What's new in Aspose.Words for Python via .NET

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This page describes the most interesting new Aspose.Words features introduced in recent releases.

Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 26.5

Aspose.Words 26.5 introduces new digital signing and document importing capabilities, improves HTML and field rendering, and enhances support for AAT-enabled fonts in fixed-page output formats.

Rendering

EQ Fields <sup>26.5</sup>

  • Support for Far East vertical orientation in HTML within EQ fields has been introduced.
  • Improved visual rendering of the EQ field’s frame has been implemented.

AAT-enabled Fonts <sup>26.5</sup>

Improved handling of AAT-enabled fonts when rendering to fixed-page formats has been implemented.

Other

  • The ability to configure various additional digital signing options has been introduced. 26.5
  • The ability to import nodes with expanded formatting options has been introduced. 26.5

Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4

Aspose.Words 26.1 introduces Docling JSON export, enhances AI and document merging capabilities, and significantly improves PDF compliance for fields.

Aspose.Words 26.2 improves chart customization, enhances the visual quality of mathematical equations, and aligns table layout behavior more closely with modern Microsoft Word rendering logic.

Aspose.Words for .NET 26.3 introduces improvements to AI integration, enhances document optimization capabilities, and updates font fallback handling for improved rendering of CJK Unified Ideographs Extension G range.

Aspose.Words 26.4 introduces improvements in PDF export and chart rendering capabilities.

AI-powered Features

Direct Instantiation of Google AI Models <sup>26.1</sup>

The ability to work directly with Google AI models has been introduced by enabling direct instantiation of the GoogleAiModel class in the Aspose.Words.AI namespace.

Improved OpenAiModel Capabilities <sup>26.3</sup>

The ability to create an instance of the OpenAiModel class directly has been introduced, simplifying the integration of OpenAI-based AI features into document processing workflows.

Supported Formats

New Docling JSON Export Format <sup>26.1</sup>

The ability to export documents to the Docling JSON format has been introduced.

Converting, Loading, and Saving Documents

Improved PDF Logical Structure <sup>26.4</sup>

The ability to improve PDF logical structure by exporting node custom IDs to custom attributes during PDF export has been introduced.

Rendering

Extended PDF Conformance Standards <sup>26.1</sup>

The PdfSaveOptions functionality has been extended by the preserve_form_fields property to be compatible with all PDF compliance standards (including PDF/A and PDF/UA).

EQ-matrix MathML Elements Rendering <sup>26.2</sup>

The rendering of EQ-matrix MathML elements has been improved to achieve higher visual fidelity in mathematical content.

Orientation And Rotation of Chart Titles and Axis Titles <sup>26.2</sup>

The ability to control the orientation and rotation of chart titles and axis titles has been introduced, allowing more flexible and precise chart layout customization.

Font Fallback Table for CJK Unified Ideographs Extension G range <sup>26.3</sup>

Rendering accuracy has been improved by updating the Microsoft Office font fallback table for the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension G range, ensuring more reliable font substitution when rendering documents containing these characters.

Enhanced Chart Rendering <sup>26.4</sup>

The ability to enhance chart rendering has been introduced by adding support for funnel chart data labels, applying chart style settings to leader line rendering, and using locale IDs when rendering default axis titles in DrawingML charts.

Other

  • The handling of adjacent tables has been updated by implementing the latest Microsoft Word logic for merging or separating tables during layout processing. 26.2
  • The document optimization capabilities have been improved by extending the join_runs_with_same_formatting method, enabling more comprehensive content merging. 26.3

Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 25.9, 25.10, 25.11, 25.12

Aspose.Words 25.9 enhances document loading reliability, expands shape and text formatting, and improves Markdown export with math support.

Aspose.Words 25.10 introduces enhancements to text and PDF exports and improves accessibility compliance.

Aspose.Words 25.11 expands AI integration capabilities, as well as enhances Markdown export.

Aspose.Words 25.12 improves rendering accuracy across PDF, HTML-Fixed, and SVG formats, adds support for Variable Fonts and Funnel charts, and enhances text orientation handling in field rendering.

AI-powered Features

Сonfigure AI Model Service Endpoints <sup>25.11</sup>

The ability to configure AI model service endpoints has been introduced by adding support for specifying custom URLs and request timeouts, allowing greater flexibility in AI-powered integrations.

Converting, Loading, and Saving Documents

Control How Corrupted Documents Are Opened <sup>25.9</sup>

The ability to control how corrupted documents are opened has been introduced by adding a new recovery_mode option.

Export Mathematical Equations to LaTeX Expression

The ability to export mathematical equations (Office Math) to LaTeX expressions has been introduced:

Improved Document Conversion Fidelity to Markdown <sup>25.11</sup>

The fidelity of document conversion to Markdown has been improved by enabling the export of OfficeMath objects into LaTeX format, ensuring compatibility with MarkItDown renderers.

Control Floating Shape Tagging When Exporting to PDF <sup>25.10</sup>

A new save option export_floating_shapes_as_inline_tag has been added to provide precise control over the tagging of floating shapes as either inline or block-level elements, improving layout accuracy and accessibility.

PDF/UA Export &amp; Accessibility <sup>25.10</sup>

Compliance with PDF/UA standards has been improved by correctly tagging horizontal rules as artifacts, enhancing a better experience for users of assistive technologies.

The ability to correctly resolve and handle relative hyperlinks when exporting to PDF has been introduced by adding Base URI processing during document export.

Rendering

Fine-tune Shadow Effects <sup>25.9</sup>

The ability to fine-tune shadow effects has been enhanced by introducing new public properties.

Support for Variable Fonts When Saving Documents to SVG and Html-Fixed <sup>25.12</sup>

Robust support for Variable Fonts when saving documents to SVG and Html-Fixed formats has been added, ensuring that different font variations (including weight, width, and other parameters) defined within a single font file render correctly.

Render Funnel Charts <sup>25.12</sup>

The ability to render Funnel charts in documents has been added.

Render VerticalFarEast and HorizontalRotatedFarEast Text Orientations in EQ-field <sup>25.12</sup>

The ability to render VerticalFarEast and HorizontalRotatedFarEast text orientations in EQ-field elements has been introduced.

Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 25.5, 25.6, 25.7, 25.8

Aspose.Words 25.5 enhances chart customization with new styling options and improves Markdown export by offering control over how empty paragraphs are handled.

Aspose.Words 25.6 enhances rendering precision and visualization features by introducing advanced image export options, improved MathML handling, and better chart representation.

Aspose.Words 25.7 introduces flexible table row visibility and richer typography with OpenType Font Variations.

Aspose.Words 25.8 expands capabilities for Markdown import/export, enhances Find and Replace with an option to ignore Office Math objects, and provides greater control over page extraction.

Converting, Loading, and Saving Documents

Export Empty Paragraphs to Markdown <sup>25.5</sup>

The ability to control how empty paragraphs are exported to Markdown has been introduced by adding the MarkdownEmptyParagraphExportMode enumeration and the empty_paragraph_export_mode property.

Export Multi-page Documents to Raster Image Formats <sup>25.6</sup>

The ability to export multi-page documents to raster image formats (such as PNG and JPEG) with customizable layouts – Horizontal, Vertical, or Grid – has been introduced by extending image export functionality.

Export Non-compatible Tables to Raw HTML <sup>25.8</sup>

The ability to control how non-compatible tables are rendered when exporting to raw HTML has been introduced by adding the new MarkdownExportAsHtml enumeration.

Specify Character for Soft Line Breaks When Importing to Markdown <sup>25.8</sup>

The ability to specify a character for soft line breaks when importing to Markdown has been introduced by adding the new sof_line_break_character property.

Rendering

Setting the Chart Style <sup>25.5</sup>

The ability to set the chart style has been introduced by adding the ChartStyle enumeration and the style property.

Rendering Connector Lines in MathML Expressions <sup>25.6</sup>

The rendering of connector lines in MathML expressions has been implemented to ensure more accurate and visually consistent display of mathematical formulas.

Rendering Legends for Waterfall Charts <sup>25.6</sup>

The rendering of legends for “Waterfall” charts has been introduced, increasing data transparency and improving the interpretability of these charts.

Support for OpenType Font Variations <sup>25.7</sup>

Initial support for OpenType Font Variations has been implemented, allowing for more flexible and expressive typographic rendering.

Other

  • The ability to wrap mathematical formulas containing multiple slashes has been enhanced, improving layout clarity and formula legibility. 25.6
  • The ability to programmatically show or hide specific table rows has been introduced by adding the Row.Hidden property. 25.7
  • A new ignore_office_math property has been added to ignore Office Math objects when searching and replacing. 25.8
  • New options have been added to the PageExtractOptions class to provide more control over the page extraction process. 25.8

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