[oXygen-sdk] [Ann] oXygen XML Editor 18.0 beta

Mon Apr 18 02:29:15 CDT 2016

Dear ALex,

Thank you for your response.  I now realize that this new Oxygen feature is
separate from the TEI facsimile plugin -- somehow I formed the wrong
impression that the former is a development of the latter and meant to
replace it.  So what I am understanding now is that the two are intended to
be used together and functionally complement each other.  I will try this
next time I have time.

All the best,

Christian

On 2016-04-04 15:50, oXygen XML Editor Support - Alex Jitianu wrote:
> Hi Christian,
> 
> Thank you for taking the time to write this review. The automatic ID
> generation is something that we can definitely do and I will add an issue
> for it. I'm quite confident that we will manage to do it before the v 18.0
> release. The *side by side* feature is something more difficult to do so we
> will have to talked a bit more to see if and how we can do it. Would you be
> willing to edit the transcribed text in the author page or do you usually do
> that in the text page?
> 
> Until we manage to fix these, there is an Oxygen plugin available that might
> help. The TEI Facsimile plugin [1] uses a side view for displaying the
> facsimile. Please read the "*How to install**it"* section from README.md for
> installation instructions as well as a quick test procedure. How this plugin
> addresses these two reported issues:
> 
> 1. Because it uses a side view you can work on the transcription while
> seeing the facsimile. You can also toggle the view floating mode and obtain
> a dialog window that you can drag in another place or screen. The plugin
> works in the text page as well as the author page.
> 
> 2. Linking a zone with existing transcribed text elements
> There is a *Copy/Generate ID* action in the contextual menu presented for an
> area (in the image view). What this action does is:
>   - if the zone doesn't have an ID it will generate one. The pattern is read
> from the configuration file *etc/id_pattern.txt* and it accepts Oxygen
> editor variables.
>   - it copies /#id/ to clipboard
> The idea is that after invoking this action you will go on an element and
> just paste the value inside an @facs.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/oxygenxml/TEI-Facsimile-Plugin
> 
> Best regards,
> Alex
> -- 
> Alex Jitianu
> <oXygen/>  XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT Editor/Debugger
> http://www.oxygenxml.com 
> 
> On 4/1/2016 4:39 AM, Christian Wittern wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I am very glad to see the new facsimile support.  I hope this will help
>> those who want to align text and image as two representations of a text.
>>
>> I briefly looked at the new plugin. It looks really handy to have this
>> available right in the author mode, but frankly, I think it is still a bit
>> tedious to use.  I guess there is not much to be done about this, since one
>> probably needs to have the Image editor separately for defining the zones.
>> Could there be a way to automatically generate some new unique ID values for
>> new zones?  Also, after defining the zones and closing the image editor,
>> would it be possible to have the image and the transcribed text *side by
>> side*?  That would be a big improvement.
>>
>> Just a few comments to improve an otherwise already really intriguing
>> feature.  I will definitely use this in class.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> On 2016-03-18 19:41, Oxygen XML Editor Support (Adrian Buza) wrote:
>>> Dear oXygen users,
>>>
>>> We are happy to announce that version 18.0 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 18.0 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 18.0
>>>
>>>
>>> = Downloading =
>>> Editor: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta18/oxygenxml_editor.html
>>>
>>> Important Notes:
>>> - This build is meant for testing and evaluation 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 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=Beta 18.0
>>>
>>> Company=
>>>
>>> Category=Enterprise
>>>
>>> Component=XML-Editor, XSLT-Debugger, Saxon-SA
>>>
>>> Version=18
>>>
>>> Number_of_Licenses=1
>>>
>>> Date=03-18-2016
>>>
>>> Trial=31
>>>
>>> SGN=MC4CFQCLeNZaZLiNuYfytSXqTTUZqpsoAwIVAJYECvVdXvAg9LbIP3EfZ8Lwrxy2
>>>
>>> -------END-LICENSE-KEY-------
>>>
>>>
>>> = What's new in Oxygen XML Editor 18.0 =
>>> The beta release of oXygen XML Editor version 18.0 includes new features and
>>> improvements to make your XML authoring and developing experience even
>>> better. We encourage you to try these new features and we welcome your
>>> feedback to help us improve them even further.
>>>
>>> The visual Author mode now allows you to reply to comments. This allows you
>>> to collaborate with others through comment threads.
>>>
>>> A brand new Image Map Editor has been implemented and it allows you to add
>>> links in specific areas in an image. You can experience various improvements
>>> to Author mode such as while working with tables and using the Smart Paste
>>> feature.
>>>
>>> Two of the most commonly used documentation frameworks have been updated.
>>> When editing in DITA, oXygen now officially support DITA 1.3 and the DITA
>>> Open Toolkit version 2.2.2 now comes bundled with the application. Also, the
>>> DocBook XSL was updated to the latest version 1.79.1 and DocBook schemas to
>>> 5.1.
>>>
>>> When editing in Text mode, you can use the new rectangular selection feature
>>> to copy, cut, paste, or edit the content within the selection. This is
>>> useful for editing or copying content inside a rectangular area that spans
>>> across consecutive lines.
>>>
>>> As usual, oXygen also added many new API and component updates for this
>>> release.
>>>
>>> For the full list of new features and changes in v18.0, please see:
>>> http://www.oxygenxml.com/whatisnew18.0.html
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
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>>>
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Christian Wittern, Kyoto