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date: 2009/02/23 11:22
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slug: BB778
tags: programming, python, rst2qhc
title: 'rst2qhc 0.2: the insomnia release'
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updated: 2009/02/23 11:22
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Today I woke up at 6AM. I had nothing to do until 9, but I woke up and couldn't sleep again.

So, what can I do? I hacked rst2qhc_ a bit more :-D

.. _rst2qhc: http://rst2qhc.googlecode.com

Since this is a small project, it is quickly approaching feature complete status (there is really only so much this thing can do).

So, what's new?

* Passing options to rst2html, so you can do things like set stylesheets.

* Support for a manifest file, so you can list what files should be embedded in the helpfile.

* Fixed project support. Now you can *optionally* ask rst2qhc to create a qhcp file that will build your document.

* Better, more complete example that displays most features.

I have only one thing left in my TODO, which is calling the HTML writer via API instead of via `system()` because that way there is no need to define the keyword role in the document, and I can add syntax highlighting via pygments.

Since I now *do* have work to do, I will just release 0.2 now ;-)

You can get it from the usual place: http://rst2qhc.googlecode.com

And here's a sample of the input/output:

.. raw:: html

   <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralsina/3302832917/" title="rst2qhc by ralsina_2000, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3584/3302832917_cdc5e0063f.jpg" width="500" height="313" alt="rst2qhc"></a>