the RibbonControlAdv.
  • #I530219 - The CloseButton of the QAT window will be rendered properly when using custom scaling.
  • #I519202 - QuickPanelVisible property will be serialized properly after setting BackStageView in designer.
  • #I530438 - ToolStripButton’s click event will be fired properly when DisplayMode is OverflowMenu in RibbonControlAdv.
  • #I541062 - The BackStage back button rendering properly in the RibbonControlAdv.
  • #I540314 - When the RibbonPanel is minimized by pressing the minimize button, the space between the RibbonTab and RibbonHeader is render properly.
  • #I537501 - The text of unselected items is visible in QuickAccessToolbar customization with the HighContrastBlack theme.

SfComboBox

Bug Fixes

  • #I526411 - ComboBox will now render properly while initializing and adding it to the form.
  • #I522252 - Now, the TextChanged event will be triggered directly from the SfComboBox control.

SfListView

Bug Fixes

  • #I523767 - Fixed the unnecessary display of the horizontal scrollbar when the system scaling is set to 110% in the SfListView control.
  • #I523773 - The SfListView now displays the correct default background color.
  • #I524581 - The whole group items will not be selected while collapsing a group of SfListView using the CheckBoxSelectionMode as SynchronizeSelection.

XlsIO

Bug Fixes

  • #I523092 - Category axis with major grid lines is now rendered properly in chart to Image conversion.