ctan-ann September 2003

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CTAN has a new package: interactiveworkbook
by Jim Hefferon 29 Sep '03

29 Sep '03

A new package has been installed on 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 ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: interactiveworkbook Author's name: Jonathan Kuhn Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/interactiveworkbook Summary description: latex-based interactive PDF on the web License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package interactiveworkbook gives the user the ability to write LaTeX documents which, ultimately, create interactive question-and-answer Portable Document Format (PDF) tutorials meant to be used by Internet students and that, in particular, freely use mathematical notation. - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/interactiveworkbook 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 - --h8TIXrqO022670.1064860433/rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de-- ------- End of forwarded message -------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: l2tabuen
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Sep '03

29 Sep '03

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 Juergen Fenn wrote: > Name of contribution: l2tabuen > Suggested location on CTAN: somewhere in /info (please see below) > Summary description: English Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu' > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I have uploaded `l2tabuen.zip' to ftp.dante.de. It contains my English > translation of Mark Trettin's guide to LaTeX called `l2tabu' v. 1.5, > giving a lot of practical advice about how to avoid the most common > mistakes a user can make (i.e., obsolete commands, and packages). > `tabu' in the German name of the guide literally means `taboo'. > > As Mark did, I provide both the LaTeX source `l2tabuen.tex', > and the PDF version ´l2tabuen.pdf'. > > It is published under the Open Publication License 1.0, or later, as > the original German version. > > `l2tabu' being installed in CTAN: info/german, I suggest you install > the files somewhere in > > CTAN: info > > It may be useful to create a new directory for `l2tabu', and > (hopefully ;-) more translations, such as > > CTAN: info/l2tabu/german, and ~/english. Thanks for your submission. I have created a new CTAN directory info/l2tabu and installed your files in info/l2tabu/english The german version is now in info/l2tabu/german (with the old directory linked to the new one) For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- babelbib v0.40
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Sep '03

29 Sep '03

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded babelbib-0_40.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace all > files in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib by its contents. An xml file > for the catalogue is included. License stays LPPL. > > From the README: > > This package enables to generate multilingual bibliographies in > cooperation with babel. Two approaches are possible: Each citation > may be written in another language, or the whole bibliography can > be typeset in a language chosen by the user. The current version > supports Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, > Portoguese, Spanish, and Swedish. > In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography > of the bibliographies. > Supported bibliography styles are bababbrv.bst, bababbr3.bst, > babalpha.bst, babamspl.bst, babplai3.bst, babplain.bst, and babunsrt.bst. > > Change log: > - 0.40 2003/09/26 - babalpha.bst: Use long strings for Technical Reports > - Move the definition of the bst files into the > dtx file > - If no language field is given for an item, fall back > to the document's main language instead of an > undefined behaviour > - If no url command is defined, produce an error > message when using the url field Thanks for the update, I installed it in biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- numprint v0.32
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Sep '03

29 Sep '03

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded numprint-0_32.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains yet > another bug fix for the numprint package (sorry for that). Please replace > the files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/numprint by its contents. > > From the README: > Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers > given as 12345.6e789 to 12,345,6cdot 10^{789}. The decimal sign, the > thousand separator, as well as the product sign can be changed by the > user, e.g. to reach 12,345.6 imes 10^{789}. > If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. > Numbers can be rounded to a given count of digits. > > Change Log: > - 0.32 2003/09/28 With wrong number format, generate only one error > message per umprint call > Reset the number of digits before and after the decimal > sign (Bugfix for nosepfour) Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/numprint For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- pdfpages v0.3c
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Sep '03

28 Sep '03

On 28 Sep 2003, Andreas Matthias wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file `pdfpages-v0.3c.tar.bz2' to > ftp.dante.de/incoming. > > This is a bugfix version. The latest version of pdfpages > had some problems with crop.sty. This bug is fixed now. > > Pdfpages is distributed under the LPPL. Thanks for the update, I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/pdfpages For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: beamer
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Sep '03

28 Sep '03

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 Till Tantau wrote: > Name of contribution: beamer > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/beamer > Summary description: beamer version 0.7 (replacement tarball) > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 0.7: > - Added per-frame resets for counters. Fixed a problem with > wrong numbers in equations in overlays. > - Fonts can now easily be changed. Works together with > mathtime and times packages. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- numprint package
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Sep '03

28 Sep '03

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded numprint-0_31.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the > files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/numprint by its contents. License stays > LPPL. > > From the README: > > Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers > given as 12345.6e789 to 12,345,6cdot 10^{789}. The decimal sign, the > thousand separator, as well as the product sign can be changed by the > user, e.g. to reach 12,345.6 imes 10^{789}. > If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. > Numbers can be rounded to a given count of digits. > > Change log: > - 0.31 2003/09/16 Describe automatic language-dependent switch of > decimal sign. > Expand the mandatory argument of the command before > parsing it. > Bug Fix: With four-digit numbers, print everything > instead of first digit only. Thanks for the new version, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/numprint For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class, memhfixc.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Sep '03

28 Sep '03

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Wilson, Peter R wrote: > I have uploaded memhfixc.sty to ftp.ctan.org/incoming. > Please use this to replace the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty > (and announce). The file is under the LPPL. > > This is version 1.4 of memhfixc.sty which provides temporary fixes for when the hyperref package is used with the memoir class. Thanks for the update, I installed it as macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocloft package
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Sep '03

28 Sep '03

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Wilson, Peter R wrote: > I have uploaded tocloft.tar.gz to ftp.ctan.org/incoming. Please use this to replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported (and announce). The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocloft package provides control over the > typography of the Table of Contents, List of Figures, > and List of Tables. You can also define your own kinds of List of... > > Changes in version 2.3c (2003/09/26) > o Another fix for the hyperref package. Thanks for the update, the new version is installed as macros/latex/contrib/tocloft For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upload: The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List
by Jim Hefferon 25 Sep '03

25 Sep '03

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and it should spread to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the material, Jim Hefferon ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List Author's name: Scott Pakin Suggested location on CTAN: info/symbols/comprehensive Summary description: An organized list of thousands of symbols available to LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbols List is an organized list of over 2500 symbols commonly available to LaTeX users. Some of these symbols are guaranteed to be available in every TeX distribution. Others require font files that come with some, but not all, TeX distributions. The rest require font files that must be downloaded explicitly from CTAN and installed. The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbols List currently showcases symbols from 72 separate typefaces. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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ctan-ann September 2003