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Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author

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
- DocBook 4 Document Type (Framework)
  A document type standard for books, articles, and other prose documents (particularly technical documentation)
- DocBook 5 Document Type (Framework)
  An enhanced (version 5) document type standard designed for a variety of documents (particularly technical documentation)
- DocBook Assembly (5.1 and Later)
  A document type standard used to define the hierarchy and relationships for a collection of DocBook resources
- DocBook Topic (5.1 and Later)
  A document type standard used as a modular unit of DocBook documentation
- DocBook Targetset Document Type (Framework)
  A document type standard used to resolve cross references with the DocBook olink
- DITA Topics Document Type (Framework)
  An XML-based architecture designed for authoring, publishing, and delivering technical information
- DITA Map Document Type (Framework)
  A document type that collects and organizes references to DITA topics or other maps
- XHTML Document Type (Framework)
  Extensible HyperText Markup Language includes the same depth of expression as HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax
- TEI P5 Document Type (Framework)
  A standard for the academic community that collectively defines an XML format for text that is primarily semantic rather than presentational
- TEI ODD Document Type (Framework)
  An XML-conformant specification that allows you to create TEI P5 schema in a literate programming style
- jTEI Document Type (Framework)
  A highly restrictive customization (only about 80 elements are included) of the TEI P5 standard
- JATS Document Type (Framework)
  A technical standard that defines an XML format for scientific literature
- EPUB Document Type (Framework)
  An e-book file format that is a ZIP archive and can be downloaded and read on devices such as phones, tablets, computers, or e-readers
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
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

Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)

Oxygen XML Author includes a variety of specialized editors, views, and features that are dynamic according to the type of document that you open or create. Oxygen XML Author includes fully supported built-in frameworks for popular XML document types (e.g. DITA, DocBook, TEI, XHTML, JATS), as well as other document types (e.g. JSON, YAML, OpenAPI, Markdown, HTML, CSS), each with a specialized set of editing features for the particular document type.

The built-in frameworks are defined according to a set of rules and a variety of settings that improve editing capabilities for its particular file type. These settings include:

A default grammar used for validation and content completion in both Author mode and Text mode.
CSS stylesheets for rendering XML documents in Author mode.
User actions invoked from toolbars or menus in Author mode.
Built-in transformation scenarios used for publishing XML documents.
XML Catalogs used for mapping resources.
New document templates to make it easy to create XML documents.
User-defined extensions for customizing the interaction with the content author in Author mode.

It is also possible to create and configure your own custom frameworks (document types). For more information, see the Creating and Configuring Custom Frameworks section.

For extensive details about the DITA editing features included in Oxygen XML Author, see the DITA Authoring chapter.