Release pdfHTML 5.0.2

Release date: Oct 25, 2023

pdfHTML is an iText Core add-on for Java and .NET to create PDF from HTML/XML (and associated CSS).

In this release, we’ve continued our work on pdfHTML’s advanced multicolumn support by supporting the CSS break-inside, break-after, and break-before properties for column-count.

There’s a significant improvement in the font selection algorithm for font families with several width classes, as pdfHTML will now consider all font names within a family, and choose the best matching one.

Another addition to our flex container support is the support for vertical flex-direction pagination. For example, if you want to expand a flex container onto different pages if the content will not fit on a single page.

In other news, pdfHTML will now support SVG tags when using HtmlConverter#convertToElements, and there's a fix for the incorrect vertical alignment of inline-block elements in table cells.

Release Related Examples

New features

• Multi-column support now includes break-inside, break-after, and break-before properties for column-count.

• Vertical flex-direction pagination for flex containers.

Improvements

• Improved font selection algorithm for font families with several width classes.

• Support SVG tag when using HtmlConverter#convertToElements

Bug Fixes

• Incorrect vertical alignment for inline-block elements in table cells

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Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

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Chapter 7: Frequently Asked Questions about pdfHTML