Essential Studio for Xamarin.Forms Release Notes

v16.1.0.37
April 24,2018

DocIO

Bug Fixes

  • #198662 - Image is now preserved properly while merging DOC format documents and saving as DOCX format document.
  • #200715 - Ampersand symbol is now imported properly from a particular HTML file.
  • #200861 - The content control text is now preserved properly while converting a particular DOCX format document as RTF.
  • #201472 - File path is now shown properly in hyperlink which is created by using AppendHyperlink method.
  • #201937, #202761 - ArgumentOutOfRangeException will be no longer thrown while performing Mail merge in a particular Word document.
  • #200702 - Alternative text for OLE Picture is now preserved properly while saving a particular DOCX format document.
  • #200882 - Decimal separator is now preserved properly while exporting a particular HTML file in machines with German culture.

PDF

Bug Fixes

  • #201292 - Cannot use the specified stream exception is no longer thrown, while loading the particular PDF document.
  • #196882 - Borders of PdfLoadedTextBoxField are now preserved properly while flattening form fields.
  • #200987 - PDF will no longer be corrupted, when adding the security to the protected document.
  • #201693 - Null reference exception will not occurs while merging particular PDF documents.
  • #194851 - Improved performance for saving large PDF document.
  • #201871 - Preflight error will not occur for the flattened PDF document.
  • Child PdfGrid borders are now preserved properly.
  • Cell padding is now applied properly to the background image of PdfGridCell.

Presentation

Bug Fixes

  • #201506 - Used memory is now disposed properly after resaving the PowerPoint presentation with charts

SfAutoComplete

Bug Fixes

  • #137032: In Xamarin.Forms Android, when Image is added using ItemTemplate the image gets displayed for all the items.
  • #202283: when Empty Collection is added it will not throw ArgumentOutOfRangeException in AutoComplete iOS
  • #202606: In Xamarin.Forms Android, SfAutoComplete text gets left aligned and it appears from the start.
  • #201925: In Xamarin.Forms iOS, string.Empty works in SelectionChanged Event in SfAutoComplete Control.
  • #136897: In Xamarin.Forms UWP, the selected item is now cleared when autocomplete text is cleared using backspace and also using Clear Button.
  • #202606:In Xamarin.Forms Android, when selecting homonyms values correct id value is returned.
  • #201175:DropDown item is getting populated in correctly in SfAutoComplete(Xamarin.Forms UWP).
  • #201175:Clear button is working in SfAutoComplete in Xamarin.Forms UWP.
  • #201552:In SfAutoComplete, UIChanges are made as of Xamarin.Forms Entry in Xamarin.Forms iOS.

SfCalendar

Bug Fixes

  • #201375: Improved the initial loading for SfCalendar in iOS.
  • #201593: Exception is resolved while using SfCalendar control in UWP.
  • #202686: When DateTime.Now.Add months(-1) is set, the initial loading is improved in Android.
  • #201743: Binding context is set correctly to the month cell template in SfCalendar.
  • #200268,201375,203679: MonthView appears properly in SfCalendar in iOS.
  • #202744: Month navigator not working smoothly for android.
  • #201947: Current and PreviousMonthBackgroundColor applied while using OnMonthCellLoaded event.

SfCarousel

Bug Fixes

  • #202783: Images sizes are rendered correctly while using Task in SfCarousel.

SfChart

Bug Fixes

  • # I201848 – The value of the LegendItem’s label property will be updated properly while changing the Label property of ChartSeries at run-time.

  • # I196660 – The Z index of trackball is changed, and is positioned at the top of the annotation.

SfDataForm

Bug Fixes

  • #199746: Text Wrapping is now working in Multiline editor in Xamarin.Forms (Android).

SfDataGrid

Bug fixes

  • #202582 - Editing not happens after reloading the SfDataGrid.ItemsSource has been fixed.
  • #201744 - Sorting happens with case sensitiveness in the recent update has been fixed.
  • #201838 - Interactive selection of last selected row could be selected again after programmatically changing the selection using SfDataGrid.SelectedItem has been fixed.
  • #201371 - GridColumn edited value not updated resulting in crash when doing column drag and drop has been fixed.
  • #201135, 136288, 201714 - Application crash when editing the GridPickerColumn with both DisplayMemberPath and ValueMemberPath property customized.
  • #200588 - Exception when selection is applied interactively and programmatically using SelectedIndex during SfDataGrid.ItemsSource change has been fixed.
  • #200373 - Unbound column cell value updates wrongly while expanding and collapsing a group has been fixed.
  • #202559,203195,203307 - Exception occurs while hooking GridLoaded event with SfDataGrid.IsVisible property set as false has been fixed.
  • #192256 - Application crashes with an unhandled exception while rendering date time column with null value has been fixed.
  • #193459 - GridColumn.CellStyle does not render properly while reusing the GridTextColumn and GridNumericColumn has been fixed.

SfDateTimeRangeNavigator

Bug Fixes

SfImageEditor

Bug Fixes

  • #203777 -Issue with image not displaying when giving Url to Source has been fixed.

SfListView

Bug fixes

  • #203116,202947: Drag and drop works properly when setting the DragStartMode as either OnHold or OnDragIndicator.
  • #136768,202908: Argument exception will be no longer thrown from GetGroupComparer of the DataSource when the SortDescriptor is null for newly added items at runtime.
  • #201177: LoadMoreCommand will be executed only once when loading the busy indicator initially.
  • #201056 - BindingContext for header and footer update properly when changing at runtime.
  • #136464 - Sub-groups will be expanded and collapsed properly in multi-level grouping.
  • #202233 - Pull-to-refresh works properly while dragging an item.
  • #202479 - In UWP, items can be swiped properly by mouse.

SfMaps

Bug Fixes

  • # 202570 – IsVisible property will dynamically work properly.

  • # 201757,136762,134720 – SfMaps initial loading performance has been improved.

SfMaskedEdit

Bug Fixes

  • #F136866 - Now, font family for text and watermark are properly updated in Xamarin.Forms(Android).
  • #202848 - Now, ValidationMode property is set properly in Xamarin.Forms(Android).

SfNavigationDrawer

Bug Fixes

  • #200221: NavigationDrawer is not hiding in the Page background.
  • #201609: SfNavigationDrawer toggle drawer is working in iOS.
  • #202280: Navigation Drawer is tapped in LandScape Mode in Samsung Tablet.

SfNumericTextBox

Bug Fixes

  • #202691: In SfNumericTextBox, in ValueChanged Event value is dynamically set.
  • #202440,202555: In Xamarin.Forms UWP, While entering the “.” in Numeric Keypad is now working correctly.
  • #202131: In Xamarin.Forms, SfNumeric Text Box get the control to Focus in numeric textbox.Focus() in button click.
  • #201552: Revamped the SfNumericTextBox Control with UI Changes as of Xamarin.Forms Entry.

SfNumericUpDown

Bug Fixes

  • #201709: In Xamarin.Forms iOS, FocusChanged Event is working in SfNumericUpDown Control.

SfPdfViewer

Bug Fixes

  • #202638 - PDF document with different sized pages will be displayed properly.
  • #203048 - Null Reference exception will not be thrown anymore when the InputFileStream property is assigned multiple times.
  • #202032 - ObjectDisposedException will not be thrown while navigating between the XAML pages containing the PdfViewer in Xamarin.Forms Android.

SfPicker

Bug Fixes

  • #203828: SelectedIndex Value is getting updated dynamically in Android.

SfPopupLayout Preview

Bug fixes

  • #201696 - List view loaded behind the popup is scrolling instead of popup and all items in SfListView loaded inside popup is not loaded has been fixed.
  • #F136398 - Background mask does not get enlarged while resizing Xamarin.Forms.UWP window issue has been fixed.
  • #F136777 - Setting SfPopupLayout.IsOpen as false immediately, after calling SfPopupLayout.Show() closes the entire contents of SfPopupLayout when SfPopupLayout.AnimationMode is set a value other than none has been fixed.
  • #201019 - Unable to set SfPopupLayout.PopupView related properties in XAML issue has been fixed.
  • #201298 - Column width is not set correctly when grid is hosted in SfPopupLayout.PopupView issue has been fixed.
  • #201239 - Popup does not display when opened and closed in one tab and then opened in another tab in TabbedPage has been fixed.

SfRadialMenu

Bug Fixes

  • #201670: CenterRimRadiusFactor Property is working in Windows Mobile device.
  • #136888,202839: In Xamarin.Forms, iOS When FontAttributes= Bold is given exception is resolved in SfRadialMenu Control.
  • #201791: In Xamarin Forms,iOS When menu item is given in SfRadialMenu Control it is displayed properly.

SfRangeSlider

Bug Fixes

  • #136796: In SfRangeSlider, when “\r\n “ is given the text is set to the next line.

SfRotator

Bug Fixes

  • #203076: Dots gets center aligned in SfRotator on iOS.

SfSchedule

Bug Fixes

  • #136952: The exception is no longer thrown when navigating to other page from the Schedule page inside MasterDetailPage in Xamarin.Forms (UWP).
  • #196413: The appointments of Today will be displayed properly on initial load when setting MinDisplayDate or MaxDisplayDate in Xamarin.Forms (iOS).
  • #136679: The Schedule will be swiped properly inside ScrollView in Xamarin.Forms (iOS).

SfTabView

Bug Fixes

  • #200577,136899,203815: Issue with orientation changes in SfTabView on Android has been resolved.
  • #200776,136876: SfTabView TabItem now scroll automatically based on Selected index.

XlsIO

Features

  • #201193 - Support is provided to retain formula references while removing and reattaching worksheets.

Breaking Changes

  • #201193 - UpdateSheetFormulaReference is added in IApplication interface to ensure whether to remove worksheet reference in formulas on removing and reattaching the worksheet.

Bug fixes

  • #F136967 - Issue while parsing numeric cell value in Brazil culture is fixed.
  • #200508 - Pivot field sorting is incorrect while sorting month name is fixed.
  • #203029 - Issue with nullable properties not getting exported in Business Objects is fixed.
  • #201868 - ArgumentException raised while retrieving UsedRange for binary file is fixed.
  • #201968 - Issue while setting formula with IF function is fixed.
  • #200818 - File gets corrupted while setting numeric value for named ranges is resolved.
  • #201967 - Issue with percentage values in chart is fixed.
  • #201131 - Formula value is incorrect while parsing the workbook is fixed.
  • #201140 - Performance issue while opening excel file with charts is fixed.
  • #200629 - Need to skip the exception for null values in template marker.
  • #199992, #202778, #202886 - Issue with invalid formula in OfficeChart is fixed.
  • #201506 - Memory leak issue in OfficeChart is resolved.
  • Issue with incorrect table formula value is fixed.