Add docs for absolute image paths feature.

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Georg Brandl 2009-02-14 15:32:41 +01:00
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@ -212,10 +212,14 @@ reST supports an image directive, used like so::
.. image:: gnu.png
(options)
When used within Sphinx, the file name given (here ``gnu.png``) must be relative
to the source file, and Sphinx will automatically copy image files over to a
subdirectory of the output directory on building (e.g. the ``_static`` directory
for HTML output.)
When used within Sphinx, the file name given (here ``gnu.png``) must either be
relative to the source file, or absolute which means that they are relative to
the top source directory. For example, the file ``sketch/spam.rst`` could refer
to the image ``images/spam.png`` as ``../images/spam.png`` or
``/images/spam.png``.
Sphinx will automatically copy image files over to a subdirectory of the output
directory on building (e.g. the ``_static`` directory for HTML output.)
Interpretation of image size options (``width`` and ``height``) is as follows:
if the size has no unit or the unit is pixels, the given size will only be
@ -236,6 +240,9 @@ the former, while the HTML builder would prefer the latter.
.. versionchanged:: 0.4
Added the support for file names ending in an asterisk.
.. versionchanged:: 0.6
Image paths can now be absolute.
Footnotes
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