Essential Studio for Xamarin.Forms Release Notes

v18.3.0.47
November 5, 2020

DocIO

Bug Fixes

  • #295922 - Bookmarks are now added properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #295809, #295808 - Pagination issue will no longer occur while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #297287 - Improved the track changes balloons rendering algorithm in Word to PDF conversion.
  • #297451 - List numbering is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #297181 - Hanging will no longer occur while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294479 - Paragraph with deletion revision is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294479 - Page border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #295809 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #295917 - Gutter position is now used properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294479 - Shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #293792, #293746 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294683 - The System.FormatException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #297287 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #293689 - Paragraph alignment is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #293366, #297796, #295118, #295806 - Hanging will no longer occur while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #290028, #292914 - Table row is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #292975 - Chart is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294253 - Table is now properly preserved while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #292995 - The font substitution algorithm is now optimized to reduce memory usage while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #253061 - Text is now preserved properly while opening an RTF format Word document.
  • #298703,#298816, #298598 - The KeyNotFoundException will no longer be thrown while open and saving a Word document.
  • #298174, #296029 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
  • #294479 - List numbering is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #260100 - Field is now unlinked properly while calling Unlink() method.
  • #295763 - The performance issue has been resolved while opening a RTF format document.
  • #293751 - Custom shape is now properly included in the unsupported element’s warning messages while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #294603 - List numbering is now preserved properly while calling UpdateTableOfContents() method.
  • #295123 - List value is now preserved properly in WordPad while converting HTML to RTF format document.
  • #293261 - The screen tip text is now parsed properly while opening a DOCX format document.
  • Image color is now preserved properly while open and saving a Word document.
  • #294151 - Nested bookmarks contents are now preserved properly while removing a bookmark contents.
  • #293447 - Revision details are now cloned properly while importing a Word document.
  • #293895 - The FormatException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
  • #293580 - Hyperlink display text is now preserved properly while opening a RTF format document.
  • #293578 - Merge field names are now retrieved properly while calling GetMergeFieldNames() method.
  • #293338 - The hanging issue will no long be occur while calling AcceptChanges() method.
  • #293610 - GridBefore value is now calculated properly while opening a RTF format document.
  • #288073 - Field is now preserved properly while resaving Word2003 Open XML format document.
  • #292280 - Table is now preserved properly while converting RTF to DOCX format document.
  • #291705 - List numbering is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to Text file.
  • #290028 - Table border size is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #290664 - Paragraph text is now preserved properly while converting DOC format document to PDF.
  • #291306 - Custom document properties are now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #290352, #297287 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while opening a word document.
  • #288916 - Table width is now preserved properly while converting Word document to PDF.
  • #298598 - Table width is now preserved properly while converting a HTML to DOCX format document.

PDF

Features

  • #291878 – Added support for BoundsCollection for PdfTextMarkupAnnotation.
  • #295115 – Added support for text direction in PdfFreeTextAnnotation.

Bug Fixes

  • #262648 – Contents will be preserved properly when creating PDF in multi-threading.
  • #295920 – Page number will be preserved properly when merging PDF documents.
  • #294988 – PdfRubberStampAnnotation appearance will not change when editing with PDF viewer.
  • #292865 – PDF/UA complaint will be validated properly in PAC3 tool.
  • #293788 – PdfCheckBoxField will be preserved properly when resaving the document.
  • #293316 – DataMatrix barcode will be preserved properly.
  • #293249, #293784 – PdfGridCell text will be preserved properly when exporting DataGrid to PDF.
  • #291767, #292452 – Images will be preserved properly in HTML to PDF conversion.
  • #295864 – Exception no longer occurs when converting Word to PDF.
  • #296815 – PDF document will be OCRed properly for large PDF document.
  • #291177 – Exception no longer occurs when converting PDF to PDF A1B.
  • #294944 – Annotations will be preserved properly when export and import.
  • #293701 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when getting the text from PdfLoadedTextBoxField.
  • #294353, #291232 – Bookmark text will be preserved properly when saving the PDF document.
  • #296895 – ArgumentNullException no longer occurs when merging PDF document.
  • #294995 – InkAnnotation will be exported properly in German culture.
  • #295703 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when decrypt the PDF document.
  • #294723 – PdfComboBoxField value will be flatten properly in a PDF document.
  • #295148 – PdfXfaForm will be filled properly with given data.
  • #293908 – NullReferenceException no longer occurs when merging the PDF documents.
  • #293401 – PdfRectangleAnnotation will be preserve properly while flatten the annotations.
  • #F158748 – ArgumentOutOfRangeException no longer occurs while saving particular PDF document.

Presentation

Bug Fixes

  • #281066 - Justification is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #294617 - Placeholder text color is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to Image.
  • #293204 - PowerPoint document is no longer corrupted while removing a master slide.
  • SlideSizeType property is now working properly, when PowerPoint slide size type is Wide Screen.

SfBackdropPage

Bug fixes

*#290581 - [Android] Back layer is revealed properly when tapping on the last tab and navigate back to SfBackdropPage within NavigationPage.

SfBadgeView

Bug fixes

*#295446 - [iOS] Now, TapGestureRecognizer is working fine for SfBadgeView control.

SfChart

Features

  • Exposed a GrandTotal property in ChartDataMarkerLabel to get the grand total of Y-Values to calculate the percentage value for DataMarker label content with users own calculation.
  • [iOS] Exposed CreateRenderer method to render the multiple series in single layer.

Bug fixes

  • #297754 - [UWP] The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while changing the series visibility after cleared it form Series collection.
  • #291402 – Now, the SelectedSeries of ChartSelectionEventArgs are updated properly while using chart inside the Navigation Drawer.
  • #295077 – [UWP] Now, the DataMarkers of chart series was removed properly when clearing the series ItemsSource.
  • #291406 - [UWP] The chart now works properly for a double-tap zoom in and zoom out.

SfCircularGauge

Bug fixes

  • #157855 - [iOS] Marker pointer is positioned properly in anti-clock wise direction when navigating the pages.
  • #296173 - [iOS] RangePointer is positioned properly when adding the SfCircularGauge placed inside the expander.

SfDataForm

Bug Fixes

  • #I274843 - [iOS] Now, the AutoCompleteEditor will be rendered with a bottom border instead of box in the default layout.

SfDataGrid

Bug fixes

  • #299745 - [UWP], Now scrolling the datagrid vertically and horizontally by holding the vertical and horizontal scroll bar works all the time.

SfImageEditor

Breaking changes

  • ColorPaletteCircleSize property of ToolbarSettings class is deprecated. Instead, use ColorPaletteItemSize property.

Bug fixes

  • #295446 - [iOS] NRE exception is resolved while selecting the shape and applying font styles from image editor control toolbar.
  • #296415 - [iOS] SaveEdits() method is now working fine while adding the custom view and call the SaveEdits() method.
  • #158322 - [iOS] Toolbar appears properly when adding the image from resources folder of the iOS project with master detail page.

SfListView

Bug fixes

  • #297774 - Now, the instance of the views loaded inside the templates for the header and footer are created only once during initial loading.

SfMaps

Bug fixes

  • #296227 - [Android, iOS] Sublayer marker is positioned properly when removing and adding markers dynamically after panning.
  • #299209 - [Android] Shape layer selection color is cleared properly while changing BaseMapIndex value.
  • #292464 - Provided two way binding support for imagery layer GeoCoordinates property and maps ZoomLevel property.

SfMaskedEdit

Bug fixes

  • #296172 - [UWP] Value will be changed appropriately when the value is set at load time along with Mask.
  • #294335 - [Android] Selecting all the text from the masked edit and typing a character, now control displaying the typed character properly.

SfNumericTextBox

Bug fixes

  • #297700 - [Android] Resolved NRE exception while removing SfNumericTextBox from the collection view with Maximum property binding.

SfPdfViewer

Features

  • #289673 - The support to expose the custom stamp views in the event arguments has been implemented.

Bug Fixes

  • #298304 – The existing free text annotation’s text size and the border will be preserved properly.
    [UWP] The page navigation buttons will not disappear while switching the view modes.
    Text selection will now work properly in the PDF.
  • #294995 - Annotation will now work properly for the German locale.
  • #295848 - [Android, iOS] Application will no longer crash while saving the PDF document.
  • #295500 - [UWP] Stamp annotations are now resized properly.
  • #297929 - Application will no longer crash while loading the PDF document.
  • #297367 - [Android] Application will no longer crash while saving the PDF with annotations.
  • #158450 – The application language culture will no longer change while using the SfPdfViewer.
  • #294360 - [UWP] The Multi-select list box form field is now properly exported.
  • #157948 - [iOS] Stamp annotation is now moving and scaling properly.
  • #157930 - Application will no longer crash while adding the stamp annotation.
  • #157926 - [iOS]The VerticalOffset API now navigates to the correct location.
  • #291804 - [UWP] The bookmark button will no longer be visible when the BookmarkPaneVisible is set to false.
  • #296432 - Application will no longer crash while importing the annotations.
    [UWP] Application will no longer crash while loading the PDF document.
  • #157698 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash with the IndexOutOfRangeException while adding the handwritten signatures.
  • #292597 - [Android] The PDF is now rendered properly.
  • #294728 - [UWP] Document link annotation will now work properly after saving and reloading.
  • #292819 - [Android] VerticalOffset now navigates to the correct location.
  • #290426 – The tap gesture event is now added properly for the stamp annotations.
  • #292459 - [iOS]The ZoomPercentage API is now working properly.
  • #289790 - [Android, iOS] The toolbar text is now localized properly.
  • #292689 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash while searching the PDF document.
  • #290301 - [UWP] Memory will no longer be leaked in the PDF viewer.
  • #288724 - Text selection is now working properly in the PDF document.

SfRichTextEditor

Bug fixes

  • #296717 - [iOS] Now, RichTextEditor will not zoom in / zoom out.
  • #294475 - [iOS] Now, hyperlink loads properly in ReadOnly mode.

SfSchedule

Bug fixes

  • #F17401 - [Android,iOS] The week number will be rendered properly when setting the different FirstDayofWeek.

  • #I297221 - [UWP] Now, the crash will no longer occur when the appointment with syncfusion theme support is double-tapped.

  • #I273712 - [UWP] Now, when using the appointment template, the binding error will no longer occur in the output window.

XlsIO

Bug Fixes

  • #292282, #F157287 - CopyTo method now copies Excel table styles if copied from second row or more.
  • #292271 - Exception is no longer thrown if all the table rows are deleted.
  • #293903 - Exception is no longer thrown when converting the Excel file to PDF.
  • #295621 - Defined name value with more characters is now working proper without exception.
  • #294651 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting Excel file to PDF with conditional formats.
  • #287586 - Name of a pivot table data field is now correct in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #293247 - Inserting a new row preserves the number format in the existing table.
  • #292312 - Exception is no longer thrown while inserting rows above sparklines.
  • #296469 - Conditional format is now correct while changing thread culture.
  • #291424 - Column width is now set correctly while updating styles to entire column.
  • #294893 - Exception is no longer thrown while parsing the Excel document with pivot table.
  • #293348 - DateTime format is now proper when accessing Range.DateTime property.
  • #293903 - Exception is no longer thrown when formula contains an unknown name in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #292625 - Page numbers are now rendered in the correct format when header/footer text contains page number and plus sign.
  • #292241 - Rich-text is now applied to tables during Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #292697 - Exception is no longer thrown while converting Excel chart to image with polynomial trend line series.
  • #294223 - Axis line is now rendered correctly in chart to image conversion.
  • #F157299 - Mixed data type values are exported with proper format while exporting worksheet to data table.
  • #F157772 - Line series are no longer missed in Excel to PDF conversion.
  • #F157287 - Corruption no longer occurs when copying worksheets from multiple workbooks.
  • Category axis label text is now rendered properly in chart to image conversion.