Features

• SDK Updates
  • Added ExpressionEngine to PrintJob. It should be used in concurrency scenarios.
• Microsoft Windows Printing Updates
  • Added ExpressionEngine to WindowsPrintJob. It should be used in concurrency scenarios.

Fixes

• Visual Label Windows Editor Updates
  • Fixed weird artifact for some very small grid-lines values.
  • Fixed NullReferenceException when calling Close method.

Fixes

• Fixed error introduced by the previous update.
• Fixed wrong char unescaping in expressions.

Features

• Added support for printing page 1 of N windows when printing as an image or graphic.

Fixes

• Concurrency issues in data binding and expressions scenarios.

Fixes

• Error `BinaryFormatter serialization and deserialization are disabled within this application.`.

Fixes

• Double quotes, Ampersand, Less Than, and Greater Than chars were not escaped in Expressions.
• Error when handing HideIfEmpty prop for TextItem and BarcodeItem.

Fixes

• null data value handling when using JSON Data Source.

Fixes

• JavaScript Updates
  • Fixed issue where ImageItem was not rendered if SourceFile was specified.

Features

• Improved JSON data type parsing when setting it as a Data Source.

Fixes

• Fixed bug when data source is not specified to a label that requires one.
• Fixed issue where Code or Human Readable Text was not rendered if EAN/UPC GuardBar was disabled.

Fixes

• Hyphen ASCII 45 char was not printed when printing Fingerprint commands.

Features

• Added FontManager class to manage the collection of fonts available in the internal cache.

Fixes

• NativePrinterFontB was not rendered correctly, mainly under Linux.
• NativePrinterFonts and custom font files no longer need to be installed under Linux.

Fixes

• Fixed issue with error `Value does not fall within the expected range` introduced by build 10.0.21.322.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with TextItem word wrap overflow when using ParagraphScaling sizing option.

Fixes

• Fixed bug when using NativePrinterFonts and TextAlignment Center & Right options.

Features

• Added CharSpacing property to TextItem. This allows setting the horizontal spacing behavior between text characters.

Features

• Added support for new JSON Label Template format.

Fixes

• Fixed rendering issues when using expressions in data binding scenarios.

Features

• Improved JSON label template structure.

Fixes

SDK Updates

• Fixed an issue where replicates were not working as expected in a multi-label per row scenario.

Visual Label Web Editor Updates

• Fixed an issue where native printer fonts were not rendered if they were not installed in the target machine.

Fixes

• 1D Array Data Source was not working as expected.
• Fixed "End of Central Directory record could not be found" error when exporting to HTML.

Fixes

Visual Label Windows Editor Updates

• Fixed an issue where mouse double click event was not raised for TextItem.

Visual Label Web Editor Updates

• Javascript Updates.
  • Fixed an issue with wrong missing image size for ImageItem.

Features

• Improved TextSizing ParagraphScaling option which will scale up to the specified Font.Size value.

Fixes

• Fixed issue with wrong label items rendering location when exporting Sheet Labels to image and PDF formats.
• Fixed issue where TextItem Right and Center alignment was not working as expected for some Fonts.
• Fixed Bad quality image rendering in PDF outputs when using SkiaSharp 1.68+.

Features

SDK Features

• Added the ability to apply advanced Expressions on the label content at rendering time. This allows advanced and dynamic changes on any Item properties based on Expressions code.
• Added Expressions collection property to ThermalLabel object.
• Added new keywords to ExpressionBuilder like `Set` (set values to Items properties or Variables), `New` (create a new object) as well as `Enumeration` types. Also added new LABEL_WIDTH and LABEL_HEIGHT variables for dynamic Item alignment. In addition, ExpressionBuilder now supports adding any custom or Microsoft .NET Type references through the AddReference method.
• Added support for Sheet Labels layout (like Avery and other brands).
• Added SheetLabelsWidth, SheetLabelsHeght, SheetLabelsCount, and SheetLabelsMargin properties to ThermalLabel class.
• Added the ability to export labels to PDF in vector format.
• Added UseVectorDrawing property to PdfMetadata class to enable it.
• Added the ability to export labels to HTML format.
• Added ParagraphScaling option to TextSizing so any text paragraph in a TextItem can automatically scale to fit in the available container size.
• Added Arc option to TextSizing to allow printing single line of arc-shaped text.
• Added Vertical option to TextSizing to allow printing single line of text vertically (stacked chars effect).
• Added Outline Text effect by setting StrokeThickness and StrokeColorHex properties on any TextItem.
• Added Visible property to Item objects so can be hidden or not when label is exported to any supported formats and when printing.
• Added JSON format for label templates.
• Added support for XML & CSV string data sources. The data source string must be prefixed with 'xml:' & 'csv:' respectivelly.
• Added support for JSON Array data sources. The JSON Array can be specified to a file with '.json' extension, or as a plain string that must be prefixed with 'json:'.
• Added DocumentName property to WindowsPrintJob to specify the doc name that appears on Microsoft Windows print queue.
• Font.CustomFontFile can now be specified to a Base64 string representing the TTF font file content.
• Improved RTL text rendering when mixed with non-RTL text.
• Improved FontSizeScaling, it was not considering the TextItem's Height.
• Improved support for newer SkiaSharp versions and removed SkiaSharp.HarfBuzz dependency.
• Barcode Features
  • Added two digits checksum to Code11 symbology.
  • Plessey Barcode.
  • GS1 Aztec Code Barcode.
  • EPC QR Code Barcode (SEPA Credit Transfer QR Code, SCT QR Code).
  • Code 49 Stacked Barcode.
  • Codablock-F Stacked Barcode.
  • TLC39 Barcode.
  • HIBC LIC Codablock-F Barcode.
  • HIBC PAS Codablock-F Barcode.
  • TriOptic Barcode.
  • DIN SPEC 91406 QR Code Barcode.
  • DIN SPEC 91406 Data Matrix Barcode.
  • Update AIs based on GS1 General Specification v20: AI (723s) Certification reference, AI (7240) Protocol ID, AI (8009) Optically readable sensor indicator, AI (8013) Global Model Number (GMN), AI (8026) Identification of pieces of a trade item (ITIP) contained in a logistic unit, AI (714) National Healthcare Reimbursement Number (NHRN).
  • Portugal AIM, and AI (8013) Global Model Number (GMN).
  • HIBC LIC Additional Supplemental Data support.

Visual Windows Label Editor Features

• Items that are out of label boundary are now highlighted on the editor.
• Added AdornerOutOfLabelVisible and AdornerOutOfLabelColor properties for customization.
• Added ValidateOutOfLabelItems() method to validate whether any Item is out of label boundary.
• Added Layout Alignment support that allows the selected items to be aligned to the Left, Right, Top, Bottom, as well as Centering & Distribution in both ways, Horizontally & Vertically.
• ToolTip is now displayed on all Items in the label canvas showing Item's Name & Type when mouse pointer is over it.
• Added ToolTip customization through ItemToolTipBackColor, ItemToolTipForeColor, and ItemToolTipBorderColor properties.
• Added new icon and tooltip for Item comments.

Visual Web Editor Features

• Improved rendering quality for Text, Barcodes, and Images when zooming.
• Improved error handling by adding onError event.
• Improved async support for Image rendering and most ThermalLabel Editor methods.
• Most editor canvas style settings moved to CSS (ThermalLabelWebEditor.css)
• ToolTip is displayed on all Items in the label canvas showing Item's Name & Type when mouse pointer is over it.
• Added Undo/Redo support.