diff --git a/doc/tools/makerst.py b/doc/tools/makerst.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+input_list = []
+
+for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+	input_list.append(arg)
+
+if len(input_list) < 1:
+	print 'usage: makerst.py <classes.xml>'
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+
+def validate_tag(elem, tag):
+	if elem.tag != tag:
+		print "Tag mismatch, expected '" + tag + "', got " + elem.tag
+		sys.exit(255)
+
+
+class_names = []
+classes = {}
+
+def ul_string(str,ul):
+	str+="\n"
+	for i in range(len(str)-1):
+		str+=ul
+	str+="\n"
+	return str
+
+def make_class_list(class_list, columns):
+
+	f = open('class_list.rst', 'wb')
+	prev = 0
+	col_max = len(class_list) / columns + 1
+	print ('col max is ', col_max)
+	col_count = 0
+	row_count = 0
+	last_initial = ''
+	fit_columns = []
+
+	for n in range(0, columns):
+		fit_columns += [[]]
+
+	indexers = []
+	last_initial = ''
+
+	idx = 0
+	for n in class_list:
+		col = idx / col_max
+		if col >= columns:
+			col = columns - 1
+		fit_columns[col] += [n]
+		idx += 1
+		if n[:1] != last_initial:
+			indexers += [n]
+		last_initial = n[:1]
+
+	row_max = 0
+	f.write("\n")
+	
+	for n in range(0, columns):
+		if len(fit_columns[n]) > row_max:
+			row_max = len(fit_columns[n])
+
+	f.write("| ")
+	for n in range(0, columns):
+		f.write(" | |")
+
+	f.write("\n")		
+	f.write("+")
+	for n in range(0, columns):
+		f.write("--+-------+")
+	f.write("\n")
+
+	for r in range(0, row_max):
+		s = '+ '
+		for c in range(0, columns):
+			if r >= len(fit_columns[c]):
+				continue
+
+			classname = fit_columns[c][r]
+			initial = classname[0]
+			if classname in indexers:
+				s += '**' + initial + '** | '
+			else:
+				s += ' | '
+
+			s += '[' + classname + '](class_'+ classname.lower()+') | '
+
+		s += '\n'
+		f.write(s)
+
+	for n in range(0, columns):
+		f.write("--+-------+")
+	f.write("\n")
+
+
+def rstize_text(text,cclass):
+	pos = 0
+	while True:
+		pos = text.find('[', pos)
+		if pos == -1:
+			break
+
+		endq_pos = text.find(']', pos + 1)
+		if endq_pos == -1:
+			break
+
+		pre_text = text[:pos]
+		post_text = text[endq_pos + 1:]
+		tag_text = text[pos + 1:endq_pos]
+
+		if tag_text in class_names:
+			tag_text = make_type(tag_text)
+		else:
+
+		# command
+
+			cmd = tag_text
+			space_pos = tag_text.find(' ')
+			if cmd.find('html') == 0:
+				cmd = tag_text[:space_pos]
+				param = tag_text[space_pos + 1:]
+				tag_text =  param 
+			elif cmd.find('method') == 0:
+				cmd = tag_text[:space_pos]
+				param = tag_text[space_pos + 1:]
+
+				if param.find('.') != -1:
+					(class_param, method_param) = param.split('.')
+					tag_text = ':ref:`'+class_param+'.'+method_param+'<' + class_param.lower() + '_' + method_param + '>`'
+				else:
+					tag_text = ':ref:`' + param + '<' + cclass +"_"+ param + '>`'
+			elif cmd.find('image=') == 0:
+				tag_text = "" #'![](' + cmd[6:] + ')'
+			elif cmd.find('url=') == 0:
+				tag_text = ':ref:`' + cmd[4:] + '<'+cmd[4:]+">`"
+			elif cmd == '/url':
+				tag_text = ')'
+			elif cmd == 'center':
+				tag_text = ''
+			elif cmd == '/center':
+				tag_text = ''
+			elif cmd == 'br':
+				tag_text = '\n| '
+			elif cmd == 'i' or cmd == '/i':
+				tag_text = '*'
+			elif cmd == 'b' or cmd == '/b':
+				tag_text = '**'
+			elif cmd == 'u' or cmd == '/u':
+				tag_text = ''
+			else:
+				tag_text = ':ref:`' + tag_text + '<class_'+tag_text.lower()+'>`'
+
+		text = pre_text + tag_text + post_text
+		pos = len(pre_text) + len(tag_text)
+
+ # tnode = ET.SubElement(parent,"div")
+ # tnode.text=text
+
+	return text
+
+
+def make_type(t):
+	global class_names
+	if t in class_names:
+		return ':ref:`'+t+'<class_' + t.lower()+'>`'
+	return t
+
+
+def make_method(
+	f,
+	name,
+	m,
+	declare,
+	cname,
+	event=False,
+	pp=None
+	):
+
+	if (declare or pp==None):
+		t = '- '
+	else:
+		t = ""
+		
+	ret_type = 'void'
+	args = list(m)
+	mdata = {}
+	mdata['argidx'] = []
+	for a in args:
+		if a.tag == 'return':
+			idx = -1
+		elif a.tag == 'argument':
+			idx = int(a.attrib['index'])
+		else:
+			continue
+
+		mdata['argidx'].append(idx)
+		mdata[idx] = a
+
+	if not event:
+		if -1 in mdata['argidx']:
+			t += make_type(mdata[-1].attrib['type'])
+		else:
+			t += 'void'
+		t += ' '
+
+	if declare or pp==None:
+
+		# span.attrib["class"]="funcdecl"
+		# a=ET.SubElement(span,"a")
+		# a.attrib["name"]=name+"_"+m.attrib["name"]
+		# a.text=name+"::"+m.attrib["name"]
+
+		s = ' **'+m.attrib['name']+'** '
+	else:
+		s = ':ref:`'+ m.attrib['name']+'<class_' + cname+"_"+m.attrib['name'] + '>` '
+		
+
+	s += ' **(**'
+	argfound = False
+	for a in mdata['argidx']:
+		arg = mdata[a]
+		if a < 0:
+			continue
+		if a > 0:
+			s += ', '
+		else:
+			s += ' '
+
+		s += make_type(arg.attrib['type'])
+		if 'name' in arg.attrib:
+			s += ' ' + arg.attrib['name']
+		else:
+			s += ' arg' + str(a)
+
+		if 'default' in arg.attrib:
+			s += '=' + arg.attrib['default']
+
+		argfound = True
+
+	if argfound:
+		s += ' '
+	s += ' **)**'
+
+	if 'qualifiers' in m.attrib:
+		s += ' ' + m.attrib['qualifiers']
+
+#	f.write(s)
+	if (not declare):
+		if (pp!=None):
+			pp.append( (t,s) )
+		else:	
+			f.write("- "+t+" "+s+"\n")
+	else:
+		f.write(t+s+"\n")
+
+
+def make_rst_class(node):
+
+	name = node.attrib['name']
+
+	f = open("class_"+name.lower() + '.rst', 'wb')
+
+	f.write(".. _class_"+name+":\n")
+	f.write(name + '  \n==========\n')
+
+	if 'inherits' in node.attrib:
+		inh = node.attrib['inherits'].strip()
+		f.write('**Inherits:** '+make_type(inh)+'\n---------\n')
+	if 'category' in node.attrib:
+		f.write('**Category:** ' + node.attrib['category'].strip()
+				+ '\n---------\n')
+
+	briefd = node.find('brief_description')
+	if briefd != None:
+		f.write('\n Brief Description  \n-------\n')
+		f.write(rstize_text(briefd.text.strip(),name) + '\n')
+
+	methods = node.find('methods')
+
+	if methods != None and len(list(methods)) > 0:
+		f.write('\nMember Functions \n---------\n')
+		ml=[]
+		for m in list(methods):
+			make_method(f, node.attrib['name'], m, False,name,False,ml)
+		longest_t = 0
+		longest_s = 0
+		for s in ml:
+			sl = len(s[0])
+			if (sl>longest_s):
+				longest_s=sl
+			tl = len(s[1])
+			if (tl>longest_t):
+				longest_t=tl
+				
+		sep="+"
+		for i in range(longest_s+2):
+			sep+="-"
+		sep+="+"
+		for i in range(longest_t+2):
+			sep+="-"
+		sep+="+\n"
+		f.write(sep)
+		for s in ml:
+			rt = s[0]
+			while( len(rt) < longest_s ):
+				rt+=" "
+			st = s[1]
+			while( len(st) < longest_t ):
+				st+=" "
+			f.write("| "+rt+" | "+st+" |\n")
+			f.write(sep)
+			
+		
+
+	events = node.find('signals')
+	if events != None and len(list(events)) > 0:
+		f.write('\nSignals  \n----------\n')
+		for m in list(events):
+			make_method(f, node.attrib['name'], m, True,name, True)
+
+	members = node.find('members')
+
+	if members != None and len(list(members)) > 0:
+		f.write('\nMember Variables  \n--------\n')
+
+		for c in list(members):
+			s = '- '
+			s += make_type(c.attrib['type']) + ' '
+			s += '**' + c.attrib['name'] + '**'
+			if c.text.strip() != '':
+				s += ' - ' + c.text.strip()
+			f.write(s + '\n')
+
+	constants = node.find('constants')
+	if constants != None and len(list(constants)) > 0:
+		f.write('\nNumeric Constants  \n------\n')
+		for c in list(constants):
+			s = '- '
+			s += '**' + c.attrib['name'] + '**'
+			if 'value' in c.attrib:
+				s += ' = **' + c.attrib['value'] + '**'
+			if c.text.strip() != '':
+				s += ' - ' + c.text.strip()
+			f.write(s + '\n')
+
+	descr = node.find('description')
+	if descr != None and descr.text.strip() != '':
+		f.write('\nDescription  \n-------\n')
+		f.write(rstize_text(descr.text.strip(),name) + '\n')
+
+	methods = node.find('methods')
+
+	if methods != None and len(list(methods)) > 0:
+		f.write('\nMember Function Description  \n----------\n')
+		for m in list(methods):
+			f.write("\n.. _class_"+name+"_"+m.attrib['name']+":\n")
+#			f.write(ul_string(m.attrib['name'],"^"))
+			d = m.find('description')
+			if d == None or d.text.strip() == '':
+				continue
+			#f.write('\n<a name="'+m.attrib['name']+'">' + m.attrib['name'] + '</a>\n------\n')
+			make_method(f, node.attrib['name'], m, True,name)
+			f.write('\n')
+			f.write(rstize_text(d.text.strip(),name))
+			f.write('\n')
+
+
+for file in input_list:
+	tree = ET.parse(file)
+	doc = tree.getroot()
+
+	if 'version' not in doc.attrib:
+		print "Version missing from 'doc'"
+		sys.exit(255)
+
+	version = doc.attrib['version']
+
+	for c in list(doc):
+		if c.attrib['name'] in class_names:
+			continue
+		class_names.append(c.attrib['name'])
+		classes[c.attrib['name']] = c
+
+class_names.sort()
+
+make_class_list(class_names, 2)
+
+for cn in class_names:
+	c = classes[cn]
+	make_rst_class(c)
+