The Author Component was designed to provide the functionality of the standard Author mode, which can be embedded either in a third-party standalone Java application or customized as a Java Web Applet to provide WYSIWYG-like XML editing directly in your choice of web browsers.
The WebApp Component is a re-implementation of the Oxygen XML Editor Author mode user interface, based on JavaScript and HTML5. Its purpose is to enable XML editing and reviewing on your mobile devices and desktops, directly in a web browser environment. Since the interface was thinned down as much as possible, the core XML processing was moved into a Java-enabled server.
| WebApp Component | Author Component | |
|---|---|---|
| Intended audience | Reviewers and occasional contributors. | Authors, technical writers. |
| Mobile device support | Specifically designed for mobile devices. | No. |
| Compatibility with the standard version of Oxygen XML Editor | Covers only editing and reviewing features. | 100% |
| Text and Grid Mode | No. | Yes. |
| Client-side setup | None. | Requires Java to be installed, and Java Applets to be allowed to run. |
| Server-side setup | Requires a servlet container. | Requires a web server. |