ctan-ann September 2006

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CTAN has a new package: foekfont
by CTAN Announcements 30 Sep '06

30 Sep '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: foekfont Author's name: Palle Jørgensen Location on CTAN: /fonts/foekfont Summary description: FoekFont is the title font of the Mads Føk magazine License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The FoekFont bundle provides access to the FoekFont; title font of the Mads Foek magazine. LaTeX support is provided too. The FoekFont files a created by Palle Jorgensen. The website of tne Mads Foek magazine is http://www.madsfoek.dk/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/foekfont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=foekfont (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: xq
by CTAN Announcements 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make it to your favorite mirror. Thank you for the contribution, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xq Author's name: Stephan Weinhold Location on CTAN: /fonts/xq Summary description: writing about xiangqi License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xq is for writing about xiangqi or chinese chess. You can write down games or parts of games and show diagrams with special positions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/xq . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=xq (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: nih
by CTAN Announcements 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: nih Author's name: Bruce Donald Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/nih Summary description: class for NIH grant applications License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nih.cls provides a class for grant applications to NIH, the National Institutes of Health, a US government agency. The example-* files provide a template for using nih.cls and submitting the biographical sketches the NIH wants. They (potentially) use denselists.sty, which just reduces list spacing; this is not part of the class proper. For more information, please see the author's web sites at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/brd/NIH/tips and http://www.cs.duke.edu/brd. All of these files are freely redistributable, the main .cls under the LPPL and the example files without restriction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/nih . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=nih (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 .

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CTAN update: aliascnt 1.2, zref 1.3
by CTAN Announcements 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted updates to the packages aliascnt and zref Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/ Changes: * aliascnt v1.2: Fix of severe bug. * zref v1.3: Typo fixes and English cleanup provided by Per Starback. * oberdiek-tds.zip updated. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: Fonetika Dania
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '06

28 Sep '06

A new package has been put in at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at the mirror that you like best. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Fonetika Dania Author's name: Palle Jørgensen Location on CTAN: /fonts/fonetika Summary description: Fonts and LaTeX files for the danish Dania phonetic system License type: other Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fonetika Dania is a font bundle with a serif font and a sans serif font for the danish phonetic system Dania. Both fonts exist in regular and bold. The fonts come with LaTeX support. The fonts are based on URW Palladio and Iwona Condesed. The fonts are created using FontForge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/fonetika . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=fonetika (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 .

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CTAN package update: Mathmode
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded mathmode.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /info/math/voss/mathmode/ > > Mathmode.tex is a comprehensive review of mathematics > typesetting in (La)TeX. > > This new version 2.18 has > - fixes typos and small bugs. > - an example for the gathered environment > - a (very) short description of the mathtools package. i have installed the files as requested, and updated the catalogue. 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 upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeX and BibTeX support for economics journals
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Please note the change of maintainer for this package. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: LaTeX and BibTeX support for economics journals Author's name: Arne Henningsen Author's email: ahenningsen(a)agric-econ.uni-kiel.de Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/economic/ Summary description: BibTeX styles, LaTeX classes, and LaTeX styles for economics journals License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BibTeX styles and LaTeX classes for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) and the European Review of Agricultural Economics (ERAE) have been added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/economic/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=economic (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: splines
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

A new package has been installed on the tug branch of CTAN and should soon migrate to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: splines Author's name: Daniel Luecking Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/splines/ Summary description: Metapost/metafont macros for drawing cubic spline interpolants. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A small package of macros for creating cubic spline interpolants in Metapost or metafont. Given a list of points they can produce a closed or a relaxed spline joining them. Given a list of function values y_j at x_j, it can produce the graph of a cubic spline interpolating function y=f(x), which is either periodic or relaxed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/splines/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=splines (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: cool
by CTAN Announcements 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

A new package has been installed 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 our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: cool Author's name: N Setzer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cool Summary description: COntent Oriented LaTeX License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is designed to give LaTeX the power to retain mathematical meaning of its expressions in addition to the typsetting instructions. One advantage of keeping mathematical meaning is that conversion of LaTeX documents to other executable formats (such as Content MathML or Mathematica code) is greatly simplified. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cool . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?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 .

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CTAN package update: biblatex 0.3
by CTAN Announcements 24 Sep '06

24 Sep '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. i've installed the files as requested; i will update the catalogue just as soon as i find the catalogue server has returned to the land of the living :-( meanwhile, users may browse the package by way of the old catalogue entry: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex.html thanks for the update, Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team > ABOUT > > 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. With biblatex, BibTeX is only used to > sort the bibliography and to generate labels. Instead of being > implemented in BibTeX's style files, the formatting of the > bibliography is entirely controlled by TeX macros. Good working > knowledge in LaTeX should be sufficient to design new bibliography > and citation styles. There is no need to learn BibTeX's postfix > stack language. Just like the bibliography styles, all citation > commands may be freely (re)defined. > > RELEASE NOTES > > See the file `RELEASE' for release notes. > > CHANGES > > * Renamed citation style `authortitle' to `authortitle-terse' > * Renamed citation style `authortitle-comp' to `authortitle-cterse' > * Renamed citation style `authortitle-verb' to `authortitle' > * Added new citation style `authortitle-comp' > * Citation style `traditional' now supports `loc. cit.' > * Added package option `date' > * Added package option `urldate' > * Introduced new data type: literal lists > * Renamed citename to citeauthor > * Renamed citelist to citename > * Added new citelist command > * Renamed printlist to printnames > * Added new printlist command > * Renamed indexlist to indexnames > * Added new indexlist command > * Renamed DeclareListFormat to DeclareNameFormat > * Added new DeclareListFormat command > * Renamed DeclareListAlias to DeclareNameAlias > * Added new DeclareListAlias command > * Renamed DeclareIndexListFormat to DeclareIndexNameFormat > * Added new DeclareIndexListFormat command > * Renamed DeclareIndexListAlias to DeclareIndexNameAlias > * Added new DeclareIndexListAlias command > * Renamed iblist to hename > * Added new helist command > * Renamed ibfield to hefield > * Renamed savelist to savename > * Added new savelist command > * Renamed savelistcs to savenamecs > * Added new savelistcs command > * Renamed iflistundef to ifnameundef > * Added new iflistundef test > * Renamed iflistsequal to ifnamesequal > * Added new iflistsequal test > * Renamed iflistequals to ifnameequals > * Added new iflistequals test > * Renamed iflistequalcs to ifnameequalcs > * Added new iflistequalcs test > * Renamed iflistequalstr to ifnameequalstr > * Added new iflistequalstr test > * Renamed ifcurrentlist to ifcurrentname > * Added new ifcurrentlist test > * Entry type alias `conference' now resolved by BibTeX > * Entry type alias `mastersthesis' now resolved by BibTeX > * Entry type alias `phdthesis' now resolved by BibTeX > * Entry type alias `techreport' now resolved by BibTeX > * Entry type alias `www' now resolved by BibTeX > * Added new custom fields `lista' through `listf' > * Changed data type of `location' > * Changed data type of `origlocation' > * Changed data type of `publisher' > * Changed data type of `institution' > * Changed data type of `organization' > * Modified values of `gender' field for `jurabib' compatibility > * Modified and extended `idem...' keys for `jurabib' compatibility > * Improved addtocategory > * Removed formatting command mkshorthand > * Added field formatting directive `shorthandwidth' > * Added documentation of shorthandwidth > * Removed formatting command mklabelnumber > * Added field formatting directive `labelnumberwidth' > * Added documentation of labelnumberwidth > * Removed formatting command mklabelalpha > * Added field formatting directive `labelalphawidth' > * Added documentation of labelalphawidth > * Renamed ibitem to hebibitem > * Renamed lositem to helositem > * Modified AtBeginBibliography > * Added AtBeginShorthands > * Added AtEveryLositem > * Extended `showkeys' compatibility to list of shorthands > * Added compatibility code for the `hyperref' package > * Added package option `hyperref' > * Added package option `backref' > * Added special field `pageref' > * Added command ifhyperref > * Added command ibhyperlink > * Added field formatting directive `bibhyperlink' > * Renamed ifandothers to ifmorenames > * Added new ifandothers test > * Removed field `moreauthor' > * Removed field `morebookauthor' > * Removed field `moreeditor' > * Removed field `morelabelname' > * Removed field `moretranslator' > * Removed field `morenamea' > * Removed field `morenameb' > * Removed field `morenamec' > * Updated documentation at various places > (see the changelog in biblatex.pdf for pointers) > * Expanded documentation > (see the changelog in biblatex.pdf for pointers) > * Modified internal BibTeX interface > * Fixed some typos in the manual > * Fixed some bugs

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