Oxygen XML Editor 7.0
Validation
Support for Caching When Validating Against Schemas
By default the validate action will cache the parsed schemas. There is also a
"Reset cache and validate" action provided to allow revalidation in development
environments when the schema is changed.
Ignore the DTD for Validation if Other Schema is Specified
It is now possible to use the DTD for entities support with any schema type (in
version 6.2 this was possible only with XML Schema).
External Validation Against DTDs
It is possible to validate against a DTD even if the DTD is not specified
inside the document.
Associate DTDs for Validation Using the External Schema Association Rules
In version 6.2 the external associated DTDs were used only for content
completion assistance. They are now also used for validation.
XPath
XPath-Aware Content Completion Assistant
Editing XPath expressions for the "match", "select", or "test" attributes is not
always straight forward. Oxygen XSLT Editor makes this task easier by showing the
proposed list of XPath functions in the Content Completion Assistant, all documented
with sections from the W3C specifications.
If you have configured a scenario for the edited stylesheet, then the proposal list
contains also the names of the elements from the input document that are currently
accepted in the XPath expression.
Support for XPath Default Namespace
For XPath 2.0 queries the XPath default namespace can be
configured/automatically detected and used to write XPath queries.
XSLT
XSLT Input Document View
This view displays the tree structure of the XML document set as input for the
current stylesheet in the associated transformation scenario.
You can create templates or other XSLT snippets by dragging the nodes from the tree
into the stylesheet. The generated XPath expressions are context aware.
Search XSLT References
This search is performed for any XSLT component that has references (variables,
functions, named templates, attribute sets, etc.) The search scope can be the current
file, the project, or all the imported/included files starting from the current file or
from a specified file.
Search XSLT Declarations
This search is performed for any XSLT component that has declarations (variables,
functions, named templates, attribute sets, etc.) The search scope can be the current
file, the project, all the imported/included files starting from the current file or
from a specified file.
Search XSLT Occurrences
This provides a quick retrieval of all the declarations and references of a
component in the current file.
Rename XSLT Occurrences
This allows renaming XSLT components such as variables, templates, functions, etc.
The user is fully in control of the changes as the modified files are presented in a
Diff view that allows inspecting all the changes that will be done before actually
performing them. The scope can be the current file, the project, all the
imported/included files starting from the current file or from a specified file.
Create XSLT Stylesheet from Selection
The selection is placed in a new stylesheet that is then included in the current
stylesheet.
Create XSLT Template from Selection
The selection is placed in a named template and is replaced with a call-template
instruction. The variables and parameters used inside the selection will be passed as
template parameters.
Apply the Transformation Scenarios for Multiple Files in One Action
From the Project view it is possible to select multiple files and apply their
associated transformation scenarios on each one.
Apply a Specified Transformation Scenario on a Set of Files
From the Project view a set of files can be selected then a transformation
scenario will be selected and applied on each of the selected files.
Allow Configuring the XSLT Transformer Options Through Oxygen Preferences
Processor specific options for Saxon, XSLTProc, MSXML and MSXML.NET can be
configured through the Oxygen preferences.
Support the System.Xml 2.0 Transformer
The .NET 2.0 framework transformer can now be used from
Oxygen.
Support for the Latest Version of Saxon 8
Saxon 8.6.1 from Saxonica (http://www.saxonica.com) is now
supported.
XQuery
Schema Editors
Schema Components View
The schema components were moved from the schema editor in a dockable view
called the Schema Components view.
Content Completion Assistant
Handling of Namespace Prefixes
The namespace prefixes are presented first in the list of proposals for
elements, thus making editing really easy for documents that use prefixes for
elements.
Present #ID URI Fragments for anyURI Attribute Values
When an attribute value is of type anyURI (in both XML Schema
and Relax NG schema) Oxygen will present proposals of the form #ID for each defined ID
value in the document.
Look for Type Annotations if the Elements or Attributes Don't Have
Annotations
When editing documents against an XML Schema Oxygen will look as deep as
needed in the type hierarchy for an element type or an attribute type if the respective
element or attribute do not have an annotation and will present the first encountered
annotation next to the content completion proposal.
The Content Completion Assistant Displays Element Values When Using a Relax NG
Schema
The element values support in the Content Completion Assistant was extended to
work also when the document is edited against a Relax NG schema.
Support for Presenting the xsi:nil Attribute for Nillable
Elements
If an element is defined as nillable in the associated XML Schema, Oxygen
offers the xsi:nill attribute through the Content Completion Assistant
for possible attributes for that element.
GUI
Split Editor in Two
It is possible to have two editors on the same file side by side so you can
edit a different location in a file while looking at some other location in the same file
in the other editor.
The Find Dialog Box is not Modal
The Find dialog box now allows going to the editor while it is still open and
then allows resuming the search.
Configurable GUI Fonts
It is possible to specify the fonts to be used not only for editor but also for
GUI text components and for the other GUI components. This allows having a user-friendly
and accessible application even on configurations with a very large DPI
setting.
All the Result Views Allow Both Table and Tree Layouts
The information presented in the Results view (for instance, the errors after a
validation action) can be presented either in a table layout or in a tree layout that
groups the messages by system ID. Also support for removing the selected items or all the
items in a view is provided.
Close Icons for the Editor Tabs
Editor tabs can be easily closed not only with a middle click but also using
the X close icon that appears in each editor tab.
Folding Support for JavaScript and CSS
The folding is now based on curly brackets.
Other
Allow Different Element Colors Depending on XML Prefix
This allows, for instance, to have the XSLT elements in a different color than the
result elements, or the XML Schema elements different from the elements used inside
annotations.
Automatic Insertion of Ending Quotes or Apostrophes
If a starting quote or apostrophe is entered the ending quote, respectively
apostrophe is automatically inserted.
Open a File with a User-Specified Editor
No matter what editor a file is associated to it can be opened with a specified
Oxygen editor using the Project view contextual "Open As" action.
Spell-Checking Corrections on a Misspelled Word
When a word is identified as misspelled by the spelling as-you-type support and
is highlighted on the screen, the possible correct replacements of that word are displayed
on the contextual menu.
XInclude Shorthand Pointers
Support xml:id to define XInclude shorthand pointers for included document
fragments that do not use DTDs.
More Select Actions on the Contextual Menu
Two more select actions were added: select parent and select
attributes.
Support for Floating License over Internet (not only on a Local Network)
There is available a license server that can be installed. The floating license
keys can be dropped there and the applications can be directed to the license server to
get a license from.
Support for Custom Protocol Plugin
It is possible to write a plugin for handling a custom protocol. For instance,
you can have a plugin to handle the CVS protocol, thus providing support in Oxygen to
access files on a CVS server.
