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Release note for ARender 2023.10.0

ARender 2023.10.0 Release Notes

Version Number: 2023.10.0

Release Date: 03-June-2025

Download: https://www.arender.io/download/v2023

Upgrade Note: will be done later


Overview

ARender 2023.10.0 is a minor release focused on improving hyperlink behavior and JavaScript interaction capabilities, addressing document rendering issues (especially with DirectOffice), and reinforcing document compatibility. Several important fixes are also included to support better Docker environment feedback and MIME-type handling.

An upgrade note is available to assist with adoption.


Prerequisites

This version requires the following software versions as prerequisites:

  • OpenJDK 8 or 11

 


🔍 User Perspective

🔗 Improved Hyperlink Placement

  • Hyperlinks now appear in the correct position in documents where the clickable area was previously misaligned. (AR-16938)

 


🛠 Developer / Integrator Perspective

🔄 Control Hyperlink Behavior via JS API

⚙️ Start DocLink Workflow via URL

  • DocLink workflow can be automatically triggered on viewer startup by setting topPanel.docLink.activateOnStartup=true in the URL. (AR-17493)

📥 Expose ARender Version via API in Docker

  • ARender version is now correctly retrieved using the /version API endpoint when deployed in Docker. (AR-17514)

📄 Improved PDF Detection

  • Improved PDF Detection for specific PDF files. (AR-17431)

📄 Better Rendering for DOCX & Multilingual Documents with DirectOffice

  • Fixes rendering issues with DOCX files and improves line breaking for non-Latin languages like Thai when using DirectOffice. (AR-17567, AR-17568, AR-17569)


🏗 Exploitation Perspective


No operational-specific changes were introduced in this version.

 


Changelog

Summary Issue Type Key (AR Ticket ID) Linked Issues
Wrong placement of hyperlinks in documents Issue AR-16938 AR-15816, AR-16409, AR-12314, TMAPR-5791
PDFs not opening due to octet/stream MIME type Issue AR-17431 AR-17150
Trigger docLink workflow via viewer URL Dev W/O UX AR-17493 TMAPR-6239
ARender version not exposed in Docker Issue AR-17514 TMAPR-6266, TMAPR-5546
Poor rendering of DOCX with DirectOffice Issue AR-17567 AR-17568, AR-17569, TMAPR-6191
Bad rendering of specific DOCX file Issue AR-17568 AR-17567, AR-17569, TMAPR-6190
DirectOffice does not break non-latin characters properly Issue AR-17569 AR-17567, AR-17568, TMAPR-5934
registerFollowLinkHandler JS API fix Issue AR-17643 TMAPR-6315