November 2004 - ctan-ann

New CTAN package: macros/latex/contrib/maybemath
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Andy Buckley writes (via the cam.ctan.org upload daemon): > Macros for making math bold or italic according to context > > The maybebm and maybeit macros can be used in math > expressions to make the arguments typeset as bold or italic > respectively if the surrounding context is appropriate. They > are useful for writing user macros for use in general contexts. > > maybebm is especially appropriate when section titles contain > math expressions, since the title will appear bold but the > header and table of contents usually replicate the title in > normal width. > > maybeit performs a similar role to mathrm{} but the math > expression will be italicised if the surrounding text is. > maybeitsubscript is provided to shift subscripts to the left > if the expression is italicised. i've installed the package as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/maybemath. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: QCM 2.1
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Nov '04

27 Nov '04

Didier Verna writes, through the magic of the www.tex.ac.uk upload daemon: > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20041127-160732/ > > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: QCM 2.1 > Author's name: Didier Verna > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/qcm > Summary description: Multiple Choice Questionnaire for LaTeX2e, version 2.1 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I'm happy to announce version 2.1 of QCM. > > New in this release: you can now automatically typeset a correction for your exams. > > QCM is a package for making multiple choices questionnaires (QCM is the > corresponding French acronym) under LaTeX2e. A special environment allows you > to define questions and possible answers. You can specify which answers are > correct and which are not. QCM not only formats the questions for you, but > also generates a form (a grid that your students will have to fill in), and > a mask (the same grid, only with correct answers properly checked in). You > can then print the mask on a slide and correct the questionnaires more easily > by superimposing the mask on top of students' forms. QCM can also typeset > exams corrections automatically, and comes with support for AUC-TeX. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > You can have a look at the package at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/qcm > although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror > of CTAN that is near to you; see > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/README.mirrors i've installed the files as suggested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: dviware/dvipng
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Nov '04

26 Nov '04

Jan-Åke Larsson writes (via the cam.ctan.org upload daemon): > dvipng: A fast DVI to PNG/GIF converter. > > The 1.3 release adds the possibility to give a fallback color > for the transparent border, and makes few other small changes. thanks for the upload: i've updated the files on ctan, and the ctan catalogue now mentions gif as well as png. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: xkeyval 1.7 and pst-xkey 1.2
by Rainer Schöpf 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Hendri Adriaens uploaded uploaded xkeyval 1.7 and pst-xkey 1.2 to CTAN. They have been installed in the directory macros/generic/xkeyval Thanks for the update. Announcement text: --------------------------------------------- Don't forget to read the README on installing xkeyval in a (La)TeX distribution. Information about the updated xkeyval: 1) Added disable@key 2) Added define@cmdkey (command keys) 3) Changed xkvltxp.tex to xkvltxp.sty 4) Namechange: XKV@ifku to key@ifundefined 5) Simplified both the value saving and the pointer mechanism 6) Improved coding at several places 7) Package now uses eTeX if available 8) Removed optional existence checking from define@key and friends 9) presetkeys: made incremental 10) XKV@makepf: protects internal macros. 11) Introduced optional global saving of macros produced by savekeys and presetkeys. 12) Added notation to savekeys and savevalue to instruct xkeyval to save values globally. Information about the updated pst-xkey: 1) Updated docs and code to match xkeyval 1.7 --------------------------------------------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: bpchem bugfix release v 1.06
by Rainer Schöpf 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Bjoern Pedersen announced an update to bpchem. It fixes a white space bug in the CNlabel command. BPChem is a package to aid typesetting chemical names and labels. It has been installed in macros/latex/contrib/bpchem License remains lppl. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.70: DVI Reverse Search smart features.
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Basil Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.70 (issued 21-Nov-2004) > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.70 are: > > 1. Improved DVI Reverse Search: > a) avoiding jumping into STY and AUX files; > b) linking bounding boxes of imported graphics with proper source. > 2. New option to show bounding boxes of imported graphics in DVI Viewer. > 3. Support JPEG/CMYK images and improved support of PCX/BW > 4. Updated TeX4HT (snapshot of 2004/11/04) > 5. DVI Font Highlighting shows font sizes (option) > 6. Fixed Pause in svg-beta.sty > 7. Improved color support in Postscript interpreter. > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Thanks for the update, I installed it. > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.70 > > 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. > `Postscript enabled' means that the system includes built-in > Postscript interpreter that provides careful drawing Postscript graphics > (including one embedded into DVI via TeX special's) on display > and on (even non-postscript) printers. Also, it provides perfect > conversion of any Postscript graphics for such output formats as: > PDF, SVG, and HTML. > * SVG output lets you to create high quality animated presentations. > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview) > Dual cursor feature efficiently simulates editing in DVI Window. > * DVI Forward/Inverse search is supported with character precision. > It is really help to edit formulas and tables and other complex stuffs. > * 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* > (with most of Level 3 features), 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: > EPS, PDF, HPGL, DXY, FIG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF. > > 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, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, FIG, > 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 6.70 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.60 *** > > 1. Improved DVI Reverse Search: > a) Avoiding jumping into STY and AUX files. > b) jumping to proper source from bounding boxes of imported graphics. > 2. Support JPEG/CMYK images and improved support of PCX/BW > 3. Updated TeX4HT (snapshot of 2004/11/04) > 4. DVI Font Highlighting shows font sizes (option) > 5. Fixed Pause in svg-beta.sty > 6. Improved color support in Postscript interpreter. > > 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 -- isodate
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded isodate-v2_23.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new > version of isodate. License stays LPPL. > > >From the README: > > Tune the output format of dates. > > This package provides ten output formats of the > commands oday, printdate, printdateTeX, and daterange > (partly language dependent): > ISO (yyyy-mm-dd), > numeric (e.g. dd.,mm.~yyyy), > short (e.g. dd.,mm.,yy), > TeX (yyyy/mm/dd), > original (e.g. dd. mmm yyyy), > short original (e.g. dd. mmm yy), > as well as numerical formats with Roman numerals for the month. > > The commands printdate and printdateTeX print any date. > The date is given as an argument using the actual date format for output: > printdate{yyyy-mm-dd}, printdate{dd.mm.yyyy}, or printdate{dd/mm/yyyy}, > and printdateTeX{yyyy/mm/dd}. > > The command daterange prints a date range and leaves out unnecessary > year or month entries. > E.g. 2000-05-03 to 2000-05-08 leads to `2000-05-03 to 08'. > > This package supports Danish, English (UK, US, Australian, New Zealand), > French, German (old and new orthography, Austrian), Norwegian (by Svend > Tollak Munkejord), and Swedish (by Christian Schlauer). > > > The new version avoids to use the calc package which causes many problems > with many other packages. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/isodate For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- numprint
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded numprint-v1_33-v0_10.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains > the new version of the numprint package. 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}. Numbers are printed > in the current mode (text or math) in order to use the correct font. > Many things, including 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 requested, numprint can round numbers to > a given number of digits. > If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. > Numbers can be rounded to a given number of digits. > The package supports an automatic, language-dependent change of the > number format. > Tabular alignment using the tabular(*), array, tabularx, and longtable > environments (similar to the dcolumn and rccol packages) is supported > using all features of numprint. Additional text can be added before and > after the formatted number. > > > The new version avoids to use the calc package which causes problems with > many packages. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/numprint For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upgrade: pst-poly
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Nov '04

21 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I just uploaded pst-poly to the uk ,irror > Please delete _all_ files in > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-poly/ > and put the new ones in there. > > pst-poly is a PSTricks (PostScript Tricks) related > package for drawing various polygons. This update > uses the extended version of the keyval package > (xkeyval) and has one new macro pspolygonbox for > framing text with a polygon. > The original author of this package is Denis Girou. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: Fonts for Cirth
by Jim Hefferon 20 Nov '04

20 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Please note the change of maintainer; we were unable to find the prior author Jo Grant. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Fonts for Cirth Author's name: Martin Habets Location on CTAN: /fonts/cirth Summary description: Fonts for Cirth version 2.0 License type: dfsg Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.0 of this font provides several fixes and improvements. Most importantly fixes are to the runes for 'a' and the reduced forms of 'e'. New runes have been provided to create for one through four vertical dots. All runes can now be accessed through character sequences, which eliminates the need for numerical access. All changes are summarized in the Changelog file. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cirth/ 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 update: New ConTeXt math modules
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

Giuseppe Bilotta writes: > + what you've uploaded : ctx-math.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to : UK (ftp.tex.ac.uk) > > + where you want the files to go : > the two files contained in the .zip file should > be unpacked to > tex-archive/macros/context/contrib/maths > replacing the previous files. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software: > GNU GPL licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > The .zip archive contains two ConTeXt modules (t-nath.tex > and t-amsl.tex) that complement the math features in > ConTeXt. t-amsl provides some environments and commands that > most (AMS-)LaTeX users expect. t-nath provides for ConTeXt > the same functionality as provided by the Nath package for > LaTeX. > > This new upload fixes a few bugs in the t-nath module. i've installed the files as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: LaTexMng
by Rainer Schöpf 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 Petr Vabishchevich submitted a new shareware package called latexmng. It has been installed on CTAN in nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng with a symbolic link in systems/win32/latexmng Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTexMng Version 1.0 LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTexMng is easy to use product of integrated development environment software for Windows. This application integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. LaTexMng requires Windows 2000 or XP, or later editions of MS Windows. We do not warrant that the software is error free. This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby. Licensed to use Shareware Version of this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. The free evaluation period starts at the moment of installation of the software. Installation LaTexMng is distributed as LaTexMngSetup.exe. Run LaTexMngSetup.exe and simply follow the on-screen instructions to install LaTexMng. LaTexMng is copyright (C) 2004, by VNP Comp. Contact: Home Page: http://www.latexsoft.com e-mail: latexmng(a)latexsoft.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- contour
by Rainer Schöpf 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded contour-v2_14.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new > version of the contour package. Please install it to > CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/contour. The license stays LPPL. > > >From the README: > > This package generates a colored contour around a given text in order > to enable printing text over a background without the need of a > color box around the text. > By default this is done by placing copies of the text around the text > itself and can be switched to use real outlines if supported by the > backend driver. > > > ChangeLog: > > 2004/11/18 v2.14 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - Add support for DVIPSONE. > > 2004/11/04 v2.13 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - More robust mechanism to change Postscript internals for dvips. Thanks for the upload, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: microtype Author's name: R Schlicht Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/microtype Summary description: An interface to the micro-typographic extensions of pdfTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES (v1.3 + v1.4): ---------------------- * set up fonts independently from LaTeX font loading (therefore, no risk of overlooking fonts anymore, and the package may be loaded at any time) * compatibility with german and ngerman packages * microtypesetup now sets the correct level of character protrusion * minor bug fixes and improvements - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/microtype 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: RRGtrees
by Jim Hefferon 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: RRGtrees Author's name: David Gardner Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rrgtrees Summary description: Linguistic tree diagrams for Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) with LaTeX. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A set of LaTeX macros that makes it easy to produce linguistic tree diagrams suitable for Role and Reference Grammar (RRG). This package allows the construction of trees with crossing lines, as is required by this theory for many languages. There is no known limit on number of tree nodes or levels. Requires the pst-node and pst-tree LaTeX packages. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rrgtrees 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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New CTAN package: pst-fr3d
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Nov '04

14 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-fr3d.tgz to the uk mirror. It is a > new PSTricks related package, which was only available > from the PSTricks TUG website. Please put the files into > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fr3d/ > > > This package allows to draw three dimensional framed boxes using the > macro PstFrameBoxThreeDMacro. This is specially useful to draw > 3d-like buttons. > The author of this package is Denis Girou. i've installed the package as suggested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Shortcuttool
by Rainer Schöpf 13 Nov '04

13 Nov '04

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 Albrecht Mehl submitted to the following material to CTAN: Name of contribution: Shortcuttool Summary description: Enables file import to the input tool Shortcut, provides shortcut file License type: dfsg Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Typing LaTeX commands can be facilitated by the WINDOWS input tool Shortcut (see http://www.typer.de/). The creation of a shortcut base just with the input window of Shortcut is cumbersome. Here is a tool for the import of shortcut files in Ascii format together with such a shortcut file containing more than 140 shortcuts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, the files have been installed in support/shortcuttool For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: pecha
by Jim Hefferon 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

A new package has gone into tug.ctan.org and should appear soon at your mirror of choice. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pecha Author's name: Dieter Jäger Location on CTAN: /language/tibetan/pecha Summary description: A LaTeX class to print Tibetan text in the classic pecha layout style. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pecha class provides an environment for writing Tibetan on LaTeX2e in the traditional Tibetan Pecha layout used for spiritual or philosophical texts, using the cTibTeX package by Oliver Corff. It provides features like headers in different languages, page numbering in Tibetan and more. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/tibetan/pecha 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: greektex
by Jim Hefferon 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org, and should make its way soon to your favorite mirror. Here is the README file for the update: ----------------------------------------------------------- The files of this package make it possible to process with LaTeX2e files written in Greeklish, i.e., a mixture of Greek and English. They are based on Silvio Levy's classical Greek (plain) fonts, and they have evolved from earlier distributions for Latex209, in 1993 by Moschovakis and in 1994 by Moschovakis and Spiliotis. To use them, you need to have an ASCII editor that can handle mixed Greek and English input, such as notepad or (better) winedt, and a full LaTeX2e installation with the capability to automatically compile metafont files when they are called, e.g., Miktex or a linux installation. To install and use these fonts, you need the following files, posted here: ywcl.zip This contains all the metafont files necessary to produce the Greek fonts. greektexdoc.pdf The document (in Greek). greektexdoc.tex The texfile of the document (as a sample). greektex.sty The main package. gehyphw.gr The hyphenation file. You should print greektexdoc.pdf, which has detailed instructions (in Greek) for installing and using this package and also illustrates the look of the fonts. As far as we know, all the programs in this package are in the public domain and they are offered without any obligation or guarantee, with the usual proviso that if you change any files you should also change their names. October 2004 Yiannis Moschovakis, ynm(a)math.ucla.edu Chrysovalantis Sfyrakis, hammer(a)math.uoa.gr --------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/greek/greektex . Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org

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CTAN package update acronym-1.17
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker writes: > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.16 (November 2004): fix version number > -- Oliver Creighton <creighto there in.tum.de> > new option to suppress all acronym printing -- don't use acronyms (dua) > > Version 1.16 (November 2004): fix version number > -- tobi there oetiker.ch > > Version 1.15 (November 2004): fix for acresetall to work when ac is called > in grouped material. > -- Hendri Adriaens <Hendri there uvt.nl> > > Version 1.14 (October 2004): fix acsp and acfp for footnote mode > -- Markus Ortner <m.ortner there icie.jku.at> > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): deflist renamed to AC there deflist to > avoid unnecessary nameing conflict. > -- Peter May <peter.may there philips.com> > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): printonlyused was not working anymore > -- Tobi Oetiker <oetiker there ee.ethz.ch> i've installed the upload in macros/latex/contrib/acronym thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: QCM
by Jim Hefferon 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: QCM Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/qcm Summary description: QCM (multiple choice questionnaires) version 2.0 is released License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is version 2.0 of QCM. New in this release: QCM now comes both in class and style form. QCM is a package for making multiple choices questionnaires (QCM is the corresponding French acronym) under LaTeX 2e. A special environment allows you to define questions and possible answers. You can specify which answers are correct and which are not. QCM not only formats the questions for you, but also generates a form (a grid that your students will have to fill in), and a mask (the same grid, only with correct answers properly checked in). You can then print the mask on a slide and correct the questionnaires more easily by superimposing the mask on top of students' forms. QCM also comes with support for AUC-TeX. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/qcm 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: extarrows
by Jim Hefferon 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror quite soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: extarrows Author's name: Chim Cut Canh Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/extarrows Summary description: Extensive Arrows License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Arrows Provided (more than xleftarrow, xrightarrow of AMSMATH package) xlongequal xLongleftarrow xLongrightarrow xLongleftrightarrow xLeftrightarrow xlongleftrightarrow xleftrightarrow xlongleftarrow xlongrightarrow Enjoy! - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/extarrows 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: Upload -- pst-func
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Nov '04

07 Nov '04

Herbert Voss > I uploaded the new PSTricks package pst-func. Please install > it into CTAN:/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func/ > -------- > pst-func is a PSTricks related package. It has macros > for special mathematical functions: > > - Polynom and its abbreviations f(x)=an*x^n+an-1*x^(n-1)+...+a0 > defined by the coefficients a0 a1 a2 ... and the abbreviation > order > - Fourier sum f(x) =a0/2+a1cos(omega x)+...+b1sin(omega x)+... > defined by the coefficients a0 a1 a2 ... b1 b2 b3 ... > - Bessel function > defined by its order > - Gauss function > difined by sigma > > for more informations have a look at the documentation. i've installed the package as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Beamer versions 3.01 and pgf version 0.65 uploaded
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Till Tantau submitted new versions to CTAN: version 3.01 of beamer and version 0.65 of pgf Thanks for the update. > Release notes: > > These versions are mainly bugfix versions. However, beamer now has a > much-improved support of verbatims. If you use verbatims a lot, you'll love > the fragile frame option (to get going quickly, read the text in the > tutorial section of the user's guide). > > > Change logs: > > beamer version 3.01: > added: > - Option fragile that allows the use of > overlays together with verbatims. *Extremely* useful. > - Added option T to columns command/environment for alignment of > top of first lines instead of baselines of first lines. > - Added a color theme (dolphin) and a presentation theme > (Boadilla) due to Manuel Carro. > > bugfixes: > - Fixed fotoline in beamerbasecompatibility.sty and > beamerthemeboxes.sty. > - Fixed vertical spacing problem having to do with the use of > rivlist. > - Fixed problem with wrong short forms of section/subsection in > certain outer themes in headline. > - Fixed bug causing unknown command insertblockname in article > mode. > - Changed definition of ormalcolor so that it works inside color > mixins. > - Fixed problems with autoframebreak and unwanted breaks. > - Fixed problem with problem with vertical mode after item. > - Smoothed the rendering of the right side of boxes with > shadows. > - Fixed descriptionwidth to description width. > - Fixed problem with labels outside frames creating empty frames. > - Applied lot's of spelling patches to user guide. > - Fixed hanks. > - Navigation symbols are no longer shown in handout and trans > modes, by default (write > setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}[default] to get them > back). > > pgf version 0.65: > - Fixed bug in pgfshade.sty that arises in conjunction with > calc.sty and latex+dvips. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: bibtopic package
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 Stefan Ulrich submitted an update to the bibtopic package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/bibtopic/ Summary description: LaTeX package for including several bibliographies in a document License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a maintainance release that fixes compilation problems of bibtopic.ins with newer docstrip versions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pst-3dplot.tgz > Please delete _all_ files in /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot > and put the new ones in there. > > ---- > This new version 1.42 of pst-3dplot, a PSTricks package > > - uses the extended version of the keyval interface (xkeyval) to > prevent clashes between option names of different packages. > - has some bugfixes (spurious blanks) > - new options for pstPlanePut > - new macro pstThreeDPlaneGrid > ---- i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: FW: acronym-1.15 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker provided a new version of acronym for me to install, on tuesday 2nd november. it's been noticed that this version had an incorrect version number in it... ... so we now have a new version, 1.16; just installed here in macros/latex/contrib/acronym version 1.16 has no distinguishing property _other_ than a correct record of its version number. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: acronym-1.15 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.15 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.15. i've used the contents to update macros/latex/contrib/acronym thanks for the upload > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. since it's a fix for a current thread in c.t.t, it seems appropriate to announce. > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.15 (November 2004): fix for acresetall to work when ac is called > in grouped material. > > Version 1.14 (October 2004): fix acsp and acfp for footnote mode > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): deflist renamed to AC@deflist to > avoid unnecessary nameing conflict. > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): printonlyused was not working anymore > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): if the footnote option was on, footnotes were > printed for ALL acronyms ALL the time, this looked rather odd if the same > acronym was used more than once on the same page. Changed it so that > footnote printing follows the same rules as normal acronym printing (only > print footnote first time). One might think about changeing this, so that > either footnotes get printed 'once' per page. Or that the footnote marks are > ... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: fontspec
by Jim Hefferon 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: fontspec Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/latex/fontspec/ Summary description: An automatic interface to feature-rich fonts in XeLaTeX. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fontspec is a package for XeLaTeX. It provides an automatic and unified interface to feature-rich AAT and OpenType fonts through the NFSS in LaTeX running on XeTeX. XeTeX is the successor to TeX-GX, a TeX-variant for Mac OS X that accepts unicode input and can access system fonts directly. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xetex/latex/fontspec/ 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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revised examples for the latex companion, 2nd ed
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

i've just installed a revised set of examples for the second edition of the latex companion; aiui, these apply to the second, revised, printing of the second edition. the ctan location remains info/examples/tlc2 Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: csquotes 2.4
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.4 of his csquotes package to CTAN. This is a maintenance update. ABOUT The csquotes package: * provides markup for inline quotations * supports both control sequences and active characters * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes * interfaces with babel and adapts quotation marks as required * features fully configurable quote styles and active characters CHANGES * Prevent use of RestoreQuotes in preamble * Fixed bug causing premature expansion of quote macros * Fixed bug suppressing kerning before closing quotes Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: tex-references
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Michael Wiedmann submitted the tex-references package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: info/tex-references Summary description: References for TeX and Friends License type: Generic DFSG Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an ongoing project with the aim of providing a help file for LaTeX (and its friends like ConTeXt, Metapost, Metafont, etc.) using a state-of-the-art source format, aka DocBook/XML. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ednotes.sty -- new user interface
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 Uwe Lück submitted version 1.0 of the ednotes package. Summary description: version 1.0: module files handled by package options License type: LaTeX Project Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The ednotes bundle for critical editions formerly offered > some optional extension files. These are now handled by > new ednotes package options (so no more bothering about the > order of loading). This move requires at least changes of > documentation in former .sty files of the ednotes bundle, > so we recommend updating all of them. See the CHANGES file. > > License: intended to be LPPL v1.3a which corrects former > omission in the NO WARRANTY section > (http://www.latex-project.org/site-news.html: `October 11'.) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: lineno.sty -- new features
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Uwe Lück submitted the new version 4.1 of his lineno package. Summary description: version 4.1: module files incorporated, options for others License type: LaTeX Project Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/lineno Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 4.0 incorporated enhancements that the ednotes bundle > for critical editions had provided before. -- > Stephan I. Böttcher passed maintenance to Uwe Lück for this. -- > Two other packages from the ednotes bundle supported linelabel > in math mode and in tabular environments. They are now > (version 4.1) handled by package options. See the CHANGES file > and the introduction section of lineno.tex/pdf. > > License: intended to be LPPL v1.3a which corrects former > omission in the NO WARRANTY section > (http://www.latex-project.org/site-news.html: `October 11'.) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload -- pstricks-add
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pstricks-add into the incoming dir. > Please delete _all_ files in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > and put the new ones in there. > > For the announcement: > > pstricks-add is an additional package for PSTricks. It > collects a lot of the material which was sent to the > mailing list and some new experimental features. This > update, version 2.21, has some bugfixes and three new > macros: > > psParallelLine for lines parallel to another one > psIntersectionPoint sets a node at the intersection point > of two lines > psRelLine for lines relative to another one, depending to > a given angle i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. robin

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