Aspose.Slides for .NET 20.8 Release Notes
| Key | Summary | Category |
|---|---|---|
| SLIDESNET-42018 | Animations fail if User Path effect is combined with Scale/GrowShrink effect | Investigation |
| SLIDESNET-42091 | Support to Redact text in Aspsoe.Slides | Feature |
| SLIDESNET-42044 | Support for GetRange() method for chart data | Feature |
| SLIDESNET-41864 | SketchStyle property support | Feature |
| SLIDESNET-42069 | MathML export is incorrect for MathParagraph.WriteAsMathMl | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42068 | Failed to save PPT file - Parameter is not valid | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42058 | Aspose.Slides 20.6: A NullReferenceException is thrown on getting presentation info | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42057 | Fails to round values of data labels for Pie and Pyramid charts | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42056 | ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException on saving presentation with Pyramid Chart | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42052 | Wrong Rect X, Y positions read for paragraph | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42051 | SVG to GroupShape - Image disappears | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42050 | “Unable to cast object of type” exception is thrown when rendering PPTX file | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42049 | Slides are changed on cloning | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42046 | ArgumentOutOfRangeException on loading Presentation file | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42033 | Opening and saving .ppt file cause changing color of images background | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42031 | Last animation effect not applied | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42029 | ODP to PPTX - IndexOutOfRangeException on exporting ODP to PPTX | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42028 | InvalidCastException on exporting PPT to PDF | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42023 | Object reference not set to an instance of an object exception is thrown when loading PPTX file | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42022 | PPTX to ODP - Border sizes and colours in tables are not preserved | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42021 | ODP to PPTX - Table border changes size | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42014 | When converting from ODP to PPTX and back ODP - table format gets altered | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42012 | Exception is thrown on calling ValidateChartLayout method | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-42003 | Chart series data is read as null | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-41993 | Chart lines getting changed on cloning slide | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-41983 | Glow effects are missing in generated thumbnail | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-41969 | Slide Preview: Fill Pattern for Rotated Shapes Is Rotated Incorrectly | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-41943 | Wrong shadow effects in exported PDF | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-41925 | After converting the chart to SVG the legend entry titles are not ordered like in the source chart | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-40570 | Wrong tab widths in SVG | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-40003 | Wrong text formatting in notes | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-35233 | PushPin presentation theme rendering issues | Bug |
| SLIDESNET-31165 | Shadows are not drawing under the chart bubbles | Bug |
Public API Changes
IChartData.GetRange method has been added
IChartData.GetRange method has been added. The method returns the workbook data range that is used by the chart. IChartData.GetRange method returns a string value.
The returned value looks like “Sheet1!$A$1:$D$5” where “Sheet1” is a source worksheet and $A$1:$D$5 is a cell range.
Using IChartData.GetRange() method example.
using (Presentation pres = new Presentation())
{
IChart chart = pres.Slides[0].Shapes.AddChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 10, 10, 400, 300);
string result = chart.ChartData.GetRange();
}
Shape Sketched Style effect has been added
Sketched Style effect feature helps to change the appearance of shapes in a slide forcing shapes to look like a sketch. It applies a hand-drawn (or “sketched”) styling to shapes.
The picture below demonstrates PowerPoint UI elements to apply this effect to a shape.
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In Aspose.Slides, to provide the same options for the Sketched Style effect, enum LineSketchType and interface ISketchFormat have been added. SketchFormat property (int SketchFormat type) has been added to the ILineFormat interface.
LineSketchType Enum
The LineSketchType determines the preset sketched style.
Below is the definition of the LineSketchType enum:
public enum LineSketchType
{
/// <summary>
/// Specifies that a shape Sketch effect is undefined.
/// </summary>
NotDefined = -1,
/// <summary>
/// Specifies that a shape has no Sketch effect. This is equivalent to this property being empty.
/// </summary>
None = 0,
/// <summary>
/// Specifies that a shape has the Curved effect, which turns each edge of the shape into one big gentle curve.
/// </summary>
Curved = 1,
/// <summary>
/// Specifies that a shape has the Freehand effect, which most closely resembles an imperfectly drawn line.
/// </summary>
Freehand = 2,
/// <summary>
/// Specifies that a shape has the Scribble effect, which has exaggerated oscillation as if drawn purposely messy.
/// </summary>
Scribble = 3
}
ISketchFormat Interface
The ISketchFormat interface with the SketchFormat implementation class has been added:
/// <summary>
/// Represents properties for lines sketch format.
/// </summary>
public interface ISketchFormat
{
/// <summary>
/// Returns or sets the sketch type.
/// Read/write <see cref="Slides.LineSketchType"/>.
/// </summary>
LineSketchType SketchType { get; set; }
}
SketchFormat property of ISketchFormat type has been added into ILineFormat:
/// <summary>
/// Returns the sketch format of a line.
/// Read-only <see cref="ISketchFormat"/>.
/// </summary>
ISketchFormat SketchFormat { get; }
Example
The example below demonstrates how to set sketchy type for a shape:
using (Presentation pres = new Presentation())
{
IAutoShape shape = pres.Slides[0].Shapes.AddAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 20, 20, 300, 150);
shape.FillFormat.FillType = FillType.NoFill;
// Transform shape to sketch of a freehand style
shape.LineFormat.SketchFormat.SketchType = LineSketchType.Freehand;
pres.Save("sketch.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
}
The shape border line style generated via the code snippet above has the following appearance:
