What about upgrading the professional edition? - dam
On 2006-01 -30, at 11:49 AM, Hussein Shafie wrote: > XMLmind XML Editor 3.1.0 can be downloaded from > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/download.shtml > _____________________________________________ > > 3.1.0 (January 30, 2006) > > Enhancements: > ------------- > > * New add-on manager (menu item Options|Install > Add-ons) allows to easily and safely download > and install all sorts of add-ons > (configuration, translation, dictionary, > XSL-FO processor plug-in, image toolkit > plug-in, etc) and this, not only from XMLmind > web sites, but also from third-party web > sites. > > This add-on manager can also be used to easily > and safely uninstall or upgrade installed > add-ons. > > The add-on manager is not available if XXE has > been deployed using Java[tm] Web Start. > > * The Options dialog box now has a section for > configuring proxy servers (because, in many > companies, this is really needed to get a > functioning add-on manager). > > The magical checkbox "Use system settings" > only works with Java[tm] 1.5+. > > * A new type of plug-in has been created: > Virtual Drive Plug-Ins. > > A virtual drive allows XMLmind XML Editor to > edit documents stored in places other than > ordinary, local, file systems. This is done by > emulating a hierarchical file system. > > For example, the new Zip virtual drive plug-in > allows to edit documents contained in a Zip > archive. > > * The URL chooser dialog box has been completely > rewritten. It is now, at the same time, > simpler, more generic and more powerful. > > This new URL chooser dialog box automatically > uses all installed virtual drive plug-ins to > let the user browse remote/virtual file > systems. > > * Command "Edit|Document Reference|Edit > Referencing Document" now has the side-effect > of automatically updating the (read-only, > displayed with a light gray background) views > of the element references found in the > referencing document. For example, if document > A references a table element contained in > document B and if document B is modified, > "Edit Referencing Document" will not only > bring the window of document A to front but it > will also update the view of the table. > > * Command "Edit|Cut" is now reference-enabled. > That is, cut (Ctrl-X) and paste (Ctrl-V) can > now be used to move a reference to an element > contained in an external document from one > place of the document being edited to another > place in this document. > > * Added a "Text anti-aliasing" checkbox to the > General section of the Options dialog box. By > default this option is turned off because it > noticeably slows down XXE. > > Note that turning on this option is not needed > on the Mac where anti-aliasing is part of the > Aqua Look&Feel. Also note that when used with > Java[tm] 1.5 (recommended), the whole GUI of > XXE is anti-aliased. When used with Java[tm] > 1.4, only the text of the document views is > anti-aliased. > > * The GUI of XXE is now updated in real-time > when an external application changes the > contents of the system clipboard. This always > works when using Java[tm] 1.5 and only works to > a certain extent when using Java[tm] 1.4. > > Technical information: > ---------------------- > > * Commands run and start can now be executed > conditionally depending on the platform. > Example: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > <choice> > <command name="run" parameter='[Windows] notepad "%D"'/> > <command name="run" parameter='[Unix] emacs "%D"'/> > </choice> > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > * Command insertCharByName has a new > [DocBookIfNone] option. When this option is > used, the dialog box displayed by this command > lists the names of the character entities > defined in the DocBook 4.2 DTD, but only if > the DTD/Schema of the document being edited > does not define its own character entities. > > * Command cutInclusionEnabled is available under > both "cut" and "cutInclusionEnabled" names. > Simple cut command (i.e. the one which is not > reference-enabled) is still available under > the "plainCut" name. > > Similarly, command pasteInclusionEnabled is > available under both "paste" and > "pasteInclusionEnabled" names. Simple paste > command (i.e. the one which is not > reference-enabled) is still available under > the "plainPaste" name. > > Bug fixes: > ---------- > > * Commands incrSectionLevel and decrSectionLevel > were not disabled when the element being > edited (e.g. the chapter containing the > sections) was marked as being read-only. > > * CSS property background-color is now > automatically inherited when an ancestor style > has property display: inline. The CSS spec > does not mandate this. This is just a > workaround for a limitation in our > implementation. > > * Localizations of XXE configuration (.xxe) > files and of XXE GUI (.xxe_gui) files did not > work when XXE was deployed using Java Web > Start. > > * After switching from a CSS style sheet to > another (or to no style sheet at all) using > the View menu, the document was not properly > scrolled to make the selection (selected node, > caret, etc) visible. > > Possible incompatibilities: > --------------------------- > > * Translations to languages other than English > and spell-checker dictionaries other than the > English one must now be downloaded and > installed separately using XXE integrated > add-on manager (that is, menu item > Options|Install Add-ons). > > * Support of WebDAV and support of FTP have been > unbundled. From now, you'll have to download > and install the following add-ons if you need > the ability to edit document stored on a > WebDAV and/or an FTP server (Professional > Edition only): > > + WebDAV virtual drive plug-in > + FTP virtual drive plug-in > > * The APT format plug-in and the RenderX > XEP 3.7 (not 4+) XSL-FO processor plug-in are > no longer available. > > * Configurations for creating XXE configurations > and XXE GUIs have been unbundled. If you need > them, you'll have to download and install the > corresponding add-ons. > > * Persons distributing custom configurations for > XXE are strongly urged to package them as > add-ons. > > Custom configurations not packaged as add-ons > should still work fine without any change, but > they will be ignored by the new add-on > manager. That is, the user will not be able to > use Options|Install Add-ons to > install/uninstall/upgrade these unpackaged > custom configurations. > > > > > -- > XMLmind XML Editor Support List > xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
