Release notes

Release date: 20 November 2024

• PDFs with malformed dates were previously causing errors in the checker, now they are listed as errors in PDF Syntax.
• The maximum size of the main window has been increased, due to user reports that it  was too restricting.

Release date: 8 October 2024

• New quality check: "P" elements contain "Note" elements.
• Translation improvements.

• The check "Marked content is present in admissible locations" has been moved to a different location (from the PDF/UA 32000 check set to the PDF/UA tagging check set).
• Various bugfixes.

Release date: 20 August 2024

• PDF 2.0 is now supported to a limited extent.
  PAC currently fully supports documents up to and including PDF standard 1.7.
  Documents based on newer standards are processed according to a "best try" approach. It is possible that errors or unreliable results may occur.
• The screen reader preview now properly shows all types of annotations and their values
• The contrast of text and soft hyphens in the screen reader preview has been improved
• Translations have been tweaked

Different small bugfixes

Release date: 18 April 2024.

• Comprehensive improvements to the internal functioning of the checks
• New Dutch translation and improved translations into other languages
• You can now select the language in which PAC is displayed
• PAC appears as small as possible on small screens
• The text fields for titles and filenames have tooltips
• You can copy the entire title/filename, even if it has been shortened
• You can double-click on individual checks on the main form (summary) to open the report form with the section already selected and expanded
• You can use the ESCAPE button to close the screen reader preview window

• Many bug fixes as part of the internal improvements mentioned above

Release date: 1 February 2024.

• PAC can be vertically resized.
• Stabilization of PAC enables faulty documents to be partially checked, any checks that fail are marked.
• In the screen reader preview, soft hyphens are highlighted to differentiate them from normal hyphens.
• User displays consistently across all screen resolutions.

• The document language in the metadata is checked more precisely in accordance with the PDF/UA and WCAG specifications.
• The report form displays pages with rotation more reliably.
• Several smaller bugfixes.

Release date: 5 December 2023.

The check Document language metadata is not ISO-compliant (WCAG) or Correctness of language attribute (Quality) was incorrect (too strict). In this hotfix, language attributes such as "en" (instead of "en-US") are also accepted.