This package and its companion 'pst-pdgr' have been updated at tug.ctan.org and
should soon be at the mirror that you like best.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: Pedigree-perl, version 0.3
Author's name: Boris Veytsman
Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pedigree/pedigree-perl/
Summary description: Generate TeX pedigree charts from CSV files.
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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This program generates TeX commands to typeset pedigrees - either TeX
fragments of full LaTeX files. It has support for multilanguage
pedigrees (at the present moment English and Russian languages are
supported).
New features in version 0.3:
* Added support for twins, infertility, abortions
* Added support for multiple probands
* Added (limited) support for consanguinic unions
* Automatic scaling and rotation of large charts
* Added support for additional node information on the chart
* INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: requires pst-pdgr v0.3 or later.
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pedigree/pedigree…
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=pedigree-perl
(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 .
The update below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon
be at your favorite mirror.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: pdftex 1.40.5
Author's name: Martin Schröder
Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex
Summary description: A new version of pdftex
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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he pdfTeX team is happy to announce the release of a new stable version:
===========================================================================
pdfTeX 1.40.5
===========================================================================
This is the announcement of pdfTeX 1.40.5, 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 1.40.5
===========================================================================
- Bugfixes:
- calling 'pdftex %' would crash (830)
- fflush the recorder file
- pdfTeX uses xpdf 3.02pl1
For complete release notes see http://www.pdftex.org/NEWS
===========================================================================
Legal notice / license
===========================================================================
pdfTeX is copyright (c) 1996-2007 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
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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.
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Mailing lists / web pages:
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Mailing list:
http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdftex
Related web pages:
http://www.pdftex.orghttp://sarovar.org/projects/pdftex/http://foundry.supelec.fr/scm/?group_id=23http://www.tug.org/tex-live/http://www.tug.org/tetex/http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yeshttp://www.dante.de/http://tug.org/http://www.pragma-ade.com/
Have fun!
Martin Schröder (martin(a)pdftex.org) for the pdfTeX team, July 2007
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/pdftex
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=pdftex 1.40.5
(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 .
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
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: bib2ml
Author's name: Stephane GALLAND
Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/bib2ml
Summary description: BibTeX to HTML/SQL/XML translator
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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Bib2ML is a Perl script that permits to generate HTML, XML or SQL files
from a set of BibTeX databases.
Several features of the HTML translator:
- lists by authors, year...
- publication categories, abstract, notes, associated PDF files...
- Javadoc-like look for the generated pages
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bib2ml
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=bib2ml
(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 .
The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be
at your favorite mirror.
Thank you,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: doi
Author's name: Maarten Sneep
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/doi
Summary description: Create correct hyperlinks for DOI numbers.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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You can hyperlink DOI numbers to dx.doi.org. However, some publishers
have elected to use nasty characters in their DOI numbering scheme
(‘<’, ‘>’, ‘_’ and ‘;’ have all been spotted). This will either upset
(La)TeX, or your PDF reader. This package contains a single user-level
command doi{}, which takes a DOI number, and creates a correct
hyperlink from it.
This is an update to the doi package. The underscore was missing
from the list of characters that could mess things up. Michael Orlov
sent in a patch to fix this (thanks!).
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/doi
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=doi
(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 .
my ctan-upload daemon wrote (or whatever it is that daemons do):
> ======================================================================
>
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: datatool
> Author's name: Nicola Talbot
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool
> Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> datatool.sty:
>
> Databases can be created using LaTeX commands or loaded
> from external ASCII files, such as comma or tab separated
> variable files.
>
> Databases can be sorted numerically or alphabetically
> (descending or ascending.)
>
> Repetitive operations can be performed on each row of
> data in a database (such as mail merging.) Conditions
> can be imposed to exclude rows.
>
> Commands are provided to determine if an argument is
> an INT, a real number, currency or a string.
> (Scientific notation is currently not supported.)
>
> Locale dependent number settings are supported
> (such as a comma as a decimal character and full stop as
> a number group character.)
>
> Commands are provided to convert between locale dependent
> numbers/currency and the standard decimal format required
> by the fp package enabling fixed point arithmetic to be
> performed on elements of the database.
>
> Strings can be tested to determine if they are all upper
> or all lower case.
>
> Names can be converted to initials.
>
> datapie.sty:
>
> A database defined by datatool.sty can be converted into a
> pie chart.
>
> Segments can be separated from the rest of the chart to make
> them stand out.
>
> Colour/grey scale options.
>
> Predefined segment colours can be changed.
>
> Hooks provided to annotate chart.
>
> dataplot.sty:
>
> A database defined by datatool.sty may be plotted as a 2D
> scatter or line plot
>
> Settings provided to govern the appearance of the chart.
> (e.g. show/hide axes, legend, grid, major/minor tick marks.)
>
> Hooks provided to add extra information to the plot
>
> databar.sty:
>
> A database defined by datatool.sty can be converted into a
> bar chart.
>
> Colour/grey scale options.
>
> Predefined bar colours can be changed.
>
> Horizontal or vertical formats provided.
>
> Hooks provided to annotate chart.
>
> *The datatool bundle replaces the csvtools bundle which is now obsolete.*
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
i have installed the package as suggested, and updated the catalogue
(both the repository and the web version). thanks for the upload.
i have also moved the csvtools bundle to the obsolete/ tree.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datatool
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
A new package has just been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be
at your favorite mirror.
Thank you,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: xetexref
Author's name: Will Robertson
Location on CTAN: /info/xetexref
Summary description: Reference documentation for XeTeX
License type: opl
Announcement text:
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Unofficial reference documentation for XeTeX detailing its extended features.
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/xetexref
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=xetexref
(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 .
the cam.ctan.org upload daemon stutters, and spits forth:
> ======================================================================
>
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: chemscheme
> Author's name: Joseph Wright
> Author's email: joseph.wright(a)morningstar2.co.uk
> Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/chemscheme
> Summary description: Support for chemical schemes
> License type: gpl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The chemscheme package consists of two parts, both related to chemical
> schemes. The package adds a scheme float type to the LaTeX default
> types figure and table. The scheme float type acts in the same way as
> those defined by the LaTeX kernel, but is intended for chemical
> schemes. The package also provides a method for adding automatic
> chemical numbering to schemes.
i have installed the package as suggested, and created a catalogue entry
for it. thanks for the upload.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/chemscheme.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/chemscheme
(the catalogue entry is at that web location already.)
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> I uploaded LaTeXRef.tgz to the uk mirror. Please put
> all files into the new directory
>
> /info/examples/LaTeX-Referenz
>
> These are all examples as source, eps and pdf of my
> new book LaTeX Referenz, published by DANTE/Lehmanns.
> The examples can be run as usual with the example class
> ttctexa.cls, which is also part of the files.
i've installed the new set of files, as suggested, and committed a
catalogue entry to the repository. thanks for the upload.
users may view the catalogue entry at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/latex-referenz.html
or browse the package directory on the archive at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/examples/LaTeX-Referenz
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Christoph Bersch submitted the new package
pst-optexp
to CTAN.
Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/
Summary description: A PSTricks package to draw optical experimental setups
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The package pst-optexp is a collection of optical components
that facilitate easy sketching of optical experimental
setups. Mechanisms for proper alignment of different components are
provided internally. This way the user does not have to care for proper
orientation of the elements.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=pst-optexp
(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
i hear a plaintive little cry from the cam.ctan.org upload daemon:
> ======================================================================
>
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: xfor
> Author's name: Nicola Talbot
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xfor
> Summary description: A reimplimentation of LaTeX for-loop macro
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> v1.01: made @iforgatherrest and @forgatherrest long
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository.
thanks for the upload.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xfor.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xfor
note that the web version of the catalogue entry won't be corrected (not
merely updated) until some time tonight.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team