You will find here the exhaustive release notes of the project.
0.16.0
start date: 2004.10.25
build date: 2004.10.25
builder: EMercier
The feature hierarchy concept has been introduced.

{XSD}  [0.14.0], [0.10.0], [0.8.0], [0.6.6]
<feature>  [0.14.0], [0.12.0]
Parent feature
The 'Feature/@parentID' attribute has been added.
This enables to indicate that a feature belongs to a parent-feature, and thus provide a hierachy among the features.
Still beta and should be considered as a try...
detail: func business
<HTML>  [0.10.1], [0.6.6], [0.6.4]
Features sum-up
The features hierarchy is now emphasized on the features summary page, by nesting the feature content with a parent within its parent.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.16.0.zip
0.15.0
start date: 2004.10.24
build date: 2004.10.25
builder: EMercier
Some bugs have been fixed. Added new XSLT model plugins.

<dependencyModel>
Dependencies
The new 'DependencyModel.xsl' new plugin enables to inline the release notes dependency-components of a component.
When a component has a new dependency (expressed via the 'Release/Dependencies/Component' XML element), this plugin inlines the depending-component by looking at its XRN release notes found via the corresponding 'ReleaseNotes/Components/Component/@xml' attribute.
This is the reason why it is important to express the XRN release notes of all depending components.
detail: func enhance
{AntTask}  [0.3.2]
<migration>  [0.8.0], [0.6.4], [0.6.2], [0.4.1]
Implicit migration
Added the 'implicitlyMigrate' parameter to the Ant task, so that it is possible to migrate the provided XRN files if necessary, without migrating the original.
No, when the Ant 'migrate' parameter is used, only the migration is performed.
detail: func enhance
contributor: EMercier
{plugin}  [0.10.0]
<SectionFilterModel>
Section filter XSLT model
This new XSLT model 'SectionFilterModel' enables to filter the sections to keep when generating the release notes.
It enables to filter the 'Summary', 'Composition', 'Dependencies', 'Requirements' and 'Deliveries' XML 'Release'-child elements individually.
Usefull, for instance, when you want to generate an HTML download page.
detail: tech technical
<VSC>  [0.6.6], [0.6.1]
CVSModel XSLT model plugin
Fixed the deprecated 'Feature/Abstract' XML element use (which is now 'Feature/Title').
detail: tech fix
Actors XSD and migration
Added the 'XRNActors.xsd' schema in order to know how to fulfill the actors XML file.
Fixed the 0.13.0 to 0.14.0 migration stylesheet.
detail: tech fix
Release build date
The release build date has been added to the summary page when the multi-component feature is being used.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.15.0.zipAdded the previously forgottent 'XRNActors.xsd'. Added the XSLT model 'DependencyModel.xsl' and 'SectionFilterModel' plugins. Removed the 'DownloadLayout.xsl' XSLT layout, which is not used anymore.
0.14.0
start date: 2004.09.01
build date: 2004.10.21
builder: EMercier
Miscellaneous features have been added.

<actors>
Actors
The 'Actors.xsd' schema has been normalized and you can now use it in order to define all actors involved in the process.
Either you use the 'Actors' top-child XML element of 'ReleaseNotes', or you use the 'XRNActors' plugin model XSL in order to provide one.
The actors file should comply to the 'XRNActors.xsd' schema present in the package.
For every actor, when this plugin is used, you can directly write to him by clicking the hyperlink (via a 'mailto' HTML tag).
detail: func business
<feature>  [0.12.0]
Feature title
The 'Feature/Abstract' XML element has been renamed 'Title' because this is more adapted.
detail: tech fix
<freshness>
Release 'freshness' indicator
On each HTML release, the "freshness" of the release is now indicated by a color at the right of the version name.
detail: func enhance
<XSD>  [0.10.0], [0.8.0], [0.6.6]
XSD change
The inner 'Contributors' and 'AskingPersons' XML element now contain 'Actor' XML elements so as to simplify the XSD.
The 'Abstract' element has been renamed as 'Title'.
detail: tech enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.14.0.zipAdded the 'XRNActors.xsl' plugin model XSLT
0.13.0
build date: 2004.08.31
builder: EMercier
A minor release with only the title header, footer new feature.

<cumulative>  [0.8.0]
Cumulative
The 'cumulative' attribute of the Ant XRN task has been made obsolete.
The ''VersionAndTypeFilterModel' model XSLT plugin should be used instead.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix
<titleHeaderFooter>
Title, header, footer
You can now provide a title, a header and a footer for the multi-components into HTML.
This is possible in the Ant task through the inner 'title', 'header' and 'footer' XML elements.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.13.0.zip
0.12.0
build date: 2004.08.29
builder: EMercier
All the filtering has been replaced by a model XSLT. There are backward incompabilities.

<askingPersonAndContributor>
Multiple asking persons and contributors
When the inner 'Contributors' and 'AskingPersons' XML element (in the 'Feature' XML element) were used, only the first actor was output in the HTML page.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix
<feature>
Feature with no ID hyperlink
On the 'Feature' HTML page, add an hyperlink to the release where the anonymous feature has been defined.
detail: func bug-fixing fix
<filtering>
Filtering
The version (via the 'firstVersion' and 'lastVersion' attributes), feature type (via the 'type' attribute) and importance (via the 'importanceThreshold') filtering has been removed from the Ant XRN task.
Those filters are now performed by the ''VersionAndTypeFilterModel' plugin-model XSLT, in order to make the XSLT code easier.
detail: tech enhance
<importance>  [0.9.0], [0.6.4], [0.6.2]
Importance default level
The importance default value is now considered to be set to 3, so that it makes sense: it was set to 4, so that all features are equaly very important by default.
The level 5 has been added, so as to make 3 in the middle of the range.
detail: tech enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.12.0.zipAdded the 'VersionAndTypeFilterModel.xsl' plugin model XSLT.
0.11.0
build date: 2004.08.28
builder: EMercier
Added the 'Feature' summary HTML page, which enables to review all the release notes features.

<features>
Features HTML page
Provide an HTML page that gathers all features.
This is still beta and will be improved...
detail: func enhance
contributor: EMercier
Feature inheritance and layout
The layout of the feature has been enhanced.
Multiple features with the same 'ID' are now gathered.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.11.0.zip
0.10.1
build date: 2004.08.16
builder: EMercier
Minor enhancements.

<HTML>  [0.6.6], [0.6.4]
Obsolete XRN file
The warning output when a XRN file is obsolete now states the ID of the component.
detail: tech enhance
Bottom banner visibility
The bottom banner for XRN promotion was still visible on the generated HTML pages (with multi-components enabled), even when the 'banner' Ant attribute was set to 'no'.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.10.1.zip
0.10.0
build date: 2004.08.16
builder: EMercier
This is a major release since multiple-components release notes can be now be generated properly.

<Ant>
XSLT implementation
Provided the ability for the user to define the XSLT implementation to be used.
This is possible via the task attribute 'processor', which should be set to the class fully qualified name that implements the 'javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory' interface.
detail: tech enhance
<maven>
Maven
Now provides an XSLT model for integrating the maven POM.
This is possible via the 'MavenModel' model XSLT plugin: the POM short description is just taken and integrated into the release notes.
detail: func enhance
<multiComponents>
Multiple components
Added the opportunity to generate the release notes for more than one component at the same time.
The Ant task now supports the 'fileset' inner XML element.
Some navigation pages are now being generated when the feature is enabled.
The javadoc-like selectors have been added to the CSS.
Multiple HTML pages are being produced, a little bit like javadoc does, so as to split the different release (present the generated HTML generated by the XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl a bit like javadoc format, so as to output a single HTML page for each release).
detail: tech enhance
{AntTask}  [0.3.2]
<plugin>
XSLT model plugin
It is now possible to use the model XSLT present in the jar via the Ant 'plugin' attribute that can be used on the 'model' XML inner element.
Refer to it as you would via the 'xsl' attribute, but omit the '.xsl' extension.
detail: tech
<XSD>  [0.8.0], [0.6.6]
Component summary
A top-child XML element 'Summary' has been added so as to provide a way to briefly describe what the component is about.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.10.0.zipAdded two template XRN files in the 'doc' directory. Added two new XSLT plugins.
0.9.0
build date: 2004.08.06
delivery date: 2004.08.06
builder: EMercier
New feature available: the download page generation. The CSS has been largely revisited.

<CSS>  [0.6.6], [0.6.4], [0.6.0], [0.4.0]
CSS
Totally re-engineered the CSS, so that there are now only class selectors.
Began to annotate the selectors, so as to easier the customization.
detail: tech enhance
<downloadPage>
Download page
It is now possible to generate a single download page that enabes to overview all the deliveries, while removing the feature details.
This is possible via the Ant 'downloadPage' new feature.
detail: func enhance
<importance>  [0.6.4], [0.6.2]
Feature importance
Fixed the feature importance bug that was actually not taken into account during the XSLT.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix
<useIcons>
Icons
Prepared the XSL so that icons may be included in the generated HTML page, so as to enhance the layout.
detail: tech enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.8.0]XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.9.0.zipAdded the first XRN template in the 'doc' directory.
0.8.0
build date: 2004.07.23
delivery date: 2004.07.23
builder: EMercier
A major release because it brings the release notes cross-references feature, as well as the XML release notes validation.

<cumulative>
Cumulative
Now, provides an additional XSLT model that enables to generate a release notes between two versions, in a cumulative way.
Ant: the 'cumulative' attribute has been added in order to ask for a cumulative release notes.
detail: func enhance
<migration>  [0.6.4], [0.6.2], [0.4.1]
Implicit migration
An implicit migration before the rendering is performed on the release notes when required, without overwritting the file (done in memory only).
detail: tech enhance
<validation>
Validation
It is now possible to check that the structure of the data entered in the XRN release notes XSML file are compliant with the framework.
It is now posible to check the XRN release notes XML file against its XSD schema (present in the jar).
This can be achieved via the Ant task by using the 'checkValidity' top parameter.
Now, an additional feature would be to acutally analyze the XRN release notes file in order to check more deeply that the information is coherent.
detail: func enhance
<XSD>  [0.6.6]
Components release notes
Added an optional 'Components' top-child element, in order to be able to access the components (present via the dependencies, composition and requirements features) that already have an XRN XML release notes defined.
This enable release notes cross references.
This makes the framework more worth, and this becomes interesting.
XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl: the XML to HTML renderer takes benefit of this feature by providing additional hyperlinks on the components references.
Now, an additional feature would be to inline those additional release notes into the generated HTML.
detail: func enhance
<XSLT>  [0.7.0], [0.5.0]
XSLT piping
The way the XSL transformations are applied is now more open: additional pre and post treatement is now easier.
detail: tech enhance

Dependencies
[new] XercesImpl 2See the requirement section.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[new] XercesImpl 2This implementation of SAX is necesary for the XML validation agains its schema. It should be present in the Ant 'lib' directory (via the usual 'xercesImpl.jar' Java archive).
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.8.0.zipAdded the 'XMLReleaseNotes/CumulativeModel.xsl' and 'XMLReleaseNotes/CumulativeLayout.xsl' files, for the cumulative new feature.
0.7.0
build date: 2004.05.16
delivery date: 2004.05.16
builder: EMercier
It is now possible to output several HTML pages for a component.

<multiPage>
HTML rendering
It is now possible to output the release notes in multiple HTML pages, one per version.
The status is still very beta, but it can already be used.
detail: func enhance
<openSource>
Open source
The project is now proposed as open-source, so that people can contribute.
detail: tech business
<XSLT>  [0.5.0]
Last version
When the 'lastVersion' parameter did not match to anything in the release notes, no HTML was output: this is now fixed.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.7.0.zipAdditional stylesheets have been added: 'XMLReleaseNotes2HTMLMultiple1.0.xsl' (compliant with XSLT V1.0), 'XMLReleaseNotes2HTMLMultiple2.0.xsl' (compliant with XSLT V2.0) and 'XMLReleaseNotes2HTMLMultipleXalan.xsl' (compliant with Xalan XSLT implementation).
0.6.6
build date: 2004.05.09
delivery date: 2004.05.09
builder: EMercier
This is a minor release that mainly concerns HTML rendering.

<CSS>  [0.6.4], [0.6.0], [0.4.0]
Printer friendly
The printer-friendly 'XMLReleaseNotesPrint.css' stylesheet has been significantly improved.
The default CSS has also been changed, in order to easier the customization.
detail: tech enhance
<HTML>  [0.6.4]
HTML feature detail rendering
Changed the way the feature details (type, why, bug-fixing, category) are layout, so that it is easier to make a printer-friendly CSS.
The 'category' attribute is now being diplayed.
detail: tech enhance
<VSC>  [0.6.1]
VSC XSLT-model
Fixed this plugin XSLT that was bugged due to the renaming of the 'BuildingBlock' element as 'Item'.
detail: tech bug-fixing fix
<XSD>
Category
A 'category' attribute has been added the 'Feature' XML element, so as to provide a free additional indicator, that can be handled later on by the XSLT.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.6.zip
0.6.5
build date: 2004.05.06
delivery date: 2004.05.06
builder: EMercier
An Ant V1.6+ related bug has been fixed.

<URIResolver>  [0.5.1]
XMLCatalog bug with Ant V1.6+
The Ant API has changed between Ant V1.5 and Ant V1.6: there was a runtime bug because of that. This is now fixed via introspection.
detail: tech fix

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.5.zip
0.6.4
build date: 2004.05.04
delivery date: 2004.05.04
builder: EMercier
Noticeable evolution concerning the HTML rendering. Some structural minor change. Work has begun as far as friendly-printing is concerned.

<CSS>  [0.6.0], [0.4.0]
Printer friendly
CSS: work begun on a CSS that makes the printing friendly via the 'XMLReleaseNotesPrint.css' stylesheet.
The structure has changed a lot.
Still under beat and this probably massively the default CSS structure.
detail: tech enhance
<dependCompoRequi>  [0.6.0]
Composition, dependencies and requirements
XSL and Ant: added the 'composition', 'dependency' and 'requirement' parameters that enables to control whether those kind of information should be output or not.
detail: func enhance
<HTML>
HTML rendering
The version and delivery column have disappeared and have been integrated to each release, respectively at the top and at the bottom.
detail: tech enhance
<importance>  [0.6.2]
Visibility and Importance
Ant and XSLT: fixed the bug due to the fact that the 'visibility' feature has been changed.
Ant: the 'visibilityThreshold' parameter has been replaced by the 'importanceThreshold' parameter.
detail: func fix
<migration>  [0.6.2], [0.4.1]
BuildingBlock and Item
XSD: turned the 'BuildingBlock' XML element into 'Item' because this is simpler and more apropriate.
A migration XSLT has been provided in order to migrate existing XRN XML release notes.
detail: func enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.4.zipAn additional CSS has been added, the one which is supposed to become printer-friendly, 'src/XMLReleaseNotesPrint.css'. A new XSLT migration 'migration/XMLReleaseNotesConvertorV0.6.2-0.6.4.xsl' has been added.
0.6.3
build date: 2004.05.01
delivery date: 2004.05.01
builder: EMercier
The previous release notes delivery was wrong because it pointed to V0.6.1.


Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.3.zipAdded all XSLT migration in the zip.
0.6.2
build date: 2004.05.01
delivery date: 2004.05.01
builder: EMercier
XRN has improved as far as migration is concerned. The concept of visibility has been replaced by the concept of importance.

<importance>
Visibility and Importance
The concept of importance was definitively badly expressed though the 'visibility' concept: this has been replaced by the 'importance' concept.
XSD: the attribute 'visibility' has been replaced by 'importance'.
Use the new migration feature in order to upgrade your XRN XML release notes files.
detail: func business
<migration>  [0.4.1]
XRN migration
Ant: added the 'migrate' parameter that enables to automatically migrate the version of the XML release notes file up to the version of the XRN wrapped in the Ant jar.
Since the XSLT are also present in the zip, you can perform the migration via pure XSLT.
detail: tech enhance

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.2.zipAdded the migration XSLT in the Ant jar library.
0.6.1
build date: 2004.04.21
delivery date: 2004.04.21
This release fixes bad previous designs, and proposes a first plugin for the integration of CVS change logs into the release notes.

<mail>  [0.6.0]
Ant task mail re-engineering
It was definitively a bad idea to inline the mail task at the same XML hierarchy level as the XRN task's. The mail task is now an inner XML element, and the 'mail' parameter is discarded.
You can now provide a specific subject to the sent-mail via the 'subject' parameter of the inner 'mail' XML element.
detail: tech bug-fixing enhance
<VSC>
Versioning Control System
Enables a deeper integration with the VCS systems, so that it is possible to track down the source changes.
This enables to produce more accurate and exhaustive release notes, dedicated to the support of the component.
This opens the framework to the versioning system and enhance this information, that is too often restricted to developers, when they take the time to make views...
This is now possible for CVS via the 'plugin/CVSModel.xsl' XSLT model file: beta for the moment, because it lacks integration...
detail: func
<VSCFeatureType>
Feature new type
Added the 'vsc' feature type so as to render this feature a different way via the XSLT: not yet taken into account.
detail: func enhance
<Why>
The 'why' feature attribute
Added the 'why' attribute to the 'Feature' XML element, in order to better understand the reason for the feature. This enables to better understand the evolution of the component.
This enables to open the framework to existing solutions that deal with the needs collecting.
This attribute is not yet taken into account...
detail: func business

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.1.zipAdded the 'plugin' directory that should contain all the plugins in the future.
0.6.0
build date: 2004.04.20
delivery date: 2004.04.20
This version adds the Ant 'mailing' feature, proposes to inline the CSS, so as to make possible stand-alone HTML release notes pages.

<CSS>  [0.4.0]
Feature visibility
XSL: added CSS selector classes named 'featureVisibilityN' in order to give control to a feature visibility, where N ranges from 1 to 4.
detail: tech
CSS inlined
Ant: it is now possible to inline the CSS content within the generated HTML, so as to be make some HTML stand-alone. This is possible via the 'inlineCSS' parameter.
detail: tech
<dependCompoRequi>
New dependency, composition, requirement
XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl: fixed the problem of the '[from M.m.µ]' display when [new] also appears (dependencies, requirements, composition).
detail: tech bug-fixing
<FeatureID>  [0.5.1]
Improvement of the Feature ID
A better HTML rendering of the feature inheritance and its identifier is now performed.
detail: tech
<mail>
Mail
Ant: added the opportunity to mail the release notes directly from the task, since the task derives from the official Ant 'Mail' task.
detail: tech

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.5.1]Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.6.0.zip
0.5.1
build date: 2004.04.15
delivery date: 2004.04.15
Some XSLT technical improvements and some functional additions is the HTML rendering.

<FeatureID>
Reuse of the Feature ID
Pay more attention to the 'ID' of a 'Feature' element and refer to it if already defined in the past. Now hyperlinks are displayed for already defined features.
detail: tech
<HTMLContent>
HTML content
Enable a better way to express that some HTML tags may be used within the XML release notes, as far as textual content is concerned: the 'contentType' attribute has been added to nearly all textual possible places. When set to 'html', you can use HTML tags. This is now possible but do not abuse it because you have to think that those release notes may be output in other formats than HTML!...
detail: tech
<URIResolver>
URI resolver and parameters
Ant: added the opportunity to use URI resolvers in the XSLT provided by the user via the inner 'xmlcatalog' XML element within the 'model' and 'layout' elements. This is the native Ant XMLCatalog element.
Ant: added the possibility to provide XSLT parameters in the task via the inner 'param' element within the 'model' and 'layout' elements. This is a copy of the built-in 'XSLT' task Ant feature.
detail: tech
Feature 'ID' attribute
Made this 'Feature/@ID' attribute a string, so that mnemonics may be used.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
Beware of the Ant requirement that has changed.
[new] Ant 1.5.0+ This version of Ant is required because we use the XMLCatalog class that only appeared from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.5.1.zip No structural change.
0.5.0
build date: 2004.04.14
delivery date: 2004.04.14
Opened the framework so that it is possible some external information from the outer via the Ant task.

<XSLT>
Additional XSLT
Ant: added the possibility to use additional XSLT in order to open the framework via the 'model' and 'layout' inner elements.
detail: func
Abstract
Provided the opportunity to define an abstract for each feature, through an 'Abstract' element within the 'Features/Feature' XML element: this enables to name the feature shortly.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.3.2]Ant 1.4.1+Only if you want to use with Ant: the task has been tested from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.5.0.zipThe zip now contains a 'doc' folder, where you can find two XSLT examples.
0.4.1
build date: 2004.04.13
delivery date: 2004.04.13
Better package of the delivery, introduction of the concept of version of the framework.

<migration>
Added a version attribute that enables to track the version of the framework used. This may be very useful as far as migration and converstions are concerned.
XSD: added the 'version' attribute indicates the version of the XMLReleaseNotes framework it complies to.
XSL: outputs this version in the bottom banner and outputs a warning if the XML release notes and the XSD are not the same version.
detail: tech
Fixed the bug of the delivery download hyperlink that was wrong.
detail: tech bug-fixing
XSL: enable to remove the default banner at the bottom via a 'banner' parameter. Don' disable it, otherwise the tool won't be known and there will be little support and enhancements.
detail: tech
Fixed the release which missed the release notes! How possible is it?
detail: tech bug-fixing

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.3.2]Ant 1.4.1+Only if you want to use with Ant: the task has been tested from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotes-0.4.1.zipFixed the content of the delivery. The naming convention of the delivery file name has changed and is now 'XMLReleaseNotes-M.m.p.zip' The sources ar now placed within the 'src' directory. A readme file has been added.
0.4.0
build date: 2004.04.12
delivery date: 2004.04.12
This is a technical release that makes the framework more integrable.

<AntDeploy>
Ant: added the 'deploy' parameter that enables to deploy the framework resources from the jar library, so as to be able to use the XSD, the CSS...
detail: tech
<CSS>
Ant: removed the default 'stylsheet.css' file into a directory named 'XMLReleaseNotes' into the jar library, so as to possible avoid conflicts with the rest of the classpath.
detail: tech
XSL: turned the 'standAloneHTML' parameter default value to 'false'.
detail: tech
Fixed the bug concerning the 'Requirements', 'Dependencies' and 'Composition' display, which were not always present as required.
detail: tech bug-fixing
Made the 'Release/@deliveryDate' optional, because you can build releases without never spreading them!
detail: func
XSD: the schema now belongs to the 'http://xmlreleasenotes.free.fr' target namespace, which should be refered as 'xrn'.
detail: tech

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.3.2]Ant 1.4.1+Only if you want to use with Ant: the task has been tested from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.4.0.zip
0.3.3
build date: 2004.04.07
delivery date: 2004.04.07
builder: EMercier
The website is more elaborated. Just changed a few key things within the XSD.

Replaced the term 'item' by 'feature' because it is more appropriate.
Added the 'BuildingBlock' within the 'Feature' element, in order not mix the complex element with text.
detail: tech
Added the opportunity to define a release builder via the 'builderID' attribute on the 'Release' element.
detail: func
XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl: added the 'delivery' parameter that enables not to output de "Delivery" column, which enables to download the artefacts.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
[from 0.3.2]Ant 1.4.1+Only if you want to use with Ant: the task has been tested from this version of Ant.
[from 0.3.2]XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.3.3.zipThe validation XSD and XSL files have been added to the distribution.
0.3.2
build date: 2004.04.01
delivery date: 2004.04.01
The idea is to provide a first basic Ant integration.

<AntTask>
Added an Ant-task Java library that enables XMLReleaseNotes HTML transformation seamless integration to Ant.
detail: tech
asking: EMercier
contributor: EMercier

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
The requirements have changed concerning the Ant integration, which is a new feature.
[new] Ant 1.4.1+Only if you want to use with Ant: the task has been tested from this version of Ant.
[new] XSLT You need to have an XSLT implementation library like Saxon or Xalan in your Ant 'lib' directory.

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.3.2.zipAn additional Ant Java task library is available under 'lib' and a new directory 'doc' has been created.
0.3.1
build date: 2004.03.31
delivery date: 2004.03.31
This is a very tiny incrementation compared to the previous release.

Added an an about page on the web-site.
detail: func
The releases sorting is better thought. The need of a documentation is now needed.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.3.1.zip
0.3.0
build date: 2004.03.30
delivery date: 2004.03.30
This is a version that can already be used as far as HTML transformation is concerned..

<Visibility>
Added the concept of visibility for each item, so that it is possible to filter when rendering into HTML, for instance. It is adviced to use a value that ranges from 0 to 4, 4 meaning that the item is the most visible. This is now possible through the 'visibilityThreshold' XSLT parameter.
detail: func
Now, enables to tell whether the dependencies and requirements should be inherited from the previous versions. How does it work? For each 'Release' XML element...
detail: func
XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl: added the possibility to filter the type of items to be documented through the 'typeFilter' parameter. This enable to remove for instance the technical information into a functional release notes dedicated to end-users.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.3.0.zip
0.2.6
build date: 2004.03.26
delivery date: 2004.03.26
This is a version that presents a better HTML transformation.


Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.2.6.zip
0.2.5
build date: 2004.03.21
delivery date: 2004.03.21
Added the opportunity to use a CSS when transforming into HTML via the 'XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl'.

XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl: you can now define the lower and upper limits of the versions for which the HTML is generated.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.2.5.zipThe delivery now contains the licenses and a default CSS stylesheet named 'stylesheet.css'.
0.2.4
build date: 2004.03.21
delivery date: 2004.03.21
There is no new delivery, only the web site generation has changed and contains the internal AntDoc.


Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

No delivery
0.2.3
build date: 2004.03.21
delivery date: 2004.03.21
This is patch and the top-child 'Deliveries' XML element has been added so as to express the delivery root URL.

Added the opportuniy to add a 'ReleaseNotes' 'Deliveries' XML element direct child that can specify the common HTTP URL (via the 'href' attribute) where the deliveries are gathered.
detail: func

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements

Deliveries
XMLReleaseNotesV0.2.3.zip
0.2.2
build date: 2004.03.21
delivery date: 2004.03.21
This is the very first downloable release.


Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Requirements
This is just how to show that you may not inherit from the previous requirements.

Deliveries
The V0.2.0 and V0.2.1 were not OK, as far as the automatic delivery process is concerned.
XMLReleaseNotesV0.2.2.zipThe delivery is a simple zip, not yet totally properly organized.
0.2.0
build date: 2004.03.21
delivery date: never
This is still a very basic release, just made of two files: the XSD XMLReleaseNotes.xsd and an XML release notes example, XMLReleaseNotes.xml. It also includes the XSLT transformation XMLReleaseNotes2HTML.xsl.

The architecture and files of the projets are now OK; the resources are under CVS and all the delivery engine should work, through an Ant buildfile.
detail: tech

Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

No delivery
0.0.beta
build date: 2004.03.18
delivery date: never
This is a bit more elaborate version, since new ideas have come to my mind, and this is the reason why I make a 'todo' release in order to express them. The principle is that the 'Release' XML element should be sorted from the latest to the oldest.


Dependencies
[from 0.0.alpha]XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[from 0.0.alpha]XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[from 0.0.alpha]XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

No delivery
0.0.alpha
build date: 2004.03.18
delivery date: never
This version is a first try to build a tiny XML release notes framework.


Dependencies
[new] XSD 1.0XSD is being use so as to restrict and standardize the release notes structure.
[new] XML 1.0All the tiny framework is expressed in XML, so this is of course required to build it.
[new] XSLT 1.1The obvious idea is that this framework enables to transforms the XML release notes in whatever text format, and HTML above all.

Deliveries
No delivery available at this stage. This framework has been initialized in 2002, I have already used it, but this is the first time that it is packaged.
Release notes generated by XMLReleaseNotes V0.16.0