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The new version of FastReport .NET 2020.1 now has the ability to drag text and image files into the designer, while the corresponding objects are created on the report page.   In addition, you can paste text or image into the report from the clipboard.   There is also the opportunity to customize the exports menu.     In WebReport you can now change the export settings, for this the corresponding event is added.   Version 2020.1 ---------------     [Engine] + added events to TrueTypeCollection object. New demo programm shows how to use them - .\Demos\C#\FontHandlersExportToPDF + added an ability to change decimal digits for Number, Currency and Percent formats when UseLocale property is true + added property "SplitRows" for MatrixObject. By default, its value is False and in this case rows with the same vaues are joined. If True - rows are split (like TableObject) - fixed bug with trying to convert DBNull in empty string when ConvertNulls is disabled - fixed a bug when PageFooter with PrintOn=LastPage causes to print it on penultimate page     [Designer] + added ability to drag & drop picture in format png, jpeg, jpg, gif, ico, bmp, tif, tiff, emf, wmf and text files in format txt, rtf + added ability to paste picture and text on page from clipboard + added ability to create new report page using: "+" button on the pages panel, double-click on empty space on the pages panel, "Ctrl+N" shortcut     - fixed a bug when trying to set an incorrect RowSpan value to a MatrixObject cell - fixed a bug with dropping color, width and style in Border editor - fixed a bug with resizing PolyLineObject/PolygonObject, when it's copied with Ctrl+Drag - fixed a bug with inactive context menu "Size Mode" for SVG object - fixed a bug when subreport cannot be deleted when page linked to it was deleted before - fixed a bug when the buttons in the "Panel" in the "View" tab did not match the "Visible" property of the corresponding windows     [Preview] + added exports menu editor > new editor is available in user interface options; exports can now be removed from exports menu * data source menu in Text Editor is now hidden in Preview * "Delete Page" button now disabled in Preview when only one page generated     [Exports] + added property Split pages for export to XML   + added support for Padding property in Word2007 export * now in PDF export with InteractiveForms = true: fonts won't be saved if there aren't editable elements in the report - fixed bugs when exporting a multi-page report in XML - fixed a bug when PDF export generated incorrect file when EmbeddingFonts and InteraciveForms properties equal True - fixed view of background on BarcodeObject at Pdf and Html export - fixed bugs when displaying Shape, Barcode, Polygon etc. with fill (or background) in all exports with table layout     [WebReport] + added ability to change export settings. To do this, you need to subscribe to the ExportParameters event in WebReport.Report - fixed incorrect width and height for reports with mixed page orientation (Landscape & Portrait) - fixed incorrect view of background in ShapeObject - fixed lack of non-standard fill (Hatch, LinearGradient, etc.) on ShapeObject     [.Net Core] - fixed a bug with SQLite plugin if database includes null-values - fixed a critical bug on embedding fonts

This version includes a lot of improvements in the report designer and report creation in FastReport VCL became even faster. We have reworked interface of "Data Tree", "Object Inspector" and "Classes Tree" and now it possible to filter items and use fast action buttons.     "Object Inspector" features   The report engine also got some improvements: - With new RichView.FileLink property it possible to load RTF files at prepare-time; - It possible to set number of columns in GS1 Databar ES barcode;     - ReportSummary.PrintAtBottom property allows to print report summary at the bottom of the page;   - New PageFooter.PrintOnSinglePage property overrides behavior of PrintOnLastPage/PrintOnFirstPage when the page is Last and First at the same time.   Also, we added new export filter to PostScript and PPML.   Version 6.5----------------------------* Improved interface of the DataTree, Object Inspector and ClassesTree in the report designer. Added toolbars with fast action buttons and filter of data.+ Added RichView.FileLink property - use it to load RTF files at prepare-time (can be used to reduce memory using for big RTF)+ Added Colums property for GS1 Databar ES barcode+ Added PageFooter.PrintOnSinglePage property - override behavior of PrintOnLastPage/PrintOnFirstPage when the page is Last and First at the same time.+ Added ReportSummary.PrintAtBottom property - allows to print report summary at the bottom of the page+ Added PostScript export filter+ Added PPML export filter* Updated convertes from RB and QR- Fixed GS1 Databar ES barcode for special case (odd count of modules)- Fixed GS1 Databar barcode for smooth height changing in the report designer- Fixed wrong behavior of Processing property with DetailPage- Fixed line break in PDF export under Windows 10 x64- Fixed loading of OSM maps with '`' sign- Fixed dialog Form in HIDPI called from preview (ClentHeight/ClientWidth serialized with scaled values)- Fixed designer flickering at show- Fixed report options dialog printer list icons- Fixed print dialog printer list icons- Fixed Codewindow font size when save designer settings* Changes in LoadPreferences interface, added second parameter as Def settings container* Reduced fields updating in Master-Detail link. Updates only when fields list changed (Some DS like DBX recreates fields).- Fixed Esc key pressing when TfrxDateEditControl expanded- Fixed bug with incorrect size of CellularTextObject- Improved RichView synchronization in multi-thread environment- TfrxPreviewForm.FFilterList moved to constructor/destructor (for custom inheritors)- Fixed layer's internal dataset in the Map editor- Fixed Indy transport for 465, 587 port [6.4.13] - Fixed designer's Color Selection dialog in the D2009- Fixed rotated EAN13 barcode- Fixed exporting of FONT COLOR tag to PDF- Fixed ODF default values- Fixed Arial font spaces in the PDF export- Fixed rotation of the image inside RichView in SVG export- [Lazarus] Fixed designer's scaling- [Lazarus] Fixed text split in memo object- Fixed Aztec multiline text- Fixed embedded files in PDF export- Fixed memory leaks in the LazChart- Fixed Aztec barcode with umlaut characters- Fixed QR barcode QuietZone- Fixed cross-tab changing when AutoWidth = False- Fixed Emf -> Pdf with KeepAspectRatio- Fixed restoring of the current tab during debugging[6.4.10]- Fixed TfrxDMPMemoView bounds in the PDF export- Fixed exporting of fsAltDot frame line style in the PDF export- Fixed C++ Builder compatibility[6.4.7 - 6.4.9]- Fixed division by zero in the PDF export[6.4.4 - 6.4.6]- Fixed wrong behavior of Table object with vertical bands- Fixed FIB connection form[6.4.3]- Fixed TfrxMailExport when it cancelled- Fixed AV when set TfrxCustomExportFilter.ShowDialog in OnBeginExport event[6.4.2]- Fixed EAN13 barcode drawing- Fixed Underlines with LineSpacing printing[6.4.1]- Fixed Invalid ImageList error

  Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2.00 pm (UTC) to talk about the features brought by the latest version of FastReport .Net 2019.4   Webinar will be broadcasted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FastReportsAcademy/live. We will follow with Q&A session. Webinar will be recorded so you can refer to you it later.     

Expressions This release brings expressions support to FastCube .Net. Before it was only possible to add calculated measures or totals using the scipt on C# or VB.Net. Which was quite inconvenient for people not handling reports on daily basis. So we decided to add expressions which you may know from our FastReport product. Please checkout our updated documentation and examples to better understand expressions and how they work.   Cube options dialog New `Cube Options` dialog which comes as a replacement for `Information` dialog adds the ability to switch script language and add assemblies to particular cube.   DisplayFormat for dimensions. We added the ability to set display format to dimensions. This is useful when dimension data type is not string. Use `AxisField.DisplayFormat` to get/set format value or use Dimension Editor.   Bind dimension caption with dimension content It is now possible to bind dimension caption width with it content in axis. We added property `AxisContainer.BindCaptionWidth` and `Slice.BindCaptionWidth` to control this behavior. BindCaptionWidth = False  BindCaptionWidth = True     Ignore case option for range expressions We use range expressions for custom dimension filters and for measure highlight rules. Since this release you are able to ignore case for text comparisions in range expressions. You can either do it in code by `Range.IgnoreCase` property or in the range editor.   Other changes * Added methods `PopupWindow.ExpandAll()`, `PopupWindow.CollapseAll()`, property `CustomGrid.AutoExpandPopups` (true by default) which defines whether to expand/collapse all PopupWindow automatically on show.* Added an ability to set own context menu (ContextMenuStrip) for grid zones.* Added clear buttons to the measure editor form.* Added axis menu item to delete measure when clicked on measure header.   Fixes * Fixed errors with dimension values access from script

In the new version of FastReport .Mono we significantly improved report engine which is now unified with FastReport .Net. It allows to smoothly transfer fixes and changes between different version of report generators. We also added connection to JSON data which is now available by default and doesn't require plugin installation     [Engine]+ added built-in JSON data source engine+ enhanced support of RichObject- fixed script warnings - do not stop report generation on warning- fixed double call of FreeHGlobal on programm termination- apply high-load patch from FastReport.NET- fixed bug with checking handlers in Web.config- fixed crash of the program when creating a report using the wizard on Linux[Designer]+ enhanced SQL builder - ability to edit existing request- fixed the message panel[Exports]+ added events to TrueTypeCollection object. New demo programm shows how to use them - fr_mono\Demos\C#\FontHandlersExportToPDF+ enhanced support of fonts with extended weight* source code is divided into engine and UI parts- improved export of RichObject to RTF (set EmbedRichObject propert of RTFExport to true to enable this feature)- updated export to PDF format - code ported from FastReport.NET- fixed exports to various formats in environment 

Thanks to everyone who was there with us during our webinar! Below we collected questions that you asked along with our answers:   Q: USPS bar code - can you briefly show it in a report? How do you format data for the barcode to meet the USA postal regulations? Show how to format data for the USPS bar code to meet standards for the US postal service??? A:  It depends on your source data. The code should be 20 or 31 digits and you can use expressions to form barcode data, like <ID> + <ServiceID> + <MailerID> + <SerialNumber> + <Zip> in Expression property.   Q: Adding extra bands looks interesting. How about adding just one last row to occupy the rest of free space (but to leave just enough for the page footer)? A: You can use report script and set band height from the code to Engine.FreeSpace - 0.00001 in the band OnBeforePrint event.   Q: What is the difference between release and current versions in the user portal? A: Current version may have experimental features which will be removed later also you can encounter bugs as well.   Q: Can we transfer existing reports to Lazarus ? A: Yes, you can.   Q: Any plans to fix image transparency in the Lazarus version? It seems like such a trivial thing. A: We are going to investigate this issue. We will fix what we can, but lazarus itself works rather poorly with transparency.   Q: Older FR VCL gives very large PDF files; are the new ones smaller? A: It depends what content do you have in a report. FR6 now uses vectors for Charts , Rich Text and maps, so for these objects the size of the file will be smaller than in previous versions.   Q: QR code change its size whit it's content A: You can change this behavior by changing TfrxBarcode2DView.AutoSize property and set it to False.   Q: Can I print barcode from Lazarus ? A: Yes, you can.   Q: Can we use barcode in FastReport FMX too ? A: Yes, but some of barcode types from FastReport VCL are not available in FastReport FMX.   Q: Can we use FastReport FMX for Android and iOS devices ? A: No, we don’t have support of mobile platform, yet.   Q: Is/will be Cocoa/MacOS supported under Lazarus? A: We are looking at it. And partially it already works.   Q: Just double-checking about SVG images, are they now supported by image component? A: Unfortunately, no, we do not support SVG natively.        

In  the latest version we added Bezier curves for Polygons, new time format and JSON data connector.  [Engine] + added Bezier curve for polygons+ added new time format minutes:seconds [mm:ss]+ added a new Json data connection integrated into the engine+ added RepeatBandNTimes property for bands* updated a polygon object: now the polygon toolbar is displayed not near to the object, but in the main toolbar and in Ribbon; polygon modes are changed, new modes allow editing and adding curves> because polygons have got strong changes, we want to get more detail about the change, the polygon has 5 editing modes: the first allows you to work with the whole object, the second for selecting and moving points, the third allows you to add new points to the polygon, the fourth allows you to edit the curves, the fifth to delete the points of the polygon. For the 3rd and 4th mode, you must select a point- fixed image size calculation when AutoSize is enabled in the preparation stage- fixed RichText lists format- fixed a bug when font changed in parent report were not changed in inherited report- fixed a bug with changing the GroupHeaderBand hierarchy if it had a child GroupHeaderBand [Designer] + added feature to edit the SQL query for the QueryBuilder; if the QueryBuilder cannot process the query a warning will be showed* now when the name of data source changed, its name changes in expressions of TextObject.Text, PictureObject.DataColumn, DataBand.Filter and DataBand.Sort- fixed a bug with rising exception when double clicking on a TextObject- fixed a bug with shadow of report when designer is in Right-to-Left mode- fixed a bug when Query Builder adds extra comma- fixed a bug with adding extra spaces in QueryBuilder- fixed a bug with position of report shadow when zooming in Right-to-Left designer- fixed a bug with the inability to return and cancel actions when copying the format [Preview] - fixed a bug with breaking ManualBuild table with CanBreak = false- fixed a bug with display on the penultimate page with PageFooter PrintOn = LastPage [Exports] + added Hyperlinks to RTF-export+ added an ability to split pages with data in different sheets when exporting to Excel2007- fixed a bug with export of bitmaps in ZPL - fixed a bug with incorrect height of cells in Excel2007- fixed a bug with exporting empty sheet in Excel2007- fixed a bug with exporting the page with the wrong size in Excel97- fixed a bug with exporting empty cells in Excel2007- fixed a bug with strikethrough text in Excel2007 export- fixed a bug with strikethrough text in Word2007 export, when using html-tags and conditional formatting - fixed QR code position in ZPL export- fixed page init priority in ZPL export- fixed a bug with the same images duplication in the HtmlExport (properties: Layers, EmbeddedPictures)- fixed a bug with the lack of hyperlinks in pictures, figures, QR-codes when exporting to PDF- fixed a bug with exporting empty text to RTF, when using CanShrink = true and TextRenderType = HtmlParagraph- fixed RichObject bugs - parsing RTF, enumerated lists, and text colors