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9 <h1>PyX - News</h1>
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12 <dt>2005-08-13: PyX 0.8.1 released</dt>
13 <dd>
14 This release fixes some bugs in the path module and the output of decorated
15 paths. The fallback for kpathsea was considerably improved in speed (it was
16 unintensionally slowed down in 0.8). The inclusion of the bounding box
17 information in PS and PDF files is now optional. It is suppressed by default
18 when a paperformat is specified. A new path example completes the release.
19 </dd>
20 <dt>2005-07-13: PyX 0.8 released</dt>
21 <dd>
22 PyX now supports PDF output and also the generation of multi-page PS/PDF
23 documents. The internals of the path system have been cleaned up and the
24 external interface has been streamlined. The axis data handling of the graph
25 component has undergone a major revision. Many other improvements and bug fixes
26 are included in this release.
27 </dd>
28 <dt>2004-12-15: PyX 0.7.1 released</dt>
29 <dd>
30 This release fixes some bugs in the graph system, the canvas module and
31 the kpsewhich support. The tipa package is no longer required to build
32 the FAQ. The index files to sort the examples are now included in the
33 distribution. Two new examples complete this maintenance release.
34 </dd>
35 <dt>2004-10-29: PyX presentation in Hannover</dt>
36 <dd>
37 PyX was presented at the
38 <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>.
39 The presentation is available in
40 <a href="presentation_dantemv31_de.pdf">German (pdf, 16 Pages, 346 KB)</a> only.
41 </dd>
42 <dt>2004-10-21: PyX 0.7 released</dt>
43 <dd>
44 This release adds support for the inclusion of bitmaps. The internals of the path system
45 have undergone a major revision and cleanup. The handling of short
46 path elements has been enhanced considerably to prevent numerical
47 instabilities. The data and style handling in the graph system has been
48 completely reorganized. It is now possible to combine several graph
49 styles within a single plot instruction.
50 </dd>
51 <dt>2004-04-27: PyX 0.6.3 released</dt>
52 <dd>
53 PyX 0.6.3 contains a few bug fixes and includes the source for the FAQ
54 and the manual as requested by a package maintainer.
55 </dd>
56 <dt>2004-04-07: PyX 0.6.2 released</dt>
57 <dd>
58 PyX 0.6.2 fixes a few bugs in the graph system.
59 </dd>
60 <dt>2004-03-31: PyX 0.6.1 released</dt>
61 <dd>
62 PyX 0.6.1 fixes a brown paper bag bug in the distribtion which missed
63 to contain the new directories for the graph and the axis system.
64 </dd>
65 <dt>2004-03-30: PyX 0.6 released</dt>
66 <dd>
67 This release further improves the internal design and visible interfaces
68 of PyX. The path system has undergone a major revision and cleanup.
69 The graph module has been split into several smaller modules,
70 reflecting its component architecture. Moreover, PyX now makes use of
71 the attribute system introduced in the previous release. Graph styles
72 and data handling have been largely revised. Major parts of the
73 documentation have been rewritten and are now based on the standard
74 Python documentation style. Bug-fixes and speed improvements complete
75 this release.
76 </dd>
77 <dt>2004-03-05: PyX presentation in Darmstadt</dt>
78 <dd>
79 PyX was presented at the
80 <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>.
81 The presentation is available in
82 <a href="presentation_dante2004_de.pdf">German (pdf, 18 Pages, 425 KB)</a> and
83 <a href="presentation_dante2004_en.pdf">English</a>.
84 </dd>
85 <dt>2004-01-22: PyX 0.5.1 released</dt>
86 <dd>
87 This release fixed a distribution error (missing C files) and a
88 PostScript DSC bug.
89 </dd>
90 <dt>2004-01-20: PyX 0.5 released</dt>
91 <dd>
92 PyX 0.5 introduces a more consistent and flexible attribute system is
93 included. The TeX integration has been improved: native support for
94 virtual fonts has been added. Markers allow the gathering of
95 positions within the text. TeX's inter-process-communication option
96 can be used to speed up the TeX interface. The install process has
97 been streamlined. Lots of other small improvements and bugfixes were
98 made.
99 </dd>
100 <dt>2003-09-17: PyX 0.4.1 released</dt>
101 <dd>
102 This release fixed some bugs mostly releated to the additions in the
103 TeX/LaTeX handling.
104 </dd>
105 <dt>2003-08-22: PyX 0.4 released</dt>
106 <dd>
107 This release improves the special and font handling of the TeX/LaTeX
108 interface. The graph module has undergone extensive restructuring of
109 the axis component. Furthermore, various known bugs and shortcomings
110 have been fixed.
111 </dd>
112 <dt>2003-04-04: PyX 0.3.1 released</dt>
113 <dd>
114 This release adds the examples to the tarball and fixes various bugs.
115 </dd>
116 <dt>2003-03-31: PyX 0.3 released</dt>
117 <dd>
118 PyX 0.3 features a new seamless TeX/LaTeX integration (internal
119 dvi reader), nice examples, and huge improvements all over the
120 place.
121 </dd>
122 <dt>2003-01-17: PyX 0.2 released</dt>
123 <dd>
124 PyX 0.2 contains a variety of bug fixes and improvements. In
125 particular the axis handling of the graph module was enhanced
126 considerably.
127 </dd>
128 <dt>2002-10-07: PyX 0.1 released</dt>
129 <dd>
130 The first public release, PyX 0.1, has been uploaded to SourceForge.
131 It allows the creation of encapsulated PostScript drawings
132 and uses TeX/LaTeX + dvips for the text creation. A graph module for
133 the creation of x-y-plots is included.
134 </dd>
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