ctan-ann November 2003

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 6.15 - LaTeX update, bug fixing
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 6.15 (issued 17-Nov-2003). Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. This version has Patch status and may be freely installed by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 6.10. Improvements: * Updated most of LaTeX packages. * Prosper was updateted and refined to use transparency for item bullets. This feature is often noticable in moving the bullets over a gradients. * Fixed Bugs: - `image' Postscript operator failure; - wrong import of 16-bit PCX files (PCX2EPS). More information about changes is at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 18-Nov-2003 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.15 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.15 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 * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). ** Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. ** Generates *SVG* (PSTricks, Prosper + animation features). ** 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 OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts 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: * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * 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) OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 even without ATM. 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, * SVG (animation effects are supported), * 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. * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste of cyrillic and other international characters. * Handling 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. SVG GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. Sample of animated presentation is available at: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html Key Features: SVG output is compatible with another output formats (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical formats, font formats, and other features are supported. In details: * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) are supported. * Graphical formats: EPS, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. are supported. *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.15 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.10 *** * Updated most of LaTeX packages. * Prosper was updateted and refined to use transparency for item bullets. This feature is often noticable in moving the bullets over a gradients. * Fixed Bugs: - `image' Postscript operator failure; - wrong import of 16-bit PCX files (PCX2EPS). For more information see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN: nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- wasysym update
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Axel Kielhorn ----- I have uploaded a new version of wasysym to ftp.dante.de New in version 2.0: New integral handling by Walter Schmidt Added leavevmode to some characters to fix problems reported in de.comp.text.tex The new version is under LPPL. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/wasysym Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Version 1.03 of beamer and version 0.42 of pgf
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Till Tantau ----- I have put version 1.03 of the beamer package (macros/latex/contrib/beamer) in the incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. The file beamer-version-1.03.tar.gz is a replacement tar ball. I have put version 0.42 of the pgf package (graphics/pgf) in the same directory. The file is pgf-0.40.tar.gz. Possible text for announcement of beamer: Version 1.03: - Documented beamerboxes.sty - Added animation example. - Documented changes of syntax of ransxxxx commands. - Added shadow theme. - Added masked versions of images. - Added shadow blocks. - Added another example. Needs pgf 0.42. Possible text for announcement of pgf: Version 0.42: - Added masks and documented them. - Fixed bug in pgf.sty for nested pictures. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested replacing the previous versions in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer and CTAN:graphics/pgf Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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patch release of the uk tex faq
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

i've just installed a patch release of the faq on ctan help/uk-tex-faq and on the web at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq the present release (v 3.10e) wraps up a few bug corrections that have appeared in the web version only; there are also a few editorial corrections. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: parrun
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: parrun Name and email: massimiliano dominici Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/parrun Summary description: Typesets two streams of text running parallel. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New version, automatic computation added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version on CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/parrun. -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class updates
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memupdate.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this > to replace corresponding files in macros/latex/contrib/memoir. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a flexible class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical works as books, reports, articles or > manuscripts. Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12 14 or 17pt as the > normal font size. Many methods are provided to let you create your > own particular design. > > Changes (2003/11/16) > > o New version 1.9 of mempatch.sty (major extensions for typesetting > arrays and tabulars; hung paragraphs; reduced moans about using > deprecated font commands; bug fixes) > > o New version of the Addendum (memmanadd.pdf) > > o Apart from the README, no changes to any other files. > > I hope that next time the patches and Addendum will be bundled > into the class code and manual. i've installed the new files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: pdfcprot: package should be considered unsported
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Carsten Schurig writes: > as I didn't have the time to actively support 'pdfcprot' for more > than a year now and I don't see this changing in the near future, I > announce herewith officialy that I won't support'pdfprot' any > longer. > > Please move it to the unsupported tree and add the attached > README.unsupported to the directory. Please announce the change to > CTAN-ANN. there's never been an unsupported tree, but we collapsed the supported/other level of the tree earlier this year ... so the pdfcprot directory doesn't move. however, i have installed your new README.unsupported into the directory, so anyone who looks is unlikely to be misled. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: sseq
by Jim Hefferon 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should 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: sseq Author's name: Tilman Bauer Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/sseq Summary description: Drawing spectral sequence charts in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a new LaTeX environment for inline typesetting of spectral sequence charts (certain two-dimensional diagrams coming up in mathematics, in particular in topology and algebra). It is built on top of Xy-pic. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sseq 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: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to 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: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighth CTAN bugfix release has the following improvements: * On Windows 95/98/ME LaTeXPiX crashed because it could not retrieve a registry value. This retrieval is removed for now until a good solution is found. * All preferences are now stored in the registry instead of in a .set file. * Added PDF preview possibility. * It is now possible to set a fixed executable path for your LaTeX executable, DVI preview and DVI-to-PDF convertor. In the old situation is was assumed that you used latex.exe, yap.exe and dvitopdfm.exe. Also, these files had to be specified in the Windows path statement. When this was not the case the preview process failed. Now you can set fixed paths and specifiy your favorite set of executable to use for the previewing. * Added copy and paste to clipboard commands. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix 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 submission -- soul.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded ## soul.tar.gz ## to ## ftp.dante.de ## licensed under the ## LPPL ## Please unpack to ## macros/latex/contrib/soul/ ## The soul package provides hyphenatable letterspacing, underlining, overstriking, and highlighting. Version 2.4 ============================================================= - fixes bug that broke using soul under plain TeX, ConTeXt etc. - adds accent - adds > definition (for additional space between characters) - defsoulomit#1{#1} outside the soul domain - lets capssave check for overwriting a cs-name - fixes -,'` flushing - adds MakeUppercase and extsuperscript to font list - fixes font handling bug (makes MakeUppercase et al. work) - makes rudimentary footnotes work - fixes charhyphencharfont for negative hyphenchar (hl{ exttt{a-b}} ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/soul/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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