2026.03 Release Notes

Release date: 31st March 2026

Next release: 12th May 2026

Announcements:

Java 26: FormVu has been tested against Java 26 and no issues were found.

Enhancements:

CORE-4188 Added support for font values that are set from the graphics state dictionary

CORE-4119 Implemented relevant security advisories where flagged by static analysis

CORE-4137 Minor optimization to pattern shading code leading to a slight decrease in conversion time

Fixes:

HTML-3992 Fixed rare issue where caching font to disk lead to wrong font mappings being output in a font variant, leading to garbled characters

CORE-4125 Fixed issue where CIDFontType2 was supplied with incorrect mapping structures, leading to garbled characters to be output

CORE-4181 Fixed a rare issue when parsing PDF commands where a hex encoded character could interfere with the previous character, leading to single characters potentially being output incorrectly

CORE-4187 Added a fix for rare instance where PDF displayed incorrectly due to a font with Identity as false and an empty CMAP

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