ctan-ann November 2005

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CTAN package update: The AcroTeX eDucation Bundle
by CTAN Announcements 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

D. P. Story writes (via tug.ctan.org's upload page): > Name of contribution: The AcroTeX eDucation Bundle > Author's name: D. P. Story > Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu, dpstory(a)acrotex.net > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ > Summary description: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle Update > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The AeB is a collection of LaTeX packages and demo files that can be > used to create online tutorials and quizzes in PDF. > > Home page of AcroTeX is http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/webeq.html > > and in the future it will be > > http://www.acrotex.net after some discussion with prof. story, i've placed the new version in a new macros/latex/contrib/acrotex directory -- the old location, macros/latex/contrib/webeq is to be retired. the files are already present at cam.ctan.org, and will soon be available at the other ctan sites. the revised catalogue entry is going to take me a while yet. we are, as always, grateful for the upload. to browse the new version, go to http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ to download the complete package http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: Ibycus-Babel interface, version 3.0
by CTAN Announcements 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted an update to the Ibycus-Babel interface package. Location on CTAN: fonts/greek/package-babel/ibycus-babel/ License: lppl > This is version 3.0 of the Ibycus-Babel interface, a set of files > to enable the use of Ibycus-encoded Greek fonts with Babel. > > What's new in version 3.0 ? > > * Alternative typefaces with Ibycus encoding are supported > now, beside the original Ibycus fonts by P. MacKay. > This affects primarily the future TeX adaption of the > MinionPro fonts. > > * The hyphenation patterns (file ibyhyph.tex) were corrected > to fix a bug regarding the use of lunate sigmas. > > * The macro code includes a workaround for babel/3796. > > * The installation instructions (file install.txt) have been > merged into the file README. (Please delete the existing > install.txt from CTAN.) Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: polytable 0.8.2
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Andres Loeh submitted an update to the polytable package. This package implements a variant of tabular-like environments where columns can be given a name and entries can flexibly be placed between arbitrary columns. Complex alignment-based layouts, for example for program code, are possible. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/polytable Summary description: tabular-like environments with named columns License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The new version 0.8.2 replaces the old one. It implements a more concise user interface and fixes some bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the movie15 package. This package defines includemovie with PDF-1.5 compatibility. Option 'autoplay' causes the media clip to be started right after the page has loaded. This is useful for side by side movie clips to be played back synchronously. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15/ Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a maintenance release with minor changes to implementation and documentation. Option `playerid' has been added to the inclusion macro. It forces a particular player plugin to be used instead of the default one. This can be useful in cases, where the default player is buggy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload: LaTeX support for Adobe MinionPro
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Achim Blumensath submitted a new package minionpro to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /fonts/MinionPro Summary description: LaTeX support for Adobe MinionPro License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides support for the MinionPro font from Adobe. We provide a wide range of encodings and variants, including greek, cyrillic, four figure versions, and math alphabets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package updated --- memhfixc.sty (memoir/hyperref fixes)
by CTAN Announcements 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memhfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty. > > The memhfixc attempts to make the hyperref package work with the memoir > class. > > Changes in version 1.7 (2005/11/15) > o (Hopefully) Resolved hyperref destination problem with continued captions > o (Hopefully) Resolved hyperref destination problem with side captions thanks for the upload; i've installed it and pushed it to the other archives. the new version may be viewed at/downloaded from http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: PGF and TikZ version 1.01
by CTAN Announcements 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Till Tantau submitted an update to the pgf package. PGF is a macro package for creating graphics directly in TeX and LaTeX. Its usage is similar to pstricks and the standard picture environment. Unlike pstricks, it produces both PostScript and PDF output and works together with latex, dvips, pdftex, and pdflatex. PGF is used extensively with beamer for production of presentations. This version is a bugfix version. Version 1.01 of pgf/TikZ: - Added textures support. - Added text opacity option. - Fixed bug in pgfbasesnakes.code.tex causing lot's of 'missing = in nullfont' message in log file. - Fixed bug that made plain tex mode unusable. - Fixed missing pgfsys-vtex.def in FILES. - Fixed wrong box placements in compatibility mode. - Fixed SVG support to create legal xml. - Moved documentation to doc/generic/pgf. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: mentis v1.4
by CTAN Announcements 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Georg Verweyen submitted an update to the mentis package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mentis/ Summary description: Update for the mentis-class that will basically reduce silly warnings. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minor update for mentis.cls -- a class for publishing at mentis, Paderborn Germany and maybe a blueprint for a humanities book class. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: fig2vect 1.1.1
by CTAN Announcements 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Dirk Krause submitted an update to the fig2vect package. The fig2vect program converts figures from jFig, XFig and WinFig to MetaPost, EPS, PDF, TeX and SVG. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Yet another Fig to vector converter License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bugfix: Previous versions of fig2vect cut the wrong end of an arc if only one arrowhead was attached to the arc. This is fixed now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: exteps
by CTAN Announcements 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

The package described below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim ==================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: exteps Author's name: Palle JÃ¸rgensen Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/exteps/ Summary description: Update -- including adding advanced clipping of the EPS picture License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.2 of the exteps module for MetaPost. exteps is a module for inclusion of external EPS figures into MetaPost figures. It is written solely in MetaPost, and whence does not require any post processing of the MetaPost output. Changes: I have eliminated the 'showpage' issue, and I have added the possibility advanced clipping of the EPS picture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/exteps/ . 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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