Essential Studio® for Xamarin.Forms Release Notes

v19.3.0.43

September 30, 2021

DocIO

Features

#I186983, #I333774, #I335509, #I338257 - Provided a support to preserve comments in Word to PDF conversion.

Bug Fixes

#I336964 - The OutOfMemoryException will no longer be thrown while cloning a Word document.
#I339817 - DocProperty Field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#I337901 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#I340459 - HTML tags are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to HTML.
#I340918 - Table border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I335509 - RTL table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I340452 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I338617, #I338693, #I337927 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I339721 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I339840 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I339591 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting a DOC format document to PDF.
#I337145 - Shape content is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337139 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I339224, #I337142 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I338971 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while a converting Word document to PDF.
#I338277 - RTL text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337903 - Text color is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337902 - Tab position is now updated properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337734 - Complex script font is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337148 - Textbox is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337146 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I304673, #I340821, #I339630, #I339435, #I337277, #I338429 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#FB27930 - Document will no longer be corrupted while resaving a DOCX format document.
#FB27676 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
#FB27639 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to HTML.
#FB27307 - Image is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
#FB27108 - The EndOfStreamException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOC format document.
#I327306, #I334309, #I336202, #I336652 - Table is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
#I331426 - Text form field is now preserved properly while replacing the text of text form field.
#I330485 - Ole object is now preserved properly while saving the DOCX format document.
#I327263 - Hanging issue has been resolved while calling RejectChanges() method.
#I333912, #I334480, #FB26557 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#I333832 - Comment is now parsed properly while opening the RTF format document.
#I334216 - Paragraph is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
#I334851 - Comment is now parsed properly while opening the DOC format document.
#I335253 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown while opening the DOCX format document.
#I334753 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while converting the DOCX format document to HTML.
#I335244 - Heading paragraph is now exported as bookmark properly while converting the RTF format document to PDF.
#I335094 - Hanging issue has been resolved while calling AcceptChanges() method.
#I336652 - Textbox is now preserved properly while converting the DOCX format document to PDF.
#I334644 - Bookmark content is now replaced properly while calling ReplaceBookmarkContent() method.
#I336519 - Image is now preserved properly while resaving the DOCX format document.
#FB26691 - List numbering is now preserved properly while merging the Word documents.
#FB26614 - Date field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
#I325898 - Table border is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I331492 - Shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I331818 - Image positioning is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I331611 - Exponent text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#F165847 - WCAG standard will be maintained in Word to PDF conversion with PDF/A1A conformance.
#I332387 - The ArgumentNullException will no longer be thrown when converting a Word document to PDF.
#FB26471 - Page number is now updated properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I320911 - RTL number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I333811 - Text is now aligned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I333912, #I334483, #I333550 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I335265, #I336652 - List number is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I335256 - Heading paragraphs in table cell is now skipped to export as a bookmark while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I335510 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#FB26928 - RTL paragraph is now aligned properly while converting Word document to PDF.
#I331818, #I335853, #I332666 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I336652 - Picture bullet is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I336652 - Text size is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I336652 - Shape is now positioned properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#FB27360 - List character is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I337255 - Text in table cell is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
#I336652, #I337144 - Tab is now preserved properly while converting Word document to PDF.
#I336652 - Underline is now preserved properly when converting a Word document to PDF.
#I328130 - The OutOfMemoryException will no longer be thrown while converting Word document to PDF.

PDF

Features

#323190, #323169, #323166, #334076, #338447 - Now, import or export the form data properly from different PDF processing libraries and applications.
#239648, #275725, #324732, #325276, #329312 – Added the support to draw Arabic characters with advanced typography.
#325958, #326694 – Added the support to rotate the form fields in 0, 90, 180, and 270-degree angles.
#334340 - Added the support to get the size of PdfQRBarcode.

Bug Fixes

#334352, #334174, #334360, #321178, #326601 – The rendering issues are now resolved with PdfGrid.
#321533 – The PdfLoadedCheckBoxField value will be retrieved properly from the existing PDF form.
#340014 – The PdfLoadedComboBoxField value will be updated properly when flattening the form fields.
#339796, #340893 – The PdfDocumentException will no longer occur while loading a PDF document.
#335088 – Color will be retrieved properly from the PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
#341003 – Font will be updated properly in all the PdfLoadedTextBoxField with the same name.
#340147 – NullReferenceException will no longer occur while getting the UsedFonts from a PDF document.
#338845, #339634 – DocumentInformation will be updated properly while adding values to metadata.
#334076 – The PdfForm data will be exported properly in the XML and XFDF formats.
#339945 – Exception will no longer occur while loading the PDF document with the invalid page nodes.
#340842 – ObjectDisposedException will no longer occur while loading the PDF document with an incorrect password.
#340709, #339257 – PdfException will no longer occur while loading a PDF document in the open and repair mode.
#339929 – PdfException will no longer occur while saving a document in the open and repair mode.
#338459 – Image will be preserved properly while converting Word to PDF document.
#337756 – The baseline alignment issues will no longer occur while converting Word to PDF.
#339709 - Certificate information will be retrieved properly for the existing broken signatures.
#340065 - PdfGrid is now preserved properly when a single instance is drawn in multiple locations.
#332856 - Line Annotation border will be preserved properly while increasing the border width.
#337083 - PDF page CropBox values will be retrieved properly.
#336773 - Form fields value will be shown properly while merging PDF documents.
#336179 - NullReferenceException will no longer occur while saving the PDF documents.
#335990 - ArgumentException will no longer occurs while getting font from the PdfLoadedFreeTextAnnotation.
#334841 - Exception will no longer occur while flattening the merged PDF document.
#337268 - Font will be preserved properly on text box fields.
#334841 - PDF page rotation angle will be returned properly.
#336170 - Text box value will be retrieved properly.
#334669 - Contents inside the grid will be word-wrapped properly.
#166356 - The certificate status will be returned properly from the existing signature field.
#332200 - Form field values will be preserved properly.
#331722 - Annotations will be added properly while importing pages from another PDF document.
#331305 - Additional section tags will not be added while creating tagged PDF documents.
#331188 - Exception will no longer occur while adding a barcode to the X1A conformance PDF document.
#326750 - Tags will be reading properly on their order while creating a PDF grid.
#334405 - Annotations multiline comments will be exported properly.
#325515 - Annotations will be located properly if the PDF document contains crop box entries.
#331429 - Overlapping issue will no longer occur while drawing a PDF grid with row/column-span.
#334340 - QR barcode size will be retrieved properly before drawn it to the PDF document.
#F168454 – The PdfLoadedTextBoxField name will be retrieved properly from the existing PDF form.
#F168500 – Exception will no longer occur while updating the text in PdfLoadedTextBoxField.
#F167592 - PDF bookmarks will be retrieved properly while it contains special characters.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer occur while filling the particular form field
Japanese characters will be retrieved properly from the PDF document information.

Presentation

Features

#I254156 – Added encryption and decryption support for PowerPoint presentation.

Bug Fixes

#I331919 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while opening the PowerPoint presentation with empty VML shape.
#I336115 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while cloning the PowerPoint presentation with table.
#F167364 - Created Notes slide is now preserved properly while opening in Mac Keynote application.
#I331339 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#I333088 - Placeholder margin is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
#I333430 - ExportImageFormat.Png is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint slide to Image.
#I336013 - Paragraph font properties are now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to Image.
#I338014 - Clone and merge within same PowerPoint presentation is now working properly.
#I339978 - End paragraph properties are now applied properly in newly added text.
#I340325 - Multiple excel files are now added properly as OLE Object within same PowerPoint presentation.
#I340997 - Hyperlink color is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.

SfDiagram

Features

*#331217 - Provided the support for stencil with the annotation label in the SfDiagram.

*#335882 – Implemented the support for diagram at origin (0,0) while initializing in the SfDiagram.

*#I316536, #I331237, #I327781 – Provided the support for boundary constraints support in the SfDiagram.

Bug fixes

*#I335203- [iOS] Now, the object reference is not set to an instance of an object exception will no longer be thrown when navigating back to the tab.

*#I336595- [Android] Now, the ContextMenu will not be displayed while resizing the node in a diagram.

*#I339483- [Android] Now, the ‘NullReferenceException’ will no longer be thrown while loading a diagram with Stencil.

*#I340369- [iOS] Now, the ‘System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException’ will no longer be thrown while resizing the node in a diagram.

SfImageEditor

Bug fixes

#F168106 - The shape setting will get a value in the shape selected event, after serializing and deserializing in the SfImageEditor control.
#F167944 - The text will save properly with special characters such as ç, á, é etc., when using the SaveEdits() method to serialize an image editor.
#FB24406 - [Android] Now, some Android devices will handle the big images.

SfMaps

Bug fixes

#I339111 - [UWP] The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown when using the imagery layer by pressing tab and down arrow keys.

SfMaskedEdit

Features

#I326672 - Provided the Spell check and text prediction support for MaskedEdit control using the property IsSpellCheckEnabled and IsTextPredictionEnabled.

Bug fixes

#F168102 - SfMaskedEdit’s Value property will be updated properly when setting the MaskType as RegEx and ValueMaskFormat as ExcludePromptAndLiterals.

SfPdfViewer

Features

#328934 - Implemented the support to render the rotated free text annotations.
#329963 - [iOS] Optimized the memory consumption while saving a PDF document.
#330853 - [UWP] Implemented the support to show or hide the navigation buttons in the single page view mode.
#238961,241221,330815 - Implemented the support to change the properties of each ink stroke separately.
#275821,275376,329112,320864,312578 - Implemented the support to raise events for the form field interactions.
#332736 - Implemented the support to render the image in the appearance content of rectangle annotations.

Bug Fixes

#335241 - [UWP] Application will no longer crash while setting the AnnotationMode to Ink.
#336132 - [iOS] The CanUndo property is no longer set to true when the rectangle, polygon, or cloud annotations are selected.
#332991 - [Android, iOS] In the selected events, the IsLocked property for a single annotation will no longer lock all annotations on the page.
#335241 - The ink annotation’s thickness no longer gets thin after saving a PDF document.
#335356 - [Android, iOS] Text Search is now working properly in a single page view mode.
#328091 - [iOS] Annotation thickness is no longer changed after exporting and importing the annotations.
#334573 - [UWP] The text-not-found popup will no longer be shown while searching a single text search occurrence.
#334596 - [UWP] Searched text is now properly highlighted in a particular PDF document.
#334396 - [UWP, iOS] Text markup annotation is no longer missing after exporting and importing multiple times.
#334257 - Unnecessary texts will no longer be highlighted while searching in a particular PDF document.
#166673 - [Android] The GotoPage API is now working properly in the continuous page view mode.
[Android] Free text annotation is now resized properly.
#333810 - Diagonal text in the PDF document is now highlighted properly while searching a text.
#333641 - [Android, iOS] Combo box is now working properly in the PDF document.
#26535 - [Android] Application will no longer crash with the IndexOutOfRangeException while loading the PDF document.
#333510 - [Android] Stamp Annotation is now added properly on all pages in all devices while using the AddStamp API in a for loop with the PageByPage view mode.
#333350 - [iOS] The ImportAnnotations API is now working properly for a single ink point in the InkPointsCollection.
#333146 - Application will no longer crash while importing and exporting the annotations in the encrypted documents.
#332576 - [Android] Annotations are no longer missing in the image exported using the ExportAsImage API.
#332695 - [Android] Undo is now working properly for the free text annotation after performing resize, move, and delete.
#332228 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash while loading document stream using the InputFileStream in the DocumentLoaded event.
#331752 - [Android, iOS] Ink annotation is now saved in a single page mode while ending the ink session in the PageChanged event.
#331480 - [iOS] Line annotation thickness is now changed properly in the Xamarin.Forms iOS platform.
#330825 - [Android, iOS] Ink annotation in the PDF pages are now rendered without delay while saving and reloading.
#330302 - [UWP] Line annotation drawn beyond the page area is now added to the page properly.
#330177 - [iOS] Selected annotations are now deselected properly while selecting the annotations.
#329478 - [iOS] The signature pad is now opened while setting the AnnotationMode API to HandwrittenSignature immediately after the LoadDocument call.
#335711 - [iOS] Text markup and free text annotations get missed while importing and exporting in the PDF document.
[iOS] Horizontal line annotations are now rendered properly.
#334396 - [iOS]Text markup annotation will no longer be missed while importing it multiple times.
#339199 - [iOS]Stamp annotations are now properly imported from the XFDF files.
#340136 - [iOS]Application will no longer freeze while zooming in on the document.
#340710 - [iOS]Annotation will no longer be missed while importing in the DocumentLoaded event.
#340333, 340512 - [iOS]Setting AnnotationSettings.IsLocked to true will no longer crash the application.
[Android] Handwritten signature will no longer appear too tiny on the signature field.
#339782 - [iOS]Importing the annotation file will no longer cause the application to crash.
#334396 - [Android]Exported text markup annotation will no longer be missed while importing it multiple times.
#339310 - [UWP]The ExportAsImage API will no longer blur the original image when zoomed.
#339181 - [iOS]Exported image will no longer be missed for the given page index.
#337589 - [iOS]Ink annotation can now be drawn in the landscape mode on an iOS device.
#339199 - Stamp annotations are now correctly loaded from the XFDF files.
The IsSignature property will no longer be false inside the InkAdded event when the signature annotation is added.
#337703 - [Android]Combo box items are now listed properly after saving and reloading.
#334396 - [Android,iOS]Stamp annotations are now imported and exported properly.
[UWP]Exported text markup and ink annotations are no longer missing after importing.
#336753, 337879 - [iOS]Ink annotation strokes are no longer skipped while drawing with an Apple pencil.
#F167848 - [Android]Application will no longer crash while trying to reload a TabbedPage.
#337703 - Application will no longer crash while saving a PDF document.
#F167592 - Bookmark navigation is now working properly in the PDF document.
#336862 - Maximum and minimum zoom percentage values will no longer vary across different platforms.
#328091 - [iOS]Performing export and import will no longer misplace the annotations when the PDF viewer is resized.
#336988 - Signature will no longer be duplicated in the middle when added from the InkAdded event.
#336752, 340355 - [iOS]Annotations will no longer appear blurry when zoomed in.
#336719, 337668 - [iOS]Scroll and pinch to zoom will no longer cause application freeze in the continuous page mode.
[Android, iOS] - Form fields will no longer be missing while loading a PDF document in the single-page mode.
#F167333 - [Android]Application will no longer crash while adding signature using the signature pad and adding free text annotation.
#F167325 - [UWP]Zooming is now working while setting the ZoomPercentage property value immediately after loading PDF.
[Android]Free text annotations will no longer be missing after saving them with flattening enabled and reload.
#329963 - [iOS]Saving the loaded PDF document will no longer corrupt the PDF document.
#335521 - [Android]Exception will no longer be thrown while navigating pages multiple times.
#335352 - [iOS]Application will no longer crash while tapping on the text form field.
#334022 - [UWP]Memory is now reduced after disposing and unloading the PDF viewer for a PDF document.
Application will no longer crash while loading a PDF document.

SfRichTextEditor

Features

*#166474 - Implemented the support to complete words without using the space word-wrap.

Bug fixes

*#I331320- [UWP] Now, the font size is changed properly while double-tapping on a text in the RichTextEditor.

*#I331318- [UWP] Now, the color picker is disappeared properly if you tap any other places in the RichTextEditor.

*#F166185- [Android] Now, the InsertHTMLText method will works properly when it contains a new line(‘\n’) in the RichTextEditor.

*#F166150- [Android] Now, the GetSelectedText method will works properly when it contains a new lines(‘\n’) in the RichTextEditor.

*#I332188- [iOS] Now, the ‘NullReferenceException’ will no longer be thrown while customizing the toolbar items in the RichTextEditor.

*#I332188- [iOS] Now, the custom toolbar items are reflected properly while customizing the toolbar items in the ‘OnAppearing’ method.

*#I332896- [Android] Now, the TextChanged event is triggered properly while loading the RichTextEditor.

*#I333049- [UWP] Now, the ‘NullReferenceException’ will no longer be thrown while pressing the back button on the navigation page in the RichTextEditor.

*#I319302- [iOS] Now, the text is preserved properly based on the toolbar in the RichTextEditor.

*#I334715- [iOS] Now, the RichTextEditor will not be pushed to the left while unfocus the control.

*#I336468- [Android] Now, the application crashes will not happen when the RichTextEditor is placed inside the PopupLayout.

*#I339901- [Android,iOS,UWP] Now, the cursor position placed properly with a PlaceHolder in the RichTextEditor.

SfTextInputLayout

Features

#I319676 - Provided the TextColor support for SfTextInputLayout helper label, error label, hint label, and counter label commonly using the Color property of LabelStyle.

XlsIO

Bug Fixes

#I330055 - Formula with negative values are now handled properly.
#I323615 - Series names in pivot chart are now properly rendered in chart to image conversion.
#I332009 - ArgumentNullException thrown while converting chart with missing data label to image is now resolved.
#I332467 - Binary records parsing is now correct while opening an XLSB document.
#I331857 - Split texts are now handled properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
#I333060 - File corruption while creating pivot table containing row fields with mixed values is now resolved.
#I333270 - Pivot table values field position is now preserved properly while resaving the Excel document.
#I332751 - Pivot cache fields with empty values are now handled properly while resaving the Excel document.
#I332362 - Null reference exception thrown in chart to image conversion is now resolved.
#FB26790 - Option button check state is now updated properly for different linked cell.
#FB26791 - XmlException thrown while setting value in option button linked cell is now resolved.
#I334495, #I335887 - Chart data labels with manual layout are now preserved properly.
#I334666 - Chart label values are now proper for the double format in Excel To PDF conversion for NET50.
#F167079 - Chart title area is now preserved properly when the title is set as empty.
#I329608 - Cell styles for merged regions are now copied properly while using Template Markers.
#I336161 - Exception thrown while opening an Excel document with single quotes on external named range is now resolved.
#I323739, #I339258 - Argument exception thrown while converting Excel document to PDF is now resolved.
#336706 - Exception thrown while converting Excel document with PrintNoComments option enabled in PageSetup to PDF is now resolved.
#FB27546 - Tab character included in table column header value is now returned properly.
#I336277 - Time value being shown as date in pivot table in .NET Core is now resolved.
#I337534 - Sheet index for external workbook reference is now updated properly.
#F167885 - Link to content option in custom document properties is now working properly.
#F167836 - Cell text width in Excel to PDF conversion under .NET Core is now rendered properly.
#I324883 - Exception thrown while converting cylinder clustered chart to image is now resolved.
#I339633 - ArgumentOutOfRange exception thrown while converting Excel file having formula type conditional format with named range, to PDF, is now resolved.
#I336804, I337264 - Bottom border of last cell creating using BorderAround method is now rendered properly in Excel to PDF conversion.
#I340041 - Performance issue while opening an Excel document with auto filters is now resolved.
Shape text color is now rendered properly when the black and white PageSetup setting is enabled.
Text box with picture and texture fill is now proper while resaving the Excel document.
Hyperlink default color is now correct while creating the hyperlink.
Shape borders are now proper while resaving the Excel document.
Pivot table data field base field number format is now proper.
Checkbox with dotted-round border style is now preserved properly while creating the Excel document.
RichText is now applied properly in shape text while dong AddCopy of Excel worksheet.
Font name and size of comment shape text are proper while creating the Excel document.
Name property of Shape now returns proper AutoShape name instead of null.
AutoShape texture or picture fill are now preserved properly while creating Excel document.
Specific text conditional format with formula is now proper while creating and resaving the Excel document.
Data bar conditional format is now proper while creating more than one data bar conditional format in Excel document.
Default settings of data bar conditional format is now properly preserved while creating Excel document.
Number format of total row count calculated value in Excel table is now proper.
Conditional format is now applied properly even while creating multiple conditional formats for Excel range.