RAD PDF Release Notes

Version 3.48

Squiggly annotation support added

• DefaultPdfLiteSessionProvider.RemoveSession() method added
• HideTopMenus property added
• PdfSquigglyAnnotation class added
• NuGet now copies ARM64 binaries to output
• RenderAtClient now uses isEvalSupported = false explicitly (addressing CVE-2024-4367)
• setFocus() PDF JavaScript support added for common uses

• RenderAtClient did not always render unsupported elements correctly

Released 2024-11-05 (download)

Version 3.47

PDF file attachment annotation support added

• EmbeddedFiles property added to PdfDocument class
• PdfEmbeddedFile class added
• PdfEmbeddedFileCollection class added
• PdfFileAttachmentAnnotation class added
• PdfFileAttachmentAnnotation objects can now be clicked in WebControl to download its attached file

• In rare cases, imported named destinations no longer worked in the output file
• Some imported field values were improperly truncated if they contained character codes 154, 155, or 159

Released 2024-09-10 (download)

Version 3.46

ASP.NET 9 ready & PDF attachment / embedded file support

• ASP.NET 9 ready
• DisableEmbeddedFiles added to PdfDocumentSettings enum
• Embedded files side panel added - view and download embedded files
• EmbeddedFiles added to ViewerSide enum
• HideEmbeddedFiles property added to PdfWebControl / PdfWebControlLite
• OnDocumentEmbeddedFileDownloading() overload added to PdfIntegrationProvider
• DocumentEmbeddedFileDownloadingEventArgs class added
• Rendering with clipping paths improved

• Minor printing fixes
• Rendering engine bug: A memory leak occurred if a cached pattern image needed to be rebuilt

Released 2024-07-23 (download)

Version 3.45

PDF JavaScript support improvements and fixes

• Basic OnValidation form field JavaScript event support added
• PDF JavaScript app object updated
• PDF JavaScript console object added
• PDF JavaScript document level resetForm implementation added
• PDF JavaScript util object added (basic implementation)

• Calculation scripts were not run after using the build in date picker
• PdfDocument.ExportObjects() method threw an exception if the document contained popup annotations
• Formatting and calculations didn't always work properly with comma separator

Released 2024-05-29 (download)

Version 3.44

Signed form fields are now imported by RAD PDF and info accessible from the server API

• PdfSignatureField.SignatureInfo property added
• PdfSignatureInfo class added
• Signed PdfSignatureField information is now imported into RAD PDF

• Base path was not used when rendering Client API resources in OnPreRender()
• Client API "objectChange" event was not fired when changing a form field's value via the drop down date picker

Released 2024-04-17 (download)

Version 3.43

Free text annotation support, system service improvements, and more

• CspSaferRendering now also disables direct execution of PDF JavaScript
• DefaultPdfLiteSessionProvider for .NET Core now implements IUpdateableLiteSessionProvider
• DefaultPdfLiteSessionProvider implementation of IUpdateableLiteSessionProvider for the .NET Framework now throws an InvalidOperationException if handler does not implement IRequiresSessionState
• High performance service caching options - ask Red Software for more details on very busy servers
• If CspSaferRendering or DisablePdfJavaScript is true, the most commonly used formatting and calculation functions (e.g. AF*() methods and simplified field notation) are implemented safely using an internal parser and the browser native JSON.parse(), allowing for limited calculation and formatting support without direct script execution
• PdfFreeTextAnnotations can now be added by GUI, Client API and Server API
• RAD PDF System Service default memory footprint reduced
• RAD PDF System Service now supports multiple reads of the same object from disk concurrently
• RadPdfDocumentKeyNotFoundException is now logged as a warning instead of as an error

• Annotation opacity wasn't always applied
• PdfLiteSettings.UseHash was not always respected for empty documents
• Redaction fixed for some orientations

Released 2024-03-05 (download)

Version 3.42

CSP policy support, more sample code, and minor bug fixes

• Native JSON object now used for internally loaded objects (when available), removing unnecessary eval / inline script execution (additionally, PDF JavaScript can be disabled using the DisablePdfJavaScript property)
• PdfWebControl.CspSaferRendering / PdfWebControlLite.CspSaferRendering property added, allowing for easier compliance with a CSP (Content Security Policy)

• PdfLiteSession did not properly provide the HttpContext in some cases
• PdfLiteSessionSerializer did not properly deserialize custom data in some cases

Released 2024-01-31 (download)

Version 3.41

Mobile device enhancements, image upload options, and other improvements

• Goto page drop down improved for narrow devices
• Long touch on touch devices to activate context menu / right click menu
• ObjectDataAddingEventArgs.ApplyExifOrientation property added, allowing for EXIF orientation to be used for images uploaded to objects
• ObjectDataAddingEventArgs.Data is now settable, allowing for advanced image processing of object uploads
• PdfIntegrationProvider.OnInternalWarning() overloadable method added, allowing for programmatic access to RAD PDF warnings
• PdfWebControl.RenderFrameUrl() / PdfWebControlLite.RenderFrameUrl() methods added for advanced use
• Right click popup menu position improved for narrow devices

• Form field properties dialog did not work properly on iOS
• ObjectDataAddingEventArgs.PdfObjectType should not always be typeof(PdfImageShape)
• Page navigation drop down did not display properly with some viewer settings
• PdfSignatureShape did not show image signatures properly after a zoom change until the page was refreshed
• Rendering engine: There was still an issue in the handling of 2 and 4 bit images with a color table or indexed color space
• Signature popup did not properly display drawn signatures
• Signature popup did not display OK button in proper position on very narrow mobile devices
• Tabbing in signature popup sometimes caused scroll issues (tabbed to off-screen iframe)

Released 2023-12-19 (download)

Version 3.40

ASP.NET Core HttpContext access added for Lite Documents and PDF parsing improvements

• PdfLiteSession.HttpContext property added for .NET Core
• Page import was aborted if a stream contained an invalid compression filter (these streams are treated as uncompressed now, like Acrobat)
• Improved repair capabilities for damaged PDF files which end in an open dictionary object

• Import failed if the first xref table was on a cache boundary (when the file contained more than 128 additional bytes behind the %%EOF marker)

Released 2023-10-24 (download)

Version 3.39

Experimental text redaction for whiteout shapes and other improvements

• Added a fix for PDF files with an invalid CID font type
• Content layer text can now optionally be redacted under any PdfWhiteoutShape object (experimental; images and vectors are not removed)
• PdfAnnotation.Hidden property added
• PdfAnnotation.NoView property added
• PdfWebControl.EnableRedaction / PdfWebControlLite.EnableRedaction properties
• PdfWhiteoutShape.RedactText property added

• The calculated font size of a PdfCheckField check mark was sometimes too small if the bounding box was also small

Released 2023-09-12 (download)

Version 3.38

Support for Windows arm64 and other improvements

• NuGet now includes Windows arm64 binary (win-arm64)
• PdfDocumentSettings.DisableRedaction enum added for future use (experimental)
• PdfWhiteoutShape can now be set to a custom color (PdfWhiteoutShape.FillColor property)

• PdfSignatureShape's Changeable=false property didn't work if PopupInput=false
• Uploaded images with EXIF orientation data caused those images to appear incorrectly on screen relative to output

Released 2023-07-19

Version 3.37

SQL Server improvements for .NET Core / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9

• Core / .NET 5+ build dependency switched from System.Data.SqlClient to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient so that new SQL Server features can be used

• Highlight annotation bounding boxes were sometimes too small
• Some invisible signatures were not imported
• Toggling highlights back on did not show radio form field highlight correctly

Released 2023-05-16

Version 3.36.1

Required field improvements and important bug fixes

• IPdfFieldRequired is now publicly defined
• PdfCheckField.HasValue property added
• PdfCheckField.Required property added

• A negative PDF object number caused a crash on 32-bit Windows
• A PDF file defining a stream object with a malformed length could cause an overflow
• Windows font loader: The duplicate check for user font files considered the font file name but not the full path

Released 2023-03-29

Version 3.36

Page label support and radio field highlight improvements

• Additional PDF files can now be repaired (e.g. some streams with invalid definitions)
• DisablePageLabels property added to PdfWebControl / PdfWebControlLite
• Object properties & delete buttons can now more easily be used on mobile
• Page labels are now imported from PDF documents and shown in GUI by default
• PageLabel property added to PdfPage class
• Radio fields with circular check marks are now highlighted inside circle only (can be disabled to save resources)

• Radio form fields with circular check marks clipped some content outside of the rendered circle
• Rendering: The special colorant Black produced an inverted image if the color space was used by a 1 bit image

Released 2023-02-28

Version 3.35

ASP.NET Core 7 ready and important bug fixes

• .NET Core 7.0 compatibility added
• Admin Tool minimize button added

• Admin Tool service status icon sometimes flickered
• Annotation "creationDate" and "modifiedDate" did not apply timezone properly

Released 2023-01-18

Version 3.34

Improved PDF collection / portfolio support and Server API improvements

• Corrections added for more basic PDF file corruptions / syntax errors
• PdfButtonField.NamedAction property added
• PdfButtonField.IsNamedAction property added
• PdfButtonField() constructor added - PdfButtonFields can be created by Server API (and have actions set)
• PdfLiteSettings.ConvertMeaninglessCollections property added
• PdfObjectCreatable.FormFieldButton added
• PdfWebControl.ConvertMeaninglessCollections property added
• PdfWebControl.DisableResponsive property added
• PdfWebControlLite.DisableResponsive property added
• "Meaningless" catalog collections (single PDF in container with root document asking for a reader "upgrade") now removed using ConvertMeaninglessCollections property
• Scrolling now more quickly loads next page

• Form field borders didn't always render correctly
• PdfSignatureShapes didn't always render popup pen input correctly
• Reloading document caused some objects to not be properly re-rendered in IE11

• PdfWebControl.CollapsibleViewerSide default is now true
• PdfWebControlLite.CollapsibleViewerSide default is now true

Released 2022-12-14

Version 3.33

Client API improvements and important bug fixes

• Modified date is now updated for annotations when changed in the GUI
• Named action support improved
• "wrapped" property added to Client API for PdfObjects

• Field options weren't always properly updated when multiple field instances existed on pages not yet loaded
• PdfButtonFields and PdfSignatureFields could not be deleted, even when RenderUnsupportedPdfFeatures=false, for non-Lite documents
• PdfUnderlineAnnotations were not always properly encoded in PDF output, sometimes causing visibility issues if saved and re-opened
• Wrapped PdfTextShapes with CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) text did not always wrap properly in PDF output

Released 2022-10-25

Version 3.32

PDF JavaScript support improvements and important bug fixes

• Buttons with named actions are now partially supported (e.g. print, next page, etc)
• PdfMarkupAnnotation.ModifiedDate property added
• PDF JavaScript implementation now includes "display" object
• PDF JavaScript implementation now supports .setItems() method
• RadPdfPdfProcessingParserException.PdfData property added

• app.alert method was not well implemented for PDF JavaScript in some browsers
• Downloads immediately after a server side forced document reload did not properly reload the page content in some browsers
• Drop down form fields showed drop down arrow handle when read-only (Acrobat does not show it if read-only)
• CreationDate month was wrong for new annotations
• PdfCircleAnnotations and PdfSquareAnnotations did not properly import creation date
• PNG images added to PDF files did not always preserve their transparency

Released 2022-09-13

Version 3.31

API updates and important bug fixes

• "lockHeight" and "lockWidth" properties added to Client API for PdfObjects
• PdfObject.LockWidth and PdfObject.LockHeight properties added to PdfObject
• PDF processing speed improvements, including improvements with processing leading zeros, named destinations, and more

• Client API did not allow visible and other common object properties of PdfSignatureShapes to be set (they could be set using the Server API)
• Security improvement related to damaged PDF files (a buffer overrun occurred if a damaged PDF file ended within an xref offset)
• Security improvement related to rendering PDF files with a nested transparency group (a memory leak could occur if an out of memory exception occurred)
• The appearance streams of PdfComboFields or PdfListFields with multiple instances (more than one with the same name) were not updated after changing the selected value

Released 2022-07-05

Version 3.30

Signature integration improvements, RenderAtClient updates, and important bug fixes

• Client API updated to include PdfObject.copySignatureTo() method
• PdfSignatureShape.AddPath() method added
• RenderAtClient rendering engine improved

• PdfDocumentEditor.Append(PdfLiteSession) did not correctly copy all data from document being appended
• PdfDocumentEditor.Append(PdfLiteSession) unnecessarily threw a RadPdfDatabase exception
• Security improvement related to DeviceN processing
• Security improvement related to form field font processing

Released 2022-05-24

Version 3.29

Offline use, RenderAtClient improved, and important bug fixes

• Offline use sample code added
• RenderAtClient rendering engine improved

• Certificate signed PDF output was corrupt in some cases
• mmmm and mmm formatting didn't work when the month name contained reserved letters
• Text selection location was sometimes incorrect

Released 2022-04-12

Version 3.28

New PDF encryption options, Safari workarounds, and other bug fixes

• PdfDocumentSecurity.EncryptionAlgorithm property added
• PdfEncryptionAlgorithm enumeration added
• RadPdfService -clearcache argument support added
• Work around added for iOS Safari 15 text magnifying glass causing issues
• Work around added for Safari which printed an extra blank page between pages in some cases because Safari does not fully support CSS @page directives

• Form fields with multiple instances appeared on the wrong page in some instances
• New PdfCircleAnnotations and PdfSquareAnnotations did not properly setup their border widths or child popup annotations
• Radio form field export values were sometimes improperly imported
• ThenReload property caused download button not to be shown on iOS
• Uniscribe related CTL / Complex Text Layout fixes

Released 2022-03-01

Version 3.27

Complex text layout / script (e.g. Arabic, Thai) support, per annotation / field flattening, and important bug fixes

• DefaultPdfLiteSessionProvider now implements IUpdateableLiteSessionProvider
• Empty document uploads now preserve their file name in the XML and are used by default for downloads
• Flatten individual annotations or form fields using the client or server API
• IUpdateableLiteSessionProvider interface added allowing PdfLiteSessionProviders to be updated for empty documents
• PdfAdvancedSettings.UseUniscribe property added, allowing for complex text layouts and scripts
• PdfAnnotation.Flatten property added
• PdfField.Flatten property added
• PdfWebControlLite.CreateEmptyDocument() and PdfWebControlLite.CreateEmptyDocument(settings) overloads added
• RenderAtClient engine improvements
• Support added for complex scripts like Arabic, Thai, Devanagari, Lao, etc. using Uniscribe

• AFDate_KeystrokeEx() implementation blocked letter input for mmm / mmmm formated text fields
• After saving, some PDF forms using calcuation scripts broke if attached to a field with a parent
• ExportValue value for some radio fields was imported incorrectly
• RAD PDF System Service in memory cache could survive on disk cache, causing rendering issues, in rare cases

Released 2022-01-11

Version 3.26

ASP.NET 6 ready, form field formatting, and other improvements

• .NET 6 support added
• PdfWebControl.FlattenInput property added
• Text field formatted values now add format to appearance stream
• Visual Studio 2022 / .NET 6 sample code added

• Date picker did not signal a document change and could not be undone
• JavaScript error occurred when typing in some form fields in Internet Explorer 8
• PdfComboFields were not properly formatted by formatting scripts

Released 2021-11-17

Version 3.25

Page preloading options, Safari 15 support, and other updates

• PdfWebControl.DisablePreloading property added
• PdfWebControlLite.DisablePreloading property added
• RAD PDF now renders page before and after any other rendered page by default

• Safari 15 on macOS canvas bug work around added for small checkboxes and other small, drawn objects.

Released 2021-10-19

Version 3.24

Rendering improvements, new date picker, and other updates

• Date formatting now supports mmm and mmmm date formats
• Date picker added to allow text form fields formatted for date input to be selected using a drop down date picker
• PdfWebControl.DisableDatePicker property added
• PdfWebControlLite.DisableDatePicker property added

• On demand rendering errors were not always properly logged
• PDF repairing improvements
• Server side rendering bug fixes
• Toggle highlights wasn't shown when if form fields aren't editable

Released 2021-09-28

Version 3.23

.NET Standard 2.0 support, NuGet package for all platforms, and other important updates

• .NET Standard 2.0 support added
• NuGet package for RAD PDF using .NET Core, .NET Framework 3.5/4.x, or .NET 5
• RenderAtClient renderer updated to latest version for non-IE11 browsers

• iOS 12 and earlier could not edit pre-existing form fields (or other non-moveable objects)
• JPEG decoder would fail, inconsistently, when rendering some PDF pages

Released 2021-08-24

Version 3.22

Render pages server side without the RAD PDF Service

• PdfAdvancedSettings.AllowHttpHandlerRendering property added
• Setting UseService to false allows server side rendering without RAD PDF Service
• UseService shortcut property added to RadPdfCoreMiddlewareSettings (.NET Core / .NET 5 only)

• Client API documentation fix
• WebKit based browsers would scroll RAD PDF iframe to top when clicking some buttons in the interface

Released 2021-07-22

Version 3.21

Rendering efficiency improvements for large files, Client API updates, and important bug fixes

• Cancel button for PdfSignatureShape with popup is now hidden by default, but responds to ESC key
• Client API .reload() method added
• Docs maintenance script improvement
• Memory usage reduced and rendering speed significantly increased when rendering pages server-side for large PDF documents containing many pages

• Infinite loop when loading files with damaged named destinations
• Right aligned or RTL text in combo boxes was cut off by drop down arrow
• Thumbnails shifted in DOM needlessly before rendering

Released 2021-06-01

Version 3.20.5

Minor product improvements and bug fixes

• RadPdfPdfProcessingParserException class added, allowing for a distinction between an exception caused by the file's syntax and other RadPdfPdfProcessingExceptions
• RadPdfPdfProcessingParserException.ShowFriendlyMessage added, allowing for a more friendly message to be shown when uploading a corrupt file to an empty document (instead of a generic server error)
• Resource files updated

• Object properties dialog threw exception for combo / drop down and list box form fields
• ConvertImageToPdf did not work for empty documents
• Exception loading PDF files with an empty BBox
• Images with a compressed size smaller than 256 bytes did not render in some cases
• Search without results showed wrong error message in GUI
• Type1 font use related rendering fixes

Released 2021-04-26

Version 3.20

New empty document containers and uploader improvements

• AJAX error messages improved, especially for uploads
• CSS improvements for upload dialogs
• PdfWebControlLite.CreateEmptyDocument() method added allowing for easy user loading of PDF files
• PdfIntegrationProvider.OnDocumentUploading() method added

• CORS could cause an exception when checking viewport scaling
• Drag and drop of images for PdfSignatureShapes did not upload properly
• Hovering over some tools made them disappear
• PdfSignatureShapes without popup input were not easily signed on touch devices
• Viewstate was not always properly loaded or restored

Released 2021-03-16

Version 3.19.5

Mobile device improvements

• Android pinch-to-zoom improvements
• BasePath property added to PdfWebControl / PdfWebControlLite
• Form field border style improvements
• RenderAtClient rendering improvements
• ServicePdfLiteSessionProvider added

• Pinch-to-zoom did not work properly on non-page container elements on iOS
• Pinch-to-zoom was choppy or jumpy on some devices
• Pinch-to-zoom with RenderAtClient caused unhanded exceptions
• Popup annotations sometimes lost style information when editing

Released 2021-02-16

Version 3.19

Mobile device enhancements and other improvements

• DisableTouchGestures added to PdfWebControl / PdfWebControlLite
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture support added to RAD PDF main view
• Rendering speed improved for PDF files using JPEG 2000 images
• Zoom to center

• Markup annotation values with non-ANSI text didn't properly embed some Rich Content / Rich Text
• Markup annotations with a rich text value which did not match the plain text should was not ignored, per the PDF specification

Released 2021-01-21

Version 3.18.5

ASP.NET 5 ready and other improvements

• .NET 5 support added
• PdfLiteSession can be deserialized and serialized using a custom IFormatter
• PdfLiteSessionFormatter class added

• RenderUnsupported was ignored when using RenderAtClient with Lite Documents

Released 2020-12-14

Version 3.18

Client API and PdfDocumentEditor improvements

• Client API event "objectKeypress" added
• Client API property "editMode" added to PdfObjectProperties
• CMap files updated
• PdfButtonField.Label property added
• PdfButtonField.SubmitAction property added
• PdfField.Value property added
• PdfObject public constructors added allowing new objects to be added using a "new PdfTextShape(PdfPage)" pattern
• PdfPath.GetPoints() method added

• RenderAtClient did not properly render button form fields without actions

Released 2020-11-17

Version 3.17

GUI now supports redo and other improvements

• Client API api.redo() method added
• "isSigned" added to PdfObjectProperties for PdfSignatureShape objects
• PdfCertifier(CspParameters) constructor added, primarily for ASP.NET Core
• PdfCertifier.Silent property added, primarily for ASP.NET Core
• PdfSignatureShape popup now scales down when sub 520px control width
• Redo support added to interface

• Fonts without metrics had their midpoint poorly approximated

Released 2020-09-22

Version 3.16

Certify documents by digitally signing output with RSA / X.509 certificates and other improvements

• DocumentSavingEventArgs.CertifyUsing property added to sign PDF output with a certificate
• PdfDocumentEditor.CerifyUsing property added to certify PdfDocumentEditor.Save() output
• PdfCertifier class added to specify the certificate and settings when signing
• PdfTimeStamper class added to specify the time stamp server and settings when signing
• Undo object z-order changes (e.g. Move Back, Move Forward)

• WCF impersonation exception was unclear

Released 2020-08-18

Version 3.15

Client API improvements, set images via data URL, and other improvements

• ASP.NET WebForms Callback is now only added if there is an OnSaved handler registered to at least one control on page
• Client API api.append(key) now supports a Data URL
• Client API PdfObject.setImage(key) now supports a Data URL
• NoView and Print flags can be set from object properties
• Password property added to PdfTextField
• PdfDataContext.AllowDataUrl property added to block the use of data URLs
• PdfDataRequest.DataKeyIsDataUrl property added to detect if a data URL was received from the client
• PdfDocumentEditor.Append(PdfLiteSession) overload added
• RenderAtClient rendering improvements
• RenderAtClient now renders unsupported like server side rendering

• Animated GIFs were not detected by ASP.NET Core
• Not all HTML elements had properly "alt" tags
• Not all form fields were properly reset by "Reset" buttons
• Image stripes in rare cases caused gaps in server side page rendering

Released 2020-07-16

Version 3.14

Client rendering improvements, undo support added, and other improvements

• ASP.NET Core implementation now supports AllowSynchronousIO=false
• File upload dialog only show supported file types in supported browsers (IE 10+, Edge 79+, Firefox 37+, Chrome 26+, Safari 11+)
• GetDataStream() method (virtual) added to PdfLiteStorageProvider allowing for partial data reads
• GetInfo() method added to DefaultPdfLiteStorageProvider, returns DefaultPdfLiteStorageItemInfo
• GetPaths() method added to PdfSignatureShape
• LiteSession property added to ExceptionEventArgs (PdfIntegrationProvider.OnHttpHandlerException)
• No View and Print flags can now be set in the object properties dialog
• RenderAtClient now degrades to rendering at server if a JS error occurs
• RenderAtClient now supports using Range so that large files can be loaded as needed
• ThrownByHttpHandler property added to RadPdfException
• UndoLevels property added to PdfWebControl and PdfWebControLite
• Undo support added

• CMaps were not properly loaded by RenderAtClient
• Documents pending password could not be imported
• Editing options for combo / list fields did not restore the proper values in all cases
• Form field deletions caused saving issues for other radio form fields in some cases
• ImportDocument() did not work properly for documents that were pending a password
• List field highlights were sometimes rendered twice, resulting in a darker on screen appearance
• PdfDocumentSetting.DisableDownload did not prevent download of PDF when printing with RenderAtClientForPrinting=true
• RenderAtClient failed for newly appended documents
• Signature shape input with pen did not prevent scrolling
• Signature shape "Sign" button text did not use the correct font
• Some buttons caused browser scrolling on touch when using iOS 13
• Text form fields with auto font size in Safari on Mac after "Zoom In" displayed incorrect
• Work around added for iOS scrolling bug

Released 2020-06-02

Version 3.13.5

iOS mouse support, iOS desktop mode support, and other improvements

• Bluetooth mouse support added for iOS / iPad OS
• Browsing with "Request Desktop Website" turned "On" in Safari on iOS / iPad OS now supported (the new default on iPads with 13.4)
• Mobile / touch device pinch and zoom improvements

• Extremely large objects (>50") using canvas sometimes caused issues in Firefox and Internet Explorer
• Single click (non-wrapped) PdfTextShapes sometimes did not appear properly on iOS

Released 2020-04-17

Version 3.13

Export and import objects, bug fixes, and other improvements

• PdfDocument.ExportObjects() method added
• PdfDocument.ImportObjects(string) method added
• PdfObject.Export() method added
• PdfPage.ImportObject(string) method added
• Page rendering improvements

• Client API would improperly apply "left" and "top" to PdfObject's when the value was passed as a string instead of a numeric
• PdfObject.OutputToPdf=false on PdfImageShape or PdfSignatureShape would cause object data to be deleted from SQL Server database, as it was not flagged as in use
• PdfWebControl.CopyDocument(commit=false), image data was not always copied to the new document

Released 2020-03-31

Version 3.12

Render at client for printing and searching, radio button bug fixes, and other improvements

• PdfAdvancedSettings.UseService property added, optionally preventing the DLL from using the System Service
• Production License renamed Server License
• RenderAtClient now also supports rendering printing at the client
• RenderAtClient now also supports searching at the client
• RenderAtClientForPrinting added to PdfWebControl and PdfWebControlLite
• RenderAtClientForViewing added to PdfWebControl and PdfWebControlLite
• Radio buttons now support a cleared NoToggleToOff flag
• Work around added for printing Lite Documents with Edge / IE and using DefaultPdfSessionProvider

• Drop down menus did not properly respond to touch on some desktop browsers (Chrome & Firefox)
• New radio form fields did not always function properly in the GUI
• New radio form fields did not always have the correct flags set
• Radio form fields were sometimes mistaken as check fields
• Security vulnerability fixed: Installer vulnerability (DLL sideloading) fixed by vendor

• PdfAdvancedSettings.UseService will need to be set to false for RAD PDF implementations using RenderAtClient and no available service (previous versions ignored sending errors in some cases)

Released 2020-01-22

Version 3.11.5

General improvements and minor bug fixes

• Rendering improvements for blending (up to 20% faster)
• Rendering improvements for embedded JPEG 2000 images

• Rendering corrections for certain dash patterns and gray pixel formats
• Text field alignment was not set when using Client API
• Tooltip was not copied when unlocking a form field
• Tooltip set with Client API was not immediately applied

Released 2019-12-12

Version 3.11

Form field calculation and page rendering improvements

• Form field calculations are now performed in the order specified by the form designer
• Client and server rendering engines improved

• Server side annotation clones were not always output to PDF properly

Released 2019-10-29

Version 3.10.5

General usage improvements and minor bug fixes

• ASP.NET Core improvements
• Documentation improvements
• PdfWebControlLite.DocumentSession property added
• RenderAtClient library updated
• Server rendering improvements

• Client API's PdfObject.unlock() should not allow unlocking for annotations if PdfDocumentSettings.DisableAlterObjects is set
• Rendering bug fixed: Damaged glyphs with a large bounding box cause could a loop

Released 2019-09-17

Version 3.10

ASP.NET Core support and other minor improvements

• ASP.NET Core Support added (RadPdfCore.dll)
• Rendering anti-aliasing can now be turned off via the registry

• Buffer overflow could occur with some crafty PDF files addressing objects outside of the file size
• Statistics logging sometimes caused an unhandled exception to be logged instead

Released 2019-07-15

Version 3.9.5

Per object output / printing, API improvements, and minor bug fixes

• Client API can now set checkType for PdfCheckField and PdfRadioField objects
• DocumentSavedEventArgs.Document property added
• PdfLinkAnnotations destination could not be set to "tel:" and other protocols in GUI
• PdfObject.OutputToPDF property added
• PdfMarkupAnnotation.Print property added
• PdfShape.Print property added
• PdfSignatureShape popup button location improved

• PdfSignatureShape popup buttons did not work with some Android versions
• PdfSignatureShape text alignment did not work when using a popup
• Temp files were not used in some cases when creating new documents (loading PDF) in RAD PDF

Released 2019-05-28

Version 3.9

Popup signature shape object improvements and minor bug fixes

• DocumentSavingEventArgs.Flatten property added
• PdfIntegrationProvider.OnHttpHandlerException() added
• PdfSignatureShape popup GUI now shows which method is selected
• PdfSignatureShape.PopupButtonText added allowing for custom button text to be set for a signature object
• PdfSignatureShape.PopupButtonTooltip added allowing for a tooltip to be set for a signature object
• PdfWcfSettings.MaxReceivedMessageSize default updated to 1 GB

• New versions of Firefox could not change the value of combo (drop down) form fields because of browser changes
• PdfSignatureShape border was placed slightly off
• PdfSignatureShape ink in popup did not create dots on single click
• PdfSignatureShape text was not placed in the same place as the GUI

Released 2019-04-25

Version 3.8

Bidirectional text support added and other minor bug fixes

• Bidirectional (Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, etc) text is now supported by RAD PDF (connecting letters in languages like Arabic and Urdu is not yet supported; this feature is coming soon)
• PdfDocument.BidiTextMode property added
• Server side rendering improvements

• Client API .unlock() no longer causes the "objectChanged" event to fire
• Right text alignment did not always align properly

Released 2019-03-19

Version 3.7.5

Client API improvements and other minor bug fixes

• Client API .setProperties() no longer causes the "objectChanged" event to fire
• Server side rendering improvements

• Client API Page object had some methods broken by 3.7 update
• Wrapped form fields with auto font size would sometimes use a font smaller than needed

Released 2019-01-22

Version 3.7

Signature shape improvements and other minor enhancements

• ImageFit property added to PdfSignatureShape allowing for Contain or Fill image fits
• PdfSignatureShape fill shown in popup
• RenderAtClient renderer updated

• PdfSignatureShape border should render last in PDF output

Released 2018-12-04

Version 3.6

Set object rotation using the GUI or API and bug fixes for recently introduced features.

• PdfField.Rotation property added
• PdfImageShape.Rotation property added
• PdfSignatureShape.Rotation property added
• PdfTextShape.Rotation property added

• PdfSignatureShape text input did not work properly in all browsers
• PdfSignatureShape drawn input (when using a Popup) did not always work on iOS

Released 2018-10-23

Version 3.5

Add signatures via a popup dialog and other improvements.

• PdfSignatureShape now supports a signature shape which can be clicked and a popup displayed allowing input via mouse, touch, typing or uploaded image
• PdfSignatureShape.PopupInput added
• PdfSignatureShape.PopupInputMethods added

• Combo / dropdown form fields could not be activated using touch in some Firefox and Chrome versions on desktops
• Custom PdfLiteSessionProviders still required ASP.NET session being enabled
• Grouped thumbnails did not work for Lite Documents using alternative renderer

Released 2018-09-13

Version 3.4.5

General usage improvements and minor bug fixes.

• Maintenance can now be run without SQL Server configured to clean up temp usage when only using Lite Documents
• Signed PDF files with annotations can now be opened (with annotations disabled) without invalidating the signatures
• Stats reporting added for on demand cache

• Lite document UseHash setting did not work for some PDF files
• OnClientLoad event was called more than once in some cases

Released 2018-07-02

Version 3.4

Lite Document performance improvements and minor bug fixes.

• PdfLiteSettings.UseHash property added allowing resources to be reused for Lite Documents too
• To improve signature rendering, if annotations are disabled, we don't rename them on import
• Maintenance can be run without SQL connection string for use with Lite Documents

• Image types were not validated when being added to Lite Documents
• Services storage total size stat was sometimes incorrect
• Work around added to fix issue with Safari 11 on iOS where page scrolls when trying to add objects

Released 2018-05-04

Version 3.3

General usage improvements and minor bug fixes.

• PdfLiteSession.FileName property added.
• PdfWebControl Create / Copy / Import now returns the document ID
• PdfWebControlLite Create / Copy / Import now returns the session
• Import / export document improvements
• WasImported property added to DocumentCreatedEventArgs

• Lite Documents could not be used with RenderAtClient without System Service
• Lite Documents did not always save back to storage properly
• Saving documents with images did not always work as expected with server API
• Searches after a failed search sometimes also failed
• Signatures would not render properly when PDF files were protected by an owner password

Released 2018-03-27

Version 3.2

Lite Document improvements and new code samples.

• Client API getObjectSelected() method added
• Client API object properties updated to include absoluteHeight / absoluteLeft / absoluteTop / absoluteWidth
• More complete and mobile friendly custom UI code sample added
• GetPdf() and GetOriginalPdf() methods added to PdfWebControlLite
• SqlServerPdfLiteSessionProvider and SqlServerPdfLiteStorageProvider code samples added

• Adding image via a key did not work for Lite Documents

Released 2018-02-06

Version 3.1

Lite Documents now support adding images and appending.

• Lite Documents support adding images
• Lite Documents support appending PDF files
• PdfLiteSessionProvider.GenerateKey() added to allow custom implementations to easily generate a secure key

• Lite Documents could not access DocumentSavedEventArgs.DocumentData when saved

Released 2017-12-12

Version 3.0

Lite Documents introduced, use RAD PDF without SQL Server, and other enhancements.

• Default HttpHandler now allows access to session information
• PdfWebControlLite added, allowing for most RAD PDF functionality to be used without a database like SQL Server
• PdfIntegrationProvider updated to allow custom a PdfLiteSessionProvider and PdfLiteStorageProvider
• PdfLiteStorageAdapater added

• Text annotations (sticky notes) could move slightly when zooming

Released 2017-11-28

Version 2.39

Client side rendering and improved large file support.

• Client side rendering (instead of server side rendering) option added
• Default page layout is now single page continuous scroll (SinglePageContinuous)
• Flate / GZIP compression added for on demand text requests
• PdfAdvancedSettings.TempDirectory property added, allowing for the use of a temp file when processing a PDF
• PdfAdvancedSettings.UseTempThreshold property added
• RAD PDF can now be used without the System Service with reduced functionality (searching & printing still require it)
• System Service renders files over 100 MB using a temp file by default reducing memory use with large files
• System Service uses cache outside of SQL Server by default

• Annotations which should not print sometimes printed
• Internet Explorer did not show some long rendering pages

Released 2017-11-07

Version 2.38

Signature tool improvements, bug fixes, and other enhancements.

• Client API can now add / edit PdfSignature shapes
• GUI can now add / edit PdfSignature shapes (disabled by default)
• PdfIntegrationProvider.Current property added
• PdfWcfSettings.ClientReceiveTimeout property added
• PdfWebControl.ShowSignatureShapeTool property added

• Font resources could be incorrect for PdfFont class when multiple instances in the same application
• IE6 / IE7 / IE8 did not work with signature shapes having transparent backgrounds

Released 2017-10-03

Version 2.37

New signature tools, RAD PDF integration improvements, and other enhancements.

• PdfSignatureShape object type added enabling signable regions of a PDF page
• PdfWcfSettings.ClientSecurityMode property added so that RAD PDF can be used without network / transport security, if desired
• Support for different PdfIntegrationProviders in the same application (subdirectories can specify different a "RadPdfIntegrationProvider" via the web.config, but must have unique names)

• Client API PdfObject.setImage() method did not work properly for PdfImageShapes with pre-existing images
• Client API setCustomData(value) method did not flag that the document has unsaved changes

Released 2017-08-02

Version 2.36.7

Client API improvements and bug fixes.

• Client API getCustomData() method added
• Client API setCustomData() method added
• Visual Studio 2017 solution added

• Bold font styles on rendered pages appeared sometimes too thin
• CMYK JPEG 2000 work around added
• Document.CustomData was not removed from PDF if the value was cleared
• Some damaged ICC profiles could cause an app crash on saving

Released 2017-06-13

Version 2.36.6

PDF form field rotation improvements and bug files.

• DocumentDownloadingEventArgs.UseRFC6266 property added
• Form fields are now added at the current page rotation, and preserve that rotation after future page rotation
• PdfFormField.Rotation property added
• PdfObject.Duplicatable property added
• RFC 6266 support added for downloading with Unicode file names

• PDF combo / drop down form fields had corrupt option names if PDF was encrypted
• Rotated form fields in IE8 did not always appear correctly
• Unicode file names were not correct when downloading with IE

Released 2017-04-04

Version 2.36.5

PDF form handling improvements and bug fixes.

• Calculation script improvements
• PdfMarkupAnnotation.IsOpen property added
• PdfPopupAnnotation.IsOpen property added

• Annotations with Popups weren't always found correctly in files also with PDF fields
• PdfCircleAnnotation and PdfSquareAnnotation border / fill could not be set using server API
• Some PDF bookmark types were corrupted by RAD PDF

Released 2017-03-07

Version 2.36

Microsoft Edge touch improvements and text shape alignment.

• Basic PDF form field JavaScript validation for time form fields (AFTime_Format / AFTime_Keystroke) support added
• Client API getDpi() method added
• Microsoft Edge touch improvements
• PdfTextShapes now support center and right text alignment (if object is wrappable)

• Client API "objectMoved" did not always fire

Released 2017-01-24

Version 2.35.6

Bug fixes and security improvements.

• Basic PDF form field JavaScript validation for date form fields (AFDate_FormatEx / AFDate_KeystrokeEx) support added
• XML loading security improvements (document entities are now stripped before processing for improved XEE protection)

• Non-changeable text form fields were not always scrollable
• Rotated highlight annotations did not have their sides properly rounded
• TIFF encoded images were sometimes not rendered properly

Released 2016-12-14

Version 2.35.5

Bug fixes and API extensions.

• Client API "objectMoved" event added
• Client API "objectResized" event added
• Client API "objectStyled" event added
• Default PdfWebControl.RenderDpi is now 144
• Minor rendering improvements
• Multiline form field improvements

• Default PdfWebControl.RenderDpi is now 144
• PdfFont.Size is now a double
• PdfFont.AutoSize is now a double

• Android / iOS could not scroll drop downs without selecting an option
• Client API PdfAnnotation creation and modification dates were incorrect

Released 2016-11-03

Version 2.35

Color management and annotation improvements.

• Improved color management when rendering pages
• Minor document loading performance enhancement
• Text markup annotations are now added based on the rotation of selected text
• Unlocked radio form fields now keep their checked states

• Multiple sequential Append() actions failed with certain implementations
• Some PDF files encrypted with RC4 could not be loaded

Released 2016-08-02

Version 2.34.5

Performance and cache directory improvements.

• Cache directory can now also be used for printing, allowing optional configuration without the pges table
• CollapseViewerSide added to PdfWebControl
• HTTP roundtrip saved for documents fully rendered on demand (default), speeding up document display by ~100ms

• TrueType font parser fix

Released 2016-04-29

Version 2.34

Text selection improvements and optional rendering cache directory added.

• RenderCacheLocation support added (disabled by default) allowing on demand rendered resources to be stored outside of SQL Server. This can reduce SQL Server Maintenance by as much as 50%
• Text selection position accuracy greatly improved for text using long kerning records

• Chrome printing A4 pages caused a blank page between print output
• Client API PdfObject.getProperties() threw an exception if object was in text edit mode
• Client API PdfObject.setProperties() did not properly reset form field highlights in all cases

Released 2016-03-30

Version 2.33

New circle and square annotation tools, easier redirects, and other improvements

• Create PdfCircleAnnotation objects via API and GUI
• Create PdfSquareAnnotation objects via API and GUI
• DocumentSavedEventArgs.ThenExecuteJS property added
• DocumentSavedEventArgs.ThenRedirectTo property added
• DocumentSavedEventArgs.ThenReloadDocument property added
• iOS text input improvements
• Object properties toolbar updated to use new icons
• PdfPopupAnnotations are now rendered using a clean, lighter color

• New form fields with periods in their names were added incorrectly
• Pre-existing markup annotations are now orientated properly if their quadpoints indicate a non-zero rotation

Released 2016-02-25

Version 2.32.5

This service release includes minor bug fixes and enhancements

• AFSimple_Calculate() improved to prevent float rounding errors
• Create / Unlock form fields with Unicode (non-ASCII) names
• Paragraph text form field creation option added to GUI
• Support for existing PdfComboFields and PdfListFields with Unicode values added

• Copied words in text selected contained an extra space
• Default Android browser could not interact with some RAD PDF buttons
• DoNotScroll did not work properly in IE11 because of an MS bug, work around added
• New annotations were not printable in some cases
• New link annotations were invisible in some cases
• PdfAnnotation.Locked was not always correctly read
• Some fonts were incorrectly replaced when rendering

Released 2016-01-19

Version 2.32

Render document text on demand, AES 256 support, and other improvements

• AES 256 rev 6 (Adobe Acrobat X) encrypted documents can now be loaded
• Chrome 46 CSS bug work around added (caused highlight annotation appearance issues)
• New sample application using Kendo UI added
• PdfIntegrationProvider.OnDocumentCreated() added
• PdfWebControl.RenderTextOnDemand property added

• IE Metro did not print PDF documents correctly
• PdfDocumentSettings.DisableSearchText caused an error when saving in some cases

Released 2015-11-10

Version 2.31

Render thumbnails on demand, keyboard shortcuts, and other improvements

• Additional object properties can now be set from GUI dialog
• Keyboard shortcut support added (find, print, save, bold, italic, and underline)
• PdfWebControl.CopyDocument() now allows changes to documentSetings if more permissive
• Popup annotation interaction improvements
• RenderThumbnailsOnDemand added to PdfWebControl (enabled by default)

• Client API "objectAdded" event argument textSelected value was incorrectly preceeded by "undefined" in some browsers
• In rare cases, radio buttons were not set in PDF and printer output
• In some cases when using Chrome, pasting multiple lines of text resulted in extra blank lines
• Not all reserved XML characters were properly escaped when parsing GUI entered rich text to a Popup annotation in some browsers

Released 2015-10-06

Version 2.30

Enhanced annotation support, rich popup styling, and other improvements

• PdfCaretAnnotation class added
• PdfStrikeoutAnnotation class added
• PdfUnderlineAnnotation class added
• Popup annotations (PdfPopupAnnotations) now support basic rich styling (bold, italic, underline)
• Popup annotations can now be shown for PdfCaretAnnotations / PdfHighlightAnnotations / PdfStrikeoutAnnotations / PdfUnderlineAnnotations
• QuadPoints creation now set when the user addes PdfHighlightAnnotations / PdfStrikeoutAnnotations / PdfUnderlineAnnotations and there is selectable text
• Single click created PdfTextShapes bounding box improved

• Reset PdfButtonFields did not always have their actions properly added to PDF output

Released 2015-08-31

Version 2.29

Import and export RAD PDF documents, create PDF form field buttons, and other improvements

• 64-bit version of RAD PDF Service Helper (RadPdfServiceHelper64.exe) added (contact Red Software for more information)
• Downloading in iOS now shows a button which can be clicked so that the PDF can be opened in a new window and more easily saved to iBooks
• ExportDocument() method added to DocumentSavingEventArgs
• ExportDocument() method added to PdfStorageAdapter
• ImportDocument() method added to PdfWebControl
• Optional complete 64-bit operation
• PdfButtonField objects which reset or submit the form can now be added using the GUI
• Popup annotations can now be positioned off page and "stick" to edges

• IE10 does not properly display options containing only whitespace; workaround for this IE10 specific bug added
• IE10 and IE11 on Windows 8 had drop down scrollbars which would close when trying to be scroll using the mouse because of a Microsoft event behavior change

Released 2015-07-22

Version 2.28

Object duplication tool, PDF form field submit button support, and other enhancements

• Client API PdfObjectProperties "isReset" and "isSubmit" added
• Duplicate menu option added for object property drop downs
• Error logging improvements
• Form field button reset action support added
• Form field button submit action support added
• IsReset and IsSubmit buttons added to PdfButtonField class
• Required form field improvements

• A JavaScript exception could be thrown if a Client API selection changed to an object other than that clicked in "objectClicked" event's handler
• Damaged output created if specific content stream were conditions
• Images were not always added properly if user saved while image tool was active without an image on the page

Released 2015-06-16

Version 2.27.5

This service release includes minor bug fixes and enhancements

• DisablePdfJavaScript property added to PdfWebControl
• DocumentKey security improved for case insensitive collations
• PdfFontResource.MatchingNames property added
• PdfFontResourceCollection.Default field added
• PdfFontResourceCollection.Find(string) method added
• Text extracting improved

• Client API PdfObjectProperties "left" and "top" did not take an altered cropbox into consideration
• Client API PdfPage.getWidth() and PdfPage.getHeight() did not take an altered cropbox into consideration
• CloneTo() did not properly clone pre-existing child PopupAnnotations
• PdfObject.Left and PdfObject.Top did not take an altered cropbox into consideration
• PdfPage.Width and PdfPage.Height did not take an altered cropbox into consideration

Released 2015-05-08

Version 2.27

Unicode form field support, optional CMap utilization, and other improvements

• AdvancedSettings property added to PdfIntegrationProvider
• Hashing performance improvements
• New PdfAdvancedSettings class with CMapDirectory and CMapDirectoryExists properties
• Right click on Mac can now be triggered using the CTRL key
• Unicode form field value and appearance stream support (CJK)

• Download button in IE6 - IE8 appeared slightly off center

Released 2015-02-24

Version 2.26

Drag and drop file upload, large file optimizations, and other minor improvements

• ClientSecurityTransportProtectionLevel and MessageDataSizeThreshold properties added to PdfWcfSettings
• Document Key security improved (entropy increased)
• Drag and drop upload support for appending and image adding
• Large file handling has been improved, allowing for reduced memory overhead when calling CreateDocument()
• Upload progress for appending and image adding (when supported by browser)

• Appending a PDF which was previously created (but never rendered because RenderOnDemand was set to true) to an open document (which has AllowFindMatchingPdf=true and RenderOnDemand=true) threw a RadPdfDatabaseException
• Calculated form fields were not updated in rare circumstances
• If temp directory was deleted while RAD PDF Service was running, an error could occur (folder is now automatically recreated)
• The initial font size for rotated auto size form fields was sometimes incorrect

Released 2014-12-17

Version 2.25.5

This service release includes minor bug fixes and enhancements

• Appearance streams now re-rendered for form fields when printing and NeedAppearances is true

• Additional rendering fixes
• AFMakeNumber did not properly handle nulls
• Null input to Client API could cause errors to occur in older versions of Internet Explorer
• PdfFields using calculation scripts which concatenate strings in some cases incorrectly contained "NaN"
• PdfFields using cascading calculation scripts could cause a JavaScript exception
• The text color of PdfTextFields could be wrong if two with the same name used different fonts

Released 2014-10-28

Version 2.25

Printer settings dialogs improvements, CMap support, and rendering improvements

• Additional font metrics for PDF form fields are used to improve text display in preexisting (IsLocked = true) multi lined PdfTextFields.
• CMap support added for page rendering
• Print settings dialog now supports setting the page from / to for printing
• Print settings dialog now only shows margin settings for browsers which require it

• Custom RAD PDF System Service ports were not properly used when set via the Admin Tool
• ExternalStyle's value should be escaped so that the URL is properly inserted if it contains illegal characters for an XHTML attribute
• New link annotations linking to a page when not in highlight mode did not function properly when clicked (attempted to load an empty URL instead)
• On Android, PdfCheckFields were receiving two clicks on touch and hence not usable
• Saving a PDF while a form field is active which has other fields of the same name on previous pages would not be properly updated during the save
• Various minor rendering corrections

Released 2014-09-09

Version 2.24

Remove existing link annotations, web font support, and other improvements

• Client API destinationPage added to PdfObjectProperties class
• Client API destinationType added to PdfObjectProperties class
• Client API destinationUrl added to PdfObjectProperties class
• OnDocumentInit() method added to PdfIntegrationProvider
• DocumentInitEventArgs class added
• ExternalStyle property added to DocumentInitEventArgs class to facilitate the use of web fonts (e.g. WOFF, TTF, OTF, SVG, EOT)
• EnableRestoreAllPages property added to PdfWebControl (default false)
• For use in custom JavaScript calculation scripts, the valueAsString property added to the object returned by getField()
• IsLocked property added to PdfObject class
• Pre existing link annotations can now be deleted (via right click)
• Pre existing link annotations now are accessible using the Client API and Server API
• When highlights are turned off, new PdfLinkAnnotations are now active (a click sends the user to the destination) and unmovable

• Deleting a preexisting form field (PdfField with IsLocked = true) via the GUI or Client API resulted in the field being unlocked instead of deleted
• In custom JavaScript calculation scripts, the value property of the object returned by getField() was not automatically made a Numeric
• Radio field values were not properly provided to custom JavaScript calculation scripts

Released 2014-07-24

Version 2.23

PDF form field updates, visual enhancements for next generation browser features, and other improvements

• Add / unlock PDF form fields with periods in their fully qualified name
• CustomData property added to PdfDocument class
• Form Field JavaScript improvements for some custom scripts
• PdfHighlightAnnotations now use a multiply blend mode in browsers where available (instead of simply adjusting opacity)
• RenderOnDemand performance improvements for newly rendered pages

• Client API value for combo and list form fields should be based on the export value
• PdfTextFields with the Comb flag set did not properly display a border between characters
• Printing unchanged documents containing signed, valid PdfSignatureFields appeared invalid or missing in printer output

Released 2014-06-17

Version 2.22

Pages can now be rendered as needed, thumbnail image grouping support, and logging improvements

• EnableLogging property added to PdfHttpSettings
• GroupThumbnails property added to PdfWebControl, reducing the number of image requests
• LogDocumentKeyNotFoundException property added to PdfHttpSettings
• RenderOnDemand property added to PdfWebControl, allowing pages to be rendered as needed by the user
• RAD PDF Maintenance statistics logging improved

• A license error was incorrectly displayed despite a valid license key when in Visual Studio's Design Mode
• In rare cases, RAD PDF's server side code could reject an append operation because of rendering status, even though the PDF is fully rendered

Released 2014-05-30

Version 2.21

Scroll documents using a new hand tool, maintenance performance improvements, and various bug fixes

• Customize the error message shown when appending a document with page dimensions which exceed MaxPdfPageWidth / MaxPdfPageHeight
• Hand Scroll tool added to PdfWebControl
• HideHandScroll property added to PdfWebControl
• RAD PDF Maintenance logging improved
• RAD PDF Maintenance performance improved for removing old print records
• RAD PDF Maintenance performance improved for removing unused PDF records

• In rare cases, the JPEG 2000 decoder caused a black image to appear instead of the image
• The wrong value was sometimes displayed for PdfComboFields when printed or flattened if the field options contained values and export values
• Thumbnails very near the bottom of the thumbnails pane not to properly auto load
• Touching a PdfTextShape or PdfTextField object twice in a row using iOS caused keyboard input to be ignored and no text could be entered
• When opening certain PDF files, a null-terminator in an array or dictionary was incorrectly treated as error

Released 2014-04-03

Version 2.20

Document searching via the server API as well as improvements for Internet Explorer 11 and SQL Server

• CommandTimeout property added to SqlServerPdfStorageProvider, allowing a timeout to be set for each SqlCommand internally used by RAD PDF
• DocumentKeyMaxAge property of PdfWebControl updated so that for non-positive values, RAD PDF doesn't bother creating a DocumentKey
• MaxPdfPageWidth property added to PdfWebControl
• MaxPdfPageHeight property added to PdfWebControl
• Search() method added to PdfDocumentEditor class. Searches can now be done using the server API

• After tabbing, a bug in Internet Explorer 11 crippled user input to PdfTextField objects, a work around has been implemented
• Client API assigned highlight color (highlightColor) was not preserved when a PdfField object was unlocked
• CMYK images were rendered inverted if stored with JPEG compression
• LZW scanline decoder caused an exception on some platforms if a scanline ended exactly at a NO_LZW_CODE tag
• PDF files containing more than one optional content configuration dictionary caused an exception on some platforms

Released 2014-02-20

Version 2.19

Improved PDF rendering, support for SQL Server ISO data types, and numerous API improvements

• Client API "creationDate" property added to PdfObjectProperties class
• Client API hasImage() method added to PdfObject class
• Client API setImage() method added to PdfObject class
• CreationDate property added to PdfMarkupAnnotation class
• DownloadPageFrom and DownloadPageTo properties added to DocumentDownloadingEventArgs so that a subset of pages in a document can be downloaded using the PdfIntegrationProvider
• FindAll() method added to PdfFieldCollection class
• PdfWebControl optimized so that if no changes have been made, the document is simply downloaded without unnecessarily saving
• PdfWebControl's HideRightClickMenu property updated so that if true, the browser's default context menu will be shown instead of simply nothing
• RAD PDF renderer updated for improved page clarity (with failback to old renderer)
• RAD PDF added support for SQL Server data types [nvarchar](max) and [varbinary](max) so that they can be used instead of the now deprecated [ntext] and [image]
• Server side XML parsing enhancements

• FlattenDownload() method of DocumentDownloadingEventArgs has been changed to a boolean property

• Bookmarks added to pages after one which had been deleted did not link to the proper page
• Bookmarks added to pages which had been moved did not link to the proper pages
• Client API documentation corrections for append() and saveAndWait() methods
• Client API "downloading" event was not raised if document was read-only
• Client API incorrectly fired the "saving" event when printing
• Client API setProperties() method did not allow the "customData" property to be set for PdfButtonField, PdfSignatureField, and pre-existing PdfLinkAnnotation objects
• PdfInkShape objects (or paths) with a single point filled the entire object instead of simply occupying a single point when resized

Released 2014-01-14

Version 2.18

Deskew PDF pages, API optimizations, and various bug fixes

• Client API PdfPage class updated to include deskewPage() method
• Client API .setProperties() method optimized (use of page caching speeds up successive object edits)
• CloneTo() method added to PdfObject to facilitate copying a object from one page to another
• Deskew / straighten a pages in a PDF document using the GUI
• DeskewAngle property added to PdfPage
• DeskewPage() method added to PdfPage
• GetPoints() method added to PdfInkShape
• SetPoints() method added to PdfInkShape

• PdfBorder class is now a struct
• PdfColor class is now a struct

• Author, Content, and Subject were not properly saved to PDF for PdfCircleAnnotation, PdfHighlightAnnotation, and PdfSquareAnnotation objects
• Client API .addObject() method did not properly add objects using the page's zoom (radViewZoom was used instead of oRefreshedZoom)
• Client API .setView() method would not properly apply scroll if also viewing a new page
• Highlighted comb text fields didn't always appear properly if text color was not black
• If the crop box for a PDF page was larger as the media box (which shouldn't happen in a valid PDF), a corrupt page format was output in some cases
• Last page of document being appended to was unnecessarily re-rendered in some cases
• Page "Crop" tool did not properly show its state in the PdfWebControl toolbar
• PdfRectangleShape did not properly inherit from PdfPolygonShape
• RAD PDF Admin Tool didn't always properly display time values
• Some PDF files using a soft mask with a transfer function did not render correctly

Released 2013-10-15

Version 2.17

Create semi-transparent objects, Client API improvements, and various bug fixes

• Additional resource strings added to PdfWebControlResources
• AFNumber_Format() implementation now better emulates Adobe Acrobat
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include comb property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include doNotScroll property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include edit property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include maxLength property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include multiline property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include multiSelect property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include opacity property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include readOnly property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include required property
• Client API PdfObjectProperties class updated to include sort property
• Client API PdfWebControlApi class updated to include getField() method
• Line and arrow tools now display a line while being dragged out
• Object properties dialog updated to support setting opacity in PdfWebControl GUI
• Opacity property added to PdfShape class
• PNG transparency support added for Internet Explorer 6

• Objects added via Client API when page is out of view, but previously loaded, did not appear properly
• Resizable property did not have an effect for PdfTextShape objects (when false)
• Rotated objects in Internet Explorer 8 were not always displayed properly
• Thumbnails had a faint black border appear on the top and left

Released 2013-08-14

Version 2.16

Add and edit PDF bookmarks, tab from page to page, API improvements, and various bug fixes

• Add / delete / move / nest bookmarks using the PdfWebControl GUI
• Client API getDocumentInfo() method added
• Client API getDocumentSecurity() method added
• Client API setDocumentInfo() method added
• Client API setDocumentSecurity() method added
• Client API PdfDocumentInfo class added
• Client API PdfDocumentSecurity class added
• Support for PDF JavaScript function AFSpecial_Keystroke added
• TabToNextPage property added to PdfWebControl

• Chrome, when zoomed using browser zoom, could prevent entry into some form field types
• Internet Explorer 10 in an older browser mode, but current document mode prevented some object types from rendering properly
• When clicking a movable PdfComboField, the object improperly could still be moved after mouse up

Released 2013-06-04

Version 2.15

Appending tools improved, control document security using server API, printing improvements, and various bug fixes

• Appending now only prompts for save if needed
• CheckIsRendered() method added to PdfDocumentEditor
• DeleteDocumentKeys() method added to PdfStorageAdapter
• DocumentSecurity property added to PdfDocument class
• DisableMoreButton property added to PdfWebControl
• PdfDocumentSecurity class added
• PdfDocumentEditor.Append() method enhanced to support the use of pre-rendered resources
• PdfDocumentEditor.Append() method can now add blank pages
• PdfDocumentEditor.Append() method can now append a PdfDocument (via document ID)
• Printing improvement for browsers which support the CSS @page rules for margins

• Data property of DocumentAppendingEventArgs renamed DataToAppend

• Client API .cropPage() method threw an exception
• CopyDocument() method did not work properly if changes were not being committed
• Form field highlight disappeared in rare cases for same name form fields on different pages
• Internet Explorer 10 (only when Browser Mode: IE8; Document Mode: IE10 Standards) documents containing certain object types cases threw a JavaScript exception
• RAD PDF printing margin type selected in print dialog was ignored
• Service "RenderingPrepTimeout" and "RenderingTextTimeout" settings were ignored

Released 2013-04-30

Version 2.14

Rotate text, customize form field highlights, touch-device improvements, and various bug fixes

• Client API append() method added
• HighlightColor property added to PdfField class allowing for a custom highlight color to be set
• Internet Explorer 10 can now use touch to add new objects
• PdfTextShape objects now rotate with the page (instead of being un-rotated relative to the page's current rotation and position / text layout changing with rotations after adding the object)
• Significant improvements for InkShape (Pen) tool's reactiveness / speed of redraw (and hence smoothness), especially for touch devices
• XML parsing improvement

• PdfObjectDataContext renamed PdfDataContext
• PdfObjectDataContext renamed PdfDataContext
• PdfObjectDataRequest renamed PdfDataRequest
• PdfObjectDataRequest.ObjectDataKey renamed PdfDataRequest.DataKey
• PdfObjectDataResponse renamed PdfDataResponse
• PdfObjectDataResponseStatus renamed PdfDataResponseStatus

• Client API's "rendered" event was fired prematurely
• Devices with both mouse and touch input could lose the ability to use some features via mouse after touch use
• In some cases, RAD PDF did not properly add PdfInkShape objects to when drawn using the Microsoft Surface's mouse because of IE10's use of fractional pixels
• Multi-lined and Wrappable PdfTextShape objects, which are not in "edit mode", weren't resized when font changed (resize handles aren't moved, etc.)
• Multi-lined and auto sized PdfTextField objects didn't always display text vertical position correctly
• Non-wrapping PdfTextShape objects would move if the page was rotated one direction and then the other
• Object data for deleted images was not always deleted on save
• Page number location on thumbnails was incorrect for rotated pages
• PdfTextField objects using a format requiring a comma as the integral separator was not supported
• PdfTextShape objects with underline didn't show underline in PdfWebControl
• PdfWebControl key presses (e.g. DEL key) didn't hide object drop down menus
• Text was not properly extracted from PDF files if FirstChar or LastChar of an imported Type3 font was to a larger value than 255
• TIFF files with a larger vertical resolution than horizontal resolution were not always correctly converted to PDF

Released 2013-03-28

Version 2.13

Optionally truncate long PDF documents, touch-device improvements, and various bug fixes

• Improvements for use of PdfWebControl with non-iOS touch devices
• License property added to PdfIntegrationProvider to allow applying license via server side code
• ThrowMaxPagesException property added to PdfWebControl (if false, open the first x pages, set by MaxPdfPages, truncating the file without error)

• Google Chrome on Android 4 could not scroll a document in PdfWebControl
• IE7 / IE9 in compatibility mode did not close printing dialog after sent to printer via .print() call
• IE9 in compatibility mode threw an exception when printing
• IE9 threw a JavaScript exception when selecting some text form fields
• iOS users could not use all drop down menus in PdfWebControl

Released 2013-01-29

Version 2.12

Crop PDF pages, improved XFA options, and various bug fixes

• Crop PDF pages using the new crop tool
• Crop PDF pages using the Client API & Server API
• ConvertXfaForm property added to PdfWebControl
• ThrowXfaFormException property added to PdfWebControl

• Damaged PDF files encrypted and with a bad ID could not be loaded without the owner password
• Files with large numbers of bookmarks did not perform well

Released 2012-12-05

Version 2.11

Windows Server 2012 compatibility, Internet Explorer 10 support, and various bug fixes

• Windows Server 2012 compatibility
• Internet Explorer 10 support
• PDF form field keystroke event support for some field types added
• Pre-existing Highlight Annotations can now be deleted

• Damaged PDF files could cause an infinite loop in very rare cases
• In IE 8 and lower, right aligned text form fields didn't always function properly
• Pages with crop / media boxes which had negative width / height didn't display properly
• Pre-existing Text Annotations weren't always removed if deleted by the user
• Text annotation subject / contents changes made with the Client API didn't appear until page was refreshed

Released 2012-10-24

Version 2.10

PDF form field improvements and various bug fixes

• PDF form field basic special format support added
• PDF form field DoNotScroll support improvements
• PDF form field orientation support for pre-existing form fields added (in most browsers)
• Client API events "objectSelected", "objectClick", etc. events now fire for button and signature fields
• RemoveOldDocuments method in PdfStorageAdapter updated to allow removal old documents using modification date (instead creation)

• PDF files using some types of clipping paths would hide shape additions in some regions of the page
• Objects couldn't be added to pages not yet rendered via Client API
• If no object was selected, using the Client API to set an object's font via setProperties caused a JavaScript error
• PdfTextShape objects which were not wrapping (single click added) would sometimes temporarily disappear on page zoom change / rotate
• Maintenance tasks requiring more than 2100 parameters would throw an exception
• Some PDF form fields would not flatten correctly

Released 2012-09-06

Version 2.9

Server side integration improvements and various bug fixes

• BackColor property support added to PdfWebControl
• ClientCloseTimeout, ClientOpenTimeout, and ClientSendTimeout public properties added to the PdfWcfSettings class
• DownloadData property added to DocumentDownloadingEventArgs
• FlattenDownload method added to DocumentDownloadingEventArgs
• Maintenance methods added to PdfStorageAdapter
• MaxResolution property added to PdfImageShape so that default behavior for large images can be overridden
• Multi-line form field tool tip support added (where browser supported, including Internet Explorer & newer Firefox versions)
• PdfStorageProvider added to PdfIntegrationProvider so that storage connection string can be set without web.config

• Auto sized form fields wouldn't always display correctly in Internet Explorer after page rotation / zoom change
• If a page was scrolled into and then out of view, objects on page weren't always shown correctly
• Object location visually lagged when in Continuous Page Layout mode after page rotation / zoom change
• RAD PDF functioned improperly in Firefox 2

Released 2012-08-08

Version 2.8

Continuous page view support and user interaction improvements for touch devices

• Single page continuous page layout support added
• ViewerPageLayoutDefault property added to PdfWebControl
• Objects are easier to create, select, move, and edit using touch-based devices

• File link annotations pointing to invalid pages caused an uncaught JavaScript exception

Released 2012-06-12

Version 2.7

Append files to a PDF, draw using a pen tool, and load BMP, JPEG, and PNG images

• Append PDF documents to the currently open document using the RAD PDF user interface or API
• Freehand draw on a PDF document using the new ink tool
• Automatically convert to PDF and open BMP, JPEG, and PNG images with RAD PDF

• New / unlocked PDF combo / list PDF form fields with export values for choices did not properly get added to output PDF files
• Unlocked form fields with negative height or width were not re-added to PDF on save

Released 2012-04-09

Version 2.6

Open TIFF files in RAD PDF, enhanced form calculation support, and Client API improvements

• Load single and multi-page TIFF files directly into RAD PDF
• Calculation support for form fields using "Simplified field notation" added
• DoNotScroll flag used for read-only form fields so that additional content can be shown
• DoNotScroll property added to PdfTextField
• HideHighlight property added to PdfObject (and Client API)
• Tooltip property added to PdfField
• objectChange event added to Client API
• getFields(n) method added to Client API
• getObject(ix) and getObjectCount() methods added to PdfPage in Client API
• isDeleted() method added to PdfObject in Client API
• exportValue property added to PdfObjectProperties in Client API
• getOption and getOptionCount methods added to PdfObject in Client API

• Popup Annotations did not properly display subject in viewer
• Client API did not properly set "visible" property
• Setting null value to ImageData property of PdfImageShape would late raise an exception
• Some files would not render properly

Released 2012-02-15

Version 2.5

Customize font choices, set additional text metrics, and Client API improvements

• FontResources property added to PdfIntegrationProvider allowing custom fonts to be specified
• Set character spacing and line spacing for PdfTextShape objects
• onTextSelected event added to Client API
• select method add to Client API's PdfObject class
• PdfFontName and PdfFontType removed and internal Name search added
• PdfWebControl viewer properties now loaded at initialization of viewer in browser
• EnabledCaching property added to PdfHttpSettings class

• Some PdfWebControl viewer properties did not take effect properly if control was used on a master page
• On very slow connections, the PdfWebControl ViewState could be ignored in rare cases
• Wrong resource string for image upload dialog was used for "Upload" button
• New auto sized PDF form fields always used Arial as the font because of an internal font setting failure

Released 2012-01-05

Version 2.4

RAD PDF interface localization, ViewState improvements, and a streamlined printing experience

• WebControlResources property added to PdfIntegrationProvider to allow for string resources to be specified for use in RAD PDF viewer
• PdfWebControl ViewState now automatically remembers page, zoom, scroll position, etc. on PostBack
• Printing interface streamlined (clicking "Close" is not required after printing completes)
• scrollX and scrollY properties added to PdfView object in Client API (viewChanged event fires on scroll change)
• side property added to PdfView object in Client API (viewChanged event fires on side panel change)
• CultureName property added to PdfWebControl
• ViewerHighlightsDefault property added to PdfWebControl
• SaveDocumentChanges property added to DocumentSavingEventArgs

• Some damaged PDF files with inline arrays, a damaged page object, a damaged header, or a damaged font couldn't be opened
• Client API validateForm method did not check if required form fields are completed when EnforceRequired PdfDocumentSetting was not set
• Changes to DocumentSavingEventArgs.Document were not always properly saved to storage
• A selected text object moved unexpectedly in some slow browsers with small window sizes

Released 2011-12-13

Version 2.3

Export PDF form data as FDF or XFDF, navigate directly to named destinations, and an improved Client API

• Named Destination support; ViewerNamedDestinationDefault property added to PdfWebControl
• ExportData function added to PdfFieldCollection to allow the exporting of PDF form field data as FDF and XFDF
• Object properties (border, color, fillColor, lineColor, and lineWidth) added to Client API

• Some PDF files (often those containing a PDF portfolio, invalid annotation, or XFA form) could cause an error on load
• Some rare PDF forms could not be saved properly (form field values contained invalid characters)
• Some very rare PDF files selected and searched some text twice (offset)
• New untitled form fields were not always properly named

Released 2011-11-15

Version 2.2

Open more malformed PDF files, complete PDF forms quicker using the keyboard, and other minor updates

• Support for corrupt or malformed PDF files needing repair significantly improved
• Tab support added for check, combo, list, and radio form fields
• PNG image alpha / transparency support
• ExportValue option added to PdfOption
• Old PdfDocumentInfo class renamed PdfDocumentProperties
• PdfDocumentInfo class added to access a PDF's Document Information dictionary
• NeedAppearances property added to PdfFieldCollection class
• HideFocusOutline property added to PdfObject class
• HideFocusOutline property added to PdfWebControl class
• SetDocumentFileName method added to PdfStorageAdapter
• addObject method added to Client API
• getHasUnsavedChanges method added to Client API

• Documents which add 2 or more fields with the same name would not have read-only or required attributes set
• AcroForm /Q 1 globally specified field alignment was ignored
• Some interactive annotations rendered to background image incorrectly
• Checkbox form fields using a circle as the checkmark did not render correctly
• Some check mark types (check, cross, star, diamond) for pre-existing check form fields appeared incorrectly in IE6 and IE7
• Client API could not properly access PdfObject's CustomData property
• Check shapes could incorrectly be transparent
• Color property of PdfCheckShape had no effect
• Toolbox Bitmap for PdfWebControl incorrectly displayed in Visual Studio (didn't work after obfuscated with v6.1)
• Form field tabbing would not work properly in some browsers if specific toolbars were hidden (caused by a loss of DOM focus)
• Delete and Unlock buttons not properly shown on toolbar for all object types in PdfWebControl interface

Released 2011-10-13

Version 2.1

Create new blank PDF documents, more tightly control printing, and other minor updates

• Create new blank PDF documents using RAD PDF (via new CreateDocument overloads)
• Dynamically set the DPI for rendering documents when printing (via PrintDpi property of DocumentPrintingEventArgs)
• Dynamically set the page printing range (via PrintPageFrom and PrintPageTo properties of DocumentPrintingEventArgs)

• Client API getProperties method did not always return a valid object
• Client prompted twice for PDF password even if it was previously entered properly

Released 2011-08-15

Version 2.0

More powerful APIs, tighter integration, and more customizable PDF workflows

• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or .NET Framework 4.0 required
• New PdfIntegrationProvider class for tighter ASP.NET Web application integration with RAD PDF events and customization
• Client API overhaul including:
  • setMode method added (set the current user tool / interaction mode)
  • objectAdded, objectClick, objectSelected, and objectUnselected events added
  • viewChanged event replaces pageChanged event for additional view change notification
  • downloading event replaces download to conform with new component model
  • printing event replaces print to conform with new component model
  • saved event replaces saveComplete to conform with new component model
  • saving event replaces save to conform with new component model
  • getView and setView methods replace individual methods for retrieving and changing aspects of the current view
  • getProperties and setProperties methods added for use with new JavaScript PdfObject class for browser side object manipulation
  • validateForm method added to check that all required form fields are completed and form meets other validation requirements
• PdfStorageAdapter class replaces 1.x PdfWebData class (allowing easy access to RAD PDF stored information internal or external of a web application)
• RenderControl and RenderHead methods added to PdfWebControl for ease of use with inline ASPX writes, HttpHandlers, or MVC applications
• Maintenance routinue greatly improved (significantly reduced overhead for large RAD PDF databases)
• Maintenance routinue can now be executed via command line (RadPdfService.exe -maint)
• CustomData property added to PdfObject class (to associate custom data with a specific object)
• Visible property added to PdfObject class
• DisableLinks property added to PdfWebControl
• HideObjectPropertiesBar property added to PdfWebControl
• Author property added to PdfMarkupAnnotation class

• RAD PDF maintenance could orphan object data in timeout scenarios

Released 2011-06-06

Version 1.10

Add highlight annotations to PDF files, large file optimizations, and significant performance improvements

• Highlight annotations can be added to PDF documents in RAD PDF interface
• Improved RAD PDF System Service process isolation for increased stability
• Significant JavaScript improvements for large PDF documents being viewed
• Rendering speed on 64-bit servers significantly improved
• DisableLinkWarning property added to PdfWebControl
• HideBottomBar property added to PdfWebControl
• HideToggleHighlightsButton property added to PdfWebControl
• Combo / list form field "Sort" flag changeable and supported
• Set "Check Type" on check / radio form fields
• Client API pageChanged event added
• Animated GIF images now rejected on upload
• Client API save method now replicates RAD PDF save button
• Client API saveAndWait method added

• ViewerZoomDefault would not properly apply ZoomFitWidth, ZoomFitHeight, or ZoomFitAll
• In some browsers, SaveComplete callback would fail if page had been soft refreshed
• Incorrect error message shown on aborted web request loading an instance of RAD PDF
• Some very rarely encountered PDF files could crash RAD PDF System Service
• Sticky note popup locations where not always set properly
• Some temp files were not properly cleaned up
• Text selection highlights in some browsers were incorrect when selecting small text
• Text search could error in rare cases (e.g. words ending in \\")
• Page thumbnails did not display properly if page modifications were made while thumbnail pane was not visible
• Insert tab was not properly hidden if DisableInsertTools was set
• Underlined text was not properly displayed in Internet Explorer
• Right click drop down menu could be positioned poorly for objects near bottom
• Client API getPageCurrent and setPageCurrent incorrectly implemented

Released 2011-04-13

Version 1.9

Add images to PDF files, customize resolution, and future browser support improvements

• Images can be added to PDF documents in RAD PDF interface
• New PdfImageShape class for PdfDocument editor for server side image additions
• New RAD PDF database table required (objs)
• Proportional object resizing support (hold SHIFT key)
• Custom page rendering resolution (RenderDpi property added to PdfWebControl)
• Printing dialogs optimized
• Set form field alignment in client interface

• Internet Explorer 9 BETA bug when viewing link object properties
• Pages and thumbnails could be "dragged" to desktop in Firefox
• Some object borders were not zoomed
• DocumentPasswordPending property incorrectly raised exception in some cases
• Fit to width / height / page did not always zoom properly for rotated pages
• Newly added read-only form fields were not highlighted
• Form field alignment was not respected while typing
• When adding PDF form fields of the same name, values were not always updated on screen
• When unlocking PDF form fields, invalid field names could be set
• Max length attribute on multiline text form fields was ignored

Released 2011-02-01

Version 1.8

Built in client-side password prompting, PDF encryption, and Internet Explorer 9 BETA support

• Client-side users can optionally be prompted for PDF password if needed
• Client-side users can set document security settings & optionally password protect PDF documents
• Tab order from PDF document is now optionally used
• Internet Explorer 9 BETA support
• Changes to RAD PDF database docs and pdfs tables required
• PDF files which contained invalid objects in the xref table could not be loaded; invalid objects are now ignored

• Bookmarks or link annotations pointing to deleted pages incorrectly loaded the pages anyways
• Searching for the same term again if not found did not provide any feedback
• Pre-existing markup annotations which had their open state changed were not properly set in output PDF
• Combo form fields did not properly show no value if no value selected
• Encrypted PDF files now properly reference previously opened documents when AllowFindMatchingPdf is true
• PDF form field widgets with the Invisible flag set did not properly display in PdfWebControl
• RAD PDF raised error if Windows Event Log was full
• Some PDF drop down form fields truncated all but first letter of UTF-16 encoded combo / list options
• Font stroke issue with Arial Unicode MS Bold fixed
• Loading documents with drop down form field options and export values which were an empty string (which is not allowed by Acrobat) raised an error

Released 2010-09-23

Version 1.7

Support for ASP.NET 4.0, PDF file searching, and on-demand PDF thumbnail loading.

• ASP.NET 4.0 support
• Search PDF files for text
• Load PDF thumbnails on demand (as they come into view)
• Fit / zoom / rectangle information for page & bookmark links used for navigation
• PNG image format support (greatly increases rendering clarity on text documents)
• Safari 5 & Chrome 5 support
• Text on rotated pages can now be selected

• Some object properties could not be set in PdfWebControl client interface
• Form field fonts were not properly set to bold / italic when loading PDF
• Safari / Chrome text box focus improperly shown
• Seperate words rotated near eachother were sometimes detected as a single word
• PDF thumbnails were downloaded even if the thumbnail pane was disabled
• Wrapped text shapes on rotated pages were not added to PDF correctly
• Check shapes on rotated pages were not added to PDF correctly
• Text in PDF files with invalid ToUnicode CMaps could not be selected / copied
• PDF files containing characters outside XML's allowed character range could prevent file display in browser
• PDF files with invalid escape sequences in string objects were skipped while Acrobat copies the character behind the backslash
• Minor printing artifact in some browsers
• PDF files with some kinds of invalid objects could cause rendering thread not to finish
• PDF thumbnails in multi-threaded browsers on fast computers were sometimes shown in duplicate

Released 2010-06-15

Version 1.6

First .NET 3.5 release of RAD PDF, removes MSMQ requirement, PDF form field improvements, and HTTP compression

• .NET 3.5 now required
• MSMQ no longer required for RAD PDF
• Slight rendering speed improvements, particularly when loading multiple document simultaneously
• Editable combo box form fields now supported
• Maximum length, read-only, "comb", & "autosize" can be set for PDF form fields
• HTTP compression support (Deflate / GZIP)
• Maintenance custom connection string & timeout options added

• Some PDF form field formatting on 64-bit versions of Windows could cause an unhandled an exception
• PDF files with invalid operators in its content stream could prevent proper text extraction and prevent loading of PDF
• Error loading PDF files with certain page label types
• Auto sized form fields were not always displayed correctly
• PDF button form fields were not rendered properly
• Text form fields max length not always property determined
• Client browsers which do not support HTML encoded ampersands in URLs failed to load Client API
• Line / Arrows added after an object with no border could create an invisible line / arrow object
• Shape objects could not have a line with smaller than 4 set

Released 2010-04-29

Version 1.5

Improved form field manipulation, database maintenance, and rendering of unsupported PDF features

• Modify existing PDF form fields
• Add new radio, list, & combo PDF form fields (in addition to check & text fields)
• Improved user interface (links are now highlighted & user tools settings remembered)
• PDF user password support
• Unsupported PDF features can now optionally be displayed in RAD PDF
• Form field styling improvements (respects border, tooltip, & checkmark type)

• Tool tip corrections

Released 2010-04-01

Version 1.4

Improved PDF XFA form accommodation, 64-bit server compatibility & new server-side events

• 64-bit support added (x64 / AMD64 / Intel64 / x86-64)
• XFA forms can now be used in RAD PDF (XFA form data is converted to the AcroForms standard)
• Document key generation improved (better protects RAD PDF access)
• Large PDF files now load significantly faster
• RadPdfWebControl updated
  • SaveComplete server-side event added
  • DocumentInfo property added (retrieve common information associated with loaded document)
  • PDF property added (retrieve previously loaded document with all saved modifications, as a PDF)
  • OriginalPDF property added (retrieve previously loaded document with no modifications, as a PDF)
  • DisableClientCallbacks property added (enable / disable client callbacks to server)
  • EnablePrintSettingsDialog property added (enable / disable client print settings dialog)
  • EnableUnloadWarning property added (enable / disable warning on leaving page RAD PDF is on)
  • LoadDocument (some overloads) renamed CreateDocument
  • CopyDocument method added (copy existing documents to new document instances and open them)
  • DisableUnloadWarning property removed (to better communicate default state for UnloadWarning)
  • DocumentId property renamed to DocumentID
  • GetDocumentID property removed
  • SaveViewerProperties method removed (Viewstate now managed internally)
  • LoadViewerProperties method removed (Viewstate now managed internally)
• RadPdfWebData updated
  • GetDocumentOriginalAsPDF method added
  • GetDocumentInfo method added
  • GetDocumentOutputData renamed to GetDocumentAsPDF (for consistency)
• Database updated
  • docs table updated (upgrade script included)
  • keys table updated (upgrade script included)

• PDF link creation caused error on saving
• Missing annotation image in GUI
• Document filenames incorrect when AllowFindMatchingPDF is true
• RAD PDF instances in custom web controls used conflicting HTML element IDs
• GetDocumentOutputData did not return document as PDF if document had never been modified

Released 2009-12-10

Version 1.3

Improved document loading times, annotation support, & improved browser compatibility

• Improved document loading (near instant display of first page)
• PDF document rendering improved (pages now appear crisper and cleaner)
• Text annotation ("Sticky Note") support added
• Opera browser support added
• Word detection for text selection improved
• Documentation for web.config updated for IIS 7 with Managed Pipeline Mode set to "Integrated"
• GUI's last tool style choices remembered
• DocumentEditor updated
  • RadPdfTextAnnotation class added for text annotation manipulation
  • RadPdfPopupAnnotation class added for popup annotation manipulation
  • Various RadPdfObject members added (for RAD PDF object manipulation)
    • Changeable (get / set if an object's value can be changed in GUI)
    • ExportValue (get / set the export value of check form fields)
    • Multiline (get / set whether text form fields can contain multiple lines of text)

• Check form fields could not be created in DocumentEditor using CreateObject
• Text extraction would sometimes extract duplicate information on some pages
• Cultural interoperation issue resolved for installations of localized versions of Windows in which comma is used as decimal separator
• Some links were positioned incorrectly
• Some pages could not be properly rotated
• Some pages moved to wrong location on save
• Some documents with deleted pages did not properly print
• GetDocumentOutputData did not always return OutputData
• Some GUI buttons / dialogs incorrectly rendered in IE6
• Printing in IE7 would produce poor results with some output margin settings

Released 2009-10-23

Version 1.2

Updated PDF editor interface, document settings, & RAD PDF viewer settings.

• Form fields in PDF editor now highlighted using new partially transparent style
• PDF text can now be selected using all supported browsers
• RadPdfWebControl properties added
  • HideFileMenu (hides file drop down menu on TopBar)
  • HideEditMenu (hides edit drop down menu on TopBar)
  • HideRightClickMenu (hides editing menu in PDF editor when right clicked)
  • HideSelectMenu (hides selection menu on TopBar)
  • HideToolsBar (hides all tools & tabs in PDF editor interface)
  • HideToolsMenu (hides tools drop down menu on TopBar)
  • HideViewMenu (hides view / zoom menu on TopBar)
  • ViewerPage (sets default page viewer should open)
  • ViewerZoom (sets default viewer zoom level for all pages in document)
• DocumentSettings enumeration updated
  • DisableFormFields (disable use of form fields in document)
  • DisableAnnotations (disable use of annotations in document)
  • IsReadOnlyExceptFormFields (disable all modifications except form fields)
• DocumentEditor updated
  • CreateObject method of RadPdfPage (add new RAD PDF objects to PDF pages)
  • Various RadPdfObject members added (for RAD PDF object manipulation)
    • Deletable (get / set if object can be deleted in GUI)
    • Moveable (get / set if object can be moved in GUI)
    • ReadOnly (get / set if object text can be changed in GUI, text objects only)
    • Resizable (get / set if object can be resized in GUI)
    • Stylable (get / set if object can be styled (change font, color, etc) in GUI)

• Some pages not properly rotated on save
• MSMQ was not always properly configured

Released 2009-09-08

Version 1.1

Updated PDF editor interface, new DocumentEditor for PDF preprocessing, performance improvements, & minor bug fixes.

• EditDocument method added
• DocumentEditor class added (PDF preprocessing)
• RadPdfLibrary.Data.Document Namespace (and sub-Namespaces) added
• RAD PDF Exception handling improved (GetLastError method removed)
• RadPdfLibrary.Exceptions Namespace added
• PDF rendering engine updated
• Code optimizations and improved memory handling
• PDF form field features added (PDF form field combs & PDF form field max length)
• Firefox 3.5 compatible

• Text selection not loaded in RAD PDF interface
• Some registry settings saved in incorrect places
• Color in some color spaces not properly parsed
• Rotated annotations not properly displayed

Released 2009-06-01

Version 1.0

Initial Public Release of RAD PDF.

• HideTopBar property added
• HideBookmarks property added
• ViewerSideShown property added
• RAD PDF now loads PDF bookmarks
• RAD PDF now loads PDF url & page link annotations

• Minor installer bug corrected in which RAD PDF Service would not be started until restart

Released 2009-08-13