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[ann] oXygen XML Editor version 16
by Radu Coravu 20 May '14

20 May '14

Hi everybody, I am happy to announce that a new major release of oXygen XML Editor, version 16 is available from our website: http://www.oxygenxml.com As an important change, starting with this version, we decided to offer our SDK as a public Maven repository. It is easier now to create a startup project by using the oxygen-sdk-samples-archetype, directly from your IDE of choice. In this Maven project you will find sample modules for: - Implementing XML framework extensions - Sample plugins for the oXygen standalone distribution - Usage of the Author Component as an applet - Usage of the Author as a WebApp with HTML5 frontend Please register and read on our website how to create a startup project from the command line or from the Eclipse IDE: http://www.oxygenxml.com/oxygen_sdk_maven.html So please give us your opinion on this change. Our Maven repository also has early access to the "XML Author WebApp", a 100% XHTML5+Javascript based solution for in-browser reviewing of XML content either on mobile or on desktop devices. The solution needs a special server-side component installed in a J2EE container server like Tomcat. As usual we added a lot of Java-based API: http://www.oxygenxml.com/whatisnew16.0.html#16.0_API For example I consider quite useful the API "PluginWorkspace.importGlobalOptions(File)" which will allow you to force the application to load a set of options from an options XML document. Our Plugins SDK contains a sample plugin which uses this new API. We also added the possibility to extend a document type/framework configuration and have that extension automatically evolve as the base document type evolves from one Oxygen version to another. For example you can extend the DITA document type and make changes to it but still benefit of the new improvements Oxygen adds in each new release. You can find the complete version 16.0 release notes at: http://oxygenxml.com/whatisnew16.0.html Regards, Radu Radu Coravu <oXygen/> XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT Editor/Debugger http://www.oxygenxml.com

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Re: [oXygen-sdk] Not able to use insert symbols
by Nathan 12 May '14

12 May '14

Thanks Alex, that worked.

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Not able to use insert symbols
by Nathan 12 May '14

12 May '14

Hi, Whenever I try to insert a symbol using the symbol toolbar, I get the following error which I am not able to debug: System ID: /Users/xxxxxxx/.../dev_guides/ajax/sforce_api_ajax_debug_shell.xml Severity: error Description: :Paste failed due to: Index: 0, Size: 0 Could someone point me in the right direction on what is happening here? I did create a new class by extending the AuthorExtensionStateListener and implemented the inserText and inserFragment methods which work fine. Thanks in advance, Nathan

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Custom editor variables in CSS
by Nathan 07 May '14

07 May '14

Hi, I might be wrong here but I am finding that custom variables defined in preferences cannot be used in the CSS (editor variables are fine). If this is true, is there any way to use custom variables in the CSS? We have a case where a person might need to select images in different branches of a version control system and I need to change CSS display based on the branch selected. Regards, Nathan

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Setting attribute values for topicref
by Nathan 07 May '14

07 May '14

Hi, I am using the Ditamap framework and I would like to set default values for the "type" and "scope" attribute using the Action ID "insert.topicref". However, this action does not seem to be accepting any arguments. Is there a reason for this? Thanks, Nathan

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Re: [oXygen-sdk] Problem with the "insert.cross.reference" action in Oxygen Author 15.2
by Nathan 06 May '14

06 May '14

Thanks Alex, I think we are good with the format attribute. With respect to my second part of the mail, is there any way to add defaulted "scope" and "type" attribute values to the xref when they are dragged-and-dropped from the project/ditamaps manager pane? Can this be done using the Author SDK? Regards, Nathan

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Problem with the "insert.cross.reference" action in Oxygen Author 15.2
by Nathan 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Hi, I am modifying the "insert.cross.reference" action in my dita framework to accept a specified format, type and scope attribute as shown in image 1 below. The type and scope attribute work fine but the format attribute is not output when I use this action after my modifications (see image 2). Am I missing any step here? Also, if I have to add these attributes when an xref is created in the Author view by drag and drop (from the ditamaps manager or project view), how would I go about doing it? Thanks! Nathan

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[Ann] New maintenance build available for oXygen 15.2 (2014040317)
by Oxygen XML Editor Support (Adrian Buza) 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

Dear oXygen users, We announce the release of a new maintenance build (2014040317) for oXygen 15.2 (XML Editor, XML Developer, XML Author). The build number can be verified in the Help -> About dialog box from the application (next to the version number). You can download the new installation kits from our web site: http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html Here you can find the complete list of bug-fixes: http://www.oxygenxml.com/build_history.html#2014040317 You can follow our oXygen release/build RSS feed here: http://www.oxygenxml.com/rssBuildID.xml Please let us know if you encounter any problems with this new build. Regards, Adrian -- Adrian Buza oXygen XML Editor and Author Support Tel: +1-650-352-1250 ext.202 Fax: +40-251-461482 support(a)oxygenxml.com http://www.oxygenxml.com

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Form controls on (simple)table elements.
by Michael Anthony Smith 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

We are writing a plugin based addon for oXygen that uses custom form controls to provide a set of alternatives for specified element, text, and attribute nodes. Here, a form control button is associated with each element or text node that has alternative versions, where as attribute change form control buttons are associated with their containing element. The initial testing of this form control approach is producing reasonable results, however when we associate a button with a DITA simpletable element no form control appears. I have looked to see if there is any documentation on the interaction between table elements and form controls, but found nothing that discusses this. Does anybody else have experience with associating custom form controls with table elements? Any insights welcome. Best regards, Anthony. PS: Note that due to a form-control/StyleFilter interaction issue with oXygen Editor 15.1 and 15.2, which will be fixed in the next release, we are currently developing our plugin using oXygen 15.0. -- Michael Anthony Smith Senior Software Engineer DeltaXML Ltd "Experts in information change" T: +44 1684 532 140 E: anthony.smith(a)deltaxml.com W: http://www.deltaxml.com Malvern Hills Science Park, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 3SZ, UK Registered in England 02528681 Reg. Office: Monsell House, WR8 0QN, UK

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Request to enhance the oXygen version detection in a plugin addon.
by Michael Anthony Smith 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

A workspace plugin can obtain the version string associated with the oXygen Editor/Author/Developer that it is being run in by using the getVersion method of the StandalonePluginWorkspace object that is provided to it. It would be useful if we could also obtain the build number (and possibly the release date)* from within a plugin, so that its behaviour can be adjusted depending on the build-number (or release date). *The build numbers alone are probably fine, as they are likely to be monotonically increasing, so we can simply test to see if the current build number is greater than a specified build number to determine if it is later release. Example: If a feature of a plugin is known to work with some, but not all patch releases of a given oXygen release, then it would be possible to tailor the behaviour of the plugin to: (1) switch off the feature for oXygen patch releases that it is known not to work in; (2) let the user know why a given feature is not available; and potentially (3) let the user know that in order to get access to the feature they need to get the latest version of say the '15.2' version of oXygen. Best regards, Anthony. -- Michael Anthony Smith Senior Software Engineer DeltaXML Ltd "Experts in information change" T: +44 1684 532 140 E: anthony.smith(a)deltaxml.com W: http://www.deltaxml.com Malvern Hills Science Park, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 3SZ, UK Registered in England 02528681 Reg. Office: Monsell House, WR8 0QN, UK

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