Sharing and Storing Preferences

When you configure the Oxygen XML Editor options, you can store them globally or bind them to a specific project by choosing the appropriate setting in the preferences pages. They can then be shared with others by exporting the global options or by sharing the stored project-level files. The same is true with transformation and validation scenarios.

Figure: Controlling the Storage of the Preferences

Global Options

By default, Global Options is selected in the preferences pages, meaning that the options are stored on your computer and are not accessible to other users (unless you export them into an XML options file that can then be shared).

Global options are stored locally in the following locations:

Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10) - [user_home_directory]\AppData\Roaming\com.oxygenxml
Windows XP - [user_home_directory]\Application Data\com.oxygenxml
Mac OS X - [user_home_directory]/Library/Preferences/com.oxygenxml
Linux/Unix - [user_home_directory]/.com.oxygenxml

Project Options

If you select Project Options, the preferences are stored in the project file and can be shared with other users. For instance, if your project file is saved on a version control system (such as SVN, CVS, or Source Safe) or in a shared folder, your team will have the same option configuration that you stored in the project file.

Note: Some pages do not have the Project Options switch, since the options they host might contain sensitive data (passwords, for example), unsuitable for sharing with other users.

Note: If changes have been made to the options in a preferences page and you switch between Project Options and Global Options, a dialog box will be displayed that allows you to select one of the following:

Overwrite - The existing options from the current preferences page will be overwritten.
Preserve - The existing options from the current preferences page will be preserved.

For more information about sharing project files, see the Sharing a Project - Team Collaboration section.