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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
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Brace yourself for a whirlwind tour of the new features awaiting you in version 7.0 of XMetaL Author Enterprise!
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ThemesThemes1. User experience– General and DITA
2. DITA 1.23. Platform and extensibility
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Theme 1a: Usability (any document type)
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Find in FilesFind in Files
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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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Results paneResults pane
Toggle between treeview and “flat” viewof results
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Results paneResults pane
Toggle highlighting of search results in
the editor window
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Results paneResults pane
Double-click to open file /jump to a search result
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Results paneResults pane
Toolbar buttons or F4/Shift-F4to navigate through results
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Results paneResults pane
Summary of results
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Results paneResults pane
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
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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 ...
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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)
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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
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Insert topicref – Insert topicref – markup previewmarkup preview
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Note also <navtitle>element support
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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
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KeysKeys• Creating and binding keys• Creating key-based references• Key spaces and context
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Creating and binding keysKeys Part 1
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Inserting a key definitionInserting a key definition28
Give the key a name and browse to select the target
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Inserting a key definitionInserting a key definitionwith a keywordwith a keyword
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Give the key a name and enter keyword text
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Creating key-based references
Keys Part 2
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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
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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
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Publishing-related stuff
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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
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WebHelp: WebHelp: two-term searchtwo-term search
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DITA Miscellany
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Conref rangeConref range
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Conref pushConref push• Markup is supported• No reference validation or
transclusion
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Learning and TrainingLearning and Trainingtemplatestemplates
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Other new templatesOther new templates
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Settings and preferences
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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
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Online help Online help updated for DITA 1.2updated for DITA 1.2
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Theme 3: Platform and extensibility
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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.
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For partners, developers, customizers
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““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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For more informationFor more information• Contact your account representative– North America +1 866 793 1542– Europe +44 (0) 1462 889 082– International +1 604 697 8705
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