Adobe Acrobat and Reader - 21.007.2009x Optional update is Live!!

[AnandSri]

Adobe Acrobat and Reader - 21.007.2009x Optional update – Sept’ 21 is available now!

We are happy to announce the latest release of Acrobat and Reader Continuous Track – Optional Update September' 21 is Live now!!

This update is a hotfix patch and addresses some important bug fixes and is applicable for Acrobat & Reader DC Continuous track: 

Mac: 21.007.20096.454274

Windows: 21.007.20095.454097

Bug Fixes:

• Accessibility
  • Outline box is not visible in Custom Area selection on using Reading Order tool

• Adobe Sign
  • Unable to type @ symbol in Add Signer dialogue in Request Signature workflow with localized keyboard

• Editing
  • [Windows only] Selection border does not show up while selecting objects during marquee selection

• Installer
  • Acrobat/Reader starts to repair window when launched from shortcut icon or on opening FDF/XDP/XFDF files

• PDFMaker
  • Alt-text of figures is not getting captured and appearing gibberish post-conversion to pdf

• Rendering
  • Out of Memory error while scrolling through page thumbnails
  • Lag was observed while using the Marquee Zoom tool on Mac

• Viewer
  • On Mac, the black marker is not visible on dragging dropping in Left Side Panels
  • Menu Bar appears truncated on the extended monitor

Adobe recommends installing updates of the Acrobat and Reader for Windows & Mac Continuous Track 21.007.2009x Optional update, Sept 29, 2021

How to install Updates?

Install updates from the Help menu of Acrobat/ Reader DC. In the application, go to Help > Check for updates. Reboot the machine (If possible) once after updating the Adobe Acrobat/ Reader DC.

To update the apps manually, see this: Release Notes.

For more information about the release, view Release Notes.

Security Bulletin.

For known issues with the Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC, please refer to the following document: Known issues | Acrobat DC, Reader DC 

Acrobat DC System Requirements.

Enterprise-Centric features: For these features, refer to the Administration Guide.

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

Thanks for the partial fix, but there are still several bugs in the program.

1. Graphics that are marked "decorative" in Word are not being artifacted by PDF Maker. Instead, they are given code gibberish again in the Alt-text.
    
2. And the "image" content is wrapped in a <P> tag. PDF/UA-2 is unpublished at this time and still being written (and probably won't be out for another year at the earliest). You can't code PDFs to "vaporStandards." You must code today to the current PDF/UA-1 standard, which requires that graphics be in the <Figure> tag. At this time, this crud is being voiced by screen readers and that is a huge civil rights violation.
    
3. The <P>PathPathPath crud is still stuck in table rows. It's suppoed to be artifacted.
   Note: there is no <Artifact> tag in PDF/UA-1, and the PDF/UA-2 standard is still vaporStandards.  You must code this as artifact per the current standard, PDF/UA-1.

Accessibility standards affect 1/3 of the world's population that have a disability or impairment to use a computer: sight, low-vision, upper body dexterity, cognitive, reading disorders, dyslexias, hearing, and neurologic disabilities.

Why hurt these people?