Fixes

• Fixes in Highcharts Maps v8.1.2
  • Fixed #13426, reset zoom button appeared while panning maps and the chart was not zoomed in.
• Fixes in Highcharts v8.1.2
  • Fixed #13708, a regression breaking Highcharts.keys.
  • Fixed #13680, chart.addSeries failed after calling chart.setSize on a chart with no data.
  • Fixed #13698, a11y not working properly with user tabindex.
  • Fixed #13674, a regression in v8.1.1 causing pie drilldown animation not to work.
  • Fixed #13576, a regression causing drag and drop to fail for some values in the boxplot series.
  • Fixed #13681, reference to global Highcharts scope in module mode made some modules crash when loaded as ES modules.
  • Fixed #13608, a regression causing parallel axes to lose their positions after update.
  • Fixed #13629, the innerSize of a pie series was set to 0 when there was also an additional gauge series.
  • Fixed #13327, pattern fill was incorrect after chart export in Safari.
  • Fixed #13641, legend click on mobile sometimes failed with accessibility module enabled.

Features

• New in Highcharts v8.1.1
  • Added new option, plotOptions.column.centerInCategory. It centers columns within each category group, but avoiding gaps for null or missing points.
  • Added deprecation error handling.
  • Added support for selecting and dragging parentNode in the packed bubble series.

Fixes

• Fixes in Highcharts Highmaps v8.1.1
  • Fixed #13195, tooltip was shown for points that were hidden by data classes.
  • Fixed #9424, map navigation zoom buttons had [Object object] in DOM styles.
• Fixes in Highcharts v8.1.1
  • Fixed #13559, no JavaScript execution should be allowed from chart configuration strings, except from callbacks like event handlers and formatters. This prevents JavaScript from being injected from forms and other inputs relaying directly to text properties in the chart config.
  • Fixed #13541, chart.update with oneToOne failed when removing and adding series, if all series had explicit id's.
  • Fixed issue with JS errors and malfunction on drill-up button on touch devices when the accessibility module was loaded.
  • Fixed #12804, in sunburst charts, the drill-up button was visible after drilling up to the top level.
  • Fixed #13554, a11y not supporting proximate legend layout.
  • Fixed #13534, dragging points caused an error on iOS.
  • Fixed #13369, edge case where ticks were different after changing series visibility.
  • Fixed #13293, added the X value in exported data table if the point had defined name and xAxis was not a category type.
  • Fixed #13590, CSS classes not being removed correctly, causing unwanted behavior in pie chart hovering and unhovering.
  • Fixed #13309, PDF exports always having landscape orientation when using the offline-exporting module.
  • Fixed #13574, packed bubble size changed when other series were added.
  • Fixed #13372, drilldown in horizontal item series was not allowed.
  • Fixed #13420, adding annotation was not working on iOS devices.
  • Fixed #13202, the lollipop series didn't work with all data formats.
  • Fixed #13371, unable to display data labels in item series without setting series size.
  • Fixed #12077, histogram long decimals crashed browsers.
  • Fixed #13342, tooltip tracking was broken after height update.
  • Fixed #13379, item series with no data threw an error.
  • Fixed #12569, point hover state was lost when axis updated.
  • Fixed #11501, 3D pie was not correctly exported to PDF with offline export.
  • Fixed #13071, unnecessary network request in IE11.
  • Fixed #13489, Chart.print() was not working correctly with highcharts-more.js (specifically network graphs) included.
  • Fixed #13482, unable to disable markers in styled mode with a11y.
  • Fixed #13463, closing export menu using ESC key should not move focus.
  • Fixed #11750, series.opacity option was not respected when creating or updating series.
  • Fixed #13308, empty space appeared on top and bottom of sankey chart when using the minLinkWidth option.
  • Fixed #13375, events were not added to dynamically created plot bands and lines.
  • Fixed #13421, animation was fired when zooming boosted series.
  • Fixed #13353, item series - when rendered in a full circle, points overlapped.

Features

• New in Highcharts v8.1.0
  • Added vertical panning to Highcharts. The chart.panning.type now accepts y directions.
  • Added box options for yAxis.stackLabels: backgroundColor, borderWidth, borderRadius and borderColor.
  • Added new series label options, series.label.format and series.label.formatter.
  • Added individual dash style settings for various parts of box plots.
  • Added language options for export-data table text.
  • Added ability to set markers of heatmap points to custom shapes defined within the SVGRenderer.prototype.symbols object.

Fixes

• Fixes in Highcharts Maps v8.1.0
  • Fixed regression in vertical panning.
• Fixes in Highcharts v8.1.0
  • Fixed issue with missing accessibility options in the API.
  • Fixed #12767, exported data table had wrong points categories.
  • Fixed #13305, focus border not updated with scrolling points.
  • Fixed #11500, stack labels had a wrong position after moving X axis or Y axis.
  • Fixed #13332, 3D column not working on IE browsers. Fixed fillSetter in cuboid methods.
  • Fixed #13310, HTML tooltip did not stick on pointer contact when activated.
  • Fixed #13136, couldn't set yAxis.tickAmount when the chart size was small.
  • Fixed #13098, wordcloud animation options didn't work.
  • Fixed #12656, drilldown points were wrong after click on axis label.
  • Fixed #13204, multiple yAxis labels were not centered over the gridlines when rotation was set and alignTicks was enabled.
  • Fixed #8280, 3D column zIndex was wrongly calculated on wide screens.
  • Fixed #13101, pie with negative values threw error on drilldown.
  • Fixed #13226, tooltip prevented interaction on other chart elements.
  • Fixed #13169, a regression causing packed bubble's initial simulation not to work smoothly.
  • Fixed #12163, width of button was not updated when the font weight changed.
  • Fixed #12165, errors on setting the button width to null.
  • Fixed #13161, stacking was erroneously applied on xrange.
  • Fixed #5999, point.color was not respected for boosted series.
  • Fixed #13134, lollipop misaligned on errorbar series.
  • Fixed #12979, console errors when updating an axis at the same time as updating a related annotation.
  • Fixed #11928, 3D pie was misplaced after calling Series.update.
  • Fixed #13110, chart.sonify was no longer working after v8.0.1.
  • Fixed #13069, histogram produced the wrong number of bins when baseSeries was filled by points with negative values.
  • Fixed #12027, print was not working correctly in packed bubble charts.
  • Fixed #12991, scrollablePlotArea.minHeight was not responsive when changing window height.
  • Fixed #13100, in organization charts, node data labels disappeared in some cases.
  • Fixed #12883, legend pagination was not working correctly when the accessibility module was included.
  • Fixed #13001, scrollablePlotArea not inheriting chart style. Also applied chart styles to tooltip container when tooltip.outside is true.
  • Fixed #13070, annotation was not draggable when HTML label was used.
  • Fixed #13077, the point.isInsidePlot method didn't handle polar charts.
  • Fixed #11635, scrolling didn't trigger hiding of the tooltip when the cursor left the chart's container.
  • Fixed #12091, could not update series shadows without disabling them first.
  • Fixed #12994, tooltip.hideDelay of 0 was causing unexpected tooltip behavior.
  • Fixed #11397, incorrect position of the focus border on text elements.
  • Fixed issue with crosshair wrong position with shared tooltip.