Aspose.Words for Java 19.10 Release Notes

Major Features

  • JSON data source functionality for Reporting is implemented for Java.
  • Main Maven POM automation: choose the right JDK jar version, download plugins only if needed.
  • Implemented DocumentDirection option that allows specifying the direction to flow the text in a document.
  • Implemented proper scaling for shapes inside ‘graphicFrame’ container for DrawingML rendering.
  • Improved “inline/not inline” validation for OMath objects when rendering.
  • Supported dynamic insertion of links to document bookmarks for LINQ Reporting Engine.

Full List of Issues Covering all Changes in this Release

Key Summary Category
WORDSJAVA-2177 JSON data source functionality for Reporting. New Feature
WORDSJAVA-2188 Main Maven POM should load right Aspose.Words.Shaping plugins for the local platform. New Feature
WORDSJAVA-2196 Main Maven POM should choose jdk16 or jdk17 jar depending on local JDK. New Feature
WORDSNET-11772 Image is misplaced in generated PDF New Feature
WORDSNET-19103 Add feature to link CustomDocumentProperty to Bookmark New Feature
WORDSNET-18920 Add feature to insert a hyperlink to bookmark using LINQ Reporting New Feature
WORDSNET-19263 Some content render at the bottom of the previous page in PDF New Feature
WORDSNET-18596 DOCX to PDF - text is not on the right page New Feature
WORDSNET-19067 Add feature to detect text direction (RTL / LTR) while import TXT document New Feature
WORDSNET-8253 Images are overlapping and rendering to previous pages in PDF New Feature
WORDSNET-14273 Content renders on previous page in output PDF New Feature
WORDSNET-7534 SmartArt graphic is not preserved during DOCX to RTF conversion New Feature
WORDSNET-19054 Add the ability to set the NumberFormat for an individual data label New Feature
WORDSJAVA-2171 Rewrite PrintPreviewDialog Code Example Bug
WORDSJAVA-2187 CultureInfo.getDateTimeFormat() returns incorrect result Bug
WORDSJAVA-2189 java.lang.AssertionError exception is thrown when Aspose.Words is used with gson JAR Bug
WORDSNET-19216 OMath should be rendered as “Not inline” (currently OMath is always “inline”) Bug
WORDSNET-4631 IMailMergeDataSource has no code sample for the GetValue member Bug
WORDSNET-18984 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException occurs upon loading a DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-19225 Text in ODT charts has incorrect fill when rendering Bug
WORDSNET-19091 DOCX to PDF conversion issue with Georgian text rendering Bug
WORDSNET-5222 Example for CellFormat.VerticalAlignment is not injected into the API XML Bug
WORDSNET-16950 DOCX to PDF conversion hangs with maxed CPU Bug
WORDSNET-17859 Extra space and characters (dot) are appeared after re-saving DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-17870 Incorrect rotation of X-axis labels after converting to PDF Bug
WORDSNET-18235 The app hangs while retrieving the page count Bug
WORDSNET-17429 Circle shapes do not render correctly in PDF Bug
WORDSNET-17511 Picture moves to previous page causing wrapping issues Bug
WORDSNET-19214 UpdatePageLayout() modifies OfPieChart properties Bug
WORDSNET-19096 DOCX to PDF conversion issue with shape’s text renderin Bug
WORDSNET-15438 Shapes position is changed in output PDF Bug
WORDSNET-19235 System.InvalidCastException occurs upon loading a ODT Bug
WORDSNET-19012 System.NullReferenceException occurs during rendering Bug
WORDSNET-9058 Vertical textbox is not rendered correctly when saving document to PDF Bug
WORDSNET-18726 Failed OGL tests on continuous integration server Bug
WORDSNET-12134 Fix warnings that occur during loading a DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-14274 Images are overlapped after conversion from DOCX to PDF Bug
WORDSNET-19030 System.NullReferenceException occurs upon saving DOCX to PDF Bug
WORDSNET-19032 Bullet formatting is lost after saving the document Bug
WORDSNET-19037 Document save never finishes Bug
WORDSNET-18787 Document.Save throws System.ArgumentNullException Bug
WORDSNET-19243 Incorrect text wrapping of the frame in ODT Bug
WORDSNET-19247 Merged cells in table are broken when AllowAutoFit is false Bug
WORDSNET-19250 Issues with PaperSize.Ledger and PaperSize.Quarto Bug
WORDSNET-19228 System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException is thrown while saving DOCX to PNG Bug
WORDSNET-18464 Some text in PDF output is improperly wrapped Bug
WORDSNET-18463 The code execution hangs during PDF rendition Bug
WORDSNET-18538 Charts are overlapped after conversion from DOCX to PDF Bug
WORDSNET-18548 Item Number Error in PDF Bug
WORDSNET-19121 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException occurs on loading a RTF file Bug
WORDSNET-19122 System.InvalidOperationException occurs upon saving a DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-18942 Minus and Plus signs in embedded graph do not render in output PDF Bug
WORDSNET-18800 Background of SVG becomes white instead of transparent in output DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-19112 Aspose.Words.Shaping.HarfBuzz failed on latest prerelease Aspose.Words 19.9 Bug
WORDSNET-19106 OleFormat.IconCaption Property throws System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException Bug
WORDSNET-19151 DOCX to PDF/Print issue with text position Bug
WORDSNET-19098 Cross-reference field without hyperlink switch rendered with hyperlink Bug
WORDSNET-19154 Unable to set text of Bookmark Bug
WORDSNET-19163 Source code files detected as Markdown files Bug
WORDSNET-19190 Table pushed to the next page in Aspose.Words PDF output Bug
WORDSNET-19194 Left arrow convertion issue while saving DOCX to HTML Bug
WORDSNET-18892 Revisions in Header and footer are incorrect after using Document.Compare method Bug
WORDSNET-19200 MHT to PDF NullPointerException Bug
WORDSNET-19203 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException occurs upon loading a Word 2003 XML Document (XML) Bug
WORDSNET-19213 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException is thrown while loading DOC Bug
WORDSNET-19212 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException is thrown while loading document to DOM Bug
WORDSNET-11908 Text box layout issue when converting from DOCX to PDF/DOC Bug
WORDSNET-18851 TestFieldFormat.TestJira4632 fails in Windows 1903 Bug
WORDSNET-19201 Table header missing when converting word to PNG Bug
WORDSNET-19279 Word document formatting is not aligned properly Bug
WORDSNET-19272 Aspose.Words throws an error upon loading Apple Pages Documents Bug
WORDSNET-18924 EditableRange seems not working when saving to DOC format Bug
WORDSNET-18771 Error When Converting to PNG / SVG with Track Changes Bug
WORDSNET-18773 Document.UpdatePageLayout method changes the font size of content control Bug
WORDSNET-19296 Aspose.Words.FileCorruptedException is thrown while loading DOCX Bug
WORDSNET-6129 Section breaks are not rendering correctly in Fixed page formats Bug
WORDSNET-9452 Quotation marks are treated as full-width characters Bug
WORDSNET-5405 Table styles are always expanded in “DOC” mode Bug
WORDSNET-19246 Incorrect line width computation in the footnote. Bug
WORDSNET-12429 Tag with name ‘extraClrSchemeLst’ is not supported Bug

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

This section lists public API changes that were introduced in Aspose.Words 19.10. It includes not only new and obsoleted public methods, but also a description of any changes in the behavior behind the scenes in Aspose.Words which may affect existing code. Any behavior introduced that could be seen as regression and modifies existing behavior is especially important and is documented here.

Implemented DocumentDirection option that allows specifying the direction to flow the text in a document

Related issue: WORDSNET-19067.

The new public enumeration was added:

/// <summary>
/// Allows to specify the direction to flow the text in a document.
/// </summary>
public enum DocumentDirection

Added new public option into TxtLoadOptions class:

/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets a document direction.
/// The default value is <see cref="Aspose.Words.DocumentDirection.LeftToRight"/>. 
/// </summary>
public DocumentDirection DocumentDirection

Use Case. Explains how to detect document direction automatically:

TxtLoadOptions loadOptions = new TxtLoadOptions();
loadOptions.DocumentDirection = DocumentDirection.Auto;
Document doc = new Document("SomeRtlText.txt", loadOptions);
Paragraph paragraph = doc.FirstSection.Body.FirstParagraph;
Console.WriteLine(paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Bidi);

Issue: WORDSNET-18920

The “Inserting Hyperlinks Dynamically” section of the engine’s documentation was updated to describe the change.

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