File Types

Oxygen XML Author offers editing support for a wide variety of file types, but users are free to add new file extensions and associate them with the editor type which fits better. The associations set here between a file extension and the type of editor which opens the file for editing have precedence over the default associations available in the File > New dialog.

The File Types preferences panel is opened from menu Options > Preferences > File Types.

The File Types Preferences Panel

The table columns contain the following data:

You can also decide the files which will be handled as DITA maps when opened in Oxygen XML. If the files match the pattern that is specified in DITA Maps file patterns you will be prompted to open them in the DITA Maps Manager view.

The files that match the Binary file patterns patterns are handled as binary and opened in the associated system application. Also, they are excluded from the following actions available in the Project view: File/Replace in Files, Check Spelling in Files, Validate.