MakeDoc News

27-Jan-2005: MakeDoc 2.5.6 Changes

1. Added the root-image option. Specifying root-image will force paths of all images to begin with a slash (/). This is useful for web sites where images may be in a top level /graphics directory, but the doc may be elsewhere. Example:

=options root-image

2. Numbered lists can include sub-numbered items now:

#Item

#>Item 1.1

#>Item 1.2

#>>Item 1.2.1

The result will be:

Item

Item 1.1
Item 1.2

Item 1.2.1

3. Bullets and numbered lists can now be combined. (But, do not make the combinations too complicated, or they may not work... because the simplicity of bullets and number lists creates a nesting amiguity.)

*Project 1

#Todo 1

#Todo 2

*Project 2

#Todo 2.1

#>Todo 2.1.1

#>Todo 2.1.2

*Project 3

Will result in:

Project 1

Todo 1
Todo 2

Project 2

Todo 2.1

Todo 2.1.1
Todo 2.1.2

Project 3

4. Using DO/ARGS to run MakeDoc will return the output filename as the result. This lets you write scripts like:

browse do/args %makedoc.r %mydoc.txt

5. For multicolumn output like that which appears on rebol.net, we now support the column option. It uses \column and /column to mark the column area, with =column to separate each column. Notice that you can use headings and any other styles of text within it.

This is meant as an easy way to create top level columns. This should not be confused with \table formatting options and =row.

\column

===Introduction

All the text that goes in the first column....

===More

More Stuff

=column

===Who to Contact

More stuff

/column

6. Removed $date replacement from body of text. Only allowed in the HTML template.

7. The way options are parsed has been "reduced".