icepdf-7.0.0

[pcorless]

About This Release

ICEpdf 7.0.0 is a production release that introduces important new features such as embedded font support, writing document changes and many new features and enhancements to the Viewer RI. This release contains almost 100 enhancements and bug fixes. The library is once again available on maven central and hopefully smaller more regular releases will follow.

Notable changes and Enhancements

Render core

• Embedded font support via the Apache FontBox library
• Support for Level 6 encrypted documents
• Write support for document changes
• Improved text widget annotation content stream generation
• Improvements to text selection highlight bounds
• Fix crash issue when painting annotations with BlendComposite effect
• Numerous content parser fixes

Viewer RI

• Fix key events not working when using the viewer component
• Updated save function to write to original file name with an incremental update
• Modifiable document information property values
• Fix repaint issues when selecting free text annotations
• Form test now included in document search results
• Send mail functionality added on supported platforms
• Annotation filters now use comment reply text
• Filter newlines from copied text
• Multi-line search support
• Export/Import of users preferences
• Advanced search allows for configurable search term colours
• Render input widget annotations
• Preferences panel has been updated to add more flexibility to annotation tool behaviour
• Only ask to save a document if documents changes were made by the user and not the library
• Searching for text will now use any selected text to auto fill the search field when Control-F is used

Build and Bundle

• Compiler target is now JDK 11

Maven Central Dependencies

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.github.pcorless.icepdf</groupId>
        <artifactId>icepdf-core</artifactId>
        <version>7.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.github.pcorless.icepdf</groupId>
        <artifactId>icepdf-viewer</artifactId>
        <version>7.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Maven Assembly Support

• The maven profile 'assemble' can be used to build one viewer jar that contains all library and dependency class files.
• mvn package -P assembly

Luanch4j Config

• new config file can be found in the project root 'launch4j.xml'

Full change list

• Community documentation #1 documentation updates by @pcorless in GH-1 documentation updates #5
• Fix message formatting quote by @gtache in Fix message formatting quote #11
• Fix border visible combobox by @gtache in Fix border visible combobox #9
• ICEpdf doesn't warn the user when they can't write to the given directory #24 Warns the user when they can't save to a directory by @gtache in GH-24 Warns the user when they can't save to a directory #26
• Reopens Open file dialog if wrong file type has been selected #19 Reopens open dialog when a file other than pdf has been selected by @gtache in GH-19 Reopens open dialog when a file other than pdf has been selected #27
• Fixes MouseWheel zoom on popup annotation by @gtache in Fixes MouseWheel zoom on popup annotation #29
• Preferences and Properties are not synchronized #15 Preferences and Properties are now synchronized by @gtache in GH-15 Preferences and Properties are now synchronized #31
• Improves the search toolbar by @gtache in Improves the search toolbar #12
• Fixes some bugs by @gtache in Fixes some bugs #14
• The page jumps when an annotation is selected #22 The page doesn't jump anymore when an annotation is selected by @gtache in GH-22 The page doesn't jump anymore when an annotation is selected #30
• Use FileDialog instead of JFileChooser by @gtache in Use FileDialog instead of JFileChooser #28
• Prettify window header #35 Changes window title to [filename] by @gtache in GH-35 Changes window title to [filename] #38
• Allows deleting selected annotation using the Delete key #18 Allows deleting selected annotation with delete key by @gtache in GH-18 Allows deleting selected annotation with delete key #40
• Fix persistent JCheckboxMenuItemUI by @gtache in Fix persistent JCheckboxMenuItemUI #48
• Allows not using NFont even if available by @gtache in Allows not using NFont even if available #50
• Adds Export/Import preferences feature by @gtache in Adds Export/Import preferences feature #32
• Adds a setting to auto-select or not the selection tool after drawing annotation by @gtache in Adds a setting to auto-select or not the selection tool after drawing annotation #41
• Update window title by @gtache in Update window title #53
• Some small changes by @gtache in Some small changes #52
• Change private/public lock icons #65 Updates lock icons by @gtache in GH-65 Updates lock icons #66
• Add visibility icon to annotation panel #74 Show visibility icon on annotation panel by @gtache in GH-74 Show visibility icon on annotation panel #75
• Annotation references errors #54 potential fix for incorrect calculation of next available object reference by @pcorless in GH-54 potential fix for incorrect calculation of next available object reference #59
• Writable pbojects #6 incremental updater by @pcorless in GH-6 incremental updater  #76
• Writable pbojects #6 remove old examples. by @pcorless in GH-6 remove old examples.  #77
• set org.icepdf.core.awtFontLoading default value to true #72 enable awt font loading by default. by @pcorless in GH-72 enable awt font loading by default. #78
• [update build scripts #82] update gradle scripts for gradle 6.3 and general bundle clean up. by @pcorless in [GH-82] update gradle scripts for gradle 6.3 and general bundle clean up. #83
• PopupAnnotation Focus by @gtache in PopupAnnotation Focus #89
• Allow filtering annotations by private/public visibility #67 Filter by visibility by @gtache in GH-67 Filter by visibility #68
• Make exportText JFileChooser aware by @gtache in Make exportText JFileChooser aware #113
• Fixes printing by @gtache in Fixes printing #107
• Parsing empty signed number by @gtache in Parsing empty signed number #99
• Atomic reference number by @gtache in Atomic reference number #97
• Improve reply to by @gtache in Improve reply to #103
• Allows printing from command line by @gtache in Allows printing from command line #109
• Private/Public combobox still visible if PRIVATE_PROPERTY_ENABLED is false #94 system properties refactor by @pcorless in GH-94 system properties refactor #120
• Dispose summary frame on document close by @gtache in Dispose summary frame on document close #91
• Fixes potential NPEs in Catalog by @gtache in Fixes potential NPEs in Catalog #125
• Improve the replyTo usability #102 fix casting issue that was breaking build by @pcorless in GH-102 fix casting issue that was breaking build #126
• Update about dialog and splash screen  #87 clean up splash and about dialog by @pcorless in GH-87 clean up splash and about dialog #127
• Destination with index by @gtache in Destination with index #133
• Internal Error workaround by @gtache in Internal Error workaround #119
• Fixes Squiggly Annotation by @gtache in Fixes Squiggly Annotation #139
• Guess print format by @gtache in Guess print format #130
• FIxes missing popups by @gtache in FIxes missing popups #141
• Polyline and Polygon support #142 added basic PolyAnnotation class by @pcorless in GH-142 added basic PolyAnnotation class #145
• QA framework #146 QA capture framework by @pcorless in GH-146 QA capture framework #163
• NIO object parser #79 improved content parser by @pcorless in GH-79 improved content parser #164
• NIO object parser #79 repackage content parser and further tidy up. by @pcorless in GH-79 repackage content parser and further tidy up. #165
• Upate maven scripts for new GroupId #170 update snapshot version to 7.0 by @pcorless in GH-170 update snapshot version to 7.0 #178
• PDF font paring library integration #80 embedded font support by @pcorless in GH-80 embedded font support #179
• Custom dictionary in trailer by @gtache in Custom dictionary in trailer #175
• Allows opening PDF encrypted with Revision 6 by @gtache in Allows opening PDF encrypted with Revision 6 #160
• Show origin info by @gtache in Show origin info #153
• WIP: Fixes empty objects causing OutOfBounds by @gtache in WIP: Fixes empty objects causing OutOfBounds #111
• Annotation popup color submenu by @gtache in Annotation popup color submenu #162
• Handle missing or broken appearance stream by @gtache in Handle missing or broken appearance stream #158
• Update show annotations icon by @gtache in Update show annotations icon #151
• Show bookmarks button by @gtache in Show bookmarks button #149
• Increase search for startxref by @gtache in Increase search for startxref #101
• Add the possibility to run actions on highlighted text #44 Adds clickable SearchHitComponent by @gtache in GH-44 Adds clickable SearchHitComponent #45
• Allows setting the color in addSearchTerm by @gtache in Allows setting the color in addSearchTerm #58
• Multiline search by @gtache in Multiline search #61
• Fixes next reference number by @gtache in Fixes next reference number #117
• Add a privacy submenu to annotation popup menu by @gtache in Add a privacy submenu to annotation popup menu #156
• Allow code decoupling by @gtache in Allow code decoupling #56
• Show/Hide annotations dynamically with annotation filter #69 Displaying filtered annotations by @gtache in GH-69 Displaying filtered annotations #70
• Save contents change by @gtache in Save contents change #93
• Allow setting the color of each annotation tool by @gtache in Allow setting the color of each annotation tool #181
• Choose which tool to autoselect by @gtache in Choose which tool to autoselect #122
• ICEpdf asks the user to save the pdf on exit even if no modification has been done since the last save #25 only ask to save document if changes were user initiated. by @pcorless in GH-25 only ask to save document if changes were user initiated.  #183
• GH-80 Broke Highlight/Underline/Strikethrough #182 by @pcorless in GH-182  #184
• Annotation Input Field Components #185 input field annotations by @pcorless in GH-185 input field annotations #190
• Fix annotation color menu by @gtache in Fix annotation color menu #186
• Fixes case sensitive option by @gtache in Fixes case sensitive option #187
• Prevents duplicate in annotation tree by @gtache in Prevents duplicate in annotation tree #194
• Searches the selected text by @gtache in Searches the selected text #192
• Improves Ctrl-C behavior by @gtache in Improves Ctrl-C behavior #196
• Internal error when trying to draw some annotations on Linux #118 fix errors painting annotations that use BlendComposite effect by @pcorless in GH-118 fix errors painting annotations that use BlendComposite effect #201
• Some highlight annotations are not selectable #168 fallback to annotation bounds if markup paths don't overlap. by @pcorless in GH-168 fallback to annotation bounds if markup paths don't overlap. #200
• Type1c fonts not showing some glyphs #203 check encoding for code name before checking if glyph exists. by @pcorless in GH-203 check encoding for code name before checking if glyph exists. #204
• FreeText annotations rendering problems after reopening a document #136 fix some repaint issues when displaying free text annotations. by @pcorless in GH-136 fix some repaint issues when displaying free text annotations. #202
• Free Text Annotations font selection and other properties don't always stick #206 fixes layout issues when selecting free text annotation fonts by @pcorless in GH-206 fixes layout issues when selecting free text annotation fonts #207
• Annotations filters should consider replies by @gtache in Annotations filters should consider replies #210
• Adds Send by mail action #20 Implements Send by mail action by @gtache in GH-20 Implements Send by mail action #33
• Custom and common pdf properties by @gtache in Custom and common pdf properties #115
• Simple save function by @gtache in Simple save function #43
• Key bindings don't work when ICEpdf is embedded #62 fix key events when used in a component by @pcorless in GH-62 fix key events when used in a component #213
• Search in text forms by @gtache in Search in text forms #212
• Rendering issue in form #197 cleaned up text widget content stream generation to hopefully … by @pcorless in GH-197 cleaned up text widget content stream generation to hopefully … #215
• Enable easy creation of a distributable file - either jar or exe - using Maven by @geniot in Enable easy creation of a distributable file - either jar or exe - using Maven #220
• GG-221 ossrh build changes by @pcorless in GG-221 ossrh build changes #223

New Contributors

• @pcorless made their first contribution in GH-1 documentation updates #5
• @geniot made their first contribution in Enable easy creation of a distributable file - either jar or exe - using Maven #220

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pcorless/icepdf/commits/icepdf-7.0.0

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