ctan-ann September 2005

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CTAN package update: pdftex 1.30.3
by CTAN Announcements 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pdftex 1.30.3 Author's name: Martin Schröder Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex Summary description: fixed a bug in write18 License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pdfTeX team is happy to announce the release of a new stable version: =========================================================================== pdfTeX 1.30.3 =========================================================================== This is the announcement of pdfTeX 1.30.3, an extended version of TeX that can create PDF directly from TeX source files and enhance the result of TeX typesetting with the help of PDF. =========================================================================== Main changes of pdfTeX 1.30.3 =========================================================================== - fixed a bug in write18 For complete release notes see http://www.pdftex.org/NEWS =========================================================================== Legal notice / license =========================================================================== pdfTeX is copyright (c) 1996-2005 Han The Thanh, <thanh(a)pdftex.org> pdfTeX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For a complete README (with a full discussion of the license) please look at http://www.pdftex.org/README =========================================================================== The files / installation =========================================================================== You should first try to get a new version of pdfTeX through your distribution. If you want to compile it yourself, have a look at http://www.pdftex.org -- there you can find links to the pdfTeX sources on CTAN. And some useful documentation. =========================================================================== Mailing lists / web pages: =========================================================================== Mailing list: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdftex Related web pages: http://www.pdftex.org http://sarovar.org/projects/pdftex/ http://www.tug.org/tex-live/ http://www.tug.org/tetex/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes http://www.dante.de/ http://tug.org/ http://www.pragma-ade.com/ Have fun! Martin Schröder (martin(a)pdftex.org) for the pdfTeX team, September 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/pdftex . 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 update: poemscol 2.38
by CTAN Announcements 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 John Burt submitted an update to the poemscol package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/poemscol Summary description: macros for typesetting critical editions of poetry License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Checked cases where macros might introduce extra white space. Made sure that line numbers for verse, prose, and paragraph-sentence prose line up. Fixed overlapping of paragraph and line numbers for paragraph-sentence mode. Up to four sentences can appear on a line in paragraph-line mode without having their marginal line numbers overlap. Fixed a bug that added an extra colon in footnotes in paragraph-sentence format. Changed ``gutter'' and ``outer'' line numbering in verse and paragraph-sentence prose to use Peter Wilson's sidepars rather than marginpars. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: csquotes 3.1
by CTAN Announcements 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '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've installed the new version as requested, and updated the catalogue entry. thanks for the upload. package details: > 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. 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. There > are additional facilities designed to cope with the more specific > demands of academic writing, especially in the humanities and the > social sciences. All quote styles as well as the optional active > quotes are freely configurable. > > CHANGES > > * Added extquote > * Added foreigntextquote > * Added hyphentextquote > * Renamed cquote to extcquote > * Renamed foreigncquote to foreigntextcquote > * Renamed hyphencquote to hyphentextcquote > * Extended extcquote > * Extended foreigntextcquote > * Extended hyphentextcquote > * Modified environment `displayquote' > * Modified environment `foreigndisplayquote' > * Modified environment `hyphendisplayquote' > * Extended environment `displaycquote' > * Extended environment `foreigndisplaycquote' > * Extended environment `hyphendisplaycquote' > * Added mkmidtextpunct > * Added mkfintextpunct > * Added mkmiddisppunct > * Added mkfindisppunct > * Added auxiliary environment `quotetext' > * Added detection of paragraphs to all block quotation > facilities > * ifquote... now generally usable in mkcitation and > mkccitation > * Terminal punctuation now generally evaluated by all > quotation facilities > * Prevent undesirable ?` and !` ligatures in T1 encoding > * Always adjust space factor codes of backend quotes > * Make ExecuteOptions process key/value options in > configuration file > * Updated manual > * Updated tutorial Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: HA-prosper update
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Sep '05

05 Sep '05

Hendri Adriaens writes: > I uploaded an update of HA-prosper to cam.ctan.org. Please install it > in the existing directory macros/latex/contrib/ha-prosper > > Announcement text: > The documentation of HA-prosper has been updated to include > information on the new class powerdot that should considered a > replacement for the prosper plus HA-prosper combination. Current > HA-prosper users are adviced to use the new class for new > presentations as it is more robust, easier to use and gives better > output. i've installed the new version. note that this announcement aims to _lose_ users of ha-prosper (in favour of powerdot), which isn't exactly what announcements are usually for... anyway, thanks, hendri, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: ppr-prv class (v0.13c)
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Mathieu Goutelle submitted a new version of his ppr-prv package. 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: * (0.13c) Bugfix: some (still!) missing prosper declarations (thanks to Pauli A Miettinen for reporting it) ; Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ppr-prv/ License: lppl Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: powerdot - a presentation class
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

Hendri Adriaens writes: > powerdot is a new presentation class for LaTeX that > allows for the quick and easy development of professional > presentations. It comes with many tools that enhance > presentations and aid the presenter. > > The class is fully functional, tested and well documented. > A short overview of features: > > 1) portrait and landscape slides > 2) screen ratio, a4 paper and letter paper > 3) simple interface for making presentations fast > 4) DVI, PS or PDF output can be used for viewing > 5) powerful template system to easily develop new styles > 6) easy overlays creations > 7) personal notes > 8) handout mode > 9) black slide > etcetera > > The class currently comes with 6 different styles, but work > is being done to add more styles. Furthermore, also a layout > file for LyX users is currently being developed. A mailinglist > is available for asking questions or providing feedback. > > See for more information the PDF documentation that comes > with the class. > > Background > ========== > > While working on HA-prosper, it was found that some problems > with the prosper class could not be solved by a package. A > new class, called TeXciting, was announced to solve these > issues. Over time, the class changed name to powerdot. > > This class should be considered as a replacement for the > prosper plus HA-prosper combination and can do everything that > HA-prosper did and more. The class is a fully new implementation > of the ideas behind HA-prosper, but in a totally new fashion, so > that both simplification of the user interface and simplification > of the designer interface could be accomplished. However, changes > necessary to convert presentations from HA-prosper to powerdot > will be minimal. > > In that respect, support for HA-prosper will be decreased over > time and users are adviced to use powerdot for new presentations. > > We hope that you will enjoy the new class. > > -Hendri Adriaens > -Christopher Ellison i've installed the new class in ctan:macros/latex/contrib/powerdot (as hendri suggested), and made a new entry in the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: dvisvgm
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '05

04 Sep '05

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 Martin Gieseking submitted an update to the dvisvgm package. dvisvgm is a command line utility for converting DVI to SVG files. The new release 0.4.1 provides an option to specify the bounding box size/format. Furthermore a manual page with a brief description of all options has been added. dvisvgm has been sucessfully tested on various Linux (teTeX) and Windows (MikTeX) systems. Precompiled versions for Windows/MikTeX can be downloaded from the project homepage (see README for further information). Location on CTAN: /dviware/dvisvgm Summary description: new minor release of dvisvgm License type: gpl Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As Is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighteenth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Save file as didn't work properly. * Reduced the install size by stripping the language file and language editor, and remove the example. * Added PGF support for image inclusion. * Possibility to fix the aspect ratio when resizing. This can be toggled on or off by pressing F11. Default is no fixed aspect ratio ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix . 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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Re: pst-lens
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '05

03 Sep '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pst-lens.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please delete _all_ files in the dir > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-lens > > and put the new ones in there. > > `pst-lens' is a PSTricks package to define a generic lens, which > can be used to magnify parts of a text or a graphic. > > v 1.01 using the extended pst-xkey instead of pst-key (hv) i've installed the package as requested, and catalogued the new version. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: babelbib
by CTAN Announcements 02 Sep '05

02 Sep '05

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, Harald Harders submitted an update to the babelbib pacakge. > >From the README: > > Multilingual bibliographies: The babelbib package > ================================================= > > 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. > > Please help me to add more languages to babelbib. > > The file tugboat-babelbib.pdf is a draft of an article that has been > published in TUGboat. It contains a detailed documentation of the babelbib > package and how to extend it. The source code for this file is not > included. > This article is about version 0.40 of this package but is up-to-date in > most parts. > > > ChangeLog: > > 2005/09/01 1.15 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - Add iblanguage that switches to the keyword language within a > field. > - Small bug fix in loading language files (Angel Tsankov). Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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ctan-ann September 2005