# \[ANN\] Rassmalog 4.2.0

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-4-2-0/105081>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 25, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-4-2-0/105081 "2007-05-25T17:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snk)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-4-2-0/105081/1 "2007-05-25T17:13:48Z")

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Rassmalog is a static blog engine based on YAML, eRuby, and  
Rake. It transforms blog entries written in Textile or  
other formatting systems into valid XHTML files that are  
user friendly in both graphical and text-only web browsers.

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Version 4.2.0

Contents

• Caution  
• Additions  
• Repairs  
• Usability

This release revises the documentation, allows importing of  
blog entries from an RSS feed, adds support for more  
uploader programs, and repairs several defects.

1 Caution

• In config/blog.yaml, the host parameter has been  
removed and the uploader parameter has been made into  
an eRuby template in order to support more uploader  
programs.

• The feed task now generates the RSS feed rather than  
the index task.

• “[Rassmalog]” no longer appears at the beginning of a  
comment e-mail’s subject because it hinders usability.

2 Additions

• Added an import task, which lets you import blog  
entries from an RSS feed.

• The upload task now supports lftp as an uploader  
program.

3 Repairs

• The copy task now supports copying of symbolic links  
and hidden files (also known as “dot files” because  
their names begin with a period). It also preserves  
modification times and permissions of copied files  
correctly.

• The “Tagged as …” message no longer appears in an  
entry’s information if the entry does not have any  
tags.

• Entry summarization now allows trailing whitespace  
within a paragraph separator

• Restored support for scp as an uploader program for the  
upload task.

4 Usability

• Removed the “trail of bread crumbs”, which contained  
links to an entry’s tags and appeared just below an  
entry’s name, because it stole attention away from the  
blog entries themselves and cluttered the interface.

• Tag clouds now use standard CSS font-size names  
(xx-small x-small small medium large x-large xx-large)  
instead of numerical font sizes.

• Balanced the widths of the blog entry and hierarchical  
menu using optimal line lengths for better readability.

• Revised the instructions presented atop the search  
page.

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**Author:** ![snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snk)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-4-2-0/105081/2 "2007-05-25T22:53:54Z")

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Suraj K. wrote:

> Version 4.2.0

It turns out that, according to the RubyGems rational versioning policy,  
this release should have been numbered as 5.0.0. I have replaced the  
4.2.0 package accordingly. Furthermore, I fixed some additional bugs in  
the RSS feed (thanks to Josef ‘Jupp’ Schugt for reporting) and sneaked  
them into the 5.0.0 package.

Sorry for the confusion.