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6 :Contact: LeWiemann@gmail.com
9 :Web site: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
10 :Copyright: This document has been placed in the public domain.
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
21 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
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26 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
28 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
29 and convertible to 3.1 code.
33 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
35 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
36 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
37 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
41 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
42 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
43 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
44 (aligning the figure not its contents).
45 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
46 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
47 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
48 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
49 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
53 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
54 separated list of stylesheets.
59 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
60 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
61 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
62 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
63 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
64 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
65 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
66 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
67 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
68 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
69 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
70 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
71 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
72 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
73 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
74 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
75 section numbering by LaTeX.
76 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
77 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
78 - Use template (file and configuration option).
79 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
83 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
87 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
90 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
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97 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
98 universally supported now).
102 - Better bibTeX citation support.
103 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
107 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
112 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
113 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
114 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
117 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
119 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
123 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
125 __ docs/howto/security.txt
127 Internationalization:
129 * Added hebrew mappings.
133 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
136 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
138 * Enhance emacs support.
140 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
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145 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
146 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
147 or later will be required.
149 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
150 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
151 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
156 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
157 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
159 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
160 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
162 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
164 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
165 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
166 extraction and reprocessing.
170 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
171 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
172 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
173 date, for substitution definitions).
175 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
176 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
177 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
178 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
180 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
182 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
184 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
186 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
188 Internationalization:
190 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
191 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
195 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
196 `guide for developers`__.
198 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
199 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
203 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
205 __ docs/user/emacs.html
207 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
209 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
211 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
212 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
214 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
217 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
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220 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
222 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
223 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
225 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
227 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
229 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
231 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
233 * Added "list-table__" directive.
235 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
237 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
239 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
241 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
243 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
244 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
246 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
248 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
250 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
253 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
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256 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
257 `quick reference`__.)
259 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
260 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
262 * Empty sections are now allowed.
264 * A "raw__" role has been added.
266 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
268 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
269 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
270 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
272 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
274 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
276 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
278 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
280 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
283 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
284 ==========================
286 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
290 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
292 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table