Our recent 2022 Volume 1 release was rolled out with many exciting features and controls.
In this blog post, we will look at the new updates in the Syncfusion WinUI and WPF platforms for the 2022 Volume 1 release.
First, let’s see what’s new in our Syncfusion WinUI platform.
All our WinUI controls have been upgraded to the Windows 11 style.
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AutoComplete
Calendar
DataGrid
Scheduler
Slider
Now, you can drag and drop a single row or multiple rows in the WinUI DataGrid to rearrange them easily.
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The WinUI PDF Library delivers the following user-friendly features in this 2022 Volume 1 release.
You can now efficiently compress PDF documents by applying the following techniques:
PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of the PDF format. It helps in archiving and long-term preservation of PDF files. You can view PDF documents even after a long time without any change in the quality and content.
Our WinUI PDF Library also supports the conversion of existing PDF documents into PDF/A format without affecting the quality and content. This new feature supports various PDF/A standards:
You can extract images from a PDF exactly as they appear. This feature provides a customized API to extract all the images or individual images from a specific PDF page or the whole document. Also, you can save all the extracted images as separate images with the same format and quality as the originals.
The WinUI PDF Library now allows users to replace images in a PDF. It has a customized API to replace images from a single page or the whole PDF document. Use this feature to hide any vital information in an image from the PDF without recreating the document.
You can now smartly expand or collapse the WinUI Ribbon elements based on the available space. Also, you can specify the priority or order of the group in which the collapse or expansion should occur.
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Drag and drop a single row or multiple rows in the WinUI TreeGrid control to rearrange them.
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From this volume on, the WinUI Word Library supports the following features in Word-to-PDF conversion:
Let’s see the marvelous new updates in our WPF suite for the 2022 Volume 1 release.
The WPF Word Library has the following enhancements to accurately convert Word documents to PDF format:
The new features in the WPF PDF Library are as follows:
You can now convert a PDF/A-conforming file into an ordinary PDF. This feature removes the long-term archiving and adds additional content to that PDF.
Embed the non-embedded fonts from a PDF file. By doing so, we can properly preserve the PDF files on other readers such as Chrome, Edge, and mobile viewers.
Using the WPF PDF Library, you can convert the following fonts into embedded ones:
The WPF PDF Viewer rolls out with these updates in this release.
Easily obtain the PDF page coordinates relative to the PDF Viewer’s client coordinates and vice versa to use them at the app level.
Thanks for reading! In this blog, we have seen the notable features included in our Syncfusion WinUI and WPF platforms for the 2022 Volume 1 release. All new updates are available on our Release Notes and What’s New pages. Try out these stunning features and leave your feedback in the comments section below!
Explore the WinUI and WPF examples from this GitHub location. Download and check out our WinUI and WPF demo apps in the Microsoft Store.
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