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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
28 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
30 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
31 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
32 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
33 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
34 - PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
36 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
41 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
42 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
44 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
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49 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
51 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
52 and convertible to 3.1 code.
56 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
58 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
59 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
60 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
64 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
65 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
66 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
67 (aligning the figure not its contents).
68 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
69 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
70 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
71 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
72 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
76 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
77 separated list of stylesheets.
82 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
83 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
84 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
85 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
86 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
87 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
88 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
89 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
90 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
91 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
92 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
93 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
94 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
95 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
96 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
97 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
98 section numbering by LaTeX.
99 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
100 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
101 - Use template (file and configuration option).
102 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
106 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
110 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
113 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
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120 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
121 universally supported now).
125 - Better bibTeX citation support.
126 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
130 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
135 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
136 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
137 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
140 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
142 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
146 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
148 __ docs/howto/security.txt
150 Internationalization:
152 * Added hebrew mappings.
156 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
159 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
161 * Enhance emacs support.
163 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
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168 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
169 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
170 or later will be required.
172 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
173 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
174 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
179 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
180 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
182 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
183 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
185 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
187 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
188 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
189 extraction and reprocessing.
193 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
194 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
195 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
196 date, for substitution definitions).
198 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
199 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
200 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
201 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
203 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
205 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
207 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
209 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
211 Internationalization:
213 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
214 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
218 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
219 `guide for developers`__.
221 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
222 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
226 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
228 __ docs/user/emacs.html
230 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
232 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
234 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
235 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
237 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
240 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
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243 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
245 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
246 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
248 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
250 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
252 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
254 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
256 * Added "list-table__" directive.
258 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
260 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
262 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
264 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
266 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
267 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
269 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
271 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
273 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
276 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
277 ==========================
279 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
280 `quick reference`__.)
282 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
283 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
285 * Empty sections are now allowed.
287 * A "raw__" role has been added.
289 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
291 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
292 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
293 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
295 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
297 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
299 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
301 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
303 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
306 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
307 ==========================
309 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
313 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
315 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table