v17.4.1

pbakaus/impeccablev17.4.1Apr 6, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release addresses critical text extraction issues for Right-to-Left languages in the fpdf2 renderer and resolves a configuration bug in the Python API. It also updates the Ghostscript warning logic and includes internal maintenance updates.

Key Highlights

Fixed RTL text extraction order for Arabic lam-alef ligatures in fpdf2 renderer.
Fixed work_folder not being set in PdfContext options for Python API.
Updated Ghostscript JPEG corruption warning to include detected version number.
Internal refactoring and CI dependency updates.

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.