Version 6.0.0

New Features and Improvements

• Added new properties such as TextExtensionStrategy, LineBreakingRules, and WordBoundaryRules in TextLayout class that specify the rules for text extension, line breaking algorithms, and word breaking algorithms respectively.

• Added the ability to generate text elements in place of paths elements while rendering text by setting GcGraphicsDrawTextAsPath property to false.

• Added Gaussian blur effect that applies Gaussian blur to the images.

• Added PermissionToEmbedGranted property to the Font class to indicate explicit permission from the legal owner of the font to embed it in documents produced by the software.

• Updated SvgCommentElement class with XML comment in the SVG file.

• Added support for new class GcHTMLBrowser for converting HTML markup to images (PNG, JPEG, WEBP).

• Added other supporting classes such as BrowserFetcher, HtmlPage, LaunchOptions, PageOptions, TimeoutOptions.

• Added ImageOptions and its other derived classes PngOptions, JpegOptions, and WebpOptions which provide output settings for rendering HTML to images.

• Added another class, GcBitmapGraphicsExt to provide extension methods for rendering HTML to GcBitmapGraphics.

• Marked GcHtmlRenderer and some other classes and methods in GrapeCity.Documents.Html namespace as obsolete.

• Replace custom-built Chromium with Chrome or Edge which is installed in OS, or you can now download chromium from a public website as well.