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+# revealjs 0.9
+
+- Add support for the menu plugin
+
+- Correct handling of pdf css for self_contained document
+
+- Remove _html5shiv.js_ from template
+
+
+# revealjs 0.8
+
+- Add support for the chalkboard plugin
+
+
+# revealjs 0.7
+
+- Update to _reveal.js_ 3.3
+
+- Push slide changes to browser history
+
+- Respect `slide_level` option
+
+- Support for zoom, search, and notes _reveal.js_ plugins
+
+- Ability to specify `slideNumber` reveal_option as either string or boolean
+
+
+# revealjs 0.6
+
+- Fix issue with missing embedded fonts for beige, league, and 
+  solarized themes.
+
+
+# revealjs 0.5
+
+- Initial release to CRAN
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-Version 0.9
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Add support for the menu plugin
-
-- Correct handling of pdf css for self_contained document
-
-- Remove html5shiv.js from template
-
-
-Version 0.8
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Add support for the chalkboard plugin
-
-
-Version 0.7
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Update to reveal.js 3.3
-
-- Push slide changes to browser history
-
-- Respect slide_level option
-
-- Support for zoom, search, and notes reveal.js plugins
-
-- Ability to specify slideNumber reveal_option as either string or boolean
-
-
-Version 0.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Fix issue with missing embedded fonts for beige, league, and 
-  solarized themes.
-
-
-Version 0.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Initial relase to CRAN