Dear oXygen users, We are happy to announce that version 18.0 of oXygen XML Editor is close to being released. We have decided to offer a beta version prior to the final release to give you the opportunity to send us your feedback on the new features. Below, please see information about: * Downloading - oXygen 18.0 beta downloading links and notes * Licensing - a trial license key for testing * What's new - a summary of the most important new features in version 18.0 = Downloading = Editor: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta18/oxygenxml_editor.html Important Notes: - This build is meant for testing and evaluation purposes only. Do not use it for production work. - You should install this beta version in a different directory than your current Oxygen installation. For Windows, we also recommend that you disable file associations during the installation to preserve your current Oxygen file associations with the various XML file types. - All feedback is welcome. = Licensing = If you already have a license key for Oxygen XML Editor with an active SMP, it will also work for this beta version. If you don't have one, a registration dialog box will open and you can use the following 30-day trial license key: ------START-LICENSE-KEY------ Registration_Name=Beta 18.0 Company= Category=Enterprise Component=XML-Editor, XSLT-Debugger, Saxon-SA Version=18 Number_of_Licenses=1 Date=03-18-2016 Trial=31 SGN=MC4CFQCLeNZaZLiNuYfytSXqTTUZqpsoAwIVAJYECvVdXvAg9LbIP3EfZ8Lwrxy2 -------END-LICENSE-KEY------- = What's new in Oxygen XML Editor 18.0 = The beta release of oXygen XML Editor version 18.0 includes new features and improvements to make your XML authoring and developing experience even better. We encourage you to try these new features and we welcome your feedback to help us improve them even further. The visual Author mode now allows you to reply to comments. This allows you to collaborate with others through comment threads. A brand new Image Map Editor has been implemented and it allows you to add links in specific areas in an image. You can experience various improvements to Author mode such as while working with tables and using the Smart Paste feature. Two of the most commonly used documentation frameworks have been updated. When editing in DITA, oXygen now officially support DITA 1.3 and the DITA Open Toolkit version 2.2.2 now comes bundled with the application. Also, the DocBook XSL was updated to the latest version 1.79.1 and DocBook schemas to 5.1. When editing in Text mode, you can use the new rectangular selection feature to copy, cut, paste, or edit the content within the selection. This is useful for editing or copying content inside a rectangular area that spans across consecutive lines. As usual, oXygen also added many new API and component updates for this release. For the full list of new features and changes in v18.0, please see: http://www.oxygenxml.com/whatisnew18.0.html Please let us know if you encounter any problems with this beta build. All feedback is welcome! Best regards, Adrian Adrian Buza oXygen XML Editor and Author Support Tel: +1-650-352-1250 ext.2020 Fax: +40-251-461482 support@oxygenxml.com