Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.7

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.73 (build number 7.73.0.22171) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version contains the following improvements:

• Corrected rotation of Human Readable Information (HRI) in barcodes
  In some cases it could happen that characters in the barcodes using HRI were rotated incorrectly. This issue was solved and now all characters with HRI are displayed correctly.
  
• Display of AFPs with 2-up duplex corrected
  When viewing AFPs with 2-up duplex setting, the pages were not displayed correctly, because a page break was inserted between the left and right pages of the AFP. This behavior was corrected and now all pages are displayed correctly.
  
• Incorrect display of character baseline positions with wrong descender definition in third-party AFPs corrected
  When displaying AFPs created by third-party software that contained incorrect descender definitions, it could happen that the character baseline position was not displayed correctly and therefore the characters were not aligned correctly to the baseline. This behavior was corrected and now all characters are displayed correctly aligned.
  
• IS/3 compliance check: button renamed and description improved
  The AFP validation button was renamed to AFP IS/3 compliance in order to stress the fact that this is a IS/3 compliance check of the AFP. The button has been removed from the Options toolbar, but it can be made visible by a command line parameter. Additionally, the description has been substantially enriched.
  
• Group indices: display corrected
  Group indices were listed on more than the first page of the group. This is technically not incorrect, but was handled this way in previous versions. This was corrected and now group indices are only displayed on the first page of the group.
  
• Corporate product authorization available
  For a more versatile use of the AFP Viewer capabilities, a corporate product authorization was introduced hat allows to share the product between different users and gives access to the Papyrus Support channels for 1 year. In case that the product authorization is not available or has expired, Papyrus AFP Viewer runs in freeware mode and displays the following message: No corporate use. Personal use only.
  
• Plugin no longer included in installation package
  Due to changing support for plugins for some modern web browsers due to security, performance and stability issues, the plugin that was included in the installation package until 7.7 SP2 is no longer offered.

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.6

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.62 (build number 7.62.0.21090) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version contains the following improvements:

• For documents that use outline fonts to display rotated text the display of the rotated text was improved.
  
• The display of indices in the Document tree window was consolidated.

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.5

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.5 (build number 7.50.0.20110) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version contains the following new features:

• Switch between duplex and simplex view
  With the new drop-down menu in the View toolbar you can switch between duplex and simplex view. If duplex is defined, by default front page and back page are arranged side by side. With simplex view, the document pages (front page and back page) are arranged one after the other.

Activate Facing view mode

• Sticker text is always visible
  With the new menu item Set view stickers text mode in the View toolbar you now have the possibility to always display the sticker text with the sticker without having to click or point on the sticker. By default, sticker text is only displayed, when you click on the sticker or move the mouse pointer over it.

Show stickers always with text

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.4

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.4 (build number 7.40.0.19271) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.3

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.3 (build number 7.30.0.18491) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version contains the following new feature:

New ShowPage parameter

With the new AFP Viewer parameter ShowPage you can specify the page number on which the AFP Viewer should open the document. This is especially useful for the plugin, if the parent application wants to display a specific page and applies also when calling the AFP Viewer as standalone application.

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.2

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.2 (build number 7.20.0.18182) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version contains the following new feature:

Antialiasing button

The new Antialiasing button in the View toolbar helps to correct display inaccuracies that may occur either with neighboring areas with shaded or colored background or with lines of minor thickness. These display inaccuracies depend on the used zoom factor. By default, antialiasing is activated.By activating or deactivating the Antialiasing button you can avoid these effects. Depending on the use case, decide for each document separately, if antialiasing should be activated or not.

Use case 1

In case neighboring areas with shaded or colored background are combined together to form a compound area, lines in a lighter color may appear between these assembled areas.

To avoid this effect, deactivate antialiasing, which is activated by default:

Use case 2

If you observe that lines of minor line thickness look as if they have varying thicknesses, although they are all defined with exactly the same thickness, activate antialiasing. This might help to correct the display inaccuracies:

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware V7.1 SP9

The latest update of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware, 7.1 SP9 (build number 7.19.0.17130) has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

In this version you will find the following improvements:

Available as Windows application
Support for plugins is changing for some modern web browsers because of security, performance and stability issues. As a result, the complete web ecosystem is approaching a point where most recent browser versions will not be available to run plugin content. Companies may stay with a browser vendor version that supports plugins. ISIS Papyrus is committed to continue support for IE and Firefox that support NPAPI. As alternative we offer since Papyrus V7.1 SP9 the installation of Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware as Windows application.

New user interface design
The style of the whole user interface was completely reworked including all icons following the ISIS Papyrus user interface design concept.

The previously used Properties toolbar was replaced by the Papyrus Software AFP Viewer logo which provides version information and allows you to search for updates or contact ISIS Papyrus. Other items were moved to the Options toolbar.
Enjoy the flat design and accessibility optimized style!

Easy usage of external AFP resources
Together with the new Windows application also a default structure for external resources is provided. You can use this structure to manage you external resources in the file system, which helps to reduce the AFP size considerably. Consult the Papyrus AFP Viewer Installation and Reference Guide for further details.

Papyrus AFP Viewer Installation and Reference Guide
The full documentation for Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware is now available as 300 dpi AFP document. It also serves as example of how to install and configure Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware for viewing AFP documents with external resources.

Status bar displays AFP page information
A new button in the status bar enables you to display or hide AFP page information like number of documents, number of pages, Medium Map, Copygroup and Subgroup. By using the editable fields in the status bar you can directly navigate to the entered page or document number:

Direct printing with copy control
The Print with copy control dialog was enhanced with new setting controls:

Users now can do settings and start the print in one place without having to open an additional dialog. Consult the Papyrus AFP Viewer Installation and Reference Guide for further details.

 

RELEASE OF PAPYRUS AFP VIEWER VERSION 7.1 SP8

The latest update of the free Papyrus AFP Viewer has been released and is now available for download from the ISIS Papyrus website.

This version enables viewing AFPDS with included PDF files.

Release of Free Papyrus AFP Viewer V7.1 SP7

 

Improvements in this version:

• User interface: Addressing usability aspects
  Several items of the graphical user interface (button names, tool tips, toolbar names, windows) were adapted to support you with a more intuitive interface.
• Print with copy control
  The Print toolbar contains the new Print with copy control button, which enables you to perform advanced settings as paper tray selection and copy control for different Copygroups when printing AFP documents.
• Extensive documentation
  Together with the download link for the product you also receive a download link for the „Papyrus AFP Viewer Freeware Installation and Reference Guide“. This document describes the functionality of the Papyrus AFP Viewer and explains how to view, save, and print AFP documents. The document addresses administrators and application developers, who install the program and perform settings and configurations to adapt the interface to the user’s needs. Readers interested in the functionality find information about all elements of the graphical user interface.

Release of Papyrus AFP Viewer Version 7.16

 

Based on highly appreciated user feedback this update includes the following:

• New toolbar GUI
• Resource extraction
• General AFP compatibility enhancements

To get the newest version of the Papyrus AFPViewer visit the download area of ISIS Papyrus website and request your personal copy. This page holds additional information on prerequisites and features of the AFP Viewer. If you have any questions, comments or feedback about the Papyrus AFP Viewer please do not hesitate to contact afpviewer [at] isis-papyrus.com.