ctan-ann May 2007

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CTAN Update: fig2vect 1.1.8
by CTAN Announcements 31 May '07

31 May '07

On Thu, 31 May 2007, Dirk Krause submitted an update to the fig2vect package. The fig2vect program converts figures from jFig, XFig and WinFig to MetaPost, EPS, PDF, TeX and SVG. Program highlights: - Designed for use with LaTeX/pdfLaTeX. Handling of special text is left up to LaTeX, for non-special text you can choose whether or not to use LaTeX. For text handled by LaTeX you have three choices: - Use the fonts exactly as specified in the Fig file. - Convert to use fonts in the same features (serif/sans-serif/monospaced, normal/bold, upright/italic). This allows to use the same font families in the graphics as in the document where the graphics is included. - Write no font selection commands (text contains commands itself if necessary). - X-splines are approximated by a sequence of Bezier spline segments. - Fill patterns are drawn by vector graphics operations. - Image width and height are found by inspecting graphics elements (except texts), the paper format name is not used here. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Yet another Fig to vector converter. License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1.6: Bugfix in the mmp output driver 1.1.7: Support for UTF-8 encoded text in Fig files 1.1.8: Option -a allows to create an output file name automatically based on the input file name and the output driver. Note: the default for text handling changed. If your system uses UTF-8 encoding (i.e. LANG=``de_DE.utf-8'') fig2vect attempts to UTF-8 decode all texts. If you use jFig you must turn this off because jFig already decodes keyboard events and saves text correctly. For details see the http://fig2vect.sourceforge.net/faq.html#h4utf8setdef fig2vect FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/fig2vect . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=fig2vect (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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CTAN package update: mf2pt1
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '07

30 May '07

The package below has been updated on 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: mf2pt1 Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /support/mf2pt1 Summary description: Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. mf2pt1's advantage over tools such as TeXtrace and mftrace is that it does not rely on bitmap tracing and therefore can produce higher-quality Type 1 fonts than trace-based tools. The catch is that mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input so it is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format. This update fixes a few minor bugs and adds support for a new --bpppix command-line option that lets the user specify the number of big points per pixel that MetaPost utilizes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/mf2pt1 . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=mf2pt1 (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: gcard
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '07

30 May '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: gcard Author's name: George McBane Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gcard Summary description: arrange text on a sheet to fold into a greeting card License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gcard.sty provides a simple LaTeX2e package for producing greeting cards. It arranges four panels onto a single sheet (typically, A4 or letter) so that when the sheet is folded twice the four panels are arranged as front cover, inside left and right pages, and back cover. It uses the textpos package for placement on the sheet and the graphicx package for the necessary rotation. The four panels are set in minipages for formatting by the user. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gcard . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=gcard (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: elatex 1.1
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '07

28 May '07

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded `elatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/elatex. Please purge > the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The elatex package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared > primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX > frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as > some generic tools which are not strictly related to e-TeX but match > the profile of this package. This package will not modify any part of > the LaTeX kernel. Its name is not meant to imply that it patches > LaTeX such that the kernel makes use of e-TeX facilities by default. i've installed this new version, and pushed it out to the other ctan nodes. thanks for the update. users may browse the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/elatex.html or the archive directory for the package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/elatex/ (the catalogue entry has been updated in the repository, but not much. the new version will appear on the archives overnight.) see below for details of the (extensive) updates in this new version of the package. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team > CHANGES > > * Added protected@csedef > * Added protected@csxdef > * Added gluedef > * Added gluegdef > * Added csgluedef > * Added csgluegdef > * Added mudef > * Added mugdef > * Added csmudef > * Added csmugdef > * Added protected@eappto > * Added protected@xappto > * Added protected@cseappto > * Added protected@csxappto > * Added protected@epreto > * Added protected@xpreto > * Added protected@csepreto > * Added protected@csxpreto > * Fixed bug in ewrobustcmd > * Fixed bug in enewrobustcmd > * Fixed bug in providerobustcmd

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CTAN has a new package: LatexPaper
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '07

27 May '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: LatexPaper Author's name: Silas S. Brown Location on CTAN: /support/latexpaper Summary description: Calculate LaTeX settings for arbitrary font and page sizes License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A python script to calculate LaTeX settings for arbitrary font and page sizes, helpful when producing documents for people with low vision. Compatible with any other LaTeX package and avoids the usual drawbacks of giant print (less weight in the font etc) by taking the approach of typesetting on small paper and then using magstep. Can also help for typesetting posters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/latexpaper . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=latexpaper (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: cleveref
by CTAN Announcements 26 May '07

26 May '07

A new package has been installed on 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: cleveref Author's name: Toby Cubitt Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ Summary description: Automatic cross-reference formatting. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The cleveref package enhances LaTeX's cross-referencing features, allowing the format of references to be determined automatically according to the type of label being referred to (equation, section, etc.). The formatting for each reference type can be fully customised in the preamble of your document. In addition, cleveref can typeset references to lists of multiple labels, automatically formatting them according to their type, and collapsing sequences of numerically onsecutive labels to a reference range. Again, the multiple-reference formatting is fully customisable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=cleveref (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: makecell
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '07

25 May '07

On Wednesday, 23 Jul 2006, Olga Lapko submitted an update to the makecell package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/makecell Summary description: Tabular column heads and multilined cells License type: LPPL Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package offers a command, based on one-column tabular environment, which allows to support a common layout for tabular column heads in whole document. Another offered command is for creation of multilined tabular cells. There are also: 1) a macro, which changes vertical spaces around all cells in tabular (like in tabls package) but based on macros of array package; 2) macros for multirow cells/heads, which use macro from multirow package. 3) macros numbered rows of cells or skipping cells in tabulars; 4) diagonally divided cells; 5) horizonral lines in tabulars with defined thickness. ----- Changes: Added: *) command for diagonally divided cells; *) commands for horizonral lines in tabulars with defined thickness. Added package-satellite tablists (beta): creates tabulated lists of short items (useful for lists of exersizes in textbooks) Corrections in documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team, Joachim Schrod

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CTAN package upgrade: FrenchPro to V5,9993
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '07

24 May '07

Bernard Gaulle <frenchprobg(a)free.fr> wrote: > I just uploaded to ftp.tex.ac.uk the archive frenchPRO.tar.gz which > is the updated version V5,9993 of FrenchPro. This is all the material > to replace the nonfree language/french/frenchpro. > > FrenchPro is distributed as shareware with all source files ; it > is designed for typesetting professional French documents and can > work alone as a LaTeX package as well as an option of Babel or MLP. > This distribution is using the keyboard package along with the msg > package for localisation. i-installers are included for all > platforms: Windows, Unix, macOs X, Linux and co. > > The FrenchPro web site is at http://frenchpro6.com/french/ > > Mods in this update (V5,9993): > - processing case of empty caption{} > - better processing of exttt > - making few macros robust > - TeXLive installation facilited for mono-user and multi-users > - taking in account specific Unix peculiarities, including Ubuntu The CTAN team is slowly removing the nonfree/ tree, since (while it seemed a good idea at the time) we find we can't manage it properly. (free/nonfree distinctions are now supported by the catalogue, alone.) i have therefore taken this opportunity to move FrenchPro to the main tree, at language/french/frenchpro users may browse the new version at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/language/french/frenchpro/french/ or view the updated catalogue entry, at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/frenchpro.html Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: songs
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '07

23 May '07

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: The Songs Package Author's name: Kevin W. Hamlen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/songs Summary description: Create beautiful song books for your church or fellowship License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Create beautiful song books for your church or fellowship using this LaTeX style package. Boasts a very easy chord-entry syntax and supports: multiple modes (words-only / words+chords / slides / handouts), measure bars, guitar tablatures, automatic transposition, scripture quotations, and multiple indexes (sorted by title, author, important lyrics, or scripture references). For more info go to: http://songs.sourceforge.net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/songs . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=songs (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: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '07

22 May '07

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > and put the new ones in there. i've done that, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version comes with: > > - Added parsable example options field to each encoder. > - An encoder for the Pharmaceutical Binary Code symbology was added. users may browse the directory containing the new version at http://www.tex.ac.uk/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html will be updated within two hours, to cover this new version. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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