ctan-ann October 2003

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Re: CTAN upload notification: latexMP
by Rainer Schöpf 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Juergen Fenn wrote: > I have uploaded an updated version of `l2tabuen.zip' to ftp.dante.de. > It contains my English translation of Mark Trettin's guide to LaTeX > called `l2tabu' v. 1.6, giving a lot of practical advice about how to > avoid the most common mistakes a user can make (i.e., obsolete > commands, and packages). > > Would you please replace both the *.tex, and the *.pdf files in > > info/l2tabu/english Thank you for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upload: skak v1.3
by Jim Hefferon 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

A package has been updated on CTAN and by now should have made its way through the maze of Internet connections to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: skak v1.3 Author's name: Torben Hoffmann Location on CTAN: fonts/skak Summary description: skak is used for typesetting of chess games utilising the PGN standard License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes from v1.2: * Better typesetting of the moves; thanks to Dirk Bächle. * A few corrections to the Informator symbols (Dirk again). * Added URL's to PGN standard and the pgn2ltx tool. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/skak although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: namespc
by Jim Hefferon 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

A new packge has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite local mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: namespc Author's name: Alexander Dreyer Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/namespc Summary description: rudimentary c++-like namespaces in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The extsf{namespc} package adds rudimentary emph{c++}-like namespace functionality to LaTeX. It may be used to declare local LaTeX{} commands, which can be made accessible in a later contexts without defining them globally. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/namespc although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: CTAN upload notification: latexMP
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 Jens-Uwe Morawski wrote: > Name of contribution: latexMP > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/metapost/latexmp/ > Summary description: Interface for LaTeX-based typesetting in MetaPost > License type: pd > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The MetaPost package latexMP implements a user-friendly > interface to access LaTeX-based typesetting capabilities in > MetaPost. > The text to be typeset is given as string. This allows even > dynamic text elements, for example counters, to be used in > labels. Compared to other implementations it is much more > flexible, since it can be used as direct replacement for > btex..etex, and much faster, compared for example to > the solution provided by tex.mp > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your upload. I installed the package in graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/latexmp For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: framed.sty
by Jim Hefferon 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

I have installed a corrected version of the package framed.sty at tug.ctan.org and it will make its way through the mirroring system in the next day or two. This fixes the mistaken installation that I did yesterday, where the file had 0 bytes. Thank you to the people who wrote with a heads-up about the error. You can look at the file at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/framed.sty . Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org

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Re: `framed.sty'
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Rolf Niepraschk writes: > The new updated LaTeX style > > ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/framed.sty > > has zero length. Does the mirroring not work? it seems we installed a duff file. i've put the previous version back in place for the time being (i.e., while we wait for a new copy from the author). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: KIX font
by Jim Hefferon 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it will make its way to your favorite local mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: KIX font Author's name: Rick van Rein Author's email: rick(a)vanrein.org Location on CTAN: /fonts/kixfont Summary description: KIX is a barcode font used for easy-scanned snail mail addresses License type: bsd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The postal services of a few countries accross the world use KIX to encode zipcode + home number. This version is (at least) compatible with the Dutch system. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/kixfont although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: framed.sty
by Jim Hefferon 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

A packge has been updated on tug.ctan.org and it should appear at your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: framed.sty Author's name: Donald Arseneau Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/misc Summary description: Create framed or shaded regions that can break across pages License type: dfsg Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Patch (that went missing from previous fix) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upload notification: beamer
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: beamer Name and email: Till Tantau <tantau(a)cs.tu-berlin.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/beamer Summary description: beamer update (replacement tarball) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.71: - Added bibliography environment and appropriate templates. - Added emporal command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer/. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Update of l2tabu
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Mark Trettin ----- I have uploaded `l2tabu-1.6.tar.gz' (l2tabu.{pdf,tex}, Version 1.6) to ftp.dante.de/incoming/ Name of contribution: Das LaTeX-Sündenregister (sins of LaTeX users) Suggested location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/german/ Summary description: Obsolete commands, packages and other common mistakes License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A small list of obsoleted commands and packages that are constantly posted in minimal examples to de.comp.text.tex. I further listed common mistakes (e.g. egin{appendix}...end{appendix} instead of appendix ...). This file should be considered an add-on to the available documentation like l2kurz and FAQs. This document is written in German. Changes: * Added sloppy * Added section numbers to FAQ references (changed FAQ Version to v72) * Some minor corrections ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please untar the archive to CTAN:info/l2tabu/german/ ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:info/l2tabu/german/ (It moved there a short while ago from CTAN:info/german/l2tabu/ when an English translation was established in info/l2tabu/english/) Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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ctan-ann October 2003