What's New in Oxygen XML Web Author 20.1
Related Versions:
20.020.1
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.
