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Tutorials and details about customizing frameworks and the visual Author editing mode
CSS Support in Author Mode
CSS Extensions
Additional CSS Properties

Introduction
Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Author 26.1
Getting Started
Information and resources to help you get started using Oxygen XML Author as quickly as possible
Installation
The requirements and installation instructions for each platform
Configuration
Description of all of the options that allow you to configure Oxygen XML Author
Perspectives
The Editor and Database perspectives
Editing Modes
The Text, Grid, and Author editing modes
Working With Documents
General information about features available when working with documents
Editing Supported Document Types
Details about the various types of supported documents and their unique editing features
Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Additional XML Editing Frameworks (Document Types)
The custom frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Publishing
Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
Working with XPath Expressions
Information about using XPath Expressions in Oxygen XML Author
Working with Archives
Describes how to use the Archive Browser to work with various type of archives
Databases and SharePoint
Connecting to supported databases and integrating Oxygen XML Author with SharePoint
Importing Data
Information about how to import data from external sources into XML documents
Framework and Author Mode Customization
Tutorials and details about customizing frameworks and the visual Author editing mode
- Creating and Configuring Custom Frameworks
- Basic Framework Customization Tutorial
- CSS Support in Author Mode
  - Associating a CSS with an XML Document
  - Handling CSS Imports
  - Displaying Processing Instructions from Other XML Editors
  - Specifying Media Types in the CSS
  - CSS At-Rules
  - Standard W3C CSS Supported Features
  - CSS Extensions
    - Built-in CSS Selectors
    - Additional CSS Selectors
    - Additional CSS Properties
      - Append Content Properties: -oxy-append-content / -oxy-prepend-content
        Used to append specified content.
      - Collapse Text: -oxy-collapse-text Property Value
        Used to collapse the content of an element.
      - Cyrillic Counters: -oxy-lower-cyrillic Property Values
        Used to style lists with Cyrillic counters.
      - Display Tag Markers: -oxy-display-tags Property
        Used to specify whether or not tag markers are displayed.
      - Editable: -oxy-editable Property
        Used to inhibit editing the content of a particular element.
      - Floating Toolbar: -oxy-floating-toolbar Property
        Used to display a configured floating toolbar in Author mode.
      - Folding Elements: -oxy-foldable / -oxy-folded / -oxy-not-foldable-child
        Used to configure whether or not the content of an element can be expanded or collapsed.
      - Links: -oxy-link Property
        Used to specify that a particular element should be considered a link.
      - Link Navigation: -oxy-link-activation-trigger Property
        Used to specify how hyperlinks are handled in Author mode.
      - Morph Elements: -oxy-morph Property Value
        Used to specify that an element should be displayed inline.
      - Placeholders for Empty Elements: -oxy-placeholder-content Property
        Used to configure placeholders for empty elements.
      - Style Elements: -oxy-style Property
        Used to configure the style of particular elements.
      - Tags Color: -oxy-tags-color Property
        Used to configure the background or foreground colors of tags.
    - Custom CSS Functions
    - Form Controls
    - Custom CSS Pseudo-classes
    - Using the :before(n) and :after(n) CSS Pseudo-Elements
  - Debugging CSS Stylesheets
Extending Oxygen With the SDK
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author using the SDK
Add-ons
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author with add-ons
Tools
Specifics about the various tools that are included in Oxygen XML Author
Troubleshooting
A compilation of common problems and their solutions
DITA Authoring
A guide to help content authors who create and publish DITA content
Scripting Oxygen
Details about the scripting possibilities that are available with Oxygen XML Author
Glossary
Copyright
Legal information

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Additional CSS Properties

Oxygen XML Author provides various additional CSS properties to extend the standard CSS properties.