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What's new?

XMLBlueprint 21

  • XPath Completion in XPath Viewer.
  • XPath Completion in Schematron.
  • XPath Completion in XProc 3.0.
  • XPath Completion in XSLT.
  • Security levels in Schematron.

XMLBlueprint 20

  • Automatic validation of XML against DTD.
  • Automatic validation of XML against Relax NG Schema.
  • Automatic validation of XML against Schematron.
  • Automatic validation of XML against XSD.
  • Automatic validation of DTD.
  • Automatic validation of Relax NG Schema.
  • Automatic validation of Schematron.
  • Automatic validation of XSD.
  • Automatic validation of XSLT.
  • Dynamic code completion for Relax NG Schema.
  • Dynamic code completion for Schematron.
  • Dynamic code completion for XProc 3.0.
  • Dynamic code completion for XSD.
  • Dynamic code completion for XSLT.
  • More accurate Schematron errors.
  • XProc 3.0 completion and automatic validation.
  • JSON files are now accepted as input for XSLT transformations.
  • Saxon 12-2J (XSLT).

XMLBlueprint 19

  • All dialogs now support dark themes.
  • FTPS protocol is supported.
  • Added support for Simplified Chinese encodings GB18030 and GBK.
  • XPath view supports JSON.
  • XPath view now automatically executes XPath expressions.
  • Saxon 11-3J (XSLT).
  • SchXslt 1.9 (Schematron).
  • Java 18.

XMLBlueprint 18

  • XMLBlueprint is crisp and sharp on multiple 4K/High DPI monitors. Fonts and icons are resized properly. The application is Per-Monitor V2 DPI Aware.
  • Settings are remembered in all Find & Replace dialogs.
  • Choose between SchXslt Schematron and ISO Schematron.
  • MS Edge is now the built-in web browser. Internet Explorer was removed.
  • Large files are opened and closed faster than before.
  • Validate XML from the Command Prompt.
  • Saxon-HE 10-6J (XSLT).
  • SchXslt 1.8.4 (Schematron).
  • PCRE2 19.37 (Regular Expressions).
  • Java 17.

XMLBlueprint 17

  • XSLT higher order functions are available without an additional Saxon license (Saxon 10.1).
  • XPath coloring is much more accurate.
  • XPath static errors are underlined.
  • JSON outline looks similar to the actual JSON data.
  • Java 14.
  • Improvement of the interface in French (Interface améliorée en français).
  • Improvement of the interface in German (Verbesserung der deutschsprachigen Schnittstelle).
  • Improvement of the interface in Spanish (Mejora de la interfaz en español).
  • XProc 1.0 and XProc 3.0 completion (preliminary).
  • Security vulnerability CVE-2019-19032 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19032) was fixed in version 17.2020.09.21.

XMLBlueprint 16

New features:

  • Projects.
  • Dark Mode.
  • Saxon-EE XSD validator.

Improvements:

  • Many smaller UI improvements.
  • Many small bugs solved.
  • Java 13.

XMLBlueprint 15

New features:

  • Improved 4K/High-DPI support (XMLBP is no longer 'blurry').
  • XML Completion is now in color.
  • XPath expressions are now in color in the editor.
  • Red error indicator in the margin.
  • XHTML 5.2 completion and validation.
  • HTML 5.2 validation.
  • Java 11 (Windows 64-bits).

Improvements:

  • Outline opens faster.
  • Synchronization between Outline and Editor is faster.
  • Synchronization between XPath and Editor is faster.
  • Many small UI improvements.
  • Many small bugs solved.

XMLBlueprint 14

New features:

  • Run XSLT Transformations from the Command Prompt.

Improvements:

  • More accurate error messages.
  • Supports XSLT 3.0 recommendation (Saxon 9.8) and XPath 3.1 recommendation (Saxon 9.8).
  • Supports Saxon 9.7 and 9.8.

Changes:

  • Saxon 6 is no longer supported.

XMLBlueprint 13

New features:

  • Up to three editors side by side.
  • Always on Top.
  • Full Screen.
  • Go To Definition.

Improvements:

  • Many smaller tweaks.
  • Faster startup.

XMLBlueprint 12

New features:

  • JavaScript is supported in CSV to XML conversions.
  • JavaScript is supported in Excel to XML conversions.
  • Support for ZIP-based archives such as EPUB, KMZ, ODF, and OOXML.
  • JSON Formatter.
  • JSON Validator.

Improvements:

  • No more panic mode.
  • Improved file menu.
  • Improved XSLT dialog.
  • Faster opening, saving & closing of files, escpecially many files at once.
  • Faster validation by caching schemas.

XMLBlueprint 11

New features:

  • Regular expressions are supported in all searches.

Improvements:

  • It's now possible to search for nodes in the default namespace wihout using the 'default' prefix (XPath 2.0 and up).
  • Faster search & replace.
  • Faster validation.
  • CSV to XML dialogs.
  • Excel to XML dialogs.

Changes:

  • Format \uHHHH is not longer supported, instead use \x{HHHH} or \xHH.

XMLBlueprint 10.9

Bug fixes:

  • Error message: "Cannot create backup".
  • Error message: "Invalid URL".
  • Error message: "The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it."

New features:

  • New script: ReplaceText.

XMLBlueprint 10.8

New features:

  • Call XMLBlueprint from the command line.

Improvements:

  • CSV to XML dialogs.
  • Excel to XML dialogs.

Bug fixes:

  • Sometimes Sample XML Generator produces XML containing "Access violation ...".
  • Cannot save files on some WebDAV servers (error message: "Cannot create backup").

XMLBlueprint 10.7

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 10.6

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 10.5

Improvements:

  • ComplexType with SimpleContent.
  • Schematron support.
  • XML Generator.

Bug fixes:

  • Various bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 10.4

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 10.3

New features:

  • Supports the <?xml-model?> processing instruction to associate an XML Document with one or more schemas.

XMLBlueprint 10.2

Improvements:

  • Validate all open documents.
  • XML Completion while deleting text.

Bug fixes:

  • Some WebDAV servers are not accessible.

XMLBlueprint 10.1

Improvements:

  • Faster scrolling in large documents.
  • Faster synchronization from Outline to Editor.
  • Overlay icons.
  • Hyperlinks in Updates dialog.

Bug fixes:

  • XSLT streaming results in NullPointer exception.
  • Access Violation in Excel to XML tool.
  • Files downloaded from Microsoft WebDAV server are sometimes truncated.
  • Some warnings are displayed as fatal errors.
  • (S)FTP/WebDAV dialog.

XMLBlueprint 10

New features:

  • XMLBlueprint 64-bit.
  • Color Schemes.
  • Schema Viewer.

Improvements:

  • Underlining of current element.
  • Underlining of all errors.
  • Annotations of elements and errors.
  • Indentation indicators.

XMLBlueprint 9.14

Bug fixes:

  • Cannot save file on WebDAV server.

XMLBlueprint 9.13

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 9.12

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 9.11

Bug fixes:

  • XMLSchema's Substitution Groups are not supported.

XMLBlueprint 9.10

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 9.9

Bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 9.8

Faster, faster, faster.

XMLBlueprint 9.7

Bug fixes:

  • Error message: "Content is not allowed in prolog" when validating XML files with encoding UTF-16 using Xerces.
  • Ampersand is not encoded as "&amp;" when converting CSV or Excel to XML.
  • XSLT 3.0 completion is not up-to-date.
  • Attributes view does not underline default attribute values.
  • Saxon warnings are treated as errors.
  • The mouse cursor sometimes does not change back from a hand to the default.

XMLBlueprint 9.6

New features:

  • Generate DTD from Sample XML.
  • Generate Relax NG Schema from Sample XML.
  • Generate XSD from Sample XML.

XMLBlueprint 9.5

New features:

  • XPath 3.0 (Saxon-PE 9 or Saxon-EE 9 License Key needed).
  • XSLT 3.0 (Saxon-PE 9 or Saxon-EE 9 License Key needed).

Bug fixes:

  • Error message: "GetXSLTProcessor". (again)
  • xsl:result-document has same URL as application, should be URL of active XSLT Stylesheet.

XMLBlueprint 9.4

Bug fixes:

  • Action "Preview in Output Again" displays the active file name, but it should display the previous active file name.
  • Invalid XSLT Stylesheet version (e.g., version=1.1) is not handled correctly.
  • Error message: "SchemaModelGroup.itemType=[4001].
  • Error message: "GetXSLTProcessor".

XMLBlueprint 9.3

New features:

  • Auto-delete end tag when deleting start tag.
  • Auto-rename end tag when editing start tag.
  • Auto-collapse end tag when inserting '/' in start tag.
  • Auto-expand end tag when deleting '/' in start tag.

Bug fixes:

  • Automatic detection of indentation is sometimes wrong.
  • Some templates have underscores instead of spaces.
  • Copy XPath ignores attributes.

XMLBlueprint 9.2

Improvements:

  • When opening an XML document, invalid characters can now be replaced by �, the character with Unicode code U+FFFD.
  • The find and replace dialogs now accept Unicode characters specified in the \uNNNN format.

Bug fixes:

  • Error message "DT_DECL_ENTITY :STRING1_N_OPEN".

XMLBlueprint 9.1

Improvements:

  • Color Preferences dialog.

Bug fixes:

  • Problems with Excel numbers.
  • Small memory problem may cause an Access Violation.

XMLBlueprint 9

New features:

  • XPath 2.0 (when using Saxon-HE 9).
  • XSLT 2.0 (when using Saxon-HE 9).
  • Schematrons with XPath 2.0 expressions.
  • Built-in Relax NG Schema support.
  • Built-in Schematron support.
  • Built-in Jing support (Relax NG Schema).
  • Built-in Xerces support (DTD and XSD).
  • Built-in Saxon 6 support (XPath and XSLT).
  • Built-in Saxon-HE 9 support (XPath and XSLT).
  • XInclude.

Improvements:

  • Java: Syntax Coloring, Easy Completion.

No longer supported:

  • MSXML4.
  • Xalan.
  • Windows '98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT.
  • Vietnamese.

XMLBlueprint 8.11

A nasty WebDAV bug was solved.

XMLBlueprint 8.10

Bug fixes:

  • Error message "Cannot execute the command at this moment, please try again later." is displayed.
  • During startup an error message is displayed if a WebDAV server is not responsive.
  • The Open File dialog does not start in same folder as the active document.
  • Text Declaration is ignored in DTDs.

XMLBlueprint 8.9

Improvements:

  • Output Window is compatible with Internet Explorer 9.
  • You can run multiple instances of XMLBlueprint.

Bug fixes:

  • A few bugs in Output Window were solved.
  • A few WebDAV bugs were solved.
  • A few username/password bugs were solved.

XMLBlueprint 8.8

Bug fixes:

  • A few bugs in Help were solved.

XMLBlueprint 8.7

Bug fixes:

  • Error message in Open URL dialog.
  • Paragraph tokens are invisible in Editor.
  • XMLSchema types are shown twice in drop down.
  • Assert message in Search/Replace dialog.

XMLBlueprint 8.6

New features:

  • XML Element Inspector.
  • XML Entities Inspector.
  • XML Model Inspector.
  • Dialog to associate XML Document with DTD, Relax NG Schema, or XSD.

Improvements:

  • XPath syntax coloring.
  • Faster synchronization.
  • Import now supports XML CData Sections and XML Comments.
  • The following translations have been improved: Chinese (Traditional), Russian.

Bug fixes:

  • Generate Sample XML does not generate elements in other namespace than the namespace of the root element.
  • Character ~ in shortcuts dialog.
  • Right-click is sometimes very slow.

XMLBlueprint 8.5

Improvements:

  • Generate Sample XML now supports patterns.
  • Much larger files can now be loaded & edited on 64-bit Windows versions.
  • The following translations have been improved: Chinese (Simplified).

Bug fixes:

  • XPath Evaluator displays error message "The XPath query returned no results." when XML document contains a relative reference to a DTD.
  • XPath Evaluator stops working after a while.
  • Mouse wheel doesn't work in some dialogs, such as Fonts dialog.
  • Some problems with "default values" and "fixed values".
  • Some problems when working with two monitors.
  • In XML Error List, non-English characters are displayed as ?.

XMLBlueprint 8.4

New features:

  • SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) - more secure and faster than FTP.

Improvements:

  • The following translations have been improved: German, Portuguese (Brazil).
  • Open file from FTP or WebDAV Server dialog & Save file to FTP or WebDAV Server dialog: - breadcrumbs navigation - faster select all - no username & password visible
  • XML Element Selector is in color.
  • Environment variable JAVA_HOME is used.
  • DTDs are now considered UTF8.
  • Less out-of-memory problems.
  • No annoying clicking sound in XMLBlueprint's Help.
  • Selection colors of non-focused views have been modified to produce better readability.
  • XML Outline: more whitespace to produce better readability, faster resizing.

Bug fixes:

  • Generate Sample XML may hang.
  • Restart after language change may fail.
  • Shift+ESC in main view makes XMLBlueprint invisible.
  • Access Violation during XML Completion under Windows XP.
  • Validation of an XML Document with many errors may hang.
  • Learn structure of an XML Document may fail.
  • Sync problems with entities.
  • In Find Text dialog and Replace Text dialog, pasting from clipboard removes newlines and tabs.

XMLBlueprint 8.3

Improvements:

  • The following translations have been improved: Italian, Portuguese, Russian.

XMLBlueprint 8.2

New features:

  • New refactoring features: Surround with Element Tags, Rename Element, and Remove Element Tags.
  • Zoom in or out of text using the mouse wheel.

Improvements:

  • XML Completion works better now when using the mouse.
  • The following translations have been improved: French & Spanish.

Bug fixes:

  • Selection problems.
  • Synchronization problems.

XMLBlueprint 8.1

New features:

  • Drag & Drop editing in editor.
  • Tabs now have tooltips.
  • Scroll buttons next to tabs now repeat.

Improvements:

  • All dialogs were updated to improve the translated versions.
  • The following translations have been improved: Czech, Dutch, German, Polish.

Bug fixes:

  • ObjectStore_xT, assertion in line 80.
  • FTP is still not passive.
  • After validation, cursor should jump to first error.
  • Help>Contact Us is linked to wrong page.
  • When XMLBlueprint is killed in Task Manager, all open documents are lost.

XMLBlueprint 8.0

New features:

  • Dockable/Floatable Views.
  • Synchronized XML Outline.
  • Synchronized XPath Evaluator.
  • XML Error List supports multiple errors.
  • XML Completion shows annotations, taken from DTD, Relax NG Schema, or XSD.

Improvements:

  • Windows 7 (fonts, message boxes, themed dropdowns, themed menus).
  • Faster (startup, switching between files, Block Indicator, XML Element Selector).
  • Schematron diagnostistics and reports.
  • Options menu and View menu.
  • Colors dialog and Fonts dialog.
  • Selection shows syntax coloring.

Bug fixes:

  • Language switch doesn't work if user has no administrator rights.
  • Paste from clipboard doesn't support newlines (\n) and tabs (\t) in Find Text dialog and Replace Text dialog.
  • Shortcuts are not resolved (Windows 7).
  • File association problem (Windows 2003 Server).

XMLBlueprint 7.5

New features:

  • Generate sample XML from DTD.
  • Generate sample XML from Relax NG Schema.
  • Generate sample XML from XSD.

Improvements:

  • Edit Locations dialog now has a checkbox to choose between active or passive FTP.
  • Find Text dialog and Replace Text dialog now have a "Match whole word" option.

Bug fixes:

  • Find Text dialog, Replace Text dialog, and Open URL dialog do not accept characters from a non-English keyboard.

XMLBlueprint 7.4

  • The user interface has been translated into: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
  • Import CSV files.
  • Import Excel files.

XMLBlueprint 7.3

Maintenance release.

XMLBlueprint 7.2

Improvements:

  • Preview in default browser.
  • Windows 7-style combo boxes and dialogs.
  • Save All Files dialog.
  • Faster XPath.
  • Faster Replace All Text.

Bug fixes:

  • Option "Show block indicator" (Options>Editor...) not stored properly.
  • Drag & Drop errors under Windows 7.
  • Outline and Editor are not synchronized when xml contains xml:space="preserve".
  • Data in Alternate Data Streams (ADS) is not preserved.
  • Switching between users may cause an Access Violation.
  • Accelerators should only be visible when ALT key is pressed (Vista or higher).
  • Typing / should close the element (</element>) if possible.
  • Wrong caption in some dialogs.
  • License Key is only valid for 'current user'.
  • Some font problems.
  • Replace Text is always case sensitive for non-English text.

XMLBlueprint 7.1

New features:

  • Default Schemas.

Improvements:

  • XML Completion (/ and >).
  • XSLT Completion (HTML and other namespaces).

Bug fixes:

  • Cannot undo in XPath Evaluator.
  • Whitespace in XSLT output not ok.
  • Small errors in Outline tab.
  • Small errors in Files tab.

XMLBlueprint 7.0

New features:

  • Windows 7.
  • Folding.
  • MSXML6.
  • ISO Schematron (Syntax Coloring, Validation and Easy XML Completion).

Improvements:

  • It's now possible to associate an XML Document with an XSLT Stylesheet, using the "Setup XSLT Transformation" dialog and run the transformation.
  • Multi Select in XPath Evaluation results.

Bug fixes:

  • Cannot update indent in active document (in Indentation Preferences dialog) when "Detect indent when a document is opened" is selected.
  • Doesn't work under Windows 7 (hangs at startup).
  • Not all controls support IME.
  • Accelerators (F in &File) do not work properly when IME is active.
  • Wrong fonts are used under Japanese Windows XP.

XMLBlueprint 6.4

Bug fixes:

  • Cannot preview in Output Window when Internet Explorer 8 is installed.
  • XMLBlueprint doesn't start when the system font has a Chinese (actually non-English) name.

XMLBlueprint 6.3

Improvements:

  • Dialog to control XML Formatting, including which elements should not be formatted ('verbatim').
  • FTP access is now passive (more firewall-friendly).
  • New in Outline Tab and XPath Tab: Copy Text of Node & Copy XML of Node.

Bug fixes:

  • Selection of words (double click) is not compatible with other applications.
  • Copy/paste does not work in Go to Line dialog.
  • Sometimes, elements are shown more than once in drop-down list during XML Completion.
  • Some web pages cannot be loaded into XMLBlueprint when they are 'zipped' (HTTP protocol).
  • Search results in Help are not always correct.

XMLBlueprint 6.2

A few bugs were solved.

Bug fixes:

  • (X)HTML is not displayed in the output window (tab 'Browser'). For example, see Quick Start examples "How to preview XHTML" and "How to transform an XML document, using XSLT".
  • In Explorer, tab "Files": F5 (Refresh Folder) doesn't work.
  • After <book> press Enter. The newly created line does not indent correctly.

XMLBlueprint 6.1

A few bugs were solved.

Improvements:

  • Element Selector

Bug fixes:

  • Press and hold Ctrl Shift and F (to format an XML document), then release F and Ctlr (hold Shift). The selection now behaves strangely until another application is focused.
  • Sometimes, when XMLBlueprint is started by clicking on an XML document, the document is actually opened, but an error message is displayed: "Cannot open file".
  • Formatting indents Javascript in XHTML.
  • Bookmarks are sometimes copied.
  • When a file is saved, the indentation should be checked.
  • Chinese (actually non-English) font names are shown as ????? (question marks).
  • CML schemas are old.
  • In Properties dialog an empty System ID is displayed as "/".
  • No CSS completion when line is empty.

XMLBlueprint 6.0

New features:

  • New 3D Look (Icons, TABs, etc.).
  • Block Indicator.
  • Line Revision Indicator.
  • CSS, HTML, Javascript (Syntax Coloring; Smart Indent; Easy Completion).
  • Follow Hyperlink (Ctrl+Click).
  • Scrollable TABs with Close buttons.
  • Auto-detect Indent when a document is opened.
  • Add to Templates.
  • Block Undo/Redo.
  • Support for Compressed HTTP (GZip).
  • New Options Dialogs.
  • Improved Files Explorer and FTP/WebDAV dialogs.
  • Auto-learn structure when XML Document has no reference to DTD or Schema.
  • Improved Welcome Screen.
  • DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange).
  • Updated Templates (CML 2.1; DeveloperWorks 5.9; DITA 1.1; DocBook 5.0).
  • Faster Resizing.

XMLBlueprint 5.1

Many exciting new XML Refactoring features.

New features:

  • Smart Comment/Uncomment.
  • Join Elements/Split Element.
  • Rename Elements.
  • Rename Namespace Prefix.
  • Copy Text in Selection, Delete Text in Selection, Lowercase Text in Selection, Uppercase Text in Selection.
  • Print in color and landscape (printer settings).
  • Smart Indent of Selected Lines.
  • Use ':' to skip namespace prefix in XML Completion.

Improvements:

  • Caret doesn't move after operations such as 'Format Document'.
  • Shift+Ctrl is now Ctrl+Shift.
  • Disabled icons are improved.

Changes:

  • 'Tidy' (Ctrl+T) is now called 'Format Document' (Ctrl+Shift+F).
  • 'Indent' is now called 'Increase Indent' (Tab).
  • 'Unindent' is now called 'Decrease Indent' (Shift+Tab).
  • 'Open URL' has now shortcut Ctrl+Shift+O (was Ctrl+U).

XMLBlueprint 5.0

Many improvements.

Improvements

  • XML Completion (much improved context-sensibility; font in drop down is now the same as editor's font; automatically add closing tag (</element> or />); automatically add mandatory attributes and elements; select item by pressing ">"; Home, End, PgUp, PgDown; CDATA (<![CDATA[]]>) and Comment (<!---->).
  • Create New XML Document Wizard now supports "Add option content" and "Add first particle within choice".
  • XML Completion without a schema.
  • XPath evaluator is much faster.
  • Find Previous/Find Next (accepts selection; continues at begin of document when end of document is reached).
  • New menu item: Windows.

Bug fixes

  • XML without BOM (Byte Order Mark) is treated as ASCII, should be UTF-8.
  • TAB order errors.
  • Outline and XPath Evaluator (problems with CDATA and entities; cannot select text; no horizontal scrollbar).
  • File dialogs only have "All Files" as file type.
  • Root element in Assign Schema dialog does not accept Unicode.
  • HTML encoding is not detected.
  • Many dialogs flicker when resizing.
  • Running XSLT transformation results in "OK" instead of tranformation output.
  • Sun JDK 1.4 uses older Xalan version, instead of XMLBlueprint's newer version.
  • Pressing F9 to run XSL transform takes focus away from editor.
  • Non-standard keyboard shortcuts.

XMLBlueprint 4.6

We are very excited about this release! It contains important new features, such as Text Wrapping and OASIS XML Catalogs and we have made a lot of improvements.

New features:

  • Text wrapping (optional).
  • OASIS XML Catalogs.
  • Libxml2 and Libxslt.
  • XSLT 2.0.

Improvements:

  • The XML Completion dropdown now has a scrollbar.
  • Codepage IBM437 is now supported.
  • The caret in the editor remembers horizontal position when moving up and down.
  • We separated File>New in File>New and File>New from Template.
  • Syntax coloring is optional.

Bug fixes:

  • XMLBlueprint cannot start with multiple files.
  • During XSLT transformation, the DTD in the XML Document is not loaded.
  • The editor's background is always white.
  • FTP/WebDAV dialog does not remember position.

XMLBlueprint 4.5

In this release most of the improvements are based on user feedback.

Improvements:

  • Typing <element> will automatically add the close tag, </element>.
  • Correct indentation after pressing [enter].
  • When whitespace is visible, TABs are displayed as | instead of ».

Bug fixes:

  • Unwanted scrollbars may appear in XML Completion's drop down.
  • Error message "Cannot find XSD for namespace {...}" is shown, even when the namespace is not actually used in the document.
  • Red error line should disappear when document is reloaded.
  • No feedback message is displayed (e.g., "Updating XML Completion ...") when updating XML Completion for a Relax NG schema.
  • Sometimes a folder is 'locked' by XMLBlueprint: the folder cannot be removed while XMLBlueprint is running.

XMLBlueprint 4.4

This release solves some annoying bugs.

Bug fixes:

  • It is not possible to add a new tool: when XMLBlueprint restarts, any changes are forgotten.
  • Layout problems when XMLBlueprint runs on a 120 DPI display.
  • Tidy separates empty elements (<element></element>).
  • No XML Completion for nodes in output namespace in XSLT Stylesheets.
  • XPath errors when parent of root node is selected.
  • Colors and 3D effects are not confirm Windows XP themes.

XMLBlueprint 4.3

Easy XML Completion based on Relax NG schemas is much improved. There are some gui improvements and a few minor bugs are solved.

Improvements:

  • Relax NG Completion (merging of grammars, combining of definitions) - solves SVG 1.2 and CNXML 0.5 problems.
  • To close a tab, middle-click the tab.
  • Added shortcut Ctrl-H to replace text (Ctrl-R still works).
  • Snippets: use | to indicate caret (text cursor) when there's no selection.

Bug fixes:

  • Setup XSLT Transformation dialog (icons were missing).
  • Edit snippets dialog (problems with newline and clipboard).
  • Added -i option to JING (do not check ID/IDREF) - solves error message "conflicting ID-types for attribute ...".

XMLBlueprint 4.2

New features:

  • XPath Expression Evaluator.
  • Relax NG Schema (Syntax Coloring, Validation and Easy XML Completion).
  • Pre-installed XML validators and XSLT processors.
  • XML Element Selector.
  • Sites.
  • Snippets.
  • Example directory.
  • Shortcuts overview.

Improvements

  • Shortcuts for user tools.
  • Auto-save files before running tool.

XMLBlueprint 4.1

New features:

  • File types are identified by an icon (colored square).
  • Open documents (tabs) can be reordered by drag & drop.
  • Preview of XML Document in Output Window.
  • Reopen documents at startup (optional).

Improvements:

  • Validate XML Documents without saving.
  • Auto-detect file type of tool output.

Bug fixes:

  • Oracle Database and WebDAV.
  • Tidy puts entities on new line, should be treated as text instead.
  • Number of trial days on certain non-English version of Windows is zero from the start.
  • XSLT completion does not work in the context of a non-XSLT namespace.
  • Explorer is slow when viewing large documents.

XMLBlueprint 4.0

New features:

  • Major improvements in XML Outline (syntax coloring; toolbar; show/hide certain node types; remember which nodes are open).
  • Assign DTD or XSD dialog (when opening a new XML Document).
  • Indentation dialog to choose between spaces or tabs.
  • Schemas Cache (faster validation; validate offline).
  • Bookmarks.

Improvements:

  • Validate XML Document without saving.
  • File>New templates.
  • Tidy and Indent/Unindent.
  • Status Bar (accepts Unicode characters; Unicode value of the character under the cursor).
  • Colors dialog (improved layout; cancel button).
  • Run as administrator or non-administrator.
  • Faster loading of documents.
  • XML Completion (<!ATTLIST>; <!ELEMENT>; <!ENTITY>; <!NOTATION>; the <any> element).
  • XSLT Transformation (run without saving; syntax coloring in output window).

Minor bug fixes:

  • FTP/WebDAV dialogs.
  • Customize Tools dialog.
  • Multi monitor support.
  • WebDAV (Oracle).

XMLBlueprint 3.9.1220

XMLBlueprint now supports Tavultesoft Keyman on all Windows versions. This makes it a lot easier to edit XML documents in many different languages without changing your physical keyboard.

XMLBlueprint 3.8.1111

This versions solves a few memory problems.

XMLBlueprint 3.8.1007

The highlights of this version:

  • Easy XML Completion. XMLBlueprint will automatically support context-sensitive XML Completion for any XML Document with a reference to a valid DTD or XSD. In the previous versions the schema had to be registered in the Schemas Catalog, that's no longer needed.
  • UTF-8 files can now be written with or without a Byte Order Mark (BOM). Default is no BOM.
  • Working with files on the Internet (via ftp, http, https or webDAV) is now easier than ever. There's now a separate OpenURL dialog for directly (down-)loading any file from the Internet. The FTP and WebDAV dialogs were improved and are a lot clearer now.
  • Improved support for the mouse wheel.

XMLBlueprint 3.7

We mainly improved the user support:

  • Welcome Screen.
  • Task-based Help manual.
  • Tip of the Day.

XMLBlueprint 3.6.0512

The following bugs were solved:

  • Error messages are not modal.
  • Sometimes a "Garbage Collection Failed!" message is displayed when XMLBlueprint is closed.

XMLBlueprint 3.6.0422

Improvements:

  • Improved Shell support (Desktop, My Computer, etc.).
  • Improved FTP support (UTF-8).
  • Improved WebDAV support (locking).
  • Improved XML tips (better support for XSLT, entities).
  • Improved Unicode support.
  • Many bug fixes.

XMLBlueprint 3.5.0127

Bug solved:

  • There was a small bug in version 3.5.0114: Sometimes an access violation occurs when opening the Select Fonts dialog box.