65 New Highlights of XMetaL Author Enterprise 7.0

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065 Highlights in the New 65 Highlights in the New XMetaL Author Enterprise 7.0XMetaL Author Enterprise 7.0

by Tom Magliery18 April 2012

Brace yourself for a whirlwind tour of the new features awaiting you in version 7.0 of XMetaL Author Enterprise!


ThemesThemes1. User experience– General and DITA

2. DITA 1.23. Platform and extensibility

Theme 1a: Usability (any document type)


Find in FilesFind in Files


Find in Files – Text searchFind in Files – Text search

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Find in Files – Text searchFind in Files – Text search

Set the scopeof the search

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Results paneResults pane• Used not only for search results

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Results paneResults pane

Collapse and expand search results

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Toggle between treeview and “flat” viewof results

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Toggle highlighting of search results in

the editor window

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Double-click to open file /jump to a search result

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Toolbar buttons or F4/Shift-F4to navigate through results

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Summary of results

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Search within the results window!

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Find in Files – Markup searchFind in Files – Markup search

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Find in Files – XPath searchFind in Files – XPath search

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Spell check in FilesSpell check in Files

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Other cross-file operationsOther cross-file operations

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Example Example results – Word Countresults – Word Count


In-place, In-place, look-ahead element listlook-ahead element list• Consider what’s NOT available

in the “regular” Element List pane:

Your cursor here ...


In-place, In-place, look-ahead element listlook-ahead element list• In XMetaL 7, press Ctrl+Enter:

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Attribute Inspector – Attribute Inspector – DTD order or alphabeticalDTD order or alphabetical• Right-click in the AI

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Theme 1b: Usability (DITA)


Map Editor improvementsMap Editor improvements

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Context (right-click) menu

Find references commands

Lock-status icon with repository connectors

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Find and Spell check buttons20


Insert topicref – Insert topicref – markup previewmarkup preview

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Note also <navtitle>element support


Properties dialogsProperties dialogs

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DITA OT DITA OT pre-conditions checkingpre-conditions checking

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Theme 2: DITA 1.2


KeysKeys• Creating and binding keys• Creating key-based references• Key spaces and context

Creating and binding keysKeys Part 1


Inserting a key definitionInserting a key definition28

Give the key a name and browse to select the target


Inserting a key definitionInserting a key definitionwith a keywordwith a keyword

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Give the key a name and enter keyword text

Creating key-based references

Keys Part 2


Creating key-based referencesCreating key-based references• Key-based

analogues to the conref commands

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Insert a key-based referenceInsert a key-based reference

In the Select Key dialog, choose a key space, and the key from within it

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Key spaces and contextKeys Part 3


Key spaces and contextKey spaces and context• Whenever you edit a topic you can work

in the context of a key space– If you open a topic from a map, XMetaL

uses the default key space of the map– If you open a topic otherwise (File > Open),

XMetaL will prompt you for a key space association

• Generating output automatically uses the DITAVAL file associated with that key space

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Key space managerKey space manager

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Adding a key spaceAdding a key space

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Name the new key space, select a map and (optional) DITAVAL file

Publishing-related stuff


DITA OT 1.5.4DITA OT 1.5.4

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Additional output typesAdditional output types

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DITA for Publishers – EPUB, Kindle, InDesign and “HTML2”

HTML with tocjs


WebHelp: WebHelp: two-term searchtwo-term search

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DITA Miscellany


Conref rangeConref range

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Conref pushConref push• Markup is supported• No reference validation or

transclusion


Learning and TrainingLearning and Trainingtemplatestemplates

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Other new templatesOther new templates

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Settings and preferences


Updating Updating references – or notreferences – or not

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New settingsNew settings

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New domains – dependent on topic type

Switch betweenDITA 1.2 and 1.1


Online help Online help updated for DITA 1.2updated for DITA 1.2

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Theme 3: Platform and extensibility


Licensing optionsLicensing options• Traditional per-seat licensing• Concurrent licensing– Install XMetaL on as many computers as

you wish– No more than N copies may be used

simultaneously– XMetaL Licensing Server

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Windows 7 Windows 7 64-bit compatible64-bit compatible

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Btw, that’s 37 to the 12th power, in binary.

For partners, developers, customizers


““XMetaL Assistants” XMetaL Assistants” frameworkframework• Look-ahead element list is an example• Keyboard shortcut-based or Windows

message-based XMetaL Assistants• Motivated by requirements of vendor

partners for more seamless integration into the editor

• Popup window is COM; also implement JScript “XMetaL service” class

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Cross-file operations Cross-file operations frameworkframework• Examples: Word Count, Accept All

Changes, etc.• Provide JScript code to be performed

at overall start, end, and for each file• APIs to accumulate Results for

display

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Other new APIsOther new APIs• Get/set INI variables• Results panel management• Making highlights• Screen coordinates of a selection• Scrolling a selection into view• Hiding/showing inline controls• ... and more!

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Whew!!Whew!!How about a summary ...How about a summary ...• Cross-file operations including Find

and Spell Check• DITA 1.2 support + updated DITA OT• In-place look-ahead element list• Concurrent licensing option• Windows 7 64-bit• New APIs and development support• AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF


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65 New Highlights of XMetaL Author Enterprise 7.0