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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 * docutils/math, docutils/error_reporting.py, and
23 docutils/urischemes.py will move to the utils package
24 Code importing these modules needs to adapt, e.g.::
27 import docutils.math as math
29 import docutils.utils.math as math
31 * docutils.io.FileInput/FileOutput will no longer do a
32 system-exit on IOError by default.
36 :0.10: change of default behaviour to the equivalent of
37 ``handle_io_errors=False``,
38 ignore and deprecate the `handle_io_errors` option.
39 (allows us to clean up Docutils code and remove the error handling
40 code from the FileInput/FileOutput classes)
41 :0.10 + n: deprecation warning to stderr if FileInput/FileOutput
42 is called with `handle_io_errors`,
43 :0.10 + n+1: remove the `handle_io_errors` option.
45 * end of python2.3 support with 0.10, most likely.
51 Release 0.9 (2012-05-02)
52 =========================
56 - reStructuredText "code" role and directive with syntax highlighting
58 - "code" option of the "include" directive.
60 .. _Pygments: http://pygments.org/
62 - Fix [ 3402314 ] allow non-ASCII whitespace, punctuation
63 characters and "international" quotes around inline markup.
65 - Fix handling of missing stylesheets.
69 - Fix [ 2971827 ] and [ 3442827 ]
70 extras/roman.py moved to docutils/utils/roman.py
72 * docutils/utils.py -> docutils/utils/__init__.py
74 - docutils.utils is now a package (providing a place for sub-modules)
76 * docutils/writers/html4css1/__init__.py
78 - change default for `math-output` setting to MathJax
80 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
82 - Support the `abbreviation` and `acronym` standard roles.
83 - Record only files required to generate the LaTeX source as dependencies.
84 - Use ``\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}`` instead of ``*``-versions
85 when suppressing LaTeX section numbering.
88 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
89 ==========================
93 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
94 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
98 - Apply [ 3303733 ] and [ 3365041 ] to fix tests under py3k.
100 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
102 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
104 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
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109 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
114 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
115 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
116 warn and fall back to English.
117 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
118 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
119 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
121 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
125 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
126 reference name. So you can write ::
128 .. figure:: image.png
131 as a short form of ::
135 .. figure:: image.png
137 Internationalization:
139 * Added lithuanian mappings.
145 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
149 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
150 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
151 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
155 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
157 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
159 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
161 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
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168 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
169 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
170 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
174 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
176 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
177 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
178 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
179 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
180 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
181 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
182 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
183 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
184 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
186 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
187 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
188 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
192 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
193 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
197 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
198 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
202 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
203 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
205 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
206 ========================
210 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
212 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
213 and convertible to 3.1 code.
217 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
219 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
220 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
221 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
225 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
226 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
227 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
228 (aligning the figure not its contents).
229 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
230 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
231 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
232 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
233 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
237 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
238 separated list of stylesheets.
243 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
244 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
245 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
246 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
247 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
248 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
249 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
250 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
251 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
252 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
253 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
254 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
255 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
256 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
257 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
258 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
259 section numbering by LaTeX.
260 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
261 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
262 - Use template (file and configuration option).
263 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
267 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
271 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
274 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
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281 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
282 universally supported now).
286 - Better bibTeX citation support.
287 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
291 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
296 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
297 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
298 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
301 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
303 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
307 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
309 __ docs/howto/security.txt
311 Internationalization:
313 * Added hebrew mappings.
317 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
320 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
322 * Enhance emacs support.
324 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
325 ========================
329 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
330 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
331 or later will be required.
333 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
334 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
335 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
340 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
341 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
343 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
344 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
346 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
348 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
349 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
350 extraction and reprocessing.
354 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
355 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
356 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
357 date, for substitution definitions).
359 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
360 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
361 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
362 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
364 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
366 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
368 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
370 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
372 Internationalization:
374 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
375 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
379 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
380 `guide for developers`__.
382 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
383 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
387 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
389 __ docs/user/emacs.html
391 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
393 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
395 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
396 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
398 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
401 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
402 ==========================
404 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
406 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
407 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
409 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
411 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
413 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
415 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
417 * Added "list-table__" directive.
419 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
421 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
423 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
425 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
427 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
428 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
430 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
432 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
434 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
437 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
438 ==========================
440 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
441 `quick reference`__.)
443 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
444 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
446 * Empty sections are now allowed.
448 * A "raw__" role has been added.
450 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
452 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
453 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
454 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
456 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
458 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
460 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
462 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
464 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
467 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
468 ==========================
470 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
474 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
476 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table