PTC Arbortext Layout Developer (ex Advanced Print Publisher) 12.0

The Arbortext Product Development team is pleased to announce the availability-f Arbortext Layout Developer (ex Advanced Print Publisher) 12.0 is an automated publishing engine that handles complex layout requirements and supports post-composition changes to content, formatting and layout.

Arbortext Layout Developer 12.0.0.0 (Build 5637)

The major improvements since the last major release version (11.2) are:

New Features and Enhancements
- OpenType word shaping and feature table support
- MathJax MathML and TeX to SVG library
- Debugger enhancements to edit page sequences, context control streams and stored-bjects
- New "ALD Foundations" and "New Features" manuals, and updated sample files
UI Improvements
- Main toolbar and icon update
- Menu update and restructure
- Updated application and document configuration dialogs
12.0.0.0 (Build 5637)
- Upgraded ICU to version 64. Preserving ICU 52 to maintain support for sidxcoll files.
- Upgraded PNG importer to fix multiple issues
- Upgraded PDFlib and PStill libraries
- Added -nostrictjs command line parameter to disable strict mode
- Added ctrl+left click in page mode, to select any frame regardless-f what layer it is-n
- Added 'ttop *' to-pen the stream that contained the last JS error raised in the yellow bar, and 'ttop #' to jump to specified line number
- Added support for JavaScript to ALD Libraries
- Added ability to customise left (blue) bar menus
- Added new JavaScript startup file (startup.js)
- Added new draw level flags
- Updated yellow bar to make JavaScript tags more readable
- Changed tprint defaults to 'Print All' instead-f 'Print Current Page'
- Added new FOM template events
- Fixed issue with scripts jumping-ver labels when lines in the script are-ver 3000 characters long (SPR 8237284)
- Fixed issue with duplicate text field names in PDF Forms (SPR 8245257)
- Obey the viewport and viewbox when importing SVGs. Setting 'Fit Size' to 0 in the SVG import-ptions will use the viewbox size instead-f the specified width and height. (SPR 8088202)
- Fixed issue using the JS File-bject with unicode characters (SPR 6990809)
- Fixed issue using the JS File-bject when the directory includes files that clash with existing properties-r methods (SPR 8495255)
- Fixed issue where conflict between hyphenationAtColumnBreak and widows +-rphans property causes formatting to stop (SPR 7763356)
- Fixed-pacity in named colours when used-n rules and backgrounds (SPR 8255465)
- Disabling 'Reposition Anchors' in tformat will preserve all existing page sequence copied pages so they can no longer be changed-r created, ensuring that the anchor frames are maintained. (SPR 8106973)
- Fixed issue where page sequence initial page number can get applied multiple times. (SPR 8106973)
- Enabled support for the '@' symbol in FOM table column widths (SPR 2812768)
- Fixed issue where minimum table cell height is calculated incorrectly if cell padding is used (SPR 8469098)
- Added properties to set horizontal and vertical-ffsets for math blocks (SPR 8200502)

PTC Arbortext Layout Developer (ex Advanced Print Publisher) enables automatic publishing-f complex documents without sacrificing quality. Best-in-class typographic capabilities coupled with powerful automation tools allow users to create DTP quality-utput in a server-r desktop environment. Global language support allows multi-lingual formatting from a single template, reducing production costs. Interactive fine-tuning enables content and aesthetic changes to be made post-composition.

Arbortext Layout Developer is used throughout the world to automate the production-f complex printed documents such as STM (Scientific/Technical/Medical) journals, legal documents, technical documentation, catalogs and directories. Because-f it’s powerful formatting capabilities, APP is also the default underlying publishing engine for all Arbortext publishing products.


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Product: PTC Arbortext Layout Developer (ex Advanced Print Publisher)
Version: 12.0 Build 5637
Supported Architectures: 32bit / 64bit
Website Home Page : www.ptc.com
Language: multilanguage
System Requirements: PC *
Supported-perating Systems: *
Size: 320.7 mb