Version 8.0.0 Changelog (September 11, 2020)

Version: 8.0.0.76178

Release Date: September 11, 2020

Notes

This release of Apryse for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) brings the core PDF functionality inline with version 8.0.0 of the Apryse cross-platform APIs. More information can be found on What's new for cross-platform APIs.

New Features

• Added support to convert ppt and xls office format to PDF

• Added External Annotation Manager that supports real time collaboration of annotations

• Added Ink.SetHighlightIntent and Ink.GetHighlightIntent() which should be used instead of the deprecated Ink.SetBlendMode()

• Added SetCustomData(), GetCustomData(), and DeleteCustomData() to all annotations so extra info can be used when creating or editing annotation

• Added PDFviewCtrl.SetRequiredFieldBorderColor(Color) which allows to change the border color of required field on a document

• Utility functions to refresh all missing appearances and more easily create custom appearances (PDFDoc.RefreshAnnotAppearance() and Annot.RefreshAnnotAppearance(RefreshOptions))

• Added support to dashed border creation using Annot.AnnotBorderStyle()

Improvements and Bugfixes

• [pdf] Added proper exception handling to GetThumbAsync()

• [pdf] Added Annot.SetDateToNow() to all annotations

• [pdf] Added new Image.Create() method ro create Image

• [pdf] Added ability to create Markup from SDF obj or Annotation as a way of casting annotation objects

• [tools] AnnotationManager - supports annotation syncing between different clients to allow collaboration

• [tools] FreehandCreate - it now uses new API Ink.SetHighlightIntent() instead of deprecated Ink.SetBlenMode()

• [tools] Annotation Unique ID - Added unique ID when annotation is created

• [Resources] Added plugin files to be used when converting Office files to PDF

• [pdf] fixed SaveAsync() issue after Undo() is performed which previously would thrown an exception and not save the document properly

• [pdf] fixed SaveAsync() issue after Flattening or Reducing a document which could cause an exception

• [pdf] fixed Page.GetAnnot() exception when trying to get a not valid SDF object

• [pdf] fixed issue when creating dashed annotation border using AnnotBorderStyle

• [tools] UndoRedoManager - correct instability issue and improved feature performance

• [tools] AnnotationCommandBar - fixed Undo() and Redo() issues where these actions would not be performed in a proper order and therefore not update PDfViewctrl correctly

• [tools] ThumbnailView - fixed issue of thumbnail view not displaying correct image when Undo() or Redo() is performed

• [tools] ThumbnailsView - fixed crash that might occur when ThumbnailView is opened and the document tab is closed

• [tools] MultiSelect tool - fixed crash when resizing an annotation group

• [tools] MultiSelect tool - fixed control points not being reliable when selecting a group of annotations

• [tools] ThumbnailView - improved ThumbnailView performance when doc is opened

• [tools] Eraser - fixed issue when Eraser is used in conjunction with Undo() or Redo()

New APIs

• PDFDoc.RefreshAnnotAppearance()

• Annot.SetDateToNow()

• Annot.SetCustomData(String)

• (String) Annot.GetCustomData(String)

• Annot.DeleteCustomData(String)

• Annot.RefreshAnnotAppearance(RefreshOptions)

• AnnotBorderStyle(AnnotBorderStyleStyle, double, double, double, Array<double>)

• (bool) RefreshOptions.GetDrawBackgroundOnly()

• RefreshOptions.SetDrawBackgroundOnly(bool)

• (bool) RefreshOptions.GetRefreshExisting()

• RefreshOptions.SetRefreshExisting(bool)

• (bool) RefreshOptions.GetUseNonStandardRotation

• RefreshOptions.SetUseNonStandardRotation(bool)

• (bool) RefreshOptions.GetUseRoundedCorners()

• RefreshOptions.SetUseRoundedCorners(bool)

• PDFviewCtrl.SetRequiredFieldBorderColor(Color)

• Ink.SetHighlightIntent(bool)

• (bool) Ink.GetHighlightIntent()

• (Image) Image.Create(SDFDoc, FilterReader, int32, int32, int32, ColorSpace, Obj)

• ExternalAnnotManager.MergeXFDF(String)

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.Undo()

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.Redo()

• (Rect) ExternalAnnotManager.JumpToAnnotWithID(String)

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.GetLastXFDF()

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.GetLastJSON()

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.GetNextRedoInfo()

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.GetNextUndoInfo()

• (String) ExternalAnnotManager.TakeSnapshot(String)