XLingPaper version 3.14.0 available for Windows, Mac, and Linux

[Andy Black]

XLingPaper version 3.14.0 (for the XMLmind XML Editor version 7.2+ or 8.2+) is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Note: for Mac users upgrading to this version from versions before 3.7.5, please see:

1. Using a new version of XeLaTeX; and
2. Some changes you may need to make in your documents.

This new version of XLingPaper has a number of improvements and bug fixes.

The highlights of this version are:

1. Added a ability to have an additional author field in references for using a "surname, given name" format of authors.
2. Add an ability to set the horizontal alignment of figures and numbered tables via a publisher style sheet.
3. Added a borderaround attribute to img elements and add an imageBorderLayout element to publisher style sheets to control the width of the border and the space between the border and the image.

If you have not previously installed XLingPaper, you can obtain an installation program for Windows, Mac or Linux at http://software.sil.org/xlingpaper/download/.

If you have already installed XLingPaper version 2.10.0 or higher and merely want to upgrade, then you will need to download and install the XLingPaper update file. See https://software.sil.org/xlingpaper/download/config-only/. Be careful to get the installer for the version of the XMLmind XML Editor you are using (it is possible to install both, if you wish). If you have modified any of the stock publisher style sheets, please be sure to make a backup of your work before running this installer. It may overwrite your modifications.

The recent changes are:

• 3.14.0 13 November 2023
  • Add ability to have an additional author field under references for using a "surname, given name" format of authors. The element is refAuthorSurnameGivenName.
  • Add an ability to set the horizontal alignment of figures and numbered tables via a publisher style sheet. See the align attribute in sections 6.12.1 "Figures" and 6.13.1 "Numbered Tables" in the publisher style sheet documentation and the alignoverride attribute in sections 6.4.1 "Figures" and 6.4.3 "Numbered Tables" in the user documentation.
  • Add a borderaround attribute to img elements and add an imageBorderLayout element to publisher style sheets to control the width of the border and the space between the border and the image.
  • Fix bug: glossary terms would come out in the wrong order if some terms only occurred in definitions of cited terms.
  • Fix bug: non-publisher style sheet transforms did not insert a space between textBefore and a reference when using the default textBefore values.
  • Fix bug: any headerFooterPageStyles in a back matter layout portion of a publisher style sheet that contained a chapterNumber element would fail to show the contents of that element in the header/footer in the output.
  • Fix bug: using an example within a dd element did not format correctly.
  • Fix bug: when the defaultparenvalue attribute in a citationLayout was set to citationBoth, a citation element with an overt paren attribute value would be ignored.
  • For the default way of producing PDF (via XeLaTeX):
    • Add a way to get ragged right (left justified) output: Added the paragraphAlignment (before the lineSpacing element) in a publisher style sheet. It has one attribute, textalign, which defaults to 'justify' but can be set to 'left'.
    • Fix bug: using a tree with image could cause the left margin position to change.
    • Fix bug: when a percent sign was in a secTitle, PDF would fail to be produced.
  • For the RenderX way of producing PDF:
    • Fix bug: Having a publishing blurb could cause the PDF to fail to be produced.
    • Fix bug: Including an authorContactInfoLayout element in a publisher style sheet could cause the PDF to fail to be produced.