ctan-ann July 2005

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New CTAN package: MicroIMP
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jul '05

16 Jul '05

MicroPress Inc have provided a free (though nosource) distribution of their MicroIMP LaTeX-based word processor. This is release 0.12 of the system, and isn't yet considered a finished product: however, it is believed to be usable. I have installed the distribution on CTAN at systems/win32/microimp. Users may view the directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/microimp/ and the full distribution may be downloaded from http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/microimp/mimp-012.zip I append the README file from the directory; this is an extract from the documentation pdf, which is in the directory (as well as being part of the zip file). Thanks to MicroPress for suggesting that we should hold this software on CTAN. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team =========== The Concept The idea behind MicroIMP is to reconcile two so far disjoint worlds: the World of the Word Processors and the World of quality technical typesetting. In the World of the Word Processors, where Microsoft Word reigns, the document are easy to make and no learning cycle is required; but the document are often lack in quality and the easiness comes at the cost of sacrificing features. In the World of Quality Technical Typesetting, where TeX reigns, features and quality are abundant; but the learning cost turns off most of the new users dooming TeX to the niche enthusiast market. Enter MicroIMP: an intuitive WYSIWYG document preparation system, based on LaTeX. MicroIMP delivers easiness: no TeX markup needs to be learned; no commands, and no backslashes. WYSIWYG. Ready to use the moment you run it. Don't struggle with the syntax, but Imp with Impunity. MicroIMP delivers power: it is based on a TeX kernel and incorporates TeX formatting techniques; these include math, hyphenation, automatic ligatures, and much else. As MicroIMP grows, more TeX/LaTeX features would be added -- without any burden on the user. (Hardcore TeX users should not disappointed by the above: there is a way to enter TeX commands and s in the document...if you so insist.) Overview: MicroIMP has a typical Word Processing look and feel: you can enter the text right away, and use the formatting commands from the menus to change its appearance. Most of the menu commands are intuitive and no additional documentation is needed to explain them. MicroIMP features include * Full WYSIWYG interface. * Spelling checker. * Multiple language support (English, German, Dutch, Italian, French) * Table of Contents generation. * Index generation. * References. * Accent command support. * Lists, including itemizing, enumerating and description (build 012). * Tables. * Mathematics. * Equation numbering. * Box rotation and scaling. * Graphics inclusion (all common bitmap formats.) * Trees. * Hyperlinks. * Copy/Paste of text (including Unicode), markup, and images. * Read/Write blocks of text. * Save as TML (native format), PDF/PS, and LaTeX * Support for the TeX-standard CM fontset, EC, and a number of alternatives. * RTF import.

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CTAN update: mhchem bundle v3.00
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

On Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Martin Hensel submitted version 3.00 of the mhchem bundle to CTAN. 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 English, German (current spelling), and Danish. 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.00 of the mhchem bundle. added: more bonds Don't mind about the version changing to 3.00. It is only due to a very small change in the user-interface. However, I promised myself never to use a sub-optimal user-interface only because of `historical reasons', and so I changed the meaning of the ond command. The changing interface in turn had to be reflected in the version number. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

On Wed, 13 Jul 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 release fixes a bug in connexion with the `3D' package option and adds a 3D specific command option which specifies the aperture angle of the virtual camera. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: csquotes 3.0
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Philipp Lehman writes: > I've placed `csquotes.tar.gz' in the incoming directory of the CTAN UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. i have installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. users may view the new version at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/csquotes/ or download the entire package at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/csquotes.zip > ABOUT > > This package provides advanced facilities for inline and display > quotations. It is designed for a wide range of tasks ranging from the > most simple applications to the more complex demands of formal > quotations in academic writing, especially in the humanities and the > social sciences. The facilities include commands, environments, and > user-definable `smart quotes' which dynamically adjust to their > context. Quotation marks are switched automatically if quotations are > nested and they can be adjusted to the current language if the > interface to the babel package is enabled. There are additional > facilities designed to cope with the more specific demands of > academic writing. All quote styles as well as the optional active > quotes are freely configurable. > > CHANGES > > * Extended lockquote > * Extended foreignblockquote > * Extended hyphenblockquote > * Extended setquotestyle > * Added cquote > * Added foreigncquote > * Added hyphencquote > * Added lockcquote > * Added foreignblockcquote > * Added hyphenblockcquote > * Added environment `displayquote' > * Added environment `foreigndisplayquote' > * Added environment `hyphendisplayquote' > * Added environment `displaycquote' > * Added environment `foreigndisplaycquote' > * Added environment `hyphendisplaycquote' > * Extended DeclarePlainStyle > * Added SetCiteCommand > * Renamed lockcite to mkcitation > * Added mkccitation > * Added mkmidblockpunct > * Added mkfinblockpunct > * Added evaluation of terminal punctuation in block quotations > * Added ifquotepunct > * Added ifquoteterm > * Added ifquoteperiod > * Added ifquotecomma > * Added ifquotesemicolon > * Added ifquotecolon > * Added ifquoteexclam > * Added ifquotequestion > * Added ifstringblank > * With onfrenchspacing, adjust space factor codes of backend quotes > * Improved nesting control when running under e-TeX > * Added interface to internal quotation marks > * Revised and expanded user manual > * Revised and expanded tutorial Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: sciposter
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

> An upload to cam.ctan.org is in <blah blah> > > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: sciposter > Author's name: Michael H.F. Wilkinson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/sciposter/ > Summary description: sciposter.cls v1.13, makes posters of ISO A3 size and larger > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug-fix of v1.12, page color seting now also works in presence of > right logo, manual improved as well. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the new version; thanks for the upload. > You can have a look at the package at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sciposter/ > or download the complete new version at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sciposter.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upgrade: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pstricks-add to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ i have installed the update as requested. > This new version 2.57 has: > > - several bugfixes > - some improvements to psgraph > - new option ChangeOrder for listplot > - psplotDiffEqn, solving and plotting differential equation > (Adams, Ruge-Kutta), needs _newest_ pst-eqdf.pro and pstricks.pro > done by to Dominik Rodriguez > - psplotTangent to plot the slope at a given math function > done by to Dominik Rodriguez thanks for the upload. Users can view the updated material at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ or download the whole package via: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: wadalab font packages
by CTAN Announcements 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Werner LEMBERG submitted font bundles for the Japanese Wadalab fonts which work with the CJK package. . All subfonts now have glyph names compliant to the Adobe Glyph List, making ToUnicode CMaps in PDF documents (created automatically by dvipdfmx) work correctly. . All font bundles now contain virtual Unicode subfonts. The files have been installed in fonts/wadalab Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN packagve: commath
by CTAN Announcements 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

> An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20050712-131539/ > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: commath > Author's name: Wolfgang Putschögl > Author's email: <snipped> > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/commath > Summary description: Mathematics support > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > commath -- A LaTeX package which provides some commands which help > you to format formulas flexibly. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > You can have a look at the package at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/commath > and download the entire directory with the URL: > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/commath.zip thanks for the upload: i have installed the package as indicated. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: numprint
by CTAN Announcements 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Harald Harders submitted an update to the numprint package. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/numprint/ License: LPPL numprint.sty: Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers given as 12345.6e789 to 12,345,6cdot 10^{789}. Numbers are printed in the current mode (text or math) in order to use the correct font. Many things, including the decimal sign, the thousand separator, as well as the product sign can be changed by the user, e.g., to reach 12,345.6 imes 10^{789}. If requested, numprint can round numbers to a given number of digits. If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. Numbers can be rounded to a given number of digits. The package supports an automatic, language-dependent change of the number format. Tabular alignment using the tabular(*), array, tabularx, and longtable environments (similar to the dcolumn and rccol packages) is supported using all features of numprint. Additional text can be added before and after the formatted number. ChangeLog: 2005/07/11 v1.35 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) - Support not to separate percent sign from number. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: babelbib
by CTAN Announcements 13 Jul '05

13 Jul '05

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Harald Harders submitted an update to the babelbib package. Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib/ License: LPPL This package enables to generate multilingual bibliographies in cooperation with babel. Two approaches are possible: Each citation may be written in another language, or the whole bibliography can be typeset in a language chosen by the user. The current version supports Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography of the bibliographies. Many of the standard and extended bibliography styles are available. ChangeLog: 2005/07/11 1.14 Robert Fuster (rfuster(a)mat.upv.es) - Complete and correct catalan. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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ctan-ann July 2005