ctan-ann October 2006

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CTAN package update: mathmode
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Oct '06

09 Oct '06

Herbert Voss has submitted a new version of his maths typesetting tutorial; this update includes a rearrangement of the package on ctan. herbert writes: > This new version 2.20 has: > > - new subdirectory for the images of the > document source > - added a subsection for package cool > - a new section Tuning math typesetting > - as usual, small changes to the source i have installed the new version at cambridge, for transmission to other ctan sites and mirrors. users may browse the package via the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/voss-mathmode.html thanks for the update; Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: cool 1.3
by CTAN Announcements 08 Oct '06

08 Oct '06

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, N Setzer submitted an update to his cool package (COntent-Oriented LaTeX). The package gives LaTeX the power to retain mathematical meaning of its expressions in addition to the typsetting instructions; essentially separating style from the content of the math. One advantage of keeping mathematical meaning is that conversion of LaTeX documents to other executable formats (such as Content MathML or Mathematica ode) is greatly simplified. The package requires the coolstr, coollist, and forloop packages. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cool Summary description: COntent-Oriented LaTeX License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update to the cool package that adds the ability to alter the DifferentialD in both the Integral and derivative, adds the ability to alter the symbol of some of the fundamental constants, adds the ability to alter the symbol of the IdentityMatrix, and adjusted the parentheses by adding mathopen{} before the left tag (to improve spacing). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=cool (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . _________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Cambridge CTAN Node down until 1500 local (1400 GMT)
by CTAN Announcements 08 Oct '06

08 Oct '06

Due to a scheduled network outage. the Cambridge main CTAN node {ftp,www,rsync}.tex.ac.uk is not reachable until 1400 GMT (according to schedule). For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: frenchle (updated to V5,9991)
by CTAN Announcements 07 Oct '06

07 Oct '06

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I've upload to ftp.tex.ac.uk the file frenchle.tar.gz which is a replacement > for language/french/frenchle. This is the new version (V5,9991) for > the LaTeX package frenchle, a ready to use package for typesetting > French documents with or without Babel. i've installed the new version; thank you for the upload. > This upgrade (V5,9991) provides a new file babel.fr which is a > little package designed to load Babel and accept the global option > french for other French options not distributed with Babel, like > frenchle. This is to restore the facility lengthy allowed by Babel > but stopped at the end of 2003. > Documentation has been updated; French guillemets usage now documented. users who would like to browse the package may do so via its updated catalogue page at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/frenchle.html Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: msg V 0.40
by CTAN Announcements 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

i have installed the latest version of msg. Bernard Gaulle writes: > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. > > Please, feel free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. No pb reported at that time. > > V 0.40 mods: no options are declared and processed when the msg > package is called internally (from another package) > or from the kernel. > Added a Makefile to prepare for TeXLive. > Added a CHANGES file thanks for the upload. the package is on its way out across the aether. meanwhile, interested users may browse it in cambridge, via the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/msg.html Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: Herbert Voss's mathmode
by CTAN Announcements 06 Oct '06

06 Oct '06

Herbert Voss writes: > Mathmode.pdf is a comprehensive review of mathematics in (La)TeX. > This new version 2.19 has the following changes: > > - some more infos for the fleqn class option > - small fixes to the array environment > - added an example for gathered (ams) and > for boxed rows and columns of arrays > - indice in upright font shape > - extended index > - a lot of modifications to the source code i have installed the new version at cambridge, and pushed it out to the rest of the world. users may browse the new version via its catalogue page: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/voss-mathmode.html thanks, herbert, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Version 3.16b of the UK FAQ
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

i have just installed the end september release of the uk faq, here in cambridge (it'll be making its way out to the rest of the world any minute now). i have also updated the web version at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq details of the new release are attached. i must apologise for missing the end august release: ill health got in the way (there had been little added that month, anyway, and something had to give in my disrupted work schedules). Robin Fairbairns ===================================================================== Changes in version 3.16b This file incorporates the (small number of) changes from version 3.16 that previously appeared in file CHANGES-3.16a; the earlier changes are marked with an asterisk. New answer: Label optionclash: clashing package options error in LaTeX Revised answers: Label ECfonts: reword discussion of mathematics and EC fonts (i.e., emphasise that there's no direct relation) *Label filename: extend macro definitions, hopefully expanding the usefulness and usability of the answer Label hyperdupdest: other sources of the error than repeated pages Label minitoc: corrected error in q-minitoc code, tidy comments Label minxampl: include the word minimal, since it's a common search term Label music: mention Lilypond as a source of TeX-compatible music Label poster: mention Nicola Talbot's experimental flowfram layout package Label texinfo: rewritten in parts, following a reader comment Label texsystems: miktex installation has changed with v2.5 Label tutbitslatex: added pointers to TUG-maintained material on fonts Label virtualfonts: re-thought through Bugfixes: *Label cmdstar: part of the example code was just wrong *Label enumerate: unclarity in text caused by a typo *Bug in introduction=yes HTML code corrected Label atsigns: mark-up error caused curious HTML output (editorial improvement too) Future releases: Despite missing the nominal end August 2006 delivery (through an unfortunate combination of events), I'm aiming to maintain the stream of (approximately) monthly bugfix releases. There are no current plans for a major release, though work on the new web-based version continues. Robin Fairbairns 2006-10-02

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CTAN package update: biblatex 0.4
by CTAN Announcements 01 Oct '06

01 Oct '06

Philipp Lehman writes: > I've uploaded `biblatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/exptl/biblatex. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue. users may browse the package via the catalogue entry: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex.html that page outlines the package: The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX at a fairly fundamental level. > RELEASE NOTES > > See the file `RELEASE' for release notes. > > CHANGES > > * Added package option `bibtex8' > * Added package option `sortlos' > * Made `pageref' field local to `bibsection' environment > * Renamed field `labeltitle' to `labelctitle' > * Added new field `labeltitle' > * Added new field `sortkey' > * Removed iffieldtrue > * Renamed counter `namepenalty' to `highnamepenalty' > * Added counter `lownamepenalty' > * Added command addlowpenspace > * Added command addhighpenspace > * Added command addabbrvspace > * Added command adddotspace > * Added command addslash > * Added documentation of oligature > * Updated and expanded documentation > (see the changelog in biblatex.pdf for pointers) > * Various minor improvements throughout > * Fixed some bugs thank you for the upload, as always... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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