DITA 1.3 Support
Starting with version 17.1, Oxygen XML Editor includes support for some DITA 1.3 features.
The Oxygen XML Editor publication of the full DITA 1.3 specifications can be found at https://www.oxygenxml.com/dita/1.3/specs/index.html#introduction/dita-release-overview.html.
| Feature | Editing | Publishing [DITA Open Toolkit 4.1.2 is used] |
|---|---|---|
| DITA 1.3 DTD, XML Schema, and Relax NG-based maps/topics/tasks/references, etc. |
New DITA 1.3 document templates. By default, DITA topics and maps that do not specify version in the DOCTYPE declaration are also considered to be DITA 1.3 Specific annotations presented in the content completion assistance window and documentation tooltips for all new DITA 1.3 elements |
N/A |
| Learning Object and Group maps | New document templates | No specific support implemented |
| Troubleshooting specialization | Create and edit new troubleshooting topics | No specific support implemented |
| XML markup domain | Validation and Content Completion | Special rendering in PDF and XHTML-based outputs |
| Equation and MathML domain |
Validation and content completion Display and Insert equations |
Special rendering in PDF and XHTML-based outputs |
| SVG domain |
Validation and content completion Display referenced SVG content |
Special rendering in PDF and XHTML-based outputs |
| Other new DITA 1.3 elements (div, strike-through, overline, etc.) |
Validation and Content Completion |
Special rendering in PDF and XHTML-based outputs |
| Release management domain | Validation and Content Completion | No specific support implemented |
| Scoped keys |
Define key scopes Validate and check for completeness Resolve keyrefs and conkeyrefs taking key scopes into account Key scope information is displayed in a tooltip when hovering over an item in the DITA Maps Manager |
Partially implemented (Various issues may still be encountered) |
| Branch filtering |
Display, create, and edit |
Partially implemented (Various issues may still be encountered) |
| Key-based cross deliverable addressing |
Special display for references to DITA maps with
Gather and present keys from peer maps |
Not implemented. |
| Shorthand to address syntax that identifies elements in the same topic | Properly resolved for validation, links, and conrefs | Implemented |
| Various table attributes (orientation, rotation, scope, and headers on cells) | Not implemented in the Table Properties action support. However, attributes can be changed from the Attributes view | Not implemented |
| New Map topicref attributes (cascade, deliveryTarget) | Allow setting new attributes, propose proper values for them | Implemented |