ctan-ann March 2003

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocbibind package
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded tocbibind.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the contents of > macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocbibind. The distribtion is under > the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocbibind package can be used to add the ToC and/or > Bibliography and/or Index, etc., to the Table of Contents listing. > > Changes in version 1.5g (2003/03/13) > o Fixed Bibliography page headings in twocolumn book class i've install the files as requested. thanks for the upload. From: Robin Fairbairns <ctan(a)dante.de>

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CTAN submission: updated font metrics for Lucida Bright and LuxiMono
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Mar '03

13 Mar '03

Walter Schmidt asked us to update two packages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have uploaded the file lucida-20030312.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it to the CTAN directory fonts/metrics/bh/lucida thus replacing the current files and adding some new ones. These are updated fonts metrics and VFs for Y&Y's commercial LucidaBright fonts. Recent improvements to the fontinst tool and changes to the TeXBase1 encoding made it possible to fix some long-standing deficiencies: * all typewriter fonts have got vertically centered asterisks now; * all textcompanion fonts have got vertically centered extaskeriskcented symbols now; * the Omega symbol extohm is made available in all textcompanion fonts. See the file readme.lucida for further minor changes, which affect the layout of the distribution. I am fully aware, that these font metrics were updated only recently. Thus, it may seem as if an important piece of software has become unstable as soon as I started touching it ;-) However, I think that the Lucida font metrics should profit as soon as possible from the above-mentioned improvements. Note that the character widths are unchanged, as compared with the previous release, so there should be no compatibility problems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have uploaded the files README.luximono and ul9.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, move them to the directory fonts/LuxiMono thus replacing the current ones. These are updated fonts metrics and VFs for the LuxiMono typewriter fonts. Recent improvements to the fontinst tool made it possible to fix a long-standing deficiency of many typewriter fonts (incl. Luxi): the asterisk symbols are now vertically centered, as required for typical applications. The Type1 font files on CTAN remain, of course, unchanged. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I installed the new and changed files as suggested in the directories CTAN:/fonts/metrics/bh/lucida/ and CTAN:fonts/LuxiMono/. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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patch of yesterday's release of uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

i've installed v3.5.1 of the faq on ctan and on http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq this version mends a significant number of stupid typos that tim love (of c.u.engineering dept) spotted and told me about yesterday afternoon. my apologies for the rapid re-issue. distributors' version building as i type. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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CTAN submission -- altepakete.pdf (obsolete but often used old stuff)
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Mark Trettin ----- I have uploaded `altepakete.tar.gz' to ftp.dante.de/incoming/ Name of contribution: Das LaTeX-Sündenregister (sins of LaTeX users) Suggested location on CTAN: info/german/altepakete/ Summary description: Obsolete commands, packages and other common mistakes License type: Free 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for your informative documentation. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:info/german/altepakete/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- initials fonts
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Maurizio Loreti ----- + what you've uploaded incoming/initials.tar.gz + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go tex-archive/fonts/initials/ + what licensing conditions you apply to your software non-commercial (for the fonts; the macros are public domain) + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do From the README file: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This archive contains PostScript binary files for a few decorative initials (also called dropped initials) fonts, and the service files needed in order to use these fonts with [La]TeX. The fonts are freely usable for non-commercial use, and are a (small) subset of the ones designed and crafted by: Dieter Steffmann Marburger Straße 93a D-57223 Kreuztal (Germany) and available under his Web page http://www.steffmann.de/english/index.htm (follow the link to Fonts). That URL states: You may download [the fonts] for free and use them for personal purposes.; my own files (all but the .pfb and .afm from the following list) are public domain. The files included in the distribution are: .pfb files: PostScript Font Binary files; .afm files: Adobe Font Metric files; .tfm files: TeX Font Metric files, for LaTeX; .fd files: Font Description files, for LaTeX; config files: configuration files, for dvips; .map files: font mapping files, for dvips; .tex files: example files; .pdf files: Portable Document Format output from the above example files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for the upload. I installed the package in the directory CTAN:/tex-archive/nonfree/fonts/initials/ with a symbolic link from tex-archive/fonts/initials/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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new release of uk tex faq (v3.5)
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

i've installed a new version of the uk tex faq, on ctan (help/uk-tex-faq), on the www.tex.ac.uk/faq web page, and for distributors on the private address they will already know. this new version has a few more questions answered, a number of updates and corrections of old answers, but textually there's been little change. the web appearance has changed slightly, but the big difference is that there is now a seach via google link (which specialises the search you request so that it only looks at the faq: Hans Nordhaug found this facility for me). i would welcome users' views on this addition: the existence of the google facility obviously saves me the trouble of writing a proper search mechanism (which has long been delayed on my list of things-to-do), but if users dislike the google arrangement, it won't continue. as always, i welcome comments about, or suggestions or (best of all) actual text, for the faq. submissions should be sent to faq(a)tex.ac.uk Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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new sansmath on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

donald arseneau has submitted a new package sansmath.sty (pd licence), and i've installed it in macros/latex/contrib/other/misc the package defines a new math version 'sans', and a command sansmath that behaves somewhat like oldmath. detailed documentation is to be found in the package file itself. as always, thanks, donald. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN material: latexcount
by Jim Hefferon 08 Mar '03

08 Mar '03

A new package has been installed at the tug.ctan.org node of CTAN and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: latexcount Author's name: P.D. Magnus Location on CTAN: support/misc Summary description: Perl script generates word count of LaTeX documents License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The latexcount script gives a reasonably accurate count of the number of words in the main text of an article, the number of words in footnotes, and the number of words total. The list of tags that don't get counted can be added to as needed. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: WinTeX 2000
by Jim Hefferon 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org. I should make its way to a mirror near you quite soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================================= Name of contribution: WinTeX 2000 Author's name: Michael Muecke Location on CTAN: systems/win32/wintex2000 Summary description: WinTeX 2000 is a 32bit Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WinTeX 2000 is a Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. Key features: * MS Office look & feel * VBScript enabled application * Syntax highlighting * Auto spell automatically underlines misspelled words in your text * Thesaurus finds synonyms * Super fast editing of large files * Sophisticated BiBTeX editor - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submissions -- cmtiup and cmslup
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Sergei V. Znamenskii ----- + what you've uploaded cmtiupsr.zip archive (27.04k) contains just the cmtiup.dtx file with all sources; cmtiup.zip archive (57.86k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmtiupem.zip archive (25.35k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmtiup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmtiup.pdf (133.15k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmtiup.tpm (1.95k) serves the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmtiup (replace old files, please) + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The new version of cmtiup package contains the following modification of cmti* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmti* fonts fy cmtiup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in italic text with formulas. No changes made in fonts; fatal bug in cmtiup.sty fixed (thanks to Shingo SAITO <new(a)ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp>) and documentation improved. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmti* to cmtiup*. -------------------------------------------------------------------- + what you've uploaded cmslupsr.zip archive (17.76k) contains just the cmslup.dtx file with all the sources; cmslup.zip archive (40.74k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmslupem.zip archive (27.03k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmslup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmslup.pdf (128.55k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmslup.tpm (1.73k) can serve the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmslup/ + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The cmslup package contains the following modification of cmsl* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmsl* fonts fy cmslup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in slanted text with formulas and add appropriate kerns which may differ from italic correction. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm* fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmsl* to cmslup*. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested in the directories CTAN:fonts/cm/cmtiup/ and CTAN:fonts/cm/cmslup/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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