@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ * **\-\-output-file=<file>** causes HastyScribe to write output to a local file (Use [\-\-output-file=-](class:opt) to output to standard output).
     * **\-\-watermark=<file>** causes HastyScribe to embed and display an image as a watermark throughout the document. 
     * **\-\-fragment** causes HastyScribe to output just an HTML fragment instead of a full document, without embedding any image, font or stylesheet.
     * **\-\-dump=all|styles|fonts** causes HastyScribe to dump all resources/stylesheets/fonts to the current directory.
+    * **\-\-help** causes HastyScribe to display the usage information and quit.
 
 ## FAQs
 

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ * [\-\-output-file=<file>](class:opt) causes {{hs}} to write output to a local file (Use [\-\-output-file=-](class:opt) to output to standard output).
     * [\-\-watermark=<file>](class:opt) causes {{hs}} to embed and display an image as a watermark throughout the document. 
     * [\-\-fragment](class:opt) causes {{hs}} to output just an HTML fragment instead of a full document, without embedding any image, font or stylesheet.
     * [\-\-dump=all|styles|fonts](class:opt) causes {{hs}} to dump all resources/stylesheets/fonts to the current directory.
+    * [\-\-help](class:opt) causes {{hs}} to display the usage information and quit.
 
 ## Linux/OSX Examples 
 

@@ -7451,9 +7451,9 @@ 
 <p>The easiest way to get HastyScribe is by downloading one of the prebuilt binaries from the <a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v">Github Release Page</a>:</p>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.3/hastyscribe_v1.12.3_macosx_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Mac OS X (x64)</a></li>
-<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.3/hastyscribe_v1.12.3_windows_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Windows (x64)</a></li>
-<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.3/hastyscribe_v1.12.3_linux_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Linux (x64)</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.4/hastyscribe_v1.12.4_macosx_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Mac OS X (x64)</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.4/hastyscribe_v1.12.4_windows_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Windows (x64)</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/h3rald/hastyscribe/releases/download/v1.12.4/hastyscribe_v1.12.4_linux_x64.zip">HastyScribe for Linux (x64)</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -7507,6 +7507,7 @@ <li><span class="opt">--output-file=&lt;file&gt;</span> causes HastyScribe to write output to a local file (Use <span class="opt">--output-file=-</span> to output to standard output).</li>
 <li><span class="opt">--watermark=&lt;file&gt;</span> causes HastyScribe to embed and display an image as a watermark throughout the document.</li>
 <li><span class="opt">--fragment</span> causes HastyScribe to output just an HTML fragment instead of a full document, without embedding any image, font or stylesheet.</li>
 <li><span class="opt">--dump=all|styles|fonts</span> causes HastyScribe to dump all resources/stylesheets/fonts to the current directory.</li>
+<li><span class="opt">--help</span> causes HastyScribe to display the usage information and quit.</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
@@ -7610,87 +7611,87 @@ </thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$timestamp}}</code>             </td>
-<td> 1604580919</td>
+<td> 1617135534</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$date}}</code>                  </td>
-<td> 2020-11-05</td>
+<td> 2021-03-30</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$full-date}}</code>             </td>
-<td> Thursday, November 5, 2020</td>
+<td> Tuesday, March 30, 2021</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$long-date}}</code>             </td>
-<td> November 5, 2020</td>
+<td> March 30, 2021</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$medium-date}}</code>           </td>
-<td> Nov 5, 2020</td>
+<td> Mar 30, 2021</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-date}}</code>            </td>
-<td> 11/5/20</td>
+<td> 3/30/21</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-time}}</code>            </td>
-<td> 13:55 PM</td>
+<td> 22:18 PM</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-time-24}}</code>         </td>
-<td> 13:55</td>
+<td> 22:18</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$time}}</code>                  </td>
-<td> 13:55:19 PM</td>
+<td> 22:18:54 PM</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$time-24}}</code>               </td>
-<td> 13:55:19</td>
+<td> 22:18:54</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$day}}</code>                   </td>
-<td> 05</td>
+<td> 30</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-day}}</code>             </td>
-<td> 5</td>
+<td> 30</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$month}}</code>                 </td>
-<td> 11</td>
+<td> 03</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-month}}</code>           </td>
-<td> 11</td>
+<td> 3</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$year}}</code>                  </td>
-<td> 2020</td>
+<td> 2021</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$short-year}}</code>            </td>
-<td> 20</td>
+<td> 21</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$weekday}}</code>               </td>
-<td> Thursday</td>
+<td> Tuesday</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$weekday-abbr}}</code>          </td>
-<td> 05</td>
+<td> 30</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$month-name}}</code>            </td>
-<td> November</td>
+<td> March</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$month-name-abbr}}</code>       </td>
-<td> Nov</td>
+<td> Mar</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>{{$timezone-offset}}</code>       </td>
-<td> +01:00</td>
+<td> +02:00</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -8827,7 +8828,7 @@ 
 <p style="text-align:center;"> <span class="fa-creative-commons"></span> <span class="fa-creative-commons-by"></span> <span class="fa-creative-commons-nc"></span> <span class="fa-creative-commons-nd"></span></p>
     </div>
     <div id="footer">
-      <p><span class="copy"></span> Fabio Cevasco &ndash; November 5, 2020</p>
+      <p><span class="copy"></span> Fabio Cevasco &ndash; March 30, 2021</p>
       <p><span>Powered by</span> <a href="https://h3rald.com/hastyscribe"><span class="hastyscribe"></span></a></p>
     </div>
   </div>

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ css*: string
     js*: string
     watermark*: string
     fragment*: bool
-  HastyFields* = Table[string, proc():string]
+  HastyFields* = Table[string, string]
   HastySnippets* = Table[string, string]
   HastyMacros* = Table[string, string]
   HastyScribe* = object
@@ -63,52 +63,31 @@ if logging.getHandlers().len == 0:
   newNiftyLogger().addHandler()
 
 proc initFields(fields: HastyFields): HastyFields {.gcsafe.} =
-  result = initTable[string, proc():string]()
+  result = initTable[string, string]()
   for key, value in fields.pairs:
     result[key] = value
   var now = getTime().local()
-  result["timestamp"] = proc():string =
-    return $now.toTime.toUnix().int
-  result["date"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")
-  result["full-date"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("dddd, MMMM d, yyyy")
-  result["long-date"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("MMMM d, yyyy")
-  result["medium-date"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("MMM d, yyyy")
-  result["short-date"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("M/d/yy")
-  result["short-time-24"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("HH:mm")
-  result["short-time"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("HH:mm tt")
-  result["time-24"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("HH:mm:ss")
-  result["time"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("HH:mm:ss tt")
-  result["day"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("dd")
-  result["month"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("MM")
-  result["year"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("yyyy")
-  result["short-day"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("d")
-  result["short-month"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("M")
-  result["short-year"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("yy")
-  result["weekday"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("dddd")
-  result["weekday-abbr"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("dd")
-  result["month-name"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("MMMM")
-  result["month-name-abbr"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("MMM")
-  result["timezone-offset"] = proc():string =
-    return now.format("zzz")
+  result["timestamp"] = $now.toTime.toUnix().int
+  result["date"] = now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")
+  result["full-date"] = now.format("dddd, MMMM d, yyyy")
+  result["long-date"] = now.format("MMMM d, yyyy")
+  result["medium-date"] = now.format("MMM d, yyyy")
+  result["short-date"] = now.format("M/d/yy")
+  result["short-time-24"] = now.format("HH:mm")
+  result["short-time"] = now.format("HH:mm tt")
+  result["time-24"] = now.format("HH:mm:ss")
+  result["time"] = now.format("HH:mm:ss tt")
+  result["day"] = now.format("dd")
+  result["month"] = now.format("MM")
+  result["year"] = now.format("yyyy")
+  result["short-day"] = now.format("d")
+  result["short-month"] = now.format("M")
+  result["short-year"] = now.format("yy")
+  result["weekday"] = now.format("dddd")
+  result["weekday-abbr"] = now.format("dd")
+  result["month-name"] = now.format("MMMM")
+  result["month-name-abbr"] = now.format("MMM")
+  result["timezone-offset"] = now.format("zzz")
 
 proc newHastyScribe*(options: HastyOptions, fields: HastyFields): HastyScribe =
   return HastyScribe(options: options, fields: initFields(fields), snippets: initTable[string, string](), macros: initTable[string, string](), document: "")
@@ -281,7 +260,7 @@ var matches:array[0..0, string]
     discard field.match(peg_field, matches)
     var id = matches[0].strip
     if hs.fields.hasKey(id):
-      result = result.replace(field, hs.fields[id]())
+      result = result.replace(field, hs.fields[id])
     else:
       warn "Field '" & id & "' not defined."
       result = result.replace(field, "")
@@ -509,13 +488,14 @@ (Use "--output-file=-" to output to stdout)
     --watermark=<file>      Use the image in <file> as a watermark.
     --fragment              If specified, an HTML fragment will be generated, without 
                             embedding images, fonts, or stylesheets. 
-    --dump=all|styles|fonts Dumps all resources/stylesheets/fonts to the current directory."""
+    --dump=all|styles|fonts Dumps all resources/stylesheets/fonts to the current directory.
+    --help                  Display the usage information."""
     
 
   var input = ""
   var files = newSeq[string](0)
   var options = HastyOptions(toc: true, output: "", css: "", watermark: "", fragment: false)
-  var fields = initTable[string, proc():string]()
+  var fields = initTable[string, string]()
   var dumpdata = ""
 
   # Parse Parameters
@@ -543,11 +523,13 @@ of "output-file":
         options.output = val
       of "fragment":
         options.fragment = true
+      of "help":
+        echo usage
+        quit(1)  
       else:
         if key.startsWith("field/"):
           let val = val
-          fields[key.replace("field/", "")] = proc(): string =
-            return val
+          fields[key.replace("field/", "")] = val          
         discard
     else: 
       discard

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ 
 const
-  pkgVersion*     = "1.12.3"
+  pkgVersion*     = "1.12.4"
   pkgAuthor*      = "Fabio Cevasco"
   pkgDescription* = "Self-contained markdown compiler generating self-contained HTML documents"