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Going from FrameMaker to oXygen / FM Structure View vs. oXy Outline View / Feature request
by Frank Dissinger 09 Jan '23

09 Jan '23

Hi Alan, Thank you for your reply. I fully agree with what you wrote about FM's Structure View. An excellent tool. It would be great if oXygen could enhance its Outline View and make it work in a similar way. I am especially missing the following features: * Allow users to place the cursor between tags, or at the beginning/end of the element contents, and indicate the position * Display attributes: Toggle between all/all with a value/none (no need to waste room on the screen for a separate Attributes window) * Expand/collapse complete tree of elements or attributes in one go (Shift-click) * Element content should not be repeated for empty wrapping elements, this is confusing (show it only once) For exmaple, for <li><p>Text..., the "Text" is shown both for <li> and <p>. It should only be shown for <p>. Can I add this as feature request? I have now switched to the oXygen Users Mailing List and will post any further oXygen-related issues there. Regards, Frank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Am 04.01.2023 um 22:05 schrieb Alan Houser: > Chiming in a bit late here. Longtime structured FrameMaker and oXygen > user... > > *Frank mentions the FrameMaker structure view. IMO, this is the best > and most distinctive part of the FrameMaker structured authoring > interface. Easy access to any part of the document. Expand/collapse at > any level of the document hierarchy; locally or globally (e.g. > expand/collapse "this" section; expand/collapse all sections). Full > navigation capabilities. Visual feedback (and shortcut control) over > cursor location -- beginning, middle, or end of an element. > Configurable and interactive attribute display.* > * > * > *While most XML editors provide some sort of outline view, I've never > seen one as full-featured and useful as the FrameMaker structure view.* > > I occasionally use the oXygen Outline View for quick navigation in > larger XML documents. And the "folding" feature in the edit window to > expand/collapse content. But these don't fully replace what one can do > with the FrameMaker structure view. > > I think you will find that oXygen provides more and different features > than Structured FrameMaker, many of which you will come to appreciate. > I suggest (as you are doing) learning how to be most productive with > the oXygen features and workflow. And be prepared to miss the > FrameMaker structure view. 🙁 > > -Alan > -- > Alan Houser > Group Wellesley, Inc. > Consultant and Trainer, Technical Publishing > arh on Twitter > 412-450-0532 > > > >> On Dec 8, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Frank Dissinger >> <frank.dissinger(a)cgs-oris.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you, >> >> Chris >> Radu >> Stefan >> Thomas >> Yves >> >> for your replies, this valuable information and for offering me your >> help. >> >> I have already made some initial progress. I have successfully >> created a custom framework with my own CSS file and are getting my >> topic editor window panel look more and more the way I like (using >> the 'print-ready' display style). >> >> I'll try to dig a bit deeper into this matter and will collect the >> questions and issues as I get on with this. I'll then come back to you. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Frank >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Am 06.12.2022 um 17:42 schrieb Frank Dissinger: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Are there any passionate long-term structured FrameMaker users who >>> have changed to oXygen as a DITA editor? Has anybody tried to set up >>> the oXygen authoring environment as close as possible to >>> FrameMaker's WYSIWYG view? Or at least in a way that makes the >>> switch as painless as possible for a FrameMaker user? >>> >>> I've been using FrameMaker V11+DITA-FMx as a DITA editor for many >>> years -- until recently also as a PDF transformation engine, which I >>> have now replaced with MiramoPDF. I have used oXygen for a few years >>> only and mostly as a transformation engine. With FM I am stuck with >>> an old DITA implementation and the DITA-FMx plug-in is not developed >>> any further. This is why I would like to use oXygen as a DITA editor >>> instead. But I find it very hard to make the switch: The way DITA >>> maps, topics, tags, structures... are presented is so different and >>> I haven't the time to learn oXygen properly and in full detail. It's >>> such a powerful tool with tons of features. So I thought there may >>> be someone who can help me getting started -- at least with setting >>> up the user interface and authoring environment. >>> >>> A few examples of things I am struggling with right away when I look >>> at how oXygen presents my DITA files: >>> >>> * It seems that a DITA map loads all the referenced submaps and >>> displays all of these maps in a single window panel (as if this >>> was a single file). In FM I see only the references and open the >>> submaps as separate files by double-clicking on them. >>> * I feel lost in these maps. There are lots of big fonts, frames, >>> colored backgrounds, icons... Can I customize the appearance? >>> For example, by defining CSS-like styles for the DITA elements >>> displayed on the screen? >>> * The Outline view is a bit similar to FM's Structure View. But I >>> am used to setting the cursor into the Structure View to >>> precisely define the point where to insert an element. This does >>> not work in oXygen. >>> * I'd like to see text and images without any tags in one window >>> panel and the DITA structure with elements and attributes in a >>> separate panel. I know I can switch off tags and use the Outline >>> view, but I am not sure if this really gives me full control >>> over everything... >>> * How does oXygen visualize conditionalized content >>> (included/excluded via a ditaval file)? >>> * Can I define a fixed page size in oXygen? I'd like to set a page >>> width (height is not important) to make sure that images fit on >>> the page and that table columns are not too narrow (in PDF >>> deliverables). Setting an image resolution is also important. >>> * ... >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Frank >> -- >> *Frank Dissinger* >> Documentation Manager >> .................................................................... >> *CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH* >> *Email*frank.dissinger(a)cgs-oris.com|*Web*www.cgs-oris.com >> <http://www.cgs-oris.com/> >> *Address*Kettelerstr. 24 | D-63512 Hainburg | Germany >> *Phone*+49 6182 9626-27 |*Fax*+49 6182 9626-99 >> *Commercial register*Offenbach, HRB no. 21495 >> *Managing directors*Bernd Rückert, Christoph Thommessen >> >> https://www.cgs-oris.com/Signatur.png <https://www.cgs-oris.com/signatur> >> _._,_._,_ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#47170) > <https://dita-users.groups.io/g/main/message/47170> | Reply To Group > <mailto:main@dita-users.groups.io?subject=Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bdita-users%5D%20Going%20from%20FrameMaker%20to%20oXygen> > | Reply To Sender > <mailto:arh@groupwellesley.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bdita-users%5D%20Going%20from%20FrameMaker%20to%20oXygen> > | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/95496909/2470666> | New Topic > <https://dita-users.groups.io/g/main/post> > Your Subscription > <https://dita-users.groups.io/g/main/editsub/2470666> | Contact Group > Owner <mailto:main+owner@dita-users.groups.io> | Unsubscribe > <https://dita-users.groups.io/g/main/leave/5778861/2470666/1973504771/xyzzy> > [frank.dissinger(a)cgs-oris.com] > > _._,_._,_ -- *Frank Dissinger* Documentation Manager .................................................................... *CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH* *Email *frank.dissinger(a)cgs-oris.com | *Web* www.cgs-oris.com <http://www.cgs-oris.com/> *Address* Kettelerstr. 24 | D-63512 Hainburg | Germany *Phone* +49 6182 9626-27 | *Fax* +49 6182 9626-99 *Commercial register* Offenbach, HRB no. 21495 *Managing directors* Bernd Rückert, Christoph Thommessen https://www.cgs-oris.com/Signatur.png <https://www.cgs-oris.com/signatur>

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[ANN] Webinar: Validating XML and JSON Documents Using Oxygen Scripting (January 11, 2023)
by Alin Belu 04 Jan '23

04 Jan '23

Hello, What better way to kick off the new year than with the Oxygen XML Editor series of live events? So, next Wednesday, on *the 11th of January*, we invite you to the *Validating XML and JSON Documents Using Oxygen Scripting webinar*! With the latest release of the Oxygen suite of products, additional support was added for validating XML and JSON files via Oxygen XML Scripting. In this webinar, Octavian Nadolu (project manager at Syncro Soft) will cover details about this newly implemented validation scripting support, as well as showing examples of how to use it efficiently. By the end of the webinar, you will know how to validate files or directories from a command line interface and check that your documents are valid from an integration server, as well as having the possibility to generate reports in several formats (text, XML, JSON, or an HTML visual format). We won’t be stopping there, as we will also be looking at how you can use transformation or comparison scripts. During this 1-hour live event, Octavian will focus on showing you how to: - Use the Validation command-line script - Validate against a specific schema file - Validate using the default Oxygen validation scenarios - Use the validation scenario from either a scenarios file or a project file - Generate the validation results in various formats (YAML, JSON, XML, HTML) - Run validation on a continuous integration (CI/CD) server - Make use of the Transformation command-line script - Utilize the Comparison/Merge command-line script This is a free event but registration is required. You can register at https://www.oxygenxml.com/evs2023-1.html To stay in touch with us and discover what other events we have planned for you, please make sure to check https://www.oxygenxml.com/events_programme.html Best regards, Alin -- Alin Belu Oxygen XML Editor

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