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Aspose.Slides for CPP 19.5 Release Notes

This page contains release notes for Aspose.Slides for CPP 19.5

Key	Summary	Category
SLIDESCPP-1787	Use Aspose.Slides for .NET 19.5 features	Feature
SLIDESCPP-1830	Improve thumbnails rendering quality (v19.5)	Feature
SLIDESNET-40727	Support for Convert SVG images to shapes	Feature
SLIDESNET-40870	Support for comments replies in Aspose.Slides	Feature
SLIDESNET-41059	Resolved Aspose.Slides for .NET: Rasterization or vectorization of Shapes without text	Feature
SLIDESCPP-40730	Support for Office 365 in Aspose.Slides	Feature
SLIDESCPP-40856	Support for Size represents property for Bubble chart	Feature
SLIDESNET-40237	Support for hiding left slide thumbnails pane in generated PPT	Feature
SLIDESNET-41015	Obtain default table background through API	Feature
SLIDESNET-39057	Support to set chart external data source workbook path	Feature
SLIDESNET-40852	Support for Funnel charts and 2D map charts - funnel chart	Feature

Public API Changes

get_ParentComment() and set_ParentComment() methods have been added to IComment class

New get_ParentComment() and set_ParentComment() methods have been added to IComment and Comment classes.

These methods allow to get or set the parent comment, thus creating a dialog in the form of a hierarchy of comments and replies.

Pay attention that Remove method of IComment interface removes the comment with all its replies.

Note. If setting ParentComment leads to a circular reference, the exception of type PptxEditException will be thrown.

The code snippet below shows a sample of adding some comments and some replies to them:

{
    System::SharedPtr<Presentation> pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();
    // Add comment
    System::SharedPtr<ICommentAuthor> author1 = pres->get_CommentAuthors()->AddAuthor(u"Author_1", u"A.A.");
    System::SharedPtr<IComment> comment1 = author1->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"comment1", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());

    // Add reply for comment1
    System::SharedPtr<ICommentAuthor> author2 = pres->get_CommentAuthors()->AddAuthor(u"Autror_2", u"B.B.");
    System::SharedPtr<IComment> reply1 = author2->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"reply 1 for comment 1", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());
    reply1->set_ParentComment(comment1);

    // Add reply for comment1
    System::SharedPtr<IComment> reply2 = author2->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"reply 2 for comment 1", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());
    reply2->set_ParentComment(comment1);

    // Add reply to reply
    System::SharedPtr<IComment> subReply = author1->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"subreply 3 for reply 2", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());
    subReply->set_ParentComment(reply2);

    System::SharedPtr<IComment> comment2 = author2->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"comment 2", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());
    System::SharedPtr<IComment> comment3 = author2->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"comment 3", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());

    System::SharedPtr<IComment> reply3 = author1->get_Comments()->AddComment(u"reply 4 for comment 3", pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0), System::Drawing::PointF(10.0f, 10.0f), System::DateTime::get_Now());
    reply3->set_ParentComment(comment3);

    // Display hierarchy on console
    System::SharedPtr<ISlide> slide = pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0);
    auto comments = slide->GetSlideComments(nullptr);
    for (int32_t i = 0; i < comments->get_Length(); i++)
    {
        System::SharedPtr<IComment> comment = comments[i];
        while (comment->get_ParentComment() != nullptr)
        {
            System::Console::Write(u"\t");
            comment = comment->get_ParentComment();
        }

        System::Console::Write(u"{0} : {1}", System::ObjectExt::Box<System::String>(comments[i]->get_Author()->get_Name()), System::ObjectExt::Box<System::String>(comments[i]->get_Text()));
        System::Console::WriteLine();
    }

    // Remove comment1 and all its replies
    comment1->Remove();
}

get_SubstitutePictureTitle() and set_SubstitutePictureTitle() methods have been added to IOleObjectFrame class

New get_SubstitutePictureTitle() and set_SubstitutePictureTitle() methods have been added to IOleObjectFrame and OleObjectFrame classes.

/// <summary>
/// Returns the title for OleObject icon.
/// Read <see cref="System::String"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// When IsObjectIcon == false this value is ignored.
/// The string can be truncated according to the size of the Ole icon.
/// </remarks>
ASPOSE_SLIDES_SHARED_API System::String get_SubstitutePictureTitle();
/// <summary>
/// Sets the title for OleObject icon.
/// Write <see cref="System::String"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// When IsObjectIcon == false this value is ignored.
/// The string can be truncated according to the size of the Ole icon.
/// </remarks>
ASPOSE_SLIDES_SHARED_API void set_SubstitutePictureTitle(System::String value);

The code snippet below shows a sample of creating Excel object and setting its caption:

{
    System::String oleSourceFile = u"ExcelObject.xlsx";
    System::String oleIconFile = u"Image.png";

    System::SharedPtr<Presentation> pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();

    System::SharedPtr<IPPImage> image;
    System::SharedPtr<ISlide> slide = pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0);

    // Add Ole objects
    System::ArrayPtr<uint8_t> allbytes = System::IO::File::ReadAllBytes(oleSourceFile);
    System::SharedPtr<IOleObjectFrame> oof = slide->get_Shapes()->AddOleObjectFrame(20.0f, 20.0f, 50.0f, 50.0f, u"Excel.Sheet.12", allbytes);
    oof->set_IsObjectIcon(true);

    // Add image object
    System::ArrayPtr<uint8_t> imgBuf = System::IO::File::ReadAllBytes(oleIconFile);
    System::SharedPtr<System::IO::MemoryStream> ms = System::MakeObject<System::IO::MemoryStream>(imgBuf);

    image = pres->get_Images()->AddImage(System::MakeObject<System::Drawing::Bitmap>(ms));

    oof->get_SubstitutePictureFormat()->get_Picture()->set_Image(image);

    // Set caption to OLE icon
    oof->set_SubstitutePictureTitle(u"Caption example");
}

Note. When property IsObjectIcon of an IOleObjectFrame is set to value of false then SubstitutePictureTitle property is ignored.

Pay attention, that the string value of SubstitutePictureTitle may be truncated according to the size of the Ole icon that represents the OLE object.

INormalViewProperties and INormalViewRestoredProperties classes have been added to provide access to the presentation’s “normal view properties”

The normal view consists of three content regions: the slide itself, a side content region, and a bottom content region. Properties pertaining to the positioning of the different content regions. This information allows the application to save its view state to the file, so that when reopened the view is in the same state as when the presentation was last saved.

New IViewProperties::get_NormalViewProperties() method has been added to provide access to normal view properties of presentation.

New INormalViewProperties, INormalViewRestoredProperties, NormalViewProperties, NormalViewRestoredProperties classes and SplitterBarStateType enum class have been added.

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INormalViewProperties

Represents normal view properties.

get_ShowOutlineIcons(), set_ShowOutlineIcons(). These methods specify whether the application should show icons if displaying outline content in any of the content regions of normal view mode.
get_SnapVerticalSplitter(), set_get_SnapVerticalSplitter(). These methods specify whether the vertical splitter should snap to a minimized state when the side region is sufficiently small.
get_PreferSingleView(), set_PreferSingleView(). These methods specify whether the user prefers to see a full-window single-content region over the standard normal view with three content regions.If enabled, the application may choose to display one of the content regions in the entire window.
get_VerticalBarState(), set_VerticalBarState(), get_HorizontalBarState(), set_HorizontalBarState(). These methods specify the state that the horizontal or vertical splitter bar should be shown in. A horizontal splitter bar separates the slide from the content region below the slide, vertical splitter bar separates the slide from the side content region. Possible values are: SplitterBarStateType::Minimized, SplitterBarStateType::Maximized and SplitterBarStateType::Restored.
get_RestoredLeft(), get_RestoredTop(). These methods specify the sizing of the top or side slide region of the normal view, when SplitterBarStateType.Restored value applied for VerticalBarState and HorizontalBarState accordingly.

INormalViewRestoredProperties

Specifies the sizing of the slide region (width when a child of RestoredTop, height when a child of RestoredLeft) of the normal view, when the region is of a variable restored size(neither minimized nor maximized).

get_DimensionSize(), set_DimensionSize(). These methods specify the size of the slide region (width when a child of restoredTop, height when a child of restoredLeft).
get_AutoAdjust(), set_AutoAdjust(). These methods specify whether the size of the side content region should compensate for the new size when resizing the window containing the view within the application.

{
    System::SharedPtr<Presentation> pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();

    pres->get_ViewProperties()->get_NormalViewProperties()->set_HorizontalBarState(Aspose::Slides::SplitterBarStateType::Restored);
    pres->get_ViewProperties()->get_NormalViewProperties()->set_VerticalBarState(Aspose::Slides::SplitterBarStateType::Maximized);

    pres->get_ViewProperties()->get_NormalViewProperties()->get_RestoredTop()->set_AutoAdjust(true);
    pres->get_ViewProperties()->get_NormalViewProperties()->get_RestoredTop()->set_DimensionSize(80.0f);
    pres->get_ViewProperties()->get_NormalViewProperties()->set_ShowOutlineIcons(true);

    pres->Save(u"presentation.pptx", Aspose::Slides::Export::SaveFormat::Pptx);
}

Support for converting SVG images into a group of shapes has been added

Since version 19.5 Aspose.Slides for C++ supports converting SVG images into a group of shapes.

New ISvgImage and SvgImage classes have been added.

New AddImage() method has been added to IImageCollection and ImageCollection classes. This method provides the ability to insert Svg fragment into a image collection.

{
    auto p = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();
    System::String svgContent = System::IO::File::ReadAllText(svgPath);
    System::SharedPtr<ISvgImage> svgImage = System::MakeObject<SvgImage>(svgContent);
    System::SharedPtr<IPPImage> ppImage = p->get_Images()->AddImage(svgImage);
    p->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->AddPictureFrame(Aspose::Slides::ShapeType::Rectangle, 0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(ppImage->get_Width()), static_cast<float>(ppImage->get_Height()), ppImage);
    p->Save(outPptxPath, Aspose::Slides::Export::SaveFormat::Pptx);
}

{
    auto p = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();
    System::String svgContent = System::IO::File::ReadAllText(System::MakeObject<System::Uri>(System::MakeObject<System::Uri>(baseDir), u"image1.svg")->get_AbsolutePath());
    System::SharedPtr<ISvgImage> svgImage = System::MakeObject<SvgImage>(svgContent, System::MakeObject<SvgToShapesTests::ExternalResourceResolver>(), baseDir);
    System::SharedPtr<IPPImage> ppImage = p->get_Images()->AddImage(svgImage);
    p->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->AddPictureFrame(Aspose::Slides::ShapeType::Rectangle, 0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(ppImage->get_Width()), static_cast<float>(ppImage->get_Height()), ppImage);
    p->Save(outPptxPath, Aspose::Slides::Export::SaveFormat::Pptx);
}

Pay attention that methods IPPImage::AddFromSvg(System::String) and IPPImage::AddFromSvg(System::String, System::SharedPtr<Import::IExternalResourceResolver>, System::String) are marked as obsolete and will be deleted from API since version 19.10.

New get_SvgImage() and set_SvgImage() methods have been added to IPPImage and PPImage classes.

New AddGroupShape() method has been added to IShapeCollection and ShapeCollection classes. This method allows to convert SvgImage object that represents SVG data into a group of shapes.

{
    System::SharedPtr<Presentation> pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(pptxFileName);
    System::SharedPtr<PictureFrame> pFrame = System::DynamicCast_noexcept<Aspose::Slides::PictureFrame>(pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->idx_get(0));
    System::SharedPtr<ISvgImage> svgImage = pFrame->get_PictureFormat()->get_Picture()->get_Image()->get_SvgImage();
    if (svgImage != nullptr)
    {
        // Convert svg image into group of shapes
        System::SharedPtr<IShapeFrame> shapeFrame = pFrame->get_Frame();
        System::SharedPtr<IGroupShape> groupShape = pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->AddGroupShape(svgImage, shapeFrame->get_X(), shapeFrame->get_Y(), shapeFrame->get_Width(), shapeFrame->get_Height());
        // remove source svg image from presentation
        pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->Remove(pFrame);
    }
}

Support for the representation of bubble size values has been added

New get_BubbleSizeRepresentation() method has been added to IChartSeries and ChartSeries classes.

New get_BubbleSizeRepresentation() and set_BubbleSizeRepresentation() methods have been added to IChartSeriesGroup and ChartSeriesGroup classes.

BubbleSizeRepresentation specifies how the bubble size values are represented in the bubble chart. Possible values are: BubbleSizeRepresentationType::Area and BubbleSizeRepresentationType::Width.

BubbleSizeRepresentationType enum class has been added to specify the possible ways to represent data as bubble chart sizes.

{
    System::SharedPtr<Presentation> pres = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();
    System::SharedPtr<IChart> chart = pres->get_Slides()->idx_get(0)->get_Shapes()->AddChart(Aspose::Slides::Charts::ChartType::Bubble, 50.0f, 50.0f, 600.0f, 400.0f, true);
    chart->get_ChartData()->get_SeriesGroups()->idx_get(0)->set_BubbleSizeRepresentation(Aspose::Slides::Charts::BubbleSizeRepresentationType::Width);
    pres->Save(u"Presentation.pptx", Aspose::Slides::Export::SaveFormat::Pptx);
}