XML Authoring and Review Using Mobile Devices

XML Authoring and Review UsingMobile Devices

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George Bina

About George Bina

● Founder Syncro Soft / oXygen XML Editor● More than 15 years of working with XML ● Contribute to open source XML related projects


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XML Authoring and Review Using Mobile DevicesXML Authoring and Review Using Mobile Devices


Overview




Overview

● Why mobile?● Use cases● How to do it

– Options– Choices

● Results● Summary and future plans

Q & Aanytime




Why Mobile Devices?




Mobile Devices Status and Trends

2013: “By 2014 mobile is predicted to overtakedesktop Internet usage.”http://www.convinceandconvert.com/mobile/7-mobile-marketing-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind/

July 8, 2014: “Mobile Exceeds PC InternetUsage for First Time in History”http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2353616/Mobile-Now-Exceeds-PC-The-Biggest-Shift-Since-the-Internet-Began

Aug 21, 2014: “Majority Of Digital MediaConsumption Now Takes Place In Mobile Apps”http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/21/majority-of-digital-media-consumption-now-takes-place-in-mobile-apps/

http://www.convinceandconvert.com/mobile/7-mobile-marketing-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind/

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2353616/Mobile-Now-Exceeds-PC-The-Biggest-Shift-Since-the-Internet-Began

http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/21/majority-of-digital-media-consumption-now-takes-place-in-mobile-apps/







We cannot ignore mobile devices!




Why Mobile Devices?




Availability

I only have my phone with me!




User Preference

I like my tablet better than my laptop!




Easier to Use

I need to seat down to be able to use my laptop!




Why Not?




Why Not?● Published output is already available

http://www.mobiledita.com

● User expectations

I want full access to my documents

http://www.mobiledita.com/




Use Cases




Set Correct Expectations

Expectations● I can do the same

things I do on mylaptop

● I can solve somespecific use cases

● It is possible toaccess my XMLdocuments from myphone/tablet

Reality (now)

←

disappointment

meetexpectations

exceed expectations




Use Cases● Direct XML review● XML-first workflows● Critical fixes




Direct XML Review




XML-first Workflows




Critical Fixes● Full access to XML elements and attribute to fix

a critical issue




Overview

Mobile devices are used by many people √

There are some interesting use cases whereaccessing XML from mobile devices can be agood solution √

Ok, it makes sense to try...

How do we do it?




Options and Choices

Option 1:

Nativevs

Web application




Native vs Web Application

Native

+ better user interaction

– missing technology stack– XML parser– Schema validators– CSS parser– CSS rendering engine

– maintain multiple different implementations(iOS, Android, Windows, etc.)





Web Application

– no access to all device capabilities

+ possibility to reuse existing technology stack

+ single application

+ will work also on desktop

+ reuse existing customiztions





Native

Web Application √




Options and Choices

Web application √

Option 2:

Client side processingvs

Server side processing




Client Side vs Server Side

Client side processing

+ speed

– time to market





Processing can move

from server side

to client side

Example: validation

If available on the client use it, otherwise fallback to server side validation





Client side processing

Server side processing √




Choices

Web application √

Server side processing √




Results

Web application ● Java servlet on the server side● HTML5+Javascript on the client side




Architectural Diagram




Integrations● Dropbox● Google Drive

https://github.com/oxygenxml/webapp-storage-services-integration

● In progress in a number of CMSes

https://github.com/oxygenxml/webapp-storage-services-integration




Demo● Review a DITA topic● Entering book content as XML● Fix a critical issue – correct the revision number

of a document● Reuse configuration from desktop to WebApp




Summary and Future Plans● XML review can be fully supported on mobile● XML authoring works great is specific cases● General XML authoring is possible● Mobile → Desktop● Plan to provide Dropbox and Google Drive as a

service● Possibility for concurrent simultaneous editing




What to try it now?

Details, access and demo available at:

http://www.oxygenxml.com/webapp

http://www.oxygenxml.com/webapp




Thank You!

George [email protected]@georgebina

Questions?

mailto:[email protected]

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XML Authoring and Review Using Mobile Devices