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Development Roadmap

This page provides a dynamic look at all bug reports that have been filed and accepted through the Bugs & Features page. If you would like to contribute code to implement any of the bugs below, please consult the Developer Guide for the coding standards we follow and then post your changes to the corresponding bug.

HTMLDOC 1.8 (6 Bugs)

HTMLDOC 1.8.x is the current stable branch. Bug fix (patch) releases will come out sporadically as needed.

STR #SummaryStatusPriority
255Generating whitout pictureNewHIGH
245X11 fallback to Xpm fails to linkNewLOW
252Generated PDF is missing pagePendingMOD
233Incorrectly Positioned JPEGPendingLOW
238Center Alignment + colspan for the TD column is not reflected in the PDF outputPendingLOW
253multiple files in the book with the same name (index.html) cause link problemsPendingLOW

HTMLDOC 1.9 (25 Features, 23 Bugs)

HTMLDOC 1.9.x is the current development branch and is focused on supporting UTF-8, basic CSS1 functionality, INPUT and TEXTAREA form fields, background images in tables, and custom Type 1 fonts.

STR #SummaryStatusPriority
229Very simple HTML is converted into an empty PDF (again)NewCRIT
247htmldoc: 500: malformed header from script. Bad headerNewCRIT
190v1.9-r1571 produces PDFs with chunks missingNewHIGH
201Addinng custom type1 font doesn't workNewHIGH
207Problem with page numberNewHIGH
219Merging two characters into one character - Version 1.9NewHIGH
224Broken PDFNewHIGH
231--quiet not working;output messages end up in stdoutNewHIGH
236<table> not rendering correctlyNewHIGH
250Segfault because of width_rel is invalid pointerNewHIGH
194--fontsize argument doesn't work properly in 1.9.xNewMOD
204Defining DEBUG preprocessor macro cause compilation and runtime errorsNewMOD
206Images not rendered when src URL contains a port numberNewMOD
232-f filename output RIDICULOUSLY slow (for PostScript, anyways) in 1.9svn-r1666NewMOD
240Visual Studio build errors - jpeg file changesNewMOD
241Visual Studio build errors - open() and getcwd()NewMOD
248Invalid stylesheet propertyNewMOD
249issue with rel property for link tagNewMOD
208windows build without opensslNewLOW
217Partial black section in PDF display (printer output is normal)NewLOW
123Set margin without advancing to new pageNewRFE
152Add support for border-top, border-left, ... styles for TRNewRFE
156PATCH - Support for repeating divs and comment directive to ensure N rows in a table show on the same pageNewRFE
192Custom Text in Table of Contents FooterNewRFE
211Converting a set of HTML files into a Single PDF - would like to include other PDF files to be merged along with the HTML filesNewRFE
227deactivate linked images in pdfsNewRFE
203Compiling with VC++ 2008 Express Edition PendingMOD
56links in <PRE>formatted textPendingLOW
9Add booklet modesPendingRFE
13Starting page number in the header/footerPendingRFE
15CSS1 output supportPendingRFE
17THEAD supportPendingRFE
18Table background image supportPendingRFE
19Imagemap supportPendingRFE
21INPUT/TEXTAREA SupportPendingRFE
22External Type1 Font SupportPendingRFE
24Rewrite documentationPendingRFE
25Add options for crop and other commercial printing marks/infoPendingRFE
31Built-in text editorPendingRFE
46Provide an option to not allow table row to break across pagesPendingRFE
51It would be nice to be able to put the document's URL in a header or footerPendingRFE
57Command-line wildcards not supported on WindowsPendingRFE
77option for making a table cause page break if it does not fit on pagePendingRFE
84Allow defining soft page break points.PendingRFE
96HTML table page spanning enhancementPendingRFE
94Patch for wrong links in created PDF file if file names/anchors are not unique.ActiveLOW
8Add interpolation option/attributeActiveRFE
67enable tag for index entryActiveRFE

HTMLDOC 1.10 (12 Features)

HTMLDOC 1.10.x is a future development branch and will focus on more advanced font support including subsetting, TrueType/OpenType font support, character pair kerning, and Hebrew/Arabic/Asian text formatting.

STR #SummaryStatusPriority
146image conversion on sites using basic authenticationNewRFE
159formatting header/footer, lines, alignmentNewRFE
188support for SELECT tagNewRFE
196Support PFB files as wellNewRFE
215Add support for links to external PDF files followed by a target (<A HREF="document.pdf#bookmark">)NewRFE
234Change list renderingNewRFE
26Add TrueType font supportPendingRFE
27Font subsettingPendingRFE
29Language string rewritingPendingRFE
36please allow images with absolute paths (starting in '/' or 'http://') to be placed in the --outdirPendingRFE
50Add an option to fit webpage on one single pagePendingRFE
76mulitple line footersPendingRFE