Dear oXygen users, We are happy to announce that version 17.0 of oXygen XML Editor is close to being released. We have decided to offer a new beta build (2015041612) 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 17.0 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 17.0 = Downloading = Windows 64-bit: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/Windows64/oxygen-64bit.exe Windows 32-bit: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/Windows/oxygen.exe OS X/Java SE 6: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/MacOSX/oxygen.zip Linux 64-bit: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/Linux64/oxygen-64bit.sh Linux/All Platforms: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/All/oxygen.tar.gz Eclipse/ZIP: http://www.oxygenxml.com/beta17/Eclipse/com.oxygenxml.editor_17.0.0.v2015041... Important Notes: - This build is meant for testing 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. - The OS X .zip distribution requires Java SE 6 from Apple, which is available here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572 - For 32-bit Linux you have to use the "All Platforms" distribution and you also need to have installed either OpenJDK 7 (http://openjdk.java.net/install/) or Java SE 8 JRE/JDK from Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) - The "All Platforms" (.tar.gz) distribution includes launchers for Mac (Oxygen XML Editor.app or oxygenMac.sh), Linux (oxygen.sh), and Windows (oxygen.bat). - 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 trial license key: ------START-LICENSE-KEY------ Registration_Name=oXygen XML v17 Beta Company= Category=Enterprise Component=XML-Editor, XSLT-Debugger, Saxon-SA Version=17 Number_of_Licenses=1 Date=03-30-2015 Trial=31 SGN=MCwCFADtFJ2DUmrsYwVq4sDUfqegwtpdAhRZLID8yK5+0R+UxlPRnLQ9fxCMFQ\=\= -------END-LICENSE-KEY------- = What's new in Oxygen XML Editor 17.0 = XML Quick Fixes: * Quick Fixes for Relax NG Errors * Schematron Quick Fixes XML Refactoring: * XML Refactoring Tool Visual XML Editing: * LESS Support in the Author Mode * Change the Tag Display Font * Actions to Insert Multiple Rows or Columns * The fileFilter Property is Available for URLChooser Form Control * Bold, Italic, and Underline Actions Support Multiple Selections Interface: * Customizable Toolbars * Color Themes * Improved HiDPI and Retina Support * Online Help Option DITA Support: * Search for Orphaned Resources Not Referenced in DITA Maps * Insert Image Reference Wizard * Validation Warning for References to Missing Topics and Images * Publish DITA Maps to Web Presentations * Auto-Detect Transformation Types and Parameters for Newly Installed DITA OT Plugins * CSS Improvements * DITA Map CSS Can Render Subject Scheme Map Elements * Support for DITA OT 2.0 * Check for Duplicate Topic IDs in a DITA Map WebHelp: * WebHelp Output Embeddable in iframe Element * WebHelp Context-Sensitive Help System * WebHelp System Supports LDAP Authentication * WebHelp System Supports Right-to-Left (RTL) Oriented Languages * Search Engine Optimization for WebHelp Output CSS: * CSS Inspector View * Support for Selecting/Combining Multiple CSS Styles in Author Mode * Support for editing LESS Stylesheets * Code Templates Included in the Content Completion List for Form Control Functions * New HTML Content Form Control * Define Actions for Button and Button Group Form Controls Directly in the CSS * Additional Properties Supported for the oxygen Media Type * The min-width and max-width Properties Supported for the CSS @media Rule * The font-family Property is Fully Supported * Support for position Property * Support for min-height Property * Support for letter-spacing Property * oxy_url Function with Editor Variables SVN Client: * Improvements to the Create Patch and Export Actions * Action to Display Additional Information About Versioned Items * Additional Improvements and Bug Fixes API: * Intercept List of Actions Provided by a Callout * Tree Component for Consistent Look and Feel * Customize Author Menu [Eclipse] * Customize Text/Author Contextual Menus [Eclipse] * Customize the Toolbars in the DITA Maps Manager [Eclipse] * Add Custom Browse Actions to Input Dialogs [Eclipse] * API for Customizing the Author Toolbar [Eclipse] * API for Providing Editor Adapters [Eclipse] * Plugin Extension to Specify Location of Custom Refactoring Operations * Styles Filter Extension Point [Eclipse] * ExtensionsBundle Extension Point [Eclipse] * Provide Text for a DITA Link [Eclipse] * Expand/Collapse Foldable Elements in Author Mode * Customize Drop-Down Buttons on a Toolbar [Eclipse] * Easier Way to Provide Documentation for Elements * Filter Errors Presented to the End User * Choose the Custom CSS to be Included in the Styles Drop-down List * Support for Composite Toolbars * API to Find Tracked Attribute Changes * Obtain a Reader Object of a URL Other: * Support for Configuring Proposals in the Content Completion Assistant * Ready for MarkLogic 8 * Automatic Escaping of Characters that Exceed the XML Encoding * Option to Lock Local Resources * Support for the JATS Document Type * Support for XLIFF 1.2 and 2.0 Documents * Compare Files Tool Includes Support for XML Fragment Comparison * Deprecated Support for Documentum CMS * Define Shortcut Keys for Code Templates Component Updates: * Apache HTTP Client 4.3.5 * Calabash 1.0.25 * eXist DB 2.2 * JSch 0.1.51 * Eclipse 4.5 Please let us know if you encounter any problems with this build. Again, 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 http://www.oxygenxml.com