[oXygen-user] Initial thoughts on the 4.0 beta

[Paul Everitt]

Howdy all.  Just a quick note to say that 4.0 looks really exciting!

I started with the XSLT debugging and found the UI layout really 
innovative and intuitive.  Setting a breakpoint and running to it was 
pretty simple.

Other debuggers have a local variable section that let you navigate the 
current context.  At first I expected something similar, meaning, the 
current node would appear and I could browse it.  However, the oxygen 
approach is better: it's already showing you the XML document, so it 
scrolls the current node into view and highlights it.

I then defined a couple of variables and set a breakpoint.  This worked 
as expected.

Finally, defined a variable that matched on multiple nodes:

   <xsl:variable name="c" select="//company|//person"/>

In the breakpoint window, I selected the variable, then in the right 
window, I saw all the elements that matched.  That's nice!

I also tested DAV with Zope 2 and Plone.  Worked ok.  Renaming a folder 
failed, so I need to put in tcpwatch and see what happened.

--Paul