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novaPDF Lite Server Changelog

What's new in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.399

Jun 16, 2014
  • Fix: Some printer rendering bugs (i.e. black backgrounds on checkboxes in resulting PDF)
  • Fix: Several fonts were added multiple times when embedding them
  • Fix: Error in certain situations when using the add-in for Microsoft Excel to create PDF

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.398 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • Fix: Corrected installation on Windows XP Embedded
  • Fix: Application was crashing on Windows XP when using predefined folders
  • Fix: Fix for the Microsoft Office addin on Windows x64
  • Fix: Corrected force embed for all font files
  • Fix: Corrected PDF creation date
  • Fix: Corrected PDF append errors

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.394 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • Fix: Added version information in Programs list
  • Fix: Font subsetting didn't work correctly for some Type 1 fonts
  • Fix: Display issues for the About window on Windows 8

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.393 (Mar 20, 2014)

  • Fix: Corrected the usage of star character in macros

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.392 (Aug 28, 2013)

  • New: Added a new command line parameter for the setup, when this parameter is used the add-in for Microsoft Office is not installed
  • Update: Added the possibility to use apostrophe characters in the command line

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.391 (May 23, 2013)

  • New: New parameter (%2) for After Save actions
  • Fix: Correction for PDF/A conversions (validation report errors for the OCProperties entry in Doc Catalog)
  • Fix: Image conversion corrections (radio buttons were not converted correctly, in certain cases also image color was different)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.388 (Feb 16, 2013)

  • Fix: Corrected conversion errors for documents with symbolic fonts

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.7.387 (Oct 10, 2012)

  • New: novaPDF is now fully compatible with Windows 8
  • Update: Various optimizations for image conversions
  • Fix: Corrections for Content field in email body configuration
  • Fix: Fixed several memory leaks

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.6.382 (May 16, 2012)

  • Fix: Printing from Internet Explorer crashed in certain situations
  • Fix: Fixed the /InstallonlyNewerVer setup parameter

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.6.381 (May 16, 2012)

  • Update: Changed the hash algorithm for image optimization
  • Fix: Conversion corrections for text with ColtFont font
  • Fix: Changed font names for subsetted fonts to have correct ANSI characters
  • Fix: GUI crashed when adding text watermarks in certain scenarios
  • Fix: Signature didn't work correctly in certain situations

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.6.379 (May 11, 2012)

  • New: Multiple copies of the same page/document can now be converted to a single PDF file (with or without Collate)
  • New: novaPDF can now be installed using parameters from a single setup configuration file (instead of using the parameters one by one)
  • Update: After installation is successful, you have the option to open the website for tutorials, documentation and other resources
  • Update: Optimized conversion when using Unicode fonts (i.e. documents in Tamil language are now accurately converted)
  • Fix: Corrected language selection depending on regional settings
  • Fix: For silent installations, a novaPDF icon was briefly shown in taskbar, now it won't show up anymore

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.5.378 (May 11, 2012)

  • Fix: Corrected crash when adding printer connection on client computers
  • Fix: Corrections for converting Type1 fonts with custom embedding
  • Fix: Added a parameter for command line installation called PROGRAMFILES (X86)
  • Fix: The Save As dialog will always be on top of other windows

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.5.377 (May 11, 2012)

  • Fix: Changed font names for subset fonts to have correct ANSI characters on documents containing Chinese fonts
  • Fix: For fonts that didn't have italic characters, novaPDF calculated an angle for skewing that increased with every character, now is fixed
  • Update: Modified text on About window and changed footer notice for unregistered versions

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.5.376 (Nov 22, 2011)

  • Fix: Conversion of rotated text in CAD drawings
  • Fix: Spooler crash when printing from IE9
  • Fix: Overlay error in some situations
  • Fix: Several memory leaks
  • Fix: Problem with grayscale conversion

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.5.373 (Oct 4, 2011)

  • Fix: Corrected problem when converting files with long name
  • Fix: Minor corrections for PDF/A (CIDSets)
  • Fix: Corrected conversion from Visio when backgrounds were used

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.369 (Jul 19, 2011)

  • Fix: Corrected a problem when printing from Internet Explorer 9
  • Fix: Links in encrypted PDF files were sometimes damaged
  • Fix: Tiff files printed from PageMaker were not converted correctly
  • Fix: Corrected downsampling error for 8bpp images

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.367 (Jun 9, 2011)

  • Fix: Corrected the installation process on Windows XP (32-bit) when the x64 folder does not exist
  • Fix: Corrected the Append to PDF process on client computers
  • Fix: Corrected an overlay error with pages that have TrimBox

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.365 (Jun 2, 2011)

  • New: Added new predefined page sizes
  • Fix: Fixed some Print Spooler hangs on client restart on 32 bit Windows 7 computers

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.363 (Jun 2, 2011)

  • New: Added /InstallOnlyNewerVer parameter for command line installations
  • New: Added an option to cancel the print job
  • Fix: Corrected installation on Windows 2000
  • Fix: Correction for Greek character conversions
  • Fix: Correction for rendering patterns

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.361 (Apr 29, 2011)

  • Fix: Correction in the add-in for Microsoft Word, when filename contained Greek characters
  • Fix: Owner password is required now in the Security tab on Save As dialog too

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.4.358 (Apr 29, 2011)

  • New: Added root bookmark option
  • Update: Optimized the monochrome image conversion
  • Fix: Lines created with Highlight in Windows Journal are not printed
  • Fix: Small correction for PDF Overlay
  • Fix: In some cases bookmarks were not created correctly using the Add-in for Microsoft Word

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.3.355 (Dec 16, 2010)

  • New: Added full version info for startup application (novapdf.exe from the Program Files directory) to improve version detection for update managers
  • Fix: Corrected Type1 font subsetting (Monospac821 BT Type 1 font was not correctly embedded)
  • Fix: Corrected link detection behavior (links not containing dots were not detected, such as http://machinename:8000)
  • Fix: Corrected emailing other attachment files having blank characters in filename
  • Fix: If "Send email" option is selected with "Open email client", the email was not opened if no details were set for email receipient and body text

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.3.353 (Dec 2, 2010)

  • New: Added an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Fix: Embed fonts lists correction

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.351 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected a crash when printing from Excel in special conditions
  • Fix: Corrected printing emails with long attachments from Lotus Notes
  • Fix: Corrected embed Type1 fonts (Print Spooler was crashing)
  • Fix: Corrected verticaly written fonts conversion error

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.350 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • New: Added PDF version 1.7 in the list of available versions (1.5 default one)
  • Update: Change public profiles file name to not contain computer name
  • Fix: Corrections for profiles used in SDK

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.349 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • New: Added back port monitor due to access problems for local ports

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.348 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected Print Spooler hang on client computer restart

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.347 (Oct 14, 2010)

  • Update: Removed port monitor, now using a local port instead
  • Fix: Corrected some conversion errors for symbol characters

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.346 (Oct 14, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected missing characters when printing from Publisher
  • Fix: Corrected add-in for Microsoft Office Word 2010 when using brackets in document name
  • Fix: Optimized PDF size when overlaying with an jpeg image PDF file

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.345 (Sep 20, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected newlines in email body
  • Fix: Corrected A0, A1,... paper sizes on Vista and Windows 7
  • Fix: Corrections for Excel images
  • Fix: Corrected installer crash when importing profiles

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.2.344 (Sep 20, 2010)

  • New: Extended Email functionality
  • New: Added macros for folder name in Save settings
  • New: Added Profile name macro for file and folder names
  • Fix: Fixed images from Excel 2010

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.343 (Aug 31, 2010)

  • Fix: The temporary files after an append operation for desktop editions were not cleaned up, now they will be deleted
  • Fix: A default profile was created each time profiles were imported, now default profiles aren't created during import
  • Fix: "Prompt Save As dialog" "When file exists" offered to save the PDF in a different folder by default, instead of the original folder
  • Fix: Corrections for the Romanian translation

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.342 (Aug 26, 2010)

  • Fix: When canceling the Select profile dialog, the print job would still run
  • Fix: Appending to a PDF with bookmarks, while keeping the Enable Bookmark feature on, resulted in a spooler crash
  • Fix: Signature generation error for large PDF files
  • Fix: Crashes occured when creating PDF files with OpenType fonts and embedding those

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.341 (Jul 6, 2010)

  • Update: Changed default high color compression to JPEG
  • Fix: Add-in for Excel cancelling processing when errors
  • Fix: The dll for sending emails was not loaded on Windows 2000

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.340 (Jun 18, 2010)

  • Update: Optimized the size of resulting PDFs after appending (PDF with images)
  • Fix: Do not hang when printing Word documents with embedded files
  • Fix: Install even if EnumPorts fails
  • Fix: Setup translations correction

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.337 (Jun 5, 2010)

  • Update: The add-in for Microsoft Office is by default docked
  • Update: Optimized the size of resulting PDFs after appending
  • Fix: Various language corrections

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.336 (May 14, 2010)

  • New: Add Hebrew language to user interface
  • Update: Optimized PDF file size for documents with Asian characters
  • Fix: Corrected selection on edit fields on Paper page (when pressing TAB the selection didn't switch correctly)
  • Fix: Compatible with Windows 2000 now (didn't work before)
  • Fix: Several corrections to the Add-in for Microsoft Office
  • Fix: Corrected usage of Default profile on clients when private profiles are not allowed
  • Fix: Watermark char "©" on Chinese systems is now printed correctly
  • Fix: Append/insert/overlay PDF files with security now work correctly

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.1.332 (Apr 15, 2010)

  • New: Added Document Creator option
  • New: Added Page Scaling options
  • New: Added Lithuanian language
  • Fix: Changed default compression for high color images to zip
  • Fix: Rendering corrections (including outlined text)
  • Fix: Do not hang printer queue if client is not available (log off)
  • Fix: Fixed page orientation from Excel, Word, TextMaker and others on x64
  • Fix: Fixed create new predefined form
  • Fix: Changed About tab for SDK and OEM editions
  • Fix: Fixed platform string on About page
  • Fix: Corrected OEM parameters (OEMSaveLocal)
  • Fix: COM events separate on TS sessions (SessionID)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 330 (Mar 2, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected font left clipping
  • Fix: Fixed /HidePrinterPages
  • Fix: Fixed /NoInstallifExists - allow for all editions, not only for SDK
  • Fix: Unicode Innosetup - Unicode command line params
  • Fix: OfficeAddin - automatically attached to a novaPDF printer, if only one installed
  • Fix: Use local time instead of system time for creation date and time

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 329 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Fix: Corrected Danish language
  • Fix: Updated Korean language
  • Fix: If a printer exists with the same name and different driver, gets deleted before install
  • Fix: Removed register dialog from Advanced save (SDK only)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 327 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • New: User interface translated in Malay
  • New: User interface translated in Thai
  • New: Addin for Office now works with network printers too
  • New: Add Registration-Free COM in C++ "Hello World (network)" sample (SDK)
  • Fix: Conversion problem with page orientations in Word documents
  • Fix: 0 byte PDF files created when checking rights, now gets deleted and recreated
  • Fix: Licensing error mesage

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 326 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Fix: Save dialog didn't show on top of other windows on Windows7 x64
  • Fix: Crash on Win7 x64 computers in some situations
  • New: Added "single computer" restriction to OEM licenses
  • New: Added the Signature page for HidePrinterPages parameter

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 325 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Fix: Registered succesfully message box showing even if wrong key was entered (x64 computers)
  • Fix: Corrected duplicated fonts problem (virtual memory)
  • Fix: Solved a problem when printing images from Adobe Viewer
  • Fix: Registry handle leak

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 323 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Fix: Minor fixes regarding the add-in for Word (filename and some links positioning)
  • Fix: Fixed problem appending PDFs from FireFox when logged in with standard user
  • Fix: Fixed truetype fonts with SO_GLYPHINDEX_TEXTOUT

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 322 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Fix: Bug in add licensed machine dialog
  • Fix: Bug in signature operation (zero width and height)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 7.0 Build 321 (Dec 9, 2009)

  • New: Added option to digitally sign PDF files
  • New: Type1 fonts are now supported
  • New: novaPDF includes add-ins for Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
  • New: Added a start page to allow quick access to create PDFs
  • New: Fully compatible with Windows 7

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.4 Build 308 (Nov 16, 2009)

  • New: Uses local time instead of system time for PDF creation date and time
  • New: Added scrollbars for email body message
  • New: Added Danish language for the interface
  • New: Added "Allow change folder" option when saving the PDF file
  • New: Added options to forcefully embed licensed fonts
  • Update: Moved the Advanced save options on the Profiles edit page
  • New: Creates folders (multiple levels) when saving pdf file, if folders do not exist
  • New: Added /PropagateActiveProfile command line parameter
  • New: Added Net user and password for overlay file, image watermark file, and saving pdf on network folders
  • Fix: Corrected bug numeric values when no decimals allowed in regional settings - numbers
  • Fix: Corrected mirrored images in printer driver
  • Fix: Corrected bug to keep the resolution set in preferences
  • Fix: COM events are unique for each printer
  • Fix: Crash in spooler (when copying LastBitBlt info in ResetPDEV).
  • Changes in novaPDF 6.3.301 (15-5-2009)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.4 Build 307 (Aug 11, 2009)

  • New: Uses local time instead of system time for PDF creation date and time
  • New: Added scrollbars for email body message
  • New: Added Danish language for the interface
  • New: Added "Allow change folder" option when saving the PDF file
  • New: Added options to forcefully embed licensed fonts
  • Update: Moved the Advanced save options on the Profiles edit page
  • New: Creates folders (multiple levels) when saving pdf file, if folders do not exist
  • New: Added /PropagateActiveProfile command line parameter
  • New: Added Net user and password for overlay file, image watermark file, and saving pdf on network folders
  • Fix: Corrected bug numeric values when no decimals allowed in regional settings - numbers
  • Fix: Corrected mirrored images in printer driver
  • Fix: Corrected bug to keep the resolution set in preferences
  • Fix: COM events are unique for each printer
  • Fix: Crash in spooler (when copying LastBitBlt info in ResetPDEV).

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 301 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fix: Corrected some crashes in COM when calling Watermark functions (novaPDF OEM)
  • Fix: Corrected watermark positioning when being set up from SDK (novaPDF SDK)
  • Fix: Corrected an error when editing email body text (Email page)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 300 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fix: When printing from Adobe Reader some characters were not converted correctly (music notes)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 299 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Update: HelloWorld network sample updated(novaPDF SDK)
  • Fix: When printing from Adobe Reader some characters were not converted correctly (music notes)
  • Fix: Corrected crash occuring when showing error message box on PDF save
  • Fix: Corrected some client hangs when printing particular Excel files
  • Fix: Fixed crash occuring when printing from ttf16.ocx (DrvEnablePDEV)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 296 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • New: novaPDF can create now PDF/A-1b (RGB) compliant PDF files
  • Update: Optimized speed for PDF overlay process
  • Update: added a new parameter to the WaitForNovaEvent function in novaPDF SDK and novaPDF OEM
  • Fix: Correction for 8-bit bitmaps conversion (when printing emf files)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 295 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fix: Corrected a problem with temporary licensing for site licenses
  • Fix: Crashes occured when using some specific images as watermarks

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 294 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fix: corrected bug in PDF overlay (when page mediabox was set in Pages dictionary)
  • Fix: corrected an error when printing files with big path or file name)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 293 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Update: Optimized speed for PDF overlay process
  • Fix: Corrected cross-ref-table format (20 bytes)
  • Fix: fixed a bug in extended save dialog

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.3 Build 291 (Jun 7, 2009)

  • Fix: corrected "Show Save As dialog" option on x64 systems when printing from Win32 applications

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.2 Build 290 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • Added "Stay on Top" option for the "Extended Save" and "Select profile" dialog windows
  • Added "Security" options in the "Change Options" window (shown when using Extended Save)
  • Corrected behavior when printing specific images from Google Chrome (32-bit bitmaps with alpha channel)
  • When printing from Crystal Reports the name of the PDF will not include "Crystal Reports - " anymore
  • Optimized the PDF merging process (append/insert) for multiple print jobs
  • Network sources are now accepted when selecting PDF files to overlay with
  • Added ASP.NET and Java samples for novaPDF SDK

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.1 Build 287 (Jan 30, 2009)

  • Added a Change Options button on the Advanced Save window that offers shortcuts to setting Document information, Graphics options and Email information
  • Added font embedding options in novaPDF Lite
  • Added informational page in the start menu group (describes how to create pdf, register novaPDF, and contact options)
  • Added silent cancel printing (when pressing cancel from a Save As dialog printing stops immediatelly without other notices)
  • New character allowed in PDF filename (&)
  • Fixed image conversion (monochrome, grayscale, downsample) when printing from Internet Explorer
  • Corrected append PDF files error on x64 systems
  • Fixed crash on Vista x64 when closing Printing Preferences
  • Fixed import profiles error (novaPDF OEM)
  • Fixed automatic registration from command line (novaPDF OEM)
  • Corrected string parameters for watermark functions (novaPDF SDK)

New in novaPDF Lite Server 6.0 Build 281 (Dec 3, 2008)

  • Added option to append content to an existing PDF file
  • Added option to insert content in an existing PDF file
  • PDF Overlay option added
  • New option to "Create temporary profile for each printing job"
  • It's now possible to Show Select Profile dialog when printing
  • New Extended Save dialog added

New in novaPDF Lite Server 5.3 Build 231 (Sep 25, 2007)

  • Added Text Watermarks option
  • Optimized text compression algorithm - the size of PDF files is now reduced by up to 80% (for documents consisting mainly of text)
  • Finnish and Arabic user interface localizations added
  • Minor bug fixes

New in novaPDF Lite Server 4.0 Build 172 (Jul 7, 2006)

  • Added public profiles support (server edition), added "Save PDF to server" option (server edition), added PDF bookmarks support (pro edition), active profile displayed on each page, bug-fixes in printer driver and SDK