[docbook-apps] [ANN] Attractively priced XMLmind DocBook Editor; free Personal Edition

XMLmind is happy to announce three new products: XMLmind DITA Editor[1], XMLmind DocBook Editor[2], XMLmind XHTML Editor[3]. These products are attractively priced, “special editions” of XMLmind XML Editor v7. Because they focus on a single class of documents, these specialized editors are

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.1

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.1. Highlights: - XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server: updated several software components Apache FOP 2.1, DocBook XSL stylesheets 1.79.1, XMLmind DITA Converter v2.6, etc. Latest version of XMLmind DITA Converter adds partial DITA 1.3

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Automatically convert DOCX files to DocBook V4 and V5

XMLmind Word To XML (w2x) can automatically convert DOCX files to DocBook V4 and V5. Because w2x does not leverage MS-Word style names to do its job, you'll get good results out of the box. However, in some cases, you'll have to map a custom MS-Word style (e.g. "CodeSample") to an XML element

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.1: - Several minor yet very useful enhancements. - Several bug fixes. - New tutorial with screencast "Creating a DITA bookmap": http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_tutorial/create_bookmap/index.html More information in

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.2

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.2. Highlights: - DocBook 5.1[*], DITA, XHTML 5 audio and video elements are now rendered by embedding a media player in the styled view. This media player is similar to those found in Web browsers. - Now fully supports DITA 1.3 Technical Content. This

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.2.1.

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.2.1. - Substantial enhancements related to the conversion of images found in the DOCX file (TIFF, WMF, EMF, etc) to standard formats (SVG, PNG, JPEG). - A bug fix related to the support of objects embedded in the DOCX file. More information in

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.3

XMLmind XML Editor v7.3 fully supports DocBook 5.1 --now an OASIS standard-- out of the box. DocBook 5.1 assemblies are processed using free, open source, XMLmind Assembly Processor v1.0. Version 1.0 is the first version to fully support processing DocBook 5.1 assemblies. This includes

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of free, open source, XMLmind Assembly Processor v1.0

Please download free, open source, XMLmind Assembly Processor v1.0 from http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/assembly.shtml We plan to integrate XMLmind Assembly Processor v1.0 in XMLmind XML Editor v7.3 (to be released on January 2017). Summary of changes -- XMLmind Assembly

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.4

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.4 Highlights: - You may now easily add image maps to your XHTML, DITA and DocBook documents. New, advanced image map editor may be used to add "hot areas" (hyperlink) to your image. YouTube demo: https://youtu.be/6MgZBZ4XHzU - XHTML element is now rendered

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.2.2

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.2.2 - A few minor enhancements. - Several bug fixes, some of them important; please upgrade. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html What is XMLmind Word To XML? XMLmind Word To

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.4

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.4. - Minor enhancements and bug fixes in XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine. - Updated some software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. More information in: http://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/changes.html What is XMLmind XSL-FO

[docbook-apps] [ANN] New releases for ALL XMLmind products

New releases for ALL XMLmind products: - XMLmind XML Editor v7.4.1, http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/changes.html - XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.5, http://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/changes.html - XMLmind Word To XML v1.2.3, http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html - Free, open Source

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.0.1

XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.0.1 features a few minor enhancements. More info in http://www.xmlmind.com/ebookc/changes.html --- What is XMLmind Ebook Compiler? --- XMLmind Ebook Compiler (ebookc for short) is a free, open source tool

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor 7.5

Release of XMLmind XML Editor 7.5 XMLmind XHTML Editor (and of course its superset: XMLmind XML Editor) can now be used to turn a set of HTML pages into a self-contained ebook (EPUB, Web Help, PDF, DOCX, etc). More information in "Creating an ebook out of a set of HTML pages"[1]. This new

[docbook-apps] [ANN] New Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler

XMLmind Ebook Compiler (ebookc for short) is a free, open source tool which can turn a set of HTML pages into a self-contained ebook. Supported output formats are: EPUB, Web Help, PDF, RTF, WML, DOCX (MS-Word) and ODT (OpenOffice/LibreOffice). Ebookc features: - Topic-oriented like DITA and

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.4

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.4. Highlights: - Several enhancements related to the Web Help, EPUB and semantic XHTML formats. - Changed the technology used to implement the context-sensitive online help of w2x-app from obsolete JavaHelp to a dedicated, embedded Web browser displaying

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.3

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.3. Highlights: - Many enhancements and bug fixes. - Now available as a macOS X native .dmg distribution including a private Java[tm] 1.8.0_152 runtime. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html What is

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.6

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v7.6. Highlights: - XMLmind XML Editor, which passed all non-regression tests, is now officially supported on Java[tm] 9 platforms. Getting XXE to compile cleanly and to run flawlessly using a Java 9 runtime required making a substantial number of minor

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.1. Highlights: - XMLmind XML Editor, which passed all non-regression tests, is now officially supported on Java™ 10 platforms. - Several minor yet useful enhancements, for example, a more powerful and more flexible Edit tool. - Several bug fixes. - Updated

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.6

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.4.6. Highlights: - XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server can now be used to convert DocBook v5.1 assemblies to PDF, RTF, WML, DOCX and ODT. - Updated some software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. More information in

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.2

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.2. Highlights: - Enhanced DITA, DocBook and XHTML toolbars. - New Lightweight DITA[1] (AKA LwDITA) configuration, installed by default, may be used to create XDITA (very small subset of DITA XML, plus new audio and video elements) maps and topics. - Upgraded

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.5.1

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.5.1. Some minor enhancements and bug fixes. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html What is XMLmind Word To XML? XMLmind Word To XML can automatically convert DOCX files to: -

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.5

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.5. Highlights: - Several enhancements and bug fixes mostly related to the support of East Asian languages. - XMLmind Word To XML, which passed all non-regression tests, is now officially supported on Java™ 10 platforms. More information in

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.5

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v5.5. Highlights: - XMLmind XSL-FO Converter, which passed all non-regression tests, is now officially supported on Java™ 9 platforms. - New fo2docx options may be used to suppress the "[Compatibility Mode]" text appearing in the title bar of MS-Word 2013

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.0

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.0. Best XMLmind XML Editor version ever. Upgrade strongly recommended. - Replaced both the main tool bar and the configuration specific tool bar (e.g. the DITA tool bar) by a single, "structured", tool bar having two button rows. - New "Find and Replace

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.6

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.6: - Index entries marking a page range in the DOCX document (e.g. field XE "XML" \r "OpenXMLPageRange") are now supported when generating DITA and DocBook documents. - Now officially supported on Java™ 11 platforms and on macOS Mojave (10.14). More

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.2.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v8.2.1: - Several minor enhancements and bug fixes. - Updated most software components. - Now officially supported on Java™ 11 platforms and on macOS Mojave (10.14). More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/changes.html

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.7

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.7. XMLmind Word To XML now supports plugins. A plugin is a very simple framework letting you extend w2x in order to convert DOCX to XML conforming to your own custom schema. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor, DITA Editor, DocBook Editor and XHTML Editor v8.3

Release of XMLmind XML Editor, DITA Editor, DocBook Editor and XHTML Editor v8.3 - New TEI Lite[1] configuration. This configuration is available in the form of an add-on called "TEI Lite configuration". This add-on is not installed by default in XMLmind XML Editor. If you are interested,

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.0

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.0: - Due to the recent changes in Oracle Java™ licensing, * Java™ 8+ is now required to compile and run XXE. Both Oracle Java and OpenJDK are now officially supported. * The setup.exe and ".dmg" distributions of XXE are now bundled with the latest

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.1

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.1. Highlights: - Several minor enhancements and bug fixes. - Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server, and most notably XMLmind DITA Converter v3.6, which gives even more control over the numbering of ordered

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.1: Highlights: * Added a "Toggle the visibility of elements belonging to certain categories" button to the Edit tool. * DITA Topic, DocBook configurations: added "Continue Numbering" and "Inherit Numbering" entries to the menu displayed by the "Change list

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8. Important enhancements and bug fixes. Recommended upgrade, especially if you use w2x to convert DOCX to DITA. More information in https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html -- What is XMLmind Word To XML?

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.2

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.2. Highlights: - XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine: element fo:block-container with a reference-orientation attribute equal to 90, 270, -90 or -270 may be used to temporarily switch the page orientation from portrait to landscape. This feature is typically

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.2

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.2. Highlights: * When converting DITA, DocBook or an Ebook to any (X)HTML based format (EPUB, Web Help, etc), the generated HTML pages looks much better than before. Moreover the generated Web Help is now “responsive” by default. * New add-on "Paste from Word

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.1

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.1. Highlights: - Thanks to XMLmind Web Help Compiler v3 (https://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/whc.shtml), the generated Web Help gets a fresh new look, among several other useful enhancements. For example, the Web Help is now “responsive” by default. - Also some

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.3

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.3. Highlights: - Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc): the node path bar can now be configured to display the value of any attribute you want. XHTML example: "html > body > pre#example.fancy.line-numbers > code". Character "#" is used to prefix the

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3. Highlights: - XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine: * It is now possible to add metadata (e.g. the usual author, title, date, etc, but also custom metadata) to the documents created by XFC. (XFC equivalent of MS-Word "File|Info|Properties, Advanced

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.4.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.4.1. Highlights: - Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc): added a handy "Change case" toolbar button to the "Convert Text" frame. - Added a "Highlight all" option to the "Search" tool. - New "JSON document format" add-on, installed by default. This

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.2

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.2 - New DocBook 5.1 assembly[1] output format. Can now convert a DOCX file to an assembly file and to topic[2] files referenced by this assembly. - Updated the XMLmind Web Help Compiler[3] software component to version 3.1. - Now officially supported on

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.4

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.4. Highlights: - Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc): * New "Set ID" toolbar button. This button displays a menu having 3 entries: "Set ID", "Unset ID" and all new "List Anchors and Links". This last menu entry displays a very convenient dialog

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.3

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.3. - Minor enhancements and bug fixes. - XMLmind Word To XML is now officially supported on Java™ 15 platforms and on macOS Big Sur (version 11.0). More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html -- What is

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.5.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.5.1. Highlights: - Made the automatic upgrade of user-installed add-ons after a new version of XXE is installed simpler, more reliable and more systematic. However these new simplicity and reliability come at a price: using the "Install Add-ons" dialog box,

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of open source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.4

Release of open source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.4. Maintenance release: upgraded software component XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.2; tested ebookc against Java™ 16. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/ebookc/changes.html

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.4

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.4. - Minor enhancements and bug fixes. - XMLmind Word To XML is now officially supported on Java™ 16 platforms). More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html -- What is XMLmind Word To XML?

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.1

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.1. Highlights: - Updated many software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server (ditac, Saxon, Batik, FOP, etc). - A couple of bug fixes, including a fix for an intriguing bug related to space between text lines triggered by MS-Word

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.5

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v9.5: Highlights: - New "Bidi Support" add-on, which adds bidirectional script support (e.g. Arabic, Hebrew) to XMLmind XML Editor. Not installed by default. If needed, install it using "Options|Install Add-ons". - More information "XMLmind XML Editor -

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.5

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.5. - A few enhancements and bug fixes. - Now officially supported on Java™ 17 platforms (but not yet on Macs having an Apple M1 processor). More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html -- What is XMLmind

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.0

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.0: Highlights: - Got rid of rarely —if ever— used features in order to make the desktop XXE application “lighter” and also simpler to maintain and enhance. - The xxeconvert command-line utility, which replaces the xxetool command-line utility, runs on

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.6.

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.6. - Maintenance release. - Official support of Windows 11 and macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors. More information in http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html -- What is XMLmind Word To XML?

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.2

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.2. Highlights: - Minor enhancements in XMLmind XSL Utility. - Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. - Official support of Java™ 17, macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors, Windows

[docbook-apps] ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.5

XMLmind XML Editor v10.5 (September 1, 2023): Highlights: == Release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition v1.0, a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor running in the web browser. See

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.1

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.1. Maintenance release, including a number of bug fixes but also: - New implementation of the "WebDAV virtual drive plug-in" add-on based on Apache HttpComponents Client. - Updated almost all software components (XMLmind DITA Converter, XMLmind XSL-FO

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.2

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.2: Highlights: - DITA Map/BookMap, DocBook Assembly, Ebook Specification configurations: the "Open All Topics R/O" and "Open All Topics" buttons found in the toolbar now open all the topics and maps referenced in the selected elements and their descendants.

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.3

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.3 Maintenance release: - Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. - Official support of Java™ 18. - What is XMLmind XSL-FO Converter? - XMLmind

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.9

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.9. Highlights: - Redesigned the dialog box letting the user add or modify an entry of the MS-Word style to XML element map in order to make this dialog box simpler and less error-prone to use. - Other minor enhancements and a bug fix. - Now officially

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.3

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.3 (December 12, 2022): Highlights: - Minor enhancements related to the support of helper applications. - A couple of bug fixes. - Updated almost all software components (XMLmind DITA Converter, XMLmind XSL-FO Converter, XMLmind Word To XML, Saxon, Apache FOP,

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4

Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4: Highlights: - XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine: non-standard extension of XSL-FO property text-decoration. In addition to the decoration type (underline, overline, line-through, etc), it's now possible to specify the color, style (solid, double,

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.9.1

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.9.1: - Maintenance release. - Updated most software components. - Official support of macOS Ventura (version 13). More information in https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html - What is XMLmind Word To XML?

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.4

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.4: * First public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition (XXEW for short) is a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor running in the web browser, thus not requiring any installation on

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Third public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition

Third public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta3, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented in https://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_web/doc/manual/changes.html --- What is XMLmind XML Editor Web

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Second public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition

Second public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta2, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented in https://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_web/doc/manual/changes.html --- What is XMLmind XML

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition 1.0.0-beta4

Fourth public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta4, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented in https://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_web/doc/manual/changes.html --- What is XMLmind XML Editor Web

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4.1

Maintenance release: - updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server; - official support of Java™ 20. More information: https://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/changes.html - What is XMLmind XSL-FO Converter?

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.10

Release of XMLmind Word To XML v1.10: - Several bug fixes. - Web Help output format: now supports the new corporate layout in addition to the classic and simple layouts. More information in https://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/changes.html - What is XMLmind Word To

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.6

Release of XMLmind XML Editor v10.6. Highlights: == Release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition v1.1 XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition (XXEW for short) is a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor

[docbook-apps] [ANN] Release of XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4.2

XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4.2 (February 29, 2024). Maintenance release: - Updated most software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. - Official support of Java™ 21 and macOS Sonoma (version 14). More information in https://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/changes.html