ctan-ann December 2002

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New package on CTAN: opcit
by Jim Hefferon 30 Dec '02

30 Dec '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should spread soon to a mirror near you. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: opcit Author's name: Federico García Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/opcit Summary description: Footnote-style bibliographical references License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `opcit' makes the bibliographical references to appear as footnotes. It automatically substitutes conventional shorthands such as `Op. Cit.' and `Idem' for multiply cited works. The user can still append a `References' list at the end of the document. The documentation has a section on how to modify the BibTeX style. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- fonts/greek/psgreek
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Dec '02

30 Dec '02

Some months ago, Alexej Kryukov submitted this to CTAN: ----- Forwarded message from Alexej Kryukov ----- Name of contribution: psgreek Name and email: Alexej Kryukov <basileia(a)yandex.ru> Suggested location on CTAN: /tex-archive/fonts/greek/ Summary description: LaTeX support for (some) PostScript Greek fonts License type: LPPL Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `Psgreek1' package provide LaTeX support for popular Type 1 Greek fonts in WinGreek encoding. The `Psgreek1' package includes 3 fonts: Greek Garamond by Carmelo Lupini (http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/3799/download.htm), Greek Oxonia and original WinGreek font. As far as I know, all these fonts are distributed free of charge. They don't contain kerning. For each typerface virtual fonts are provided, rearranging its mapping according to so-called LGR encoding, e. g. to the layout of Claudio Beccari's Greek fonts, which seem to became a standard for LaTeX. There are two main differences from this mapping: - ligatures for final sigma aren't supported. So, in order to get this symbol you must explicitly type the latin letter `c'. - in order two produce the circumflex accent you can type the equal sign (=) as well as ASCII tilde (~). Furthermore, for each font virtual fonts with faked small capitals are included. I provided also a set of virtual font in my own encoding, called LEL, as well as description for this encoding (lelenc.def). This encoding is based on standard modern Greek mapping, and so it may be preferred by users with Greek codepage (ELOT 928 or Windows 1253). INSTALLATION AND USAGE First you must put font files and `psgreek.sty' in any location, there LaTeX can find them. If your TeX tree is TDS compliant, you can simply unpack *.zip files in your TEXMF directory. Then add font definitions from psgreek.map to your psfonts.map file (usually this file resides in ../dvips/config/ directory). In order to use Type 1 Greek fonts in your document, you have to load the Babel package with `greek' or `polutonikogreek' option. I prefer Babel version 3.6, since version 3.7 has many bugs and doesn't work properly. Then load `psgreek' package with the font name as option. The following names are supported: `regular' for original WinGreek font, `garamond' for Greek Garamond, `oxonia' for Greek Oxonia, `oldface' for Greek Old Face, `milan' for Milan. You can change your greek font in any time redefining the `greekfont' command (for example: enewcommand{greekfont}{myfont} Use `greek' environment or `localgreek{text goes here}' command for switching to Greek font and language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't install it at that time because I had some problems with the naming and the directory structure - among others, the name psgreek suggests that it is a general solution for Greek postscript fonts - and then I let the matter drift into the backlog. Sorry about that; now I installed the package on CTAN in the directory CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/greek/psgreek/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload
by Rainer Schoepf 26 Dec '02

26 Dec '02

On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Iliya Peregoudov wrote: > What I've uploaded: > single archive file `/incoming/glonti-fonts/glonti-fonts.zip' > > Which CTAN node I've uploaded to: > ftp.dante.de > > Contents of this archive are intended for: > `/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic' tree > > Licensing conditions: > public domain > > Summary: > Virtual fonts that combine CM and CMCYR. > `glonti-fonts.zip' includes following: > - README file > - VF and TFM files for the fonts > - LaTeX support files > - Files used to build these virtual fonts > (fontinst scripts, etc.) Thanks for the upload. I installed the files under fonts/cyrillic/glonti For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload: new version of mparhack
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Dec '02

21 Dec '02

On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Stefan Ulrich wrote: > I've just uploaded the archive > mparhack.tar.gz > to the incoming directory of > ftp.dante.de > > The archive contains the files: > mparhack.ins > mparhack.dtx > > Please replace the files in > CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/mparhack/ > by the new versions. > > Licensing is GPL (unchanged). > > Mparhack is a package for ensuring that marginpars appear on > the correct margin. > > The new version (1.3) contains updated author info, and fixes > a compatiblility problem with the scrpage2 package - thanks > to Achim Blumensath for spotting the bug, and suggesting a fix. Thanks for the update, I installed the new version in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mparhack For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of perpage.sty version 1.0
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Dec '02

21 Dec '02

On 20 Dec 2002 David Kastrup wrote: > Hello, I have uploaded perpage.sty to ftp.dante.de. License is LPPL, > I recommend installing it to > macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/perpage.sty > since it is a single file including its docs. It is so short that I > have not bothered making a dtx file from it. > > Here is its comment section: > > % The following package adds the ability to reset counters per page. > % Usage example: > % MakePerPage[2]{footnote} > % will start footnote numbers with 2 on each page (the optional > % argument defaults to 1). 2 might be a strange number, unless > % you have enewcommand hefootnote{fnsymbol{footnote}} and > % want to start off with a dagger. This may need multiple passes > % to work: LaTeX will complain about changed labels if you need > % another pass. > > It is quite short and can do all the tricks that footnpag claims to > implement in some indefinite versions. And it will work with any > counters, not just footnotes. If work is the correct expression > for the dirty trickery it does. Thanks for the upload. As suggested, I installed the file in macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/perpage.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Uploaded new mfpic
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Dec '02

21 Dec '02

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Dan Luecking wrote: > What: I have uploaded mfpic06a.zip to incoming > Node: ftp.dante.de > Where: unzip it into graphics/mfpic, replacing the files there. > License: LPPL > Summary: This is version 0.6a of mfpic, which fixes a couple of bugs > introduced in version 0.6 as a side effect of attempting to squash a > long-standing bug. In addition, the files (all ascii) have been prepared > with unix-style EOLs so that ftp programs will not be confused by DOS > EOLs inside files taken from a unix server. I apologize for not realizing > this problem before. (I sort of assumed the CTAN unzipper would just > make things right, I guess.) Thanks for the update, in installed the update as you requested, in graphics/mfpic For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pdftex.def v0.0.3k
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Dec '02

21 Dec '02

Martin Schröder uploaded: > Name of contribution: pdftex.def v0.0.3k > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/required/graphics > Summary description: the pdftex-driver for (La)TeX > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This brings the CTAN version of pdftex.def up-to-date with the current stable version. > > The changes since 0.03g (the latest CTAN-version) are: > % 2002/06/19 v0.03k > % * Correction by Petiard Franc{c}ois for GPT@DoEndClip. > % 2002/06/18 v0.03j > % * Contribution by Petiard Franc{c}ois <petiard(a)math.univ-fcomte.fr>: > % Improvement of Ginclude@mps (support of viewport and clip). > % 2001/11/29 v0.03i > % * Problem with if@inlabel (plain format) fixed. > % 2001/09/01 v0.03h > % * Compatibilty for miniltx.tex, problems fixed: > % @ifpackageloaded, PackageWarning, PackageWarningNoLine, > % @currname. > > pdftex.def has found a new home on the internet at > http://pdftex-def.berlios.de/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. pdftex.def has beeen installed in graphics/pdftex/pdftex.def The old file (which is part of the required LaTeX graphics bundle) was replaced by a link to this new one. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upgrade: Scientific Viewer 4.1
by Jim Hefferon 20 Dec '02

20 Dec '02

The package described below has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Scientific Viewer 4.1 Author's name: George Pearson Location on CTAN: systems/win32/scientificviewer/ Summary description: Scientific Viewer 4.1 License type: nosource Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an updated release of Scientific Viewer. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: New xfig/TransFig submission to CTAN
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Dec '02

20 Dec '02

Brian V. Smith writes: > I have just uploaded the drawing package xfig and its postprocessor package > TransFig into /incoming on ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > The files are: > xfig.README.3.2.4 > xfig.3.2.4.code_only.tar.gz > xfig.3.2.4.docs_only.tar.gz > xfig.3.2.4.full.tar.gz > xfig.3.2.4.libraries_only.tar.gz > xfig-3.2.4.i386.rpm > transfig.README.3.2.4 > transfig.3.2.4.tar.gz > transfig-3.2.4.i386.rpm > > and they should go in /pub/archive/graphics. > > Here is the blurb for both packages: > > Xfig is a menu-driven tool that allows the user to draw and manipulate objects > interactively in an X window. The resulting pictures can be saved, printed > on postscript printers or converted to a variety of other formats (e.g. to > allow inclusion in LaTeX documents). > > TransFig is a set of tools for creating TeX documents with graphics > which are portable, in the sense that they can be printed in a wide > variety of environments. > > The fig2dev program is a general program for translating from Fig code to > other graphics desciption languages. > > The xfig drawing program directly calls fig2dev to translate Fig files > to the various output languages. i've installed the new material in graphics/xfig and graphics/transfig, as appropriate, and have pushed the new versions out to the other ctans. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Package upgrade on CTAN: LaTeX for Word Processor Users
by Jim Hefferon 20 Dec '02

20 Dec '02

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and the changes should propogate to your favorite mirror within a day. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ======================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX for Word Processor Users Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph. D. Location on CTAN: info/latex4wp Summary description: A LaTeX guide specifically designed for word processor users. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of the LaTeX for Word Processor Users guide. It also contains a useful script for converting data files into LaTeX tables. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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