Design Atoms C# Framework Changelog

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This topic includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes for the front-end lib of Design Atoms Framework 6.

6.23.13 - July 8, 2024

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the transparent background of embedded images turned white when rendering designs.

6.23.11 - January 29, 2024

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when certain images got blurry when rendering state files.

6.23.10 - November 30, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering a LayoutItem with nested text items.

Other

The default value of the UseHiResDpiForPdfResize config parameter is now set to False.

6.23.9 - September 22, 2023

General Improvements

Added handling of corrupted font files.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when new items were added to the foreground container.
Fixed a problem when editable text items would not save changes.

6.23.8 - August 31, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when clipart and groups of items were not resized proportionally.
Fixed a problem with saving text items after applying the stroke or shadow effects to them.

6.23.7 - August 3, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem that caused Can't find image error when using VdpRenderer.

6.23.5 - July 13, 2023

General Improvements

Added support for the BlackAndTransparent image effect.
Improved implementation of the BlackAndWhite effect. Now the algorithm uses dithering and gives a better visual approximation to the original image.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with image quality reduction after applying the B&W effect.

6.23.2 - May 26, 2023

General Improvements

Added the possibility to get multiple color previews in a single request by using the endpoint api/ccviewer/GetColorPreviews.

6.23.1 - May 11, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when large design files were not saved in some cases.
Fixed a problem when a URL string passed in the user info did not match any item in the design.
Fixed a problem with rendering preview mockups.

6.23.0 - April 19, 2023

New Features

Implemented a new color model Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Model.Color. Most of the methods that used to be static in ColorManagement now need to be called through an instance of IColorManagement.

6.22.4 - April 11, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when incorrect pagination prevented importing InDesign files with linked PDF graphics.
Fixed a problem with bulk import of fonts.

Other

The Thought.vCards library is included in the NuGet package.

6.22.3 - March 24, 2023

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when vector graphics were rasterized after loading into PlaceholderItem.

6.22.1 - February 16, 2023

General Improvements

Added support for character count and paragraph count limitations (maxLineCount, maxLineLength, and characterLimit) in the TextWhizz engine.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the size of barcode items was reset in loaded state files.
Fixed a problem when the user could select items from inactive channel containers in the viewer.
Fixed a problem when text items lost focus after pasting text from the clipboard.
Fixed a problem with selecting arched text in TextWhizz.

6.22.0 - January 26, 2023

General Improvements

Added support for arched text in the TextWhizz engine.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering formatted text in interpolation placeholders, which contains non-escaped ampersand (&) symbol.
Fixed a problem with dropping performance of text rendering when using the Classic text engine.
Fixed a problem when TextWhizz would freeze while editing bounded text or adding bullets to a list with the ExpandBox overflow strategy enabled.

6.21.10 - December 30, 2022

General Improvements

Optimized rendering of text items under high load.

6.21.9 - December 23, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when empty fallback fonts resulted in console errors.

6.21.8 - December 9, 2022

General Improvements

Optimized performance of RequestInitData.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem that caused UnexpectedException after getting stripe parameters.

6.21.7 - November 25, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the classic text engine would not activate when using MaxLineCount or MaxLineLength limits for text items.

6.21.6 - November 3, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering PSD templates with text containing empty paragraphs.

6.21.5 - October 27, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with importing text items with empty paragraphs.
Fixed a problem with rendering text that contain both the ampersand (&) symbol and variable data.

6.21.4 - October 19, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering PDF mockups.
Fixed some problems with rendering curved text by the TextWhizz engine.

6.21.3 - October 5, 2022

General Improvements

Optimized loading of multipage product templates through the Asset Storage API.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when bleed and trim lines were rendered shifted in hi-res outputs.
Fixed a problem when compression options were not applied in the RenderHiRes method to get print files.
Fixed a messaging problem occurred between the Iframe with the editor and the host page on startup.

Other

You can now change the backendUrl and textEditorMode of the viewer when your application starts before it receives the required settings.
Refactored StateService to solve the problem with saving products.

6.21.1 - August 5, 2022

General Improvements

Added the ICanvasStyle interface to define custom styles for grips of design elements through the viewer configuration.
Added the ImageProcessing.Emboss class to apply the emboss effect to images.
Added an array of preferred fonts to a Product.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering SVG graphics with embedded ICC profiles.
Fixed a problem when imported PDF files were rasterized.
Fixed a problem with getting mouse coordinates when the user scrolls a page with the viewer.

6.21.0 - July 20, 2022

New Features

Editing text lists is now supported on mobile devices.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when items of channel containers were rendered cropped.

6.20.9 - July 12, 2022

General Improvements

Changed the Design Editor startup process.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when a one pixel line would appear on the canvas when using overlay mockups.
Fixed invalid color conversion when rendering groups of items imported from IDML.

6.20.7 - June 24, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when permissions to change text properties were not saved to state files.
Fixed a problem when transparency was not applied to PDF graphics when rendering hi-res outputs.
Fixed a problem when dash and altBorderColor properties were not applied to some design items.

6.20.6 - June 6, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering barcode proof images.

6.20.5 - June 2, 2022

General Improvements

Improved loading performance of designs that contain many text items.
Improved the rendering quality of barcode proof images obtained using IProductRenderer.GetProof.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the background item kept properties of DepositPhotos images after changing the background to a solid color.

6.20.4 - May 20, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with loading fonts that have leading or trailing spaces in their family names.

6.20.3 - May 7, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with loading text items containing the ampersand (&) symbol.
Fixed a problem when keyboard input did not handle after clicking toolbar buttons.

6.20.2 - April 29, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with deserialization of STO files containing imbedded images.
Fixed a problem with entering the edit mode for PlaceholderItem.
Fixed a problem with negative resizing of design elements on the canvas.
Fixed a problem with displaying the canvas shadow.

6.20.1 - April 14, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with clipping the bleed zone on the canvas.
Fixed a problem when text was redrawn twice when entering the HTML editing mode.
Fixed a problem when empty text elements could remain in LayoutItem.
Fixed a problem with continuation of numbering of new items in text lists.

6.20.0 - April 8, 2022

General Improvements

Optimized memory consumption when rendering the canvas. The canvas is now used as a viewport for the current design.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with GS1 Databar validation.
Fixed some problems when state files could have text items with a zero font size.

6.19.1 - April 4, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with selecting items created by mouse click in the viewer.
Fixed a problem with numbering in nested lists after deleting a list item.

6.19.0 - March 18, 2022

New Features

Refactored InputHandler to improve user input and mobile user experience.

General Improvements

Improved performance of rendering barcodes to bitmaps.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with reading some fonts with incorrect postscript names from PSD templates.

6.18.1 - February 17, 2022

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when extra indents appeared in auto-layout groups when generating proof images.
Fixed a problem with rendering ITF barcodes.

6.18.0 - February 3, 2022

New Features

Added support for bulleted and numbered lists in the In-place text engine. You can now import lists from InDesign templates and then format them on the canvas. You can also create lists in text editing mode.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with updating LayoutItem when it was changed not on the current page.
Fixed a problem with rendering products that contain text with non-breaking spaces.

6.17.3 - December 23, 2021

New Features

Added support for snapping items to the grid. You can change the settings of snap lines in the canvas.snapLines config.

General Improvements

You can now use the ConvertTextItem command to convert text items to arched text.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when snapping to elements did not work if they were inside a region.

6.17.2 - December 13, 2021

General Improvements

Added the DistributeItems command that arranges elements within the selection so that they are at the same distance vertically or horizontally.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with cloning the placeholder permissions.
Fixed a problem with anchoring text when both vertical alignment and expandBox overflow strategy were applied.
Fixed a problem with changing baselineShift, firstBaselineMinOffset, and firstBaselineOffset when using the In-place text engine.

6.17.0 - November 29, 2021

General Improvements

Added the name argument to the GroupItems command.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with serialization of state files containing specific SVG graphics with fonts.

Other

Text processing has been moved to the separate package design-atoms-text.

6.16.3 - November 11, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when text frames could enlarge when using the In-place text engine.
Fixed a problem when the order of VDP fields was different from the order of LayoutItem fields in the design.
Fixed a problem with changing X and Y coordinates of items when changing the width or height.

6.16.0 - November 3, 2021

General Improvements

You can now render an array of items to a stream using the ProductRenderer.RenderItems method.
Added the possibility to visualize regions in the viewer. You can now display safety lines indicating the region's bounds and enable lines snapping to the region.
Added the setSlug command to define the slug area in the product.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with the wrong protocol in the response /api/viewer/cssfonts.
Fixed a problem with cloning LayoutItem.
Fixed a problem when surfaces were initialized without print areas.
Fixed a problem when the allowedTabs property was not maintained when converting ImageItem to PlaceholderItem.
Fixed a problem with serialization of state files containing ImageItem with unavailable ImageSource URL.
Fixed some problems with editing text in the HTML mode.
Fixed a problem when item selection was reset after using the Undo and Redo commands.
Fixed some problems that caused NullReferenceException.

6.15.7 - October 21, 2021

General Improvements

Added support for vertically oriented text in TextWhizz.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with handling touch events in violation warnings and the Floating Item toolbar.
Fixed a problem when the background color was reset after resetting the bleed.
Fixed a problem when the item name was removed when converting image placeholders to images.

6.15.6 - October 8, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering CurvedTextItem using the In-place text engine.
Fixed a problem with rendering PNG images in the extended format (16 bits per channel).
Fixed a problem with applying variable data printing to auto layouts.

6.15.5 - October 1, 2021

General Improvements

Added the possibility to control changing the text stroke color using the TextPermissions.allowChangeStrokeColor property.
The fixUnsupportedText command now removes RTL (Right-To-Left) characters to edit this text using the In-place text engine.
Added support for curved text in TextWhizz engine.
Added the possibility to display a stub image for barcodes containing invalid or missing data.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with converting RTL point text to area text.
Fixed a problem with converting image placeholders to images.
Fixed a problem with rendering proof images of large-sized products.
Fixed a problem with applying variable data printing to auto layouts.
Fixed a problem when the stub image for the databar was not updated when resizing.

6.15.4 - September 22, 2021

General Improvements

Added the possibility to align snap lines to locked items by using the items.includeLocked property in snap lines config.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problems with reading items with vector masks.
Fixed some problems with converting plain text to bounded text through the command manager.
Fixed a problems when changing the value of BarcodeItem could result in increasing its size.

Other

When you start editing RTL text in the In-place text engine, you will be asked to either discard entered text or switch to the Classic engine and keep typing.

6.15.3 - September 10, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when mouse events were captured in mockup containers.
Fixed a problem when plain text converted to bounded text could disappear on the canvas in some cases.
Fixed a problem with reading files when there are dots in their names.
Fixed a problem with checking the permission to change the z-order in ItemPermissions.equals.
Fixed validation of text in XML format.

6.15.2 - September 2, 2021

General Improvements

Improved speed of MeasureText() of BoundedTextItem when using the TextWhizz engine.

6.15.1 - August 26, 2021

General Improvements

Added the convertTextItem, fixUnsupportedText, and replaceItem commands to the command manager.

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with rendering text elements when using the In-place text engine.
Fixed a problem when violation warnings appeared only if an element is selected.
Fixed a problem with selecting multiple elements on the canvas.
Fixed a problem with cloning LayoutItem.

6.15.0 - August 16, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with importing InDesign templates.
Fixed a problem with rendering products when the print file was larger than 200 GB.
Fixed a problem with rendering surfaces with empty containers.
Fixed some problems with editing text on iOS mobile devices.
Fixed console messages when releasing TextItem.
Fixed a problem with updating the viewer.
Fixed a problem with memory consumption.

6.14.1 - August 5, 2021

General Improvements

Now, if skew is defined for text items in InDesign templates, these items will be imported with the faux italic style.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering spines and folding lines on proof images when rendering mockups is disabled.
Fixed a problem with resetting the zoom level.

6.14.0 - July 30, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when text changes were rolled back after changing the properties of the text item.
Fixed some problems with displaying the mouse cursor and handling mouse events.
Fixed some problems with rendering BarcodeItem.

6.13.0 - July 22, 2021

General Improvements

Improved the rendering time of text elements containing glyphs that are not present in the specified font. You can specify fonts containing such glyphs, in PreferredFallbackFonts as follows: "ArialMT;Menlo-Bold".
Added the possibility to disable the rendering of glyphs missing in the defined font. To perform this, you can use the configuration parameter NotFoundGlyphRemovalEnabled.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with checking the license key.
Fixed a problem with rendering indexed RGB graphics with indexed colors when PdfRenderKeepOriginalColors is enabled.
Fixed a problem with calculating boundsData for product surfaces.
Fixed a problem when items of auto-layout groups could move in some cases.
Fixed a problem with deleting nested layout items.
Fixed a problem with processing mouse events when dragging items in the viewer.
Fixed a problem when InvalidImageException was not handled.

6.12.1 - July 2, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when layout items could change their position when changing orientation.
Fixed a problem when In-place text engine did not check permissions to edit text items.
Fixed a problem with handling touch events.

6.12.0 - June 29, 2021

New Features

Added the possibility to zoom the canvas and place items to an area by using the command manager.

General Improvements

Added the possibility to use URLs when defining mockups.
Added GetBoundsData(Product) to obtain coordinates of the rectangles bounding items on all product surfaces.
Added a new violation warning that appears for text elements that are rendered by the Classic text engine when the WYSIWYG engine is enabled.
Added the Property decorator for firstBaselineOffset of bounded text items.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with processing empty lines in text items.

6.11.1 - June 22, 2021

General Improvements

Added support for vertical and horizontal scaling in TextWhizz.
Optimized processing of multiple requests. Large bitmaps are now processed separately from the main combined bitmap.
Added the visible and locked properties to Layer.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with reading PostScript names of fonts used in InDesign templates.
Fixed a problem with reading locked layers from InDesign templates.

6.11.0 - June 7, 2021

New Features

Added the possibility to define printArea.bleed by using SetBleedCommand.

General Improvements

Improved support for linked multipage PDF files in InDesign templates. Now Design Atoms imports a specific page from the PDF file when reading multipage IDML templates.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the image was loaded instead of the PSD template when both files had the same name.
Fixed a problem when text items obtained wrong OpenType Features when editing.
Fixed a problem with updating text items in a LayoutItem.

6.10.0 - May 28, 2021

General Improvements

Now, Design Atoms can use the <RT> marker again to determine whether to apply the rich format to imported text items.

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with rendering text on the canvas.

6.9.11 - May 24, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with reading InDesign templates in which bounds of PDF graphics did not match the bounds of its frame.
Fixed a problem with editing text in a LayoutItem.

6.9.10 - May 20, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with loading InDesign templates that have set bleed and slug values.
Fixed a problem with deserialization of state files saved in version 4 and then rendered in version 5 or later.

6.9.8 - May 13, 2021

General Improvements

Added support for PrintAreaBoundsChanged, UndoProduct, and RedoProduct events.
Added support for Grayscale image effect.

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with changing the properties of text items.
Fixed a problem with rendering text that uses a font with ligatures.
Fixed a problem with aligning items to the bleed area.

6.9.7 - May 11, 2021

General Improvements

Added support for the tolerance when detecting violations of safety lines and the bleed area.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when a text element of a smart group was displayed on the canvas after deleting its content.
Fixed a problem with converting GroupItem to LayoutItem and vice versa.

6.9.5 - April 30, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering text that uses a font with ligatures.
Fixed a problem when defaultItemsConfig did not apply the content permissions to PlaceholderItem.

6.9.4 - April 27, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when the violation service did not subscribe to container changes.

6.9.3 - April 22, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with loading images into texture containers when using the Asset Storage.
Fixed a problem with ungrouping the LayoutItem.
Fixed a problem when design elements with disallowed movements could be aligned to snap lines.
Fixed a problem with scrolling the canvas on mobile devices.
Fixed the model version check.

6.9.1 - April 19, 2021

General Improvements

Improved support for fonts when rendering text from SVG files.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with the reading of region bounds from InDesign templates when LegacyIdmlBleedParsingEnabled is true.
Fixed a problem with positioning a file stream when converting product templates.
Fixed a problem when state files with safety lines defined in version 6.1 would not load in 6.9.

6.9.0 - April 12, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with parsing IDML files with flipped images.
Fixed a problem with deserialization of state files when they were saved earlier than version 5.5 and then opened in 5.5 or later.
Fixed a problem with using the convertItemToPlaceholder command for ImageItem.
Fixed a problem when image placeholders could move on the canvas when trying to drag the Done button.
Fixed a problem when the fill color would not apply to empty text items.
Fixed some problems with manipulating items on the canvas.

Other

ViolationService has been moved from the design-editor package to design-atoms.

6.8.0 - April 2, 2021

New Features

Added support for vertical alignment, auto size, and copyfitting in the WYSIWYG text engine.
Added support for Intelligent Mail Barcode.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with rendering PathTextItem when the path is flipped.

6.7.0 - March 24, 2021

New Features

Added the possibility to manage violation settings for a single item.
Added the possibility to convert ShapeItem to PlaceholderItem using ItemsCommand.convertItemToPlaceholder and ItemsCommand.convertPlaceholderToItem.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with selecting items on the canvas with the SelectFirstItemCommand.

6.6.0 - March 17, 2021

General Improvements

Optimized performance of the VDP rendering.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with processing text styles.

6.5.0 - March 12, 2021

New Features

Added the AutoLayoutSettings.AnchorPoint property to anchor the layout of a smart group when its size changes.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with CurvedTextItem positioning.
Fixed a problem when the isVariable property was not applied to text items.

6.4.0 - March 4, 2021

New Features

Added support for overprint. You can now import overprint-related properties from InDesign templates and output them to PDF files.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with updating an ImageItem with a URL as the image source when this URL does not support the HEAD method.

6.3.5 - February 26, 2021

General Improvements

Optimized the bundle size.

6.3.3 - February 15, 2021

General Improvements

Added Clone() methods to WatermarkConfig and FontSettings.

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with loading products from templates.

6.3.2 - February 10, 2021

General Improvements

Added IProductHandler.GetProductFontsExtended() to support fonts with undefined Postscript name. Such fonts will be identified by Family and Style.
Added the MouseBehavior.Locked mode to disable mouse events in the viewer.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with deserialization of ImageItem.

6.3.1 - February 1, 2021

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with using the visible property of items in a group.

6.3.0 - January 21, 2021

New Features

Added events that trigger when entering and exiting from the WYSIWYG edit mode.

General Improvements

Added support for the Anisotropic9 resize interpolation mode for rendering print files.
You can now load templates from streams and convert them to products by using TemplateParser.FromStream and TemplateParser.FromStreams.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with adding new images through the createItem command.
Fixed a problem with reading linked images from InDesign templates.
Fixed a problem with ShapeItem serialization when a file with long path was not saved in the state file.

6.2.0 - December 30, 2020

New Features

Added the placeholderEditingViewMode parameter that allows you to define whether to change the z-order of PlaceholderItem and fade out the area that is around its content in the edit mode.
Added the possibility to apply blend modes to all design items created in the viewer.

General Improvements

Improved viewer performance when violation service is enabled.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with selecting text elements in the viewer when bleed and slug areas were defined.
Fixed a problem when IProductRenderer.RenderProof() ignored the ShowStubContent option.
Fixed a problem with displaying GridItem in the viewer.

6.1.1 - December 17, 2020

General Improvements

Improved appearance of text placeholders. Now text prompts in empty placeholders are displayed on the canvas with an opacity of 0.5.

Bug Fixes

Fixed serialization of layout items.
Fixed a problem when PDF boxes were not set on the pages rendered from channel containers.
Fixed a problem with the invalidation of ImageItem that uses a URL as the image source.
Fixed a problem with displaying text leading in the viewer.

6.1.0 - December 7, 2020

New Features

Added support for Data Matrix barcodes.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with retrieving nested items in Surface.GetAllItems().
Fixed a problem with color management.

6.0.4 - December 2, 2020

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem with displaying metric and imperial units on the canvas rulers.
Fixed a problem when visualization permissions were not applied to groups defined in IDML templates.

6.0.3 - November 26, 2020

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with the WYSIWYG text engine.
Fixed a problem with removing surrogate pair characters from text.

6.0.2 - November 20, 2020

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem when design elements obtained the wrong size when loading templates if the canvas had display:none style.

6.0.1 - November 12, 2020

General Improvements

Changed the type of IFontSettingsData.size. You can still use a number for the font size in points and also use a string specifying a percentage of the height of the print area, for example, "10%".
Improved performance when generating preview images of products containing PDF graphics.

Bug Fixes

Fixed some problems with importing in-string placeholders and group items from InDesign templates.
Fixed a problem with applying permissions to a group of layers.
Fixed a problem with applying vertical alignment to text on the canvas.

6.0.0 - November 2, 2020

New Features

Implemented a new text engine that supports the rendering of text items on the front end.
Added the LayoutItem, which allows for auto-arranging items in a group.

General Improvements

Removed dependency on system fonts. Instead of ArialMT, text items use the Roboto-Regular font by default.
Removed the Item.IsRichText property. When upgrading former state files, the value of this property will be converted to the corresponding value of AllowTextFormatting.