CTAN update: markdown

[CTAN Announcements]

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the

markdown

package.

Version: 3.4.1-0-g457226ae 2024-02-16
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Converting and rendering markdown documents inside TeX

Announcement text:
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Below, I list a summary of changes between versions 3.0.0-alpha (2023-06-27)
and 3.4.1 (2024-02-16).

Development:
- Complied with CommonMark 0.30 and incremented `grammar_version` to `3`.
- Added support for TeX-like rich paragraphs, universal (cross-format)
themes, Pandoc syntax extensions, and introduced universal themes.
- Introduced support for attributes on tables, enhanced token renderer
definitions, and bulk redefinition capabilities in the `\markdownSetup`
command.
- Added a demo of using the Markdown package in OpTeX, and introduced
`singletonCache` and `contentLevel` Lua options.

Fixes:
- Improved paragraph parsing to correctly handle trailing spaces and
paragraphs within markdown documents.
- Enhanced list and table support, allowing tables inside lists and
fixing issues with fancy lists and roman numeral markers.
- Made Pandoc syntax extensions `tex_single_backslash_math` and
`tex_double_backslash_math` robust against extra spaces.
- Fixed multiple issues with attributes, headings parsing, emphasis
in headings, and compatibility with jgm/pandoc.

Deprecation:
- Deprecated `\markdownInfo`, `\markdownWarning`, and `\markdownError`
in favor of l3msg functions.
- Deprecated the `markdown*` LaTeX environment and support for LuaMetaTeX.

Documentation:
- Added links to talks, theses, and articles to enhance documentation
discoverability.
- Improved the user manual to encourage alternatives to the `hybrid`
option and document setting up catcodes in Lua.

Docker:
- Introduced and expanded Docker support, including TeX Live 2024
pretest support.
- Included developer tools in the development Docker image and made
adjustments to Docker configuration.


Libraries and Contributed Software:
- Updated `tinyyaml` to v0.4.4.
- Made changes to the contributed software repository, including
the removal of `contributions/istqb_latex` and addition of
`contributions/37c3-beamer`.

Default Renderer Prototypes:
- Adjusted default renderer prototypes for handling headings,
lists, and math renderer prototypes in LaTeX/ConTeXt.
- Corrected typesetting of level four and five headings in LaTeX
and optimized fancy list labels and indentation.

Unit Tests and Continuous Integration:
- Overhauled the unit testing framework from Bash to Python and
implemented summarization.
- Improved test speed by batching unit tests and using self-hosted
GitHub runners.
- Made changes to continuous integration practices, including
conditions for rebuilding Docker images.

Other Changes:
- Various optimizations and speed improvements.
- Removed deprecated features, including parts of the package and
support for LuaMetaTeX.

For a full list of changes, see
<https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/markdown/CHANGES.md>.

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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
https://ctan.org/pkg/markdown

The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/markdown/

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Thanks for the upload.

For the CTAN Team
Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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