| Nested Tables |
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A table can be inserted within another table.
Such a table is called a nested table. The level of nesting is not limited. All of Text Control's text
filters have been expanded to import and export nested tables. To refer to a nested table, the same
properties and methods can be used as for top-level tables. The TXTextControl.TableNext property
lists all top-level and all nested tables in the order they appear in the text flow. Other properties and
methods have been added to get a table's nesting level or to get its outer or outermost table. |
| Table Splitting |
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A table can be split below or above the table row containing the current input
position with the TXTextControl.TableSplit method.
If the original table has an identifier, both parts retain their identifier. A
TXTextControl.TableCreated event occurs for the
bottom part to enable the application to change the identifier of the bottom
part. If a table is split above the first row, a new line is inserted above the
table, and if a table is split below the last row, a new line is inserted below
the table. This is useful to insert text above or below a nested table that
immediately starts and/or ends at the beginning or the end of the cell in which
it is nested. |
| Multiple Undo |
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Text Control has a new undo buffer that supports multiple undo and redo
operations. Additionally, the undo buffer now supports many more Text Control
features such as images, text fields and all table operations. The new methods
TXTextControl.StartUndoAction and TXTextControl.EndUndoAction can bundle more than
one property call to a single undo action. The new TXTextControl.AllowUndo property activates or
deactivates the undo buffer. Deactivating the undo buffer saves time and memory
which can be useful, if a Text Control for example is deployed as a report
generator. |
| Image Resolution and Compression Quality |
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If images are embedded in a document with their complete binary data, it can be
useful to alter an image's resolution and the quality of the data compression
algorithm to minimize the file size. By default, Text Control uses the image's
default resolution and a default value for the data compression. The
txImageCompressionQuality and txImageMaxResolution settings of the
TXTextControl.LoadSaveAttribute property can be used to alter these values for all
images in the complete document. The TXTextControl.ImageExportCompressionQuality
and TXTextControl.ImageExportMaxResolution properties can be used to overwrite these values
for a single image. |
| PDF Document Security |
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New parts of the LoadSaveAttribute
property allow the setting of the standard PDF security features. Both passwords
can be set: a user password to allow document opening and a master password to
allow modification of the current access permissions. Furthermore, the
txDocAccessPermissions part allows individual access permissions
to be set. |
| Ruler Bar Design |
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The Ruler Bar Control has an additional look with a flat design.
This new look is now the default setting, but the previous look can still be
set with the new Appearance property. |