Changelog

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Newest Release

1.3.0 - 27 Jun 2024

• Added

  Adds support for EML and MSG conversion to PDF. (J#SERVER-40)

• Added

  Adds support for controlling layout of pages in spreadsheet conversion. (J#SERVER-224)

• Added

  Adds support for overriding the storage backend for each document upload. (J#SERVER-806)

• Changed

  Improves TIFF image document quality by respecting the embedded DPI values. (J#CORE-522)

• Changed

  Improves text selection. (J#CORE-596)

• Changed

  Updates GdPicture to v14.2.76.

• Changed

  Updates the HarfBuzz library to version 8.5.0. (J#CORE-583)

• Changed

  Updates the STB library to version 2.30. (J#CORE-570)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where, after redacting, some images were displaying incorrectly (e.g. black instead of white). (J#CORE-561)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where exporting and importing Instant JSON may incorrectly move annotations or forms. (J#CORE-589)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where some digital signatures may incorrectly report as invalid. (J#CORE-597)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where some digital signatures may not be validated correctly. (J#CORE-607)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the page labels may be incorrect in some documents. (J#CORE-560)

Previous Releases

1.2.0 - 15 May 2024

• Added

  Adds support for converting documents to OOXML office types — DOCX, XLSX, PPTX. To perform the conversion, use the Build API as usual and use instructions with the output type set to docx, xlsx, or pptx. (J#SERVER-852)

• Added

  Adds support for reading and rendering OCG layers. (J#SERVER-815)

• Added

  Adds signature endpoints that work on uploaded files: /api/sign to sign and /api/inspect_signatures to validate signatures in uploaded PDF files. (J#SERVER-870)

• Added

  Adds appearance stream generation for link annotations. This means any set borders will now be rendered. (J#CORE-483)

• Added

  Adds support for Dashboard when Document Engine is launched without DB Storage configuration. (J#SERVER-859)

• Added

  Adds support for adding a custom signature graphic when adding a digital signature. (J#CORE-543)

• Changed

  Improves Document Engine’s use of Postgres configuration values. (Z#111773)

• Changed

  Improves generation of Measurement Content Formats for a given document layer. (#44019)

• Changed

  Streamlines the activation process for online and offline licenses. ACTIVATION_KEY and LICENSE_KEY configurations now accept both online license activation keys and offline license keys. (#44123)

• Changed

  Updates GdPicture to v14.2.72.

• Changed

  Updates the HarfBuzz library to version 8.3.1. (J#CORE-524)

• Changed

  Updates the HarfBuzz library to version 8.4.0. (J#CORE-559)

• Fixed

  Fixes a deadlock when syncing annotations on a certain document containing stamp annotations in PSPDFKit Instant. (J#ANDR-277)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where an incorrect note icon may show on top of highlight annotations with comment replies. (J#CORE-527)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where redaction annotations could not be applied by third-party software like Adobe Acrobat. (J#CORE-555)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the signing process failed in case of a TSA or LTV failure. (#44008)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the line dash pattern was rendered differently from other PDF readers. (J#CORE-540)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the redaction tool may redact a bigger area than necessary in some documents. (J#CORE-562)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the text in a callout annotation may appear in the wrong position. (J#CORE-466)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue with failing to include changes that were made to a document earlier when using /build. (Z#111523)

1.1.1 - 22 Apr 2024

• Changed

  Updates GdPicture to 14.2.69. (#43996)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the signing_token parameter wasn’t provided in the get_certificates action of the signing service callbacks. (#43852)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where digital signatures broke on PDF download because signatures were flattened by default. The default behavior has been changed. If you depend on the original default, pass keep_signatures set to false to the PDF download request. (J#SERVER-885)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where intermediate certificates provided by the signing service weren’t getting embedded in the created digital signature. (#43852)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where measurement labels on rotated pages weren’t exported correctly. (J#CORE-529)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the appearance of unsigned signature form fields may ignore some property changes, like their border width. (J#CORE-417)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the email preset didn’t mark some email addresses for redaction. (J#CORE-514)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the text selection rectangle was too big, resulting in squashed text. (J#CORE-496)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue applying build instructions to password-protected documents. (J#SERVER-100)

1.1.0 - 14 Mar 2024

• Added

  Adds support for trial license keys. (J#SERVER-216)

• Changed

  Updates GdPicture to v14.2.65. (#43724)

• Fixed

  Fixes an extraction of rich text annotations and annotation border color for layers. (J#SERVER-805)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where HTTP redirects were not handled correctly in signing callbacks, affecting signing service, timestamping, and OCSP requests. (J#SERVER-842)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where LTV information could not be refreshed for existing signatures. (J#SERVER-825)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where certificates in the signature store were overridden after an LTV refresh request. (J#SERVER-825)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where refreshing the LTV information of some signed documents may fail. (J#CORE-499)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where validating some documents with LTV information may incorrectly return that the revocation status couldn’t be checked. (J#WEB-1042)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where image signatures were not flattened on PDF export. (J#SERVER-833)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where listing embedded files in rare PDFs could cause a crash. (J#CORE-493)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where opening a document with a digital signature may report additional changes. (J#CORE-473)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where text with the FL and FI ligatures wasn’t extracted correctly. (J#CORE-443)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the text selection of italic characters was too large. (J#CORE-444)

1.0.0 - 13 Feb 2024

See the announcement post.

• Changed

  PSPDFKit Server and Processor are now Document Engine. Refer to our migration guides for detailed information about the most important changes and steps you need to take to upgrade to Document Engine.

• Changed

  Updates GdPicture to v14.2.61.1. (#43434)

• Fixed

  Fixes an error message that may appear in the logs when using the snapping tool. (J#CORE-391)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where calling the PDF JS API field.setItems may not change a form’s value. (J#CORE-430)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where extracted text was garbled due to incomplete reading order information in the PDF. (J#CORE-385)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where font names with certain encodings may not be parsed correctly. (J#CORE-292)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where text selection was not accurately handled for text containing larger gaps. (J#CORE-341)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where redacting some kind of documents may corrupt them. (J#CORE-375)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where shape annotations imported via Instant JSON may incorrectly show a black border. (J#CORE-392)

• Fixed

  Fixes an issue where the appearance of unsigned signature form fields may ignore some property changes, like their border width. (J#CORE-412)

• Fixed

  Fixes flattening form fields using the Build API when passing form fields’ widget IDs. (J#SERVER-563)

PSPDFKit Server and Processor

PSPDFKit Server is now Document Engine. You can check out the Server changelog history here.