Essential Studio® for Xamarin.Forms Release Notes

v14.1.0.41
April 5, 2016

Common

Xamarin.Forms for UWP support has been provided for all the controls.

DocIO

Features

  • Added support to create and manipulate Character Style in Word document.

Bug Fixes

  • #148757 - List restart numbering is now preserved properly in the generated DOCX document.
  • #149126 - Hyperlink is now preserved properly while opening RTF document.
  • #149172 - Header and Footer is now preserved properly while converting Word document to HTML.
  • #149314 - Argument out of range exception is no longer thrown while saving the Word document.
  • #150546 - MergeField event is now triggered properly while Mail merging.
  • #149496 - Word document layout options are now preserved properly in the generated DOCX document.
  • #151035, #151119 - Argument exception (An item with the same key has already been added) is no longer thrown while Mail merging.
  • #150727 - Paragraph border line width preservation issue while converting a particular Word document to HTML has been fixed.
  • #149643, #150727 - Table cell width Preservation issue while converting a particular Word document to HTML has been fixed.
  • #152897 - Number format preservation issue while updating DOCVARIABLE field had been fixed.
  • #152965 - Argument out of range exception is no longer thrown while executing Mail merge.
  • #150209 - Image overlapping issue has been resolved while converting a particular Word document to HTML.
  • #151476 - Argument out of range exception is no longer thrown while opening a particular Word document.
  • #149592 - Text superscript and subscript preservation issue while converting a particular Word document to HTML has been fixed.
  • #150991 - Issue while inserting a particular JPEG image into the Word document has been fixed.
  • No extra empty paragraph is preserved now at the end of Word document.
  • Object reference exception is no longer thrown while converting RTF to Word document.
  • Argument exception (An item with the same key has already been added) is no longer thrown while opening the Word document with duplicate list styles.
  • Argument exception (An item with the same key has already been added) is no longer thrown while opening the Word document with duplicate character styles.
  • TextBefore and TextAfter properties of merge fields are now preserved properly.

PDF

Features

  • Support for built-in styles in PdfLightTable and PdfGrid has been added.
  • Support for flattening annotations has been added.
  • Support for GS1-128 barcode has been added.
  • Support for adding and editing named destinations has been added.
  • Library has now been optimized for handling very large documents.

Bug Fixes

  • #131177 - Annotation is now properly preserved while importing pages from loaded document.
  • #150635 - Exception is not thrown anymore when loading a particular PDF document.
  • #149811 - Opacity values of annotations are now properly read from existing documents.
  • #149841 - Multiple items can now be selected when using PdfLoadedListBoxField.
  • #149641 - Exception is not thrown anymore while importing existing document pages.
  • #149735 - Exception is not thrown anymore when filling the form fields.
  • #149367 - Location is now properly preserved when drawing the image in the specific PDF document.
  • #149295 - Read-only property of form fields can now be toggled as expected.
  • #149094 - Textbox font is now preserved as expected while flattening the PDF document.
  • #148808, #150061 - Comb of characters are now preserved correctly when flattening the form fields.
  • #148514 - PDF document is not corrupted anymore when drawing string with particular TrueType font.
  • #147786 - PdfLoadedComboBoxFiled does not change to PdfLoadedListBoxField when resaving the PDF document.
  • #148326 - Exception is not thrown anymore when drawing the PdfLightTable.
  • #143809 - Black borders are no longer shown when setting the border width of form fields as zero.
  • #142878 - Exception is not thrown anymore while importing pages of loaded document.
  • #142957 - Application does not hang anymore while drawing text using PdfTextElement.
  • #143205 - Images are replaced properly in the particular PDF document.
  • #140266 - Double quotes are not changed to question mark anymore when flattening form fields.
  • #144761 - Application no longer hangs when generating PDF in multi-threaded environment.
  • Line annotation is properly parsed from existing PDF documents.
  • Text is no longer misplaced when drawing the PdfGrid.
  • Table height is changed as expected when drawing the PdfGrid.
  • File size is reduced as expected after replacing with low quality images.

Presentation

Presentation is a native .NET class library that can be used to create, read, and write Microsoft PowerPoint (PPTX) file.

Key Features

  • Support to create PPTX file from scratch.
  • Open, modify, and save existing PPTX file.
  • Ability to create and manipulate charts
  • Ability to clone and merge slides in PPTX file.
  • Ability to access and modify the Built-in and Custom document properties.

SfBarcode

Bug Fixes

  • SfBarcode elements density issue has been fixed in Android.

SfBusyIndicator

Bug Fixes

  • #149781 - Control’s instance created multiple times when scrolling in list view issue has been fixed.

SfCalendar

Features

  • #150862 - Provided customization options for Selected dates in the control.

Bug Fixes

  • #150815 - FirstDayofWeek property issue has been fixed.
  • #150300, #151458, #154141 - CalendarTapped event not getting fired issue has been fixed.
  • #149680 - Sensitivity issue while swiping in month views has been fixed.

SfCarousel Preview

The SfCarousel control allows navigating through images in an interactive way so that they can be viewed or selected. Item arrangement and animation speed can be fully customized in the UI.

Key Features

  • Easy way to customize its item arrangement using API

SfChart

Features

  • Now chart supports series animation.

  • New Radar & Polar chart have been added.

  • EdgeLabelsVisibilityMode property has been added to control the visibility of edge labels in axis.

  • DataTemplate support has been provided to Tooltip.

Breaking changes

  • Default chart axis label margin has been changed from new Thickness(3, 3, 3, 3) to new Thickness(1, 1, 1, 1) in iOS.

Bug fixes

  • #123391,#153604 – Now chart won’t be duplicated in ListView on scrolling.

  • #153233 – When horizontal axis is inversed, open and close ticks are rendered in proper direction in OHLC series now.

  • #153727 - App crash issue, while touching when the chart in zoomed state, has been fixed.

  • #153229 – The issue with grouping label is not working has been fixed.

  • #151590 – Now the axis labels will be moving smoothly while zooming and panning.

  • #150217 – Now the stacking column chart is rendered properly, when the series is added and removed dynamically.

  • #153230 – Now tooltip duration property accepts the positive infinitive value also.

SfCircularGauge

Bug Fixes

  • #152785 - Now, multiple pointers rendered properly on pointer value change.
  • SfCircularGauge elements density issue has been fixed in Android.

SfDataGrid

Features

  • Support to select a row while clicking the row header has been provided.
  • Extensibility to apply multiple selection color for the selected rows has been provided.
  • Support for LongPress event has been provided.

Bug fixes

  • #149436, #150702 – Switch views misaligned when initializing the SfDataGridRenderer in iOS has been fixed.
  • #149470 - Exception while binding SelectedItem with an object which is not in the DataSource has been fixed.

Known issues

  • Deploying SfDataGrid in Windows Phone 8 Silverlight will not work with Xamarin NuGet greater than 1.5.1.6471 due to cyclic layout calls in the Framework. This is a known issue and has been reported as a bug in Bugzilla and is being worked by Xamarin. Hence, this version of SfDataGrid does not support Windows Phone 8 Silverlight. In case, if you prefer to run the SfDataGrid with 1.5.1.6471 version of NuGet, please contact our support team to get custom assemblies

SfMaps

Bug fixes

  • #154196 – The method “ShapeSelected” not working issue has been fixed.

SfNumericTextBox

Features

  • #151568 - Provided support for implementing the TextAlignment property.

Bug Fixes

  • #152728 - Application crash when changing Culture settings issue has been fixed.

SfNumericUpDown Preview

The SfNumericUpDown control provides up and down repeat buttons to increase and decrease values. The control respects UI culture and can be configured to display different formats like currency, scientific, etc.

Key Features

  • Number Formatting
  • Watermark
  • Globalization

SfRangeSlider

Bug Fixes

  • #149961 - Setting Minimum value while loading issue has been fixed.

SfRating

Bug Fixes

  • #153465 - Value property dynamic changing with TwoWay binding issue has been fixed

SfRotator Preview

The SfRotator control allows interactive navigation through images to view or select them. It provides various navigation options like swiping, autoplay, and tapping preview thumbnails or dots.

Key Features

  • Dots and Thumbnail navigation modes.
  • Various navigation strip positions.
  • AutoPlay and items looping support.

SfSchedule Preview

Features

  • #150197, #149928 - Provided Support for VisibleDateChanged Event.

Bug Fixes

  • #149802 - View scrolled on tapping Appointment issue has been fixed.
  • #149802 - Horizontal swiping has improved in XForms (Android).
  • #150300 - Now, ScheduleCellTapped event is working in month view.
  • #150300 - Now, ScheduleCellTapped event is working when tapped on AllDay appointment.
  • #152974 - ScheduleCellTapped event triggered several times issue has been fixed.
  • #151431 - Now,last timeslot in day view is visible properly.
  • SfSchedule elements density issue has been fixed in Android.

XlsIO

Features

  • #112832 - Controlled styles duplication while copying.
  • #112832 - Removed unused styles from workbook.
  • #141981 - Provided support to convert TSV to Excel and vice versa.

Bug fixes

  • #148923 - ActiveSheet.Select property selects the proper sheet now.
  • #148566 - Overflow exception thrown when form’s offset exceeds Int32.MaxValue is resolved.
  • #151608 - File corruption issue while creating pivot table with duplicate column names is fixed.
  • #149398 - MissingManifestResourceException thrown while opening an Excel file is fixed.
  • #149334 - List validation is updated properly while inserting column in Excel 97-2003 file.
  • #150945 - Argument out of range exception is no longer thrown while converting an Excel file with pivot table.
  • #147676 - Parameter invalid exception is no longer thrown while saving image in workbook.
  • #151492 - Shape’s left and top positions changed while setting ColumnWidth property is fixed.
  • #153332 - PivotOption16 chart element is preserved now.
  • #149568 - Opening a workbook in XlsIO will no longer take long time.
  • #150169 - File corruption issue if the cell contains NaN is fixed.
  • #143201 - Null reference exception is no longer thrown while resaving merged workbooks with Conditional Formats and Tables.
  • #150100 - ArgumentNullException is no longer thrown when empty password is given for an unprotected workbook.
  • #150712 - Exception is no longer thrown while parsing a formula which contains single quote.
  • #149405, #152732, #153311 - File with an image is no longer corrupted when opening the file in Excel 2007.
  • #149074 - Font record of legend is preserved properly while resaving an Excel 97-2003 file.
  • #148028 - Rendering raw rich text markup to cell is resolved.
  • #147880 - Formatting error is no longer thrown while resaving an Excel file in *.XLS format.
  • #147447 - Chart gridline with gradient colors is preserved while resaving an Excel 97-2003 file.
  • #150311 - Custom date is detected while exporting CSV file into DataTable.
  • #121597, #149385 - ColumnWidth is no longer incorrect in *.XLSM file.
  • #144703 - Deleting columns with conditional formats is properly removed.
  • #151231 - Null reference exception is no longer thrown while opening a particular Excel file which contains chart with data points.
  • #153378 - Comma missed in DisplayText is fixed.
  • #153378, #153507 - Format is no longer changed to currency after applying long date or time and editing the cell’s number format.
  • #148557 - Conditional format address is updated properly.