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12 <dt>2013-12-20: PyX 0.13 released</dt>
14 PyX has been ported to Python 3. It now requires Python 3.2 and above.
15 Python 2 users should continue to use the previous PyX releases. Along
16 with the port the text module was modernized and got a new
17 documentation. In addition, the normpath now removes cusps from
18 normcurves by spliting the curves on instability points such that
19 tangents etc. are always well-defined. Various improvements and bug
20 fixes complete this release.
22 <dt>2012-10-26: PyX 0.12.1 released</dt>
24 This release fixes drawing bugs in the gradient style for the recently
27 <dt>2012-10-17: PyX 0.12 released</dt>
29 This release adds a density graph style to create density plots. The color
30 scale is shown by a separate key graph. The key graph feature has been
31 integrated in existing styles where appropriate, like the 3d surface style.
32 A rather large set of other additions and bug fixes all over the place
33 completes this release.
35 <dt>2011-05-20: PyX 0.11.1 released</dt>
37 This release fixes a few bugs, most importantly the extension build process.
38 The manual has been been ported to <a href="http://sphinx.pocoo.org/">Sphinx</a>.
40 <dt>2011-05-15: PyX 0.11 released</dt>
42 This release contains a major reorganization of the text output code.
43 Transparency in bitmaps is now supported and limited functionality of the bar
44 style is available in 3d graphs. Various bugs have been fixed and there are
45 small improvements all over the place.
47 <dt>2007-10-03: PyX 0.10 released</dt>
49 This release adds 3d plotting facilities to PyX using parallel or central
50 projection. Two new graph styles grids and surfaces can be used in 3d
51 graphs as well as some existing generic graph styles (symbols, lines,
52 errorbars etc.). Several new examples, various other improvements
53 requested by PyX users and some bugfixes complete this release.
55 <dt>2006-09-14: Talk about Type1 fonts and PyX in Rosenheim</dt>
57 A talk about Type1 fonts and PyX was presented at the
58 <a href="http://www.dante.de/dante/events/mv35/">fall meeting</a> of the <a href="http://www.dante.de/dante/events/mv35/">German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V.</a> (September 14th and 15th, Rosenheim).
59 The presentation is available in
60 <a href="presentation_dantemv35_de.pdf">German (pdf, 19 pages, 226 KB)</a> and
61 in a crude <a href="presentation_dantemv35_en.pdf">english translation</a>.
63 <dt>2006-09-11: First public version of PyXPlot released</dt>
65 Dominic Ford released the first public version of <a
66 href="http://www.pyxplot.org.uk/">PyXPlot</a>, which provides a
67 Gnuplot-style interface to PyX. PyXPlot already supports a large subset
68 of Gnuplot's original functionality, always combined with the
69 high-quality output of PyX.
71 <dt>2006-05-24: PyX 0.9 released</dt>
73 This release features a new set of deformers for path manipulations
74 like smoothing, shifting, etc. A new set of extensively documented
75 examples describing various aspects of PyX in a cookbook-like fashion
76 have been written. Type 1 font-stripping is now handled by a newly
77 written Python module. The evaluation of functions for graph plotting
78 is now left to Python. Thereby some obscure data manipulation could be
79 removed from the bar style for handling of nested bar graphs.
80 Transparency is now supported for PDF output. Many more small
81 improvements and bug fixes top off this release.
83 <dt>2006-01-20: New PyX tutorial for Gnuplot users</dt>
85 Titus Winters wrote a very nice <a href="http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~titus/pyxTutorial/">tutorial</a>
86 explaining the basics of PyX's graph-plotting facilities for users familiar with Gnuplot.
88 <dt>2005-08-13: PyX 0.8.1 released</dt>
90 This release fixes some bugs in the path module and the output of decorated
91 paths. The fallback for kpathsea was considerably improved in speed (it was
92 unintensionally slowed down in 0.8). The inclusion of the bounding box
93 information in PS and PDF files is now optional. It is suppressed by default
94 when a paperformat is specified. A new path example completes the release.
96 <dt>2005-07-13: PyX 0.8 released</dt>
98 PyX now supports PDF output and also the generation of multi-page PS/PDF
99 documents. The internals of the path system have been cleaned up and the
100 external interface has been streamlined. The axis data handling of the graph
101 component has undergone a major revision. Many other improvements and bug fixes
102 are included in this release.
104 <dt>2004-12-15: PyX 0.7.1 released</dt>
106 This release fixes some bugs in the graph system, the canvas module and
107 the kpsewhich support. The tipa package is no longer required to build
108 the FAQ. The index files to sort the examples are now included in the
109 distribution. Two new examples complete this maintenance release.
111 <dt>2004-10-29: PyX presentation in Hannover</dt>
113 PyX was presented at the
114 <a href="http://www.dante.de/dante/events/mv31/">fall meeting of the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V. (October 29nd to 30th, Hannover)</a>.
115 The presentation is available in
116 <a href="presentation_dantemv31_de.pdf">German (pdf, 16 Pages, 346 KB)</a> only.
118 <dt>2004-10-21: PyX 0.7 released</dt>
120 This release adds support for the inclusion of bitmaps. The internals of the path system
121 have undergone a major revision and cleanup. The handling of short
122 path elements has been enhanced considerably to prevent numerical
123 instabilities. The data and style handling in the graph system has been
124 completely reorganized. It is now possible to combine several graph
125 styles within a single plot instruction.
127 <dt>2004-04-27: PyX 0.6.3 released</dt>
129 PyX 0.6.3 contains a few bug fixes and includes the source for the FAQ
130 and the manual as requested by a package maintainer.
132 <dt>2004-04-07: PyX 0.6.2 released</dt>
134 PyX 0.6.2 fixes a few bugs in the graph system.
136 <dt>2004-03-31: PyX 0.6.1 released</dt>
138 PyX 0.6.1 fixes a brown paper bag bug in the distribtion which missed
139 to contain the new directories for the graph and the axis system.
141 <dt>2004-03-30: PyX 0.6 released</dt>
143 This release further improves the internal design and visible interfaces
144 of PyX. The path system has undergone a major revision and cleanup.
145 The graph module has been split into several smaller modules,
146 reflecting its component architecture. Moreover, PyX now makes use of
147 the attribute system introduced in the previous release. Graph styles
148 and data handling have been largely revised. Major parts of the
149 documentation have been rewritten and are now based on the standard
150 Python documentation style. Bug-fixes and speed improvements complete
153 <dt>2004-03-05: PyX presentation in Darmstadt</dt>
155 PyX was presented at the
156 <a href="http://www.dante.de/dante2004/">annual meeting of the German Speaking TeX User Group DANTE e.V. (March 2nd to 6th, Darmstadt)</a>.
157 The presentation is available in
158 <a href="presentation_dante2004_de.pdf">German (pdf, 18 Pages, 425 KB)</a> and
159 <a href="presentation_dante2004_en.pdf">English</a>.
161 <dt>2004-01-22: PyX 0.5.1 released</dt>
163 This release fixed a distribution error (missing C files) and a
166 <dt>2004-01-20: PyX 0.5 released</dt>
168 PyX 0.5 introduces a more consistent and flexible attribute system is
169 included. The TeX integration has been improved: native support for
170 virtual fonts has been added. Markers allow the gathering of
171 positions within the text. TeX's inter-process-communication option
172 can be used to speed up the TeX interface. The install process has
173 been streamlined. Lots of other small improvements and bugfixes were
176 <dt>2003-09-17: PyX 0.4.1 released</dt>
178 This release fixed some bugs mostly releated to the additions in the
181 <dt>2003-08-22: PyX 0.4 released</dt>
183 This release improves the special and font handling of the TeX/LaTeX
184 interface. The graph module has undergone extensive restructuring of
185 the axis component. Furthermore, various known bugs and shortcomings
188 <dt>2003-04-04: PyX 0.3.1 released</dt>
190 This release adds the examples to the tarball and fixes various bugs.
192 <dt>2003-03-31: PyX 0.3 released</dt>
194 PyX 0.3 features a new seamless TeX/LaTeX integration (internal
195 dvi reader), nice examples, and huge improvements all over the
198 <dt>2003-01-17: PyX 0.2 released</dt>
200 PyX 0.2 contains a variety of bug fixes and improvements. In
201 particular the axis handling of the graph module was enhanced
204 <dt>2002-10-07: PyX 0.1 released</dt>
206 The first public release, PyX 0.1, has been uploaded to SourceForge.
207 It allows the creation of encapsulated PostScript drawings
208 and uses TeX/LaTeX + dvips for the text creation. A graph module for
209 the creation of x-y-plots is included.
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