Released: May 17, 2018

Updates in 18.1

Features

• PDF Document API
  • DirectX Rendering (Beta) - With this release, both the PDF Viewer for WinForms and PDF Document API support DirectX rendering:
    • Performance boost for common usage scenarios.
    • High-quality text rendering (GDI uses integer coordinates for glyph positioning) and improved text antialiasing (especially for Type 1 fonts).
    • Support for all blend modes.
    • Support for all text rendering modes (e.g. using the text as a clip region for a drawing).
• Spreadsheet Document API
  • Spreadsheet Shapes - With this release, you can load, print and export to PDF worksheets that contain shapes.
  • Improved Chart Printing and Data Export - The Spreadsheet Document API can now print and export (to PDF) worksheets with charts that contain series points with custom colors applied.
  • Miscellaneous Enhancements
    • Automatic Document Format Identification: With this release, if a document is loaded from a file without specifying its format, we automatically identify the document format based on its content (regardless of filename extension).
    • The Spreadsheet Document API now includes its own Print method and no longer require the DevExpress.XtraPrinting library to print documents. You can print an entire Workbook or individual Sheet using default or custom printer settings.
• Word Processing Document API
  • Microsoft Word Inspired Formatting and Layout - Enhanced both layout and formatting accuracy when printing and exporting documents to PDF.
  • Checkbox Form Fields - With this release, the Word (RTF) Document API library supports checkbox form fields. You can create checkbox form fields, change their state and size, print and export to PDF and HTML.
  • Miscellaneous Enhancements
    • Automatic Document Format Identification: With this release, if a document is loaded from a file or stream, we automatically identify its format based on its content.
    • The Word Document API now includes its own Print method and no longer requires the use of the DevExpress.XtraPrinting library to print documents. You can print documents using default or custom printer settings.