Oxygen XML Author plugin 13.2.0

ReviewAuthoring in the Visual Editor | 97• Save documents - The Author editor will try to format and indent the document while following the white-spacehandling rules:• If text nodes are inside an element context where the xml:space="preserve" is set then the white-spacesare written without modifications.• If the CSS property white-space is set to pre for the node style then the white-spaces are written withoutany changes.• In other cases the text nodes are wrapped.Also, when formatting and indenting an element that is not in a space-preserve context, additional line separatorsand white-spaces are added as follows:• Before a text node that starts with a white-space.• After a text node that ends with a white-space.• Before and after CSS block nodes.• If the current node has an ancestor that is a CSS table element.• Editing documents - You can insert space characters in any text nodes. Line breaks are permitted only inspace-preserve elements. Tabs are marked in the space-preserve elements with a little marker.Minimize Differences Between Versions Saved on Different ComputersThe number of differences between versions of the same file saved by different content authors on different computerscan be minimized by imposing the same set of formatting options when saving the file, for all the content authors. Anexample for a procedure that minimizes the differences is the following.1. Create an Oxygen XML Author plugin project file that will be shared by all content authors.2. Set your own preferences in the following panels of the Preferences dialog: Editor / Format and Editor / Format/ XML.3. Save the preferences of these two panels in the Oxygen XML Author plugin project by selecting the button ProjectOptions in these two panels.4. Save the project and commit the project file to your versioning system so all the content authors can use it.5. Make sure the project is opened in the Project view.6. Open and save your XML files in the Author mode.7. Commit the saved XML files to your versioning system.When other content authors will change the files only the changed lines will be displayed in your diff tool instead ofone big change that does not allow to see the changes between two versions of the file.Tracking Document ChangesTrack Changes is a way to keep track of the changes you make to a document. You can activate change tracking for thecurrent document by choosing Edit > Review > Track Changes or by clicking the Track Changes button located onthe Author toolbar. When Track Changes is enabled, your modifications are highlighted using a distinctive color. Thename of the author who is currently making changes and the colors can be customized from the Review preferencespage.