Editable fields with HTML are getting reformatted and increasing font size

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

The issue is fixed. Please check the next release build.

Thank you.

[midspace]

Hello,

The issue is fixed. Please check the next release build.

Thank you.

Thank you. I see the update is available:
https://www.stimulsoft.com/en/changes/r ... t/2026.1.7

When will the live demo site be updated?
It is still running 2026.1.6.4
https://designer.stimulsoft.com/

I'm seeing issues when exporting to .HTML format that I need to need to verify.

[Max Shamanov]

Hello,

The demo site will be updated within the next few days.

Thank you.

[Max Shamanov]

Hello,

The demo site has been updated.

Thank you.

[midspace]

Thank you.
I have been testing the 2026.1.7 release extensively internally.
We have an unusual issue related to the Editable HTML fields.

We are using Stimulsoft templates to generate email for customers. Part of our internal processing will take the finalized report, and export it to HTML.

Compiled Stimulsoft report.zip

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We have been using the following code to export to Html for email, which has been perfectly fine until now.

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                    var exportService = new StiHtmlExportService();
                    var serviceSettings = new StiHtmlExportSettings
                    {
                        ImageResolution = 300,
                        ImageFormat = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg,
                        ImageQuality = 0.75f, // 1.00 = 100%
                        RemoveEmptySpaceAtBottom = false,
                        UseEmbeddedImages = false,
                        ExportMode = StiHtmlExportMode.Table,
                        ExportBookmarksMode = StiHtmlExportBookmarksMode.ReportOnly
                    };
                    using (var fileStream = File.OpenWrite(exportFile))
                    {
                        exportService.ExportHtml(report, fileStream, serviceSettings);
                    }

I've been testing the report template which I have shared previously, with the HTML bullet point list.

We send the resultant html as an email.
We test with MS Outlook (Classic), which according to reports is still the most used email application in corporate enterprises.
In our Stimulsoft 2018 version, the emails appear as this:

Stimulsoft_2018_html_email.png (16.75 KiB) Viewed 333 times

In the Stimulsoft 2026.1.7, the email appears as this:

Stimulsoft_2026_html_email.png (16.17 KiB) Viewed 333 times

As you can see, something bad has happened to the left margins of the edited HTML field.
I should point out, if you load the html into a browser, it looks perfectly fine.
If you loaded the email from the 2026.1.7 into the online version of Outlook (OWA), it looks fine.

I look a closer look at the generated html that is generated by both versions:

Exported_html_for_email.zip

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What I am seeing generated by the 2026.1.7 version, is the following style added to the bullet list elements:

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padding-left:2.85em;text-indent:-2.85em;

Each bullet varies in size, but the padding-left is always a mirror of the text-indent. It seems nonsensical to add padding then remove it via indent.

I don't know if you (Stimulsoft) control this part of the code tightly enough to remove this, or if I should seek a third party solution.

[Max Shamanov]

Hello.

We would need more time to get an answer for you.
We will let you know as soon as we have any results.

Thank you.