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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
20 Release 0.8.1 (2011-08-30)
21 ==========================
25 - Fix [ 3364658 ] (Change last file with Apache license to BSD-2-Clause)
26 and [ 3395920 ] (correct copyright info for rst.el).
30 - Apply [ 3303733 ] and [ 3365041 ] to fix tests under py3k.
32 * docutils/writers/latex2e/__init__.py
34 - Clean up Babel language setting. Restores Sphinx compatibility.
36 Release 0.8 (2011-07-07)
37 ========================
41 - Some additions to the Docutils core are released under the 2-Clause BSD
46 - Handle language codes according to `BCP 47`_.
47 - If the specified langauage is not supported by Docutils,
48 warn and fall back to English.
49 - Math support: reStructuredText "math" role and directive,
50 ``math`` and ``math_block`` doctree elements.
51 - Orphaned "python" reader and "newlatex2e" writer moved to the sandbox.
53 .. _BCP 47: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt
57 - most directives now support a "name" option that attaches a
58 reference name. So you can write ::
71 * Added lithuanian mappings.
77 - New setting "math-output" with support for HTML, MathML, and LaTeX.
81 - Convert image URI to a local file path.
82 - Apply [ 3148141 ] fix multicolumn support when a colspanning cell
83 has more than one paragraph (Wolfgang Scherer).
87 - New writer generating LaTeX code for compiling with ``xelatex``.
89 XeTeX uses unicode and modern font technologies.
91 * and fixes and enhancements here and there.
93 Release 0.7 (2010-07-07)
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100 - Support SVG and SWF images (thanks to Stefan Rank).
101 - Generate valid XHTML for centered images with targets.
102 Use CSS classes instead of "align" tags for image alignment.
106 - Use the ``\url`` command for URLs (breaks long URLs instead of writing
108 - Preserve runs of spaces in 'inline literals'.
109 - Deprecate ``figure_footnotes`` setting.
110 - Rename ``use_latex_footnotes`` setting to `docutils_footnotes`__.
111 - New ``latex_preamble`` setting.
112 - Use PDF standard fonts (Times/Helvetica/Courier) as default.
113 - `hyperref` package called with ``unicode`` option (see the
114 `hyperref config tips`__ for how to override).
115 - Drop the special `output_encoding`__ default ("latin-1").
116 The Docutils wide default (usually "UTF-8") is used instead.
118 __ docs/user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
119 __ docs/user/latex.html#hyperlinks
120 __ docs/user/latex.html#output-encoding
124 - Titles level 1, that is ``.SH``, always uppercase.
125 - Apply patch from mg: literal text should be bold in man-pages.
129 * io.FileInput opens files as text files with universal newline support
130 (mode "rU", configurable with the new optional argument "mode").
134 - Python 3 support: copy test/ and tools/ to the build-dir
135 and convert Python sources with 2to3.
137 Release 0.6 (2009-10-11)
138 ========================
142 Docutils 0.5 is the last version supporting Python 2.2.
144 Docutils 0.6 is compatible with Python versions from 2.3 up to 2.6
145 and convertible to 3.1 code.
149 The "newlatex" writer is orphaned.
151 The recommended way to generate PDF output is to use either the
152 LaTeX2e writer or one of the alternatives listed at
153 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/links.html#pdf.
157 - Allow length units for all length specifications.
158 - Allow percent sign in "scale" argument of "figure" and "image" directives.
159 - Bugfix: The "figalign" argument of a figure now works as intended
160 (aligning the figure not its contents).
161 - Align images with class "align-[right|center|left]"
162 (allows setting the alignment of an image in a figure).
163 - Hard tabs in literal inclusions are replaced by spaces. This is
164 configurable via the new "tab-width" option of the "include" directive
165 (a negative tab-width prevents tab expansion).
169 - ``--stylesheet`` and ``--stylesheet-path`` options now support a comma
170 separated list of stylesheets.
175 - font-encoding: "T1" (formerly implicitely set by 'ae').
176 - use-latex-toc: true (ToC with page numbers).
177 - use-latex-footnotes: true (no mixup with figures).
178 - Float placement defaults to "here definitely" (configurable).
179 - Align of image in a figure defaults to 'center'.
180 - Use class defaults for page margins ('typearea' now optional).
181 - Support LaTeX packages as ``--stylesheet`` arguments.
182 - Use ``bp`` for lengths without unit or unit ``pt``,
183 do not convert ``px`` to ``pt``.
184 - Do not use 'ae' and 'aeguill' packages if font-encoding is set to ''.
185 - Set sub- and superscript role argument as text not math.
186 - Support custom roles based on standard roles.
187 - Load packages and define macros only if required in the document.
188 - All Docutils specific LaTeX macros are prefixed with ``DU``.
189 - Better conformance to Docutils specifications with "use_latex_toc".
190 - If 'sectnum_xform' is False, the 'sectnum' directive triggers
191 section numbering by LaTeX.
192 - Use default font in admonitions and sidebar.
193 - Typeset generic topic as "quote with title".
194 - Use template (file and configuration option).
195 - Render doctest blocks as literal blocks (indented).
199 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
203 - moved from sandbox to Doctutils core.
206 Release 0.5 (2008-06-25)
207 ========================
213 - Dropped all ``name`` attributes of ``a`` elements (``id`` is
214 universally supported now).
218 - Better bibTeX citation support.
219 - Add ``--literal-block-env``
223 - Changed to support new python.org website structure and
228 * Changed the directive API to a new object-oriented system.
229 (Compatibility for the old, functional-style directive interface is
230 retained.) See the updated `Creating reStructuredText Directives`__
233 __ docs/howto/rst-directives.html
235 * Allow ``+`` and ``:`` in reference names requested for citations.
239 * Added `Deploying Docutils Securely`__
241 __ docs/howto/security.txt
243 Internationalization:
245 * Added hebrew mappings.
249 * Configuration files are now assumed and required to be
252 * Added docutils/writers/html4css1/template.txt.
254 * Enhance emacs support.
256 Release 0.4 (2006-01-09)
257 ========================
261 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will support Python 2.1.
262 Docutils 0.5 will *not* be compatible with Python 2.1; Python 2.2
263 or later will be required.
265 Docutils 0.4.x is the last version that will make compromises in
266 its HTML output for Netscape Navigator 4. Docutils 0.5 will
267 require more up-to-date browsers (the exact definition is to be
272 * Added an `S5/HTML writer`__ and the rst2s5.py__ front end:
273 multi-platform, multi-browser HTML slide shows.
275 __ docs/user/slide-shows.html
276 __ docs/user/tools.html#rst2s5-py
278 * The newlatex2e writer is nearing completion.
280 * Added a DocTree reader, ``publish_doctree`` and
281 ``publish_from_doctree`` convenience functions, for document tree
282 extraction and reprocessing.
286 * Added directives: "container__" (generic block-level container),
287 "default-role__" (role used for \`backtick\` syntax), "title__"
288 (document title metadata), and "date__" (generate the current local
289 date, for substitution definitions).
291 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#container
292 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#default-role
293 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#title
294 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#date
296 * Length units are now supported for image__ sizes.
298 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#image
300 * Added `standard definition files`__ for special characters etc.
302 __ docs/ref/rst/definitions.html
304 Internationalization:
306 * Added Japanese and Simplified Chinese language mappings, and support
307 for double-width CJK-characters in tables and section titles.
311 * Added a `guide for distributors`__ (package maintainers) and a
312 `guide for developers`__.
314 __ docs/dev/distributing.html
315 __ docs/dev/hacking.html
319 * Added significant `Emacs support for reST`__.
321 __ docs/user/emacs.html
323 * Added a `--strip-comments`__ option.
325 __ docs/user/config.html#strip-comments
327 * `--embed-stylesheet`__ is now the default for the HTML writer
328 (rather than --link-stylesheet).
330 __ docs/user/config.html#embed-stylesheet
333 Release 0.3.9 (2005-05-26)
334 ==========================
336 * Added "file_insertion_enabled__" and "raw_enabled__" settings.
338 __ docs/user/config.html#file-insertion-enabled
339 __ docs/user/config.html#raw-enabled
341 * Added `auto-enumerated lists`__.
343 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists
345 * Added `"header" and "footer"`__ directives.
347 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#document-header-footer
349 * Added "list-table__" directive.
351 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#list-table
353 * Added support for `section subtitles`__.
355 __ docs/user/config.html#sectsubtitle-xform
357 * Added "field_name_limit__" and "option_limit__" settings to HTML writer.
359 __ docs/user/config.html#field-name-limit
360 __ docs/user/config.html#option-limit
362 * Added "cloak_email_addresses__" setting to HTML writer.
364 __ docs/user/config.html#cloak-email-addresses
366 * UTF-8 BOMs are now removed from the input stream.
369 Release 0.3.7 (2004-12-24)
370 ==========================
372 * A special "`line block`__" syntax has been added. (Also see the
373 `quick reference`__.)
375 __ docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks
376 __ docs/user/rst/quickref.html#line-blocks
378 * Empty sections are now allowed.
380 * A "raw__" role has been added.
382 __ docs/ref/rst/roles.html#raw
384 * The LaTeX writer now escapes consecutive dashes (like "--" or "---")
385 so that they are no longer transformed by LaTeX to en or em dashes.
386 (Please see the FAQ__ for how to represent such dashes.)
388 __ FAQ.html#how-can-i-represent-esoteric-characters-e-g-character-entities-in-a-document
390 * A `dependency recorder`__ has been added.
392 __ docs/user/config.html#record-dependencies
394 * A directive has been added for `compound paragraphs`__.
396 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#compound-paragraph
399 Release 0.3.5 (2004-07-29)
400 ==========================
402 * Improved, extended and reorganized the documentation__.
406 * Added "csv-table__" directive.
408 __ docs/ref/rst/directives.html#csv-table