ctan-ann January 2003

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New package on CTAN: covington
by Jim Hefferon 16 Jan '03

16 Jan '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite 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: covington Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: fonts/covington Summary description: Make Apostrophic Laboratories's Covington fonts available to TeX and LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The covington package provides all of the font metrics, virtual fonts, font-description files, and font-mapping files needed to use Apostrophic Laboratories's freely downloadable Covington font with TeX and LaTeX. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN submission -- BibTool 2.47
by Rainer Schoepf 16 Jan '03

16 Jan '03

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Gerd Neugebauer wrote: > I have uploaded Release 2.47 of BibTool to > ftp.dante.de:/incoming/BibTool-2.47.tar.gz > BibTool is distributed under the GPL. > > The uploaded file should go into the directory > biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool. The file BibTool-2.46.tar.gz residing there > can be deleted. > > Several and tiny enhancements have made it into this release. > I append the README file for a general description > of BibTool. > > Ciao > Gerd > > ====================================================================== > > ###### ############ > ####### ############ > ## ## ## > ## ## ## ##### ## #### #### ## > ####### ## ###### ## ###### ###### ## > ####### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## > ## ## ## ###### ## ## ## ## ## ## > ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## > ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## > ####### ## ###### ## ###### ###### ####### > ###### ## ##### ## #### #### ####### > > ====================================================================== > > BibTool: A Tool for Manipulating BibTeX Data Bases > > > BibTeX provides an easy to use means to integrate citations and > bibliographies into LaTeX documents. But the user is left alone with > the management of the BibTeX files. The program BibTool is intended to > fill this gap. BibTool allows the manipulation of BibTeX files which > goes beyond the possibilities --- and intentions --- of BibTeX. The > possibilities of BibTool include > > * Pretty-printing BibTeX data bases adjustable by lots of parameters. > > * Syntactic checks with error recovery superior to BibTeX and helpful > error messages. > > * Semantic checks can be specified by the user. > > * Sorting and merging of BibTeX data bases according to a free > definable sort key. > > * Generation of uniform reference keys according to predefined rules > or according to an own specification. > > * Selecting references used in one publication which are found by > analyzing an .aux file. > > * Selecting references by a set of criteria (regular expressions). > > * Controlled rewriting of fields utilizing regular expressions to > specify the rewriting rules. > > * Macro (String) expansion to eliminate the need of extra string > definitions. > > * Collecting statistics about one or more BibTeX data bases. > > > BibTool contains a documentation written in LaTeX of more than 60 > pages (and still growing). > > BibTool is written in C and has been compiled on various operating > systems like flavors of UN*X and MSDOG machines. It is distributed in > source code. No compiled versions are available from the author > (Useless to ask!). > > BibTool can be obtained from the CTAN archives: > > * ftp.dante.de:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool > * ftp.tex.ac.uk:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool > * ctan.tug.org:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool > > Get the file BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz where x.xx is the version number. > Unpack it with the command (on UN*X) > > gunzip < BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz | tar -xvf - > > Alternatively get the file BibTool-x.xx.zip where x.xx is the version > number. Unpack it with the command > > unzip BibTool-x.xx.zip > > It will create a directory named BibTool-x.xx which contains the > installation instructions in the file install.tex. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed the new file in bibliography/bibtex/utils/bibtool and deleted the old one. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload to CTAN
by Rainer Schöpf 15 Jan '03

15 Jan '03

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Christian Gollwitzer wrote: > I´ve uploaded the first official version of ShapePatch to CTAN. It is on > the server dante.ctan.org in the directory /incoming/shapepatch I > created. > ShapePatch is a patch against transfig, that adds a new output driver. > This driver writes definitions for the TeX macro shapepar by Donald > Arsenau. Defining such shapes is normally crucial, using this driver one > can sketch the shape in XFig and then convert it to shapepar. Details > can be found in the attached readme file. > Since it is a patch to transfig, I think the best place for it is a > subdirectory beyond the graphics/transfig or a separate directory > graphics/transfig-shape. > As for the license, it should be the same as transfig, which is listed > as GPL in your Catalogue. Thanks for the upload. Installing your patch within the graphics/transfig tree is not easily possible, as this tree is mirrored. I have therefore taken the liberty to install it in graphics/transfig-shapepatch For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: SplitIndex
by Rainer Schöpf 15 Jan '03

15 Jan '03

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 Markus Kohm wrote: > Name of contribution: SplitIndex > Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex > Summary description: Using a unlimited number of indices with almost every LaTeX-class > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > SplitIndex consists of a LaTeX package, splitidx, and a > small program, splitindex. The package may be used to > produce one index or several indices. Without using the > program the number of indices is limited by the number of > TeXs output streams. But using the program you may use even > more than 16 indices. At this case, splitidx outputs only a > single file jobname.idx and the program splits that file > into several raw index files and calls your favorite index > processor for each of it. > > The splitindex program is available as perl-program > (splitindex.pl), java-program (splitindex.java/class), > Windows-CYGWIN binary (splitindex.exe), Linux-i386-ELF > binary (splitindex-Linux-i386), OpenBSD-3.0-i386 binary > (splitindex-OpenBSD-i386) and even as TeX program > (splitindex.tex with some limitations). The source > splitindex.c is also part of the distribution. > > There's an installation documentation (install.txt) and an > installation script (install.sh) at the package. > > The package was testet with the standard LaTeX classes and > the KOMA-Script classes. > > This release is a bugfix of the Nov '02 release and > intended to be stable though the version number is less > than 1. > > Fixes: > - no more segmentation fault, if a unknown long option > name is used > - some spellings at documentation > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload lineno.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Jan '03

14 Jan '03

Stephan Boettcher writes: > Please find in ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/lineno.tar.gz a new version > v3.09 of lineno.sty, to replace in macros/latex/contrib/supported/lineno. > > This update fixes a bug in the nameref.sty detection test, which was > gobbling a token from the AtBeginDocument hook. All users should > consider to update to this version. that was quick -- or have you been aware of the bug longer than i have? anyway, i've installed the files as requested -- thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: Day Roman font
by Rainer Schöpf 14 Jan '03

14 Jan '03

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the files > > readme.dayroman > day_t1.zip > dayroman.zip > > to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, > create a new directory fonts/DayRoman and install the files > there. Do _not_ unpack the ZIP archives! > > Thiese are the free Type1 fonts Day Roman and Day Roman > Expert and the required font metrics, virtual fonts etc. > to use them with TeX on the Un*x or PC platform. > > Day Roman is a digitally redrawn version of the Two Line > Double Pica Roman, a typeface designed by 16th century > French punchcutter Francois Guyot. The character set suits > today's requirements, including even the Euro. Use of the > historic long s is supported as an option. > > The Type1 fonts are provided for free by Apostrophiclab > <http://www.apostrophiclab.com> and may be redistributed, as > long as the archive file (day_t1.zip) is kept intact and no > money is charged. (Does this imply that it must be > distributed from the nonfree branch of the CTAN?) I have > added the font metrics, virtual fonts and FD files, which > are released under the LPPL. Thanks for the upload, I installed the files as requested in fonts/DayRoman For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: KOMA-Script
by Rainer Schöpf 14 Jan '03

14 Jan '03

> The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: KOMA-Script > 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 January '03 > Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka What we have to > fix 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 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrbook.cls 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrreprt.cls 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrlttr2.cls 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) > scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m > scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m > scrpage2.sty 2002/11/01 v2.1a > typearea.sty 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrlfile.sty 2003/01/12 v2.9k > scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) > scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b > > -------------------------------------------------------- > What is new in this KOMA-Script release > -------------------------------------------------------- > > This is a bugfix release, so only bugs are fixed: > - Manual fixed and improved > - autodot-feature works even without output at > end{document} > - parskip-option at scrlttr2 works with all agruments > - option tocleft at scrbook and scrreprt improved > (line breaks) > - option tocleft works at scrartcl > - problems with running headlines after > pagestyle{empty} fixed at scrpage2 > > Go discover. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: New LaTeX package: empheq
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Jan '03

12 Jan '03

On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, Morten Høgholm wrote: > I have uploaded the file `empheq.zip' to the incoming directory of > dante.ctan.orgckage. It contains `.dtx', `.ins' and `readme' files for a > new LaTeX package empheq. The files should be installed in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/empheq > > This package is distributed under the conditions of the LPPL. > > Extract from the readme file: > ------------------------------------------------------------- > The scope of the empheq (EMPHasizing EQuations) package is to > provide a visual markup extension to amsmath. > > The user-friendly interface allows the user to put a set of > equations inside a box thus enhancing the oxed feature of > amsmath. As a side effect it's also possible to add material on > both sides of the equations thus providing (and surpassing) the > functionality of the cases package. > > Users of ntheorem will probably want to have a look at it as well, > since the problem of end-of-theorem marks in gather and others can > be circumvented using empheq. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Morten Ho gholm Thanks a lot for the upload. As you requested, I installed the files in directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/empheq For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: fbithesis
by Rainer Schoepf 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 Andre Dierker wrote: > Name of contribution: fbithesis > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/supported/fbithesis > Summary description: Thesis class for the department of computer science at the University of Dortmund > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > At the department of computer science at the University of > Dortmund there are cardboard cover pages for research or > internal reports like master/phd-theses. The main function > of this LaTeX2e document-class is a replacement for the > maketitle command to typeset a title page that is > adjusted to these cover pages. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/fbithesis For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload of 'gchords'
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Kasper Peeters writes: > I have uploaded the following: > > package: gchords (several files) > where: cam.ctan.org:incoming/gchords > please put in: graphics/gchords > license: gpl > summary: Gchords is a LaTeX package for typesetting of guitar > chord diagrams, including options for chord names, > finger numbers and typesetting above lyrics. > > master site: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/kp229/gchords/ i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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ctan-ann January 2003