v5.6.205

This release contains improvements for accessibility, annotation rendering, font conversion, performance, shading pattern rendering, text selection and the viewer.

Changes since v5.5.207

• Bump the stable version in pdfjs.config by @timvandermeij in #20771
• Just output in the console the results for the integrations which ran by @calixteman in #20760
• Use a babel plugin in order to strip /src/ from the import paths by @calixteman in #20772
• Use L10n.prototype.getDirection rather than querying the DOM, when initializing the CommentManager instance by @Snuffleupagus in #20776
• Hide the "Select pages" label, in the thumbnails sidebar, when split-merge is disabled by @Snuffleupagus in #20775
• Prevent PdfTextExtractor.prototype.extractTextContent from failing intermittently by @Snuffleupagus in #20784
• Fix layout of thumbnails when split/merge is disabled by @calixteman in #20779
• Fix intermittent issue with a unit test by @calixteman in #20773
• Fix the paste button position and add a button before the first thumbnail by @calixteman in #20789
• Add a way to extract some pages from a pdf (bug 2019682) by @calixteman in #20785
• Add script to check license headers by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20782
• Add the pages organization actions in the Firefox context menu (bug 2018138) by @calixteman in #20788
• Add support for dismissing comment popups with click outside (bug 1989406) by @wooorm in #20780
• Update l10n related information in various READMEs by @Snuffleupagus in #20791
• Use the Dict.prototype.getRawEntries method more by @Snuffleupagus in #20793
• Ignore directories in lint-licenses task by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20796
• Fix missing Chinese font name variants (SimFang and XiaoBiaoSong) in GBK encoding detection by @pengkunbin in #20781
• Change the Dict.prototype.{getKeys, getRawValues} methods to return iterators by @Snuffleupagus in #20795
• Fix downloading the current pdf by @calixteman in #20803
• Improve and simplify the PdfTextExtractor implementation by @Snuffleupagus in #20787
• Move the heading role on the sidebar label (bug 2020737) by @calixteman in #20794
• Fix few colors in the Manage menu in HCM (bug 2020774) by @calixteman in #20797
• Add some aria-labels to the paste button in order to know where the buttons are (bug 2020758) by @calixteman in #20792
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #20778
• Remove the sidebar resize observer when killing the UI by @calixteman in #20802
• Use BaseStream.prototype.getString in the readPostScriptTable function by @Snuffleupagus in #20799
• Let BinaryCMapStream extend the Stream class by @Snuffleupagus in #20806
• Fix the position of the thumbnails on the last line (bug 2016437) by @calixteman in #20798
• Fix the event name in some integration tests (follow-up of #20788) by @calixteman in #20812
• Add fetch** functions in the XRefWrapper by @calixteman in #20811
• Once a page has been deleted or pasted, make sure the focus stays in the sidebar (bug 2020731) by @calixteman in #20800
• Remove gulp-sourcemaps dependency which is unmaintained by @calixteman in #20774
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in #20815
• A couple of small JBig2 fixes by @Snuffleupagus in #20818
• Shorten the createActionsMap helper in the src/scripting_api/common.js file by @Snuffleupagus in #20820
• Avoid to have stuck actions when running update_locales task by @calixteman in #20819
• Convert the data reading in getPdfManager to be asynchronous by @Snuffleupagus in #20662
• Use Math.sumPrecise and Map.prototype.getOrInsertComputed in the scripting implementation by @Snuffleupagus in #20821
• Use Response.prototype.bytes() more in the code-base (PR 20651 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20823
• Add the possibility to merge/update acroforms when merging/extracting (bug 2015853) by @calixteman in #20824
• Update dependencies to the most recent versions by @timvandermeij in #20825
• Ensure that percent === NaN is consistently reported by the onProgress callback by @Snuffleupagus in #20827
• Handle outline with Structure Element (SE) destination by @calixteman in #20826
• Add a UI to undo cut/delete and cancel a copy (bug 2021352, bug 2010832) by @calixteman in #20810
• Add option allow external connections to npx gulp server by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20646
• Do not lint folders for project-level AI coding agents by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20833
• Fix the label and tooltip on the paste buttons by @calixteman in #20832
• Use iterators a little bit more, to avoid creating temporary Arrays by @Snuffleupagus in #20835
• Fix the disableFontFace and fontExtraProperties asserts in the FontFaceObject constructor (PR 20197 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20836
• Fix lint-licenses task on windows by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20844
• A couple of small improvements by @Snuffleupagus in #20841
• Fix the border & background colors of the placeholder for a dragged thumbnail (bug 2020698) by @calixteman in #20839
• Start using Blob.prototype.bytes() in the code-base by @Snuffleupagus in #20829
• Update the context menu after copying thumbnails by @calixteman in #20834
• Avoid to have a thumbnail with two paste buttons (bug 2021886) by @calixteman in #20838
• Improve the validateRangeRequestCapabilities unit-tests by @Snuffleupagus in #20830
• Add a new internal viewer to explore the structure of PDF files. by @calixteman in #20831
• Refactor the custom reporters for testing by @timvandermeij in #20828
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in #20822
• Disable dragging a thumbnail when the user has to paste what they copied (bug 2021934) by @calixteman in #20837
• Add support for right-clicking on images (bug 1012805) by @nicolo-ribaudo in #20626
• A couple of small improvements of the new internal viewer by @Snuffleupagus in #20846
• Move the PagesMapper class into its own file by @Snuffleupagus in #20848
• Fix the FontInfo.prototype.clearData method to actually remove the data as intended (PR 20197 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20856
• Remove the enableHWA option from viewer components (PR 20016 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20849
• Update the internal viewer to use a new debugger. by @calixteman in #20845
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in #20859
• Don't let the user delete/cut all the pages (bug 2021828) by @calixteman in #20850
• Add a button for unchecking all the checked thumbnails (bug 2022769) by @calixteman in #20854
• Bundle the necessary files and set the correct cMapUrl, iccUrl, and standardFontDataUrl when building gulp internal-viewer by @Snuffleupagus in #20865
• Split the src/shared/obj-bin-transform.js file into separate files for the main/worker threads (PR 20197 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20861
• Only focus the undo bar when the focus isn't inside by @calixteman in #20863
• Move 'Save as...' menu to 'Export selected...' by @calixteman in #20858
• Fix the rendering of the radial gradient when a center is outside of the other circle and there's no extend by @calixteman in #20860
• Bump undici from 7.21.0 to 7.24.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #20870
• [api-minor] Remove the length parameter from getDocument by @Snuffleupagus in #20840
• Split the new debugger into multiple files by @calixteman in #20871
• Bump library version to 5.6 by @Snuffleupagus in #20875
• Update dependencies to the most recent versions by @timvandermeij in #20877
• Use a non-zero exit code if the tests failed by @timvandermeij in #20878
• Increase the maximum viewer scale to 2500 percent by @Snuffleupagus in #20879
• Use the Util.pointBoundingBox helper in the PatternInfo class (PR 20340 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20883
• Update eslint to version 10 by @calixteman in #20765
• Fix the issue in the ref test tracemonkey-extract_0_2_12 by @calixteman in #20884
• Check for having Ref before adding them in a RefSet (bug 2023106) by @calixteman in #20862
• Remove the unused bbox setter in the FontFaceObject class (PR 20427 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20869
• Re-factor the CachedCanvases class to use a Map internally by @Snuffleupagus in #20896
• Simplify compilation of font paths (PR 20346 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20894
• (Debugger) Don't draw the checkerboard on the canvas but add it behind by @calixteman in #20890
• (Debugger) Replace checkboxes in the search bar by toggle buttons by @calixteman in #20889
• Add the possibility to skip some ops in the debug view by @calixteman in #20888
• Wait a little between each key press in the test 'must check that the comment sidebar is resizable with the keyboard' by @calixteman in #20887
• Don't throw when printing with pdfBug enabled by @calixteman in #20898
• Try to fix few intermittents bug in reorganize_pages_spec integration tests by @calixteman in #20864
• Remove some useless operations when getting the text content by @calixteman in #20904
• Don't throw when a mesh shading is degenerated by @calixteman in #20897
• Wait to have all the spans in the text layer before trying to set the caret in integration tests by @calixteman in #20903
• Add support for saving outlines after reorganize/merge (bug 2009574) by @calixteman in #20905
• Move the compileFontInfo call into the Font.prototype.exportData method (PR 20197 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20868
• Allow to collapse/expand all the outlines in double clicking somewhere on the header bar (bug 2019550) by @calixteman in #20852
• Fix the position of 'Attachments' in the sidebar by @calixteman in #20895
• Fix the outline of the deselect button in the sidebar (bug 2024156) by @calixteman in #20910
• Change the NOOP fallback, in CompiledFont, to return a TypedArray by @Snuffleupagus in #20911
• Fix the error in gh actions found by zizmor by @calixteman in #20912
• Ensure that getDocument is called with one of the data, range, or url parameters provided by @Snuffleupagus in #20909
• Fix various bug around copy/paste/delete/undo (bug 2022586, bug 2022824, bug 2022884, bug 2023171, bug 2023176) by @calixteman in #20907
• Add a new badge close to the Manage button in the sidebar. by @calixteman in #20913
• Reduce duplication in the Dict.prototype.{get, getAsync, getArray} methods by @Snuffleupagus in #20892
• Bump fast-xml-parser from 5.5.5 to 5.5.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #20908
• Bump flatted from 3.4.1 to 3.4.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #20921
• Bump fast-xml-parser from 5.5.6 to 5.5.7 by @dependabot[bot] in #20922
• Use toBeInstanceOf consistently in the unit-tests by @Snuffleupagus in #20920
• Convert the internal Map to a properly private field in the Dict class by @Snuffleupagus in #20901
• Fix the destination names when they're duplicated by @calixteman in #20917
• Avoid to use a used slot when looking for a new page position by @calixteman in #20915
• When merging pdfs, fix the CO after the fields have been cloned by @calixteman in #20916
• Make sure the menuitems are readable when hovering them (bug 2023138) by @calixteman in #20923
• Avoid getting null value in RefSet when cloning by @calixteman in #20924
• Add the possibility to save added annotations when reorganizing a pdf (bug 2023086) by @calixteman in #20925
• Add the basic telemetry for Organize feature (bug 2022481) by @calixteman in #20929
• [Firefox] Ensure that worker-thread fetching is used for built-in CMap, standard font, and wasm data by @Snuffleupagus in #20927
• Correctly focus the pasted page (bug 2022516) by @calixteman in #20926
• Trigger the current find after a page has been moved (bug 2023150) by @calixteman in #20932
• Pass the global signal the text layer builder in order to remove all the listeners defined here by @calixteman in #20928
• Skip the "should reorder thumbnails after dropping two adjacent pages" integration test by @timvandermeij in #20880
• Remove explicit name/filename validation in the BaseCMapReaderFactory, BaseStandardFontDataFactory, and BaseWasmFactory classes by @Snuffleupagus in #20931
• Add the possibility to debug only text rendering by filtering the op list. by @calixteman in #20906
• [Debugger] Allow debugging page-rendering from the /Ref, in addition to the page number by @Snuffleupagus in #20936
• Ensure that TextLayerBuilder works correctly without the abortSignal parameter (PR 20928 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20934
• Fix charSpacing in vertical mode by @calixteman in #20933
• Remove the xfatest command by @timvandermeij in #20882
• Implement Gouraud-based shading using WebGPU. by @calixteman in #20885
• Make persist-credentials: true in the update_locale action by @calixteman in #20942
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in #20945
• [api-minor] Simplify BaseCMapReaderFactory by having the worker-thread create the filename by @Snuffleupagus in #20939
• Avoid resolving an objId more than once in the PDFObjects class by @Snuffleupagus in #20944
• Fix the group bbox when the numbers are too big by @calixteman in #20940
• Add an integration test for the simple viewer by @calixteman in #20941
• Don't add an EOL after a superscript by @calixteman in #20947
• Revert "Avoid to have stuck actions when running update_locales task" by @timvandermeij in #20950
• Interpret empty annotation border as [0, 0, 0] by @calixteman in #20948
• [api-minor] Replace the CMapReaderFactory, StandardFontDataFactory, and WasmFactory API options with a single factory/option by @Snuffleupagus in #20949
• Correctly scroll the search result in the viewport with rotated pdfs (bug 2021392) by @calixteman in #20951
• Download test PDFs with the Fetch API by @Snuffleupagus in #20971
• Implement Node.js caching, and fix Python caching, in the GitHub Actions workflows by @timvandermeij in #20952
• Copy webpack.mjs to legacy in dist task by @mschoettle in #20857
• Remove the deprecated PDFWorker.fromPort method (PR 19943 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20960
• Remove the selection after the pages have been extracted (bug 2025247) by @calixteman in #20955
• Strip private ancillary PNG chunks before comparing images in ref tests by @calixteman in #20969
• Enable hardware acceleration by default by @calixteman in #20965
• Remove the canvases cache by @calixteman in #20966
• Move the NetworkStream choice from src/display/api.js and into a separate file by @Snuffleupagus in #20968
• Remove unused preInit parameter from the CanvasExtraState constructor (PR 19043 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20980
• Refactor to improve performance around image masks (bug 1941562) by @wooorm in #20900
• Bump picomatch by @dependabot[bot] in #20979
• Avoid downloading test PDFs multiple times by @Snuffleupagus in #20972
• Display mask in the tree view in the debugger by @calixteman in #20982
• Debugger: in the tree view, display the white spaces as they're by @calixteman in #20978
• Reduce allocations in the FontInfo.prototype.#readString method (PR 20197 follow-up) by @Snuffleupagus in #20986
• Use optional chaining rather than typeof checks when invoking the AnnotationStorage callbacks by @Snuffleupagus in #20975
• Hide the new badge while a page is selected (bug 2026564) by @calixteman in #20990
• Update the canvas detail view only when drawing is done by @calixteman in #20984
• Don't walk the children of a node having some attached MathML (bug 2025674) by @calixteman in #20974
• Add the bidi tests coming from BidiTest.txt and BidiCharacterTest.txt by @calixteman in #20976
• Avoid exception when cloning a page with some modified annotations by @calixteman in #20992
• Break text chunks only if the base font is different by @calixteman in #20957
• Avoid to have multiple selected pages after copy/cut operations (bug 2026639) by @calixteman in #20991
• Avoid to be blocked when searching after a page move (bug 2023150) by @calixteman in #20985
• Use non-breakable spaces in options for the choice widget (bug 2026037) by @calixteman in #20977
• Remove a tiny bit of unnecessary "rgba" parsing in the getRGB function by @Snuffleupagus in #20999
• l10n: Update locale files by @github-actions[bot] in #20993
• Use a standard import for the ttest package in test/stats/statcmp.js by @Snuffleupagus in #20998
• Use more logical assignment in the code-base by @Snuffleupagus in #20996
• Re-factor the StatTimer class a little bit by @Snuffleupagus in #20997
• Simplify the applyOpacity helper function by @Snuffleupagus in #21003
• Add a unit-test for the Catalog.#getDestFromStructElement method by @Snuffleupagus in #21001