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PDF-XChange Viewer Changelog

What's new in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.322.10

Dec 14, 2018
  • Critical error or bug fix:
  • Fixed digital signature validation vulnerability reported by NDS.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.322.8 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Fixed buffer overflow issue on some corrupted files reported by Sebastian Feldmann.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 316.0 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Resolved vulnerability reported by Sébastien Morin

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 313.0 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Resolved issue with setting colors for annotations and fields
  • Added 'Doc.Signed' property
  • Fixed crash on some corrupted fonts
  • Added export annotations' actions to XFDF files

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 312.1 (Feb 11, 2015)

  • Resolved critical issue with Shell Extension component.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 312.0 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Implemented js function field.buttonImportIcon

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 311.0 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • Further improvements for handling fonts with 'stange' metrics.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 310.0 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • Fixed the perimeter value shown for the area tool when creating a new area measurement.
  • Fixed calculation area for an area measurement with self intersections.
  • Added new props General.ClientVer and General.ServerVer for JS-devs
  • Fixed an issue with selecting text

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 308.2 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Improved UI for adding new serial keys.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 308.1 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • New protection system incorporating extended upgrade/renewal options and features!
  • Fixed couple of minor issues.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 214.2 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Resolved some issues with radio button and check boxes on some PDF forms.
  • Fixed issue with MDI-buttons. Added some new MDI-features.
  • Added new notify 'Prompts.ConfirmOpenRDoc' (look for 'FileName', 'UserChoice' props).
  • Fixed issue with documents activation on terminal client.
  • Fixed issue with overwriting an existing TIFF-files at exporting from pdf to images.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 214.1 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Resolved critical issue with loading AcroForms introduced in the previous build.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 212.0 (Oct 26, 2013)

  • Fixed rare crash of the Viewer on some JPEG streams. (T# 1924)
  • Changed touch/stylus handling in pencil tool. (T# 1911)
  • Fixed typos in the Viewer UI.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 211.0 (Aug 29, 2013)

  • Added workarounds to handle PDF files with incorrect pages content
  • Fixed handling of some attached files as PDF
  • Added events and methods to help synchronize scroll positions between two instances of AX
  • Fixed rare crash on printing some specific PDF files
  • Resolved issue with link detection in some specific cases
  • Find string is copied to full search criteria on search panel activating
  • Fixed crash under certain circumstances when adding annotations to the document

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 210.0 (Feb 26, 2013)

  • Fixed issue with possible crash on some XFA files.
  • Fixed issue when changing exclusive mode for tools via ActiveX.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 209.0 (Feb 26, 2013)

  • Corrected - doc.getNthFieldName function, now returns correct field.
  • Fixed issue with link's border width when link style is an underline with default border width.
  • Resolved issue jumping to wrong position from bookmarks in same conditions.
  • Fixed rare issue with decoding JBIG2 streams.
  • Implement function doc.mailDoc.
  • Fixed color conversion on printing that may cause issues on some printers.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 208.0 (Feb 26, 2013)

  • Fixed reported issue related to security.decoding corrupted JPEG streams in PDF files.
  • Resolved issue with form calculation that may occur in some forms.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 207.0 (Feb 26, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue with submitting FDF as XFDF.
  • Fixed an issue with printing on custom paper sizes.
  • Resolved issue with annot.quads property
  • Support of XFA images located

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 206.0 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Resolved issue with handling util.printd that caused issues with some forms.
  • Resolved issue with decoding some jpeg images.
  • Resolved rare issue with shades that caused the Viewer to crash. .
  • Resolved rare issue when loading some dynamic XFA forms. .
  • Viewer doesn't allow the use of encryption certificates for digital signatures.
  • Resolved issue when viewer signature invalidates certifying documents making unnecessary changes.
  • Resolved issue with getting day of week in js.
  • Fixed issue with printing watermark annotations.
  • Fixed issue with large spool file(s)+ generated when printing via Simple Viewer SDK.
  • Self-signed certificates created by the Viewer now use SHA256 algorithm.
  • Improved support for certificates with SHA256 algorithms and certificates on smartcards and USB sticks.
  • Viewer now performs expiration and revocation checks for certificates in PDF documents.
  • Changed algorithm of PCL printers detection. Some PCL drivers may have had issues when printing rotated images. For PCL printers the Viewer now 'normalizes' such images.
  • Added support of 'specific' annotation borders.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 205.0 (Oct 11, 2012)

  • Fixed issue with handling mouse up event on some form fields. (T# 1576)
  • Fixed spelling error in command name. (T#1543)
  • Changed algorithm when getting a page's margin - as this causes problems with some printers. (T#1564)
  • Fixed issue with horizontal scroll bar on bookmarks view. (T#1527)
  • Resolved issue with menu's shorcuts after application's window activation. (T#1528)
  • Fixed issue with mouse wheel scroll on first activation in IE. (13856)
  • Implemented doc.info object. (T# 1606)
  • Trim URL specified in the Open URL dialog to remove erroneous/superfluous content. (T#1529)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 204.0 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Language files updated and other minor fixes.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 203.0 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Fixed issue with generating invalid digital signature.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 202.0 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Fixed handling of printerName property of PrintParams class.
  • Support of callout property for annotation object. (T#1511)
  • Resolved issue with handling button form's fields with a non-stanand appearance. (T#1514)
  • Fixed some issues with time stamping. (T#1497)
  • Fixed issue with sequential scanning. (13254)
  • Fixed issues with importing non-standard stamps from FDF files. (T#1469, T#1418, T#1466)
  • Fixed issues with importing non-standard stamps from XFDF files. (13018)
  • Resolved an issue with placing rotated stamps. (T#1477)
  • Resolved issue with printing rotated content on PCL printers. (T#1471)
  • Resolved issue with bitonal J2K images. (T#1450)
  • Fixed lock up issue on Save with dynamic XFA forms. (12823)
  • Resolved issue with very slow getNthFieldName function in some cases. (9491)
  • Resolved an issue with text-alignment in AcroForm-comboboxes. (T#1427) (13011)
  • Resolved an issue with selecting the combo-items by keyboard. (T#1434)
  • Resolved an issue when running some JS-scripts. (T#1425) (12624)
  • Fixed issue with freezing of control after some [Alt]-key presses. (T#1298) (11856)
  • Fixed issue with handling of 'file://'-url in 'OpenURI' pdf-action. (T#1438)
  • Fixed issue with handling of 'document.ReadOnly' property for form-fields. (T#1449) (12904)
  • Fixed issue for support of TabletPC (and added hidden option to turn off support). (T#1445) (12716)
  • Resolved issue with highlighting of 'corresponding' bookmark in bookmarks-view. (T#1440)
  • Fixed issue with flashing of item in taskbar after loading an first document. (T#1429) (12633)
  • Resolved issue with ColorPicker's popup on multi-monitor configuration of desktop. (T#1487) (5200)
  • Resolved issue with text-lables in 'Zoom Level' dropdown-menu. (T#1499)
  • Implement setPageBoxes method of the document object. (12522)
  • Added support for undocumented password checking algorithm introduced in Adobe Acrobat X.
  • Added new feature - 'Remove Broken Recents at Startup' on 'Manage Recents...' dialog.
  • Added combobox on the 'Print' dialog to improving duplex-printing. (T#1516) (8042)
  • Add new 'Prepare' printing-event. (13039)
  • Enabled abilty to setting of custom shortcut for 'Online Search' tool-item. (T#1472) (13266)
  • Enabled mouse back-button support for 'In-Browser' mode. (T#1500) (13682)
  • Added new option to expand original ligatures on text copying. (12949)
  • Added new options to show/hide stamp-collections: prop. 'Commenting.HideStdStampsCollections', cmd. 'ShowStampsCollection'.
  • Added - write EOF char after end of PDF file marker to workaround Adobe's incremental update's issues. (13690)
  • Improved performance on saving document. (T#1486)
  • Improved rendering perfomance for large number of small images used CalRGB color space. (T#1460)
  • Added workaround to handle images with incorrect filters. (T#1457)
  • Changed toggle-by-shortcut behavior for 'Full Search' Pane. (T#1410) (12526)
  • Improved URL-recognition in plain text on the pages. (13806)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 201.0 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Fixed issue with some combo box fields in dynamic and static XFA files.
  • Resolved issue with saving dashed borders for link annotations.
  • Resolved issues with text positioning after performing OCR when page is rotated or cropped.
  • Resolved possible issue with printing hidden form fields.
  • Fixed refresh/repainting bug with ActiveX control on the DialogForms.
  • Fixed issue with layer grouping in layers view.
  • Fixed issue with preview control in Export-to-Image dialog.
  • Fixed issue with left/right scrolling using a mouse middle-button.
  • Resolved an issue with the handling of mouse clicks on the image-fields (XFA-forms).
  • Resolved issue with updating date/time info in comments pane during editing of comments.
  • Added workaround for reading PDF files with broken /ID fields

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 200.0 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • Introduced OCR feature to OCR image based PDFs and add text searchable layer.
  • Fixed embedding fonts which do not use some optional TTF tables.
  • Fixed possible crash when editing empty rich text fields in some XFA forms.
  • Fixed combobox, listbox, etc. not working when items are loaded from data.
  • Fixed character mapping for non-embedded symbolic fonts.
  • Fixed character mapping for some embedded symbolic fonts.
  • Fixed handling invalid object position in only partially valid PDF files.
  • Fixed possible crash for some pdf files where embedded CFF fonts are incomplete.
  • Resolved an issue with demo labels present when showing PDF in browser.
  • Resolved rare issue with decoding some JPEG streams.
  • Resolved issue with redudant warning message in similar cases to an issue with Attachement views.
  • Resolved issue with possible viewer crash when a message box is shown in the document modification event handler.
  • Resolved issues with widget appearance recreation which may cause to the application to retrieve an 'invisible' widget.
  • Resolved minor issues with Attachments view.
  • Resolved issue with handling Alt+key hotkeys.
  • Resolved issues where spaces could be ignored by the text composer in some circumstances.
  • Resolved problem with reordering bookrmarks in some circumstances.
  • Fixed issue with date modification of a parent annotation when its popup is opened or closed.
  • Resolved issue with missing elements of text lables for digital signature appearance.
  • Resolved issue with popups for annotations and their various states.
  • Resolved possible issue with text orientation in some rotated form fields.
  • Added new property "Search.AutoSelectFirstRes" to allow automatic selection of a first search result.
  • Added new notification "Notifications.BeforeOpenAttachment" - fired when an attachment is to be opened from the Attachments view.
  • Added handling of "#xml=" parameter when opening a file by URL.
  • Added option to automatically delete a file downloaded during the "Open by URL" when it is closed.
  • Added support for textColor,textSize and textFont properties of a field object.
  • Improved text selection/extraction algorithms.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 199.0 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • Fixed an issue when the text content created with the viewer is not visible in Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader.
  • Resolved several issues when scanning via TWAIN.
  • Resolved an issue with saving values of a combo box with edit field.
  • Resolved an issue with printing dashed lines.
  • Resolved an issue when displaying characters for non-embedded Symbol font.
  • Fixed a possible crash on some XFA forms

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 198.0 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • Resolved an issue with flattening file attachment annotations.
  • Resolved an issue with the scanner-dialogue (Canon iSensys MF): was unable to close it.
  • Fixed some small XFA-related bugs.
  • Fixed an issue with auto-detecting hyperlinks in the text on a page.
  • Fixed incorrect toolbars behaviour after changing document security
  • Fixed an issue with toggling acro-filds using java-script
  • Fixed crash issue with Tablet Fujitsu Q550
  • Fixed an issue with text size in acro-form: the text was extremely small
  • Fixed issue with the behaviour of "Page Number" macro at exporting PDF to GIF
  • Fixed printing issue: in some cases the printing process was very slow
  • Fixed crash in Opera-plugin
  • Fixed an issue with restoring last page layout/zoom when non-blocking mode is enabled on a document
  • Fixed an issue with scrolling by mouse wheel when the mouse is over the scroll bar
  • Fixed an issue with setting the initial-page-layout property of a document
  • Fixed an issue in the Firefox-plugin for touchpads
  • Fixed an issue with different TIFF-compressions between UI/NoUI mode
  • Resolved an issue with erroneously rendering some paths as closed.
  • Resolved an issue with the doc.setAction function.
  • Resolved an issue with the plugin for the Opera browser.
  • Resolved issues with rendering patterns.
  • Resolved issues with checkboxes/radiobuttons with /Opt array.
  • Resolved some issues with scripts in XFA forms.
  • Resolved an issue with decoding some CCITT streams.
  • Fixed a problem with MAPI which caused opening by Microsoft Fax of the wrong Address book when printing.
  • Fixed problems when the selection of text used a font with the wrong parameters.
  • Resolved an issue with .fillColor and .strokeColor properties for annotaions.
  • Resolved an issue with formatted string for huge calculated values in the measure tools.
  • Resolved some issues with rendering soft-masks.
  • Added a way to toggle super/sub-script in text when commenting - use the same command (shortcut) again.
  • Improved/changed the tab-order in the "Customize Command" dialog.
  • Improved the creation of text boxes
  • Improved bookmarks editing/reordering in Bookmarks view
  • Resolved a possible issue with printing dashed lines.
  • Changed renderer behaviour on rendering content with coordinites outside a valid range.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 197.0 (Sep 17, 2011)

  • Resolved issue with rendering gradients in Lab color space.
  • Resolved issue with opening some documents in IE9 plugin.
  • Implemented app.launchURL() function.
  • Added "[Non-Blocked]" label to files opened in non-blocking mode via command line.
  • Added a message about the error occurred when reopening a file in non-blocking mode.
  • Changed behaviour of caching images to resolve the issues with caching images with large dimensions
  • Parameters used in "Insert Pages" operation now are remembered during the session.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 196.0 (Jul 9, 2011)

  • Fixed possible GPF when document uses specific Type3 fonts.
  • Fixed issue with opening of some URLs in IE9-Plugin.
  • Fixed issue with dragging by touch in full-screen.
  • Fixed issue with Win7 On-Screen Keyboard.
  • Fixed issue with programmatical updating icon of toolbar button.
  • Fixed issue with "Auto-Rotate Paper" property on the Print dialog.
  • Fixed issue with restoring from system tray the previously maximized main window.
  • Fixed issue with popup menus: menus quickly disappeared on some computers.
  • Resolved issues with possible wrong behavior of checkboxes with /Opt.
  • Resolved issue with finding text in some PDF files by IFilter.
  • Resolved rarely possible issue with rendering image masks.
  • Resolved issues with importing/exporting callout annotation from/to XFDF.
  • Resolved issues with text showing using embedded TTF font.
  • Resolved issues with global data binding in XFA forms (some data were not displayed).
  • Added new features for reading annotations and for conversion of coordinates: look to "Documents[].Pages[]" object" for details.
  • Added description for "Performance.UseMemExact", "Performance.MemExact" properties.
  • Added descriptions for some existing properties of "View" object.
  • Added new special property "Document.GetSelMarkupsOnly" for synchronizing of JS-function "doc::getAnnots()" and AX-function "doc::GetSelectedAnnot()".
  • Added new feature for removing document's security, look to "Document::RemoveSecurity".
  • Fixed/improved "Insert Pages" and "Insert Blank Pages" features.
  • Changed behaviour with handling corrupted TrueType fonts.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 195.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed crash when opening some XFA-files.
  • Fixed behaviour when document is opened from LAN (or from removable storage) when the connection has been lost.
  • Fixed issue with /importp command-line parameter.
  • Exclusive commenting mode: fixed behaviour for right clicking.
  • Resolved issue with printing rectangles with zero width or height.
  • Added two new events "Notifications.BeforeCloseDoc" and "Notifications.DocClosed".
  • Fixed grammar on resume message when returning from suspend.
  • Resolved issue with unicode subject on Send by Email

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 194.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed possible crash (rare) on opening files with specific xref table.
  • Resolved issue with showing text labels on some buttons.
  • Fixed the algorithm for autorotating pages in "Multiple pages per sheet" printing mode.
  • Fixed issues with showing shortcuts in menu when viewer runs under WINE.
  • Resolved issue with adjusting scroll position in Continues mode.
  • Resolved issue snapping points for measure tool when snap is turned on.
  • Improved printing masked images in some cases.
  • Added workarround for opening a document with an incorrect encryption dictionary.
  • Toolbar for IE8 now is visible when installed with standard user priviledges.
  • Resolved issue with deleting pages in PDFs with incorrect StructureTreeRoot dictionary.
  • Several changes and improvements in handling XFA forms.
  • Starting from this build bookmarks' operations (creation, modification, deletion, etc.) are available in free mode and don't cause to add demo labels.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 193.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed bug for EU-application for logoff/shutdown of the system.
  • Fixed possible GPF on modifying annotations with popups.
  • Resolved issues when reporting some digital signatures as invalid.
  • Added new named event (Notifications.EndSession) to resolve problem with logoff/shutdown system.
  • Command "Show/Hide main menu" (F8) is now disabled when toolbars are locked.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 192.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed bug with line spacing in the multiline text annotations.
  • Fixed rendering issue when document has pages with varying rotation angles.
  • Resolved problem with touchscreen capability (scroll by touching vs commenting tools).
  • Resolved problem with text selection.
  • Allowed incremental saving of document when document contains non-critical errors.
  • Resolved issue with transparent text render mode for Type3 fonts.
  • Added "Enter Serial Key..." item into Help menu.
  • Added "New document from scanner" on the main toolbar.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 191.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed GPF when loading files with cyclic xref tables.
  • Fixed possible GPF when loading files with self-referencing objects.
  • Resolved issue decoding JBIG2 images.
  • Fixed issue with possibe viewer crash on corrupted TTF files.
  • Resolved issue with some embedded TTF symbolic fonts.
  • Fixed issue editing singleline text XFA-form fields.
  • Resolved issue with movement of annotations by the arrow keys on rotated pages.
  • Added option to hide tab bar for single document (see Preferences/General page).
  • Added 2 new shortcuts for fast, full search of selected text: Ctrl+F+F(hold Ctrl and press F twice); Ctrl+Alt+F.
  • Added new feature for more precise memory usage limits(see Preferences / Performance page)
  • GIF files with transparency now supported for 'Stamps'
  • Changed behaviour with touch screen

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 190.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed memory usage when application is minimized to taskbar or tray area.
  • Fixed issue with toolbars accesibility in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed page display problem in full screen mode
  • Fixed issue with import/export of *.fdf files
  • Resolved some issues with form filling and undo/redo for acro-forms
  • Fixed issue with the appearance of visible page area and selection in thumbnails view
  • Fixed some rendering and interaction issues in XFA-forms.
  • Added some additional options for customization and appearance of command bars ([Customize Toolbars/Options]).
  • Added optional toolbar for full screen mode.
  • Added option to use current pages view for full screen mode
  • Add some new features for operating with document attachments
  • Reduced application's start-time.
  • Added support for submitting XFA-forms via email (fdf, and pdf attachments).

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 189.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Fixed memory usage: removed annoying memory leak.
  • Resolved issue with newly placed text-underlines
  • Fixed issue with context menu notification.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 188.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Resolved possible crash with drawing tools during switching between tools via shortcut.
  • Resolved issue when toggling toolbars by 'F11' when some documents are opened.
  • Resolved issue with text selection (added workarounds for some incorrect font-info in some documents).
  • Resolved issue when changing current view for page thumbnails pane or by "Pan&Zoom" when document contains rotated pages.
  • Resolved issue with fast switching using "Ctrl+Tab" between documents. (8519)
  • Resolved issue when exporting PDF to one multipaged GIF.
  • Resolved issue with number of print copies. (8911)
  • Resolved issue with duplex option, value of this option is now inherited from the selected printer.
  • Resolved issue when importing/exporting callout annotations from/to xfdf. (8866)
  • Resolved issue when copying bookmarks with a Launch action. (8866)
  • Resolved issue (rare) possible when saving wrong appearance for text widgets. (T#680)
  • Resolved issues with installing help file via LiveUpdate.
  • Improved User Interface appearance.
  • Added feature for customization of User Interface appearance.
  • Added/Extended Comprehensive support for XFA and Dynamic form Types.
  • Added option to open/close popups annotations for groups via context menu in Comments list.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 57.0 (Nov 25, 2010)

  • Resolved application freeze when saving document or doing other complex operations (page insertion, Scan or Image to PDF etc).

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 Build 188.0 Beta (Nov 25, 2010)

  • Version 2.5 adds new features and many small bug fixes - the most notable new functionality being extensive support of XFA form types including dynamic PDF forms support - additionally developers and system administrators will be pleased to know this latest release no longer requires registration of an ActiveX in the users system, thus 'Administration' rights are not required.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 56.0 (Oct 16, 2010)

  • Resolved rare application crash when opening already corrupt files.(T#456).
  • Resolved issue with rendering some JPEG2000 streams with CMYK palette.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 55.0 (Sep 18, 2010)

  • Altered the method commonly used in Windows to load external dlls to prevent any (even theoretical) vulnerability regarding "DLL-hijacking" as reported for Windows applications.
  • File Attachment tools are hidden in free version of the viewer when the 'Hide PRO features' option used.
  • Fixed possible issues when opening/extracting embedded files within secured documents.
  • Fixed issues when rendering some fonts (T#432; T#332).
  • Fixed issues with some non-ascii characters in some PDF files(T#332).
  • Resolved issue with frame size when viewer is embedded into browser. (8573)
  • Resolved issue with wrong form fields content created by the viewer. (T#321; T#396) (8686)
  • Resolved possible issue with layers visibity.
  • Added exclusive mode for non-commenting tools (see commenting settings in Edit Menu -> Preferences).
  • Implemented function to work with embedded files using JS. (8668)
  • Shift key is used to temporary toggle exclusive/non-exclusive mode.
  • Viewer no longer modifes the Producer field in a document's information fields. Instead it uses a custom information field to store data regarding the version used to save a document.
  • Fixed problems with browser plugin in latest FireFox (4) and Opera releases when they use customized title bar's.
  • Styles for measure tools now have independent scale values. (8749)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 54.0 (Sep 18, 2010)

  • Resolved issue with infrequent GPF on a unique corrupted page's content.
  • Resolved infrequent GPF on some Acroforms.
  • Resolved issue with handling 'Enter' key on Print dialog.
  • Resolved issue with resizing properties toolbar.
  • Resolved issue with retaining default text style in text editor.
  • Resolved issue with handling integer numbers with more than one 'sign' character.
  • Last used page size for insert empty pages is now remembered between sessions.
  • Improved handling for changing layouts. (8283)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 53.0 (Jul 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug with "PAGE" name-generating macros in "Export to Images" feature.
  • Resolved issue with bullets with non-embedded fonts.
  • Resolved issue with 'goto destination' when page's bounding box starts from negative coordinates. (8310)
  • Fixed some issues with initial view. (8283)
  • Resolved issues with rendering some tiling patterns.
  • Added some additional information about document digital signatures (tooltip, singature properties dialog).
  • Added message to indicate the last occurance of the target was reached when using the find operation. (8361)
  • Added exclusive mode for commenting tools (see commenting settings in Preferences).
  • Changed hit-testing 'sensitivity' for link annotations. (8053)
  • In Document -> Rotate Pages command page's rotation is determined using visible page's dimensions.
  • Changed appearance of multiline form fields

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 52.0 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Fixed error signing documents originally encrypted using AES algorithm.
  • Fixed possible issue rendering shades with /BBox.
  • Fixed charater mapping for embedded Type1 (CFF) fonts with only Differences in font encoding.
  • Changed PDF file prefix from %PDF-1.x to %PDF-x.y, so viewer will now open - incorrectly formatted PDF files beginning with %PDF-0.0).
  • Fixed possible GPF after saving document which contain form fields with 'unattached' widgets. (8278)
  • Fixed possible GPF when moving more than one hyperlink on a page.
  • Fixed issue coping with special characters (ligatures) from inside the PDF-XChange Viewer.
  • Fixed issue switching keyboard layout when Alt key is used for switching, and the viewer is inside a browser.
  • Fixed possible dead-lock during loading of bookmaks.
  • Fixed bug with handling some keys (CAPS, SHIFT, CTRL) in text-editor.
  • Fixed bug with incorrect printer margins set up. (8254)
  • Fixed bug with handling NO-BREAK SPACE in the text-editor.
  • Fixed bug with visibility state of hidden annotations in the Comments Pane.
  • Fixed text-editor font issue when modifying text using a combination of Adobe/PDF-XChange Viewer. (8290)
  • Resolved possible mismatch between image type and export mode in 'Export To Images' for multiple page files to single page formats.
  • Fixed possible dead-lock with ALT key handling.
  • Resolved problem with hotkeys and client's menu. (8235)
  • Resolved issue with printing masked images when mask has differing dimensions to the image.
  • Added comment "Remove White Spaces" which removes whites spaces (margins) on a document's pages. By default this command available only via customization options.
  • Added feature for changing UI-fonts (see [Customize/Options] page). (8092)
  • Added support for form submission via email. Other protocols will be supported in a future release.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 51.0 (May 14, 2010)

  • Resolved possible crash with some files when /DeviceN colorspace is used.
  • Resolved issue with Windows Explorer stalling (Shell Extensions). (8158)
  • Fixed possible issue when saving 'hybrid' files and incremental updates (8127)
  • Added work around for fonts with invalid values for the Subtype property.
  • Resolved issue with wrong time zone information being stored in XMP Metadata. (8041)
  • Fixed issue with printing permission detection if 40-bit security is used. (8156)
  • Resolved some issues with show/hide toolbar(s) operations. (8036)
  • Fixed issue with font size in the text form-field.. (8104)
  • Fixed issue when resetting document toolbars. (8096)
  • Fixed issue with child MDI window status. (8149)
  • Added new option to skip 'IP' only URL links (e.g. no HTTP:// prefix) when auto-detecting URL(s).
  • Fixed issue with UI-fonts. (8092)
  • Fixed issue with context menus: wrong position or size in some cases.
  • Fixed issue with the position of floating toolbars when muti/single monitor configuration is changed. (8132)
  • Fixed state of frame-window when sending e-mail. (8148)
  • Fixed behavior for the 'ExtractDocumentPages' operation, now returns the new document ID when successful.
  • Fixed issue with importing of commens for fdf/xfdf files. (8062)
  • Fixed issue with the positioning of an annotation if clicked by the mouse - when toolbars wrap.
  • Added new feature: Attach & Send by email - as a ZIP file. (8158)
  • Added 'Cut/Copy/Paste' commands in the context menu for the 'Select Tool'. (8140)
  • Added new feature 'clone drag': clone a moved object(annotation) when 'Ctrl' is pressed. (8132)
  • Added new features: create pdf from images/text files. (8003)
  • Added new option to extract pages into one external file (see 'Operations.ExtractPages.ToOneFile').
  • Added ability to sending source-file as a bug-report when any open-file error occurs.
  • Added ability: auto-copy text from the find-box on the toolbar - to search pane when this pane is activated.
  • Added feature to filter annotations by Author. (8212)
  • Restored ability to save a document while editing text within 'Comments'. (8093)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 49.0 (Mar 19, 2010)

  • Fixed incorrect ToUnicode tables handling introduced in build 2.0.0048.
  • Fixed issue with full-screen mode in SDI (exits from full-screen on new file open).
  • Resolved issue with using the wrong icon for text annotation when an icon was specified via JS.
  • Added new possibility for specifying default language of ActiveX control.
  • Improved languages support (added new item into lang. list to represent built-in language).

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 48.0 (Mar 19, 2010)

  • Fixed possible GPF when handling incorrect ToUnicode tables. (7912)
  • Fixed troubles with some DeviceN color spaces.
  • Resolved issue with exporting to multipaged TIFF file.
  • Resolved issue with registering Preview Handler from MSI installer.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 47.0 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Resolved some issues with form-filling.
  • Resolved some issues with in/out operations for 'stream' objects. (7827)
  • Resolved issues with formatting some of number formats in the util.printf function.
  • Added feature to toggle on/off the dipslaying of subject, author, modification date of comments(see Preferences/Commenting).
  • Resolved some small issues with find-box. (7834)
  • Resolved behaviour when user double-clicks on a file-attachment comment(the pop-up not shown in this case)
  • Resolved issue with "No Stroke" for typewritter/texboxes. Border width should be set to 0 (zero) to use No Stroke behaviour.
  • Modified behaviour for orientation during new distance tool creation.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.44.0 (Jan 21, 2010)

  • Adds security barriers to block a specific potential PDF file related issue - all users reccomended to update.
  • Add support for SHA2 digests for digitally signing documents - Time Stamps etc.
  • Added password confirmation fields for Password security dialog.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.43.0 (Dec 29, 2009)

  • Resolved issues with bookmarks. (7604, 7575)
  • Added support for ligatures When searching.
  • Added ability to toggle on/off all search providers. (7459)
  • Added new command for command-line mode: /runjs.
  • Added timestamping (RFC3161) for digital signatures.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.10 (Dec 29, 2009)

  • Resolved issue with wrong x-dpi stored into exported JPEG.
  • Added support for 64-bit FireFox.
  • Impoved handling of simple XFA forms.
  • Impoved handling of form fields events (keystoke, format, validate, calculate).

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.9 (Dec 29, 2009)

  • Resolved critical issue with commenting tools introduced into previous build.
  • Resolved critical issue with search introduced into previous build.
  • Resolved issue with decoding some CCITT images.
  • Other bugs fixes and improvements.
  • Added "Only Markups" option on the Print dialog. (7310)
  • Added search in bookmarks and comments.
  • Added shortcuts (F4, Shift+F4) to navigate through search results.
  • Added posibility to obtain coordinates of a text into AX.
  • Added workarround for printing paths with huge number of points.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.8 (Nov 17, 2009)

  • Fixed critical issue with form filling. (7183)
  • Resolved issue when changing of 'Producer' tag. (7183)
  • Fixed bug with 'GetSelectedRanges' method when selection was made programmatically. (7162)
  • Fixed small issue with 'Modified' property of the document; corrected behaviour when document saving. (7147)
  • Resolved issue with text rendering when vector drawing used in the Simple DLL SDK.
  • Resolved issue with hit-testing in callout annotations.
  • Added feature for searching in document info (keywords, title, author, subject). (7177)
  • Added shortcuts for prev/next navigation in search results. (7241)
  • Added feature for toggle bookmark-icons in 'Bookmarks' pane. (6709)
  • Improved search: match words with advanced space between characters.
  • Fixed behaviour when drawing new annotations. (7230)
  • Fixed/updated Viewer ActiveX SDK Help.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.7 (Nov 9, 2009)

  • Fixed issue with copy/paste of text annotations.
  • Fixed issue with find text in document.
  • Resolved issue with storing DPI settings for exported JPEG files. (7118)
  • Resolved issues with searching introduced into build 42.6. (7136)
  • Resolved issue with printing on different paper sizes on some printers.
  • Added interactive viewport into thumbnails view. (7134)
  • Speedup rendering for some complex PDF files.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.6 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Fixed hangup during modification document information.
  • Fixed handling of Type 1 fonts with unencrypted charstrings.
  • Added button to re-open documents which where closed because of inaccessable source.
  • Added stream length correction for stream objects with invalid or absent length.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.5 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Fixed critical bug when deleting comments in the 'Comments' pane.
  • Fixed some issues with 'Find' edit in the toolbars.
  • Added 'scroll pages by middle click' feature. (6793, 6143)
  • Added 'close tabs by middle click' feature. (6724)
  • Added handling for 'Context Menu' button on keyboard.
  • Added 'Search in all opened documents' feature for the 'Search' pane. (7059)
  • Added 'Blend Mode' property for more annotation types.
  • Added reordering feature (Z-Order) for more annotation types.
  • Added some new features: methods/properties, notifications.
  • Fixed/improved 'Window List' feature.
  • Fixed search feature for 'My Computer' target in the 'Search' pane.
  • Changed behaviour for 'popped' dialogs: now centers on the application when displayed. (6707)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.4 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Fixed issue with restoring localization settings.
  • Resolved issue with checking digital signature status on W2k/XP systems.
  • Resolved issue with characters width for standard fonts. (6234)
  • Resolved issue with GPF on files opened from the network when source file become unavailable. (4179, 4961, 6385)
  • Added workarround to save some broken PDF files after edit.
  • Added feature for sorting comments by creation date in the 'Comments' pane. (6663)
  • Improved 'Resents List' feature. (6653)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.3 (Sep 9, 2009)

  • Fixed issue with links - when saving, not highlighted. (6499)
  • Fixed issue with Atl+number's handling.
  • Fixed issue with Tabs for Thumbnails on dual monitor configurations.
  • Added ability to display: Rulers, Grids and Guidlines.
  • Added 'Snap to' options for: Grids, Guidlines, Page Objects (when creating Annotations etc (configurable).
  • Added support of embedded (attached) files.
  • Added option to turn on/off Tabbed thumbnails.
  • Added option to use simple Annotation's focus rectangle.
  • Added simple support for XFA forms. Full XFA support will continue to be developed over progressivley.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.2 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • Fixed issues with opening some PDF files
  • Fixed issue with filen Naming with export to images.
  • Fixed issue with setting "quads" property of annotations.
  • Fixed isses with formatting form fields after import data.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.1 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • Resolved issue with links creation.
  • Resolved issue with stamps transparency.
  • Resolved issue with options on search pane.
  • Resolved issues with single-key shortcuts.
  • Numerous other bugs fixes and improvements.
  • Added Cut/Copy/Paste functionality for annotations and bookmakrs.
  • Added Paste text from clipboard as text-box comment.
  • Added Paste image from clipboard as a stamp comment.
  • Added ability to Digitally Sign PDF documents.
  • Correct handling of document.print function.
  • Added ability to run web search directly from the Viewer.
  • Improved creation of PDFs from RTF files.
  • Validating Digital Signatures are incomplete and in progress.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.42.0 Beta (Jun 9, 2009)

  • Numerous other bugs fixes and improvements.
  • Added Undo/Redo functionality for operations with annotations, bookmarks, forms, document information.
  • Added support of AES256 security (Adobe 9 extension).
  • Added Tabs Re-Ordering feature.
  • Added Import annotations from XFDF and FDF files.
  • Added Store/restore of last opened files (last session) (see general preferences). (4110)
  • Added changing/modifying document security settings.
  • Added setting/changing documents initial view.
  • Added Undo/Redo functionality for text editor.
  • Added Search providers for selected text (can be added/removed into preferences).
  • Added creation new document from RTF file (not all RTF features are supported for now).
  • Added workaround for handling wrong text in bookmakrs. (5556)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 41.4 (Jun 8, 2009)

  • Resolved issue with notifications from control.
  • Resolved issue with floating toolbars inside internet browsers. (5423)
  • Resolved issue with ESC key. (5455)
  • Resolved issue with 'LoadSettings', 'ResetSettings' operations. (5424)
  • Resolved issue with decoding some JPEG images.
  • Resolved issue with decoding some CCITT streams.
  • Added new functionality for commenting, and summarizing comments.
  • Added new functionality for management of Commenting Styles.
  • Added new functionality for the activation of commenting tools via code.
  • Added new functionality for UI Customization (color scheme, borders, scroll bars visibility).
  • Added ability to highlight form fields programmatically.
  • Added feature to intercept the opening of links from a PDF (see 'Prompts.ConfirmOpenSite').
  • Improved keyboard navigation in text editor.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 41.3 (Mar 21, 2009)

  • Fixed possible program 'hangup' on broken CFF files.
  • Resolved issue with popups visibility in internet browsers.
  • Resolved issue with splash window (app. starts in the background). (5401)
  • Resolved issue with focus markup (not working with form fields).
  • Resolved issue with combo-buttons for form fields (were invisible).
  • Resolved issue with caching/applying of changes. (5370)
  • Added customizable command for switching accessibility options.
  • Added some new abilities for text extraction, selecting.
  • Added two new features for URL-links in IE-plugin: 'Open in new Browser tab' and 'Open in new Browser window'.
  • Improved handling of TTF fonts with corrupted 'local' table. (5405)
  • Improved handling of shaded objects. (5403)
  • Fixed rendering degradation on some files introduced into build 40.x. (5400)
  • Notification when there is more then one file open, program close - now works as expected.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 41.1 (Feb 20, 2009)

  • Resolved issue's with relative paths in URLs and File specifications.
  • Resolved issue's with some Jpeg2K images.
  • Resolved issue with printing 'lines' too thin on some printers.
  • Added import Form's data from FDF and XFDF files.
  • Added ability to use Named Destination during add/edit of 'Goto' action.
  • Added ability to add/edit 'Goto' Remote action for bookmaks and links.
  • Added ability to add/edit 'Open a File' (Launch) action for bookmaks and links.
  • Added ability to filter comments by type.
  • Added ability to close/open all popup's.
  • Added ability to show/hide all comment's.
  • Added List to open documents - from the Windows menu.
  • Added support for 'multimedia' keys Back, Forward, Find and Search.
  • Added parameter "fullscreen=yes|no" to command line key /A.
  • Added functions to importAnXFDF, and importAnFDF. Note, these functions for now support only the import of form field data.
  • Improved Pencil tool.
  • Added 'notification' during programm 'close down' when more then one tab is open.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.0040.7 (Nov 27, 2008)

  • Fixed issue with improperly formatted acroforms that could cause a GPF in extreme circumstances. (4958)
  • Fixed issue with incorrect encoding handling for non-embedded, non Adobe-standard fonts. (4959)
  • Fixed (rare) issue - when printing substituted fonts.
  • Fixed issue rendering dashed lines in some files.
  • Fixed issue with closing partially hidden tab on activation. (5009)
  • Added 'Minimize to System Tray' feature. (4973)
  • Added support for x86 browsers under x64 OSes.
  • Embedded fonts now print as curves by default, due to lack of availability of temporary fonts (at times) under W2k/XP x86.
  • Improved Text->PDF feature.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0.0040.5 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • Fixed issue with exporting text markup annots to XFDF file.
  • Fixed issue with printing some types of images.
  • Fixed issue with "Add Link" command in Free mode.
  • Fixed more issues with 'Alt' key usage.
  • Added command line parameters /importp and /exportp for Import/Export of all viewer's settings.
  • Added commands into 'Edit' menu for Import/Export of all viewer's settings.
  • Added ability to specify default folder for "Save As" command (look 'Preferences.General').
  • Added feature to print PDFs from command line (/print and /printto command line arguments).
  • Added ability to change from a files 'User' to 'Owner' in file security permissions - when both password's are known.
  • Changed behaviour with files which have a 'User' password but have the same, or an empty 'Owner' password.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 39.2 (Sep 1, 2008)

  • Fixed GPF when saving new documents using incremental update.
  • Fixed critical bug with executing commands via ActiveX.
  • Improved handling of non-embedded fonts without character widths. (4405)
  • Fixed possible printing image masks using wrong color. (4395)
  • Issue with start typing text (from capital letters). (4406)
  • Added command line parameter /close. It can be userful for LaTeX users who use Viewer for previewing generated PDF files.
  • Added "Don't ask..." option into confirmation dialogs for delete/move/insert pages operations. (4406)
  • Viewer now filters restrictions for URLs by domains, not but full URL. (4241)

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 Build 0034 (Feb 1, 2008)

  • Resolved text editing issue. (3646)
  • Resolved text editing issue for more Asian fonts (double typing).
  • Resolved issue with Indentity info rentention in 'Browser' mode. (3639)
  • Improved embedded TTF font handling if cmap table is invalid(some characters were not displayed).
  • Resolved issue with printing hidden annotations.
  • Resolved possible issues with embedding TTF fonts. (3669)
  • Improved/Updated "Comments List" pane.
  • Improved PDF file read speed.
  • Improved modified files save speed.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 Build 0033 (Jan 14, 2008)

  • Resolved issues introduced in build 32 opening PDF specification files 1.5 and later.
  • Resolved issues with Properties Toolbar for Tools.
  • Resolved issues with some CFF fonts.
  • Resolved possible issues with some Type3 fonts.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 Build 0032 (Jan 12, 2008)

  • Fixed issue with 'Complete' and 'Cancel' context-operations for 'Polygon', 'Polyline', 'Cloudy' tools.
  • Fixed issue with 'Find/Search' feature: Incorrect results highlighted. (3466)
  • Fixed issue with 'Text Selection' feature: Incorrect highlighting in 'Continuous-Facing(Two Columns)' pages layout mode. (3529)
  • Fixed issue with plugin for all Mozzila-browzers.
  • Extended tolerance for poorly formatted PDFs with incorrect stream length specified.
  • Fixed issue handling security permissions of 40-bit RC4 data.
  • Added Opera Browser plugin.
  • Added support for international character input in text edit mode (symbols entered using AltGr key).
  • Improved (speed) for intially loading of fonts list for text editor use ('Typewriter', 'Text Box', 'Sticky Note'.. etc).

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 Build 0031 (Jan 4, 2008)

  • Resolved issues with some embedded ICC profiles when Little CMS engine used.
  • Resolved possible GPF when transfer functions used in ExtGState.
  • Resolved issues with the opening of PDFs from "special" URLs.
  • Resolved issues when opening PDFs from a CD drive.
  • Resolved issues with file associations in user-restricted mode.
  • Added Save/Restoration of all settings for controls when in Browser mode.
  • Added Save/Restore position and size of 'Pan And Zoom', 'Loupe' windows, zoom level in 'Pages Thumbnalis' pane.
  • Added support for opening files by URL from command line.
  • Added special notification for 'broken' documents. Resolved possible issues when saving such documents.
  • Added correct handling of Locked and Read Only flags for annotations.
  • Added FireFox Browser plugin for opening PDFs within the browser.
  • Embedded TrueType fonts are now subset, so edited files will be redcuced in size.
  • OpenType fonts with Type1 outlines(CFF) may now be used when editing.
  • Revised and improved pdf reading module resulting in greater tolerance to poorly formatted PDF files.
  • Revision to cache manager, this will ensure that memory usage will be no more than specified on the Settings, Performance Page. With a minimum allocation of up to 40 MBytes (hard-coded) - this ensures an unacceptably low limit cannot be prescribed.

New in PDF-XChange Viewer 1.0 Build 0030 (Dec 3, 2007)

  • Fixed issue with named commands.
  • Fixed possible issue with non-drawn rects on page.
  • Added workarround for TTF/OTF fonts when cmap contains only 0 0 subtable (Apple Unicode).
  • Added workarround for text copying when using embedded fonts without ToUnicode table and encoding.
  • Added 'Accessibility' settings page in 'Preferences' dialog.
  • Added 'Full Screen' settings page in 'Preferences' dialog.