[ANN] Version 26 of the Oxygen XML Editor is Now Available!

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Hi everyone,

We are proud to announce that *Oxygen XML Editor/Author version 26* is 
now available!

Listing below some new features which may be useful for our DocBook users:

Author
==================================

* When renaming an XML element in the Author visual editing mode with 
change tracking enabled, the change is now tracked as an element 
deletion followed by the newly renamed element insertion. This 
enhancement provides a more accurate representation of the changes made 
during the renaming process.

* Content Completion Configuration (cc_config.xml) files provide a 
simple and efficient way to configure the content completion proposals 
Oxygen offers to users for a specific document type. By default, when 
defining rules in a content completion configuration file, if multiple 
rules match a certain element context, then only the first one that 
matches is applied. Now it is possible to combine multiple rules by 
setting the merge="true" attribute on the rules that match a single 
element context. This allows for a more intuitive and flexible way of 
specifying the content completion behavior via content completion 
configuration files.

XSLT / XQuery / XPath
==================================

* XSLT and XQuery Transformation and Debugging Updated to Use Saxon 
Version 12.3.

* Saxon added more extension functions and instructions in the Saxon 
namespace, as well as experimental implementations for version 4.0 
extensions. These functions are now supported and included in the list 
of proposals of the content completion assistant. Some examples include: 
fn:all(), fn:all-different(), fn:all-equal(), fn:characters(), 
fn:contains-sequence(), fn:ends-with-sequence(), fn:expanded-QName(), 
fn:foot(), fn:deep-equal(), fn:parse-uri(), fn:xdm-to-json(), and many 
more. For details, see 
https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/saxon.

* The saxon:evaluate(), saxon:eval(), and saxon:expression() extension 
functions have been dropped, but the same effects (and more) can be 
achieved using the xsl:evaluate standard XSLT 3.0 instruction. Also, the 
saxon:parse-html() extension function is now synonymous for 
fn:parse-html() (a new function proposed for XPath 4.0). If you use any 
of these functions you will need to update your code before using Saxon 
12.3.

* XPath 4.0 syntax extensions are now fully supported.

* When using the Extract Function action (found in the contextual menu's 
Refactoring submenu) to extract XSLT functions, XPath expressions are 
rebuilt based on the current context. The context is passed as a 
parameter in the newly created function. This ensures that the extracted 
functions seamlessly integrate into the existing code, providing a more 
efficient and reliable development process.

* Two new AI functions are now available in the content completion 
proposals for XSLT, XQuery, XPath, and Schematron. The 
ai:transform-content(instruction, content) function can be used to 
rephrase content and the ai:verify-content(instruction, content) 
function can be used to perform validation checks on the existing 
content. These extension functions are added by the Oxygen AI Positron 
Assistant plugin, enabling the use of AI-based processing from XPath 
expressions.

XML Refactoring
==================================

* Some refactoring actions can be applied on specific documents, thus 
providing a way to select only those documents. A new optional 
filesFilter attribute can be used in the descriptor file when creating 
custom refactoring operations to specify a default resources filter by 
using a file pattern or list of file patterns separated by a comma (e.g. 
filesFilter="*.dita, *.xml" will select only the files with either .dita 
or .xml extensions).

File Comparison
==================================

* A new Merge Documents with Change Tracking Highlights action is 
available in the Tools menu. It can be used to merge two XML files 
(based on a 2-way mode comparison). All the files involved in the 
process are merged by saving the visual comparison results as a separate 
document with highlighted tracked changes that can later be reviewed and 
accepted or rejected.

* A new Merge Directories with Change Tracking Highlights action is 
available in the Tools menu. It can be used to merge two directories 
(based on a 2-way mode comparison). All pairs of modified XML files 
involved in the process are merged by saving the visual comparison 
results as documents with highlighted tracked changes that can later be 
reviewed, with the option to accept or reject these changes.

* The file comparison tool has a new action in the File menu called Save 
Comparison as Document with Tracked Changes. This action allows you to 
merge two compared documents based on the differences detected and save 
the results as a specified file that includes the special change 
tracking marks. You can load the resulting file in Oxygen's Author mode 
so you can conveniently accept or reject the changes, ensuring accurate 
and efficient collaboration on your documents.

Oxygen AI Positron Assistant
==================================

One of the most anticipated and innovative additions in Oxygen 26 is the 
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant, an add-on that provides a powerful tool to 
help writers use AI-generated content to enhance their overall 
productivity while keeping them in full control of the changes made to 
the documents, allowing them to see exactly what is modified using the 
powerful visual XML-aware diff comparison tool provided by Oxygen.

Users benefit from a set of fine-tuned predefined actions that enable 
them to:
  * Generate content such as DITA topics, document fragments, short 
descriptions, and index terms.
  * Improve existing content in terms of grammar, readability, and the 
use of active voice.
  * Get various insights to understand how readable the content is and 
how it responds to questions.
  * Translate to various languages while preserving the XML structure.
  * Write better marketing messages with support for generating press 
releases, marketing posts, or applying marketing frameworks.

Users can define their own custom AI actions or favorite prompts and 
easily share them with other project members.

Oxygen AI Positron Assistant offers intelligent support to help resolve 
document validation problems with an innovative variant of a quick-fix 
called AI-fix that asks the AI engine to find a solution for a 
validation problem and applies its suggestion.

For complex and repetitive tasks that the AI may not be able to 
accurately complete without assistance, it is possible to record a set 
of instructions for the AI to follow and the final result can be saved 
as a custom AI action or as a favorite prompt.

Furthermore, the AI functionality is made available via two XPath AI 
functions that enable the use of AI from any language that uses XPath 
expressions such as XSLT, XQuery, and Schematron. For example, it is 
possible to create XSLT-based XML refactoring actions that can batch 
process multiple documents, applying AI functionality on them, or to 
define Schematron Quick-Fixes that utilize the AI functions.

Git Client Add-on Updates
==================================

* Various improvements were made to the Git Client add-on:
  - Large File Support (LFS) is now integrated. This means that if you 
have installed LFS and specified which extensions represent large or 
binary files that should be uploaded through LFS, they will be 
automatically detected and handled correctly.
  - When you clone a repository, the Git Client automatically detects 
and opens Oxygen project files. This feature simplifies the process of 
working with Oxygen projects that are stored in a Git repository.
  - The project detection mechanism was improved when opening a new 
repository in the Staging view.
  - When checking out a branch, submodules in parent repositories are 
now checked out at the index defined in the parent repository. This 
ensures that the submodules reflect the actual state of the parent 
repository at that time.
  - The integrated JGit library was upgraded to version 6.7.
  - Various messages in the user interface were improved.
  - Various bug fixes were implemented. For example, an issue was fixed 
where untracked files were not being restored from a stash.


This short video highlights the most important additions to Oxygen XML 
Editor version 26: https://youtu.be/fWvqYpGtJmw

For the complete list of features, go to 
https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/whats_new.html

We hope you will enjoy Oxygen 26 as much as we enjoyed developing it.
As always, thank you for your support and feedback is welcome!

Best regards,
Alin

-- 
Alin Belu
Oxygen XML Editor

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    <p>Hi everyone,<br>
      <br>
      We are proud to announce that <b>Oxygen XML Editor/Author version
        26</b> is now available!<br>
      <br>
      Listing below some new features which may be useful for our
      DocBook users:<br>
      <br>
      Author<br>
      ================================== <br>
      <br>
      * When renaming an XML element in the Author visual editing mode
      with change tracking enabled, the change is now tracked as an
      element deletion followed by the newly renamed element insertion.
      This enhancement provides a more accurate representation of the
      changes made during the renaming process.<br>
      <br>
      * Content Completion Configuration (cc_config.xml) files provide a
      simple and efficient way to configure the content completion
      proposals Oxygen offers to users for a specific document type. By
      default, when defining rules in a content completion configuration
      file, if multiple rules match a certain element context, then only
      the first one that matches is applied. Now it is possible to
      combine multiple rules by setting the merge="true" attribute on
      the rules that match a single element context. This allows for a
      more intuitive and flexible way of specifying the content
      completion behavior via content completion configuration files.<br>
       <br>
      XSLT / XQuery / XPath<br>
      ==================================<br>
      <br>
      * XSLT and XQuery Transformation and Debugging Updated to Use
      Saxon Version 12.3.<br>
      <br>
      * Saxon added more extension functions and instructions in the
      Saxon namespace, as well as experimental implementations for
      version 4.0 extensions. These functions are now supported and
      included in the list of proposals of the content completion
      assistant. Some examples include: fn:all(), fn:all-different(),
      fn:all-equal(), fn:characters(), fn:contains-sequence(),
      fn:ends-with-sequence(), fn:expanded-QName(), fn:foot(),
      fn:deep-equal(), fn:parse-uri(), fn:xdm-to-json(), and many more.
      For details, see
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/saxon">https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/saxon</a>.<br>
      <br>
      * The saxon:evaluate(), saxon:eval(), and saxon:expression()
      extension functions have been dropped, but the same effects (and
      more) can be achieved using the xsl:evaluate standard XSLT 3.0
      instruction. Also, the saxon:parse-html() extension function is
      now synonymous for fn:parse-html() (a new function proposed for
      XPath 4.0). If you use any of these functions you will need to
      update your code before using Saxon 12.3.<br>
      <br>
      * XPath 4.0 syntax extensions are now fully supported.<br>
      <br>
      * When using the Extract Function action (found in the contextual
      menu's Refactoring submenu) to extract XSLT functions, XPath
      expressions are rebuilt based on the current context. The context
      is passed as a parameter in the newly created function. This
      ensures that the extracted functions seamlessly integrate into the
      existing code, providing a more efficient and reliable development
      process.<br>
      <br>
      * Two new AI functions are now available in the content completion
      proposals for XSLT, XQuery, XPath, and Schematron. The
      ai:transform-content(instruction, content) function can be used to
      rephrase content and the ai:verify-content(instruction, content)
      function can be used to perform validation checks on the existing
      content. These extension functions are added by the Oxygen AI
      Positron Assistant plugin, enabling the use of AI-based processing
      from XPath expressions.<br>
      <br>
      XML Refactoring<br>
      ==================================<br>
      <br>
      * Some refactoring actions can be applied on specific documents,
      thus providing a way to select only those documents. A new
      optional filesFilter attribute can be used in the descriptor file
      when creating custom refactoring operations to specify a default
      resources filter by using a file pattern or list of file patterns
      separated by a comma (e.g. filesFilter="*.dita, *.xml" will select
      only the files with either .dita or .xml extensions).<br>
      <br>
      File Comparison<br>
      ==================================<br>
      <br>
      * A new Merge Documents with Change Tracking Highlights action is
      available in the Tools menu. It can be used to merge two XML files
      (based on a 2-way mode comparison). All the files involved in the
      process are merged by saving the visual comparison results as a
      separate document with highlighted tracked changes that can later
      be reviewed and accepted or rejected.<br>
      <br>
      * A new Merge Directories with Change Tracking Highlights action
      is available in the Tools menu. It can be used to merge two
      directories (based on a 2-way mode comparison). All pairs of
      modified XML files involved in the process are merged by saving
      the visual comparison results as documents with highlighted
      tracked changes that can later be reviewed, with the option to
      accept or reject these changes.<br>
      <br>
      * The file comparison tool has a new action in the File menu
      called Save Comparison as Document with Tracked Changes. This
      action allows you to merge two compared documents based on the
      differences detected and save the results as a specified file that
      includes the special change tracking marks. You can load the
      resulting file in Oxygen's Author mode so you can conveniently
      accept or reject the changes, ensuring accurate and efficient
      collaboration on your documents.<br>
      <br>
      Oxygen AI Positron Assistant<br>
      ==================================<br>
      <br>
      One of the most anticipated and innovative additions in Oxygen 26
      is the Oxygen AI Positron Assistant, an add-on that provides a
      powerful tool to help writers use AI-generated content to enhance
      their overall productivity while keeping them in full control of
      the changes made to the documents, allowing them to see exactly
      what is modified using the powerful visual XML-aware diff
      comparison tool provided by Oxygen.<br>
      <br>
      Users benefit from a set of fine-tuned predefined actions that
      enable them to:<br>
       * Generate content such as DITA topics, document fragments, short
      descriptions, and index terms.<br>
       * Improve existing content in terms of grammar, readability, and
      the use of active voice.<br>
       * Get various insights to understand how readable the content is
      and how it responds to questions.<br>
       * Translate to various languages while preserving the XML
      structure.<br>
       * Write better marketing messages with support for generating
      press releases, marketing posts, or applying marketing frameworks.<br>
      <br>
      Users can define their own custom AI actions or favorite prompts
      and easily share them with other project members.<br>
      <br>
      Oxygen AI Positron Assistant offers intelligent support to help
      resolve document validation problems with an innovative variant of
      a quick-fix called AI-fix that asks the AI engine to find a
      solution for a validation problem and applies its suggestion.<br>
      <br>
      For complex and repetitive tasks that the AI may not be able to
      accurately complete without assistance, it is possible to record a
      set of instructions for the AI to follow and the final result can
      be saved as a custom AI action or as a favorite prompt.<br>
      <br>
      Furthermore, the AI functionality is made available via two XPath
      AI functions that enable the use of AI from any language that uses
      XPath expressions such as XSLT, XQuery, and Schematron. For
      example, it is possible to create XSLT-based XML refactoring
      actions that can batch process multiple documents, applying AI
      functionality on them, or to define Schematron Quick-Fixes that
      utilize the AI functions.<br>
      <br>
      Git Client Add-on Updates<br>
      ==================================<br>
       <br>
      * Various improvements were made to the Git Client add-on:<br>
       - Large File Support (LFS) is now integrated. This means that if
      you have installed LFS and specified which extensions represent
      large or binary files that should be uploaded through LFS, they
      will be automatically detected and handled correctly.<br>
       - When you clone a repository, the Git Client automatically
      detects and opens Oxygen project files. This feature simplifies
      the process of working with Oxygen projects that are stored in a
      Git repository.<br>
       - The project detection mechanism was improved when opening a new
      repository in the Staging view.<br>
       - When checking out a branch, submodules in parent repositories
      are now checked out at the index defined in the parent repository.
      This ensures that the submodules reflect the actual state of the
      parent repository at that time.<br>
       - The integrated JGit library was upgraded to version 6.7.<br>
       - Various messages in the user interface were improved.<br>
       - Various bug fixes were implemented. For example, an issue was
      fixed where untracked files were not being restored from a stash.<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      This short video highlights the most important additions to Oxygen
      XML Editor version 26: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/fWvqYpGtJmw">https://youtu.be/fWvqYpGtJmw</a><br>
      <br>
      For the complete list of features, go to
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/whats_new.html">https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/whats_new.html</a><br>
      <br>
      We hope you will enjoy Oxygen 26 as much as we enjoyed developing
      it.<br>
      As always, thank you for your support and feedback is welcome!<br>
      <br>
      Best regards,<br>
      Alin <br>
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