2016
18
Version 18.0 - April 21, 2016
2017
19
Version 19.0 - April 5, 2017
Version 19.1 - September 29, 2017
2018
20
Version 20.0 - March 16, 2018
20.1
Version 20.1 - June 15, 2018
20.1.1
Version 20.1.1 - October 18, 2018
2019
What's New in Oxygen XML Web Author 20.1
June 15, 2018
Version 20.1 of the Oxygen XML Web Author is the
latest release for the innovative web-based authoring tool, it makes it easier for non
technical users to work with structured content, for example using user-friendly names for
XML elements and presenting documentation tooltips, improves the review support when working
with track changes and comments, and allows users to select between various rendering styles
for a document.
Design
Improved Breadcrumb Design
The breadcrumb was re-designed and moved to the bottom of the screen to
make it less distracting when you want to focus on the content instead of the
structure, but you also have the ability to move it back to the top of the
screen. There is also a new API option to hide the
breadcrumb.
Dynamically Change Styles
Web Author comes with a set of built-in CSS styles that define the visual style
of the document. A new option was added where you can select a main style for your
document, along with multiple alternate styles that act as layers that you can enable or
disable. This makes it easy to change the look of the
document.
Review
Improved Tooltip Design for Comments and Tracked Changes
When hovering over comments or tracked changes, the tooltip now
includes the most common actions inline, making it even easier to address
comments or changes when reviewing
documents.
Better Way to Locate Comments and Tracked Changes
It is now easier to locate comments and tracked changes. When you
select an entry in the Review side-view, a connecting arrow
points to the comment or tracked change in the
editor.
DITA
User Friendly Element Names
Element names are now displayed with an expanded label that is more
user friendly. For example, the DITA dl element is expanded and
displayed as Definition
List.
DITAVAL Processing Taken into Account When Resolving Keys
A new URL parameter (dita.val.url) was added so that
you can specify a DITAVAL file for the purposes of resolving keys. This is useful when you
combine profiling and DITA keys and some keys are defined conditionally with different
values for different products, audiences, etc. The provided DITAVAL file clarifies which
values are relevant for the current editing session.
Editing
Customize Annotations in Content Completion Assistant
When you press Enter to open the content completion
window, documentation is displayed for each element. This documentation is available for
the built-in frameworks and you can also add similar support for your custom frameworks.
Selection Handling Improvements
Various improvements were made for keyboard shortcuts and mouse
selection handling. For example, on Windows the End key is now XML-aware
so it doesn't skip over element closing tags, Double-click now selects a
word, Triple-click now selects an entire element, and Ctrl +
Arrow keys move forward or backward one word at a time.
Other
Improved Editing Support for CJK Languages
Support was added for more input methods, such as Korean and Chinese
Sougou on Windows, and Chinese on Mac.
Image Map Free Form Shape Tool More Intuitive
When adding a free form shape in the Image Map Editor, a yellow circle
now appears at the location of the first point and when you've added the rest of
the points, all you have to do is click on the yellow circle to complete the
shape.
API
API: Selection Change Listener
New API is available to listen for selection change events
(selectionModel.listen(sync.api.SelectionModel.EventType.SELECTION_CHANGED,
function()).
Support for $ask Variables
Web Author now supports ${ask} variables in framework
actions. This makes it easier to add toolbar actions that require user
input.
Component Updates
Component Update: Apache Tomcat 9
Upgraded Apache Tomcat in the installers to version 9.
