ctan-ann December 2004

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Re: CTAN submission - Mem
by CTAN Announcements 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Javier Bezos writes: > I've uploaded to the UK server the file Mem.zip, > which contains the experimental code I'm writing for > a multiligual system for Lamed (ie, LaTeX + Aleph). > This is still a pre-alpha release, which is being > developed as open source on SourceForge: > > http://mem-latex.sourceforge.net > > It still consists in a somewhat unorganized set of > files whose final form is not clear yet. I intend to > release periodically on CTAN some milestones in its > development. > > I'm not sure where the files must be placed in the > CTAN tree, particularly given its highly experimental > status. Maybe systems/aleph/contrib/mem? after some discussion with javier, i've installed the package in macros/latex/exptl/mem -- a location that emphasises both its experimental status and its links with latex. thanks, javier, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: msg package update V 0.07
by CTAN Announcements 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update (V 0.07) of the msg package > for LaTeX. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to > use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under > consideration; this is the main reason why it is still a beta version > which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report, > and even localize the messages file in their own language. > Documentation is provided in... English (-like). > > It is localized itself in French, Englisk and Norsk. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.07 mods: 3 bugs corrected, 1 file missing, > test file added, Norsk added, documentation changed. i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: sparklines
by CTAN Announcements 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 Andreas Loeffler submitted a new package called sparklines Sparklines are intense, simple, wordlike graphics. This tool allows to draw sparklines using the pgf-package. License is lppl CTAN location is graphics/sparklines Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparklines are intense, simple, wordlike graphics (so named by Edward Tufte). In lieu of a more detailed introduction, Professor Tufte's site has an early release of a chapter on sparklines, see www.edwardtufte.com. A PHP implementation can be found at http://sparkline.sourceforge.net/. A sparkline can be added using the sparkline-environment. Also, you can add sparkling rectangles for the median and special sparkling dots in red or blue. Only use sparklines with pdflatex, sparklines do not appear in a dvi-file. Sparklines does not work with pictex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update _and_ new package --- ledmac and ledpar
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded ledmac.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. The distribution is under > the LPPL. > > >From the README: > > The ledmac package is for typesetting critical editions. It is a LaTeX > port, and extension, of the plain TeX EDMAC, TABMAC and EDSTANZA macros. The > ledpar package is an extension of ledmac enabling parallel typesetting in > columns or on facing pages. > > Changes: > > ledpar version 0.1 (2004/12/10) > o First public release > > ledmac version 0.6 (2004/12/10) > o Fixed infinite loop problems when processing complex paragraphs > o Prepared for the ledpar package. i've installed the bundle as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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by schoepf＠uni-mainz.de 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

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CTAN package upgrade: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, 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 (v1.5): - - ----------------- * When output mode is DVI, font expansion will by default be turned off, automatic expansion will be disabled * New option: `selected, to enable selected expansion; default is: false * Changed default for expansion option `step: 4 (min(stretch,shrink)/5) * Protrusion settings for Bitstream Charter * Compatibility with turkish babel + chemsym - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 update: xkeyval v1.8
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 1.8 of his xkeyval package. This package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. The license is lppl. The location on CTAN is macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval Note that the official location has changed since the last update and is not macros/generic/xkeyval anymore! Changes: 1) fixed a small bug in the treatment of spaces in key and family names. These spaces are now untouched. 2) bug in @selective@sanitize has been fixed and level control has been added 3) the package is robust for catcode changes of = and , but characters with changed catcode inside key values are left untouched so, for instance, babel shorthand notation with the `=' character is possible, if it is inside a group in the key value. 4) simplified some internal macros. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: topcapt.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Dec '04

11 Dec '04

i have just updated macros/latex/contrib/misc/topcapt.sty here at cambridge. the new release fixes a recently-discovered problem that arises when topcapt is operating in the presence of hyperref. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: FeatPost 0.6.2
by CTAN Announcements 09 Dec '04

09 Dec '04

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 L. Nobre G. submitted an update of his package FeatPost. New version number is 0.6.2. License is gpl. Location on CTAN is graphics/metapost/macros/featpost Description of the package: FeatPost is an extension of the MetaPost language, works in two and three dimensions, and has many features to facilitate the production of physics diagrams, as you may need for the International Year of Physics. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) photoreverse is functional but not very much documented; 2) closedline is new; 3) Only one macrofile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: fontinstallationguide 2.14
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.14 of his Font installation guide. This guide discusses the most common scenarios you are likely to encounter when installing Type 1 PostScript fonts. While the individual tools employed in the installation process are documented well, the actual difficulty most users are facing when trying to install new fonts is understanding how to put all the pieces together. This is what this guide is about. The license is dfsg. It has been installed in info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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