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ANN: Gnostice eDocEngine v3.0 Beta #3 released - Export to PDF with full Unicode support

edited January 2010 in General
Gnostice eDocEngine v3.0 Beta #3 released - Export to PDF with full Unicode
support
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We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of eDocEngine v3.0
Beta #3. Beta #3 includes further optimized support for Unicode text
rendering and now with full support for complex scripts, right-to-left
writing mode with optimized font mapping for mixed language text strings.
This beta also fixes other issues and is optimized for speed and PDF output
file size. Beta 3 supports Delphi RAD Studio 2010, 2009, 2007; Delphi BDS
2006; Delphi 2005; Delphi 7, 6, and includes Export Interfaces for
ReportBuilder, FastReport, Rave Reports, QuickReport, Ace Reporter,
DevExpress Printing System, TMS Grid, TRichView and other third-party tools.

Downloads
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Beta 3:
http://www.gnostice.com/demos/eDocEngine_VCL_t_p_v3_b3.zip

EXE Demos:
http://www.gnostice.com/demos/eDocEngine_VCL_t_EXE_Demo_v3_b3.zip

Installing Export interfaces
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Please refer the help file topic Installation -> Installing and Re-Compiling
eDocEngine Additionals -> in the help file
installed with the product (this is the old help file, but this topic is
valid for now).

Select the appropriate project group based on the new package naming
convention:
Package ending with...
- 'D6' for Delphi 6
- 'D7' for Delphi 7
- 'D9' for Delphi 2005
- 'D10' for BDS 2006
- 'D11' for RAD Studio 2007
- 'D12' for RAD Studio 2009
- 'D14' for RAD Studio 2010

Please Note the following changes to folder names...
- Use 'RAD2007' for RAD Studio 2007
- Use 'RAD2009' for RAD Studio 2009
- Use 'RAD2010' for RAD Studio 2010

Enhancements, Fixes and cleanup in eDocEngine v3 Beta 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Support for input images of any third-party image class that is assignment
compatible with TGraphic
+ GIF Support added for Delphi 2009
+ Full Unicode support for PDF creation
+ PDF creation speed optimizations
+ PDF creation output file size optimization - now more compact PDF output
+ New Package naming based on Delphi's compiler version for uniform support
for Delphi and C++Builder
+ Transparent text rendering for ReportBuilder RichText control
+ Excel: Cell type detection optimized with clean non-exception based
detection approach for all types
+ Excel: Cell type detection related to text with 'Percentage' handled fully
and with non-exception based detection approach
+ AceReporter Export Interface packages cleanup

Features supported in Beta 3
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+ Unicode text output with support for Right-to-Left writing languages in
PDF
+ Vertical text rendering
+ Rotated text rendering
+ PDF compression
+ Document information including document information properties [Title,
Subject, Author, Creator,.]
+ Shapes rendering - line, rectangle, polygon, ellipse.
+ Full creation support for formats other than PDF

Features not supported in Beta 3 for PDF
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ Shapes rendering - Arc, Bezier curve, etc.,.
+ Image rendering
+ Font embedding
+ Inter character spacing values (when processing EMF files)
+ Form elements, annotations and bookmarks
+ PDF encryption
+ Emailing


Availability and Pricing
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Following are the options to purchase eDocEngine VCL:

eDocEngine Professional with source: $349
eDocEngine Professional without source: $149 (Price from March 1, 2010:
$199)

Buying now gives you free access to v3.0. To order, please start here:
http://www.gnostice.com/eDocEngine_VCL.asp?show=buy+now

eDocEngine is the only tool you need to export your reports to PDF and other
formats. If you have the need to work with, convert, view, print and perform
other operations PDF and other formats, the best option to purchase all
current Gnostice VCL tools [eDocEngine VCL, PDFtoolkit VCL,
XtremePDFConverter VCL] and get free access to new VCL tools, upgrades and
updates from Gnostice for the next 12 months, is to purchase the
XtremeDevSystem VCL Subscription. Price: $849 only.

For more information on XtremeDevSystem VCL, please go to:
http://www.gnostice.com/XtremeDevSystem_VCL.asp


About eDocEngine VCL
====================
eDocEngine VCL is a comprehensive e-document creation component
suite for Delphi. eDocEngine can create documents
in clipboard, PDF, RTF, HTML, XHTML, EXCEL, TEXT, CSV, Quattro
Pro, LOTUS 1-2-3, DIF, SYLK, TIFF, PNG, SVG (XML-based vector
graphics), JPEG, GIF, BMP, EMF and WMF formats.

eDocEngine ships with ready-to-use Report-Export interfaces that
tightly integrate with popular Delphi reporting tools such as
ReportBuilder, FastReport, Rave, QuickReport, and Ace Reporter.
Using eDocEngine Report-Export interfaces, you can directly export
reports to PDF and other formats without having to write any code.

For more information, visit:
http://www.gnostice.com/eDocEngine_VCL.asp


Thank you and best wishes,

--
The DevTools team
Gnostice Information Technologies
http://www.gnostice.com

Comments

  • edited February 2010
    Hi,
    when will you plan to release new version (not beta)?

    Thanks
    Roman Krupicka

    "Girish Patil" píše v diskusním príspevku
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