Essential Studio for Xamarin.Forms Release Notes

v19.4.0.38
December 17, 2021

DocIO

Features

  • #I322051, #I335840, #I290987, #I345474 - Improved Unicode text measuring algorithm in Word to PDF conversion.
  • #FB30078 - Provided an API to update Page and NumPages fields in a Word document.

Bug Fixes

  • #I349086 - Hyperlink is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I348691 - Tab position is now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
  • #I348161 - List numbers are now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to text file.
  • #F170251, #I348826 - Chinese text is now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
  • #I347916 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOC format document.
  • #I347545, #SF-354787 - Text is now preserved properly while merging the DOC format documents.
  • #I345869 - Textbox is now preserved properly when saving a DOCX format document in German culture.
  • #I346276 - List level is now parsed properly while opening a RTF format document.
  • #I344080, #I344850 - Document will no longer corrupted while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I346276, #I348026 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while opening a RTF format document.
  • #I346159, #I346140 - Hanging issue has been resolved while opening a DOCX format document.
  • #FB28410 - Text in mapped content control are updated properly in DOCX format document.
  • #I343242 - SET Field with Formula fields are now update properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #I349104, #SF-356256 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I349096 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I349308 - Floating items are now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I348923 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I347437 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I347608 - Textbox is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344573, #I347338, #I347415 - Frame is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB29888 - TOC page numbers are now updated properly after calling UpdateTableOfContents() method.
  • #FB29855 - Highlight color is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I347411 - The IndexOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I346606, #I346489, #SF-353711 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I345986 - Hanging issue has been resolved while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I345489 - The ArgumentException will no longer be thrown while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #F169301 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I346687 - Paragraph is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I347662 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF in Linux Docker or AWS Lambda.
  • #I345503, #I345591 - Shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I343365 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to HTML.
  • #I344080 - Document will no longer be corrupted while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #FB28940 - TOC navigation is now working properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I341105 - The StackOverflowException will no longer be thrown while calling AcceptChanges() method.
  • #I342621 - Hanging issue has been resolved while opening a DOCX format document.
  • #I343124 - Shape and image are now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
  • #I341909 - The XMLException will no longer be thrown while opening a DOCX format document.
  • #FB28776 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while removing a style from a Word document.
  • #FB28166 - IF field is now updated properly while calling UpdateDocumentFields() method.
  • #F168614, #FB28165 - The InvalidOperationException will no longer be thrown while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I343605 - The NullReferenceException will no longer be thrown while opening a Word document.
  • #I343856 - Text is now preserved properly while resaving a RTF format document.
  • #I345610 - Bullet character is now preserved properly in tagged PDF while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I345585 - The OutOfMemoryException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344763, #I345120, #I345457, #I343961, #I343550, #I344476 - Text is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344573 - Frame is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344575, #I344834 - Text box is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB29344 - Content control is now preserved properly while resaving a DOCX format document.
  • #I344171, #I346772, #I344016 - Text box is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I344316 - The ArgumentOutOfRangeException will no longer be thrown while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I342402 - Paragraph is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344312 - Floating item is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I343806, #I344038, #FB29056, #I342808 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I343888 - Table and Heading are now preserved properly in tagged PDF while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I342251 - Emoji is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format to PDF.
  • #I342795 - Table cells are preserved properly while converting a RTF format document to PDF.
  • #I341531, #I342859 - Image is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I342250, #I344435 - Table is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I344560 - Page number is now preserved properly while converting a DOCX format document to PDF.
  • #I343474 - Text in group shape is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #F169301 - Strikethrough is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I340593 - Textbox position is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I343477 - Text in frame is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #FB28775 - Checkbox is now preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF.
  • #I340817, #I346057, #I349564 - Artifacts are now added properly while converting a Word document to PDF.

PDF

Features

  • #342792 - Provided the support to add deferred signing without PKCS7 encoding.
  • #341462 - Provided support to throw a different exception type for secured PDF documents when loading invalid or without password.
  • Provided the support to flatten form fields without calling the save method.

Breaking Changes

  • Now, the PDF page orientation will be changed based on the page size provided.

Bug Fixes

  • #343744 - Null reference exception will no longer occurs while flattening the PDF documents.
  • #343555 - Null reference exception will no longer occurs while sign the PDF document with enable validation appearance.
  • #342787 - Ink annotations are now preserved properly.
  • #342444 - KeyNotFound exception will no longer occurs while flattening PDF documents.
  • #344287 - Now, the exported FDF data is preserved properly.
  • #344637 - Exception will no longer occurs while loading encrypted PDF document.
  • #345332 - PDF document will be decrypted properly while removing password from it.
  • #344528 - Imported form fields values will be preserved properly on Chrome and other viewers.
  • #343888 - Tag will be added properly while creating table.
  • #344284 - Preservation issue will no longer occurs while modifying the check box field in existing PDF document.
  • #344287 - Symbols will be exported properly while importing/exporting form fields.
  • #343259 - Rubber stamp annotation appearance will be preserved properly.
  • #342831 - Annotations will be preserved properly when flattening it.
  • #342171 - Now, the file size is optimized, when drawing existing PDF page as template.
  • #341582 - PDF grid will be preserved properly when drawing it to the PDF document.
  • #340465 - Dot notation issue will no longer occurs while exporting PDF document to XML document.
  • #340464, #340466 - Double quotation mark variants and Apostrophe will be preserved properly when exporting form data to XML or XFDF.
  • #338447 - Line breaks will be preserved properly while repeatedly exporting data to XML.
  • #345250 - Hyperlink bounds for the text web link annotation will be preserved properly.
  • #345128 - Free text annotation will be preserved properly when flattening it.
  • #345127 - Radio button fields are now flattened properly.
  • #344315 - Preservation issue will no longer occurs while flattening annotations.
  • #346053 - The ink annotation appearance will be preserved properly while setting border width as a float value.
  • #348721 - Enabled the signature validation appearance will be preserved properly in the chrome browser.
  • #348329, #SF-355512 – The PdfDocumentAnalyzer will show the syntax warning if the page content is empty.
  • #342794, #343743, #SF-353407 – The rubber stamp annotation will be preserved properly when flattening.
  • #338451, #338963 - The list box will be preserved properly when importing form data.
  • #348710 – The PDF page orientation will not be changed while merging PDF documents.
  • #348259 – The null reference exception will no longer occur while modifying the annotation date.
  • #345765, #SF-352935 – The PDF document’s internal links will be preserved properly when merging it.
  • #347588 - Exception will no longer occur while deferred signing without a public certificate.
  • #347198 – The check box border style will be preserved properly while flattening it.
  • #346997 - Text will be preserved properly on the signature field.
  • #347343 – The string was not recognized exception will no longer occur when loading a PDF document.
  • #346255 – The signature is not auto validated issue will no longer occur while signing PDF documents and free text annotation in the Adobe Reader.
  • #342881 - Form fields changes are not allowed in the Adobe exception will no longer occur while filling the form fields using ImportXfaData API.
  • Argument out of range exception will no longer occur while accessing the XMP metadata.
  • Text box field will be preserved properly after assigning a new value.
  • The header and footer content artifact’s hierarchical structure is now preserved properly.
  • The save message box will be no longer appear on the adobe reader while importing form data.
  • The popup annotation appearance will be preserved properly.

Presentation

Bug Fixes

  • #I344849 - The PowerPoint presentation will no longer be corrupted while performing multiple clone and merge with same slide.
  • #I344715 - Hyperlink of SmartArt is now preserved properly while saving the PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I344458 - Row height is now updated properly while adding a new row into the PowerPoint table.
  • #I341233 - Underline is now preserved properly while saving the PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I341320 - Layout slide is now applied properly while adding a new slide into the PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I340149 - Think cell component is now preserved properly while saving the PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I341112 - Picture bullet is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I345622 - Line arrow is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I345617 - Franklin Gothic font is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I342671 - Table cell border is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to Image.
  • #I341387 - Character spacing is now applied properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I341256 - Chart text color is now preserved properly while saving the PowerPoint presentation.
  • #I345728 - Arrowhead is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.
  • #I345718 - Picture transparency and fill color is now preserved properly while converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.

BusyIndicator

Bug fixes

  • #I347072 - [iOS] Memory leaks will no longer occur when using SfBusyIndicator.

ComboBox

Bug fixes

  • #I358571 - [iOS] The drop-down menu will be closed properly when unfocusing the SfComboBox.

  • #I344339 - [UWP] Null Reference Exception will no longer occur in SfComboBox

  • #I355647 - [UWP] Now, SfComboBox text will be aligned properly when adding SfComboBox inside TextInputLayout.

SfDataForm

Bug fixes

  • #30697 - [iOS] Now, there will no longer be a Daylight Saving Time issue in DataFormTimePicker.
  • #F168229 - [Android] Now, there will no longer be a performance issue with GPU rendering due to RequestLayout improperly called in native ScrollViewer.

DatePicker

Bug fixes

  • #I346432 - [UWP] Month will be updated properly when setting the MinimumDate in SfDatePicker.

SfImageEditor

Features

  • #342926 - Provided support to have a unique ID for each shape and to select the shapes programmatically.

  • #F167478 - Provided support to clear all the shapes and text added in SfImageEditor.

Bug fixes

  • #F170447 - When using the edited image as the current imagesource, no ObjectDisposedException will be thrown when applying effects.

  • #FB30171 - When serializing and deserializing, the thickness applied to the shapes will not change.

SfMaskedEdit

Features

  • #340933 - Provided support to have PasswordChar without defining Mask and MaskType.

Bug fixes

  • #I347886 - [Android] When RTL support is enabled, the clear button in the SfMaskedEdit control will be displayed correctly in the correct position.

  • #F170476 - [Android] When the keyboard property is set as Numeric, the SfMaskedEdit control will display a numeric keyboard correctly.

  • #I347317 - [Android, UWP] When updating the Mask property dynamically, the Value changed event will not be triggered, if the new Mask accepts the current value.

SfNavigationDrawer

Bug fixes

  • #I356633 - [Android] Now, System.ObjectDisposedException will no longer occur when navigating back from SfNavigationDrawer.

SfPdfViewer

Features

  • #352485 - [UWP] Implemented the support to render, edit, and delete arrow annotations.
  • #352485 - To avoid data loss, implemented the support to render the squiggly annotation as an underline annotation.
  • #352485 - To avoid data loss, implemented the support to render the sticky notes annotation as free text annotation.
  • #353972 - Implemented the support to export a selective list of annotations present in a document.
  • #351908 - Improvised the rendering performance of the large ink annotations while loading and importing.
  • #353052 - [Android, iOS] Implemented the support to view the password entered while loading an encrypted document.

Bug Fixes

  • #343833 - [Android] Now, the CanUndo option will not be enabled unnecessarily while importing shape annotations.
  • #347728 - Changing the bounds of free text annotation will now properly trigger the FreeTextAnnotationMovedOrResized event.
  • #349498, 348426, 348832 - [Android, UWP] Text markup annotations are now added properly.
  • #342387 - [Android, UWP] Importing the annotations on the navigated page will no longer throw any exceptions.
  • #351206, 350653 - [iOS] Page number is now displayed properly in the built-in toolbar.
  • #349358 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash with the null reference exception while loading a PDF document containing stamp annotation.
  • #351795 - [Android] Exporting the images asynchronously in the DocumentLoaded event will no longer throw NullReferenceException.
  • #346878 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash with null reference exception while loading a PDF document.
  • #345194 - Saving a document with combo box will no longer throw System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
  • #349328 - [iOS] Removing a shape annotation from the last page will no longer throw NullReferenceException.
  • #349311 - [iOS] Removing an annotation will not remove other annotations in a document.
  • #349170, 28528 - [iOS] Form fields are now displayed properly.
  • #350589 - [iOS] The free text annotation text will no longer return null value in the FreeTextAnnotationAdded event.
  • #350964 - [Android] Text line break will no longer be duplicated in the text form field.
  • #350584 - [iOS, UWP] Search next and previous buttons will no longer disappear while performing a text search.
  • #351224 - [iOS] Page number is updated properly after page navigation.
  • #351223 - [iOS] The Page changed event is triggered properly for the GoToPreviousPageCommand and GoToNextPageCommand.
  • #351574 - [iOS] Setting the PageNumber value will now properly navigate to the appropriate page.
  • #342523, 350187 - [UWP] Text search is now working properly in a document.
  • #348427 - [Android] Application will no longer crash with the Java.Lang.IllegalArgumentException while zooming and changing the free text annotation font size.
  • #348832 - [Android, iOS] Application will no longer crash while adding the text markup annotation on a blank page.
  • #347695 - [iOS] Line annotation will no longer be misplaced after selection and deselection.
  • #349506 - [Android] Resizing the free text annotation is now working properly.
  • #342387 - Annotations will no longer be duplicated while exporting and importing.
  • #342387 - Application will no longer crash with null reference exception while clearing the annotations.
  • #349872 - [Android, UWP] Signature is now added properly without duplication.
  • #349507 - [Android] The FreeTextAnnotationDeselected event is now triggered properly.
  • #349501 - [Android] The free text annotation will no longer be misplaced after selection and deselection.
  • #352632 - Application will no longer crash while loading, importing, and clearing annotations in a separate task asynchronously.
  • #350341 - Application will no longer freeze while navigating through the pages.
  • #354497 - [iOS] The zoom percentage of the PDF pages will no longer change while switching between the documents.
  • #354124 - Copied text will not have an unwanted extra newline.
  • #342387 - The polygon and cloud annotation thickness are preserved properly after export and import.
  • #345847 - [Android] Loading a document will no longer throw System.IndexOutOfRangeException.
  • #352593 - [iOS] Application will no longer crash with the Syncfusion.Pdf.PdfException while exporting an encrypted document as images.
  • #352589, 352591 - [iOS] Exporting a document as images in the DocumentLoaded event will no longer throw Syncfusion.Pdf.PdfException.
  • #352623 - [Android] Exporting a document as images asynchronously in the DocumentLoaded event will no longer throw InvalidOperationException.
  • #354108 - [UWP] The tapped event is now triggered properly.
  • #351325 - [Android] Application will no longer crash while reloading SfPdfViewer control inside a tabbed page.
  • #354647 - [UWP] The ZoomPercentage property is now working properly.
  • #356156 - [UWP] Annotation positions are preserved properly after saving and reloading.

Rotator

Bug fixes

  • #I356977 - [iOS] Now, rotator item will be updated properly when clicking the dots.

SfSchedule

Bug fixes

  • #I347096 - [Android, iOS] Now, changing from week view to day view will display the correct selected date and time.
  • #F170525 - [Android, iOS] Now, there will no longer be an exception from mapping the recurrence exceptions date in the SfSchedule.
  • #I348540 - [UWP] Now, the scroll position will render correctly while navigating SfSchedule using the navigation buttons.

SfTabView

Features

*#F164796 - Provided a support for SwipeThreshold to restrict the swiping in SfTabView.

Bug fixes

  • #I355918, I355793 - [iOS] Now, the selected index will be updated properly in the selection changed and tapped event in SfTabView.