Install Oxygen XML Author on Mac OS X

Choosing an Installer

You can install Oxygen XML Author on Mac OS X using one of the following methods:

Install using the Mac OS X installation package, oxygenAuthor.zip.
Install using the all platforms installer. Choose the all platforms installer if you have trouble installing using the Mac OS X archive installation.

System Requirements

System requirements for a Mac OS X install:

Operating system

OS X version 10.6 64-bit or later

CPU

Minimum - Intel-based Mac, 1 GHz
Recommended - Dual Core class processor

Memory

Minimum - 2 GB of RAM
Recommended - 4 GB of RAM

Storage

Minimum - 400 MB free disk space
Recommended - 1 GB free disk space

Java

Oxygen XML Author requires Java to run. OS X includes Java by default or it will install it on the first attempt to run a Java application.

Oxygen XML Author supports only official and stable Java Virtual Machines with the version number 1.6.0 or later (the recommended version is 1.6.0 from Apple). Oxygen XML Author may work with JVM implementations from other vendors, but there is no guarantee that other implementations will work with future Oxygen XML Author updates and releases.

Oxygen XML Author uses the following rules to determine which installed version of Java to use:

If you start Oxygen XML Author with the application launcher (.app) file then:
1. if you use the zip distribution for OS X Oxygen XML Author uses the Apple Java SE 6 available on your Mac computer
2. if you use the tar.gz distribution that contains a bundled JRE then Oxygen XML Author will use that bundled JRE
If you start Oxygen XML Author using a startup .sh script then:
1. if a bundled JRE is available then it will be used
2. otherwise, if the JAVA_HOME environment variable is set then the Java distribution indicated by it will be used
3. otherwise the version of Java pointed to by your PATH environment variable will be used

If you run Oxygen XML Author using the oxygenAuthor.sh script, you can change the version of Java used by editing to script file. Go to the Java command at the end of the script file and specify the full path to the Java executable of the desired JVM version, for example:

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/bin/java "-Xdock:name= ...

OS X Installation

To install Oxygen XML Author on OS X:

Download the OS X installation package (oxygenAuthor.zip).
The Safari web browser should recognize and expand the compressed file. If it is not automatically expanded, you can expand it manually by double-clicking it.
Validate the integrity of the downloaded file by checking it against the MD5 sum published on the download page.
In Finder, move the expanded folder to your Applications folder.
Oxygen XML Author is now installed.
Start Oxygen XML Author, using one of the following methods:
- Double click Oxygen XML Author.app.
- Run sh oxygenAuthorMac.sh on the command line.
Note: You can start more than one instance on the same computer by running the following command for each new instance:
```
open -n OxygenAuthor.app
```
To license your copy of Oxygen XML Author, go to Help > Register to enter your license key.

Install Using the All Platforms Installer

To install using the all platforms installer:

Download the all platforms installation package (oxygenAuthor.tar.gz) to a folder of your choice.
Extract the archive in that folder.
Oxygen XML Author is now installed in a new sub-folder called oxygenAuthor.
Optionally, you can move the directory where you installed Oxygen XML Author to your applications directory. You can also rename it to contain the product version information. For example, you can rename it as oxygenAuthor17.1.
Start Oxygen XML Author by running oxygenAuthorMac.sh, which is located in the install folder.
To license your copy of Oxygen XML Author go to Help > Register and enter your license information.