Breaking Change T1154601
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Office-Inspired Products, Barcode Generation API, Reporting, and Printing - Members changed their types and signatures

What Changed

The following API changes may affect applications that use the following products:

  • Barcode Generation API
  • Reporting tools
  • Word Processing product line
  • Spreadsheet product line
  • Printing Library

Type Change for "PaperKind" Members:

We changed the type for the following members to DevExpress.Drawing.Printing.DXPaperKind:

Type Change for "StringAlignment" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXStringAlignment:

Type Change for "StringTrimming" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXStringTrimming:

Type Change for "TextRenderingHint" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXTextRenderingHint:

Type Change for "Unit" Properties:

We changed the type for the following members to DevExpress.Drawing.DXGraphicsUnit:

Type Change for "DashStyle" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXDashStyle:

Type Change for "StringFormatFlags" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXStringFormatFlags:

Type Change for "HotkeyPrefix" Properties:

We changed the type for the following properties to DevExpress.Drawing.DXHotkeyPrefix:

Reasons for Change

The new types help us resolve issues caused by the following breaking change: System.Drawing.Common only supported on Windows. The changes also allow us to ensure proper operation of our products on all supported non-Windows environments (Linux and macOS), as well as in Azure App Service and Docker containers.

Impact on Existing Apps

This change affects your application if you use the API mentioned above.

How to Update Existing Apps

To update your applications, use the list above to change property, parameter, and return value types.

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