ctan-ann March 2004

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CTAN package update: dvipng
by Jim Hefferon 31 Mar '04

31 Mar '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and those updates should appear in a day or two at your favorite mirror site. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: dvipng Author's name: Jan-Åke Larsson Location on CTAN: dviware/dvipng Summary description: A fast DVI to PNG converter License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its relatives. Dvipng has undergone a number of improvements and bugfixes since being first released in the 0.x number series a year ago. The 1.0 release changes the behaviour of the -D switch and simplifies choice of resolution greatly (see below for details). It has been tested to a fair degree. Note the disclaimer in the COPYING file. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions. - - -------------------- People who are upgrading from version 0.9 or earlier should read the following: This release changes the -D (resolution) option to specify the _output_resolution_ rather than the previous _base_resolution_. Changing output resolution from the default 100 dpi will now only need the -D option, as dvipng now calculates the required magnification and thus can render PK fonts suitable for any output resolution. There is no need anymore to specify by hand the base resolution, the Metafont mode, the quality, and the magnification. If you really want to use a Metafont mode different from the default `cx' mode, the separate --bdpi option is used for specifying the corresponding base resolution. In short, choosing the output resolution has become simple even when using PK fonts (but remember, the created PK fonts are normally cached on disk). - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/dviware/dvipng 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: nature
by Jim Hefferon 30 Mar '04

30 Mar '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and is even now propagating across the Internet -- but in a good way, heading to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: nature Author's name: Peter Czoschke Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/nature Summary description: Class for preprints for the journal Nature License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A class and .bst file to aid in preparing articles and letters for submission to the scientific journal Nature (published by the Nature Publishing Group). Includes a template file. I am in no way affiliated with the Nature Publishing Group. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/nature 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 submission -- tipa 1.3
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Mar '04

30 Mar '04

----- Forwarded message from Fukui Rei ----- Hi. I am the maintainer of the TIPA package. I have just uploaded a new package of tipa which is intended as the whole replacement of the contents found in the fonts/tipa directory. Please remove everything in that directory and extract the new material. Filename is tipa.tar.gz. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this package - including the new TIPA version 1.3 - in CTAN:fonts/tipa/ as suggested. The changelog from the README file is: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIPA version 1.3 Fukui Rei (fkr(a)l.u-tokyo.ac.jp) 30 March, 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.3 (2004/03/30): - Some symbols included in the xipa and related font families modified. - t3enc.def corrected (thanks to W. Lemberg). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: Upload of References bibliographic software
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Volker Kiefel uploaded: > References bibliographic software > (refs_41f.zip) > > License: > gpl > > > Description: > References bibliographic software supporting LaTeX/BibTeX > > REFERENCES is bibliographic software for authors of > scientific manuscripts and for management of > bibliographic data. The current version of REFERENCES > is provided with a text based console interface > compiled for win32-systems, an external text editor is > required for editing data. > > New in v4.1f: > > Support for OpenOffice.org/StarOffice WRITER: Command > [edit-main-p osw] generates macros to create citations > in OpenOffice.org/StarOffice WRITER documents (new > scripts ooo-xsr.awk and ooo-sr.awk). > > References starting screen: information on WORKING > DIRECTORIES AND FILES removed. This infomations remains > available under the [main-i] command. Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/references For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: [CTAN upload] ppr-prv class update (v0.12b)
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Mathieu Goutelle wrote: > I have uploaded an update of the ppr-prv class in /incoming/ppr-prv.tgz > on dante.ctan.org. Please replace all files in > macros/latex/contrib/ppr-prv by the ones in the archive. > > This class is used with LaTeX presentations using the prosper class. > ppr-prv stands for Prosper Preview. The aim of this class is to > produce a printable version of the slides written with Prosper, with > two slides per page. > > Changes since previous version are: > * [Bugfix] all key definitions were lost due to a name inconsistency. > > Best regards, Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.40 - DVI editing, char based DVI Search
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to BaKoMa TeX. As usual, it was installed in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.40 are: > > 1) Dynamical Preview + Dual Cursor = Editing in DVI window. > 2) DVI Forward/Reverse Search - Character Precision Positionning. > 3) DVI Mouse Tools - Text Select Tool. > 4) New Modules - czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > 1) Dynamical Preview + Dual Cursor = Editing in DVI window. > > In dynamical preview mode you will see two carets: > one in text window another in DVI window. > These carets are synchronized - moving one caret moves another. > > DVI window also have text selection feature. > Also, selections in text and DVI window are synchronized. > So, in DVI window you can move caret and select text. > > Farthermore, in DVI window you can press characters, > BkSp, Del, and other keys, whose will be passed into text editor. > TeX source modified by these commands will be reprocessed > by TeX and redisplayed in DVI window on the-fly. > > In fact, it looks such that you edit document immediatly in DVI window !!! > > 2) DVI Forward/Reverse Search - Character Precision Positionning. > > Now DVI Forward Search and DVI Reverse Search > are performed wirh character precision. > DVI Reverse Search is invoked by double-click or from context menu. > > 3) DVI Mouse Tools - Text Select Tool. > > Commonly Text Select Tool is intended for selection in > Dynamical Preview mode. > In advance, it may be useful to extract example codes from > manuals provided in DVI format. > > 4) New Modules - czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > We begin new directory - language, which currently includes > five modules: czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.40 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.40 > > 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 6.40 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.30 *** > > 1) Dynamical Preview + Dual Cursor = Editing in DVI window. > 2) DVI Forward/Reverse Search - Character Precision Positionning. > 3) DVI Mouse Tools - Text Select Tool. > 4) New Modules - czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > 1) Dynamical Preview + Dual Cursor = Editing in DVI window. > > In dynamical preview mode you will see two carets: > one in text window another in DVI window. > These carets are synchronized - moving one caret moves another. > > DVI window also have text selection feature. > Also, selections in text and DVI window are synchronized. > So, in DVI window you can move caret and select text. > > Farthermore, in DVI window you can press characters, > BkSp, Del, and other keys, whose will be passed into text editor. > TeX source modified by these commands will be reprocessed > by TeX and redisplayed in DVI window on the-fly. > > In fact, it looks such that you edit document immediatly in DVI window !!! > > 2) DVI Forward/Reverse Search - Character Precision Positionning. > > Now DVI Forward Search and DVi Reverse Search > are performed wirh character precision. > > 3) DVI Mouse Tools - Text Select Tool. > > Commonly Text Select Tool is intended for selection in > Dynamical Preview mode. > In advance, it may be useful to extract example codes from > manuals provided in DVI format. > > 4) New Modules - czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > We begin new directory - language, which currently includes > five modules: czech, phonetic, polish, runes, russian. > > 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: upload in ftp.dante.de
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Peter Furlan wrote: > I've uploaded a new version of TexCad32 to > ftp.dante.de > > Licence: LPPL > > Announcement text: > **************************************************** > Changes in version 4.4.1 since 4.3.3 > **************************************************** > > - Parts of pictures may be saved and read as macros, > giving the possibility to rapid insertion of often > used elements e.g. parts of electrical circuits. > - Move is now done with the mouse > - Undeletion of deleted elements is now possible > - Two new pdf-files describing the use of macros and > inclusion of pictures. > **************************************************** Thanks for the new version, I installed it in graphics/texcad32 For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: xcolor 1.10
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 Uwe Kern submitted: > Name of contribution: xcolor 1.10 > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xcolor > Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2004/03/27 v1.10 > * New features: > - support for `named' model; > - support for `dvips' colors > (may now be used within color expressions); > - internal representation of `ordinary' and `named' colors merged > into unified data structure; > - allow multiple `-' signs at the beginning of color expressions. > * Bugfixes: > - commands like color[named]{foo} caused errors when color masking > or target model conversion were active; > - incompatibility with `soul' package: commands hl, ul, etc. > could yield unexpected results. > * Documentation: > - added formula for general color expressions; > - enhanced text and index; > - removed dependence of index generation on local configuration > file. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: package elmath uploaded
by Rainer Schöpf 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Apostolos Syropoulos wrote: > I have uploaded at ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/elmath > the files > > elmath.dtx (A package that allows users with a Greek keyboard to > elmath.ins directly type Greek math symbols) > > and iso-8859-7.def. > > The files elmath.* can be installed at > > /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/elmath > > The file iso-8859-7.def should replace the file > > fonts/greek/package-babel/encodings/iso-8859-7.def Thanks for your upload, I installed the files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ednotes.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 25 Mar '04

25 Mar '04

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 Uwe Lück wrote: > Name of contribution: ednotes.sty > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes > Summary description: [bug fix] > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [fix of serious bug that was reported 2003/09/03] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as macros/latex/contrib/ednotes/ednotes.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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