Changelog #

1.0.3 – Accessibility & Navigation – March 2026 #

Accessibility (screen reader support):
- New PdfSemanticLabels class — fully customisable labels for VoiceOver / TalkBack, exported as part of the public API
- All loading, error, and navigation states are announced by screen readers
- Page change announcements via SemanticsService ("Page X of Y")
- Sidebar toggle button: Semantics(button, toggled) + Tooltip + focus management
- Thumbnails: each item labelled as a button with its page number and selected state
- Zoom hint overlay announced as a live region
- Zoom hint hidden when MediaQuery.disableAnimations is active
- Keyboard navigation: ← / → arrow keys to change page
- Focus returns to the toggle button when the sidebar is closed, and moves into the sidebar when it is opened
- Error state announced as a live region
New parameters on PdfViewer:
- initialPage — open the document at a specific page (defaults to 1)
- onPageChanged — callback fired on every page change
- showPageIndicator — shows a "current / total" overlay at the bottom of the viewer (defaults to true)
Double-tap to zoom: double-tap anywhere on the document to zoom in (2.5×) centred on the tap position; double-tap again to reset. Animated with a 250 ms ease-in-out curve.

New features:
- Added pinch animation overlay for improved accessibility and user guidance
- Visual hint to help users discover zoom functionality
Updated Dart SDK requirement from ^3.7.0 → ^3.10.0
Dependency upgrades:
- http: from ^1.4.0 → ^1.6.0
- flutter_lints: from ^5.0.0 → ^6.0.0 (dev dependency)
- Added lottie: ^3.1.0 for animation support
Android improvements:
- Updated Kotlin from 1.8.22 → 2.1.0 (resolves Flutter compatibility warnings)

Updated repository URL in pubspec.yaml to correct GitHub link.
Dependency upgrades:
- pdfx: from ^2.8.0 → ^2.9.2
- http: from ^1.3.0 → ^1.4.0
- flutter_lints: from ^5.0.0 → ^6.0.0 (dev dependency)