# Orbeon Forms 2018.2.4

**Thursday, November 21, 2019**

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2018.2.4 PE. This maintenance release contains bug-fixes and is recommended for all users of:

* [Orbeon Forms 2018.2.3 PE](https://blog.orbeon.com/2019/05/orbeon-forms-201823-pe.html)
* [Orbeon Forms 2018.2.2 PE](https://blog.orbeon.com/2019/03/orbeon-forms-201822-pe.html)
* [Orbeon Forms 2018.2.1 PE](https://blog.orbeon.com/2019/02/orbeon-forms-201821-pe.html)
* [Orbeon Forms 2018.2 PE](https://blog.orbeon.com/2018/12/orbeon-forms-20182.html)

This release addresses the following issues since [Orbeon Forms 2018.2.3 PE](https://blog.orbeon.com/2019/05/orbeon-forms-201823-pe.html):

* Form Builder
  * Per-form/global settings for minimal Calculated Value field ([#4008](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4008))
  * "Never Collapsible" section must still be openable in Form Builder ([#4071](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4071))
* Form Runner:
  * Avoid alert showing twice in the error summary ([#4066](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4066))
  * New actions: continuations can run multiple times ([#4068](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4068))
  * fr:dataset-write doesn't create the associated xf:instance ([#3995](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/3995))
  * Section titles must support HTML in the wizard ([#4089](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4089))
  * Redirect users to right page, avoid overly aggressive caching ([#4094](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4094))
  * Date and time controls
    * date/time/datetime fields in Summary page ([#4082](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4082), [#3880](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/3880))
    * Fix legacy date with unspecified language ([#4103](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4103))
    * Allow switching months, reacting to `change` not `blur` ([#4163](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4163))
  * PDF fixes
    * Populate PDF from template with phone number ([#4118](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4118))
    * Populate PDF from template with currency ([#4119](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4119))
    * W-9 demo form: EIN doesn't show in PDF ([#4150](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4150))
    * "Page break before" adds blank page ([#4151](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4151))
    * PDF page content should have padding ([#4152](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4152))
    * PDF: Empty page before long rich text area content ([#2573](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/2573))
  * Service response must ensure that main model recalculates ([#4178](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4178))
  * Incorrect `xxf:repeat-position()` value just after iteration move ([#4183](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4183))
  * On iOS, input field doesn't loose focus when users interact with signature field ([#4196](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4196))
  * Order of `<xf:action type="javascript">` and `<xf:load>` not respected ([#4195](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4195))
  * DMV-14: page shows error when loading ([#4187](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4187))
  * Autosave happening for user having failed to acquire a lease ([#4200](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4200))
  * Autosave doesn't happen as long as user keep changing data within `autosave-delay` ([#4205](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4205))
  * Don't require `orbeon` class on the body ([#4273](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4273))
* Other fixes
  * Upgrade to Xerces 2.12 ([#4139](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4139))

You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the [downloads](https://www.orbeon.com/download) page.

Don't forget to [grab a trial license](https://prod.orbeon.com/prod/fr/orbeon/register/new) for the PE version.

Please send feedback via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/orbeon), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/orbeon.bsky.social), or the [forum](https://groups.google.com/g/orbeon).

We hope you enjoy this release!


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