ctan-ann August 2007

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New CTAN item: literat package
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

Vladimir Volovich wrote: > the literat package contains the Lireraturnaya family of fonts > released under non-commercial, but non-free (in the sense of DFSG), > license at the end of 1990s. I wrote TeX support files for these fonts > back then, and this package was included into TeX Live, but a recent > license audit uncovered that they should probably not be distributed > as part of TeX Live, until the license on the font files will be > liberated, because TeX Live follows DFSG as a definition of the free > license. > > Therefore, i upload them to CTAN, to make them more easily available, > and installable by e.g. the getnonfreefonts script. thanks for the upload; i've installed the fonts and made a catalogue entry for them. Interested users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/literaturnaya.html or they may download the package from http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic/literat/literat-0.2.tar.gz Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: datatool
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

quoth the cambridge upload daemon: > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20070819-133344/ > > ====================================================================== > > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Added databib package: provides commands to convert a BibTeX database > into a datatool database > > datatool.sty v1.01 : > > * Fixed bug in datatool caused when certain commands occur > in database entries or when the data type is tested. > * Fixed bug in DTLsubstituteall (caused problems when certain > * commands occurred in string) > * Added DTLsplitstring > * Added DTLifSubString and DTLisSubString > * Added DTLifStartsWith and DTLisPrefix > * Added case insensitive string tests > * DTLinitials and DTLstoreinitials now work with ~ and space > * DTLinitials and DTLstoreinitials now use DTLinitialhyphen > * Added dtlcompare (no longer using compare.tex) > * Added DTLgetvalueforkey > * Added DTLgetrowforkey > * Added optional argument to DTLsort > * Fixed bug causing expansion in DTLsort > * Fixed bug in DTLsdforall and DTLvarianceforall > * Removed extraneous spaces in DTLaddall, DTLminall, > DTLmaxall, DTLmeanforall, DTLsdforall and DTLvarianceforall > * Fixed bug in DTLiflastrow > * Fixed bug in DTLremovecurrentrow > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue (this was all done yesterday, so should have propagated rather widely by now). thanks for the upload. > 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

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CTAN package update: makedtx
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

the cambridge upload daemon wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: makedtx > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: support/makedtx > Summary description: Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > version 0.94 (2007/08/19) : > > * Default preamble changed to one which conforms with the > LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL) > * license switch added i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue (this was all done yesterday, so it will have propagated widely by now). thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/makedtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/makedtx Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-3dplot
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '07

18 Aug '07

Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)fu-berlin.de> wrote: > Please replace all files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot/ > > > pst-3dplot is a PSTricks related package for drawing > 3-D objects, math functions and data files in > parallel projection. > > This update has some bug fixes and new objects > > pst-3dplot.pro -------- > 0.23 2007-08-18 - add coorType 0,1,2 code for convertTo2D > - add code IIIDCylinder and cylindrical coordinates > - add code for psBox and psCylinder > > pst-3dplot.tex -------- > 1.75 2007-08-18 - add optional argument coorType for different > types of coordinates, > eg y-z orthogonal and x variable by Alpha > - add psCylinder and psBox with inside/outside view > - fix bug with the subticks option i've installed the package as requested, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-3dplot.html or visit the package's own directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot/ the catalogue entry will be updated overnight, but the package itself should quickly make its way to the other ctan sites (though rather more slowly to other mirrors). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: oberdiek bundle -- grffile v1.5, inputenx v1.3
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '07

17 Aug '07

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 at 08:45 +0200, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the oberdiek bundle. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek License: LPPL * grffile v1.5 * Bug fix in encoding support. * inputenx v1.3 * Fix for U+0135: j --> j Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: elsevier (the elsart classes)
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '07

17 Aug '07

Pepping, Simon (ELS-AMS) wrote: > [...] > > The uploaded files in replace the files of the same name in the > directory macros/latex/contrib/elsevier/. > > This upload contains the following changes: > > Updated: elsart.cls, elsart1p.cls, elsart3p.cls, elsart5p.cls, README > > New: CHANGES > > This upload constitutes a bug fix for the elsart class files, which are > now at version 2.20. thanks for the upload; i have installed the files and updated the catalogue repository. users may view he package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/elsevier.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/elsevier the catalogue entry on the web (not much changed) won't be updated until some time tonight; the package itself will get to the other ctan sites pretty quickly, but won't reach mirror sites in general for 24 hours or more. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 8.10 - Caching imported graphics and slide backgrounds.
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 at 15:26 +0400, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma Announcement text: ______________________________________________________________________________ > General improvement in BaKoMa TeX 8.10 is caching > included graphics and slide background (PowerDot package). > This feature improves editing/browsing documents with many included figures. > This feature is supported in TeXWord and DVI Viewer. > > Caching is enabled by default. > > Caching imported graphics and slide background > may be enabled/disabled independently by new options of <b>View</b> menu: > > * 'Use Imported Graphics Cache' - new option. > This feature enables caching graphics imported by includegraphics. > It is nice choose instead of disabling imported images or draft option. > * 'Use Slide Background Cache (PowerDot)' - new option. > This feature enables caching slide background drawn by presentation > packages. > Currently, this feature has effect only for PowerDot package. > * 'Imported Graphics Appearance' - renamed 'Figures/Bounding Boxes'. > It was renamed to be more consistent with new options. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > < > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html > > > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 8.10 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 8.10 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > They are high compatible, so that you can choose what to use > depend on kind of a document or stage of work under a document. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It supports processors: > (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX. > Other processors such as Omega may be added in future. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, > PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > Editing slides in WYSIWYG interface > (with such packages as PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.) > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > TeXWord dramatically simplifies editing complex formulas and tables. > > TeXWord is transparent for cooperation. > TeXWord don't use additional macro packages. > It uses only standard LaTeX packages, so that documents made up > in TeXWord may be compiled in any LaTeX setup without any adaptation. > In other side, TeXWord can handle arbitrary LaTeX documents. > So, that your coleagues may even don't know that you use > powerful WYSIWYG tool to edit your part of common work. > > Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as > good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > < > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: xfor
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.02: added look ahead facility to check the next value before > finishing the current iteration. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thank you for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > 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 the catalogue entry (not much changed) won't be updated until some time tonight; the package itself will get to the other ctan sites pretty quickly, but won't reach mirror sites in general for 24 hours or more. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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ctan package update: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

the cambridge upload daemon wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: glossaries > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/glossaries > Summary description: Create glossaries and lists of acronyms > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.04: > > added glstextformat to change the way the glossary entry link text > appears in the document. thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the files themselves will propagate to the other ctan sites fairly quickly, while the catalogue entry may take rather longer. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/glossaries.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: makedtx
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

the Cambridge upload daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: makedtx > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: support/makedtx > Summary description: Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 0.93b: > > added following switches > > -comment <expr> - surround file matching Perl expression <expr> with iffalse fi pair so that it is not included in the documentation. > > -codetitle <text> - Set the title for the documented code section > > -version - print version number and exit > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the files themselves will propagate to the other ctan sites fairly quickly, while the catalogue entry may take rather longer. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/makedtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/makedtx Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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