June 2004 - ctan-ann

New release of the free TeX System VTeX/Free
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Jun '04

30 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- ============================================================ VTeX/Free 8.44/8.46 for OS/2 and Linux ============================================================ A new release of the free TeX System VTeX/Free for OS/2 and Linux (x86) is available from ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/vtex and will soon propagate to the other CTAN nodes. About VTeX/Free ---------------- VTeX/Free is a TeX distribution, which is built around the VTeX program. VTeX is an implementation of the TeX typesetting engine, including the eTeX extensions. VTeX can generate PDF or PostScript output immediately from the TeX source file. The distribution includes Plain TeX, a LaTeX system with many additional packages and fonts, and the Bibtex and Makeindex programs. VTeX is developed by MicroPress Inc. In contrast to traditional TeX systems, no intermediate DVI files need to be generated, no DVI driver programs are required, and there is no need to take care of their sometimes fussy setup. The common PostScript and PDF viewers Ghostscript and Adobe Reader (Acrobat) are to be used for (pre)viewing and printing. Output from VTeX is immediately suitable for public distribution, e.g., over the www, since PDF and PostScript are standardized document formats. Actually, VTeX/Free is a port of MicroPress' commercial TeX system VTeX for the Windows platform, see <http://www.micropress-inc.com>. However, the free distribution does not include the GUI and certain tools of VTeX/Win, and it does not support HTML and SVG generation. VTeX/Free comes in two variants: * VTeX/2 is for the OS/2 operating system * VTeX/Lnx is for Linux (on the x86 platform only) VTeX has a built-in Postcript interpreter and supports * inclusion of PostScript images, * inclusion of PDF images, * inclusion of bitmap images (PNG, JPG, TIFF and others), * inline PostScript programming. Thus, packages such as PStricks, PSfrag and draftcopy can be used with VTeX. and are part of the distribution. The hyperref features are supported in both PDF and PostScript mode. PDF encryption is available without external tools. Beside the standard Computer Modern fonts, VTeX/Free includes lots of other free Type1 fonts and the macro packages to use them: * European Computer Modern (EC/TC fonts) * URW's clones of the 35 PostScript base fonts * Pazo Math fonts * the AMS math fonts (Symbols, Euler, Fraktur and others) * various special math fonts: RSFS, WASY, St-Mary-Road, Doublestroke, esint, esvect * the Ibycus 4 system and its Greek typefaces * the ArabTeX system with Arab and Hebrew typefaces * the CJHebrew package with Hebrew typefaces * TIPA (phonetic) typefaces * BrushScriptX-Italic * various symbol fonts: MarVoSym, Cheq, Context navigation symbols, MF-Logo What is new in the currect release? ----------------------------------- * v8.44 of the VTeX compiler for OS/2, v8.46 on Linux * latest LaTeX * additional fonts: Fourier, CJHebrew, esint * ... and more, see the file <ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/vtex/NEWS> NB: The previous distribution site ftp.uni-erlangen.de is NO LONGER IN USE. Please, do not attempt to download VTeX/Free from this site any longer! ----- End forwarded message ----- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package name change: stanpage to stdpage
by Jim Hefferon 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

Please note that the stanpage package has been renamed stdpage. Jim Hefferon

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CTAN submission -- pdfcrop v1.5
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Jun '04

25 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Heiko Oberdiek ----- I have uploaded `pdfcrop.zip' in the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. It replaces the files in CTAN:support/pdfcrop/ License remains LPPL 1.2 Current version is 1.5, changes: 2002/11/23 v1.3: Use of File::Spec module's devnull call. 2002/11/29 v1.4: Option --papersize added. 2004/06/24 v1.5: Clear map file entries so that pdfTeX does not touch the fonts. _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version pdfcrop 1.2 in CTAN:support/pdfcrop/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: mentis
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: mentis Author's name: Georg Michael Verweyen Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mentis Summary description: Provides adjustments for publishing at mentis publishers in Paderborn, Germany. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This LaTeX class provides adjustments for publishing at mentis publishers in Paderborn, Germany. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mentis 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: stanpage
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '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 for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: stanpage Author's name: Georg Michael Verweyen Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/stanpage Summary description: Produces standard pages with n lines, at most m characters each. For instance the German Normseite: 60 lines of 30 characters each. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For translations, proofreading, journal contributions etc. standard pages are used. Those standard pages consist of a fixed number of lines and characters per line. This package produces pages with n lines of at most m characters each. For instance the German Normseite: 60 lines of 30 characters each. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/stanpage 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
by Robin Fairbairns 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I just uploaded pst-grad.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace the following files. > > > VERSION /graphics/pstricks/ > pst-grad.pro /graphics/pstricks/dvips/ > pst-grad.tex /graphics/pstricks/generic/ > > > This new version has the option CircleGradient to > build also circled gradients. It is the code which was > published some time ago in the pstricks mailing list. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: pst-math
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pst-math Author's name: Christophe Jorssen Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-math Summary description: Enhancement of postscript math operators to use with pstricks License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Postscript lacks a lot of basic operators such as tan, acos, asin, cosh, sinh, tanh, acosh, asinh, atanh, exp (with e base). Also, cos and sin give result in degrees. pst-math provides all those operators in a header file pst-math.pro with wrappers pst-math.sty and pst-math.tex. In addition, sinc, gauss, gammaln and bessel are implemented (only partially for the latter). pst-math is designed essentially to work with pst-plot but can be used in whatever PS code (such as pstricks SpecialCoor !, useful to put labels). This work is in progress! PS is limited to single precision so complex operators like gammaln can give erroneous results. Any help on implementing double precision math in PS would be highly appreciated :-) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-math 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 upload notification: Tapir font
by Reinhard Zierke 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Tapir Name and email: mitek <mitek(a)email.cz> Suggested location on CTAN: fonts Summary description: A simple geometrical font License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Tapir' is a simple geometrical font mostly created from line and circular segments with constant thickness. The character set contains all characters in the range 0-127 and also accented characters used in Czech language. For a rendered example of the font see the file tapir.pdf. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this font in CTAN:fonts/tapir. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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v1.1 of TeX Directory Structure document
by Reinhard Zierke 24 Jun '04

24 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Karl Berry <karl(a)freefriends.org> ----- After a lengthy review process, I've released version 1.1 of the TeX Directory Structure (TDS) document. HTML: http://tug.org/tds/ PDF: http://tug.org/tds/tds.pdf DVI: http://tug.org/tds/tds.dvi sources and all output: ftp://tug.org/tex/tds/ It should propagate to CTAN (in the top-level tds directory) shortly. Here is the summary of the non-editorial changes: * Inputs for TeX extensions included under `tex', instead of in their own top-level directories. * New top-level directory `scripts'. * New subdirectories `lig', `opentype', `truetype', and `type3' under `fonts'. * `enc', `lig', and `map' all use `SYNTAX/PACKAGE' subdirectories. * `pfm' files specified to go under `type1', and `inf' files under `afm'. There is more information and rationale for each of these changes cross-referenced in the document. Happy TeX structuring, Karl Berry (on behalf of the TDS working group) ----- End forwarded message ----- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: MnSymbol
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Achim Blumensath ----- Name of contribution: MnSymbol Name and email: Achim Blumensath <blume(a)i7.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/MnSymbol Summary description: math symbol font for Adobe MinionPro License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MnSymbol is a math symbol font designed for use in conjunction with Adobe MinionPro. It includes most symbols from cmsy, cmex, and the AMS symbol fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed is at suggested in CTAN:fonts/MnSymbol Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- NEdit LaTeX Extensions update
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Jun '04

21 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Joerg Fischer ----- I have uploaded an update for the NEdit LaTeX Extensions at ftp.dante.de to /support/NEdit-LaTeX-Extensions/. The new version is 0.8a. License is GPL. This version is triggered by a bug report. Using large bib files containing @String can lock NEdit (sorry for this). For all changes see the Changelog. Please remove all of the files in the NEdit LaTeX Extensions folder and add the submitted files to this folder. Text for announcement: The NEdit LaTeX-Mode is a package or set of macros, i.e. small programs, written in the NEdit macro or scripting language. It will turn NEdit, the Nirvana text editor, into an advanced LaTeX editor. Version 0.8a fixes some problems. If you have downloaded version 0.8, it will be enough to come to http://nedit.gmxhome.de/latexmode.html and download only the changed files (instead of the whole package). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:support/NEdit-LaTeX-Extensions. However, I renamed the file Readme to README allowing it to be automagically displayed by some web browsers. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: Autoconf for LaTeX
by Jim Hefferon 18 Jun '04

18 Jun '04

The package described below has been update on tug.ctan.org and should shortly make its way to your favorite mirror. Please note in particular the change of location from tools to support; I put the prior version in the wrong place. I appreciate the correction. Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Autoconf for LaTeX Author's name: Boretti Mathieu Location on CTAN: /support/autoconf Summary description: Autoconf macros to test for the presence of LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New release of Autoconf for LaTeX. Autoconf for LaTeX is a set of M4 macro for autoconf that can check if LaTeX is installed or if some features work. This new release add autoconf macro to test much more program and to find a location where to install new package and class (path to the texmf folder) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/autoconf 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: Algorithm2e
by Jim Hefferon 17 Jun '04

17 Jun '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Algorithm2e Author's name: Christophe Fiorio Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e Summary description: Floating algorithm environment with algorithmic keywords (re)definition feature License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 3.3 is a major revision which makes the package independent from float.sty and solves all known conflicts with other packages (with color package for example!). Moreoever all know bugs have been removed and also some new features added as the long awaiting auto-numbering lines option. Algorithm2e is an environment for writing algorithms. An algorithm is defined as a floating object like figures. It provides macros that allow you to create different sorts of key words, thus a set of predefined keyword is given. You can also change the typography of the keywords. The environment allows you to have vertical lines delimiting block of instructions. It defines also different sort of algorithms such as Procedure or Function allowing name of this functions to be reused in common text or other algorithms. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e 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: spain
by Jim Hefferon 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '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: spain Author's name: José Ra Portillo Fernández Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/spain Summary description: Bibliography style for Spain License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- spain.bst and spain.dbj files for bibliography. It follows the traditional bibliographic style in Spain, as shown in the Diccionario de ortografía técnica of J. Martínez de Sousa (1999) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/spain 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 -- cmap package update
by Robin Fairbairns 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '04

Vladimir Volovich writes: > I've uploaded the file cmap.sty to the incoming directory of > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > Please put this file to CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/cmap/cmap.sty > replacing the old file. > > License remains LPPL. > > This update allows to use the cmap package with Werner Lemberg's CJK > package, and the change was sent to me by Werner Lemberg. > > The cmap package is intended to make the PDF files generated by > pdflatex searchable and copyable in acrobat reader and other > compliant PDF viewers. Just include the usepackage{cmap} at the > beginning of your preamble, and it will pre-load the needed CMap > translations for the fonts used in the document. It works for Type 1 > fonts, and also for Type 3 fonts with recent versions of pdftex. The > main limitation currently is inability to work with virtual fonts, and > this is because of limitation of pdftex, and may be resolved in a > future versions of pdftex. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- csquotes 2.1
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Philipp Lehman ----- I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to DANTE incoming. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as usual. Thank you very much. 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 * Added internal environment quoteblock * Disable active quotes in verb and verbatim * Disable active quotes in index and glossary * Reset language in footnotes within quotations * Added package option and style variants for Norwegian * Rearranged quote styles and aliases * Removed uncertain quote styles and aliases ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Jun '04

16 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm <komascript(a)gmx.info> Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the June '04 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka nothing is perfect unless you define it to be. -------------------------------------------------------- What is KOMA-Script -------------------------------------------------------- KOMA-Script is a versatile bundle of LaTeX2e document classes and packages. It aims to be a replacement to the standard LaTeX2e classes. KOMA-Script does not stop with the features known from the standard classes, but it extends the possibilities in order to provide the user an almost complete working environment. -------------------------------------------------------- Versions of classes and packages at this release: -------------------------------------------------------- scrartcl.cls 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrbook.cls 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrreprt.cls 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrlttr2.cls 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2004/02/07 v2.1c typearea.sty 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrlfile.sty 2004/06/11 v2.9r scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b -------------------------------------------------------- What is new in this KOMA-Script release -------------------------------------------------------- One change in functionality of scrlttr2: - providelanguage, ewlanguage and enewlanguage for the language defined at languagename (this is the name of the current language using a package like babel) are immediate. And some bug fixed: - parfillskip was 1em plus 1fil instead of 0pt plus 1fil serveral times - warning messages at scrlttr2 fixed (class name was scrlttr) - Footnotes at one line captions fixed -------------------------------------------------------- XML file with infromations for The TeX Catalogue: -------------------------------------------------------- See koma-script.xml at the distribution. -------------------------------------------------------- Distributors note: -------------------------------------------------------- Removing any of the files of the distribution made by the KOMA-Script maintainers prevents the users from using the provided makefile mentioned at the installation documentation: INSTALL.TXT or INSTALLD.TXT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: mhchem bundle
by Rainer Schöpf 15 Jun '04

15 Jun '04

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 Martin Hensel submitted the new package: > Name of contribution: mhchem bundle > Name and email: Martin Hensel <mhchem(a)MartinHensel.de> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mhchem > Summary description: for typesetting chemical formulae, chemical equations and Risk and Safety (R and S) Phrases > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Currently, the mhchem bundle consists of two packages: mhchem and rsphrase. > > The mhchem package provides two commands: one for typesetting chemical > molecular formulae and one for typesetting chemical equations with > these formulae. > > The rsphrase package contains the text of all official Risk and Safety > (R and S) Phrases that are used to label chemicals. At the time being, > these phrases are available in Englisch and German (current spelling). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the submission, I installed the bundle in macros/latex/contrib/mhchem For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- NEdit-LaTeX-Extensions 0.8
by Reinhard Zierke 15 Jun '04

15 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Joerg Fischer ----- I have uploaded an update for the NEdit LaTeX Extensions at ftp.dante.de to /support/NEdit-LaTeX-Extensions/. I renamed the support package to simply (NEdit) LaTeX-Mode. The new version is 0.8. License is GPL. Please remove all of the files in the NEdit LaTeX Extensions folder and add the submitted files to this folder. Text for announcement: The NEdit LaTeX-Mode is a package or set of macros, i.e. small programs, written in the NEdit macro or scripting language. It will turn NEdit, the Nirvana text editor, into an advanced LaTeX editor. NEdit version 5.4 or later is required. The home page of the LaTeX-Mode is http://nedit.gmxhome.de/latexmode.html ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:support/NEdit-LaTeX-Extensions. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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metatype1 on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Jun '04

12 Jun '04

metatype1 is the tool used to build the excellent lm fonts (there's a paper by boguslaw jackowski coming in the proceedings of the 1993 tug conference, which the tugboat team are currently working on). the authors of metatype1 have now agreed that it should appear on ctan, so i have mirrored its home site to fonts/utilities/metatype1. the directory also contains the source of an extended version of knuth's logo font, which serves as an example of the use of metatype1. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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latex companion examples
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Jun '04

11 Jun '04

those of you who've already got a copy of the latex companion, second edition, may have noticed a remark (top of p14) that the examples were going to be on ctan. the arrangement was that i would install them as soon as my copy arrived. my copy took some time in the maws of the publishers' system... ... but arrived today. so, from today, there is indeed a ctan directory info/examples/tlc2, which contains files for running the examples in the book. so, even people without the book (and its accompanying cd) can now use the examples without further ado. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: chktex 1.6.2 upload
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Jun '04

11 Jun '04

Baruch Even writes: > I've uploaded chktex 1.6.2 to ftp.tex.ac.uk incoming directory, it > should replace the current chktex in the archive. The file name is: > chktex-1.6.2.tar.gz > > ChkTeX is currently located in /support/chktex and should probably stay > there. i've installed the new version as suggested; thanks for the upload. i've also, following discussions with baruch, removed the old version 1.5, which we were holding on ctan while baruch took over maintenance. (the old version was at obsolete/support/chktex.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 10 Jun '04

10 Jun '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The twelfth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Fixed bug in text editor. When pressing backspace during typing of the text LaTeXPiX crashed. * WinEdt tool bar button and main menu addition for LaTeXPiX is now offered. * Fixed bug in the automatic check for updates when starting LaTeXPiX. This can be set off in the preferences menu but even when off an check was always done. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix 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: HA-prosper update
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Jun '04

10 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Hendri Adriaens ----- I just uploaded HA-prosper 4.2 to ftp.dante.de. Please install the update in the existing dir macros/latex/contrib/ha-prosper Changes: * new styles have been added * improved toc typesetting * extra controls for xitem Notice that the package will be converted into a class in the coming period to provide more features. The class will be called TeXciting. Don't forget to look for the class! ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/ha-prosper. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: acronym-1.12 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

> I have uploaded acronym-1.12 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.12. i've installed it in macros/latex/contrib/acronym > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. might as well... it's another significant improvement, after all > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.12 (June 2004): Make acronyms robust and compatible > with pdf bookmarks. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> > > Version 1.11 (June 2004): Make hyperlinks work inside optional > item text by replaceing hypertarget with raisedhypertarget > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.10 (May 2004): Fix for the bug of a cs{}cs{} following an > acronym. Add footnote optional out for cmd{acs}. Fix for list of acronyms > in front matter and addition of cmd{acroextra} command. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> ... thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: [CTAN upload] ppr-prv class update (v0.13)
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

On Tue, 8 Jun 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: > * Compatibility with HA-prosper 4.2 (xitem particularly) ; > * Some bug fixes in starred version of overlay macros. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.50: Omega & Math Fonts generation.
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Basil Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.50 (issued 5-Jun-2004) > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.50 > are related with using Windows fonts. > > Font Setup Wizard (`Options}Install OpenType, TrueType, ...' menu) > have two new features: > > 1) Generating Omega Font Metrics (OFM) for unicoded OpenType/TrueType fonts. > In advance, set of TFM files is generated - one file for every slot, > that allows access to all characters from Standard TeX. > > 2) Generating fonts in OT1 and OML font encodings, > to use in math formulas. > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 6-Jun-2004 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.50 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.50 > > 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 6.50 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.40 *** > > Font Setup Wizard (`Options}Install OpenType, TrueType, ...' menu) > have two new features: > > 1) Generating Omega Font Metrics (OFM) for unicoded OpenType/TrueType fonts. > In advance, set of TFM files is generated - one file for every slot, > that allows access to all characters from Standard TeX. > > 2) Generating fonts in OT1 and OML font encodings, > to use in math formulas. > > For more information see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the update, it was installed in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: acronym-1.11 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Tobi Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.11 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.11. installed as macros/latex/contrib/acronym; thanks for the upload. > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. i think so, given that the error that this version fixes first appeared on a public list, rather than in mail between user and maintainer. > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.11 (June 2004): Make hyperlinks work inside optional > item text by replaceing hypertarget with raisedhypertarget > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.10 (May 2004): Fix for the bug of a cs{}cs{} following an > acronym. Add footnote optional out for cmd{acs}. Fix for list of acronyms > in front matter and addition of cmd{acroextra} command. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> > > Version 1.9 (October 2003): Fix hyperref processing to work regardles > of calling order. 'printused' now prints every acronym used not only > the ones called through ac. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> and Tobi Oetiker > > Version 1.8 (October 2003): When the hyperref package is loaded before the > acronym package, all acronyms will become a hyperlink to their own > definition. > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.7 (September 2003): Added acresetall for resetting the 'used'-tag > of ac. With the new option 'printonlyused', the acronym-list will consist of > the used acronyms only and not of all defined acronyms; Optional in a special > deflist - environment. > -- Sebastian Max <smx(a)comnets.rwth-aachen.de> > ... > ------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Hello World > _______________________________________________ > Ctan mailing list > Ctan(a)dante.de > https://sun.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan

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Re: upload
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Herbert Voss writes: > in the incoming dir is a new version > of Voss-Mathmode.pdf (only small changes) and an > article about the gauss.sty (from dtk) and (note, this file is in German) > a README for some informations. > > please install the files in the dir > info/math/voss i've installed the files, but i took the liberty of renaming gauss.pdf as Voss-gauss.pdf, to avoid confusion with the package itself. so the directory now contains: README Voss-gauss.pdf Voss-Mathmode.pdf thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading Mathmode.pdf to > ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming > I don't know which is the best place to save this > file, maybe ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/math/ > > Mathmode.pdf is a documentation of the math mode > of standard LaTeX and the amsmath package. > It also shows some examples of the most popular > math related packages. i have installed the file (after discussion with herbert) in info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf i've been acquainted with this file for some time; it is an excellent resource. i'm pleased to have it on ctan -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: orderrefs
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: orderrefs Author's name: John Collins Location on CTAN: support/orderrefs Summary description: Reorder bibliography in LaTeX document by order of citation License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When the bibliography in a LaTeX document is made by hand, without use of BibTeX, it is frequently necessary to reorder the items in the bibliography according to their order of citation. Orderrefs is a little program that automates this reordering. It is a portable perl script that should run on any computer with a working perl installation. - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/orderrefs 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 Upload: csquotes 2.0
by Reinhard Zierke 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Philipp Lehman ----- I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to DANTE incoming. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. The package status does not change (LPPL 1.3, author-maintained). Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as usual. Thank you very much. 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 * Added lockquote * Added foreignblockquote * Added hyphenblockquote * Added setblockthreshold * Added setblockenvironment * Extended DeclareQuoteStyle * Added initialization hook for quote styles * Added support for middle quote marks * Added support for kerning between quote marks * Added package option and style variants for French * Added package option and style variant for Italian * Added style variant for English * Added basic support for Omega * Revised and improved error recovery * Added 'strict' option _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/csquotes Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: europecv
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jun '04

03 Jun '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should appear at your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: europecv Author's name: Nicola Vitacolonna Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/europecv Summary description: Unofficial class for European curricula vitae License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class is an unofficial LaTeX implementation of the standard model for curricula vitae as recommended by the European Commission. Although primarily intended for users in the European Union, the class is flexible enough to be used for any kind of curriculum vitae. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/europecv 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: dvipng
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jun '04

03 Jun '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror very soon. 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release notes for version 1.1 of the dvipng package: This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its relatives. This release adds t1lib support, which is good when installing with teTeX. A man page is also now included. Finally color special support has been fixed, and a few build issues. dvipng has gained its own project on SourceForge, so starting from now, that project will be the main distribution point. It has been tested to a fair degree. Note the disclaimer in the COPYING file. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 upload notification: fc fonts version 1.4
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: fc fonts version 1.4 Name and email: Jörg Knappen <joerg.knappen(a)uni-mainz.de> Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/jknappen/fc Summary description: Update of the fc fonts License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I have uploaded an update for the fc fonts. The update contains some fixes to the METAFONT sources of the fc fonts and improved LaTeX2e support files. The documentation is updated appropriately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:fonts/jknappen/fc/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: OFS - Olsak's Font System
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

> Name of contribution: OFS - Olsak's Font System > Name and email: Petr Olsak <petr(a)olsak.net> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/generic/ofs > Summary description: plainTeX +LaTeX macro for managing large font collections > License type: other > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > OFS (Olsak's Font System) is plainTeX and LaTeX macro for managing large font collections. It is used by Czech/Slovak users many years. > > Main features: > > * Long names of fonts to metric file name mapping. User > can specify only exact long names in your document. > * Support for many font encodings. > * Printing of catalogues of fonts, test samples of > font families. > * Interactive macro showfonts shows all font families > you have instaled via OFS > * User interface is the same for plainTeX and for LaTeX, > but implementation differs: LaTeX variant of OFS uses > NFSS, but plain variant implements its own font managing > (may be better than NFSS). > * Support for math fonts including TX fonts. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much for the upload. I installed the package in CTAN:macros/generic/ofs. The package has an individually worded license which I'd like to sort under the license type 'other'. I believe it to be free enough to have it put in the 'official' CTAN tree instead of the 'CTAN:/nonfree' directory tree. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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