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Altova StyleVision Professional Edition Changelog

What's new in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2024 Release 2

Apr 23, 2024
  • Support for Apache PDF Box 3.0.1:
  • Support for Apache PDF Box, which is used in the creation of fillable PDF forms in StyleVision, has been updated to the latest version.
  • Support for Mozilla pdf.js v4.0.379:
  • Mozilla pdf.js is one option users can select to preview PDF output in Edge inside StyleVision. The software now supports the latest version.
  • Updated database support:
  • For database report creation, StyleVision supports the most popular SQL databases and multiple versions thereof. In this release, support has been added for:
  • MySQL 8.2 & 8.3
  • PostgreSQL 16
  • MariaDB 11.2
  • SQLite 3.45

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2023 Release 2 (Apr 12, 2023)

  • Support for embedding images in HTML output:
  • To make sharing of HTML reports generated by StyleVision easier, customers may now opt to have StyleVision generate HTML with all images embedded. This makes it easier to share the HTML file, for example, by email, without having to also send and link the accompanying images.
  • A new section is available on the Images tab of the File / Properties dialog for selecting image embedding options for HTML output.
  • Support for FOP 2.8:
  • For generating PDF output, StyleVision now supports the latest version of the FOP processor.
  • Support for additional database versions:
  • StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the following relational databases in addition to previous versions:
  • Firebird 4
  • PostgreSQL 15
  • SQL Server 2022
  • Integration with latest Eclipse versions:
  • StyleVision can be integrated in the Eclipse IDE, with support added for the latest versions:
  • Eclipse 4.26
  • Eclipse 4.27

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2023 (Oct 19, 2022)

  • Support for Altova Schema Manager:
  • The Altova Version 2023 product line includes a new XML Schema Manager, which was created to assist with managing with the ever-increasing volume of XML standards and frequent updates.
  • The Altova XML Schema Manager provides a centralized way to install and manage standard XML Schemas for use with StyleVision and all Altova XML-enabled applications. The convenient interface lets you simply select the schemas you want to install (or uninstall). The XML Schema Manager will automatically select any required dependencies. Once a schema is installed, it’s available for use with any Altova XML-enabled product (StyleVision, StyleVision Server, XMLSpy, RaptorXML Server, etc.). You can also open the XML Schema Manager to browse the schemas already installed on your system.
  • Altova will update available schema versions frequently when they are released from standards bodies and include the latest versions in the XML Schema Manager. This way you can get the most up to date versions independent of the Altova product release cycle. It's easy to access the manager via the Tools menu in StyleVision.
  • Advantages of using the XML Schema Manager include:
  • Viewing all schemas on your system and checking if newer versions are available
  • Downloading new versions independently of the Altova product release cycle
  • Ability to install one or multiple versions of a given schema
  • Automatic detection and installation of dependent schemas
  • Faster processing of large schemas
  • Changes made in the Altova XML Schema Manager take effect for all installed Altova products
  • Ability to add HTML tags under the HEAD element:
  • This new option allows designers to add tags, such as meta data that is commonly included on HTML pages, to the HEAD element in HTML output.
  • A new metadata field in the HTML section of the Document Properties dialog accepts any text that the designer wants to go into the HEAD element of the HTML document. This could be a script or one or more meta tags. The HTML elements can be entered directly as text or as an XPath expression. In the screenshot below, the XPath expression sets a meta tag for the revision date of a document.
  • Option to disable part of a design from being rendered in output:
  • Sometimes it’s desirable to prevent a portion of a StyleVision design from being rendered in Authentic View or other output formats – without deleting the disabled elements. This allows the disabled part of the design to be re-enabled later and is analogous to “commenting out” a portion of the design.
  • Designers use the new “Disabled” component to prevent a portion of a design from being rendered in the output. Content inside a Disabled component remains in the design but is ignored in the output. The Disabled tags can easily be removed to reinstate the content.
  • Support for additional database versions:
  • StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the following databases, in addition to previous versions:
  • MariaDB 10.9.2
  • PostgreSQL 14.5
  • SQLite 3.39.2
  • Integration with latest Visual Studio and Eclipse versions:
  • StyleVision can be integrated in the Eclipse IDE, with support added for the latest versions:
  • Eclipse 4.23
  • Eclipse 4.24
  • Eclipse 4.25

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2022 Release 2 (Mar 8, 2022)

  • Support for images in the Project Window:
  • The StyleVision Project Window provides a convenient view for grouping, managing, and working with related files. Once collected in a project, files can be accessed easily from the Project sidebar when designing a report.
  • Now, when a project includes images, you can preview (via mouseover) and open them directly from the Project Window.
  • StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the following databases in addition to previous versions:
  • IBM DB2 11.5.7
  • MySQL 8.0.28
  • MariaDB 10.6.5
  • SQLite 3.37
  • PostgreSQL 14.1
  • Integration with latest Visual Studio and Eclipse versions
  • StyleVision can be integrated in the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs, with support added for the latest versions:
  • Eclipse 4.22
  • Visual Studio 2022

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2022 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • A new output format: pure text:
  • For creating reports from XML, database, and XBRL data, StyleVision now supports pure text as an output format. These text reports are ideal for machine reading or in circumstances when it’s useful to view large amounts of data without the need for styling and layout considerations.
  • Based on your graphical report design, StyleVision will generate the text report as well as an XSLT stylesheet for automating the transformation. Automated text output is also available via StyleVision Server.
  • Your single StyleVision design generates output in HTML, RTF, PDF, and Microsoft Word in addition to text.
  • Support for Windows 11:
  • MapForce and all Altova desktop and server software in the Version 2022 release now supports running on Windows 11.
  • Windows 11 represents a significant operating system upgrade from Microsoft that brings improved stability, security, scalability, and enhanced performance to developer desktops and laptops. Altova is proud to release full Windows 11 compatibility in its v2022 product line.
  • Extended find & replace capabilities:
  • Additional functionality has been added to the enhanced find/replace tools added in recent versions of StyleVision. Now, it’s possible to search in variable and template XPath statements, and the user can exclude some statements before executing a replace command.
  • Support for additional database versions:
  • StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the databases below in addition to previous versions:
  • IBM DB2 11.5
  • MySQL 8.0.25
  • PostgreSQL 13
  • SQLite 3.35.5
  • Integration with the newest versions of Eclipse:
  • StyleVision supports seamless integration with the Eclipse IDE, with support in the latest version added for Eclipse 4.19, 4.20, and 4.21.

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2021 Release 3 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and other improvements

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2021 Release 2 SP1 (Mar 31, 2021)

  • Support for Find & Replace
  • Support for FOP 2.6
  • Support for IBM DB2 for iSeries 7.4
  • Support for Eclipse 4.17 and 4.18

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2021 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Ability to attach files to a PDF
  • XBRL Taxonomy Manager
  • COVID-19 related XBRL taxonomy updates
  • Updated support for MariaDB
  • Support for Eclipse 4.15 and 4.16

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2020 Release 2 (Mar 17, 2020)

  • Improvements in XPath Debugger:
  • The XPath Debugger introduced in StyleVision 2020 lets designers move step-by-step through the evaluation of an XPath expression to analyze the results for the corresponding step of the evaluation. At each evaluation step, the part of the expression being currently evaluated is highlighted and the result of evaluating that step is shown in the Results pane.
  • Now, in v2020r2, even more, helpful details are provided in the call stack window: you can now see the context and variables at each step in the call stack, as shown in the screenshot to the right.
  • This, in addition to speed improvements in the XPath Debugger, make testing and debugging XPath in StyleVision easier than ever.
  • Support for FOP 2.4:
  • For producing PDF output from XML, database, or XBRL sources, StyleVision now supports the latest version of the Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor).
  • Support for additional database versions;
  • StyleVision and all database-enabled Altova products now support the latest version of the following databases:
  • Informix 14.10
  • PostgreSQL 12
  • SQLite 3.31
  • Integration with latest IDE versions:
  • StyleVision supports seamless integration with Eclipse with support extended to versions 4.13 and 4.14.

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2020 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • XPath Debugger and new XPath dialog
  • Support for additional database versions
  • Integration with Visual Studio 2019
  • Support for Eclipse 4.11 and 4.12

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2019 Release 3 (Apr 2, 2019)

  • Support for additional database versions
  • Open JDK support
  • Support for Office 2019
  • Support for Eclipse 4.9 and 4.10
  • Support for Windows Server 2019

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2019 (Oct 18, 2018)

  • Support for additional database versions
  • Support for Eclipse 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2018 Release 2 (Jul 4, 2018)

  • Exporting designs with rich text to MobileTogether
  • Support for Teradata 16 and MariaDB 10 databases
  • Detailed network proxy settings

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2015 Release 3 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • Support for XPath 3.1 and XQuery 3.1
  • Significantly extended XPath/XQuery tab
  • Support for custom fonts in Output Windows

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2014 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • Support for new databases
  • Integration in Eclipse 4.3
  • New option for rendering section breaks

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2013 Release 2 SP 2 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • SP2 includes the enhancements listed under SP1 as well as single-thread execution options, performance-oriented bug fixes, and more.

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2013 Release 2 SP 1 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • Provides management of RaptorXML Server via FlowForce Server, and availability of RaptorXML Development Edition for licensed customers of XMLSpy, MapForce, and StyleVision.

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2013 (Sep 21, 2012)

  • Table row and column conditions – conditionally hide rows or columns in tables
  • XPath Evaluator extension of XPath Builder – evaluate XPath expressions in context, in order to verify results
  • Java application seamless integration – integrate StyleVision functionality in custom Java applications for Windows
  • Watermark support – set watermark images or free text for PDF, RTF, and Word output
  • Additional toolbars for easier design – several toolbar buttons and combo boxes have been added to simplify text formatting tasks
  • Spell check support for CamelCase – saves time and increases spell-check accuracy
  • Integration with Eclipse 4.2 – adds to support for earlier versions

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2012 Release 2 (Mar 3, 2012)

  • RichEdit functionality for Authentic eForms – Authentic end users can now apply formatting to content via RichEdit toolbar
  • Support for logical files in IBM iSeries databases – logical files are similar to data views and can now be used as a data source for reporting

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2012.00.00 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Composite styles Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Basic Edition – Control multiple style features via XPath
  • Dynamic class assignment for HTML, Word, RTF, PDF, and Authentic Enterprise Edition Professional Edition
  • Dynamic CSS selection via XPath Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Basic Edition
  • Support for HTML5 and CSS3 Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Basic Edition
  • JDBC database driver support Enterprise Edition Professional Edition
  • Java API Enterprise Edition Professional Edition
  • New samples for API use Enterprise Edition Professional Edition – code samples help developers immediately utilize the APIs to automate StyleVision in their preferred environment

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2011 Release 3 (Jun 11, 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

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2011 Release 2 (Feb 21, 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

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2011 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • Charts as a new design element Enterprise Edition – charts can be rendered for multi-channel output in HTML, RTF, PDF, Word 2007+, and as electronic forms
  • Chart wizard for XBRL files Enterprise Edition – allows users to generate charts in their XBRL reports using a comprehensive wizard
  • Scripting & toolbar editor for Authentic Enterprise Edition Professional Edition – allows users to interact with XML and database reports using forms, event handlers, and macros created in the Scripting Editor interface
  • Multi-channel output of HTML/CALS tables Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition – StyleVision will automatically recognize values dictating table structure such as column number, row height, etc., and apply them to rendered output
  • Assigning styles to HTML/CALS tables Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition – enables customers to add information that may be missing from the source format
  • Multiple assignments to HTML/CALS tables in a single schema Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition – allows users to differentiate between similar data structures and define separate styles to each using the Edit HTML/CALS tables dialog
  • Ability to import existing XSLT files Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Standard Edition – users will now be able to base their designs on existing XSLT files that were designed for HTML output or XSL files with XSL:FO commands for output in PDF

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2010 Release 3 SP1 (May 31, 2010)

  • Support for iXBRL – allows users to embed XBRL fragments in HTML documents
  • Global templates for any element – enables StyleVision users to easily create modular designs and manage large documentation efforts with ease
  • Support for Visual Studio 2010

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2010 Release 2 (May 31, 2010)

  • 64-bit version – for use with 64-bit operating systems
  • Support for editable variables in Authentic e-Forms – allows users to add variables to the design template itself, rather than needing to modify the underlying XML Schema file.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for moving layout boxes
  • Enclose/remove templates for table rows and columns
  • Enhanced header/footer options
  • Support for vertical text
  • Ability to pass parameters to design fragments

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2010 (May 31, 2010)

  • Completely new design paradigm – adds to the flexibility to the design process, letting users approach StyleVision in the same way they use other design applications - specifying layout first and adding content after.
  • True electronic form design through absolute positioning – lets users specify an exact static location for any content element(s) in their template designs.
  • Ability to print design templates – promotes easy collaboration with other stakeholders, allowing them to preview document markup and design before XML, database, and/or XBRL-derived content is added to the generated output.
  • Support for multiple page layouts in one document – lets users work even more seamlessly with printed media, in which it is often necessary to combine portrait and landscape modes, have different headers and footers, variable page sizes, etc.
  • Inline HTML, XSLT processing commands – gives users additional flexibility in their design, enabling them to use functionality that is not sometimes natively supported in StyleVision.
  • Inline XSL:FO processing commands – gives users additional flexibility in their design, enabling them to use functionality that is not sometimes natively supported in StyleVision.
  • Extension templates based on any XPath – allows for full flexibility in selecting nodes and values from any XML location and in any combination within a document(s).
  • Ability to import external XSLT files
  • Column formatting for print output formats – allows users to create static columns in their template designs for printed output, which is essential for newspaper-type layouts.
  • XHTML output option
  • Disable-output-escaping function – enables developers to render code as-is, without it being transformed by a processor.
  • Ability to modify output DPI – lets users accurately fine-tune the conversion from pixel units to absolute units (cm, in, etc.) for better control over how CSS settings get applied to print output formats.
  • Support for variables in design – enables users to declare variables based on any XPath expression.
  • Native code calls (.NET, Java, JavaScript, etc.) in XPath statements
  • Support for fixed lines in form design
  • Internet Explorer support extended to include IE8
  • Compatibility with Windows 7

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2009 (Mar 10, 2009)

  • XBRL design for financial reporting
  • All-new design for tables
  • Direct template filtering with XPath
  • Visual Studio & Eclipse integration
  • Native support for XML fields in SQL Server
  • Native support for additional databases

New in Altova StyleVision Professional Edition 2007 SP2 (Mar 22, 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