v17.4.1

vladmandic/humanv17.4.1Apr 6, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Fixes RTL text extraction issues in the fpdf2 renderer and resolves PDF context options, while updating Ghostscript warnings.

Key Highlights

  • Fixed RTL text extraction (Arabic lam-alef ligatures)
  • Fixed work_folder option in PdfContext
  • Updated Ghostscript JPEG corruption warning

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.