ctan-ann January 2003

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CTAN submission -- yfonts package v1.3
by Reinhard Zierke 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploadad the file yfonts.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it in the CTAN directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/yfonts, thus replacing all present files there. This is version 1.3 of the LaTeX package yfonts.sty to support the blackletter (old-german) typefaces provided by Y. Haralambous. This release fixes a bug of version 1.2, which would break the AA and aa commands. Credits to Ingo Schwab for … [View More]

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Re: Another 3D MetaPost implementation
by Rainer Schoepf 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 Luís Nobre Gonçalves wrote: > I've uploaded the file > featpost.tar.gz > to > dante.ctan.org/incoming > > This file contains: > 1) a set of MetaPost macros in the file la3Dmacros.mp > 2) its documentation in the directory doc/ > 3) examples in the directory exa/ > > I think it should go into > graphics/metapost/macros. > > It is GPL'd. > > These macros allow the production of three-dimensional schemes > containing: angles, … [View More]

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Re: CTAN Upload -- BaKoMa TeX 5.20
by Rainer Schoepf 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 5.20 (issued 5-Jan-2003). > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > New features are: > 1) BibEdit - new application to edit BIB files. > 2) Font Setup Wizard supports Postscript Type 1 fonts > (in advance to TrueType/OpenType supported in V 5.10) > 3) Improved editor `Insert' menu: > … [View More] Syntax Comletion, Citation and Crossreferencing wizards, etc. > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 5-Jan-2003 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.20 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.20 > > 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. > ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH. > * 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. > * Font Setup Wizard installs Postscript/TrueType fonts almost in one click > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * 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. > > Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) > Postscript Type 1 and TrueType fonts in one click. > > USER INTERFACE > > * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. > It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, > when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, > mathematics, pictures, etc. > * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen > for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. > * 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. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. > * 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, > * HTML. > > 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. > > HTML GENERATION FEATURES > > BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX > documents into HTML files. > * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch > `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. > * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert > pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML > pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, > such as slides. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. > Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of > `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. > > Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. > In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX > into generated HTML pages. > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 5.20 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.10 *** > > Font Setup Wizard (`Options|Install TrueType/Postscript fonts ...') > ----------------- > > * supports installation of *Postscript Type 1* > in advance to TrueType/OpenType fonts. > * works faster, because of using dynamic update of ls-R files. > > BibEdit - new application > ------------------------- > > BibEdit is new utility in BaKoMa TeX. It is intended for > browsing and editing BIB files used by BibTeX program. > It is launched for openning BIB files (Windows Explorer) > or from Centaur Text Editor (Insert|Edit Bibliography, Insert|cite).. > Features: > * Edits several BIB files simultaneously, that is very useful > to handle situation when `ibliography' command includes several files. > * Easy to use - Help window provides user with useful hints > for every editing mode; > * Provide user with hints for preparing fields of different types; > * Chroma codidng for fields: `Required', `Optional', and `Ignored'. > * Tells user when one or more `Required' fields are missed. > * Quick insertion of reference on string into the currently edited field; > * Quick insertion of citation into your document. > > User Interface > -------------- > > * Improved `Insert' menu. > + `Complete Word' (Ctrl+Enter) LaTeX Syntax completion command. > Context sensitive, adding/removing words, definable extra code. > + `LaTeX Environment ...' (Alt+Enter) > now it is implemented as dialog (instead of submenu) whicj lets you: > (1) add/remove environments immediately in dialog > (2) modify default arguments for environment. > + `Edit Bibliography ...' Provide simple way to start edit of bibliography: > In case of ibliography command launches BibEdit, > In case of `thebibliography' environment opens file with him. > If no bibliography in you document it helps to create it. > + `cite' (Alt+C) inserts `cite' LaTeX command. > However, at second call (when cite{} is already under cursor) > it launches BibEdit or dialog with list of available bibliography entries. > + `Insert Indexing Stuffs' > lets you prepare document for indexing in one click. > + ` ef' (Ctrl+R) and `pageref' (Ctrl+P) like to cite command, > at second click, show list of labels in current document. > + `Graphics|Graphics File' (inserts `includegraphics') > detects that cursor is already under some `includegraphics' command > and edit it instead of inserting another command. > > DVI Viewer > ---------- > > * Support for `colorlinks' option of HyperRef</i> package. > * `Document Properties|Outline' - more robust refreshing outline. > * `File|Read PDF' and `File|View Postscript' > commands check existing and date of PDF/PS file to suggest user > (re)generate it if one is absent or older then DVI file. > * `File|Edit Source TeX File' command is disabled when TeX > source isn't available for currently opened DVI file. In advance, > it works with non standard file extensions (DTX, DRV, LTX, etc.). > Also, cursor isn't jumped into BOF when file is already opened. > * Fixed Problem with mishandling negative deltas by ExtTextOut under Win98. > * Handling kerning in Readable mode was refined. > > TeX4HT > ------ > > * Copying imported PNG and GIF images into TeX4HT subdirectory > (see texmf/tex/latex/tex4ht/tex4ht.fix). > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for uploading the update. I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf [View Less]

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Re: CTAN submission -- pdfpages v0.2l
by Rainer Schoepf 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

On 7 Jan 2003, Andreas Matthias wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file `pdfpages.tar.bz2' to > ftp.dante.de/incoming. > > Please, extract this archive and replace the files in > > /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/pdfpages/ > > This version fixes a minor bug. A separate announcement > is probably not necessary. > > The `pdfpages' package makes it easy to insert pages of > external PDF documents. Several logical pages can be > arranged onto … [View More]

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New CTAN package: development.bst
by Jim Hefferon 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and will 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: development.bst Author's name: Stephen Eglen Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/ Summary description: Bibtex style file for the journal Development. … [View More]

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Re: CTAN upload framed.sty (to ftp.tex.ac.uk)
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've just uploaded framed.sty to: > > ftp.tex.ac.uk:incoming/true_framed.sty > > It should replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/framed.sty > Several bugs are fixed, and a new environment leftbar is defined. > (I hope the latter doesn't cause conflicts!) i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: rotpages
by Jim Hefferon 06 Jan '03

06 Jan '03

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you very shortly. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: rotpages Author's name: Sergio Callegari Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotpages Summary description: Typeset multiple pages upside-down with page order … [View More]

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Re: mfpic06b.zip uploaded
by Rainer Schoepf 06 Jan '03

06 Jan '03

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Dan Luecking wrote: > I have uploaded mfpic06b.zip > to ftp.dante.de/incoming. > It should be unzipped in graphics/mfpic, replacing the files there. > It may be redistributed under the LPPL. > > Summary: This is mfpic version 0.6b. It fixes an embarassing bug in > 0.6a that has existed (undetected) since at least version 0.5. The > definition of sinh x in both grafbase.mf and grafbase.mp had the > sign wrong! Thanks for the update, I installed it … [View More]

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Re: CTAN upload notification: skak - easy chess typesetting (skak package)
by Robin Fairbairns 03 Jan '03

03 Jan '03

Torben Hoffmann writes (through the mediation of our upload server): > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: skak - easy chess typesetting > Name and email: Torben Hoffmann <torben.hoffmann(a)motorola.com> > Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/skak > Summary description: The skak package facilitates typesetting of > chess using SAN input. > License type: LaTeX Project > > … [View More]

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Re: CTAN submission --- memhfixc package (memoir/hyperref)
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Jan '03

02 Jan '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memhfixc.sty and README.memoir to UK > incoming. Please put memhfixc.sty into > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir, and use README.memoir as a > new version of the README in the memoir subdirectory. > > memhfixc package provides a patch for the hyperref package when > it is used with the memoir class: > documentclass[...]{memoir} > ... > usepackage[...]{hyperref} > usepackage{memhfixc} thanks for the upload; … [View More]

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ctan-ann January 2003