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Oxygen XML Developer 18.0
Related Versions:
18.018.1
April 21, 2016
Oxygen XML
Developer version 18.0 includes new features and improvements to set the standards
for XML developing even higher than our users are already accustomed to.
The new XML-aware three-way file comparison feature helps you
solve conflicts and merge changes between multiple modifications of the same file.
It is especially helpful for teams that have multiple authors working concurrently
on the same documents.
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.
DITA content can be published using a new HTML5 publishing system called
WebHelp Responsive. Nearly all aspects of its layout can be
customized and it is adaptable to any device and screen size to provide an optimal
viewing and interaction experience. It also includes a variant that allows online
users to provide feedback in your documentation.
The most commonly used documentation frameworks, DITA and DocBook have been
updated. Oxygen now officially supports DITA 1.3 and the DITA Open Toolkit
recent version 2.2.3 is offered in addition to the stable 1.8.5 version. The DocBook
stylesheets were updated to version 1.79.1 and DocBook schemas to version
5.1.
As usual, Oxygen also added many new API and component updates for this
release.
There are changes in:
DocBook
Improved Annotations of DocBook Elements
The annotations that appear when you hover over elements in DocBook
documents have been improved to include the name of the element, a brief
description, and a link to the specification.
DocBook XSL Version 1.79.1
Updated DocBook XSL to the latest version 1.79.1.
DocBook 5.1 Schemas
The DocBook schemas were updated to the latest version
5.1.
XML Refactoring
Custom XML Refactoring Operations
You can create your own custom XML refactoring operations and share
them with other team members. These custom operations are now supported in all
editions of Oxygen.
CSS
Improvements to Content Completion in CSS
When entering CSS selectors in the CSS editor, the
Content Completion Assistant will now offer a list of pseudo-elements and
pseudo-classes that are available for the particular CSS profile. Also, after
@media or @import rules, it will now offer
a list of supported media types.
Shortcut to Open Resources in CSS Files
When editing CSS or LESS stylesheets, you can now quickly open imported
stylesheets or other resources (such as images) in the default system
application for the particular type of resource, using a new shortcut
(Ctrl+Single-Click or Command+Single-Click
on OS X).
Support for the rem Length Unit
Support was added for the rem font size unit. It can
be used as a unit of measurement for the <length> value of a
'font-size' property and it refers to the initial value of
the 'font-size' property of the root element.
Content Completion
Customization of Content Completion Proposals
The elements and attributes that are proposed in the Content Completion
Assistant
can be customized for each framework by using a configuration file.
You can configure the values that are proposed, customize the elements or
attributes that are proposed, or specify a global list of elements or attributes
that will be available for a particular framework.
Quick Search in the Content Completion Proposals List
When entering a search string in the Content Completion
Assistant, it presents proposals that start with the
prefix entered as the search string, followed by items that contain
the search string. For example, in an XML document, if you enter
'list', the Content Completion Assistant
will propose 'list' and 'orderedlist'. Note
that for the Oxygen Eclipse plugin, this feature is only available in
Author mode.
Schemas
Multi-Lingual Support in Schematron Validation Messages
You can now specify a language to be used for Schematron validation
messages with an option in the Schematron preferences page and
they can be presented in multiple languages by defining the language for each
message using Schematron diagnostics.
File Comparison Tool
Three-Way File Comparison Support
A three-way file comparison feature was added to the file
comparison tool to help you solve conflicts and merge changes
between multiple modifications. It is especially helpful for teams who have
multiple authors editing and committing the same documents. It provides a
comparison between a local change, a remote change, and the base (ancestor)
revision.
Multiple Algorithms for Three-Way Comparisons
You can use Lines, XML Fast, and
XML Accurate algorithms for the three-way comparison
feature in the file comparison tool and in the
Compare view in Syncro SVN Client.
Second-Level Comparison
The File Comparison tool now automatically performs a
second level comparison for the Lines, XML
Fast, and XML Accurate algorithms. After the first
comparison is finished, the second level comparisons are processed on text nodes
using a word level comparison, meaning that it looks for identical words. This
second level comparison makes it easier to spot precise differences and you can
merge or reject the precise modifications.
Ignore Nodes by XPath Option
A new option was added on the toolbar of the File
Comparison tool and in the Compare view in the
Syncro SVN Client. You can enter an XPath 2.0 expression to ignore certain nodes
when comparing using the XML Fast or XML
Accurate algorithms.
API
A detailed list of all changes to the Java API can be found
here.
Present Specialized Dialog Box when Double-Clicking a Tag
The
EditPropertiesHandler interface allows you to present a specialized
dialog box when the action of double-clicking an element tag is intercepted. For
example, you could use it to present a dialog box that allows the user to
editing the properties of an image.
Notification of Batch Close Operations
Notification when a Document Type is Reconfigured
API to Perform Manual or Automatic Validation
Customize Tooltips in Author Mode
Select and Scroll to a Selection in Author Mode
Make Opened Resource Read-Only
Launch File Comparison Tool for Two URLs
Access to Review Actions from DITA Maps Manager
Get or Set Values of Global Options
The
GlobalOptionsStorage API allows you to get or set the values of
certain global options in Oxygen.
Add Custom Actions to the Menu Shortcut Keys Preferences Page
The
ActionsProvider.registerAction API allows you to register a new
action in the application and the action will be added to the list in the
Menu Shortcut Keys options page. Thus, you can assign a
shortcut key to the new action either via the API or from the
Menu
Shortcut Keys Preferences page.
Install a Custom Image Handler
Notification when Eclipse Plugin Starts
The
EclipseWorkspaceAccessPluginExtension plugin extension point can be
used to notify another plugin when the Oxygen Eclipse plugin is started or
before it is closed. The other plugin can use the API, for example, to add or
remove various listeners.
Access Parent Editor from any Mode
Customize Pop-ups, Menus, and Toolbars from a Single Implementation
Intercept Action Events in Author Mode
The
AuthorActionEventHandler API allows you to intercept special action
events (TAB, SHIFT-TAB or ENTER) in the
Author mode and then
you can handle them in a special manner.
Image Decorator in Author Mode
The new
AuthorImageDecorator API allows you to decorate images that are
displayed in the
Author mode. For example, you could use it to
add a message over an image informing the user that they can double-click the
image to edit it.
Retrieve Callout Header Information in Author Mode
Choose Possible Parent Elements Used in the Smart Paste Feature
The
AuthorSchemaAwareEditingHandlerAdapter.getAncestorDetectionOptions
method was added. When pasting content in
Author mode, if the
result causes the document to become invalid, the
Smart Paste
feature will propose solutions to make it valid. As a possible solution,
Oxygen might surround the pasted content in a sequence of ancestor elements.
This new API method allows you to choose which parent elements might be a
possible solution.
Smart Paste Feature will Replace Empty Node
The
AuthorSchemaAwareEditingHandlerAdapter.canBeReplaced
method was added to improve solutions for the Smart Paste feature. For example,
when pasting an element inside an empty element with the same name, Oxygen
might replace the empty node with the new one. The callback could also reject
this behavior if, for instance, the replacement node contains
attributes.
Other
Upgraded Support for EAD 3.0
Support for creating, editing, and validating Encoded Archival
Description (EAD) documents has been updated to include version
3.0.
Special Improvements for Comparing JSON Files
When using the Compare Files tool on two JSON files,
the Format and Indent action will automatically sort the keys
in both files to make it easier to compare the files.
HTML5 Content Completion Support in XSLT
HTML5 elements (such as video and
canvas) are included in the proposals offered by the
Content Completion Assistant for XSL files.
Wildcards Allowed in Resource Names
When configuring a list of libraries in the document type associations
(frameworks) or in the list of libraries associated to an ANT or DITA OT
transformation scenario, the library file names can be specified using wildcards
(for example, ${framework}/lib/*.jar).
Rectangular Selection
A new rectangular selection feature allows you to edit, copy, cut,
paste, or delete content in Text mode. This is useful for
managing content inside a rectangular area that spans across consecutive
lines.
Print Line Numbers
If line numbers are displayed in the Text mode editor,
you now have the option to include them in the printed output.
Print Selected Text
You now have the ability to print a selection of text rather than the
entire document. When you invoke the print action with a block of content
selected, a dialog box will be presented that offers you the choice to print the
selection or the entire document.
Print Folded Document
You can now print XML documents that are opened in
Text mode in their folded state. This
applies to printing an entire document and not selections within a
document.
Export Database Resources
A new contextual menu action (Export) in the
Data Source Explorer view allows you to export the folder
on the remote connection to a local folder. This applies to WebDAV, SharePoint,
Documentum, Berkeley, MarkLogic, and eXist connections.
Option to Clear History in Various Drop-Down Menus
Various drop-down menus now have a Clear History
option at the bottom of the list. As the name implies, it allows you to clear
the history of your past selections in the particular drop-down
menu.
Added More Refactoring Actions for XSLT Stylesheets
When editing XSLT documents, some actions were added to the
Refactoring submenu (available from the contextual menu or
Document menu). The Extract Function
action extracts a selected XSLT instructions sequence into a new function. Also,
the Create Local Variable action creates an XSLT variable,
wrapped around the selection.
Encode/Decode Base 64, Base 32, and Hex Encoding Schemes
Some actions were added to the contextual menu in Text
mode that allow you to decode or encode content. The actions are available for
Base 64, Base 32, and Hex
encoding/decoding schemes. This is especially helpful for testing SOAP requests
when responses are encoded in a particular scheme.
Improvements for Editing JSON Documents
You now have the possibility of running XPath expressions when editing
JSON documents and they can be mapped in the Grid editing
mode.
Support for Installing Saxon 9.7 as an Add-on
Even though Saxon 9.7 does not come bundled with Oxygen, you can
install it as an add-on. This external transformer can be used for XSLT and
XQuery transformation and validation scenarios.
Component Updates
EpubCheck 4.0.1
Support for EpubCheck was updated to version 4.0.1.
Apache FOP PDF Generation Library
Updated Apache FOP PDF generation library to version 2.1.
Apache XML Graphics Commons 2.1
Updated Apache XML Graphics Commons to the latest version,
2.1.
JIDE 3.6.12
The JIDE library was updated to version 3.6.12.
Batik SVG Rendering Library 1.8
Updated Batik SVG rendering library to version 1.8.
TEI Schema 3.0.0
Updated TEI Schema to version 3.0.0.
TEI XSL 7.41.0
Updated TEI XSL stylesheets version to 7.41.0.
HttpClient 4.5.1
Updated the HttpClient library and its dependencies to version
4.5.1.
