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<span class="orangeBoxTitle">Protege 4.x Features</span><br /><br />
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<span class="orangeBoxTitle">Protege 4.0 Features</span><br /><br />
This page contains a short overview of the main features of Protege 4.x.
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This page contains a short overview of the main features in Protege 4.0.
 
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==GUI Framework==
 
==GUI Framework==
 
 
* Configurable (persistent) layout of components
 
* Configurable (persistent) layout of components
* Creation, import and export of user configured tabs
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* Creation, import, and export of user configured tabs
 
* Multiple alternative views of the same ontology
 
* Multiple alternative views of the same ontology
* Tearoff and cloning of components
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* Tear-off and cloning of components
 
* Keyboard shortcuts
 
* Keyboard shortcuts
* Drag and Drop support
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* Drag and drop support
* Lazy loading components/plugins for improved speed and memory usage
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* Lazy loading components/plug-ins for improved speed and memory usage
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==API==
 
==API==
 
 
* OWL API for OWL 2.0 provides efficient in-memory model
 
* OWL API for OWL 2.0 provides efficient in-memory model
* Plug-in framework is OSGi compliant equinox (easily extendable)
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* Plug-in framework is OSGi compliant Equinox (easily extensible)
 
* Generic application framework is separated from OWL Editor Kit
 
* Generic application framework is separated from OWL Editor Kit
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==Modularization==
 
==Modularization==
 
 
* Intelligent use of local/global repositories to handle import dependencies
 
* Intelligent use of local/global repositories to handle import dependencies
 
* Loading of multiple ontologies into a single workspace
 
* Loading of multiple ontologies into a single workspace
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* Refactoring: merging ontologies and removal of redundant imports
 
* Refactoring: merging ontologies and removal of redundant imports
 
* Refactoring: moving axioms between ontologies
 
* Refactoring: moving axioms between ontologies
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==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==
 
 
* History
 
* History
 
* Global/local find
 
* Global/local find
 
* Global usage
 
* Global usage
 
* Hyperlinking in editors
 
* Hyperlinking in editors
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==Refactoring Tools==
 
==Refactoring Tools==
 
 
* Renaming
 
* Renaming
 
* Handling Disjoints
 
* Handling Disjoints
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==Reasoning Support==
 
==Reasoning Support==
 
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* Reasoners are plug-ins
* Reasoners are plugins
 
 
* Direct interface to FaCT++ reasoner
 
* Direct interface to FaCT++ reasoner
 
* Direct interface to Pellet reasoner
 
* Direct interface to Pellet reasoner
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==OWL Editing==
 
==OWL Editing==
 
 
* Consistent rendering of ontology entities, using URI fragments or annotation values
 
* Consistent rendering of ontology entities, using URI fragments or annotation values
* OWL Description Parsing (also supports names in annotations)
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* OWL description parsing (also supports names in annotations)
 
* Autocompletion
 
* Autocompletion
* Syntax Highlighting
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* Syntax highlighting
 
* Auto creation of IDs/labels for new entities
 
* Auto creation of IDs/labels for new entities
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==Plug-ins==
 
==Plug-ins==
 
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* OWLViz (subsumption hierarchy view/imports graph view)
* OWLViz (Subsumption hierarchy view/imports graph view)
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* DL Query tab
* DL Query Tab
 
 
* Object Property Description Table
 
* Object Property Description Table
 
* Matrix Views (Class existential fillers/Individual relationships/class annotations)
 
* Matrix Views (Class existential fillers/Individual relationships/class annotations)
* "Tag Cloud" views (for classes/props/inds by usage and other metrics)
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* "Tag Cloud" views (for classes/properties/individuals by usage and other metrics)
 
* Cardinality View (restrictions shown as min/max cardinality)
 
* Cardinality View (restrictions shown as min/max cardinality)
 
* Existential Tree
 
* Existential Tree
  
[http://www.co-ode.org/downloads/protege-x/plugins.php and more...]
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'''[[Protege-OWL_4.0|and more...]]'''

Revision as of 17:34, August 22, 2008

Protege 4.0 Features

This page contains a short overview of the main features in Protege 4.0.


Back to Protege4UserDocs


GUI Framework

  • Configurable (persistent) layout of components
  • Creation, import, and export of user configured tabs
  • Multiple alternative views of the same ontology
  • Tear-off and cloning of components
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Drag and drop support
  • Lazy loading components/plug-ins for improved speed and memory usage


API

  • OWL API for OWL 2.0 provides efficient in-memory model
  • Plug-in framework is OSGi compliant Equinox (easily extensible)
  • Generic application framework is separated from OWL Editor Kit


Modularization

  • Intelligent use of local/global repositories to handle import dependencies
  • Loading of multiple ontologies into a single workspace
  • Switching between ontologies dynamically
  • UI hints for showing in which ontology statements are made
  • Refactoring: merging ontologies and removal of redundant imports
  • Refactoring: moving axioms between ontologies


Navigation

  • History
  • Global/local find
  • Global usage
  • Hyperlinking in editors


Refactoring Tools

  • Renaming
  • Handling Disjoints
  • Covering Axioms
  • Built-in change support allowing compound changes and undo

Reasoning Support

  • Reasoners are plug-ins
  • Direct interface to FaCT++ reasoner
  • Direct interface to Pellet reasoner


OWL Editing

  • Consistent rendering of ontology entities, using URI fragments or annotation values
  • OWL description parsing (also supports names in annotations)
  • Autocompletion
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Auto creation of IDs/labels for new entities


Plug-ins

  • OWLViz (subsumption hierarchy view/imports graph view)
  • DL Query tab
  • Object Property Description Table
  • Matrix Views (Class existential fillers/Individual relationships/class annotations)
  • "Tag Cloud" views (for classes/properties/individuals by usage and other metrics)
  • Cardinality View (restrictions shown as min/max cardinality)
  • Existential Tree


and more...