Essential Studio for Xamarin.iOS Release Notes

v18.3.0.35

October 1, 2020

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.
#278983 - File corruption issue has been resolved while saving a DOC 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.

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.
#282058 - Added support font style in Substitute Font event.
#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 find the conformance level of existing PDF document.

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.
#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.
#289938 - Certificate information will show properly when signing existing PDF document.
#220937 - Signature appearance will be preserved properly in all the PDF pages.
#288615 - PdfTemplate will be rendered properly with given location on PDF page.
#288431 - PdfFreeTextAnnotation and PdfLineAnnotation will be preserved properly when flattening in PDF document.
#282004 - 1D barcodes will be scanned properly when generated with given size.
#279452 - Annotations will be preserved properly when flattening in PDF document.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#277163 - TextMarkupColor will be retrieved properly from PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
#283683 - Child layer will be preserved properly when loading the document with nester layers.
#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.
#283700 - NullReferenceException will no longer occurs while adding/removing PdfLayers.
#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.
#279452 - Annotation will be preserved properly while flattening it.
#280307, 283683 - PdfLayers will be preserved in hierarchical after saving and loading the documents.
#269208 - PdfGridCell will be paginated properly with nested PdfGrid.
#284114 - Exception will no longer occurs while signing PDF with LTV.
#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.
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.

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.

SfBusyIndicator

Features

Material animation support provided in SfBusyIndicator.

SfCalendar

Bug fixes

#I292854 – Now, the ArgumentOutOfRange exception will no longer occur when using the NumberOfWeeksInView from 1 to 5.

SfChart

Features

The ChartAxis now allows to customize the individual sides of RangePadding and PlotOffset features.
The Chart control now supports wrapping the text of the chart title.

SfCircularGauge

Features

#236900 – Provided support to export the circular gauge to file stream and an image with various formats.
#35993 - Provided pointer dragging events support when the user begins dragging the pointer during the pointer value changes and ends.

SfImageEditor

Features

#260189- Provided support to hide or show the delete icon button on the image editor.
#151997 - Provided support to customize the color palette circle size on the image editor.
#290615, 157066- Provided support to customize the toolbar border color.
#16016 - Provided programmatic zoom level support for image editor.

SfMaps

Features

#242058 – Provided support to bring the selected map marker above all the other markers.

SfMaskedEdit

Features

#259269, 153519– Provided support to set the cursor position for the Masked Entry control and provided a new event that provides notification of cursor position changes.

SfPdfViewer

Features

#282921 - Support to load hyperlink annotations on the correct position in rotated PDFs has been implemented.
#282921 - Support to load text markup annotations on the correct position in rotated PDFs has been implemented.
#274171 - Support for feet-inch unit in the MeasurementAnnotationSettings API has been implemented.
#274569 - Support for changing the opacity of free text annotations has been implemented.
#274571 - Support for changing the opacity of text markup annotations has been implemented.
#286984 - The support to clear the undo and redo stacks programmatically has been implemented.
#289572 - [iOS] The support to enable or disable the double-tap zooming has been implemented.
#289265 - The support to enable or disable the page-flipping in the PageByPage mode has been implemented.

Bug Fixes

#290974 - [iOS] The signature pad buttons will no longer be hidden by the device’s safe area.

SfPicker

Features

Provided Closing event support to handle the closing of picker in Dialog mode.

SfTreeMap

Features

#153684 - Provided multi-level support for hierarchical collection data.

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.
The PivotEngineValues property of IPivotTable interface is now available in Portable to get or set the pivot engine values.

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.
#277676 - Legend alignment is now proper while converting chart to image in NetStandard.
#277736 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting scatter line chart to image with two series in NetStandard.
#281783 - Chart axis title with line break is now rendered properly while converting chart to image in NetStandard.
#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.
Chart to image converter no longer throws exception in Excel to PDF conversion.
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.