Version 8.1.0 Changelog (December 10, 2020)

Version: 8.1.0

Release Date: December 10, 2020

This release of Apryse for Xamarin brings the core PDF functionality and iOS and Android Tools functionality inline with version 8.1.0 of the iOS and Android SDKs. More information can be found on What's New for iOS and What's New for Android .

• The new viewer ui is now officially released and all of the legacy components have been deprecated

• New redaction toolbar in new ui

• Keyboard shortcuts is now supported in the new viewer UI
• New API to show/hide page forward backward buttons
• New API to show/hide toolbar switcher button
• New API to show/hide thumbnails browser's filter modes
• New API to disable image in reflow

• Adds an Apple Pencil interaction mode setting to the PTToolsSettingsManager to control how Apple Pencil and fingers are treated when creating annotations. The different modes for the new PTToolsSettingsManager.PencilInteractionMode setting are:
  • Apple Pencil and finger touches create annotations.
  • Apple Pencil touches create annotations, fingers pan and zoom.
  • The iOS Pencil system setting is obeyed.
  The default Apple Pencil interaction mode is to obey the iOS Pencil system setting on iOS 14 and above, and to accept Pencil and finger touches on iOS 13 and below.
• Shape annotations (rectangle, ellipse, line, arrow) can now be created with a single tap when the respective shape creation tool is active.
• App-wide settings in the PTToolsSettingsManager can now be accessed from the viewer via the AppSettingsButtonItem. By default, this item is hidden. The AppSettingsButtonHidden property can be used to show this item in the more-items list from the ellipsis button in the navigation bar.
• The magnification loupe will not be shown when creating text markup annotations with an Apple Pencil.
• It is now possible to specify the UIDatePickerStyle for form widgets which use a date picker. This can be controlled with the following API: PTWidgetAnnotationOptions.PreferredDatePickerStyle.