GroupDocs.Merger for Python via .NET 25.3 Release Notes

There are few features in this release.

Full list of changes in this release

Key	Category	Summary
MERGERNET-1708	Feature	Implement a new Presentation joining feature for PPSM
MERGERNET-1752	Feature	Implement a new Diagram joining feature for VSD
MERGERNET-1824	Feature	Implement an ability to disable section breaks in the Word merged document
MERGERNET-1882	Feature	Implement generation of the documentation references and autocomplete file for Python deployment
MERGERNET-1756	Enhancement	Enhance the join options for PDFs to include a feature that allows all bookmarks to be expanded by default
MERGERNET-1803	Enhancement	Add PDF document permissions for the security methods

Major features

Implemented a new Presentation joining feature for PPSM
Implemented a new Diagram joining feature for VSD
Implemented an ability to disable section breaks in the Word merged document
Implemented generation of the documentation references and autocomplete file for Python deployment
Enhanced the join options for PDFs to include a feature that allows all bookmarks to be expanded by default
Added PDF document permissions for the security methods

Public API and backward incompatible changes

This section lists public API changes that were introduced in GroupDocs.Merger for Python via .NET 25.3. It includes not only new and obsoleted public methods, but also a description of any changes in the behavior behind the scenes in GroupDocs.Merger which may affect existing code. Any behavior introduced that could be seen as a regression and modifies existing behavior is especially important and is documented here.

A new VSD format was added

New VSD format was added.

New PdfJoinOptions class was added

New PdfJoinOptions class with use_bookmarks option was added.

How to merge PDF files with bookmarks

There is an ability to merge Pdf files with bookmarks, please see an according example below:

with gm.Merger(constants.sample_pdf) as merger:
    pdf_join_options = gm.domain.options.PdfJoinOptions()
    pdf_join_options.use_bookmarks = True
    merger.join(constants.sample_pdf_bookmarks, pdf_join_options)
    merger.save(constants.output_pdf_bookmarks)

WordJoinOptions class was expanded

WordJoinOptions class was expanded with DISABLE_SECTION_BREAKS mode.

How to disable section breaks in the Word merged document

Also, there is an ability to disable section breaks in the Word merged document, please see an according example below:

with gm.Merger(constants.sample_doc) as merger:
    word_join_options = gm.domain.options.WordJoinOptions()
    word_join_options.mode = gm.domain.options.WordJoinMode.DISABLE_SECTION_BREAKS
    merger.join(constants.sample_doc, word_join_options)
    merger.save(constants.output_doc_without_section_breaks)

How to add PDF document permissions for the security methods

You can see the following documentation articles for more details: Add password to PDF with permissions

The existing Join method of the Merger class was expanded

The existing Join method of the GroupDocs.Merger for .NET product was expanded, please refer to the following documentation articles for more details:

Supported formats