Release History

Telerik UI for WPF 2024.4.1111 (2024 Q4)

November 13, 2024

What's New

NEW

• Introduced a new FilterEditor FilteringMode, which allows building of complex filter expressions based on the ItemsSource of the RadGridView.
• UI for WPF suite is built against .Net Framework 4.6.2, .NET 6, and .NET8 versions. All dlls, installers, NuGet packages, and Visual Studio Extensions are updated to support these versions. The suite is compatible if the project targets higher versions of these frameworks.
• The NET7 distributions are now discontinued, following Microsoft's End of Support for NET7 in May 2024.
• PDF Processing: Introduced support for JavaScript actions.
• PDF Processing: Introduced support for ligatures.
• WordsProcessing: Introduced support for Justify text alignment.

Common

FIXED

• The Telerik.Windows.Controls.EntityFramework60 NuGet package cannot be installed.

CHANGED

• Obsoleted IsFullTrustExtension class, part of Telerik.Windows.Controls assembly.
• CHM and Help3 offline documentation resources will be discontinued, starting from 2025 Q2.
• Removed .NET Core convert wizard from Visual Studio extensions.
• Document Processing Libraries: Remediated CVE-2024-8049 - (CVE-2024-8049).

Barcode

CHANGED

• Removed obsolete barcode classes. The RadBarcode class should be used instead. Check the (following article) for more information on how to upgrade.

DataFilter

CHANGED

• The foreground is changed to MainForegorundBrush instead of SecondaryForegroundBrush in Office2019Gray theme.

Diagrams

FIXED

• Save then load of diagram items makes new unique IDs for every item

CHANGED

• Removed the obsolete DiagramCommands.Print command. Removed the obsolete Services property and single parameter OnZIndexChanged method overload of RadDiagramItem. Removed the obsolete UnionRects method of the GraphExtensions class. Removed the obsolete ZoomFactor, InflatedRouterMinimumMargin and RotationHitTestRadius properties of the DiagramConstants class. Removed the obsolete Create method of the SerializationInfo class. Removed the obsolete IsLocalValueSet method of the CommonExtensions class. Removed the obsolete FromLtrd and IsPointInRectangle methods of the Utils class. Removed the obsolete Center property of the TreeLayoutProcessor class. Removed the obsolete ILayer interface. Removed the obsolete StraightIsObsolete property of ExceptionResources1.Designer class. Removed the obsolete FitTo method of the RadDiagram.Transformation class.

Docking

FIXED

• Fixed text alignment when ToolWindow is minimized.
• System.ArgumentException is raised when resizing two RadPaneGroups inside a RadSplitContainer when the ShowResizePreviuew is set to False.

CHANGED

• Deleted the OnElementCleaning, OnElementSaving and GetRootlevelSplitContainer obsolete methods.

FileDialogs

FIXED

• An ArgumentNullException can be thrown when opening a RadOpenFileDialog when the InitialDirectory is set to Desktop and ShowNetworkLocations is false.

GanttView

CHANGED

• Deleted the obsolete GetCorrectedSize and GetCorrectedRect methods.

GridView

NEW

• Introduced MultipleColumnSortModifiers property, which allows to specify modifier keys which will activate the multiple column sorting feature.
• Introduced a new FilterEditor FilteringMode, which allows building of complex filter expressions based on the ItemsSource of the RadGridView.
• Improved data operations performance when the RadGridView has multiple levels of grouping and the groups are collapsed.

FIXED

• Cell content is clipped in the Windows11 theme when the cell is positioned before the right frozen column and width of one of the previous columns is changed at runtime.
• A column bound to a DataView with square brackets is no longer sortable or filterable.
• Alternating Rows feature is not working when a column is sorted and the Equals method is overridden in the business object.

CHANGED

• Added border around GroupPanel and SearchPanel in the Office2013 theme.

LayoutControl

FIXED

• Enter and space keys are discarded for controls in a LayoutControlExpanderGroup when its IsExpandable property is False.

Map

FIXED

• KeyNotFoundException can be raised when zooming extensively.
• A FormatException is raised when using ToString and Parse methods of the Location class when using small values.

PDF Viewer

FIXED

• Stamp annotations are not visualized in the document.

CHANGED

• Removed the obsolete Commands property. Use CommandDescriptors property instead. Removed the obsolete MoveCaretCommand. Removed the obsolete CaretMovementType. Removed the obsolete OnExceptionEventArgs.

PdfProcessing

NEW

• Introduced support for creating documents using CMYK colors.
• Introduced support for Matte color for Soft-Mask Images (SMasks).
• SkiaImageFormatProvider: Introduced support for Text, TextMarkup, Line, and Stamp annotations.
• Introduced support for JavaScript actions API.
• Introduced support for Trigger Events API related to JS actions.
• Introduced support for ligatures.
• Introduced API for setting Image opacity.
• Respect the ExtGState`s current stroking alpha constant (CA & ca) when rendering images.
• Introduced handling the import of documents with the wrong type of action key.
• Implemented Blend Mode parameter of ExtGState object.
• Justified text is now supported.
• Introduced support for RTL (Right-To-Left) text.
• Introduced support for Transparency Group XObjects.
• Introduced Soft-Mask Dictionaries in ExtGState object.
• Introduced support for Trigger Events.
• Introduced RadFixedDocument`s HasLayers property.

FIXED

• An InvalidOperationException is thrown while parsing the Post table of a specific font file on export.
• Distorted SVG after exporting.
• An unexpected trace warning when SVG document does not contain clipping.
• A NullReferenceException is thrown when writing image content with the PdfPageStreamWriter.
• Wrong colors are exported in Separation colorspaces with ICCBased containing LabColor due to incorrect calculations in Tint transformation function.
• Win32Exception is thrown during a long-running process importing many documents with images.
• ArgumentNullException is thrown when resolving DecodeParms collection in Image XObject.
• Form XObject does not takes graphic state color from its content stream context.
• The Form object does no inherit the graphics state of the page.
• RTL (right-to-left) text is reversed when inserting it directly to a document.
• Decreased performance when loading thumbnails.
• Wrong color appears when the Separation color space with name is set to None.
• Watermark transparency is not imported correctly.
• Document text overlaps and is not possible to read for a specific document.

PropertyGrid

FIXED

• EnumEditor is not in ReadOnly state when set via ReadOnlyEditorState property.

RibbonView

FIXED

• XamlParseException is raised when the resource dictionary of RibbonView is not merged in App.xaml.

CHANGED

• Removed the obsolete DividerDarkBrush and DividerLightBrush properties from the ButtonGroupPanel class. Removed the obsolete Position property from the QuickAccessToolBar class. Removed the obsolete ViewportHeight property from the RadGallery class. Removed the obsolete IsFixedSize property from the RadRibbonContextualGroup class. Removed the following obsolete properties from the RadRibbonView class - RightTemplate, Align, AllowDragOverTab, AllowDragReorder, AllTabsEqualHeight, DropDownButtonStyle, DropDownDisplayMemberPath, DropDownDisplayMode, DropDownStyle, IsDropDownOpen, ItemDropDownContentTemplate, ItemDropDownContentTemplateSelector, LeftTemplate, OverflowMode, ScrollMode, TabOrientation, TabStripPlacement, TopTemplate and BottomTemplate.

RichTextBox

FIXED

• An SDT (content controls) cannot be inserted right before or right after another content control.
• Remediated security vulnerability CVE-2024-10012 ( CVE-2024-10012).
• An UnverifiedXamlException is raised when importing a XAML document that contains a DocumentPartProperties instance.
• Exception when manipulating shapes in Flow layout mode.
• The LineNumberingDialog is not displayed in themes other than Windows 11 when using .NET Core NoXAML DLLs.
• Custom list styles are not imported from HTML.

CHANGED

• Removed RadRichTextBoxPageView. Removed DocumentPosition constructor that used callback. Removed ForbiddentPropertiesForExportCollection. Removed Distribute from RadTextAlignment. Removed ListType, use ListStyle instead. Removed RadDocumentBindingSource. Removed DocumentPageItem. Removed URL and Target properties from ImageInline. Removed RegisterFieldUpadtePriority from FieldsUpdateManager. Removed EMUsToDIP method from Unit class. Removed Selector property from StylePropertyDefinition Removed PreserveAnnotationContent from AnnotationMarkerDeleteBehavior Removed DefaultStyleSettings from DocumentElement Removed Hyperlink class Remove the InsertHyperlink method overrides that take style as a parameter. Removed all obsoleted methods from RadDocument, use the alternatives from RadDocumentEditor. Removed constructor from TableLook class. Removed the RemoveCustomDictionary method from DocumentSpellChecker. Removed BeginUpdate and EndUpdate methods from DocumentSelection Removed ColorToBrushConverter and DoubleToVisibilityConverter.
• Change Styles icon is updated.

Sparklines

CHANGED

• Removed IndicatorsVisiblity property from RadLinearSparklineBase, use IndicatorsVisibilityProperty instead. Removed Telerik.Windows.Controls.Sparklines.RectToRectangleGeometryConveter, use Telerik.Windows.Controls.Sparklines.RectToRectangleGeometryConverter instead.

SpreadProcessing

FIXED

• Exporting a workbook with two or more charts with axes produces an invalid document.
• Built-in number formats are not reevaluated after changing the culture.

Spreadsheet

FIXED

• ArgumentException when loading a document with a FontDize less than 0.01.

CHANGED

• Removed the obsolete DocumentContentChanged event. Use TextChanged event instead. Removed the obsolete OnDocumentContentChanged method. Use OnTextChanged method instead.

SpreadStreamProcessing

NEW

• Introduced support for importing files with absolute relationship targets.

FIXED

• Cell iteration is interrupted when it hits a cell containing an error.

SvgImage

FIXED

• А System.IndexOutOfRangeException exception is raised when parsing the view box attribute of the SVG format when it contains both space and commas.
• System.InvalidOperationException when parsing a matrix in svg image.

TileList

FIXED

• The Tile element is missing in disabled state for the Office2019 theme.

TimeBar

CHANGED

• Removed IntervalContainerBase, use TimeBarIntervalContainerBase instead. Removed IntervalControlBase, use TimeBarIntervalControlBase instead.

Timeline

CHANGED

• Removed obsolete TimelinePeriodContainerBase, use TimeIntervalContainerBase instead. Removed TimelinePeriodControlBase, use TimeIntervalControlBase instead.

TreeList

FIXED

• Memory leak due to GridViewRowAutomationPeer holding instance to the data item while changing the data source.

Treemap

CHANGED

• Removed obsolete AbsoluteValueBrushColorizer, use ValueBrushColorizer instead. Removed AbsoluteValueGradientColorizer, use ValueGradientColorizer instead. Removed RelativeValueBrushColorizer, use ValueBrushColorizer instead. Removed RelativeValueGradientColorizer, use ValueGradientColorizer instead.

WebCam

CHANGED

• Replaced the SharpDX dependencies with SkiaSharp. This was needed because the SharpDX library is no longer maintained since May 2019.

WordsProcessing

NEW

• Introduced support for Justify text alignment.

FIXED

• An InvalidOperationException is thrown when exporting a document containing table with no cells.
• ArgumentException is thrown during MailMerge of a document with an inline shape.
• RtfFormatProvider: Heading color is not properly exported.
• DocFormatProvider: IndexOutOfRangeException is thrown when importing a specific document with defined section columns.

ZipLibrary

FIXED

• An invalid content appears after updating an empty password-protected archive.