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Documentation Changes
This section lists the changes that have been made to documentation since the latest release.
| Documentation section | What has changed | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer's Help and User's Guide | |||
| This guide is now available online. | |||
| Introduction | |||
| Glossary | A new article listing the ABBYY FineReader Engine terms and abbreviations along with the useful links. | ||
| Guided Tour | |||
| Using ABBYY FineReader Engine in Java | Information about collecting garbage has been added to this article. | ||
| Recognizing Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Languages | The Japanese (Modern) language now has a more detailed description of its composition and contains advice for using. | ||
| Barcode Recognition | This scenario has been more fully described. | ||
| Recognizing Barcodes | The subsection about start and stop delimiters in Code 39 has been deleted, as the value of IsCode39WithoutAsterisk property is automatically detected now. | ||
| ZUGFeRD-compliant electronic invoices | This article has been completely rewritten. | ||
| API Reference | |||
| ABBYY FineReader Engine 12 Object Diagram | Object diagram now has a new graphical representation. | ||
| Functions | InitializeEngine | The description of the FREngineDataFolder property has been updated due to changes concerning a folder with licensing information. | |
| Engine object | CreateBusinessCardSynthesisParams | A new method which creates the BusinessCardSynthesisParams object has been added. | |
| IEngine::ReleaseOnlineLicense | This is a new method for releasing an Online License with a limited number of concurrent users. | ||
|
GetEngineObject GetEngineObjectEx |
These functions have been deleted from the ABBYY FineReader Engine API. | ||
| The new methods to check if an input PDF is a PDF Portfolio. | |||
| The methods working with memory image formats are not implemented. | |||
| Image-related objects | PrepareImageMode | The KeepOriginalCoordinatesInfo property has been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future releases. | |
| ImageDocument | The IsInMemory property is now available in ABBYY FineReader Engine for Linux. | ||
| The methods working with memory image formats are not implemented. | |||
| Text-related objects | BarcodeSymbol | The Top, Bottom, Left, Right properties have been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | |
| IParagraph::UserBookmark IParagraph::UserBookmarkCount |
These are new properties for working with the user bookmarks. | ||
| IParagraph::DeleteBookmark | When deleting a user bookmark, its name must be specified in the format "UserDefinedBookmark:<my_user_bookmark>". | ||
| Hyperlink | When creating a hyperlink to a user bookmark, its name must be specified in the format "UserDefinedBookmark:<my_user_bookmark>". | ||
| ParagraphParams | The measurement units have been corrected for properties in the Indents and spacing section. | ||
| This property now has the default value 0. | |||
| Document-related objects | IFRDocument::ConvertFromOldVersion | This is a new method for loading the contents of the document saved by the previously supported versions of ABBYY FineReader Engine. | |
| IFRDocument::SourceHasDigitalSignature | This new property indicates if one of the documents was a digitally signed PDF. | ||
| IFRDocument ::CheckTextLayer | A new method for detecting a text on specified pages of the PDF file or checking the text for reliability. | ||
| IFRDocument::SourceHasTextualContent | This property has been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | ||
| IFRDocument ::AllocatedSize | This is a new property for getting the size of the memory allocated for the IFRDocument object. | ||
| IFRDocument::AddImageFileFromAttachment | A new method to open an image file and add the pages from it. | ||
| FRDocument::PageFlushingPolicy | When this property is set to PFP_KeepInMemory, the image documents and layouts for unused pages are not saved to disk. | ||
| IFRPage::SynthesizeBusinessCardEx | This new method detects business card fields using the synthesis parameters. | ||
| IFRPage::SourceHasDigitalSignature | This new property indicates if source file of the page was a digitally signed PDF. | ||
| IFRPage::SourceFilePageIndex | A new property that returns the index of the page in the source file. | ||
| PDFAttachment::FileFormat | The new property to define the file format after its opening. | ||
| Batch Processor | BatchProcessor::PageFlushingPolicy | When this property is set to PFP_KeepInMemory, the image documents and layouts for unused pages are not saved to disk. | |
| Parameter objects | IBarcodeParams::EnableBarcodesCheck | This is a new property for using the barcodes checking classifier. | |
| BarcodeParams | The EnableAdvancedExtractionMode, IsCode39WithoutAsterisk and MinRatioToTextHeight properties have been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | ||
| BusinessCardSynthesisParams | A new object for setting up the parameters of the business card synthesis. | ||
| SynthesisParamsForPage::BusinessCardSynthesisParams | A new property to access the parameters of business card synthesis. | ||
| IRecognizerParams::Mode | This is a new property for specifying recognition mode. Use this property instead of the FastMode and BalancedMode properties that have been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | ||
| ITextLayerInjectionParams::AllowChangePDFAView | A new property for changing the appearance of the output PDF file in case of problems with document processing has been added. | ||
| PageAnalysisParams::EnableExhaustiveAnalysisMode | This property has been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | ||
| FontFormattingDetectionParams::DetectSpacing | This property is now FALSE by default. | ||
| MultiProcessingParams | The ProcessPdfInOneThread property has been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future releases. | ||
| These are the new objects that are used for adding custom pictures to a PDF. Additionally, the code sample describing the picture export has been added to the PDFPictures article. | |||
| PDFExportParams | This object now has the new PDFPictures property to access the collection of the custom pictures contained in the PDFPictures object. | ||
| XPSExportParams IXLExportParams::XLFileFormat |
These methods can now be used in Linux version to export to XLS/XPS formats. | ||
| License-related objects | ILicense::VolumeRefreshingDate | This is a new method for obtaining a renewal date of the license limitations in the number of pages processed. | |
| Supplementary objects | IRegion | The description of this object has been improved. | |
| Enumerations | FREngineVersionEnum | This is a new enumeration for listing the previously supported versions of ABBYY FineReader Engine. | |
| BarcodeTypeEnum | The new BT_AutodetectWithoutPostal constant for excluding postal barcodes from autodetection has been added. | ||
| SourceContentReuseModeEnum | The new CRM_ContentAndPictures constant has been added to this enumeration. | ||
| The description of CRM_Auto has been improved. | |||
| The remark about determining the type of word model has been added. | |||
| RecognitionModeEnum | This new enumeration denotes the modes of recognition. | ||
| AltoVersionEnum | New ALTO versions (4.0, 4.1, 4.2) have been added. | ||
| BarcodeTypeEnum | This enumeration now has a new BT_JapanPost constant which supports the Japanese Post 4-State barcodes recognition. | ||
| PDFAttachmentBindingEnum | This enumeration has got the new PAB_Portfolio to attach the associated files. | ||
| ImageFileFormatEnum | This enumeration got new constants to define file formats for PDF Porfolios: IFF_Bmp, IFF_Dcx, IFF_DjVu, IFF_Gif, IFF_Jpeg, IFF_Jpeg2k, IFF_Pcx, IFF_Png, IFF_Tiff. | ||
| FontEmbeddingModeEnum | The new FEM_EmbedFullWhenNeeded and FEM_EmbedSubsetWhenNeeded constants about embedding the whole font or only the subset have been added. | ||
| BlockLayerTypeEnum | The BLT_Unknown constant has been deleted from the ABBYY FineReader Engine API. | ||
| FileExportFormatEnum XLFileFormatEnum XPSExportModeEnum |
These enumerations and their constants can now be fully used in Linux version to export to XLS/XPS formats. | ||
| OfficeConverterTypeEnum | New LibreOffice versions (7.2, 7.3) are now supported. | ||
| Distribution | Installing the Licensing Service | This article now contains a new instruction on how to run the Licensing Service manually using the /standalone key. | |
| Licensing | Modules | The Balanced Mode and Fast Mode modules have been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | The recognition mode is no longer protected by the license. |
| About ABBYY FineReader Engine Activation | The e-mail for license activation has been corrected. | ||
| This article now has a better description of the Online License lifecycle. | |||
| Working with the LicensingSettings.xml File | The new "EnableIKeyLicenses" tag to use iKey hardware protection keys has been added, and the sample of disabling hardware protection keys has been corrected. | ||
| The new "LicenseFolder" tag with the Path attribute to specify the path to a folder with the licensing information has been added. See also the example describing how to change this attribute value in this article. | |||
| License Manager Utility | The new "Release Online Licenses..." option has been added to this utility. | ||
| Working with the License Manager from the Command Line | The new --releaseOnlineLicenses key for disabling Online Licenses has been added to the License Manager keys list. | ||
| Installing the Wibu CodeMeter Drivers | The CodeMeter versions have been updated. | ||
| Online Licensing | This article now has a better description of the Online License lifecycle and information on how to release it. | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Predefined Languages in ABBYY FineReader Engine | The Bangla language is now supported. | ||
| JapaneseModern language is now supported for Business Card Recognition. | |||
| Predefined Profiles Specification | The descriptions of profiles have been updated. | ||
| Supported Image Formats | This article now has the list of unsupported PDF formats. | ||
| Barcode types | The description of JapanPost barcodes has been added to this article. | ||
| System Requirements | This article now has the new Permissions section. | ||
| The lists of supported operating systems, packages, Java Development Kits and virtual environments have been updated. | |||
| AdminGuide | |||
| This guide is now available online. | |||
| Basic Installation Scenarios | The manual scenarios have been updated due to new information about permissions granted to a folder with the license data. | ||
| Non-root installation | A new article with description of installation as a non-root user and its specifics. | ||
| Code Samples Library | |||
| CommandLineInterface | -beae, -bmrth, -fm, and -rbm keys have been marked deprecated and scheduled for deletion in future versions. | ||
| The new -rm key for recognition mode has been added. | |||
EventsHandling Hello for Java |
These samples in Java are no longer use the Close method. | ||
Release history
Release 4 (build 12.4.7.1122)
Release 3 (build 12.3.1.602)
Release 2 (build 12.2.27.1845)
12.12.2022 20:26:03