Essential Studio for WinUI Release Notes
v20.3.0.47
September 29, 2022
Common
- WinUI controls have been upgraded to Windows App SDK 1.1.4
DocIO
Features
- Wavy, wavy heavy, wavy double, and double underline styles render as they are in the input Word document during Word to PDF conversion.
Features
- #F175439 – Provided support to enable LTV from time stamp server URI.
- #F176704 – Provided support to get specific revocation status with signature validation options.
- Provided redaction support in PDF imaging library with
SkiaSharp
.
Bug Fixes
- #I401102 – Invalid annotation export generated JSON format is now resolved.
- #I389626 - Form field values are now preserved properly when the font embedded with the string PS/PMST value.
- #I403467 – The bookmark mapping issue while merging PDF documents is now resolved.
- #I397797 - The space between text missing issue is now resolved when extracting the text from PDF.
- #I397908 – Conformance failure is now resolved while converting PDF to PDF/A-1b.
- #I397566 - Text is now correctly preserved while exporting PDF as an image using
ImageExportSettings
. - #I397189 - Preservation issue no longer occurs while converting the PDF to PDF/A1-b and PDF/A2-b document.
- #I375314 –
KeyNotFoundException
no longer occurs while OCRing the particular PDF document. - #394556 – Form field bounds are now appropriately set while modifying the existing pdf document.
- #I386200 – PDF/A3-b Conformance failure is now resolved for a particular PDF document.
- #I403717 - Replace Image is now working properly for specific PDF documents.
- #F176704 - The revocation error message is now updated correctly.
- #I401014 - Exception occurs while flatting the particular document after adding the checkbox field is now resolved.
- #I397274, #I401301 - Exception no longer occurs when getting fonts details from free text annotation in an existing PDF document.
- #I394699 - Exception no longer occurs when drawing a nested grid using page graphics with pagination content.
- #I398528 – Annotation is no longer misplaced after flattening the annotation from the existing PDF document.
- #F176704 – Signature validation returns incorrect results for a particular signed PDF document is now resolved.
- #I397452 - The PDF string layout now shows a proper layout of the text with an incorrect size.
- #I395927 - Form Fields and their values are now preserved correctly after merging a PDF document.
- #F176582 – Exception no longer occurs while saving the document by enabling
EnableXfaFormFill
. - #I395541 – Exception no longer occurs when getting the border value from loaded square annotation.
- #I388926 - The digital signature failed issue no longer occurs while getting page layer count from a signed PDF document.
- #I379333 - Annotation comments are missing after export and import annotation with XFDF format is now resolved.
Presentation
Features
- #I274283 - Preserve structure tags in converted PDF documents for accessibility (PDF/UA or 508 compliance) support.
SfAutoComplete Preview
Features
-
AppendType - The AutoComplete control provides auto-append support with the selection of text as well as text alone. The auto-append UI can be defined by using the
AppendType
property. There are two types of auto-append UI: TheTextWithSelection
andText
. When the auto-append UI is set toText
, the appended text appears with a faded foreground, similar to Windows 11 search UI.
SfBusyIndicator New
The Busy Indicator control for .NET WinUI is used to display a predefined built-in animation when an operation runs in the background of the application and the user is waiting for its completion. The Busy Indicator can be customized in terms of size, color, duration, and content.
Key features
- Animation types: Seven different animation types.
- Duration: Customize the animation duration.
- Size: Customize the size of the indicator.
- Color: Customize the indicator color.
- Content: Display a customizable indicator that shows the loading progress of the content.
SfCartesianChart Preview
Features
- Majorly improved performance with real-time update at approximately twice the speed.
- Exposed
ActualMinimum
andActualMaximum
getter properties inNumericalAxis
andDateTimeAxis
.
Breaking Changes
- The selection feature’s APIs revamped based on the application usage. For current API details in the selection feature, refer to this link.
-
ShowGridLines
property name changed toShowMajorGridLines
,ShowMinorGridLines
andLabelsIntersectAction
property name changed toLabelsIntersectAction
in axis. -
MajorTickLineStyle
property name changed toMajorTickStyle
andMinorTickLineStyle
property name changed toMinorTickStyle
in axis. -
LabelFormat
property moved fromChartAxis
toLabelStyle
class. -
Interval
property type changed from object to double in axis. -
Minimum
andMaximum
properties type changed inNumericalAxis
andDateTimeAxis
. -
AutoScrollingDelta
andAutoScrollingDeltaType
properties have been removed from axis. -
IsIndexed
property has been removed fromCategoryAxis
. -
ShowTooltip
property name changed toEnableTooltip
inChartSeries
. -
IsClosed
property has been removed fromSplineAreaSeries
. -
ChartLegend
base class changed fromItemsControl
toDependencyObject
. - The
LegendItem
class accessibility changed from public to internal.
SfCircularChart Preview
Breaking Changes
- The selection feature’s APIs revamped based on the application usage. For current API details in the selection feature, refer to this link.
-
ShowTooltip
property name changed toEnableTooltip
inChartSeries
. -
ChartLegend
base class changed fromItemsControl
toDependencyObject
. - The
LegendItem
class accessibility changed from public to internal.
SfComboBox Preview
Features
-
AutoAppendType - The ComboBox control provides auto-append support with the selection of text as well as text alone. The auto-append UI can be defined by using the
AutoAppendType
property. There are two types of auto-append UI: TheTextWithSelection
andText
. When the auto-append UI is set toText
, the appended text appears with a faded foreground, similar to Windows 11 search UI.
SfDataGrid
Features
- Excel Exporting - Provided support to export the DataGrid data to Microsoft Excel.
- Date support in filter row - Provided support to filter date values through the filter row.
SfFunnelChart Preview
Breaking Changes
- The selection feature’s APIs revamped based on the application usage. For current API details in the selection feature, refer to this link.
-
ShowTooltip
property name changed toEnableTooltip
inSfFunnelChart
. -
ChartLegend
base class changed fromItemsControl
toDependencyObject
. - The
LegendItem
class accessibility changed from public to internal.
SfLinearGauge
Features
-
Shadow support - Provided shadow support for
SfLinearGauge
’sShapePointer
by introducingHasShadow
property.
SfPolarChart Preview
Features
- Exposed
ActualMinimum
andActualMaximum
getter properties inNumericalAxis
andDateTimeAxis
.
Breaking Changes
-
ShowGridLines
property name changed in toShowMajorGridLines
,ShowMinorGridLines
andLabelsIntersectAction
property name changed toLabelsIntersectAction
in axis. -
MajorTickLineStyle
property name changed toMajorTickStyle
andMinorTickLineStyle
property name changed toMinorTickStyle
in axis. -
LabelFormat
property moved fromChartAxis
toLabelStyle
class. -
Interval
property type changed from object to double in axis. -
Minimum
andMaximum
properties type changed inNumericalAxis
andDateTimeAxis
. -
AutoScrollingDelta
andAutoScrollingDeltaType
properties have been removed from axis. -
IsIndexed
property has been removed fromCategoryAxis
. -
ShowTooltip
property name changed toEnableTooltip
inChartSeries
. -
ChartLegend
base class changed fromItemsControl
toDependencyObject
. - The
LegendItem
class accessibility changed from public to internal.
SfPyramidChart Preview
Breaking Changes
- The selection feature’s APIs revamped based on the application usage. For current API details in the selection feature, refer to this link.
-
ShowTooltip
property name changed toEnableTooltip
inSfPyramidChart
. -
ChartLegend
base class changed fromItemsControl
toDependencyObject
. - The
LegendItem
class accessibility changed from public to internal.
RadialGauge
Features
-
Shadow support - Provided shadow support for
RadialGauge
’sShapePointer
by introducingHasShadow
property. -
Overlay support - Provided overlay support for
RadialGauge
’sShapePointer
along withOverlayFill
andOverlayRadius
customizations.
SfRating New
The .NET WinUI Rating control is used to provide or view ratings on a numeric scale for any service provided, such as movies, applications, products, and more.
Key features
- Precision: Set an accuracy level for ratings.
- Customization: Customize the rating items’ style, size, and more.
- Template: Add rating items as images, paths, font icons, and other elements.
- Read only: Limit user selection and only allow viewing of the rating value.
- ToolTip: Show the value of the rating on hovering over the control.
SfRibbon Preview
Features
- The RibbonComboBox component has been included for the Ribbon control. It adapts to normal, simplified, and overflow layouts.
- Ribbon has been updated with interactive animations in the following areas:
- While switching ribbon tabs, tab content is loaded with animation.
- While switching the layout between simplified and normal or vice versa, tab content is loaded with animation.
- While resizing the window, Ribbon items adapt to the available size and these transitions are animated.
XlsIO
Features
- #I372558 - Provided support to draw inside horizontal and vertical borders in a worksheet range.
- #F172476 - Provided support to import HTML table with formulas into Excel worksheet.
Breaking Changes
- #I372558 -
InsideHorizontal
andInsideVertical
options are included inExcelBordersIndex
enumeration to support inside horzontal and vertical borders in a worksheet range. - #F172476 - New enumeration overload
HTMLImportOptions
withDefault
andDetectFormulas
options is included inImportHTMLTable
method ofIWorksheet
interface to import html table with formuals into Excel worksheet.