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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/math, docutils/error_reporting.py, and
23 docutils/urischemes.py will move to the utils package
24 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
27 import docutils.math as math
29 import docutils.utils.math as math
31 * docutils.io.FileInput/FileOutput will no longer do a
32 system-exit on IOError by default.
36 :0.10: change of default behaviour to the equivalent of
37 ``handle_io_errors=False``,
38 ignore and deprecate the `handle_io_errors` option.
39 (allows us to clean up Docutils code and remove the error handling
40 code from the FileInput/FileOutput classes)
41 :0.10 + n: deprecation warning to stderr if FileInput/FileOutput
42 is called with `handle_io_errors`,
43 :0.10 + n+1: remove the `handle_io_errors` option.
51 Docutils 0.9.x is the last version supporting Python 2.3.
53 Docutils 0.10 is compatible with Python versions from 2.4 to 2.7,
54 as well as 3.1 and 3.2 (cf. `Python 3 compatibility`_).
56 .. _Python 3 compatibility: README.html#python-3-compatibility
59 Release 0.9.1 (2012-06-17)
60 ==========================
64 Several fixes for Python 3 usage.
68 - Fix [ 3527842 ]. Under Python 3, converted tests and tools were
69 installed in the PYTHONPATH. Converted tests are now
70 stored in ``docutils/test3/``, tools no longer need conversion.
72 If you installed one of Docutils versions 0.7 ... 0.9 with
73 ``setup.py install`` under Python 3, remove the spurious
74 ``test/`` and ``tools/`` directories in the site library root.
77 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
78 =========================
82 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
84 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
86 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
88 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
89 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
91 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
95 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
96 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
98 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
100 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
102 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
104 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
106 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
108 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
109 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
110 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
111 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
114 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
115 ==========================
119 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
120 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
122 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
124 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
127 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
128 ========================
132 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
137 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
138 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
139 warn and fall back to English.
140 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
141 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
142 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
144 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
148 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
149 reference name. So you can write ::
151 .. figure:: image.png
154 as a short form of ::
158 .. figure:: image.png
160 Internationalization:
162 * Added lithuanian mappings.
168 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
172 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
173 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
174 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
178 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
180 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
182 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
185 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
186 ========================
192 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
193 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
194 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
198 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
200 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
201 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
202 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
203 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
204 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
205 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
206 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
207 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
208 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
210 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
211 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
212 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
216 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
217 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
221 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
222 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
226 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
227 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
230 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
231 ========================
235 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
237 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
238 and convertible to 3.1 code.
242 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
244 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
245 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
246 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
250 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
251 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
252 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
253 (aligning the figure not its contents).
254 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
255 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
256 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
257 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
258 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
262 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
263 separated list of stylesheets.
268 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
269 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
270 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
271 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
272 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
273 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
274 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
275 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
276 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
277 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
278 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
279 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
280 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
281 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
282 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
283 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
284 section numbering by LaTeX.
285 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
286 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
287 - Use template (file and configuration option).
288 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
292 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
296 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
299 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
300 ========================
306 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
307 universally supported now).
311 - Better bibTeX citation support.
312 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
316 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
321 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
322 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
323 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
326 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
328 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
332 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
334 __ docs/howto/security.txt
336 Internationalization:
338 * Added hebrew mappings.
342 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
345 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
347 * Enhance emacs support.
350 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
351 ========================
355 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
356 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
357 or later will be required.
359 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
360 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
361 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
366 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
367 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
369 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
370 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
372 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
374 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
375 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
376 extraction and reprocessing.
380 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
381 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
382 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
383 date, for substitution definitions).
385 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
386 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
387 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
388 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
390 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
392 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
394 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
396 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
398 Internationalization:
400 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
401 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
405 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
406 `guide for developers`__.
408 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
409 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
413 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
415 __ docs/user/emacs.html
417 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
419 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
421 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
422 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
424 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
427 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
428 ==========================
430 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
432 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
433 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
435 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
437 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
439 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
441 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
443 * Added "list-table__" directive.
445 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
447 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
449 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
451 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
453 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
454 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
456 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
458 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
460 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
463 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
464 ==========================
466 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
467 `quick reference`__.)
469 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
470 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
472 * Empty sections are now allowed.
474 * A "raw__" role has been added.
476 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
478 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
479 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
480 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
482 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
484 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
486 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
488 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
490 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
493 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
494 ==========================
496 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
500 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
502 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table