ctan-ann March 2006

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CTAN package update: minitoc version 44
by Robin Fairbairns 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Jean-Pierre Drucbert wrote: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: minitoc version 44 > Author's name: Jean-Pierre F. Drucbert > Filename: minitoc.zip > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc > Summary description: Mini-table of contents by chapter, part or > section. Also LOFs and LOTs. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > corrections of bugs > addition of new language > improved documentation > new hints > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue (which wasn't describing the full facilities of the package). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The twentyfourth CTAN release (Build 2786) has the following improvements: * Spline drawing improved. Number of spline points reduced from 500 to 200 for speed up. Removed a bug in the previewing of splines and removed memory leakage. * Possibility to draw dots in PGF output mode. * Canvas drawing area is now white to better simulate paper. * Used memory shown in statusbar of build 2670 should not have been there since it creates crashes in Windows 9x/ME. Removed for this build. * Removed invalid image drawing when zooming. * Bounding box was not correct when rotating objects. * Current arrow style is now indicated with text in the style form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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CTAN update: wordlike
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Juergen Fenn submitted an update to the wordlike package. The package simulates typical word processor layout: narrow page margins, Times/ Helvetica/ Courier fonts, ormalsize and small headings, and sloppy typesetting. It aims at making life easier for those users who are discontent with LaTeX's standard layout settings because they need a layout that resembles the usual wordlike output. The package draws on several discussions in the de.comp.text.tex and comp.text.tex newsgroups that are referred to in the manual. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/wordlike License: LPPL Changes as compared to v1.1: * Broken v1.1 on CTAN replaced by fixed local v1.2a (thanks to Martin Wilhelm Leidig for point out this problem which is my fault, sorry about that...). * Hint to the arial package added. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: showexpl
by CTAN Announcements 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Rolf Niepraschk submitted the new package showexpl to CTAN. This package provides a way to typeset LaTeX source code and the related result in the same document. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/showexpl Summary description: Typesetting LaTeX source code License type: lppl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: xifthen
by CTAN Announcements 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

A new package has just been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon be at the mirror that you use. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xifthen Author's name: Josselin Noirel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xifthen Summary description: Extended ifthen features License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package implements new commands to go within the first argument of ifthenelse to test whether a string is void or not, if a command is defined or equivalent to another. It includes also the possibility to make use of the complex expressions introduced by the package calc, together with the ability of defining new commands to handle complex tests. This package requires the e-TEX features. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xifthen . 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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cambridge somewhat off the air this morning (23 mar 2006)
by Robin Fairbairns 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

for a period this morning, our mail system (incorporating @tex.ac.uk) and probably also web server (incorporating www.tex.ac.uk and hence the uk tex faq) won't be functioning. ftp.tex.ac.uk and rsync.tex.ac.uk ought not to be affected. the disruption should all be over by lunch time Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: abc
by CTAN Announcements 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon appear at the mirror that you prefer. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: abc Author's name: Enrico Gregorio Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/abc Summary description: This package supports abc music notation in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The abc package lets you include lines of music written in the ABC Plus language ( http://abcplus.sourceforge.net ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/abc . 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: natbib
by CTAN Announcements 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Patrick Daly submitted an update to the natbib package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/natbib/ Summary description: General bibliography citation system License type: lppl Natbib provides a style with author-year and numbered references, as well as much detailed of support for other bibliography use. Provides versions of the standard BibTeX styles that are compatible with natbib &ndash; plainnat, unsrtnat, abbrnat. The bibliography styles produced by custom-bib are designed from the start to be compatible with natbib. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V7.3: Updated user documentation for natbib; code unchanged from version 7.2 in Jan 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: URW A030 (Arial) fonts and TeX support files
by CTAN Announcements 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006, Walter Schmidt submitted the new package arial to CTAN. This upload comprises the URW A030 font family (an Arial clone) in Type1 format, accompanied by all required files to use the fonts with LaTeX. The fonts are subject to the Aladdin Free Public License; the TeX support files are distirbuted under LPPL. Location on CTAN: fonts/urw/arial Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: MetaUML
by CTAN Announcements 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: MetaUML Author's name: Ovidiu Gheorghies Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml Summary description: MetaPost library for UML textual notation License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MetaUML has evolved into a usable, human-friendly textual notation for UML, offering now support for class, package, activity, state, and use case diagrams. This release (0.2.3) has many improvements over the previous version released on CTAN (0.1.0) - see the project's webpage for details: http://metauml.sourceforge.net . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml . 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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