September 21st, 2012· Table row and column conditions
· XPath Evaluator extension of XPath Builder
· Java application seamless integration
· Watermark support
· Additional toolbars for easier design
· Spell check support for CamelCase
· Integration with Eclipse 4.2 (adds to support for earlier versions)
· Support for US GAAP 2012 XBRL taxonomy (adds to support for earlier versions)
November 1st, 2011· Enhanced styling capabilities (e.g., composite styles, dynamic CSS selection), dynamic class assignment, HTML5 and CSS support, JDBC database driver support, revamped Java API
June 11th, 2011· Digital signatures for XML documents
· Support for new PXF (Portable XML Forms) file format
· New spell checker with improved dictionary support
· Support for Internet Explorer 9
· Support for .TIFF, .JPEG XR, and .SVG image formats
· Scripting editor supports .NET 4.0
· Ability to add additional .NET assemblies for scripting
February 21st, 2011· Barcode support
· Ability to generate multiple output files from a single design template
· Ability to define reusable XPath expressions
· Support for embedded images in XML
· Additional chart types and features
· Ability to generate ASPX Web applications
· PDF bookmark tree
· Ability to create visible/internal combobox values
September 15th, 2010· Charts as a new design element Enterprise Edition
· Chart wizard for XBRL files Enterprise Edition
· Scripting & toolbar editor for Authentic Enterprise Edition Professional Edition
· Multi-channel output of HTML/CALS tables Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition
· Assigning styles to HTML/CALS tables Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition
· Multiple assignments to HTML/CALS tables in a single schema Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition
· Ability to import existing XSLT files Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition
· Support for Apache FOP 1.0 Enterprise Edition
May 14th, 2010Support for iXBRL:
· iXBRL, or Inline XBRL, is a standard for embedding XBRL fragments in an HTML document so that the same source can be used for both human and machine processing. HMRC, which provides XBRL oversight in the United Kingdom, has officially adopted iXBRL so this is a necessary feature for users that fall under that jurisdiction.
· iXBRL reports can be generated automatically based on XBRL instance files, and StyleVision gives users some formatting options to ensure that their reports are displayed correctly.
Global templates for any element:
· StyleVision now allows designers to create Global Templates for any element, not just global elements in XML Schema.
· Global Templates are invoked by the main template and are used to define reusable document fragments in situations where an element (or type) occurs within various elements or in various locations. For example, if a para element needs to have the same appearance no matter where it occurs, it may make sense to use a Global Template to enforce its formatting rules across the documentation.
· Users can also choose to use arbitrary XPath statements to select document locations for applying Global Templates.
· This is an advanced feature that enables StyleVision users to easily create modular designs and manage large documentation efforts with ease.
Support for Visual Studio 2010:
· StyleVision now integrates with the newest release of Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2010.
May 14th, 2010· Layout Containers: A Layout Container is a block in which Design Elements can be laid out and absolutely positioned within the block.
· Blueprints: Within a Layout Container an image of a form can be used as an underlay blueprint for the design. With the help of a blueprint, an existing design can be reproduced accurately.
· Document Sections: Documents can be divided into sections, with each section having its own properties, such as page layout properties. This enables different parts of a document to be presented differently. Older features affected: Previous designs had no sections. These designs will now be created as documents with one section, the Initial Document Section. Page properties and page layout properties, which were previously specified for the document as a whole, are now specified for the Initial Document Section. The cover page for print output of previous versions will be created in the new version as a template within the Initial Document Section.
· Page columns: Pages can be specified to have columns.
· User-Defined Templates: A template can be generated for a sequence of items by an XPath expression you specify. These items may be atomic values or nodes. An XPath expression enables the selection of nodes to be more specific, allowing conditions and filters to be used for the selection. Furthermore, templates can be built for atomic values, thus enabling structures to be built that are independent of the schema structure. Older features affected: Variable Iterators, which were used to create a template for a variable, now create a variable on a node template and then a User-Defined template for that variable.
· User-Defined Elements: This feature is intended to enable presentation language elements (such as HTML, XSLT, and XSL-FO) to be freely inserted at any location in the design.
· User-Defined XML Text Blocks: XML Text blocks can be freely inserted at any location in the design, and these blocks will be created at that location in the generated XSLT stylesheet.
· XSLT Templates: XSLT files can be imported into the generated stylesheets. If a node in the XML instance document is matched to a template in the imported XSLT file and no other template takes precedence over the imported template, then the imported template will be used. Additionally, named templates in the imported XSLT file can be called from within the design.
· Variables: A variable can now be declared on a template and take a value that is specified with an XPath expression. Previously, the value of a variable was limited to the selection of the node on which it was created. Variables in the 2010 version allow any XPath expression to be specified as the value of the variable. Older features affected: Variables and Variable Iterators. Variables from older versions are now created on the relevant template and are given a value that selects the same template. Variable Iterators are replaced with a combination of a Variable and a User-Defined Template; see User-Defined Templates below.
· Inserting Design Elements: Design Elements (paragraphs, lists, images, etc) can be inserted first, and an XML node from the schema tree assigned to the Design Element afterwards. This is in addition to the existing mechanism by which a schema nodes is dragged into the design and a Design Element created for it.
· Hide Markup in Design View: Markup tags in Design View can be hidden and collapsed, thus freeing up space in Design View.
· Java and .NET functions in Auto-Calculations: Native Java and .NET functions can be used in the XPath expressions of Auto-Calculations. This makes the function libraries of Java and .NET accessible to the SPS.
· Disable output escaping: A setting that defines whether text output will be escaped or not. A character is said to be escaped when it is written as a character entity (such as & or A). This feature is useful when outputting text that contains program code.
· Pixel Resolution: Pixel length units in the SPS are converted to absolute units for print output according to a factor that the SPS designer specifies.
· Default length units: can be specified in the Options dialog (Tools | Options).
· XHTML output: When XHTML is specified as the HTML output preference in the document's properties (File | Properties), an XHTML document is generated for the HTML output.
· Printout of Design: The design in Design View can be printed with or without tags.
May 14th, 2010· Layout Containers: A Layout Container is a block in which Design Elements can be laid out and absolutely positioned within the block.
· Blueprints: Within a Layout Container an image of a form can be used as an underlay blueprint for the design. With the help of a blueprint, an existing design can be reproduced accurately.
· Document Sections: Documents can be divided into sections, with each section having its own properties, such as page layout properties. This enables different parts of a document to be presented differently. Older features affected: Previous designs had no sections. These designs will now be created as documents with one section, the Initial Document Section. Page properties and page layout properties, which were previously specified for the document as a whole, are now specified for the Initial Document Section. The cover page for print output of previous versions will be created in the new version as a template within the Initial Document Section.
· Page columns: Pages can be specified to have columns.
· User-Defined Templates: A template can be generated for a sequence of items by an XPath expression you specify. These items may be atomic values or nodes. An XPath expression enables the selection of nodes to be more specific, allowing conditions and filters to be used for the selection. Furthermore, templates can be built for atomic values, thus enabling structures to be built that are independent of the schema structure. Older features affected: Variable Iterators, which were used to create a template for a variable, now create a variable on a node template and then a User-Defined template for that variable.
· User-Defined Elements: This feature is intended to enable presentation language elements (such as HTML, XSLT, and XSL-FO) to be freely inserted at any location in the design.
· User-Defined XML Text Blocks: XML Text blocks can be freely inserted at any location in the design, and these blocks will be created at that location in the generated XSLT stylesheet.
· XSLT Templates: XSLT files can be imported into the generated stylesheets. If a node in the XML instance document is matched to a template in the imported XSLT file and no other template takes precedence over the imported template, then the imported template will be used. Additionally, named templates in the imported XSLT file can be called from within the design.
· Variables: A variable can now be declared on a template and take a value that is specified with an XPath expression. Previously, the value of a variable was limited to the selection of the node on which it was created. Variables in the 2010 version allow any XPath expression to be specified as the value of the variable. Older features affected: Variables and Variable Iterators. Variables from older versions are now created on the relevant template and are given a value that selects the same template. Variable Iterators are replaced with a combination of a Variable and a User-Defined Template; see User-Defined Templates below.
· Inserting Design Elements: Design Elements (paragraphs, lists, images, etc) can be inserted first, and an XML node from the schema tree assigned to the Design Element afterwards. This is in addition to the existing mechanism by which a schema nodes is dragged into the design and a Design Element created for it.
· Hide Markup in Design View: Markup tags in Design View can be hidden and collapsed, thus freeing up space in Design View.
· Java and .NET functions in Auto-Calculations: Native Java and .NET functions can be used in the XPath expressions of Auto-Calculations. This makes the function libraries of Java and .NET accessible to the SPS.
· Disable output escaping: A setting that defines whether text output will be escaped or not. A character is said to be escaped when it is written as a character entity (such as & or A). This feature is useful when outputting text that contains program code.
· Pixel Resolution: Pixel length units in the SPS are converted to absolute units for print output according to a factor that the SPS designer specifies.
· Default length units: can be specified in the Options dialog (Tools | Options).
· XHTML output: When XHTML is specified as the HTML output preference in the document's properties (File | Properties), an XHTML document is generated for the HTML output.
· Printout of Design: The design in Design View can be printed with or without tags.
March 22nd, 2007· Support for specifying style values based on XPath expressions
· Ability to set different conditions for different output media (HTML, PDF, RTF, Authentic forms)
· Support for sorting data on output to HTML, PDF, RTF
· Support for January 23, 2007 XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 standards
· Rendering and editing of CDATA nodes
· Page count totals (Page X of XX) for output to PDF and RTF
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