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5 :Contact: grubert@users.sourceforge.net
6 :Maintainer: docutils-develop@lists.sourceforge.net
9 :Web site: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
10 :Copyright: This document has been placed in the public domain.
13 This document summarizes the major changes in recent releases. For a
14 more detailed list of changes, please see the `Docutils History`_.
16 .. _Docutils History: HISTORY.html
23 * remove the `handle_io_errors` option from io.FileInput/Output.
25 * »Prune« the doctree (no change to the reST input syntax):
27 - "doctest" element -> literal block with class argument,
28 - special admonitions (note, hint, warning, ...) -> generic "admonition"
29 element with class attribute and auto-generated title.
37 Docutils 0.9.x is the last version supporting Python 2.3.
39 Docutils 0.10 is compatible with Python versions from 2.4 to 3.2
40 (cf. `Python 3 compatibility`_).
44 - SmartQuotes transform for typographic quotes and dashes.
46 - ``docutils/math``, ``docutils/error_reporting.py``, and
47 ``docutils/urischemes.py`` moved to the utils package.
48 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
51 import docutils.math as math
53 import docutils.utils.math as math
57 - FileInput/FileOutput: no system-exit on IOError.
58 The `handle_io_errors` option is ignored.
60 .. _Python 3 compatibility: README.html#python-3-compatibility
63 Release 0.9.1 (2012-06-17)
64 ==========================
68 Several fixes for Python 3 usage.
72 - Fix [ 3527842 ]. Under Python 3, converted tests and tools were
73 installed in the PYTHONPATH. Converted tests are now
74 stored in ``docutils/test3/``, tools no longer need conversion.
76 If you installed one of Docutils versions 0.7 ... 0.9 with
77 ``setup.py install`` under Python 3, remove the spurious
78 ``test/`` and ``tools/`` directories in the site library root.
81 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
82 =========================
86 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
88 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
90 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
92 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
93 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
95 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
99 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
100 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
102 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
104 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
106 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
108 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
110 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
112 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
113 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
114 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
115 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
118 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
119 ==========================
123 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
124 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
126 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
128 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
131 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
132 ========================
136 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
141 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
142 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
143 warn and fall back to English.
144 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
145 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
146 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
148 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
152 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
153 reference name. So you can write ::
155 .. figure:: image.png
158 as a short form of ::
162 .. figure:: image.png
164 Internationalization:
166 * Added lithuanian mappings.
172 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
176 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
177 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
178 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
182 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
184 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
186 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
189 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
190 ========================
196 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
197 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
198 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
202 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
204 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
205 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
206 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
207 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
208 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
209 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
210 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
211 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
212 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
214 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
215 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
216 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
220 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
221 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
225 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
226 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
230 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
231 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
234 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
235 ========================
239 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
241 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
242 and convertible to 3.1 code.
246 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
248 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
249 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
250 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
254 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
255 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
256 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
257 (aligning the figure not its contents).
258 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
259 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
260 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
261 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
262 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
266 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
267 separated list of stylesheets.
272 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
273 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
274 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
275 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
276 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
277 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
278 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
279 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
280 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
281 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
282 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
283 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
284 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
285 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
286 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
287 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
288 section numbering by LaTeX.
289 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
290 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
291 - Use template (file and configuration option).
292 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
296 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
300 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
303 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
304 ========================
310 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
311 universally supported now).
315 - Better bibTeX citation support.
316 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
320 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
325 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
326 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
327 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
330 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
332 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
336 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
338 __ docs/howto/security.txt
340 Internationalization:
342 * Added hebrew mappings.
346 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
349 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
351 * Enhance emacs support.
354 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
355 ========================
359 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
360 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
361 or later will be required.
363 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
364 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
365 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
370 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
371 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
373 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
374 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
376 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
378 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
379 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
380 extraction and reprocessing.
384 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
385 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
386 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
387 date, for substitution definitions).
389 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
390 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
391 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
392 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
394 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
396 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
398 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
400 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
402 Internationalization:
404 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
405 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
409 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
410 `guide for developers`__.
412 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
413 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
417 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
419 __ docs/user/emacs.html
421 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
423 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
425 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
426 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
428 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
431 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
432 ==========================
434 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
436 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
437 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
439 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
441 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
443 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
445 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
447 * Added "list-table__" directive.
449 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
451 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
453 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
455 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
457 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
458 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
460 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
462 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
464 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
467 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
468 ==========================
470 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
471 `quick reference`__.)
473 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
474 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
476 * Empty sections are now allowed.
478 * A "raw__" role has been added.
480 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
482 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
483 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
484 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
486 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
488 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
490 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
492 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
494 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
497 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
498 ==========================
500 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
504 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
506 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table