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[ANN] The Oxygen XML Editor agenda for Convex Baltimore 2023!
by Alin Belu 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Hello everyone, Next week, between the 17th and the 19th of April, the Oxygen XML Editor team will exhibit and present at the ConVEx conference in Baltimore – the immersive experience for content developers! There, you will get the chance to meet a part of the Oxygen team in-person (George Bina and Radu Coravu) and discuss with them ideas related to the Oxygen products and supported technologies, or see a demo tuned to match your specific use-cases. Of course, similar to the previous years, they prepared for you a great agenda comprising of both test kitchens and presentations that looks like this: Monday, April 17, 11:15 – 12:00 EDT *Oxygen XML Add-ons for Technical Writers* (Test Kitchen) - Radu Coravu Description: Oxygen XML Editor and Oxygen XML Author can be enhanced by installing add-ons. There are quite a number of free and useful add-ons for technical documentation writers and Radu Coravu will explore some of them. During this test kitchen, along with our most popular add-ons, you will be able to see the introduction of our newest plugin - the*Oxygen AI Positron Assistant* – a great tool that will enhance your editing productivity with the use of OpenAI ChatGPT engine. Tuesday, April 18, 10:45 – 11:30 EDT *Using DITA for Business Processes* (Presentation) - George Bina Description: Our company has many internal documents that describe different business processes to maintain internal knowledge and procedures. We previously used a wiki but as the number of documents increased, it was difficult to handle all this information. For this presentation, George will focus on how the DITA extensibility support makes DITA a good fit, storing semantic information that enable many automation processes and dynamic access to relevant topics. Tuesday, April 18, 15:30 – 16:15 EDT *Practical Git Workflows for Tech Docs* (Presentation) - Radu Coravu Description: During this presentation, you will be shown the practical aspects and workflows when using Git as a version control system for technical documentation using the DITA XML standard. Watch how a DITA XML documentation project can be stored on a Git repository along with common settings, present common editing and collaboration workflows based on the common Git repository for technical writers. Wednesday, April 19, 10:45 – 11:30 EDT *Use-Cases Using the Oxygen XML Tools* (Test Kitchen) - George Bina, Radu Coravu Description: Oxygen provides tools that allow creating content, reviewing it, publishing to different formats and getting feedback from your users. For this test kitchen, join George Bina and Radu Coravu to discover how you can combine the Oxygen XML tools to create solutions that integrate with your workflows. For a detailed description of the Oxygen XML Editor interactive sessions prepared for ConVEx, you can also check the Agenda featured on https://www.oxygenxml.com/events/2023/convex_baltimore.html . We can't wait to see you all in Baltimore! Best regards, Alin -- Alin Belu Oxygen XML Editor

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[ANN] Webinar: How to Enable Content Indexing and Search in Oxygen Feedback 3.0 (April 19)
by Alin Belu 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Hello, As promised, our live event series continues next Wednesday, on the *19th of April*, with the *How to Enable Content Indexing and Search in Oxygen Feedback 3.0* webinar! Thus, we are excited to invite you to an event that is focused on the latest release of *Oxygen Feedback version 3.0*. This new release brings some exciting new enhancements to our modern comment management platform, including the implementation of content indexing and search functionality. During this webinar, Alin Balasa (senior software developer at Syncro Soft) will provide a detailed overview of the various features that were added for those who want to make the most of our new and advanced search functionality, as well as information about the other new features that version 3.0 brings to the table. Our expert speaker will delve into the technical details and demonstrate how you can take advantage of these new features. Whether you are an existing Oxygen Feedback user or interested in discovering more about our modern commenting platform, this webinar is a great opportunity to learn about the latest developments and how they can benefit your business. The following topics will be addressed: * Information about the new Content Indexing feature. * Details about the automatic re-indexing functionality. * Ability to choose from various different languages for the indexing process. * Searching through the WebHelp Responsive output. * An overview of various other new features that were added in version 3.0. This is a free event but registration is required. You can register at https://oxygenxml.com/evs2023-5.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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Bug in collapse/expand capability with large files
by Roger L Costello 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

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Generate PDF from DocBook using Calabash and XProc in Oxygen with Antenna House
by Frank Steimke 06 Apr '23

06 Apr '23

Dear List, I need Help with an XProc Pipeline that should generate PDF From DocBook using AH Formatter in a Microsoft Windows 10 Environment. I am using a fresh Installation of Oxygen 24.1. What i have done so far / current status: - There is a XProc Pipeline which gets the DocBook File as Input, applies the DocBook 1 Stylesheets to generate FO, and applies xsl:formatter to generate PDF from XSL-FO. This Step calls the Apache FOP Processor shipped with Oxygen. It does generate a PDF, but images are not rendered (empty frames of the correct size within the PDF). - The primary result of the Pipeline is the XSL FO generated by the DocBook Stylesheets, so I am able to check the url für external-files in FO. They point to the images in my file system. I have tried many different ways to change this url, including relative paths instead of absolute paths. Nothing helped, the images are still missing. - Because of the missing images and other issues with Apache FOP (landscape Tables etc.) I have to switch to the Antenna House Formatter (v 7.2). - Oxygen Editor allows Integration of Antenna House. After doing so I can apply a Transformation Scenario to the XSL-FO generated by my XProc Pipeline. Works great, the Result is exactly what I need. PDF includes the Images with exactly the same input, on which Apache gave me empty frames. The only thing is, that i have to call this second Transformation scenario manually. It is not integrated in the Pipeline. - So the task seems to be simple: configure the xsl:formatter step in my XProc pipeline, so that Antenna House will be used instead of Apache FOP. But I did not find a way to achieve this. I do understand that - i have to configure xmlcalabah so that com.xmlcalabash.fo-processor system property gets the value com.xmlcalabash.util.FoAH. The best way would be a xmlcalabash configuration file, but how can I point from Oxygen to that config file? --- I was able to set the java System Property within the Oxygen Startup, and i can see the correct value in the Oxygen Help/About Info Box (that is, the system property com.xmlcalabash.fo-processor has the Value com.xmlcalabash.util.FoA), but the xsl-formatter Step doesn't care. It will still use Apache FOP. - I have to add the jar for the xmlcalabash1-print <https://github.com/ndw/xmlcalabash1-print> module to the claasspath. Maybe OXYGEN-INSTALL-DIR/xproc/engine? - I have to point to the directory where xmlcalabash can find the Antenna House jar files and the Licence File. How would I do that within Oxygen? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Frank Steimke

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IDs for new DITA topics
by Frank Dissinger 03 Apr '23

03 Apr '23

Hi all, I understand that a topic ID must be unique within the scope of the root ditamap used for publishing the content. FrameMaker, which I used previously, creates IDs of the type id172OC0C03J7 So there is an arbitrary combination of 11 digits and letters. In oXygen I have set the "DITA > ID Option" as follows: ${localName}_${id} Which creates IDs of the following type: task_rf2_vcg_ywb So there is an arbitrary combination of only 9 characters, mostly letters. But perhaps sufficient for ensuring uniqueness... However, when I use the "DITA > Insert > Insert New DITA Resource" command, oXygen does not honor the "ID Option" setting, but creates IDs which are identical to the file name. This is not what I want and surely not suitable for ensuring uniqueness. How can I get oXygen to honor the "ID Option" setting or make it otherwise generate IDs with arbitrary characters which are likely to be unique? 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>

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[ANN] Webinar: DITA Project Management, Validation, and Translation in a Docs as Code Environment (April 5th)
by Alin Belu 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

Hello, Get ready to mark your calendars because the Oxygen XML live event series is making a comeback! Next Wednesday, on the *5th of April*, don't miss out on the chance to attend our first webinar of spring - we're talking about the *DITA Project Management, Validation, and Translation in a Docs as Code Environment* webinar! /Docs as Code/ is a philosophy according to which you should write documentation using the same tools and workflows that software developers use to write code. But it's not so much about the tools, as it is about the workflows and practices involved, such as continuous integration or version control. Next week, join Sorin Carbunaru (senior software developer at Syncro Soft) as he will look at such a setup using open-source tools and standards that include: * DITA, as the plain text format we'll use, because it fits the profile and brings additional benefits to the mix: semantics, content reuse, publishing options. * Storage and version control using Git (trunk-based development). * Project validation in continuous integration pipelines. * Translation workflows based on Fluenta: - Creating and sharing a Fluenta configuration. - Sending the DITA project to the translation service provider as XLIFF. - Generating the translated version of the DITA project once the XLIFF returns from translation. This is a free event but registration is required. You can register at https://oxygenxml.com/evs2023-4.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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Struggling with conkeyref/conaction=pushafter
by Frank Dissinger 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

Hi all, I have tested the "DITA > Push Current element" feature, but cannot get it to work. I want to inject a <dlentry> element into a shared topic which is used in two projects. The element to be injected is stored in a warehouse topic for project 1. What I want is to inject this element only when project 1 is built. When project 2 is built, the key to the warehouse topic resolves to a different file which doese not include the element. So what I hope is that the element is only injected when I build project 1 and that it is left out when I build project 2 -- without any error or warning generated in the log file or in Oxygen's editor window. However, the element does not appear in project 1 and in Oxygen it is shown as an empty <dt> struture. In a previous attempt the element was shown in the editor window, but not in output either. I can't remember what I did differently... I may not have undestood this feature correctly. Can someone enlighten me? Thank you. Regards, Frank The dita code: * * *file.dita* <dlentry conaction="mark" conkeyref="lib_ref/my_id"> <dt/> <dd> </dd> </dlentry> <dlentry conaction="pushafter"> <dt>A term. The term in lib_ref.dita should be injected after that.</dt> <dd> Explanation </dd> </dlentry> *lib_ref.dita * <dl> <dlentry id="my_id"> <dt>The term to inject after the term in file.dita</dt> <dd> Explanation </dd> </dlentry> </dl> *variables.ditamap* <keydef href="reuse/lib_ref.dita" keys="lib_ref"/> Appearance in oXygen. -- *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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Do I need a namespace declaration in dita root elements?
by Frank Dissinger 24 Mar '23

24 Mar '23

Hi all, I am cleaning up DITA files created with FrameMaker. FrameMaker has added a lot of unnecessary attributes, for example. Among others, FM has added an *xmlns:ditaarch* attribute to every top-level dita element such as concept, task or reference. Example: <concept id="id187JBI00EHS" xml:lang="en-US" *xmlns:ditaarch="http://dita.oasis-open.org/architecture/2005/"*> Can I safely remove this attribute or is it required? 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>

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v25.1 plugins for CALS tables, LaTeX rendering
by Michael Boudreau 21 Mar '23

21 Mar '23

The notes for Oxygen 25.1 mentioned plugins to support CALS tables and LaTeX equation rendering. Where is this documented? -- Michael R. Boudreau Electronic Publishing Technology Manager The University of Chicago Press 1427 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Spell check exceptions per file?
by Frank Dissinger 21 Mar '23

21 Mar '23

Hi all, When spell checking a dita file, can I mark up words to be correct in the current file only, i.e. without adding them to the "learned words" for the project or globally? 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>

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