ctan-ann October 2005

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CTAN update: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the movie15 package. This package defines includemovie with PDF-1.5 compatibility. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15/ Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) The image file argument of the `poster' option has become optional with this update. This new variant of the `poster' option causes the player plugin of Adobe Reader to show the very first frame of the movie or to show the frame at the beginning of a movie segment, which has been specified with the `startat' and `endat' options. 2.) A new user macro has been added: movieref It allows embedded movies and sounds to be referenced from any location within the document. `movieref' creates a hyperlink to either stop, pause or resume the media, or to restart it at different settings, such as frame rate, volume and start/end positions. Furthermore, clicking the hyperlink opens the page containing the media it is pointing to. 3.) Compatibility commands `movie' and `hyperlinkmovie' have been added such that `movie15' can be used as a replacement for Till Tantau's `multimedia' package, which is part of his Beamer-Class. The benefits are fully embeddable media files and more accepted media formats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: outerhbox
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: outerhbox Author's name: Jonathan Fine Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/misc/outerhbox.sty Summary description: outerhbox.sty - collect horizontal material for contributing to a paragraph License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collects horizontal mode material into an hbox, suitable for later unhbox'ing into a paragraph. For use with plain, LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc. Provides outerhbox, which is roughly similar to hbox, except that material is set in outer horizontal mode. This prevents TeX from optimising away math penalties and the like, that are needed when the material is unhbox'ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/misc/outerhbox.sty . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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New CTAN package: pst-labo
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded a new package pst-labo.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please create a new directory and put all files in there > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-labo/ > > pst-labo is a PSTricks related package for > drawing basic and complex chemical objects. > The documentation is in german, but all examples > with the source code are self explanatory. > > the authors are Denis Girou, Manuel Luque, > Christophe Jorssen and Herbert Voss I've installed the package as requested, and updated the catalogue. Thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pdf-trans 2.1
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted an update to the pdf-trans package. Version: 2.1 Author: Pawe{l} Jackowski License: Public Domain Location on CTAN: macros/generic/pdf-trans/ A set of macros for various transformations of TeX boxes (based on plain and pdfeTeX primitives). It was initially inspired by trans.tex (BOP, bop(a)bop.com.pl), remade to work with pdfTeX. News: Version 2.1 added some new macros: - ransround <0..4> sets pdf dimen rounding precision - oxgobble <box> macro swallows <box> and returns hbox{} Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: powerdot v1.2
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Hendri Adriaens submiited an uüpdate to the powerdot package. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/powerdot > powerdot v1.2: > 1) Added upen and bframe styles > 2) Simplified coding of most styles > 3) Solved some small bugs > 4) Speeded up compilations Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- mempatch v4.1 (patches for memoir class)
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

Peter Wilson writes: > Dear Robin/CTAN, > > I have uploaded mempatch.sty and memmanadd.pdf to UK incoming. Please > put these as replacements in macros/latex/contrib/memoir. > > mempatch.sty v4.1 (2005/10/06) provides minor fixes to the memoir class, > and also new macros for typesetting captions, legends, etc., at the side of > a float in addition to the regular top and bottom positions. > > memmandadd.pdf is an addendum to the manual (memman) for memoir and > includes descriptions of the latest macros. i've installed the files as requested, and updated the catalogue with the new patch number. Peter adds (for the benefit of his users): > In a few days I will be offline, not returning until early November, so > put any questions to the comp.text.tex newsgroup rather than directly to me. thanks for the upload -- have a good time away! Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: pst-eucl
by CTAN Announcements 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

The package described here was installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Again, thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pst-eucl Author's name: RODRIGUEZ Dominique Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-eucl Summary description: euclidian geometry with pstricks License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pst-eucl package allow the drawing of Euclidean geometric figures using TeX pstricks macros for specifying mathematical constraints. It is thus possible to build point using common transformations or intersections. The use of coordinates is limited to points which controlled the figure. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-eucl . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN package update: pst-slpe
by CTAN Announcements 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I have uploaded pst-slpe.tgz to the UK mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/pst-slpe/ > > > PSTricks contains the pst-grad package, which provides a gradient > fill style for arbitrary shapes but it has some deficiencies. > pst-slpe instead has some more features: > 1. permitts the user to specify an arbitrary number of colours, > along with the points at which these are to be reached. > 2. conversion between RGB and HSV is done behind the > scene. > 3. provides concentric and radial gradients. > 4. with version 1.1 pst-slpe uses the xkeyval package for the > extended key handling. i've installed the new files as requested, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package submission: ifdraft v1.0
by CTAN Announcements 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted a new package called ifdraft to CTAN. > License: LPPL 1.3. > > Excerpt from the doc part inside the file: > > % Function: Switch for option draft. > % > % Use: usepackage{ifdraft} > % ifdraft{<draft case>}{<final case>} > % ifoptiondraft{<option draft is given}% > % {<option draft is not given} > % ifoptionfinal{<option final is given}% > % {<option final is not given} > % > % If none of the options draft or final is used, > % then this package assumes final as default setting > % for ifdraft. [...] > % > % If either draft or final is used, ifdraft is > % enough to distinguish between these cases. > % [...] Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update --- mempatch.sty v4.0a
by CTAN Announcements 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > mempatch v4.0a fixes a problem with the starred section commands in the > memoir class. I will shortly be issuing a further mempatch with added > functions, so if you don't use section*, etc, you could wait for the next > patch. i've installed the package; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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