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