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Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.apryse.com/web/changelogs/version-8/v8-12/v8-12-0.md). # Version 8.12.0 Changelog (2023-02-17) World's #1 PDF SDK Library for Web, Mobile, Server, Desktop ## WebViewer Core ### New * Added more event sources for `annotationChanged` event. * Added [`SignatureCreateTool.SigningModes`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/Core.Tools.SignatureCreateTool.html#.SigningModes__anchor), [`SignatureCreateTool.setSigningMode`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/Core.Tools.SignatureCreateTool.html#setSigningMode__anchor), [`SignatureCreateTool.getSigningMode`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/Core.Tools.SignatureCreateTool.html#getSigningMode__anchor) to enable signing by appearance. * Added support for `Content-Security-Policy` without `script-src blob:` by adding the `disableObjectURLBlobs` argument in the WebViewer constructor. * Updated `DocumentViewer.setWatermark` to return a promise that resolves when the watermark has been applied. * Added new warning messages when incorrect input types are entered for specific APIs. * Updated `documentViewer.loadAsync` to be deprecated in favor of `documentViewer.loadDocument`. * Added performance improvements when drawing measurement annotations with caption disabled. * Added error message for Digital Signature Verification permission. * Added a mobile long tap event, equivalent to the desktop right-click event. * Added support for JavaScript actions in Outlines for PDF and XOD. * Updated pre-rendering cache default level to 10 and enabled pre-rendering while in viewport mode to improve scrolling behavior. * Added an API for clearing signatures from signature widgets so they can be signed again. [`SignatureWidgetAnnotation.clearSignature`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/Core.Annotations.SignatureWidgetAnnotation.html#clearSignature__anchor). ### Fixes * Fixed missing signature in page extraction. * Fixed issue where annotation changes get reverted when using WebViewer Server. * Fixed issue where new area measurement annotations captions were not being rotated according to the current page rotation. * Fixed issue with too many link annotations being created in some cases. * Fixed widgets not being imported correctly when using the `setDocumentXFDFRetriever` API. * Fixed rotate button not working when moving multiple annotations. * Fixed loading image documents not triggering XFDF retrieval functions. * Fixed specific editing features not working with license keys. * Fixed lists getting auto-formatted when using FreeTexts and in content edit mode. * Fixed issue where "Screen" type annotations inside the document didn't import the ID correctly. * Fixed issue with `LineEndType` not having "None" in XFDF. * Fixed issue where images would interfere with interacting with edit boxes. * Fixed issue where required flag in signature was not handled correctly. * Fixed issues with redaction tool functions that weren't exposed properly. * Fixed issue with opening automatic links with line breaks. * Fixed issue with font substitution API when using Firefox. * Fixed issue causing file attachments with non-icon appearances to appear as icons. * Fixed issue where WebViewer watermark appeared in Salesforce integration. * Fixed issue where the page scroll was not smooth when using stylus mode. * Fixed issue where not all semantic text compare annotations would appear in the change list. * Fixed issue with replies being lost when moving an annotation across pages. * Fixed hard to see checkboxes and radio button styling in Read-Only mode. ## WebViewer UI ### New * Added saving of user preferences in Settings modal. * Added new API for exporting and importing user settings ([`UI.exportUserSettings`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#.exportUserSettings__anchor) and [`UI.importUserSettings`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#.importUserSettings__anchor)). * Added button for clearing signature widgets that are signed by appearance. * Added new [`UI.setGrayscaleDarknessFactor`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/UI.html#.setGrayscaleDarknessFactor__anchor) API to tweak the darkness of grayscale prints. * Updated UI of the list of users when using mentions in the Comments Panel. * Updated page replace modal to select all pages by default. ### Fixes * Fixed controls overlay to work with MultiViewerMode. * Fixed `scaleOverlayContainer` being unable to be disabled. * Fixed issue where new content was not being inserted in the correct spot in Edit mode, after rotating a page using the tools in the thumbnails panel. * Fixed error being thrown when updating scale after calibration. * Fixed missing translation in the signature panel. * Fixed incorrect Polish translations. * Fixed the issue of incorrect text when using createToolbarGroup multiple times. * Fixed the issue with notes not focusing on the left panel. * Fixed signature verification date format where single digits are not prefixed with a zero. * Fixed missing translations for semantic text compare. * Fixed issue where semantic compare change list items could go to the wrong result when searching within the change list. * Fixed issue where `documentViewer.enableReadOnlyMode` API doesn't disable page manipulation features from the thumbnail panel. * Fixed issue causing copy and pasting to not work in the Notes Panel. * Fixed UI Loading issues in IOS 12. * Fixed missing TypeScript definition for `enableFeatures`. * Fixed issue where printing documents with large page sizes and thin lines made it difficult to see the lines. * Fixed Chrome adding extra pages when printing. * Fixed issue with print in grayscale checkbox being disregarded. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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