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Install Oxygen XML Author on Mac OS X

Parent topic: Installation

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.dmg.

System Requirements

System requirements for a Mac OS X install:

Operating system

OS X version 10.8 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 only supports 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:

  1. 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
  2. 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, follow these steps:

  1. Download the OS X installation package (oxygenAuthor.dmg).
  2. Validate the integrity of the downloaded file by checking it against the MD5 sum published on the download page.
  3. Double-click the oxygenAuthor.dmg disk image file to mount it.
  4. Drag/Copy the Oxygen XML Author folder to your /Applications folder (or another location if you wish).
    Do not copy the files/folders from within the Oxygen XML Author folder (always copy the folder itself), otherwise you will omit invisible files/folders and the application may no longer start.
    Oxygen XML Author is now installed.
  5. Start Oxygen XML Author, using one of the following methods:

    • Double-click Oxygen XML Author.app.

    • Run sh oxygenAuthorMac.sh in the command line interface.

    Notice

    You can start multiple instances on the same computer by running the following command for each new instance:
    open -n OxygenAuthor.app
  6. To license your copy of Oxygen XML Author, go to Help ⇒ Register to enter your license key.

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