Released: Jul 5, 2024

Updates in v14.1

Features

• Improved HTML Document Rendering - The HTML document rendering engine has been modernized on both the Windows and Docker platforms which offers higher rendering fidelity of text, images, fonts, and other content within HTML and E-mail documents.
• Breaking Changes - Database Requirement. The use of a Central Database is now required. This change is being made to eliminate server affinity in a future release.
• Product Updates
  • PDF-only Viewing Packages are now also available when using an OEM License.
  • The OCR add-on is now also available when using an OEM License.
  • Updated MSO rendering engine to support viewing MS PowerPoint documents containing embedded EMF images.
• Improved the rendering of specific Asian characters in PDF documents that use non-embedded fonts. This improvement was made by updating the character encoding tables used by the PDF Conversion Service (PDFCS) third-party components.
• Updated the Client-side Viewer and samples to the latest official version of jQuery v3.7.1, taking advantage of recent security fixes.
• Updated Consul included in our product to version 1.19.0, taking advantage of recent security fixes.
• Several parameters in the Central Configuration have been changed to more secure default values. The changes are:
  • security.htmlRendering.blockExternalContent now defaults to true.
  • security.externalContent.requireHttps now defaults to true.
  • fileTypes.excel.formulas.autocalculate.enabled now defaults to false.
  • viewing.sessionConstraints.documentSource.allowedValues now defaults to ['api'].
• Updated PrizmDoc Services, PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS) and accusoft/prizmdoc-viewer-eval container image to run on the newer Node.js v18.20.3, taking advantage of recent security fixes and other changes in Node.js.
• Documentation Updates
  • Updated naming throughout the documentation from 'The Viewer' and 'PrizmDoc Viewer' to PrizmDoc.
  • Consolidated the Get Started section to make it easier to locate the information you need to evaluate and integrate PrizmDoc Viewer.
  • Updated the Evaluate PrizmDoc topic with steps to make it easier for you to get started evaluating PrizmDoc's features.
  • Updated Security Guidance in light of the new secure defaults for some central configurations.

Fixes

• Addressed an issue in the PrizmDoc Client where setting data on a mouse tool template mark failed after recreating the mouse tool.
• Addressed an issue in the Microsoft Office Conversion Connectivity when an office document conversion result could be routed improperly causing Viewing and Conversion failures.
• Addressed an issue in PrizmDoc where it could not properly display specific PDF documents that contained embedded CID TrueType fonts.
• Addressed an issue in PrizmDoc where it could not properly display PDF documents where the BaseName of a composite font did not match the BaseName of its descendant non-embedded font.
• Addressed incorrect spacing when rendering half-width Asian characters in PDF documents with CID Font widths table containing overlapping entries.
• Addressed issues in the PrizmDoc Server for Windows uninstall process.
• Addressed potential vulnerabilities in the Vector Conversion Service (VCS) third-party components by updating them to the newer versions.
• Addressed potential vulnerabilities in the PDF Conversion Service (PDFCS) third-party components by updating them to the newer versions.
• Addressed potential vulnerabilities in the PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS) third-party components by updating them to the newer versions.