Release notes for version 0.9a [2010-03-20]:

 - Small, quick fixes for immediate compatibility with biblatex 0.9a.

Release notes for version 0.9 [2010-03-18]:

As I noted in the README file, users will have to modify their .bib
files somewhat to work properly with this release of biblatex-chicago.
Some of these changes result from the disappearance of certain fields
in biblatex itself -- particularly the "day" and "origyear" fields --
so you should at least skim through Lehman's RELEASE file first to
familiarize yourself with what it means for your setup.  The changes
required for Chicago are as follows:

 - In CustomA (Letter) entries, the counter-intuitive reversal of
   roles between "year" and "origyear" has been eliminated.  In common
   with other entry types, the "year" (or "date") field now refers to
   the publication date of the collection.  The new "origdate" field
   now holds the date the letter was written.  In short, change the
   "date" (or "year," "month," and "day") to "origdate," and change
   "origyear" to "year" (or "date").

 - In Misc entries with an "entrysubtype," used to cite unpublished
   sources from a named archive, exactly the same reversal of roles
   was in place, and is now eliminated.  The new "origdate" field now
   holds the date the letter was written or the interview conducted,
   so change the "date" (or "year," "month," and "day") to "origdate."
   (Under most circumstances, therefore, such entries won't have a
   "date" field defined.)  Also, the use of the exact string "letter"
   in the "entrysubtype" field is no longer required.  Using
   "origdate" prints the date where you want it, so anything at all in
   "entrysubtype" will do the trick, with "letter" being as good as
   anything else, meaning you don't actually have to modify this
   field.

 - In Patent entries, you need to make similar changes.  The
   "origdate" field now holds the date the patent was filed, and the
   "date" field identifies when the patent was granted, if it was
   granted.  You no longer need a specially-formatted "addendum" field
   for these entries.  In short, change the "date" (or "year,"
   "month," and "day") to "origdate," and put the date from the
   "addendum" field into "date."  Any supplemental information you
   want printed after the dates of the patent can still be given in
   the "addendum" field, but most such entries won't require this.

 - The "userd" field is now obsolete.  If by some chance you are still
   using it, please move any information found there into the
   "edition" field.

Other changes in 0.9:

 - Added the files cms-german.lbx (with its clone cms-ngerman.lbx) and
   cms-french.lbx, which allow the creation of Chicago-like references
   in those languages.

 - Added the package option "annotation" to allow the creation of
   annotated bibliographies.

 - Added the new biblatex BookInBook entry type, which functions as an
   alias to CustomB.

 - Following biblatex's example, using the editortype field now turns
   off the package's usual string concatenation mechanisms.

 - Added support for the new editor[a-c] and editor[a-c]type fields,
   which function as they do in the standard biblatex styles.

 - My modified csquotes.cfg file is now obsolete, and has been removed
   from the package.  Please upgrade to the latest version of
   csquotes.

 - Added bibstrings to help with internationalization.  The new ones
   you might use in a .bib file are: pseudonym, nodate,
   revisededition, numbers, and reviewof.

Changelog for version 0.8.9d [2010-02-16]:

 - Bug fix release, the last in the 0.8.9 series, intended for use
   with biblatex 0.8i, _not_ with 0.9.  See note above.

Changelog for version 0.8.9c [2009-11-04]:

 - Bug fix release.  The details are in biblatex-chicago-notes-df.pdf.

Changelog for version 0.8.9b [2009-09-09]:

 - Fixed several bugs, both recent and venerable.  Please upgrade to
   the latest version of biblatex (0.8h at time of writing), though I
   have attempted to maintain backward compatibility at least with
   0.8e.

 - Experimental version of the "reprinttitle" field, which allows you
   to provide original publication details of essays or chapters you
   are citing from a later reprint.  See the pdf file for all the
   details.

Changelog for version 0.8.9a [2009-07-05]:

 - Minor fixes to allow compatibility with biblatex 0.8e.  The package
   still works with 0.8d and 0.8c, as well.

Changelog for version 0.8.9 [2009-07-02]:

 - The default way of loading the package has changed.  Please see the
   documentation for all the details, but in short, if you used to
   load it with a command like:

   	\usepackage[style=chicago-notes-df,further-options]{biblatex}

   you should now load it like so:

        \usepackage[further-options]{biblatex-chicago}

 - All single-letter bibstrings are now obsolete.  Please use \autocap
   instead

 - You should be using at least biblatex version 0.8c.  0.8d would be
   even better.

 - The package-specific bibstrings have been removed from the .cbx and
   .bbx files and gathered in a new file, cms-american.lbx.  This
   changes somewhat the way the package interacts with babel, making
   it simpler if you want the defaults, but more complicated if you
   require non-standard features.  In short, assuming you use the
   default loading option I've just described, then babel's main text
   language can be american or english, or alternately you can turn
   off babel altogether, and the strings should be available
   automatically.

 - Added two new entry types, Artwork and Image.

 - Added a new bibliography and entry option usecompiler, set to true
   by default in biblatex-chicago.sty.

 - Added the new bibliography option footmarkoff to
   biblatex-chicago.sty.  This turns off the optional formatting of
   marks (in-line instead of superscript) on foot- or endnotes,
   returning you to the LaTeX defaults.

 - Added the new citation command \headlesscite, which works like
   \headlessfullcite but allows biblatex to decide whether to print
   the full or the short version of the reference.

 - Adopted biblatex's end-of-entry punctuation system, which fixes
   issues several users have been seeing with the solution I offered
   in previous releases.

 - Added a modified csquotes.cfg file (in the XeLaTeX subdirectory) to
   address issues users were having when using XeLaTeX with
   biblatex-chicago.  Please see the docs for the details.

 - Added a new shorthandibid option that allows you to print "Ibid."
   after repeated references to an entry which contains a shorthand
   field.  Previously, the shorthand itself would always be printed,
   and this behavior remains the default if you don't set this option.

 - Added a clone of biblatex's natbib option, so that users who use
   \usepackage{biblatex-chicago} instead of \usepackage{biblatex} can
   still have access to the biblatex's natbib compatibility code in
   bibnatex.def.

Changelog for version 0.8.5a [2009-06-14]:

 - Quick and dirty fix to allow compatibility with biblatex 0.8d.

Changelog for version 0.8.5 [2009-01-10]:

 - At least version 0.8b of biblatex now required -- even better, get
   the latest (0.8c).

 - Adopted the "American" punctuation tracker provided by biblatex,
   which fixes many small formatting errors and eliminates the need
   for \custpunct commands, but requires that you use \mkbibquote when
   quoted material appears inside a bibliography field.

 - Loading babel with "American" as the main text language now
   _strongly_ recommended.

 - The CustomC entry type now allows referencing any sort of post- or
   pre-matter via the type field, though the old mechanism remains in
   place for backward compatibility.  The new SuppBook and
   SuppCollection entry types are aliased to CustomC, and therefore
   work in exactly the same way.

 - The new SuppPeriodical entry type is aliased to Review, and Letter
   to CustomA.

 - For InReference entries the postnote field of a citation command is
   now automatically treated as an alphabetized encyclopedia entry,
   that is, it will be placed in quotation marks and prefaced with the
   string "s.v."  This may allow multiple citations of the same
   reference work without multiplying .bib entries.

 - The biblatex option "usetranslator" is now set to "true" by
   default, which means entries will automatically be alphabetized by
   their translator in the absence of an author or an editor.

 - I've added some color-coding to biblatex-chicago-notes-df.pdf to
   highlight new or significantly revised sections.

Changelog for version 0.8.2.2 [2008-11-24]:

 - Fixed spurious commas in some bibliography entries.

Changelog for version 0.8.2 [2008-11-03]:

 - Fixed several formatting glitches between citations in multicite
   commands and also after some prenotes.

Changelog for version 0.8.1 [2008-10-22]:

 - Updated the .bbx and .cbx files to work with biblatex 0.8.  This
  most recent version of biblatex is now required for
  biblatex-chicago-notes-df to work.

 - The origlocation field is now obsolete, and has been replaced by
  lista.  Please update your .bib files accordingly.

 - The single-letter \bibstring commands I provided in version 0.7 are
  now deprecated.  In most cases, you'll be able to take advantage of
  the automatic contextual capitalization facilities introduced in
  this release, but if you still need the single-letter \bibstring
  functionality then you should switch to \autocap, as I shall be
  removing the single-letter bibstrings in a future release.  See the
  \autocap docs for all the details.

 - The userd field is now deprecated, as biblatex 0.8 allows all forms
  of data to be included in the edition field.  I shall be removing
  userd in a future release, so please update your .bib files as soon
  as is convenient.

 - Added the usera field, which holds supplemental information about a
  journaltitle in article and review entries.  See the documentation
  of the field for details.

 - Other minor fixes and additions.  See the full changelog for more.

Changelog for version 0.7 [2008-08-18]:

 - First public release 

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