Version 5 adds several new features. Most notable is a new implementation of the extra- marks package, which now has independent marks.
v5.0
Fancyhdr
– If the option [nocheck] is given, just keep quiet and don’t change the \headheight/\footskip
– Mark the [compatV3] option deprecated
– Command \fancypagestyle* variant
– New command \fancyhdrsettoheight
– New command \fancyfootalign
– New command \fancyhdrbox
– New command \fancypagestyleassign
- New commands \fancyheadwidth, \fancyfootwidth and \fancyhfwidth
– Improved documentation
Extramarks
– New implementation of package extramarks with independent marks
– Fallback to extramarks-v4
V5.1 & V5.1.1 – Bug fixes