2002-02-10      alpha-a

	* Fixed compatibility problem with latest 1.7

        * Diagram feature now draws fileboxes (optionally, see --filebox
        parameter). Thanks for Sergey

        * If a comment contains a '#fred' cross reference, we now
        remove the '#' unless the new --show_hash option is given

	* Thanks to Niklas Frykolm, Gunnar Andersson, and Thomas Hurst,
        we're now closer to generating conformant HTML.

        * added diagram support to kilmer template

        * Add support for client-side imagemaps in class diagrams, based on
	a method from Tony Smith.

        * Method and classe name title added to source popup window.

	* Change handling of initial comment. Now a blank line will
        terminate the initial comment.

        * Arbitrary files can not be generated from templates. This means
        that is a template needs to write (say) a .css file, or a bitmap,
        the process can be encapsulated within the template itself.

        * Numerous bug fixes:
          - parsing of symbols whose names are reserved words
          - parsing of while/until with a 'do'
          - made all filesnames valid under DOS
          - fix end of line handling under DOS
          - use IO.popen to validate 'dot', avoiding a cygwin bug
          - fix finding templates when RDoc is run without being
            installed
          - fixed bug that failed to interpret '<<' as a method name
          - Bil Kleb fixed _many_ typos
          - fixed some formatting problems with NS4.7


2002-01-24      alpha-9

        * added --help option.

	* Jah of Enticla added wonderful support for diagramming
	  classes and modules. Added new -d option to turn it on, and
	  renamed the debug option -D.

	* Added support for generating the blank page needed as the
          initial src= in the source frame.

	* The body of labeled lists can now start on the line
	  following the label, thus avoiding those hideously indented
	  blocks. This means you can write:

             This is my very long label::
                And this is the body of the list entry. See it
                glisten in the noon-day sun.

	* Added --template option and the ability to switch html
	  output templates. Included the 'kilmer' template from
          Rich Kilmer.


2002-01-16      alpha-8


        * :nodoc: in the file-level comment turns off documentation
          for the file (but classes and modules in the file are still
          documented).

        * The sequence '#++' turns documentation back on after a '#--'
          turns it off.

        * Added --title option.


2002-01-13      alpha-7

	* :include: directive and the --include command line option
          allows text from other files to be inserted incomment blocks:

              # and the it outputs the result.
              # :include: copyright

	* The :nodoc: modifier can appear after class, module, and
	  method declarations. It stops information from that
	  syntactic unit appearing in the output. With the 'all'
	  option, it also prevents the output of included sub modules
	  and classes.

	* Horizontal rules (denoted by three or more hyphens) are
	  supported. The more hyphens, the thicker the rule.

	* Hyperlinks to the web (http,mailto, and ftp) are
	  recognized. Links to images become inline <img> tags.

	* The generated HTML is now simpler and more compact. The
	  output is cleaner.

	* The Parent class is now shown as a hyperlink if possible.

	* RDoc can now be invoked conveniently from a program

	* Add --quiet option

	* RDoc now stops processing comments when it sees a line
	  containing '#--'. This allows you to have internal comments
	  and external comments in one block.

