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# Orbeon Forms 2023.1.4

**Thursday, August 22, 2024**

Today we released Orbeon Forms 2023.1.4 PE! This maintenance release contains bug-fixes and new features and is recommended for all users of:

* [Orbeon Forms 2023.1.3 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.3.md)
* [Orbeon Forms 2023.1.2 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.2.md)
* [Orbeon Forms 2023.1.2 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.2.md)
* [Orbeon Forms 2023.1.1 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.1.md)
* [Orbeon Forms 2023.1 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.md)

## New features

This maintenance release introduces support for [Friendly Captcha](https://friendlycaptcha.com/), an alternative to Google's reCAPTCHA and, in their own words, "GDPR-Compliant Bot Protection". For more information, see the [documentation](/form-runner/component/captcha.md#friendly-captcha). Thanks to the kind users who have sponsored this enhancement!

![Friendly Captcha](/files/vkBBI1umOQh0nl219mOs)

The following small features have also been added:

* `edit-to-new` process action ([doc](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/advanced/buttons-and-processes/actions-form-runner#edit-to-new))
* `captcha-reset` process action ([doc](https://doc.orbeon.com/form-runner/component/captcha#resetting-the-captcha))

## Issues addressed

This release addresses the following issues since [Orbeon Forms 2023.1.3 PE](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.3.md):

* Security
  * CVE-2018-18531 in Kaptcha ([#6382](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6382))
  * Support Friendly Captcha ([#6439](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6439))
  * Control cleared upon `xforms-disabled` doesn't recalculate ([#6370](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6370))
  * MIPs fail to evaluate after `send() then save()` ([#6436](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6436))
* Form Builder
  * Form Builder displays gray zone below form in some cases ([#6376](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6376))
  * Control label editor sometimes appears below the control ([#6384](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6384))
  * Control for Simplified appearance in Section/Grid Settings is missing ([#6301](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6301))
  * Email templates: prevent saving if there are duplicate parameter names ([#6415](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6415))
  * Dynamic Dropdown not to call service at design-time ([#6422](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6422))
* Form Runner
  * Narrow layout: bottom buttons hide content ([#6417](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6417))
  * Reflow/responsive repeated grids on devices with narrow screens ([#4491](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/4491))
  * Failed to execute 'add' on 'DOMTokenList': The token provided must not be empty ([#6383](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6383))
  * PDF button on Summary page doesn't do anything ([#6386](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6386))
  * Excel file can't be opened in Excel when the language is set to German ([#6391](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6391))
  * `ORBEON.fr.API.destroyForm()` throwing `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` ([#6397](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6397))
  * Mask for Error Panel and other dialogs stays after `destroyForm()` ([#6396](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6396))
  * Finnish resources for attachment controls ([#6401](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6401))
  * Automatic PDF to produce put produced CSS first, so it can be overridden ([#6402](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6402))
  * NPE if no cookies are sent ([#6406](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6406))
  * On Windows, option in dropdown showing "Please select" is gray ([#6407](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6407))
  * Warnings presented as errors in Error Summary ([#6410](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6410))
  * `open-rendered-format` parameters to support XVTs ([#6419](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6419))
  * Attachment control not visible on iOS ([#6420](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6420))
  * Upload fails with exception ([#6421](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6421))
  * Lease expiration doesn't cause lease state change ([#6424](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6424))
  * Improve autosave buttons appearance ([#6430](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6430))
  * Don't show form description when a document message is present ([#6431](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6431))
  * Process action to create a new document id ([#6435](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6435))
  * Support `save then email` for users without the `read` permission ([#5768](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/5768))
  * Possible `rebuild` followed by `refresh` but without `recalculate` ([#6442](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6442))
  * Model RRRR must force previous actions ([#1660](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/1660))
  * Add `captcha-reset` process action ([#6441](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6441))
  * Offline: if captcha property is enabled, crash on `isNewOrEditMode()` ([#6451](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6451))
  * JavaScript error when Dynamic dropdown with search becomes non-relevant ([#6446](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6446))
* Other
  * Update slf4j-api to 2.0.16 ([#6437](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6437))
  * Refactor persistence layer permissions ([#5741](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/5741))
  * `ProcessorService`: log HTTP method and URL parameters ([#6414](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6414))
  * Landing page images must not be stored under `WEB-INF` ([#6449](https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/issues/6449))

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.

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We hope you enjoy this release!