8.4.6
Release date: October 7, 2026
Activate 8.4.6 is a patch release with standalone Studio fixes, Markdown editor improvements, and non-production content management.
Activate Studio
New standalone Studio installations now default to the Studio directory rather than the server-instance directory. Existing installations are not moved by this change.
Standalone Studio also avoids direct database initialisation when connecting through the SQL connection proxy. The version-mismatch warning now clearly explains when the installed Studio version needs to be updated to match the attached Activate instance.
Web-Form Control Fixes
- Approval groups in custom forms: An ApprovalGroup declared directly in a form can now be constructed by the form renderer, avoiding the construction failure that previously prevented the form from loading.
- Instance-browsing pages in custom forms: A BrowseInstancesPage embedded without its normally supplied instance-list control now renders its static content instead of failing. Normal instance-browsing pages retain their existing behaviour.
- TextTile headings: Configured titles now appear above the tile text instead of being omitted.
Markdown Editing and Comparison
Markdown editor sizing now applies the configured height to the editing area, with scrolling for longer content. Read-only content can grow with its contents.
Form authors can supply an earlier version through the CompareMarkdown property to display a read-only comparison against the current Markdown. Multiline comparisons preserve line breaks, and reviewers can switch between comparison, source, and rich-text views. Existing forms continue to use their current mode unless configured for comparison.
<MarkdownEditor ID="diffExample" Label="What changed in this release note" Height="360px">
<Markdown>
New Text
</Markdown>
<CompareMarkdown>
Old Text
</CompareMarkdown>
</MarkdownEditor>
Update Notes
No new prerequisites or migration steps are required.