What's New in Oxygen Content Fusion 5.0

Version 5.0 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest release for the innovative collaboration platform that is designed to improve any documentation review process.

Some of the most interesting new features added in this version include a new Search side-view that enables searches throughout all files in a task, various user interface improvements, the ability to mention other collaborators in comments, actions in Oxygen XML Editor/Author to open a task's files or the context map specified for a task, and other enhancements designed to improve the user experience.

Full Text Search

Search all Files in Review Task

Content Fusion now has a Search side-view (on the left side pane) that makes it possible to search for specific content in all files attached to the task. Previously, you were only able to search the current file.

Find/Replace Side View

A Find/Replace side-view was added to the visual editor (on the right side pane). It makes it easier to see both the search UI and the document with results highlighted. Moreover, it makes it possible to see all search results at a glance without having to scroll through the document.

Review

View Comments and Tracked Changes Throughout the Entire Task

The new Search side-view now makes it possible to see all the comments added in a review task and to filter them by author, date, or type.

Mentions Supported Inside Comments

You can now mention (@user) other collaborators in review comments and the collaborators will see those comments highlighted in the Content Fusion browser interface.

Control Change Tracking Colors

A new option was added in the Preferences dialog box for controlling the colors of tracked changes. You can choose to have insertions shown in green while deletions are shown in red for all authors, or you can choose to show a different color for each author.

User Interface Design Improvements

Color Theme Modernized

The color theme was updated to offer Content Fusion a more modern look and feel.

Side Views Reorganized

The left-side pane was re-organized to offer easier access to various features with a tabular design. The Task Files tab displays all the files attached to the task, the Task Activity tab displays a history of the activity that has occurred for the task (e.g. changes and comments), and the Search tab makes it possible to search for specific content in all files attached to the task.

Visual Editor

Concurrent Editing Support Optimized

The Concurrent Editing feature uses advanced algorithms and data structures to synchronize changes between users in real-time. The memory overhead incurred by this feature was reduced by 75% compared to the previous version. Furthermore, compared to a scenario where each user edits their own copy of a document, the Concurrent Editing sessions consume only 50% more memory.

Tags Display Mode Switcher

A Tags Display Mode switcher was added directly in the breadcrumb bar to make it easier to change the amount of Tags that are displayed when exploring the document structure.

Editing Content Fusion Files in Oxygen XML Editor/Author

Open Files from a Review Task

It is now very easy to open a file from a Content Fusion task in Oxygen XML Editor/Author. You simply need to copy the file's URL from the browser and paste it in the dialog box that is presented when using the Open URL action from the toolbar or the File menu in Oxygen XML Editor/Author.

Edit Context DITA Map for a Review Task

The Content Fusion Task Manager view now has an action (Open context DITA map) in the contextual menu to open the DITA map that is specified as the context map for the task. This makes it easier for technical writers to make changes in the task's files directly from the XML editor or to apply a transformation scenario on the map. Note that in order to be able to edit files, you have to use the Content Fusion Tasks Manager Oxygen add-on with version 5.0 or higher and to connect to a Content Fusion server with version 5.0 or higher.

Deprecations

Component Updates