Flare 2024 r2 Release Notes

 Article #: GEN1077F  Product: Flare  Version: 2024 r2

Build 20.1.9037.40627

Release Date: October 1, 2024

New Features and Improvements

  • PowerPoint output

  • SFTP improvements, including use with advanced encryption servers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • SVG improvements for PDF output

  • Increased compiler performance when using SVG images in HTML5 and PDF

 

Bug Fixes

This release is primarily focused on the addition of the ability to generate PowerPoint output via Flare. The release also includes updates to SFTP publishing, SVG improvements across the board, and a lot of bug fixes. To read more about the new features, please visit our What's New topic in the online Help. The following is a list of customer-reported issues that are fixed in Flare 2024 r2.

Customer Reported Bugs

  • 32196 - Can't add text after a hyperlink (or Xref) in a table cell

  • 131877 - Japanese font specified in font set for PDF output does not work unless it is the first entry.

  • 164344 - Salesforce - version history is not maintained when publishing updates to articles

  • 164346 - TOC: System linked header variable used on a TOC bookmark link title will pull previous header if the bookmark names start with the same letter(s)

  • 173457 - Flare crashes with an ORE when using the method .Select(node) in the plugin API

  • 173970 - Spaces in Code Snippet converted to &nbsp when copied from Chromium, Chrome, Edge, browsers

  • 175206 - SVG and Equations are not compatible with JDK 17.0.1

  • 183812 - SVGs with text do not display text in PDF output

  • 184276 - Compile times are slow SVGs - Enhanced OpenJDK compatibility for faster SVG rendering times

  • 181545 - Salesforce Connector: Article record type labels do not update after republishing content with different article type

  • 182479 - Japanese character "衡" causes error "Cannot extract the embedded font" when using Hiragino Kaku Gothic Std WS in PDF

  • 183146 - Code Snippet is not wrapping in XML View or PDF output

  • 183306 - ARIA compliance - Elements must only use supported ARIA attributes

  • 183495 - Zendesk Publish fails to upload Log File resulting in duplicate topics in subsequent publishes

  • 184701 - ServiceNow Publish fails to upload Log File resulting in duplicate topics in subsequent publishes

  • 183927 - Nested entries for Menu proxy using topic's headings are being wrapped in an additional li instead of the parent node li.

  • 179874 - Nested entries in Menu proxies are wrapped in ul that are nested in the parent ul instead of a parent li.

  • 184010 - xref paranum(only) class causes xref to redirect in wrong caption if table continuation is applied

  • 184055 - Salesforce: Links to bookmarks within the same page do not line up to the bookmark

  • 184606 - Overflow Tab will remove the first underscore in the file's name

  • 184873 - SVG Image inside pagelayout appears as a white box

  • 184893 -Getting a a red X in the XML editor followed by an ORE when resizing an SVG image

  • 184895 - Getting an ORE in the attached project when generating the target while having specific condition tags set to "Exclude"

  • 18111 - Doc to Help project hangs when importing into Flare

  • 184909 - Getting a red X followed by an ORE when deleting different elements from the XML editor

 

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

  • 184873 - SVG Image inside pagelayout appears as a white box

  • 184893 - Getting a a red X in the XML editor followed by an ORE when resizing an SVG image

  • 184895 - Getting an ORE in the attached project when generating the target while having specific condition tags set to "Exclude"

  • 184909 - Getting a red X followed by an ORE when deleting different elements from the XML editor

  • 184548 - Getting "The underlying frame is no longer valid" exception when trying to log into ZenDesk using a brand other than the main one.

  • 184343 - Menu proxy is showing an extra bullet list when skipping a heading level

  • 183982 - Micro Content editor not listing meta data applied to Micro content phrases.

  • 184343 - Menu proxy is showing an extra bullet list when skipping a heading level

  • 184491 - Zendesk - Getting publish failed when having a question mark at the end of a H1

  • 184516 - Zendesk - Getting publish failed error when having a micro content file in the project

  • 184548 - Getting "The underlying frame is no longer valid" exception when trying to log into ZenDesk using a brand other than the main one.

  • 184873 - SVG Image inside pagelayout appears as a white box

  • 184893 - Getting a a red X in the XML editor followed by an ORE when resizing an SVG image

  • 184895 - Getting an ORE in the attached project when generating the target while having specific condition tags set to "Exclude"

  • 184909 - Getting a red X followed by an ORE when deleting different elements from the XML editor

  • 184992 - Getting OpenClipboard Failed exception in the XML editor

  • 183960 - Getting publish failed: A task was cancelled error when publishing this project to Syndicate.

  • 184680 - Publishing to SFTP using public key (no passphrase) authentication method is not working

  • 184681 - Publishing to SFTP using public keys with no pass is not working

  • 184682 - Server validation methods are not working for SFTP publishing.

  • 184731 - No longer getting "Please set credentials" in burgundy under Login Credentials button in all destination types, getting User not set in light green instead.

  • 184733 - Unable to publish to SFTP using Public Key authentication method unless a password for user account is entered,

  • 184734 - Getting Publish failed: Private key is encrypted but passphrase is empty when publishing to SFTP with a public key that has a passphrase.

  • 184816 - "Please set credentials" string below login button in the destination editor remains after enter username for SFTP | Public key authentication,

  • 184994 - The public key file used for SFTP server validation is being modified after publishing, which makes it invalid for subsequent publishes.

Attribution:

Last updated:

October 1, 2024

Author:

Marvin Mallari

Contributions by:

MadCap QA