XMLwriter 2.0 BETA 2 RELEASE NOTES

Welcome to XMLwriter 2.0 BETA 2, brought to you by Wattle Software!

1. Description

XMLwriter is a powerful XML Editor, designed to help web authors and web application programmers take advantage of the latest XML and XML-related technologies such as XSL and XSD.

XMLwriter provides users with an extensive range of XML	functionality such as: validation of XML documents against a DTD or XML Schema, and the ability to convert XML to HTML using XSL stylesheets. Users can also combine CSS with XML for direct formatting of XML data.

Especially designed to manage projects, XMLwriter's Integrated Development Environment (IDE) provides useful project management features such as a structured Project View workspace, and batch validation of files within a project. Context sensitive entry helpers help to quickly create valid XML files.

Professionally designed to meet Windows interface guidelines, XMLwriter users can expect a familiar and intuitive user interface. XMLwriter includes extensive on-line help as well as a guide to the XML specification.

XMLwriter is written entirely in C++, which makes it a fast and efficient editor compared to existing Java-based XML editors. It is a 32-bit program, aimed for systems running on Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT4/2000/XP.

2. System Requirements

* A computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later installed.
* Approximately 4MB of free hard disk space.

3. Installation Notes

You can always find the latest version of XMLwriter at http://XMLwriter.net/

Once you have downloaded the zip file, unzip it to a temporary folder and run XMLwriterSetup.exe
Follow the on-screen prompts to install XMLwriter.

4. What's New in v2.0 Beta 2

* Entry Helpers support context sensitivity for XML files with an assigned XSD Schema
* XSD Schema support for TagBar
* Convert DTD to Schema and Convert Schema to DTD features enabled
* New Tree View display
* Project Properties: Use this XSLT Stylesheet, and Apply XSLT Stylesheet to this XML File features enabled
* Assign DTD/Schema/XSLT/CSS to XML File commands place assignment after XML declaration instead of at the cursor position
* Option for XSL Entry Helper to insert <xsl: automatically when < entered
* Selecting Enclose with Element... on the right-click menu in a document window, displays a text box to enter the element's name
* When text is selected in a document window and a Snippet is selected, the Snippet is wrapped around the text selection instead of replacing it
* Find in Files feature added to Edit menu
* Allowance for 20 User Tools
* New example files

5. Bugs Fixed from v2.0 Beta 1

* Crash on exiting related to the Tip of the Day function
* Scroll arrows missing on document tab window
* Crash would sometimes occur when double-clicking on an error message in Error View
* Drop down search box on the main toolbar sometimes did not search
* Crash when double-clicking on "No Schema/DTD Loaded" in TagBar
* Crash when opening a file from Windows Explorer
* Some issues with User Tools
* Invalid Path Error in Goto Schema command if path contains whitespace
* Auto-complete removes hyphens from tag names
* Lockup when changing display colours

6. What's New from v1.21

Version 2.0 contains many upgrades and new features from v 1.21. Some of the main new features are:

* Intelligent entry helpers to assist in editing documents
* Code snippets for frequently used text
* Validation support for W3C XML Schema (XSD)
* DTD support in TagBar
* Easy assignment of a DTD, XML Schema, and XSL stylesheet to XML files
* Ability to jump to any file referenced in an XML document
* Auto-completion of tag pairs
* Auto-formatting of tags
* Project files in XML format
* New and improved right-click menus and other GUI improvements

7. Known Issues

* The following functions are not implemented in this release:
	* Create XML from DTD/Schema
	* Create DTD/Schema from XML

8. Next Release

Features due in the next release include:

* 1.21 -> 2.x Project converter
* Regular expression searches
* Create XML from DTD/Schema
* Create DTD/Schema from XML

9. Bug Reports

While we have made every effort to ensure that there are no known bugs, there is the chance that some have slipped through our rigorous testing regime. If you find any bugs, please email the Chief Bug Exterminator at:

exterminator@XMLwriter.net

10. Feedback

We would appreciate any feedback that you may have on this Beta version. Please email yoursay@XMLwriter.net with any comments or suggestions.

11. Licensing

XMLwriter is not free software. You are free to use XMLwriter for a 30-day evaluation period as described in EULA.TXT. If you wish to continue to use XMLwriter after the 30 day evaluation period has expired, you must pay a registration fee to Wattle Software. Please see ORDER.TXT for ordering details.

Distribution of this BETA version is prohibited as described in EULA.TXT

