What's New in Oxygen XML Web Author 24.0.0

Version 24.0.0 of Oxygen XML Web Author is the latest release for the innovative web-based XML authoring tool. This release introduces a visual merge tool for resolving conflicts when committing to a shared Git repository, a re-design of the interface to offer a more modern and visually appealing look, additional protection against XXE vulnerabilities and other security-related improvements, as well as more customization possibilities, performance optimizations, and accessibility enhancements.

Merge Tool

New Merge Tool for Resolving Conflicts

A new visual Merge Tool has been integrated into the commit workflow for organizations that have the Web Author integrated with a Git repository. It can be used to resolve conflicts when multiple users commit changes simultaneously. Features include:

• Shows incoming changes, outgoing changes, and conflicts as a visual representation of the differences between two commits.
• Users can resolve conflicts by editing the local version of the document using contextual menu actions, toolbar actions, or keyboard shortcuts directly within the Merge tool.
• Differences are automatically recomputed after changes are made.

User Interface Improvements

Re-designed Web Author Interface

The user interface was re-designed with the following goals in mind:

• To achieve an overall more modern look and feel.
• To give the side-panes more vertical space (especially helpful if many side-panes are present).
• To offer better blending when the Web Author is embedded in another application.
• To improve some of the components, such as dialog boxes, toolbar buttons, menus, and side-panes.

Concurrent Editing

Concurrent Editing Optimizations

The Concurrent Editing feature uses advanced algorithms and data structures to synchronize changes between users in real-time. The memory overhead incurred by this feature was reduced by 75% compared to the previous version. Furthermore, compared to a scenario where each user edits their own copy of a document, the Concurrent Editing sessions consume only 50% more memory.

Customization and Integration

Problem Reports Can be Redirected to Your Own URL

When users report a problem they encounter while using the Web Author, the problem reports are normally sent to an HTTP endpoint on http://oxygenxml.com. It is now possible to set the value of the com.oxygenxml.report.problems.url custom system property to a URL on your own server and problem reports will be posted to that URL. This is especially helpful if the Web Author is embedded in another application (such as a CMS).

Custom Side-Panes Support Icons

When implementing a custom side-pane, you can now configure an icon to be displayed in the side-pane's stripe. For backward compatibility, an icon is automatically generated based upon the first letter in the name of the side-pane.

Security

Review

Control Change Tracking Colors

A new option was added in the Preferences dialog box for controlling the colors of tracked changes. You can choose to have insertions shown in green while deletions are shown in red for all authors, or you can choose to show a different color for each author.

API

Component Update