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9 :Web site: http://docutils.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
28 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
30 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
34 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
35 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
37 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
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42 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
44 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
45 and convertible to 3.1 code.
49 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
51 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
52 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
53 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
57 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
58 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
59 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
60 (aligning the figure not its contents).
61 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
62 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
63 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
64 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
65 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
69 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
70 separated list of stylesheets.
75 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
76 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
77 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
78 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
79 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
80 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
81 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
82 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
83 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
84 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
85 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
86 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
87 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
88 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
89 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
90 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
91 section numbering by LaTeX.
92 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
93 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
94 - Use template (file and configuration option).
95 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
99 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
103 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
106 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
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113 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
114 universally supported now).
118 - Better bibTeX citation support.
119 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
123 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
128 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
129 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
130 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
133 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
135 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
139 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
141 __ docs/howto/security.txt
143 Internationalization:
145 * Added hebrew mappings.
149 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
152 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
154 * Enhance emacs support.
156 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
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161 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
162 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
163 or later will be required.
165 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
166 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
167 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
172 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
173 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
175 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
176 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
178 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
180 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
181 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
182 extraction and reprocessing.
186 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
187 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
188 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
189 date, for substitution definitions).
191 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
192 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
193 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
194 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
196 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
198 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
200 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
202 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
204 Internationalization:
206 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
207 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
211 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
212 `guide for developers`__.
214 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
215 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
219 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
221 __ docs/user/emacs.html
223 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
225 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
227 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
228 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
230 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
233 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
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236 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
238 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
239 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
241 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
243 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
245 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
247 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
249 * Added "list-table__" directive.
251 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
253 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
255 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
257 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
259 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
260 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
262 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
264 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
266 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
269 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
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272 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
273 `quick reference`__.)
275 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
276 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
278 * Empty sections are now allowed.
280 * A "raw__" role has been added.
282 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
284 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
285 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
286 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
288 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
290 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
292 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
294 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
296 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
299 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
300 ==========================
302 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
306 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
308 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table