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eDocEngine v2 introduces new features and enhances the existing features.

 

The following is a list of the new features.

 

 

1.Support for Vertical Text rendering now added. See procedure TextOutV.

 

2.JPEG image file can now be inserted directly into the PDF document. Facilitates inserting of large JPEGs that can't be loaded in TJPEGImage. See procedure DrawJPEGDirect.

 

3.Document Information and Bookmarks now support Unicode characters.

 

4.Default Page Layout changed to Continuous mode for easier navigation.

 

5.Size of the PDF document greatly reduced for font subset embedding option and Unicode characters, nearly 1/10 the original size.

 

6.Unicode support for text rendering, stamping, annotations, bookmarks and document information.

 

7.New Annotations added: FreeText, Line, Square, Circle, Highlight, Underline, Squiggly, StrikeOut, Stamp, Ink. See AddAnotItem method. (Professional)

 

8.File Attachment: Support for attaching any type of external file to the created PDF now provided. See TgtPDFFileAttachmentAnnot class. (Professional)

 

9.New Actions added: GoToR, Launch, Named, JavaScript. (Professional)

 

10.Support for inserting Custom Document Information. Write XML metadata of document to insert custom document information and make it accessible to applications that support XML. Useful in implementing document work flow and document management applications. See AddCustomDocInfo. (Professional)

 

11.Support for actions on Document and Page events. JavaScript actions can be associated with document and page events such as Open, Close, Print, Save. See AddPageEventAction method and DocEventJSAction property. (Professional)

 

12.Support for RichEdit98 using DrawRichText.

 

13. Support for CCITT 3 and 4 compression techniques in PDF. (Professional)

 

14. Support for Trial version of FastReport. Enable compiler switch "FR3Trial" in the file "gtFR3XportIntf.pas".

 

15. Support for GmPrintSuite in Delphi 2005.

 

16. Property HTMLFileNames can be accessed to get the generated HTML file names and count.

Property RelatedFileNames can be accessed to get Image, CSS and JavaScript file names and count.

 

17. Support for right to left languages (Arabic & Hebrew) for simple text using the property Bidi.(Professional and Standard)

 

18. Support for inline HTML tags for bold, italic, underline and strikeout using HTMLTextOut procedure.(Professional).

 

19. Support for mixed paper orientation in RTF.

 

20. Support for exporting WPRichText.

 

21. Support for converting from JEDI RichText component.

 

22. Supports overloaded PlayMetafile procedure.

 

23. Support for rendering RichText from file and stream.

 

24. Property UseImagesAsResources can be used for efficient memory management when creating large documents containing images.

 

25. Methods ClearHeader, ClearFooter, ClearWatermark and ClearStamp can be used to encode different header/footer/watermark/stamp settings for each page. See FAQ 38 for an example.

 

25. Character-spacing support when rendering RTF documents from metafiles.

 

26. HTML page background can now be made transparent using TransparentBackground property.

 

27. Creation of images can now be controlled using the new event OnNeedImageFileName, for HTML documents. This can be used to create only one image and then use the same for all HTML pages.

 

28. Support for PNG images with PNGDelphi (http://pngdelphi.sourceforge.net) component using DrawImage methods. Click here see how to Configure eDocEngine for PNGDelphi.

 

29. ContinuousMode property added in Excel Engine for ignoring the page information and continuously rendering contents, without introducing blank rows between pages.

 

 

 

Mailing

 

EmailSettings (All Editions)

This property is used to set the mailing options at design time for one-step export-email.

 

Port (All Editions)

This property of EmailSettings is used to specify SMTP port for emailing the documents.

 

AuthenticationRequired (All Editions)

Authentication type can be now specified using the property AuthenticationRequired of EmailSettings while sending the generated documents as email attachments.

 

Auto Pagination (All Editions)

 

Pagination for text output as single line and paragraphs now supported. See example 'Tutorial-AutoPagination'.

 

Variables / Place holders (All Editions)

 

CalculateVariables property and OnCalcVariables event are introduced to support Variables/Place holders for Text rendering. Built-in and user-defined variables are supported. Built-in variables include Page#, Total Pages, Date and Time. This feature can be used in many ways, such as for mail-merging, page numbering, defining headers/footers...

 

Runtime Setup Dialogs (All Editions)

 

Built-in run-time Setup Dialogs enhanced for greater ease of use and appearance. Email options now included in the run-time setup dialog

 

Table Drawing (All Editions)

 

OnCellDraw

This event is enhanced to accept Font and Frame parameters to allow greater flexibility and customization for table drawing. It is now possible to also change the horizontal alignment of the individual table cell by using the alignment parameter. Word wrap support for Title Row for each column in table drawing is now incorporated.

 

Activating Links (All Editions)

 

Automatic activation of Email and file:// links contained in text now supported. See example, Activate Links.

 

DrawRichText (All Editions)

 

RichText rendering now supported as a standard procedure. All content supported by TRichEdit can be rendered.

 

AbortCreation (All Editions)

 

This property is used to abort the document rendering at run-time.

 

Unicode Support (All Editions)

 

Unicode support added for text rendering. See TextOut method.

 

Included Events (All Editions)

 

General document events (like OnBeforeBeginDoc, OnAfterBeginDoc etc) provided for greater control of the creation process.

 

Resolution support (All Editions)

 

Input resolution can be specified to render objects and metafiles created in different resolutions. Useful for rendering metafiles created at higher resolution than screen resolution. See InputXRes and InputYRes properties.

 

 

RTF Engine component

 

DocInfo property has been enhanced to support Unicode characters for document information.

 

Excel Engine component

1.ApplyAlignment and MultiPass properties are introduced to avoid alignment and missing data problems.
2.WordWrap property is used to wrap the cells in the spreadsheet to fit text in specified column width.

 

 

Additionals - ReportBuilder Export Interfaces

 

1.Completely re-written to export more efficiently, accurately and keep the output file size to a minimum.
2.Optimized image rendering: Storing a reused image only once in the PDF now possible using OnEncodeGraphic and OnEncodeGraphicDone events. Greatly reduces file sizes when images are repeated.