v17.4.1

Gerstep/HumanCompilerv17.4.1Apr 6, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release addresses PDF rendering issues, specifically correcting RTL text extraction in Arabic and fixing a configuration option for the Python API, alongside general maintenance updates.

Key Highlights

Fixed RTL text extraction order in the fpdf2 renderer
Fixed `work_folder` not being set in Python API options
Updated Ghostscript JPEG corruption warning
Internal refactoring of the codebase
CI dependency updates

New Features

Fixed RTL text extraction for Arabic ligatures
Fixed `work_folder` setting in Python API context

Full Release Notes

- Fixed RTL text extraction order in the fpdf2 renderer. Arabic lam-alef
  ligatures and other multi-character CMap entries were garbled by the bidi
  algorithm during text extraction. {issue}`1655`
- Fixed ``work_folder`` not being set in ``PdfContext`` options when using
  the Python API. Thanks @bluebox-steven. {issue}`1613`
- Updated Ghostscript JPEG corruption warning to include the detected version
  number, confirming the bug persists in Ghostscript 10.7.0.
- Internal refactoring.
- CI dependency updates.