What’s new in Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.3?

The following is a list of exciting new and enhanced features in Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.3:

*Bookmark Design

Makes it possible to have your own bookmarks. Users can create, edit, or delete bookmarks in a PDF file if the security settings allow.

Multimedia Player Support

Supports many media formats including audio and video. Multimedia ebooks are also supported.

Improved Snapshot

Enables users to print the selected area by simply selecting the Print option from the context menu.

Optimized Rendering

Significantly reduces the response time from the user interface events.

New Interfaces

Adds some new interface listed below:

*ExportPagesToPDF -- exports pages to a PDF file.
*GetBitmap -- converts a PDF page to a BMP image file.
GetPageHeight & GetPageWidth -- gets the height or width of a PDF page.
GoToNextPage & GoToPrevPage -- turns to the next or previous page.
ShowCoverPage -- shows the cover page of a PDF file during facing.
SetCurrentLanguageByString -- switches user interface language with XML files.

Many bug fixes: Includes GDI memory leaks that were present in Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.0.

 

What's New in Foxit ActiveX SDK 2.0?

Improved printing
Sometimes, you want to print out annotations only, without the actual content of the PDF document. This is possible now with Foxit SDK ActiveX 2.0.
Most of the print options have been implemented in the print dialog box in Version 2.0. Also, it will remember the last setting of printing preference.
Version 2.0 also supports silent printing, which means printing a PDF file without displaying it.

More view mode
Version 1.0 only supports continuous viewing mode. Version 2.0 has four built-in viewing modes (Single Page, Continuous, Facing, and Continuous Facing). Users can choose any viewing mode he would like.

Improved find tool
Now you can search a string in multiple PDF files under a specified folder. When the search finishes, all occurrences will be listed in a tree view, allowing you to quickly preview the contexts and jump to specific locations.
Also, Version 2.0 allows the hosting program to have its own "Find Dialog".

Access bookmark data
The hosting program can access the PDF bookmark data and build its own bookmark pane.

Localized UI
Foxit ActiveX 2.0 has better support for localized UI. If you need a localized version and willing to cover development cost, please contact sales@foxitsoftware.com. We will customize a special version for you.

*Creating/Editing annotation
End users may draw lines, circles and other shapes or input comments on a PDF document by using different markup tools. The hosting application may change CurrentTool property programmatically, for example to "Line Tool".

*Form import/export
This new feature enables users to interactively fill out a PDF form. Then the form data can be export to a FDF file, being e-mailed or saved together with PDF document.

*Running Javascript
This powerful new feature allows advanced users to create complex logic for PDF forms, to validate user input and process data.

*Convert PDF to text
The hosting program may convert the whole PDF document or a single PDF page into a simple text file.

Forward/backward view
Users now can move backward or forward among the historical views. For example, if a user first read the first page of a PDF document, and then he jumps to the 5th page. Now, if he chooses backward view, the ActiveX will bring him back to the first page.

Open PDF from custom source with more flexibility
Version 2.0 allows the hosting program to access custom source, e.g. PDF in memory or from http server, with more flexibility. The hosting program has more control during the document loading process. For example, the hosting program might build its own progress bar.

Many bug fixes

Note: The features marked with “*” apply to the professional version only.