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6 :Maintainer: docutils-develop@lists.sourceforge.net
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13 This document summarizes the major changes in recent releases. For a
14 more detailed list of changes, please see the `Docutils History`_.
16 .. _Docutils History: HISTORY.html
23 * »Prune« the doctree (no change to the reST input syntax):
25 - "doctest" element -> literal block with "pycon" (python-console)
26 class argument and syntax highlight (like the "code" directive),
27 - special admonitions (note, hint, warning, ...) -> generic "admonition"
28 element with class attribute and auto-generated title.
30 * Move to single source for Python 2 and Python 3, slowly.
31 See `Porting Python 2 Code to Python 3`_ and
32 `future: clean single-source support for Python 2/3`_
34 - Drop support for python 2.4 after release 0.12.
36 .. _Porting Python 2 Code to Python 3: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/pyporting.html
37 .. _future\: clean single-source support for Python 2/3: http://python-future.org
44 - New HTML writers generating `HTML 5`_ and `XHTML 1.1`_.
46 New stylesheet ``html-base.css`` for default layout using CSS 2.1.
50 - New front-ends ``rst2xhtml.py`` and ``rst2html5.py`` for the
51 corresponding writers.
53 .. _HTML 5: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/
54 .. _XHTML 1.1: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/
57 Release 0.12 (2014-07-06)
58 =========================
60 Small changes only, release current state
62 Release 0.11 (2013-07-22)
63 =========================
67 - Apply [ 2714873 ] Fix for the overwritting of document attributes.
68 - Support embedded aliases within hyperlink references.
69 - Fix [ 228 ] try local import of docutils components (reader, writer, parser,
70 language module) before global search.
72 * docutils/parsers/rst/directives/tables.py
74 - Fix [ 210 ] Python 3.3 checks CVS syntax only if "strict" is True.
76 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
77 - Fix [ 3600051 ] for tables in a list, table cells are not compacted.
78 - New setting `stylesheet_dirs` (see above).
80 Now, it is easy to add a custom stylesheet to Docutils' default
81 stylesheet with, e.g., ``--stylesheet_path='html4css1.css, mystyle.css'``
83 Changed behaviour of the default settings:
84 if there is a file ``html4css1.css`` in the working directory of the
85 process at launch, it is used instead of the one provided by Docutils
86 in the writer source directory.
88 - New default for math-output_: ``HTML math.css``.
89 - Avoid repeated class declarations in html4css1 writer
90 (modified version of patch [ 104 ]).
92 .. _math-output: docs/user/config.html#math-output
94 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
96 - Drop the simple algorithm replacing straight double quotes with
97 English typographic ones.
98 Activate the SmartQuotes_ transform if you want this feature.
99 - New setting `stylesheet_dirs`: Comma-separated list of directories
100 where stylesheets are found. Used by `stylesheet_path` when expanding
101 relative path arguments.
103 .. _SmartQuotes: docs/user/config.html#smart-quotes
105 * docutils/writers/manpage.py
107 - Fix [3607063] handle lines starting with a period.
108 - Fix option separating comma was bold (thanks to Bill Morris).
110 Release 0.10 (2012-12-16)
111 =========================
115 Docutils 0.9.x is the last version supporting Python 2.3.
117 Docutils 0.10 is compatible with Python versions from 2.4 to 3.2
118 (cf. `Python 3 compatibility`_).
122 - SmartQuotes transform for typographic quotes and dashes.
124 - ``docutils/math``, ``docutils/error_reporting.py``, and
125 ``docutils/urischemes.py`` moved to the utils package.
126 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
129 import docutils.math as math
131 import docutils.utils.math as math
133 - enhanced math and error handling.
137 - FileInput/FileOutput: no system-exit on IOError.
138 The `handle_io_errors` option is ignored.
140 .. _Python 3 compatibility: README.html#python-3-compatibility
142 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
144 - Use ``<code>`` tag for inline "code",
145 do not drop nested inline nodes (syntax highlight tokens).
146 - Customizable MathJax URL (based on patch by Dmitry Shachnev).
147 - No line break after opening inline math tag.
149 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py, docutils/writers/xetex/__init__.py
151 - Fix section numbering by LaTeX.
153 * docutils/writers/s5_html/__init__.py
155 - Fix [ 3556388 ] Mathjax does not work with rst2s5.
158 Release 0.9.1 (2012-06-17)
159 ==========================
163 Several fixes for Python 3 usage.
167 - Fix [ 3527842 ]. Under Python 3, converted tests and tools were
168 installed in the PYTHONPATH. Converted tests are now
169 stored in ``docutils/test3/``, tools no longer need conversion.
171 If you installed one of Docutils versions 0.7 ... 0.9 with
172 ``setup.py install`` under Python 3, remove the spurious
173 ``test/`` and ``tools/`` directories in the site library root.
176 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
177 =========================
181 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
183 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
185 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
187 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
188 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
190 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
194 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
195 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
197 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
199 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
201 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
203 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
205 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
207 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
208 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
209 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
210 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
213 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
214 ==========================
218 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
219 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
221 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
223 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
226 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
227 ========================
231 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
236 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
237 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
238 warn and fall back to English.
239 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
240 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
241 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
243 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
247 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
248 reference name. So you can write ::
250 .. figure:: image.png
253 as a short form of ::
257 .. figure:: image.png
259 Internationalization:
261 * Added lithuanian mappings.
267 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
271 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
272 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
273 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
277 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
279 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
281 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
284 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
285 ========================
291 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
292 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
293 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
297 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
299 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
300 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
301 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
302 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
303 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
304 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
305 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
306 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
307 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
309 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
310 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
311 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
315 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
316 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
320 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
321 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
325 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
326 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
329 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
330 ========================
334 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
336 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
337 and convertible to 3.1 code.
341 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
343 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
344 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
345 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
349 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
350 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
351 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
352 (aligning the figure not its contents).
353 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
354 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
355 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
356 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
357 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
361 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
362 separated list of stylesheets.
367 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
368 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
369 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
370 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
371 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
372 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
373 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
374 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
375 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
376 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
377 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
378 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
379 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
380 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
381 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
382 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
383 section numbering by LaTeX.
384 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
385 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
386 - Use template (file and configuration option).
387 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
391 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
395 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
398 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
399 ========================
405 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
406 universally supported now).
410 - Better bibTeX citation support.
411 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
415 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
420 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
421 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
422 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
425 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
427 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
431 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
433 __ docs/howto/security.txt
435 Internationalization:
437 * Added hebrew mappings.
441 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
444 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
446 * Enhance emacs support.
449 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
450 ========================
454 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
455 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
456 or later will be required.
458 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
459 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
460 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
465 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
466 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
468 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
469 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
471 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
473 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
474 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
475 extraction and reprocessing.
479 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
480 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
481 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
482 date, for substitution definitions).
484 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
485 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
486 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
487 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
489 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
491 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
493 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
495 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
497 Internationalization:
499 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
500 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
504 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
505 `guide for developers`__.
507 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
508 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
512 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
514 __ docs/user/emacs.html
516 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
518 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
520 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
521 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
523 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
526 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
527 ==========================
529 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
531 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
532 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
534 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
536 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
538 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
540 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
542 * Added "list-table__" directive.
544 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
546 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
548 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
550 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
552 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
553 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
555 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
557 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
559 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
562 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
563 ==========================
565 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
566 `quick reference`__.)
568 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
569 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
571 * Empty sections are now allowed.
573 * A "raw__" role has been added.
575 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
577 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
578 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
579 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
581 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
583 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
585 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
587 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
589 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
592 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
593 ==========================
595 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
599 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
601 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table