August 2012 - oXygen-user - www.oxygenxml.com

BaseX Support in oXygen?
by Hannes Bauer 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Dear developer team, oXygen is our favorite XML editor - but it seems to lack good support for our favorite XML database BaseX. While I cannot find any reference to "BaseX" in the dialog windows of oXygen, I have found some information in the BaseX documentation, describing how to open documents via WebDAV or execute queries via XQuery (http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Integrating_oXygen) But those two variants don't seem to complement each other. I would be very interested... a) if you plan a better integration of BaseX in your system? b) what's currently the easiest way to access all BaseX databases and documents from within oXygen? In other words, do I always have to use "File" -> "Open URL..." to get all database resources listed? Thanks a lot in advance, Hannes PS: I've tried to send this mail quite a while ago, but apparently it didn't make it to the list, so this is the second run.. Sorry for persistiing.

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Styling conrefs
by KAATMAN Matthew 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

I would like to style my conrefs so that during our internal PDF reviews we can quickly recognize what content is conrefed. I'd just like to make them slightly off-white or grey or stick a border on them or something along those lines. Any thoughts on how to do this? I posted this message on the dita users group as well: http://tech.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/dita-users/message/28499 AVIS : Ce courrier et ses pieces jointes sont destines a leur seul destinataire et peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles appartenant a bioMerieux. Si vous n'etes pas destinataire, vous etes informe que toute lecture, divulgation, ou reproduction de ce message et des pieces jointes est strictement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur merci d'en prevenir l'expediteur et de le detruire, ainsi que ses pieces jointes. NOTICE: This message and attachments are intended only for the use of their addressee and may contain confidential information belonging to bioMerieux. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately and delete this message, along with any attachments.

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Copy from Messages pane
by Karl Stubsjoen 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

I wish there was more options to copy from the Messages pane. Right now when you copy from the Messages pane you get a lot of info about where the source message came from, but I'd like to be able to copy just a selection of text from the message pane. What about a message View box, so you double click the message and you get all the details about the message and a text box with message in it that you can copy from. Or, is there a trick to copying out just the message text from the message pane? Thanks, Karl.. -- Karl Stubsjoen MeetScoresOnline.com (602) 845-0006

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Framework add-ons -- what and where?
by Tony Graham 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

I am attempting to configure installing a framework as an add-on. I have an extensions XML file on a remote host defining the framework, and oXygen can find the file and provide all the right version and license information, but after I install the add-on and restart oXygen (or vice-versa, since it's not clear at what point the add-on is actually installed), there's no trace of the installed framework other than it being listed as "Installed" in the "Manage Add-ons..." dialog box. The file referred to from xt:location/href is a Zip file containing the oXygen framework file and, in subdirectories, the schema and Schematron files used in the framework. Is there anything about the layout in the Zip file that needs to change? oXygen says the add-on is installed, but where do I look to see what was downloaded, since the framework doesn't show up in the "Document Type Associations" preferences? It's making no difference whether or not I specifically run as "Administrator" on this Windows machine. Regards, Tony Graham tgraham(a)mentea.net Consultant http://www.mentea.net Mentea 13 Kelly's Bay Beach, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- XML, XSL-FO and XSLT consulting, training and programming

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[Ann] New maintenance build available for oXygen 14.0 (2012082911)
by Adrian Buza 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

Dear oXygen users, We announce the release of a new maintenance build (2012082911) for oXygen 14.0 (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#2012082911 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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In-place rename
by Yves Barbion 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Hi group I try to use the in-place rename feature as follows: 1. In Author mode, I put my cursor in the text in an element. 2. I press ALT+SHIFT+R. However, nothing seems to happen (also when I select the element itself). When I check the menu shortcut keys for rename, I see that the ALT+SHIFT+R shortcut is assigned to "Rename Component" in the "Refactoring" Category. In this list, I also see "Rename" but in the "XML Refactoring" category. When I assign the ALT+SHIFT+R shortcut to that Rename action, it works. Is this the idea or am I doing something wrong here? Thanks. -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu

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css counter reset after closing paragraph / section?
by Roderik Dernison 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi, I've created a dita schema extension that contains an ilexample for a complex example and an innerExample element for nesting in it. In css I make the ilexampleCounter increase each time an ilexample element is added to my topic. But when I nest those ilexamples in e.g. a paragraph, or section, each time a new paragraph or section starts, the ilexampleCounter is reset to 1. Is there a way to prevent this behavior, so that wherever my ilexample is placed in a topic, it will always get a higher number than the previous one? Kind regards, Ing. Roderik Dernison Programmeur/ontwikkelaar INL * Schatkamer van de Nederlandse Taal Matthias de Vrieshof 2 * Kamer 106a * 2311 BZ Leiden Tel. +31 (0)71 527 2491 * www.inl.nl<http://www.inl.nl/> ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------- Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Het bericht is alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Indien het bericht niet voor u is bestemd, verzoeken wij u dit aan ons te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. This message shall not constitute any obligations. This message is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please inform us and delete the message. ----------------------------------------------------------

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10 files open is too many
by Echlin, Robert 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi I find when I have a few files open in oXygen, that I soon reach the limit of too many files to find the one I want. This is a common problem, that I find in other apps as well. This is a hard problem. However, let's look at some specific irritants that you can probably do something about, most of which do not occur in other apps. - narrow list box The icon at the right of the list of files will show the whole list if you click on it. The names of the files are truncated, because that drop down list is too narrow. When this list is open, it doesn't matter if you can't see a lot of stuff under it. Please make it wider, maybe 50% wider? Or variable, so it will be as wide as the widest filename? - closing files Let's say I have 20 files open and I want to close the three in the middle. right click on one. select "close", and it closes. But... Instead of seeing the "middle" of the list, where I was just working, I now see the "left" side. (This is the bit I want you to fix) I then see the left most few files, maybe 6, and to get to the next one I want to close, I have to click the scroll button several/many times. Alternatively, I can click the "whole list" icon and find the file I want to next close, then select it. two clicks and some eyeball scrolling. Slow. - dragging files to change their order This is a similar problem to closing files. Try to drag a file, and the screen jumps to the left-most items, leaving you with a lot of scrolling to do to find it again, to drag it past one ... more ... file! - select different file, then go back Do this: - If I have currently selected a file that I am viewing in "text" mode, then click on the name of a file that is in "author" mode. Get this: - The number of toolbars open increases (that's OK, by itself) - The file I am now looking at "moves" to the left side of the screen (sometimes the right), instead of staying where it was. This may hide the file I was looking at before. This makes it difficult to move back and forth between two files. - ditamap vs. topic file One of our writers pointed out to me that maps open in the list get "lost" in the dita topics. Maybe different file types could have different background colors or some other differentiator in the list of files? Thanks for considering these requests. Rob -- Rob Echlin, Documentation Systems Architect, Wind River +1.613.270.5796 | Skype: rob.echlin.wr

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[Bug] Compressed SVG files not opened
by Timothy Reaves 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

The SVG specification allows for SVG files to be compressed, and does not require a different file extension for compressed files. However, when you attempt to open a compressed SVG with oXygen, you get an encoding error. oXygen should correctly determine if an SVG is compressed or not when opening.

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Automatically add @type when a topicref is added to a DITA map
by Yves Barbion 16 Aug '12

16 Aug '12

Hi group When I add a topicref to a DITA map, I see that the @type attribute is left unspecified. It would be nice if the @type attribute would then automatically be filled in, depending on the information type of the topic. For example, when I add a topicref to a task topic, the @type attribute would automatically be type="task". Is this possible or is this a new feature request? Thanks -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu

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