ctan-ann December 2002

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CTAN submission -- Greek CB fonts in Type 1 format
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

----- Forwarded message from Apostolos Syropoulos ----- I have just uploaded the latest version of the Greek CB fonts (by Claudio Beccari). The font bundle includes a Type 1 version for each METAFONT driver file (i.e., 888 Type 1 font files!). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/greek/cb/ replacing the previous version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: upload (new version of) mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

John Forkosh writes: > As per your README.uploads instructions... > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > (version 1.00, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip) > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > Please REPLACE all existing files (mimetex.zip and README) in > support/mimetex (please unzip mimetex.zip README and place > this separate copy of README alongside mimetex.zip in the > support/mimetex directory) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > Bug fix and new features. > From the original submission... > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either > mime xbitmaps or gif images of them, which can be used in html > documents in the form, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > This allows you to embed math directly in html, reducing > the need for lots of external gif images, and making your html > documents more readable and easily maintained. See > http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples > for examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. > MimeTeX isn't primarily meant for latex2html-like tasks > where you're maintaining native LaTeX documents that are later > redistributed in several formats, including html. Rather, mimeTeX > is primarily meant to help maintain native html documents containing > math. In this sense it's a kind of lightweight alternative to > MathML, with the advantage that mimeTeX preserves LaTeX syntax. > Similar non-MathML packages, like textogif and gladTeX, > require setup procedures that use TeX to help generate external > gif (or png) images of your equations, which are later included > in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX, as far > as I know, is the only such non-MathML package that has its > own built-in parser and rendering engine, entirely independent > of TeX, and therefore requires no setup procedure or external > images whatsoever. It renders realtime, on-the-fly images > directly from your LaTeX math embedded in html documents. i've installed the files as required. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: latex4jed
by Jim Hefferon 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: latex4jed Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph. D. Location on CTAN: support/jed Summary description: A much enhanced LaTeX mode for the Jed editor. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This S-Lang file for the Jed editor provides a much enhanced LaTeX mode a la AUCTeX: menus, shortcuts, templates, syntax highlighting, document outline, integrated debugging, symbol completion, full integration with external programs, and more. It was designed with both the beginner and the advanced LaTeX user in mind. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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ctan-ann December 2002