Essential Studio for Windows Forms Release Notes

v27.2.2
November 15, 2024

Common

  • Our controls are compatible with the latest .NET 9 version.

DocIO

Bug Fixes

  • #I643712 - MathML equations are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to an image multiple time.
  • The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX document with footnote.

Breaking Changes

  • Now, DocToPDFConverter class will no longer inherit from the System.ComponentModel.Component class.

DockingManager

Bug fixes

  • #I647133 - The NullReferenceException will no longer occur when loading the saved layout when the DockingManager contains more than one AutoHide tab.

DomainUpDownExt

Bug fixes

  • #I649947 - The NullReferenceException will no longer occur in DomainUpDownExt.

GridControl

Breaking Changes

  • The methods listed below have been removed in .NET 9.0 due to the deprecation of the BinaryFormatter. Additionally, the classes GridRowColSizeDictionaryTypeConverter, GridDataTypeConverter, and GridRowColHideDictionaryTypeConverter have also been removed for the same reason.
Method Class
LoadBinary(string fileName) GridControl
LoadBinary(Stream s)) GridControl
LoadBinary(string fileName) GridModel
LoadBinary(Stream s) GridModel
SaveBinary(Stream s) GridControl
SaveBinary(string fileName) GridControl
SaveBinary() GridControl
SaveBinary(Stream s) GridModel

GridGroupingControl

Breaking Changes

  • The methods listed below have been removed in .NET 9.0 due to the deprecation of the BinaryFormatter.
Method Class
SaveDoubleBorder(string path) GridBorderAdv
SaveDoubleBorder(MemoryStream ms) GridBorderAdv
LoadDoubleBorder(string path) GridBorderAdv
LoadDoubleBorder(MemoryStream ms) GridBorderAdv
SaveCompareOperator() GridDynamicFilter
SaveCompareOperatorStream() GridDynamicFilter
LoadCompareOperator() GridDynamicFilter
LoadCompareOperatorStream(MemoryStream stream) GridDynamicFilter

MainFrameBarManager

Bug fixes

  • #I639747 - VisualStudio will no longer crash when clicking Customize on the MainFrameBarManager smartTag in WinForms.

PDF

Features

  • Added .NET 9 support for PDF, HTML Converter, and OCR Processor.

Presentation

Bug Fixes

  • #I638787 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening the document with duplicate slide relation.
  • Font color now preserved properly while converting PPTX to PDF.

RibbonControlAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I631213 - The ToolStripButton click event that was called twice in Ribboncontrol winforms has been resolved.

ScheduleControl

Breaking Changes

  • The SaveBinary(Stream s) method has been removed in .NET 9.0 due to the deprecation of the BinaryFormatter.

SpellCheckerAdv

Bug fixes

  • #I634673 - The problems with the filenotexception, the Custom Dictionary spelling error, and the error signal in the “&” and “?” words have been resolved.

Visual Studio Extensions

Features

  • Provided the .NET 9.0 support to the Syncfusion WinForms Project Template, Item Template, and Reference Manager.

XlsIO

Bug Fixes

  • #I643843 - The styles are now applied properly to hidden ranges when creating an Excel document.