What’s new in the Aspose.PDF for Java 24.5

Release Highlights

Aspose.PDF for Java 24.5 introduces advanced PDF layer manipulation capabilities, enhancing control over layered content with features like merging, flattening, locking, and deleting layers. This release also expands the plugin architecture by adding Form Editor plugins and offers notable improvements in layout detection and document rendering.

New Features

• Comprehensive PDF Layer Handling:

  • Merge multiple PDF layers into a single one using Page.mergeLayers().
  • Flatten layered PDFs to produce a simpler, static layout.
  • Extract specific layer elements into new PDFs.
  • Lock and unlock layers to prevent or allow editing.
  • Remove specific layers from a document programmatically.

• Form Editor Plugins:

  • New plugin classes under com.aspose.pdf.plugins.security enhance document form editing, encryption, and decryption capabilities.

• Enhanced Table Border Analysis:

  • AbsorbedCell.getBorderInfo() enables precise detection and manipulation of cell borders during content extraction.

Enhancements

• Improved Layout Recognition:

  • Vertical alignment in both PDF to DOCX and PDF to Excel conversions now accurately preserved.

• Expanded Markdown Export Options:

  • Added controls for extracting specific areas via MarkdownSaveOptions.setAreaToExtract().

Bug Fixes

• Rendering and Conversion Fixes:

  • Addressed Linux-specific rendering issues during image export.
  • Fixed opacity loss in ImageStamp when converting to PDF/A.
  • Corrected bullet list rendering and alignment issues during DOCX export.
  • Restored background rendering in HTML output.

• Stability Enhancements:

  • Resolved issues with splitting PDFs while preserving accessibility data.
  • Improved handling of embedded files, including correct metadata population.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Added Methods

• Layer operations (flatten, lock, unlock, delete, save)
• Table cell border info: AbsorbedCell.getBorderInfo()
• Printer marks and annotation enhancements
• New Markdown extraction area options

Added Classes

• PDF Layer and Printer Mark Classes:
  • TrimMarkAnnotation, BleedMarkAnnotation, RegistrationMarkAnnotation
• Security Plugin Classes:
  • DecryptionOptions, EncryptionOptions, Security
• New PDF Structure Handling:
  • CollectionField, CollectionItem, PageInformationAnnotation
• Vector and SVG Support:
  • SvgExtractor, SubPathGroup, SvgExtractionOptions

🔍 Explore the Full Release Details

For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.PDF for Java 24.5 Release Notes.

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