Version 8.0.0 Changelog (September 11, 2020)

Version: 8.0.0.76178

Release Date: September 11, 2020

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.

• 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()

• [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()

• 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)