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8 :Web site: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
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12 This document summarizes the major changes in recent releases. For a
13 more detailed list of changes, please see the `Docutils History`_.
15 .. _Docutils History: HISTORY.html
22 * docutils.io.FileInput/FileOutput will no longer do a
23 system-exit on IOError by default.
27 :0.10: change of default behaviour to the equivalent of
28 ``handle_io_errors=False``,
29 ignore and deprecate the `handle_io_errors` option.
30 (allows us to clean up Docutils code and remove the error handling
31 code from the FileInput/FileOutput classes)
32 :0.10 + n: deprecation warning to stderr if FileInput/FileOutput
33 is called with `handle_io_errors`,
34 :0.10 + n+1: remove the `handle_io_errors` option.
42 Docutils 0.9.x is the last version supporting Python 2.3.
44 Docutils 0.10 is compatible with Python versions from 2.4 to 3.2
45 (cf. `Python 3 compatibility`_).
49 - ``docutils/math``, ``docutils/error_reporting.py``, and
50 ``docutils/urischemes.py`` moved to the utils package.
51 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
54 import docutils.math as math
56 import docutils.utils.math as math
58 .. _Python 3 compatibility: README.html#python-3-compatibility
61 Release 0.9.1 (2012-06-17)
62 ==========================
66 Several fixes for Python 3 usage.
70 - Fix [ 3527842 ]. Under Python 3, converted tests and tools were
71 installed in the PYTHONPATH. Converted tests are now
72 stored in ``docutils/test3/``, tools no longer need conversion.
74 If you installed one of Docutils versions 0.7 ... 0.9 with
75 ``setup.py install`` under Python 3, remove the spurious
76 ``test/`` and ``tools/`` directories in the site library root.
79 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
80 =========================
84 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
86 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
88 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
90 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
91 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
93 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
97 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
98 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
100 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
102 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
104 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
106 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
108 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
110 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
111 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
112 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
113 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
116 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
117 ==========================
121 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
122 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
124 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
126 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
129 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
130 ========================
134 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
139 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
140 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
141 warn and fall back to English.
142 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
143 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
144 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
146 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
150 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
151 reference name. So you can write ::
153 .. figure:: image.png
156 as a short form of ::
160 .. figure:: image.png
162 Internationalization:
164 * Added lithuanian mappings.
170 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
174 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
175 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
176 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
180 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
182 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
184 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
187 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
188 ========================
194 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
195 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
196 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
200 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
202 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
203 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
204 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
205 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
206 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
207 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
208 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
209 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
210 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
212 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
213 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
214 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
218 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
219 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
223 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
224 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
228 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
229 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
232 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
233 ========================
237 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
239 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
240 and convertible to 3.1 code.
244 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
246 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
247 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
248 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
252 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
253 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
254 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
255 (aligning the figure not its contents).
256 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
257 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
258 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
259 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
260 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
264 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
265 separated list of stylesheets.
270 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
271 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
272 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
273 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
274 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
275 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
276 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
277 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
278 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
279 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
280 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
281 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
282 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
283 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
284 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
285 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
286 section numbering by LaTeX.
287 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
288 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
289 - Use template (file and configuration option).
290 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
294 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
298 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
301 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
302 ========================
308 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
309 universally supported now).
313 - Better bibTeX citation support.
314 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
318 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
323 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
324 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
325 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
328 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
330 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
334 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
336 __ docs/howto/security.txt
338 Internationalization:
340 * Added hebrew mappings.
344 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
347 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
349 * Enhance emacs support.
352 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
353 ========================
357 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
358 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
359 or later will be required.
361 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
362 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
363 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
368 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
369 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
371 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
372 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
374 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
376 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
377 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
378 extraction and reprocessing.
382 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
383 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
384 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
385 date, for substitution definitions).
387 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
388 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
389 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
390 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
392 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
394 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
396 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
398 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
400 Internationalization:
402 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
403 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
407 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
408 `guide for developers`__.
410 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
411 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
415 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
417 __ docs/user/emacs.html
419 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
421 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
423 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
424 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
426 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
429 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
430 ==========================
432 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
434 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
435 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
437 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
439 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
441 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
443 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
445 * Added "list-table__" directive.
447 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
449 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
451 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
453 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
455 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
456 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
458 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
460 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
462 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
465 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
466 ==========================
468 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
469 `quick reference`__.)
471 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
472 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
474 * Empty sections are now allowed.
476 * A "raw__" role has been added.
478 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
480 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
481 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
482 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
484 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
486 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
488 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
490 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
492 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
495 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
496 ==========================
498 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
502 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
504 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table