Tex2RTF change log

Changes in version 1.40:

• Added generateHPJ option for generating the .HPJ WinHelp project file
• Added support for DDE via a small command set

Changes in version 1.39:

• Option for using Word's INCLUDEPICTURE or IMPORT field, since the method that works for Works, doesn't work for Word! See bitmapMethod in the settings section.

Changes in version 1.37-1.38:

• Improved bibliography reading and cured some minor bugs
• Added \ss German sharp s
• Added rudimentary \special command (simply copies the argument to the output)
• Added missing '.' in subsubsection reference
• Added primitive internationalisation support with contentsName, tablesName etc.

Changes in version 1.36:

• All HTML special characters now correctly delimited by a semicolon.
• Cured HTML section-duplicating bug I introduced in 1.35.
• Cured too much spacing after sections in RTF, introduced in 1.35.

Changes in version 1.35:

• Added TCHECK tool, to help track down common Tex2RTF syntax problems.
• Included Kresten Thorup's LACHECK L^ATEX checking tool with DOS executable.
• Now ignores \@ command.
• Table of contents now includes numbered subsubsections.

Changes in version 1.34:

• Added multicolumn `support' to stop RTF readers crashing.
• Added useWord, defaultColumnWidth, compatibility options to .ini file.
• comment environment now doesn't complain about unknown syntax.
• Added toocomplex environment that treats its contents as verbatim in output, treated as normal output in true L^ATEX.
• End-of-line comments allowed in in .ini files, using semicolon, percent or hash characters to denote a comment.
• For linear RTF, Word for Windows support for printindex, index, pageref, listoftables, listoffigures, contents page.
• Added RTF support for various symbols.
• Added colour support, with definecolour, fcol and bcol commands.
• Fixed some bugs: page numbering problems, macros deleted after first pass.

Changes in version 1.33:

• Added -charset command-line switch.
• Added itemsep, twocolumn, onecolumn, setfooter, setheader, pagestyle, pagenumbering, thechapter, thesection, thepage, thebibliography, bibitem commands.
• New environment called twocollist for making two-column lists, with formatting optimized for target file format.
• New indented environment for controlling indentation.
• List indentation and bulleting improved.
• Added commands normalbox, normalboxd for putting borders around text.
• Many options can now be specified in the .ini file along with custom macros.
• Cured bug that put too much vertical space after some commands.
• Improved table formatting.
• Optional `Up' button in WinHelp files for easier navigation.
• Verbatim lines followed by par in RTF, to improve WinHelp wrapping.
• Conversion may now be aborted under Windows by attempting to close the application.
• Added conditional output for all formats: latexignore, latexonly, rtfignore, rtfonly, winhelpignore, winhelponly, htmlignore, htmlonly, xlpignore, xlponly.
• HTML generator can now add Contents, Up, « and » buttons (text or bitmap) to each page except titlepage.

Changes in version 1.32:

• footnote command now supported in WinHelp RTF, and footnotepopup added.

Changes in version 1.31:

• footnote command now supported, in linear RTF only.
• Added -bufsize option, for converting large documents.

Changes in version 1.30:

• image command now scales metafiles (but not bitmaps).
• Fixed macro loading bug, now informs the user of the found macro filename.
• Now supports paragraph and subparagraph commands.
• Support for some accents added.
• verb command now supported.
• Bug in subsubsection handling fixed.
• Can save conversion log in a text file.

Changes in version 1.22:

• More informative, warns against use of some commands.
• Added compile-time support for non-GUI environments (such as plain UNIX).
• Improved HTML support.