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== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
<oXygen/> is a high-powered XML editor with built-in support for TEI. Fairly easy to use, but slow because of use of JVM, leading to cross-platform interface that doesn't feel right in any one operating system.
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<oXygen/> is a high-powered, cross-platform, graphical XML editor with built-in support for TEI.
  
 
== Features ==
 
== Features ==
http://www.oxygenxml.com/features.html
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Supports most features typical of a high-end XML editor, including:
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* syntax coloring
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* context-sensitive content assistant
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* built-in validation and well-formedness checking
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* built-in XSLT engines
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* Unicode support
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* formatting and indentation
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* folding
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* outline view (shows document structure)
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* model view (shows element content model)
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* XPath support
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* XSLT debugger
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* DTD/schema editor
  
As to slowness, I have a 21MB XML file that is processed using XSL 2.0 to produce an inital (provides links to the child pages) HTML file and 252 child HTML pages. oXygen reports a successsful transformation after 0.3 MS (thousandths of a second). Machine is a OS X (intel) 10.4.10, with 3GB of RAM.
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See also http://www.oxygenxml.com/features.html .
  
 
== System requirements ==
 
== System requirements ==
Runs under Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Requires JVM. See http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html .
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Runs under Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Requires a Java VM (virtual machine).
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(One of the download options for Windows users is an installer that includes the Java VM, eliminating the need to download and install Java separately.)
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For detailed requirements, see http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html .
  
 
== Source code and licensing ==
 
== Source code and licensing ==

Revision as of 17:31, 11 September 2007


Synopsis

<oXygen/> is a high-powered, cross-platform, graphical XML editor with built-in support for TEI.

Features

Supports most features typical of a high-end XML editor, including:

  • syntax coloring
  • context-sensitive content assistant
  • built-in validation and well-formedness checking
  • built-in XSLT engines
  • Unicode support
  • formatting and indentation
  • folding
  • outline view (shows document structure)
  • model view (shows element content model)
  • XPath support
  • XSLT debugger
  • DTD/schema editor

See also http://www.oxygenxml.com/features.html .

System requirements

Runs under Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Requires a Java VM (virtual machine).

(One of the download options for Windows users is an installer that includes the Java VM, eliminating the need to download and install Java separately.)

For detailed requirements, see http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html .

Source code and licensing

Closed source. Academic licenses available for $48 per person, allowing you to install for your own use on many computers and use with the current major version number. Discount available for TEI subscribers and individuals from TEI member institutions: contact info@tei-c.org for information. Free 30-day trial license available.

Support for TEI

Comes with TEI schemas and Sebastian Rahtz's stylesheet library, ready to work out of the box.

See directions posted to TEI-L to use <oXygen/> with the very latest version of TEI.

Language(s)

Interface and documentation available in English.

Documentation

http://www.oxygenxml.com/documentation.html

Tech support

http://www.oxygenxml.com/techSupport.html

Can buy maintenance and support pack, providing free upgrades and tech support.

User community

Current version number and date of release

8.2 (2007-05-07)

History of versions

See http://www.oxygenxml.com/software_archive.html .

How to download or buy

http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html

Additional notes