ctan-ann September 2003

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Re: CTAN Upload: Font Installation Guide 1.23
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded the file 'fontinstallationguide.pdf' to the incoming > directory on ftp.dante.de. Please install it as > > CTAN:info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide.pdf > > replacing the previous version. Thank you for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: beamer
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 ctan-upload(a)nova.dante.de wrote: > Name of contribution: beamer > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/beamer > Summary description: minor update of beamer.cls and the user guide > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Simplification for creating handouts that use verbatim > commands. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload notification : psfragx.tar.gz
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Pascal Kockaert wrote: > psfragx : a psfrag eXtension. > This means that psfragx cannot be used if psfrag > is not installed on your system. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > > * LPPL > > * For convenience, the matlab file LaPrint.m (unmodified) is included with the > examples. The licensing conditions for this file are as follows > % (c) Arno Linnemann. All rights reserved. > % The author of this program assumes no responsibility for any errors > % or omissions. In no event shall he be liable for damages arising out of > % any use of the software. Redistribution of the unchanged file is allowed. > % Distribution of changed versions is allowed provided the file is renamed > % and the source and authorship of the original version is acknowledged in > % the modified file. > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) > > PSfragX offers a mechanism to embed psfrag commands provided by the psfrag package > into the EPS file itself. Each time a graphic is included, the eps file is > scanned. If some tagged lines are found, they are used to define the psfrag > replacements that should be performed automatically. > > Though a similar mechanism is implemented in psfrag, (legends of the form > ex[][]{}), psfragx offers much more flexibility. For example, if babel is > used, it is possible to define different replacements corresponding to > different languages. The replacements to take into account will be selected > on the basis of the current language of the document. > > In addition, a similar mechanism holds for overpic objects. These are > picture objects superimposed on the included graphic. > > Everything can be performed automatically, though some intervention of the > user is possible after the inclusion of the psfrag replacements coming from > the EPS file and before the inclusion of the EPS file itself. Thanks for the new package, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/psfragx as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.0 - OpenType/SVG
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma6' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.0 (issued 1-Sep-2003). > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.0 are: > > 1) Using ATM built in Windows 2000 and XP to render Postscript Type 1 fonts. > It is implemented via automatical conversion of Type 1 fonts into > OpenType fonts with Postscript outlines (OTF). > This way improves quality in comparison with conversion into TrueType, > and provides the better flexibility in comparison with installing fonts > via Control Panel. > > 2) SVG.STY provides few interactive features for animated presentations. > * New animation type `highlight' lets you specify objects whose are > highlighted when mouse cursor is over them. > * New environment: `interactiveitemize' creates itemize in which > items animation is started after clicking on bullet. > * We provide SVG.STY Quick Tour in form of animated presentation > which is available from: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html> > (Source of the tour is included into BaKoMa TeX) > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 1-Sep-2003 Thanks for the files, I installed them in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.0 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.0 > > 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. > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.0 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.55 *** > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.0 are: > > 1) Using ATM built in Windows 2000 and XP to render Postscript Type 1 fonts. > It is implemented via automatical conversion of Type 1 fonts into > OpenType fonts with Postscript outlines (OTF). > This way improves quality in comparison with conversion into TrueType, > and provides the better flexibility in comparison with installing fonts > via Control Panel. > > 2) SVG.STY provide few interactive features for animated presentations. > * New animation type `highlight' lets you specify objects whose are > highlighted when mouse cursor is over them. > * New environment: `interactiveitemize' creates itemize in which > items animation is started after clicking on bullet. > * We provide SVG.STY Quick Tour in form of animated presentation > which is available from: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html> > (Source of the tour is included into BaKoMa TeX) > > For more information see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- > > > For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- enumitem
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Javier Bezos wrote: > I've uploaded to the Dante server a new package named enumitem. > > With this package, users can control the layout of the three > basic list environments: enumerate, itemize and description. > This is still a 0.1 beta release, but the basic functions seem > to work properly. It provides the functionality of enumerate > and mdwlist, and adds more like computing the item sep or > the left margin. > > Please, after uncompressing enumitem.zip add enumitem.sty > and enumitem.tex to > > CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/bezos > > and replace readme by the new one. Thanks for the upload, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pst-circ
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 Herbert Voss wrote: > Name of contribution: pst-circ > Suggested location on CTAN: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-circ/ > Summary description: pst-circ is a package to draw basic electrical and electronic circuits > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ver 1.2a > - added opto coupler symbol > - added options for the ground symbol > - added part for logical symbols (alpha version) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: beamer
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

On Mon, Till Tantau wrote: > Name of contribution: beamer > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/beamer > Summary description: update of parts of the beamer package > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version 0.5 of the beamer class makes the > creation of different versions of a presentation > (like a handout or transparencies) much easier. > A ote command allows one to add notes to oneself. > Verbatim commands can now be used much easier inside > overlays. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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