The new PDF Editor, is now available as a public beta for all users. This expanded release brings an enhanced PDF creation experience to our entire community. Users can now take advantage of the advanced capabilities and improved functionalities offered by the PDF Editor.
🚀 New feature
- Introduced a dedicated view to manage and modify custom components.
- Enabled the use of table blocks to create customisable tables.
- Implemented the ability to edit custom components directly on the PDF canvas.
- Streamlined the creation and selection of conditions from the condition component.
- Provided the option to convert custom components into local components specific to individual files.
- Implemented a warning system to prevent users from accidentally leaving without saving changes.
- Added alignment options for precise positioning of image and text blocks.
- Enhanced control over image block size through block settings.
- Introduced a block to seamlessly continue content on a new page.
- Integrated a flow object (Mutual TLS) to perform cURL requests with certificates.
🚧 Improvements
- Made various style refinements across different components to enhance the visual experience.
- Implemented design adjustments to improve overall user experience with Blocks/Sections on the canvas.
- Refined the Settings Panel for a more streamlined and intuitive interface.
- Modified the way headings are sent to the PDF engine from text type blocks, enabling more customisation options.
- Set "can split over pages" as the default option in text blocks based on user feedback.
- Improved the style and appearance of the Preview Panel.
- Made style refinements to Blocks to remove empty space and optimise content display.
- Streamlined the style of Table settings column, drop-downs, and table editor.
- Replaced the existing feedback application for improved functionality.
- Enhanced the style and usability of the Edit Panel in the Table block.
- Expanded available table settings for increased customisation.
- Refined the Edit Panel for every block to ensure consistency and a cohesive user experience.
- Reordered the menu to improve navigation and accessibility.
🐞 Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where the spacer block did not affect the preview.
- Resolved problems with drag and drop functionality for components.
- Fixed the creation of queries in the table block when no tables exist, displaying a blank modal.
- Addressed the PDF Preview issue where finished records were still visible in the selector despite status changes.
- Corrected the absence of parameter values in the report for the Generate PDF app.