What’s new in the Aspose.Tasks for Java 24.12

Release Highlights

Aspose.Tasks for Java 24.12 delivers key improvements to Gantt chart rendering, including customizable fonts for task bar labels and accurate timescale alignment. It also fixes various critical bugs such as misaligned task bars, empty columns in XLSX exports, and incorrect baseline formula evaluations.

New Features and Enhancements

• Font Customization for Task Bar Labels in Gantt Charts:
  You can now customize the font of text labels displayed on Gantt chart task bars, enhancing readability and visual customization options.

• Timescale Label Alignment Fixes:
  TimescaleTier now respects the alignment property during rendering. This update ensures that date labels follow the intended horizontal alignment, enhancing chart clarity.

Bug Fixes

• Correct Rendering of Time Periods at Page Borders:
  Fixed incorrect rendering of timescale time periods when spanning page borders.

• Resolved Empty Column Insertion in XLSX Export:
  Addressed the issue where an unintended empty column appeared at index 26 in exported XLSX files.

• Improved Task Bar Positioning in Gantt Charts:
  Corrected misalignments in task bars to ensure proper visual placement.

• Gridline Color Rendering Issue Resolved:
  The NormalColor setting for Gantt chart gridlines is now applied correctly during rendering.

• Baseline Formula Calculation Fixed:
  Resolved errors in formula evaluation involving Baseline2 Start and Baseline2 Finish fields.

• Fixed Missing Timescale Labels:
  Timescale labels now display correctly even when the timescale’s start does not align with the unit’s start.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Added Methods

• com.aspose.tasks.TimescaleTier.getRenderLabelOnEachPage()
  Returns a flag indicating whether date labels should render on each page when a time period spans across pages.

• com.aspose.tasks.TimescaleTier.setRenderLabelOnEachPage(boolean)
  Sets a flag to control whether date labels should render on each page when a time period spans across pages.

Removed Methods

• com.aspose.tasks.SaveOptions.getLegendOnEachPage()

• com.aspose.tasks.SaveOptions.setLegendOnEachPage(boolean)

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For the complete list of updates, visit Aspose.Tasks for Java 24.12 Release Notes

custom gantt chart fonts | timescale label alignment | xlsx export column fix | gridline color rendering | baseline2 field formula fix