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New Features in XMLwriter 1.2 |
See User Tools help for more details
New Features in XMLwriter 1.1 |
XMLwriter gives you the option of displaying your document windows with or without tabs. Tabs allow you to navigate between multiple document windows quickly and easily.
XMLwriter allows you to check for well-formedness separately from validation.
XMLwriter allows you to check whether your XML, XSL, or DTD files are well-formed. Results can be viewed in the errors pane or the status bar.
XMLwriter gives you the option of viewing line numbers in your document windows.
When converting an XML file using XSL, you can enable an option that will keep the TEMP file you are viewing in the same directory as the edited document. This feature preserves the preview file's relative links.
You can view the output of a User Tool directly in XMLwriter's internal browser preview window by checking the "Preview Output" check box in the User Tools dialogue box before running the User Tool.
XMLwriter will open a document window in the same state as it was opened previously. For example, if you work with your document windows in the maximized state, XMLwriter will remember to open your document windows in the maximized state next time you start the program.
The syntax coloring feature now includes support for the latest XSLT Recommendation released by W3C.
Unload TagBar is a convenient feature added to allow users to empty TagBar of XML Schema documents.
If you wish to change the status of a document to "Read Only" it will appear in the title bar as well as the status bar.
New Features in XMLwriter 1.0 |
XMLwriter's User Tools allows you to run external applications from within XMLwriter. For example, using User Tools, you can use IBM's XML 4C parser to validate your XML documents, or LotusXSL to convert your XML documents to XSL. No longer are you limited to IE5's support of the XML standards. Each User Tool you configure is displayed on the Tools menu and toolbar for quick and easy access. You can optionally capture the output generated by User Tools within XMLwriter's Tool View, or in a new document.
XMLwriter detects external file modifications and gives you the option of reloading the modified file. If you prefer to always reload modified files, you can choose the automatic reload preference.
XMLwriter allows you to specify new file extensions for the existing file types: XML, DTD, XSL, CSS, and HTML. For example, if you define a .3dml file to be an XML file type, XMLwriter will apply the XML syntax coloring to .3dml files. XMLwriter automatically recognizes a large number of additional common file extensions including .wml and .vml.
XMLwriter allows you to create a new file filter, or, add new file extensions to existing file filters. File filters affect which type of files you can open and save. You can also rearrange file filters so that HTML files are shown by default in the Open dialogue box instead of XML files.
XMLwriter provides a line wrapping option when loading files. Using this option you can specify the column number at which to place a carriage return.
You can create as many new templates as you wish in XMLwriter. The templates you create are added to the File > New dialogue box, for easy access.
XMLwriter gives you the option of automatic validation when you open or save XML files.
XMLwriter gives you the option of automatically backing up the previous version of each file you edit and save. You can also specifiy the file extension of backup files.
You can indent or un-indent selections of text easily with XMLwriter's Indent and Un-indent toolbar buttons.
XMLwriter includes dialogue boxes to help new users get started. If you are an advanced user, simply select the don't show this again check box.
XMLwriter includes tip of the days on startup to give you handy hints on using the program more effectively. These can be turned off and accessed via the Help menu.
The line an error occurs in is now highlighted if you have the selection margin switched off in preferences. (Previously, only the cursor was placed at the error position.)
The line a bookmark is placed in is now highlighted if you have the selection margin switched off in preferences. (Previously, the selection margin was switched on, and the bookmark flag was placed in the margin.)
XMLwriter now supports a larger variety of Windows character sets including Greek, Turkish, and Cyrillic.
Text entered into the Find Text combo box will automatically be completed if you have previously entered the string.
You can now check for an updated version of XMLwriter on the Web by clicking on the check for updates menu item in the Help menu.
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