Oxygen XML Author plugin 13.2.0

Author Developer Guide | 168Note: The complete source code can be found in the Simple Documentation Framework project, included inthe Oxygen Author SDK zip available for download on the Oxygen XML Author plugin website.Note: The Javadoc documentation of the Author API used in the example files is available on the Oxygen XMLAuthor plugin website. Also it can be downloaded as a zip archive from the website.Document TypeA document type or framework is associated to an XML file according to a set of rules. It includes also many settingsthat improve editing in the Tagless editor for the category of XML files it applies for. These settings include:• a default grammar used for validation and content completion in both Author mode and Text mode• CSS stylesheet(s) for rendering XML documents in Author mode• user actions invoked from toolbar or menu in Author mode• predefined scenarios used for transformation of the class of XML documents defined by the document type• XML catalogs• directories with file templates• user defined extensions for customizing the interaction with the content author in Author modeThe tagless editor comes with some predefined document types already configured when the application is installed onthe computer. These document types describe well-known XML frameworks largely used today for authoring XMLdocuments. Editing a document which conforms to one of these types is as easy as opening it or creating it from one ofthe predefined document templates which also come with the application.Author SettingsYou can add a new Document Type Association or edit the properties of an existing one from the Options > Preferences> Document Type Association option pane. All the changes can be made into the Document type edit dialog.