[oXygen-sdk] [Ann] Oxygen XML Editor 17.1 beta

[Oxygen XML Editor Support (Adrian Buza)]

Dear oXygen users,

We are happy to announce that version 17.1 of oXygen XML Editor is close 
to being released.
We have decided to offer a beta version prior to the final release to 
give you the opportunity to send us your feedback on the new features.

Below, please see information about:
* Downloading - oXygen 17.1 beta downloading links and notes
* Licensing - a trial license key for testing
* What's new - a summary of the most important new features in version 17.1


= Downloading =
Editor: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17_1/oxygenxml_editor.html
Author: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17_1/oxygenxml_author.html

Important Notes:
- This build is meant for testing purposes only. Do not use it for 
production work.
- You should install this beta version in a different directory than 
your current Oxygen installation. For Windows, we also recommend that 
you disable file associations during the installation to preserve your 
current Oxygen file associations with the various XML file types.
- All feedback is welcome.


= Licensing =
If you already have a license key for Oxygen XML Editor or Author with 
an active SMP, it will also work for this beta version. If you don't 
have one, a registration dialog box will open and you can use the 
following 30-day trial license key:


------START-LICENSE-KEY------

Registration_Name=17.1 Beta

Company=

Category=Enterprise

Component=XML-Editor, XSLT-Debugger, Saxon-SA

Version=17

Number_of_Licenses=1

Date=10-01-2015

Trial=31

SGN=MCwCFDbLWEdcFoEi5FHK/14DDwUOSAMLAhRZvDRNJPFv4wH+MCz6yccVs/XyCw\=\=

-------END-LICENSE-KEY-------


= What's new in Oxygen XML Editor 17.1 =
XML Quick Fixes
  * Quick Fixes Presented in a Tooltip Window
  * Support for Schematron Quick Fixes in Other Documents
  * Support for the user-entry Element in Schematron Quick Fixes
  * Improved Performance for Schematron Quick Fixes

XML Refactoring
  * Custom Operations Support XSLT Files

User Interface
  * New Color Themes
  * Breadcrumb Now Available in Text Mode

DITA Support
  * Improvements to Various Actions and Dialog Boxes
  * Improvements to the DITA Map to PDF WYSIWYG Experimental 
Transformation Scenario
  * Publish DITA Content to Microsoft Office Word Format
  * Indicator to Show Multiple References to the Same Topic in a DITA Map
  * Automatically contribute New File Templates from a DITA OT plugin
  * Experimental Lightweight DITA support

DITA 1.3 Support
  * Create and Edit DITA 1.3 Documents
  * Scoped Keys Support
  * Branch Filtering Support

CSS
  * Improvements to the oxy_xpath Function
  * Support for the :focus-within CSS Level 4 Pseudo-Class
  * Support for the :has CSS Level 4 Pseudo-Class
  * Support for the text-indent CSS Property
  * Support for the 'outline' CSS Property
  * Support for Negative Margins and Indents
  * Improved Performance for DITA CSS

API
  * JavaScript-based Workspace Access Plugin Extension
  * AuthorStylesheet Plugin Extension
  * API to Customize Callouts
  * Customize Actions in the Review Panel
  * Execute XQuery Update Scripts on Content in Author Mode
  * Change the Tag Display Mode
  * Add a Drag and Drop Listener to Author Mode
  * Validate Editor Content
  * Advanced Custom Rule Matcher
  * Specify Initial State for Custom Contributed View
  * Customize Highlights in Author Mode
  * Treat Expanded/Referenced Content as transparent when running XPath 
Expressions
  * Escape/Unescape Attribute Values
  * Retrieve Clipboard Content Copied in Author Mode
  * Present Warning Messages
  * Refresh References for a DITA Map
  * Open a Specific Preferences Page

Other
  * Support for XSLT 3.0 in Schematron Schemas
  * RNG Schema Updated for XSLT 3.0
  * Support for SharePoint Online for Office 365 Sites that use ADFS 
Authentication
  * Enhances Support for XLIFF 2.0 Documents
  * Support for Executing XQuery Update Scripts Directly over Content in 
Author Mode
  * Configuring Content Completion Proposals
  * Convert Hexadecimal Sequence to its Corresponding Unicode Character
  * XPath Expressions in Formatting Preferences Accept Attribute Conditions
  * Enhanced Validation Support for XSL-FO

Component Updates
  * DITA OT 2.1
  * Calabash 1.1.14
  * LESS 1.7.5
  * Saxon 9.6.0.7
  * TEI Schema 2.8.0
  * TEI XSL 7.39


Please let us know if you encounter any problems with this beta build. 
All feedback is welcome.

Best regards,
Adrian

Adrian Buza
oXygen XML Editor and Author Support

Tel: +1-650-352-1250 ext.2020
Fax: +40-251-461482
support at oxygenxml.com