[mei-catalog-ig] MerMEId News

[Axel Teich Geertinger]

Dear metadata and cataloging interest group
We are happy to announce that a revised version of MerMEId is now available. Compared to versions available before last fall (that is, versions older than rev. 948), the most important changes include:

  *   Upgrade to work with Tomcat 7.0.50+, Apache 2.2.*, Java 1.7.0_45+, and Orbeon 4.9. This has improved the file list's loading time and made possible a number of improvements.
  *   A number of components have been moved to the eXist database to make them more easily customizable. This includes the XSL and CSS stylesheets used to generate the HTML preview; these are now located in /db/style/. It also includes lists such as the list of abbreviations, list of keywords and others, now located in /db/library/.
  *   MerMEId's HTML preview now uses the Verovio toolkit to render incipits encoded in either MEI or Plaine and Easie code. Only the latter is editable directly in the MerMEId editor, however. The files at our demo server include a sample file called 'Incipit Demo' demonstrating this.
  *   In the HTML preview, sources are no longer sorted automatically according to their classification. Sources are listed in the same order as in the XML file (and as in the editor, that is).
  *    A script for generating multiple-file HTML output is now available (convenient for printing an entire catalogue, for instance). Its use is described in the updated manual. We have been using this feature for extracting the entire Carl Nielsen catalogue for further processing to a printed book (which is in print now and will appear very soon, by the way).
  *   A new Rich Text Editor. MerMEId now uses the TinyMCE editor for text blocks instead of the YUI RTE. TinyMCE seems to be more reliable, and it is much easier to customize for use in MerMEId. The text editor's features now match the formatting options that MerMEId can actually handle.
  *   A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - mostly regarding the general use, installation, and customization of MerMEId - has been added to the manual. The FAQ is also on our web site: http://www.kb.dk/en/nb/dcm/projekter/mermeid/faq.html
  *   A number of inputs etc. added, including references to authority files with person names and more details at source component and item level.
To ensure best compatibility and fix potential flaws, the XSL transformation transform_mermeid_2_to_3.xsl found in the source code at /trunk/mermeid/transforms/mei/utils/ should be applied when migrating from older MerMEId versions (revisions 821-1042). As always, use at own risk - please make sure to back up your data before upgrading.
The source code is available at GitHub: https://github.com/Det-Kongelige-Bibliotek/MerMEId
You can try out MerMEId on our demo server: http://labs.kb.dk/editor/
Best wishes,
Axel
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Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Nationalbibliotek og Københavns Universitetsbibliotek

Axel Teich Geertinger
Seniorforsker, centerleder | Senior Researcher, Head of Centre

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