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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
26 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2,
27 Docutils 0.6 requires Python 2.3 or newer (including Python 3).
31 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
32 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
33 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
34 (aligning the figure not its contents).
35 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
36 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
40 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
41 separated list of stylesheets.
45 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
46 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
47 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
48 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
49 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
50 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
51 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
52 - Docutils specific LaTeX objects are now all prefixed with ``DU``.
53 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
54 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
55 section numbering by LaTeX.
56 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
57 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
58 - Default type area defined in the document class (not by 'typearea').
59 - Float placement made configurable and changed to "here definitely".
63 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
65 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
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72 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
73 universally supported now).
77 - Better bibTeX citation support.
78 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
82 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
87 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
88 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
89 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
92 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
94 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
98 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
100 __ docs/howto/security.txt
102 Internationalization:
104 * Added hebrew mappings.
108 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
111 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
113 * Enhance emacs support.
115 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
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120 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
121 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
122 or later will be required.
124 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
125 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
126 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
131 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
132 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
134 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
135 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
137 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
139 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
140 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
141 extraction and reprocessing.
145 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
146 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
147 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
148 date, for substitution definitions).
150 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
151 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
152 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
153 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
155 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
157 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
159 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
161 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
163 Internationalization:
165 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
166 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
170 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
171 `guide for developers`__.
173 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
174 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
178 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
180 __ docs/user/emacs.html
182 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
184 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
186 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
187 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
189 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
192 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
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195 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
197 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
198 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
200 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
202 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
204 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
206 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
208 * Added "list-table__" directive.
210 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
212 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
214 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
216 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
218 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
219 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
221 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
223 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
225 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
228 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
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231 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
232 `quick reference`__.)
234 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
235 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
237 * Empty sections are now allowed.
239 * A "raw__" role has been added.
241 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
243 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
244 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
245 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
247 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
249 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
251 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
253 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
255 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
258 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
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261 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
265 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
267 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table