ctan-ann February 2004

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Re: tex4ht upload
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Feb '04

12 Feb '04

Eitan Gurari writes: > + what you've uploaded > > tex4ht-all.zip > README > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > Replace > > /tex-archive/support/TeX4ht/tex4ht-mn.zip > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > LPPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy > processing) > > Yearly update of the TeX4ht system for translating TeX-based > files to hypertext. thanks for the upload. i installed it earlier today, but didn't have time to issue the announcement then... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: paresse
by Jim Hefferon 11 Feb '04

11 Feb '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and will get to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: paresse Author's name: Yvon Henel Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/paresse Summary description: defines macros using § made active to typeset greek letters in math mode License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a means of typing easily greek letters with the least possible effort ;) It takes care only of the letters which have a macro name as alpha or Omega. Typing just §a will give the equivalent of ensuremath{alpha}. A dtx and a ins file are provided with two examples and README files. The dtx has been translated from French into English. A bash file is provided, just in case, to generate the sty and pdf document file. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/paresse 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: switcheml
by Jim Hefferon 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org, and it should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: switcheml Author's name: Charles Duan Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/switcheml Summary description: Obfuscates email addresses so they are unreadable to email harvesters License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- switcheml provides one main command, switcheml{EMAIL}, that obfuscates an email address EMAIL by rearranging it so that, while it prints correctly on the page, it is unreadable by email address harvesters (typically used by spammers). - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/switcheml 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: EasyLaTeX
by Jim Hefferon 10 Feb '04

10 Feb '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and will make its way to your favorite local mirror in a day or two. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: EasyLaTeX Author's name: Bayle Shanks Location on CTAN: support/easylatex Summary description: Turns ASCII math into LaTeX source License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is it quicker to express simple equations in plaintext than it is to write the equivalent LaTeX? EasyLatex is a preprocessor to make writing LaTeX much easier. EasyLatex accepts 'ASCII math' such as The identity matrix is the matrix for which a_i j = 1 when i = j, and 0 everywhere else; for example, in three dimensions, I = [1 0 0 ; 0 1 0 ; 0 0 1]. and generates equivalent LaTeX source documents. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/easylatex 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: CTAN upload notification: custom-bib
by Rainer Schöpf 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 Patrick Daly submitted an update: > Name of contribution: custom-bib > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/custom-bib > Summary description: customizing bst files (update) > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 4.13 of merlin.mbs contains some bug fixes and additional options > resulting from requests from various users. All minor points. None of > the other files have been changed, other than README.413 that replaces > README.412a. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.30 - Importing PDF (release)
by Rainer Schöpf 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.30 (issued 7-Feb-2004) > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvement in BaKoMa TeX 6.30 is > > Importing PDF files [RELEASE]. > > LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics{foo.pdf}' > Additional key page (graphicx) lets you choose page other then first: > `includegraphics[page=5]{foo.pdf}' > > Features of importing PDF files: > * It works for all types of output: > Display, Printer, SVG, HTML, PS, and PDF (of cource). > * All embedded basic fonts are supported: > Type 1 (both ATM and CFF), Multiple Master Instances, > Type 3, and TrueType. > * All Color Spaces, Patterns, Shadings, Shaded Patterns, Forms, > and other page description features are supported. > > In advance, `pdfliteral' command has been added into graphicx package. > This command allows embed PDF graphics into DVI files. > This feature isn't restricted by PDF generation. > Graphics drawn by `pdfliteral' command will be visible on display > and printer, and it will be well converted into SVG, HTML, and PostScript. > This feature may be useful for > porting macro packages hardly related on PDF output. > > 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 in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.30 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.30 > > 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* > (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 6.30 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.20 *** > > Importing PDF files. [RELEASE] > > LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics{foo.pdf}' > Additional key page (graphicx) lets you choose page other then first: > `includegraphics[page=5]{foo.pdf}' > > Features of importing PDF files: > * Imported PDF files are available for all type of output: > shown on Display, printed on (even non Postscript) Printers, > and converted into generated PDF, SVG, HTML, and PostScript (DVIPS). > * In imported PDF files all embedded basic fonts are supported: > Type 1 (both ATM and CFF), Multiple Master Instances, > Type 3, and TrueType. However, CID fonts are unsupported yet. > * All Color Spaces, Patterns, Shadings, Shaded Patterns, Forms, > and other page description features are supported. > * Only page description and referenced objects are imported from PDF. > Interactive features are just ignored. > So, links, intercative forms, notes, and scripts are not handled > in any way. > > In advance, `pdfliteral' command has been added into graphicx package. > This command allows embed PDF graphics into DVI files. > This feature isn't restricted by PDF generation. > Graphics drawn by `pdfliteral' command will be visible on display > and printer, and it will be well converted into SVG, HTML, and PostScript. > Of cource, this command isn't so powerful as Postscript sprcials. > However, `pdfliteral' command may be useful for > porting some macro package hardly related on PDF output. > > Other Improvements: > > * Color Space support is compliant with PostScript Level 3. > * Filter Set is compliant with PostScript Level 3. > * Fixed zoom distortion on non standard displays under Windows XP. > Some notebooks have display geometry 8/5 instead of standard 4/3. > * Improved managing large truecolor images (i.e. 2048x1536 and more) > - some problems was exxplored under under Windows XP. > * Improved handling margins by DVIBook (DVIEW:File|Arrange Pages) > > For more information see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ----------

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CTAN submission: BibTool 2.48
by Reinhard Zierke 08 Feb '04

08 Feb '04

----- Forwarded message from Gerd Neugebauer ----- I have uploaded BibTool-2.48.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. This file replaces tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool/BibTool-2.47.tar.gz A summary of the changes and a general description is apended below. Ciao Gerd ====================================================================== - BibTool 2.48 * BibTcl has been taken out of the default making since it has caused troubles on several maschines. * The printing of Strings honors now the dependencies that BibTeX relies on. This has been accomplished by a change in the printing routine for databases. No new resource is involved. * Minor modification to the C API. * Feature: When searching for an aux file and none is found then name. * Feature: When expand.macros is set the macros will be suppressed automatically. No need to set * The boolean resource select.crossrefs has been introduced. This resource can be used to force crossreferenced entries for selected entrie to be included in the output. * Feature: deleted entries are not reported as written by the statistics any more. * Bugfix: Bug in extracting by aux file. Crossrefed entires where sometimes ignored. * Bugfix: Bug in parsing of backslashes in resources has been fixed. Unfortunately this bug appeared in one of the examples in the manual. * Bugfix: Bug in expansion introduced in 2.47 has been fixed. An error occured when expanding macros. warning when the file could not be found. * The meaning of post for the format specifiers %d and %D has been documented. * Bugfix: BibTool has misinterpreted pre for the format specifier %t and %T due to an over-optimization. This has been fixed. crossreferenced keys. This has been fixed. * Bugfix: Some compilers don't like it if static strings are modified. Thus I have made them dynamic. ====================================================================== ###### ############ ####### ############ ## ## ## ## ## ## ##### ## #### #### ## ####### ## ###### ## ###### ###### ## ####### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ###### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ####### ## ###### ## ###### ###### ####### ###### ## ##### ## #### #### ####### ====================================================================== BibTool: A Tool for Manipulating BibTeX Data Bases BibTeX provides an easy to use means to integrate citations and bibliographies into LaTeX documents. But the user is left alone with the management of the BibTeX files. The program BibTool is intended to fill this gap. BibTool allows the manipulation of BibTeX files which goes beyond the possibilities --- and intentions --- of BibTeX. The possibilities of BibTool include * Pretty-printing BibTeX data bases adjustable by lots of parameters. * Syntactic checks with error recovery superior to BibTeX and helpful error messages. * Semantic checks can be specified by the user. * Sorting and merging of BibTeX data bases according to a free definable sort key. * Generation of uniform reference keys according to predefined rules or according to an own specification. * Selecting references used in one publication which are found by analyzing an .aux file. * Selecting references by a set of criteria (regular expressions). * Controlled rewriting of fields utilizing regular expressions to specify the rewriting rules. * Macro (String) expansion to eliminate the need of extra string definitions. * Collecting statistics about one or more BibTeX data bases. BibTool contains a documentation written in LaTeX of more than 60 pages (and still growing). BibTool is written in C and has been compiled on various operating systems like flavors of UN*X and MSDOG machines. It is distributed in source code. No compiled versions are available from the author (Useless to ask!). BibTool can be obtained from the CTAN archives: * ftp.dante.de:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool * ftp.tex.ac.uk:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool * ctan.tug.org:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool Get the file BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz where x.xx is the version number. Unpack it with the command (on UN*X) gunzip < BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz | tar -xvf - Alternatively get the file BibTool-x.xx.zip where x.xx is the version number. Unpack it with the command unzip BibTool-x.xx.zip It will create a directory named BibTool-x.xx which contains the installation instructions in the file INSTALL. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool/BibTool-2.48.tar.gz and deleted the previous version CTAN:biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool/BibTool-2.47.tar.gz Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: Update of l2tabu
by Rainer Schöpf 07 Feb '04

07 Feb '04

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Mark Trettin wrote: > I have uploaded `l2tabu-1.7.tar.gz' (l2tabu.{pdf,tex}, Version 1.7) > to ftp.dante.de/incoming/ > > Name of contribution: Das LaTeX-Sündenregister (sins of LaTeX users) > > Suggested location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/german/ > > Summary description: Obsolete commands, packages and other common > mistakes > > License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) > > 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. > > Changes: * Extended and corrected the `sloppy'-paragraph > * Some minor corrections > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it in info/l2tabu/german/ For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission - bibunits v2.3
by Rainer Schöpf 07 Feb '04

07 Feb '04

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Thorsten Hansen wrote: > I have just uploaded version 2.3 of bibunits. > > -- uploaded file: bibunits-v2.3.tar.gz > -- uploaded to CTAN node: dante.ctan.org (ftp.dante.de) > -- recommended place: CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/bibunits > -- licensing condition: lppl > -- brief summary: multiple references in one document > > Changes to version 2.2 include > > . new options [sectionbib] and [subsectionbib] > . cite 4.0 compatibility > . new macros to define defaults for bibliography data and style > . gives Label(s) may have changed... warnings for the local > bibliographies > . compatibility when used with jurabib and babel Thanks for the upload, I installed the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: References
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: References Name and email: Volker Kiefel Suggested location on CTAN: support/references Summary description: Bibliographic software supporting LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES is bibliographic software for authors of scientific manuscripts and for management of bibliographic data of ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, of BOOKS, of CHAPTERS IN BOOKS and other document types including notes and electronic documents. REFERENCES supports LaTeX including BibTeX. Bibliographic records in MEDLINE format are easily imported. Retrieval of references is possible by keywords, authors' or editors' names, date of publication, title of article, book title, journal name and other data fields. Lists of references can be compiled in any bibliographic style required by the publishers of scientific journals. At present, REFERENCES is provided with a text based console interface compiled for win32-systems, an external text editor is required for editing data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:support/references/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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