ctan-ann May 2002

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Re: dante:/incoming/platex-1.2.3.zip
by Rainer Schöpf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > Platex is a set of tools to typeseting in Polish. > Some of macros are alredy used by other packages (not typically Polish;-), > so we decided to put it finally in latex/supported/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/platex with a symbolic link in languages/polish/platex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.40
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > General new features are: > * Automatical Format Detection. > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > * Scroll Margins to extend visible area around a caret. > In details see at end of this message. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 14-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.40 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.20 > > For more information about BaKoMa TeX see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> > > BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 > > HIGHLIGHTS > > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). > * PostScript enabled TeX system. > Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. > * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. > However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. > * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) > in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. > * Easy to install and use. > * Much less expensive than other analogues. > > GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES > > BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2*, > which is tested for compatibility with output from popular > software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. > > All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible > with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript > embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). > > The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: > PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. > > FONTS > > BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * OpenType, > * TeX PK/VF. > > The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 > and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: > * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX > * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), > * EC/TC, > * LH (T2A), > * Concrete (Math, ECC), > * Malvern, > * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY > * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. > Math Fonts: > * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). > Diagram drawing fonts: > * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), > * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), > * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. > > Any font type can be used for any output device/format. > This feature is supported by automatic font conversion > between font formats when needed. > This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. > On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts > for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts > available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. > > USER INTERFACE > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * Quick navigation via document structure, > * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), > * Powerful support for different input encodings, > * Project support, > * Graphics import assistant, > * Assitance for multi-file documents: > context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, > * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, > * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, > * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, > * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, > * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. > * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, > correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. > configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. > * Support for Multi-User systems. > > OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS > > * View on Windows Display. > * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. > * PostScript (really scalable), > * PDF. > > Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support > for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned > may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical > capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. > > PDF GENERATION FEATURES > > * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). > * Creating PDF files which share fonts. > Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. > * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. > * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.40 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.30 > > * Automatical Format Detection. > There is new virtual TeX format: `* Auto *'. > When this format is chosen BaKoMa TeX automatically detects format > required for typesetting current document. > > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 wraps lines that are too long to fit a predefined width > > * Scroll Margins. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 supports scrolling text window before caret > touch window edge. Number of `Visible lines' and number of > `Visible columns' are customizable. > > Problems fixed in 4.31: > > * `Dynamical Preview' improvements: > + fix for `twoside' option to avoid left-right jumping at every keystroke, > + fix sectioning counters to avoid increasing section numbers in editing, > + removing OUT-file to avoid displaing document outline. > * Fix: Calculating Zoom = 0 in case of minimized DVI window (NNN). > * Fix: Overlapping TAB Frame with Tool bars (SL). > * Default of `Persisten Selection' is `false' > (This setting is more compatible with another text editors). > * Added `Close' command to Edit Window Context Menu. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the update, I installed the new files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- crop.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 14 May '02

14 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded version 1.6 of `crop.sty' as archive >>>> crop.tar.gz <<<< to >>>> ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ <<<< Please replace the contents of >>>> /macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop/ <<<< by the new files. The package is again licenced under the terms of the >>>> LPPL <<<< The new version now =================== - has a new option for setting the info line font, e.g: crop[font=small extsf] - automatically uses the currently loaded device dependent graphic[sx] driver; that can still be overridden by explicitly asking for a specific driver (dvips, pdf(la)tex, vtex currently supported) - supports the (no)graphics options also for pdftex - has a fix for a nasty bug, which disallowed setting custom physical paper sizes in the config file ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop replacing the old version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: LogFilter
by Robin Fairbairns 14 May '02

14 May '02

our little daemon writes: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020513.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: LogFilter > Name and email: kasper B. Graversen <censored> > Suggested location on CTAN: nonfree/support/logfilter > Summary description: LogFilter is a program that monitors the > logfiles (La)TeX/PDF(La)TeX produces and presents them in an > interactive environment to the author > License type: Nosource > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > LogFilter is a program that monitors the logfiles TeX/LaTeX produces and > presents them in an interactive environment to the user. > The program lets the user choose which errors he cares to see. Furthermore > LogFilter integrates with your editor so that when pressing an error, your > editor will open the tex file and jump to the according line. > > > A word about the license: this package is `nosource', meaning that it > is supplied in binary format (a .jar file) and the source code for it > is not made available. This renders the software non-free in the sense > of the Debian Free Software Guidelines and many other free software > advocates. Please note, however, that the license *does* allow free use > and distribution of the software, but modification is generally not > possible. For more, see the following link. > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: mwcls on dante:/incoming
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've aploaded to DANTE:/incoming/mwcls.zip > please mkdir /tex-archive/macros/latex/supported/mwcls > then unzip here the contents of mwcls.zip (sorry for not packing > it already into subdirectory) > > This is the first inauguaration on CTAN of standard LaTeX classes, > tailored to the Polish printing customs (something like ntgclass or > komascript). mwcls are already on TeX Live since version 6. > > Please make also ln -s from language/polish/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls with a link in languages/polish/mwcls For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New release of the UK TeX FAQ
by Robin Fairbairns 13 May '02

13 May '02

I have just released v3.0 of the UK TeX FAQ, both to the web (http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq) and to CTAN (help/uk-tex-faq) This release represents a major upheaval of a good proportion of the FAQ; I have re-arranged the questions into what seems to me to more nearly to represent logical order. (Note that I don't believe it's possible to have an entirely logical order, but I believe this new order is better.) There are changes to the way in which things are presented, as well as several new questions (for some of which I am indebted to help from other people). However, users should beware. The structure is sufficiently different that things may have gone wrong and not been noticed in my testing. If the FAQ misbehaves for you, in whatever way, feel free to mail me at the supposed From address of this message. I remain open to suggestions for new questions and answers; the FAQ itself tells you how to submit such things. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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Re: CTAN subimssion -- catdvi 0.13
by Rainer Schoepf 11 May '02

11 May '02

On Sat, 11 May 2002, Bjoern Brill wrote: > I have uploaded catdvi-0.13.tar.gz into ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ . > The contents of this archive should replace the current contents of > the directory CTAN:/dviware/catdvi/ . > > The catdvi program is licensed under the GNU General Public License, > version 2 or later. > > catdvi is a free DVI to plain text translator written in portable ISO C. > It can generate output in UTF-8 (Unicode), ASCII and some other customary > encodings, formatted for either good readability or easy machine processing. > > Changes since the last version submitted to CTAN (0.11) include several new > or improved TeX font encodings, European currency symbol support, improved > math layout, usability enhancements and a bunch of bug fixes. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: SQLTeX
by Jim Hefferon 10 May '02

10 May '02

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite 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: SQLTeX Author's name: Oscar van Eijk Suggested location on CTAN: support/SQLTeX Summary description: An SQL Preprocessor for LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SQLTeX is a well documented preprocessor to enable the use of SQL statements in LaTeX . It is a perl script that reads an input file containing the LaTeX source with SQL commands, and writes a LaTeX file that can be processed with your LaTeX package. The SQL commands will be replaced by their values. It's possible to select a single field for substitution substitution in your LaTeX document, or to be used as input in another SQL command. When an SQL command returns multiple fields and or rows, the values can only be used for substitution in the document. This is v1.4 of SQLTeX. New in this version is the option to replace values in the database results using configurable replace files; e.g., if the database value contains a percent sign (`%'), SQLTeX automatically replaces it by an escaped percent sign (`\%'). This version only supports MySQL databases. It has been tested on Linux, but should work an all platforms where Perl is installed. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload: changed license conditions for the CM Bright fonts
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file cmbright.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. The ZIP archive contains the > files readme and copyrite.txt. They are to replace the > existing files > > fonts/cmbright/readme > and > fonts/cmbright/mf/copyrite.txt . > > In agreement with MicroPress Inc I have changed the license > conditions for my Computer Modern Bright fonts. The > restriction, that would forbid the creation and distribution > of scalable vectorized versions of the fonts, such as Type1, > has been abandoned. The fonts are released under the LPPL, > which applies without any modifications or restrictions now. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of gradback.sty
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Bjoern Pedersen wrote: > + what you've uploaded > gradback.sty > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > > + where you want the files to go > > /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/gradback > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > LPPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) > > gradback.sty is a small addition to ( and requiring) pstricks to > generate gradient backgrounds. For usage notes, please see the > sty-file. Thanks for the upload, I installed the file as proposed. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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