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diff --git a/slides/RELEASE-NOTES.xml b/slides/RELEASE-NOTES.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d7b02e --- /dev/null +++ b/slides/RELEASE-NOTES.xml @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE article SYSTEM "http://docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"> +<article> + <articleinfo> + <title>DocBook Slides Release Notes</title> + <pubdate><?dbtimestamp format="Y-m-d"?></pubdate> + <releaseinfo role="cvs">$Id: RELEASE-NOTES.xml 9639 2012-10-22 18:41:00Z stefan $</releaseinfo> + <corpauthor>DocBook Project Development Team</corpauthor> + </articleinfo> + <para>These are the release notes for the DocBook Slides + distribution. This file provides a high-level overview of features + and API changes in each release.</para> + + <para>Bug fixes are (mostly) not documented here. For a complete + list of changes, including descriptions of bug fixes, see the <ulink + url="NEWS"/> file, which is auto-generated from the commit + descriptions for changes in the project CVS repository.</para> + + <section> + <title>Release 3.4.0</title> + <para>This is a feature release that includes some significant + schema changes as well as fixes for a few bugs. The feature + changes include newly added support for generating presentations + in HTML Help format. There are also experimental versions of + stylesheets for generating presentations in Keynote and SVG + formats. It also includes a new (and still experimental) + <filename><ulink url="install.sh" >install.sh</ulink></filename> + script to facilitate XML catalog and locating-rules setup.</para> + <section id="V340_schema"> + <title>Schemas</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Slides (non-full) is now based on <ulink + url="http://docbook.org/xml/simple/1.1/index.html" >Simplified + DocBook 1.1</ulink> and Slides "full" is now based on <ulink + url="http://docbook.org/xml/4.4/index.html" >DocBook + 4.4</ulink>. The main benefit this provides is the ability to + use HTML tables in your Slides XML source (instead of just CALS + tables).</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>RELAX NG schemas in RNC (compact-syntax) form as well as + in RNG (XML syntax) form are now included in the + distribution. You can use those to do context-sensitive + Slides editing in a RELAX NG-aware editor such as Emacs/nXML, + oXygen XML Editor, XMLBuddy, or Exchanger XML Editor. (Note + that the RELAX NG schemas are currently generated from the + DTDs).</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>A <filename><ulink url="locatingrules.xml" + >locatingrules.xml</ulink> </filename> file has been added + to the distribution. The + <filename><ulink url="locatingrules.xml" + >locatingrules.xml</ulink></filename> file tells a + "locating rules"-aware editor such as Emacs/nXML to + automatically associate the included RELAX NG Slides schema + with any document whose root element is + <sgmltag>slides</sgmltag>, <sgmltag>foil</sgmltag>, + <sgmltag>foilgroup</sgmltag>, or + <sgmltag>speakernotes</sgmltag>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="V340_fo"> + <title>FO</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara>Added attribute-set to easily control appearance of + footer</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Added support for + <sgmltag>foil</sgmltag>/<sgmltag>subtitle</sgmltag></simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Bookmarks in XEP can now contain i18n + characters</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Changed attribute namespaces accordingly to new + schema used for titlepage templates</simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="V340_html"> + <title>HTML</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara><sgmltag>xref</sgmltag> to <sgmltag>foil</sgmltag> + and <sgmltag>foilgroup</sgmltag> is now supported. (You must + have the DocBook XSL stylesheets v1.67.0 or greater to use + xrefs.)</simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Added new parameter + <parameter>show.foil.number</parameter> which can enable + numbering of slides. Currently works only with + <filename>frames.xsl</filename> and + <literal>multiframe=0</literal></simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara>Added support for <literal><ulink + url="http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/Chunking.html#dbhtmlDirPI" + >dbhtml dir</ulink></literal> processing instruction</simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="V340_htmlhelp"> + <title>HTML Help</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara>Slides can now be generated in HTML Help format</simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section> + <title id="V340_install">Install</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>A new (and still experimental) <filename><ulink + url="install.sh" >install.sh</ulink></filename> file has + been added to the Slides distribution. For information on + using it, see the <filename><ulink url="INSTALL" + >INSTALL</ulink></filename> file.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + <section id="old"> + <title>Older releases</title> + <para>Sorry, there are no release notes for releases prior to the + 3.4.0 release.</para> + </section> +</article> |