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8 :Web site: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
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12 This document summarizes the major changes in recent releases. For a
13 more detailed list of changes, please see the `Docutils History`_.
15 .. _Docutils History: HISTORY.html
22 * remove the `handle_io_errors` option from io.FileInput/Output.
24 * »Prune« the doctree (no change to the reST input syntax):
26 - "doctest" element -> literal block with class argument,
27 - special admonitions (note, hint, warning, ...) -> generic "admonition"
28 element with class attribute and auto-generated title.
36 Docutils 0.9.x is the last version supporting Python 2.3.
38 Docutils 0.10 is compatible with Python versions from 2.4 to 3.2
39 (cf. `Python 3 compatibility`_).
43 - ``docutils/math``, ``docutils/error_reporting.py``, and
44 ``docutils/urischemes.py`` moved to the utils package.
45 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
48 import docutils.math as math
50 import docutils.utils.math as math
54 - FileInput/FileOutput: no system-exit on IOError.
55 The `handle_io_errors` option is ignored.
57 .. _Python 3 compatibility: README.html#python-3-compatibility
60 Release 0.9.1 (2012-06-17)
61 ==========================
65 Several fixes for Python 3 usage.
69 - Fix [ 3527842 ]. Under Python 3, converted tests and tools were
70 installed in the PYTHONPATH. Converted tests are now
71 stored in ``docutils/test3/``, tools no longer need conversion.
73 If you installed one of Docutils versions 0.7 ... 0.9 with
74 ``setup.py install`` under Python 3, remove the spurious
75 ``test/`` and ``tools/`` directories in the site library root.
78 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
79 =========================
83 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
85 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
87 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
89 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
90 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
92 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
96 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
97 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
99 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
101 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
103 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
105 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
107 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
109 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
110 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
111 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
112 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
115 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
116 ==========================
120 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
121 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
123 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
125 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
128 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
129 ========================
133 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
138 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
139 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
140 warn and fall back to English.
141 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
142 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
143 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
145 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
149 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
150 reference name. So you can write ::
152 .. figure:: image.png
155 as a short form of ::
159 .. figure:: image.png
161 Internationalization:
163 * Added lithuanian mappings.
169 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
173 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
174 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
175 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
179 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
181 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
183 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
186 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
187 ========================
193 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
194 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
195 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
199 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
201 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
202 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
203 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
204 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
205 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
206 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
207 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
208 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
209 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
211 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
212 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
213 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
217 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
218 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
222 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
223 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
227 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
228 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
231 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
232 ========================
236 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
238 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
239 and convertible to 3.1 code.
243 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
245 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
246 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
247 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
251 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
252 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
253 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
254 (aligning the figure not its contents).
255 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
256 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
257 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
258 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
259 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
263 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
264 separated list of stylesheets.
269 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
270 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
271 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
272 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
273 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
274 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
275 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
276 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
277 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
278 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
279 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
280 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
281 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
282 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
283 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
284 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
285 section numbering by LaTeX.
286 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
287 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
288 - Use template (file and configuration option).
289 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
293 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
297 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
300 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
301 ========================
307 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
308 universally supported now).
312 - Better bibTeX citation support.
313 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
317 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
322 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
323 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
324 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
327 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
329 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
333 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
335 __ docs/howto/security.txt
337 Internationalization:
339 * Added hebrew mappings.
343 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
346 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
348 * Enhance emacs support.
351 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
352 ========================
356 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
357 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
358 or later will be required.
360 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
361 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
362 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
367 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
368 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
370 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
371 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
373 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
375 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
376 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
377 extraction and reprocessing.
381 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
382 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
383 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
384 date, for substitution definitions).
386 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
387 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
388 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
389 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
391 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
393 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
395 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
397 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
399 Internationalization:
401 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
402 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
406 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
407 `guide for developers`__.
409 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
410 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
414 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
416 __ docs/user/emacs.html
418 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
420 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
422 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
423 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
425 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
428 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
429 ==========================
431 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
433 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
434 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
436 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
438 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
440 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
442 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
444 * Added "list-table__" directive.
446 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
448 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
450 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
452 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
454 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
455 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
457 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
459 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
461 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
464 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
465 ==========================
467 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
468 `quick reference`__.)
470 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
471 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
473 * Empty sections are now allowed.
475 * A "raw__" role has been added.
477 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
479 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
480 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
481 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
483 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
485 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
487 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
489 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
491 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
494 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
495 ==========================
497 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
501 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
503 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table