fpdf2 Files

Added

• documentation on internal linking with variable page numbers
• documentation on using the Ibis library
• clarified docstring for arc() method to document x and y arguments (#1473)
• made numpy an optional dependency to improve the performance of pack_codes_into_bytes() - cf. issue [#1380]
• macOS is now included in the GitHub Actions CI pipeline to ensure cross-platform test coverage

Fixed

• FPDF.write_html(): Fixed custom styling of <p> & tables - issue [#1453]
• an IndexError was raised in some cases when rendering HTML with nested lists - cf. issue [#1358]
• an IndexError was raised in some cases when using text_columns() with text shaping enabled - cf. issue [#1439]
• handled case of a smaller last column when using text_columns() - cf. issue [#1442]
• minor regular-expression optimization in the SVG parsing module, nullifying any risk of ReDOS attack
• a performance issue when using FPDF.offset_rendering() or FPDF.unbreakable() with large fonts - cf. issue [#1444]
• slightly invalid PDF files were produced since v2.8.3, due to path construction commands being inserted inside BT/ET contexts when using underline or strikethrough text - cf. issue [#1456]
• multi_cell() text clipping bug - issue [#1471]
• HTML lists bullets are now properly displayed when using unicode fonts - cf. issue [#1496]
• clarified documentation in Maths.md regarding DataFrame string conversion for PDF rendering
• children of <a> tags in SVGs are now correctly rendered - cf. PR [#1522]

Changed

• accept_page_break is now only called once per page break - cf. issue [#1489]

Removed

• support for Python 3.8, that reached end-of-life in 2024