ctan-ann June 2002

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Re: placeins.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jun '02

28 Jun '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > I have uploaded placeins.sty version 2.0 to ctan/uk, destined > for macros/latex/contrib/other/misc > > The default behaviour has been changed to prevent floats from > floating up past a FloatBarrier. A package option [above] > is now provided to restore the original more permissive > behavior (in analogy with [below]). > > (Licence is public domain) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- AstroSym 2.00
by Reinhard Zierke 27 Jun '02

27 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Peter Schmitt ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20020625.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: AstroSym 2.00 Name and email: Peter Schmitt Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/astro Summary description: font of astronomical symbols (MetaFont) License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AstroSym 2.00 provides 55 astronomical (and astrological) symbols -- planets, signs of the zodiac, and other (including variant shapes) -- in three styles, plus 6 symbols for the phases of the moon. [It extends version 1 which had 29 symbols in three styles.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/astro Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: cTAN submission --- newfile package
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Jun '02

27 Jun '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded newfile.tar to the UK incoming directory. Please use > this to create a new /macros/latex/contrib/supported/newfile directory. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README > > The newfile package provides convenient user level commands for reading > and writing new files during a LaTeX run. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: OLETeX
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

A new package has been placed on tug.ctan.org and should appear at your local mirror in a 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: OLETeX Author's name: Peter Trifonov Location on CTAN: systems/win32/oletex Summary description: OLE-LaTeX interface License type: bsd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The program is aimed to allow LaTeX users easily embed pictures and other objects produced by OLE-aware programs into their LaTeX documents keeping it platform-independent. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New on CTAN: decsci.bst
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

New material has been added to CTAN and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tugn.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: decsci.bst Author's name: Paul A. Rubin Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/ Summary description: BibTeX style file for the journal Decision Sciences License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is is BibTeX style file suitable for submissions to Decision Sciences, the journal of the Decision Sciences Institute. Use it with the natbib package (author-year format citations). - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: xmltex for CTAN
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

Sebastian Rahtz sent me an update for macros/xmltex (which i've installed), and asked me to delete macros/passivetex (which i've done). he writes: > This release of xmltex is to bring it into line > with the slightly enhanced version that has been > distributed with PassiveTeX for the last year. Regular > users should notice no difference, except that the default > xmltex.cfg now turns *off* the verbose reporting. > > The PassiveTeX update fixes some small problems, > nothing outstanding Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- ctable-1.2.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Jun '02

25 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Wybo Dekker ----- - I have uploaded ctable-1.2.tar.gz - at ftp.dante.de - I suggest to unpack it in texmf/source/latex/ctable - GPL - ctable.sty provides commands to easily typeset centered table and (multiple-)figure floats, with footnotes. It makes use of the booktabs, keyval and tabularx packages. Instead of an environment, a command with 4 arguments is used; the first is optional and is used for key,value pairs generating variations on the defaults and offering a route for future extensions. Best regards, Wybo Dekker ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the package in the directory CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/ctable/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 4.60
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Jun '02

25 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.60. Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Most important new features: * Pasting Images by using `Edit|Paste' editor command. * Automatical generation of BB-files for ALL graphical formats, * Improved appearance of raster images on a Display. * Improved handling of True Color images (touches PNG, BMP, MSP, WMF). * Important refinments in generation of PDF files. More details are explained at end of this message. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 24-Jun-2002 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.60 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.60 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 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, 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 * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, * 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 4.60 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.50 User Interface * Pasting Images When Windows Clipboard contains an image `Edit|Paste' editor command launches a wizard for pasting one. The wizard provides reasonable way for importing clipboard image into LaTeX document. It sequentially performs: 1 saving the image into a file (PNG or EPS), 2 insertion of proper `includegraphics' command at the cursor position. Commonly, this operation requires pressing only ENTER key two times. * Automatical generation of BB-files is now available for all formats BaKoMa TeX beginning from version 3.0 supports automatical creation of BB-files for most frequently used graphical formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX. In this version the same approach is extended for other graphical formats: BMP, MSP, WMF, and compressed PostScript (supported extensions are: `.pz', `.ps.Z', `.eps.Z', `.ps.gz', `.eps.gz'). * Bottom TAB Frame will be restored (if it was minimized) at any activity inside controlled windows (Console, Messages). * Space = Shift+Space = Ctrl+Space. They are bind to the same procedure. * Small fix for valid handling of 8-bit BIB-files by BibTeX8. Graphics * Appearance of raster images on a Display was improved Now you can find that quality of displaying raster images by DVI Viewer is comparable with one provided by Acrobat Reader. * Import of True Color PNG files was improved. (LIBPNG was upgraded to most recent version.) * Embedding into PDF True Color images imported via Metafile filters (BMP, MSP, WMF) was refined. * Fixed problem related with printing PDF from AcrobatReader 5.0 on a PostScript printer. * Fixed problem related with handling PDF by some Acrobat PLUG-INS. For more information about changes see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> ----- End forwarded message ----- THanks for the upload. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: ePiX
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jun '02

24 Jun '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or so. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: ePiX Author's name: Andrew D. Hwang Location on CTAN: graphics/epix Summary description: LaTeX preprocessor for creating mathematically accurate figures License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ePiX (epic with a soft k:) is a command-driven (non-GUI) preprocessor for creating flexible, mathematically accurate line figures containing mathematical typography. The language is simple and easy to use; detailed documentation and sample files are included. ePiX is written for and tested on GNU/Linux, but should run on any Unix-like operating system; a C++ compiler and GNU Bash are required for ordinary use. ePiX is very usable, but in a fairly rapid state of development; feedback (bug reports, feature requests, general suggestions) is welcome! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Jun '02

21 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Markus Kohm ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20020621.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the June '02 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka What we forgot in our previous release. -------------------------------------------------------- What is KOMA-Script -------------------------------------------------------- KOMA-Script is a versatile bundle of LaTeX2e document classes and packages. It aims to be a replacement to the standard LaTeX2e classes. KOMA-Script does not stop with the features known from the standard classes, but it extends the possibilities in order to provide the user an almost complete working environment. -------------------------------------------------------- Versions of classes and packages at this release: -------------------------------------------------------- scrartcl.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrbook.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrreprt.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlttr2.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2002/03/28 v2.1 typearea.sty 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlfile.sty 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b -------------------------------------------------------- What is new in this KOMA-Script release -------------------------------------------------------- The two most important changes are that there is now a completely rewritten letter class (scrlttr2) included and for our non-german users we are happy to provide the first time in the KOMA-Script history a complete english manual. Furthermore, the article, report and book classes know some new options, commands and environments. For example KOMA-Script provides an environment to set captions beside a figure or table. Enhanced control over the captions should make packages like caption2 almost unnecessary. A new interface allows to select the style of different text elements very easily. The scrdate and scrtime packages now support also the languages dutch and croatian. The new package scrlfile gives package developers and even users more control over package dependencies. This release includes of course some minor bug fixes and many more enhancements not mentioned here. Go discover. ---------------------------------------------------- Notes to the CTAN and the TeX Catalogue maintainers: ---------------------------------------------------- - I've used tar.bz2 because it's much shorter. - There's a ``koma-script.xml'' at this distribution. Please use it or modified version of it for The TeX Catalogue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for uploading the new version. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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