Release Highlights

Aspose.Words for C++ 24.9 enhances document rendering and formatting with support for grouped shapes, advanced digital signatures, improved markdown parsing, and footnote/endnote separator control. This release further strengthens cross-platform support for macOS and Linux developers.

New Feature

• Group Shape Insertion: Introduced DocumentBuilder.InsertGroupShape method for drawing group shapes in Word documents.
• Structured Document Tag API: Added support for inserting structured document tags (SDTs) via the DocumentBuilder class.
• Advanced Chart Rendering: Implemented tick mark graduations for radar charts.
• XAdES-EPES Digital Signatures: Added capability to sign documents with XAdES-EPES compliant XML-DSig signatures.
• Markdown Underline Parsing: Recognize underline formatting when loading Markdown (.md) files.
• Footnote/Endnote Separator Access: New public API for accessing and formatting footnote and endnote separators.

Enhancement

• PDF/HTML Layout Stability: Improved layout fidelity for footers, headers, tables, and inline shapes in PDF output.
• Markdown Improvements: Enhanced code block recognition and HTML interpretation when importing Markdown files.
• Chart Export Enhancements: Radar, pie, and bar charts now render more accurately across PDF and image exports.
• Image Rendering: Resolved darkened EMF images and added SVG font metric improvements.
• Multi-Format Conversions: Enabled direct conversions between PDF and formats like EPS, WEBP, and PCL.

Cross-Platform Notes (macOS and Linux)

• macOS Compatibility: Fully supports macOS Monterey 12.0+ on 64-bit Intel Macs, ensuring high-fidelity document rendering and export.
• Linux Compatibility: Requires Clang 3.9.1 or newer, and supports x86_x64 platforms for reliable cross-format document generation.
• Limitations remain for features such as PDF loading, LINQ Reporting, and Metered Licensing, which are planned for future versions of the C++ API.

Fix

• Resolved layout shifts and incorrect text positioning in DOCX to PDF and EPUB outputs.
• Fixed issues with footnote separator rendering and incorrect inheritance of styles in captions and SDTs.
• Addressed InvalidOperationException, ArgumentOutOfRangeException, and other runtime errors during document splitting, rendering, and field updates.
• Eliminated image overlaps, font metric inaccuracies, and broken hyperlinks in HTML and PDF exports.
• Corrected rendering issues involving Arabic, Chinese, and Norwegian content across various culture settings.

👉 You can view the full list of updates by visiting Aspose.Words for C++ 24.9 Release Notes

group shape drawing | xades epes signature | markdown underline formatting | macos word c++ | linux clang document export