ctan-ann November 2008

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CTAN has a new package: biblatex-apa
by CTAN Announcements 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: biblatex-apa Author's name: Philip Kime Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib Summary description: biblatex citation and reference style for APA (American Psychological Association) publications License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a fairly complete biblatex style (citations and references) for APA (American Psychological Association) publications. It implements and automates most of the guidelines in the APA 5th edition style guide for citations and references with a few (documented) exceptions (which are mainly currently impossible to automate in principle for any bibtex-backed system). An example document is also given which typsets every citation and reference example in the APA 5th edition style guide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblate… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-apa (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 updated: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

my ctan upload daemon wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Author's email: joseph.wright(a)morningstar2.co.uk > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.1h: > - Issue with colortbl fixed > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/siunitx i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: tabvar
by CTAN Announcements 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 Daniel Flipo submitted an update to the tabvar package. This LaTeX package is meant to ease the typesetting of tables showing variations of functions as they are used in France. The documentation is in French. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tabvar License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This new version (1.2) corrects a bug which pops up with koma-script classes when the standard font size is less than 10pt (thanks to Ulrike Fisher for providing a patch). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tabvar/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=tabvar (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: biblatex 0.8a
by CTAN Announcements 30 Nov '08

30 Nov '08

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded `biblatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/exptl/biblatex. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. Thank you very much. > > RELEASE NOTES > > See the file RELEASE for release notes. Also note that this release > requires the latest version of the csquotes package (v4.3). > > CHANGES > > See the manual for a list of changes. thanks for the upload; i installed it (last night), and updated the catalogue. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: csquotes 4.3
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Nov '08

29 Nov '08

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. There's > also a csquotes.tds.zip file for install/macros/latex/contrib. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload. > Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The csquotes package provides advanced facilities for inline and > display quotations. It is designed for a wide range of tasks ranging > from the most simple applications to the more complex demands of > formal quotations. > > CHANGES > > See the manual for a list of changes. i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: pst-Bspline
by CTAN Announcements 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

This package has been installed on 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: pst-Bspline Author's name: Michael Sharpe Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-bspline Summary description: Draws cubic Bspline curves and interpolations License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package draws uniform, cubic Bspline curves, open and closed, based on a sequence of Bspline control points. There is also code which permits drawing the open or closed cubic Bspline curve interplating a sequence of points. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-bspline . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pst-bspline (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: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

ctan-upload(a)cl.cam.ac.uk wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.1g: > - Compatibility with mathabx added > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/siunitx i have installed the new files, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-bar
by CTAN Announcements 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)FU-Berlin.DE> wrote: > I uploaded pst-bar.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete > _all_ files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-bar/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > With pst-bar, one may use pstricks to produce bar charts > directly from a data file. This version has the following > changes: > > v 0.92 2008/11/26 > -- some more improvements to the code (hv) > -- Bar labels now set within parboxes to keep them from becoming too > long or overlapping with neighboring labels. New keys > ``labelalign'' and ``labelwidth'' added to control > this behavior.(ar) > -- Code now uses pst-xkey instead of pst-keyval for > managing keys.(hv) > > The author of this package is Alan Ristow. i have installed the files as reqested, and updated the catalogue repository; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latexmk
by CTAN Announcements 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: latexmk Author's name: John Collins Location on CTAN: /support/latexmk Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation program License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V. 4.02a. Corrects a bug when detaching viewer under MSWin. (Quotes around filename given to start command were misunderstood as window title.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/latexmk . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/latexmk (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: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

ctan-upload(a)cl.cam.ac.uk wrote (the way it does): > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.1f: > - Corrected unit names kilohm and megohm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for that; i've installed the update, and modified the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/siunitx Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: ArsClassica package
by CTAN Announcements 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 Lorenzo Pantieri submitted an update to the arsclassica package. The package changes some typographical points of the ClassicThesis style, by André Miede. It allows to reproduce the look of the guide http://www.lorenzopantieri.net/LaTeX_files/ArteLaTeX.pdf (The Art of writing with LaTeX, web page is in Italian). Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/arsclassica/ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in version 2.5.1 (November 2008) o Fixed some details in the PDF of the documentation o Note: Thanks to all the folks who already sent me some advices! :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/arsclassica/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=arsclassica (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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dante.ctan.org aka ftp.dante.de aka www.dante.de interruption of service
by CTAN Announcements 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Our provider has informed us that the CTAN node dante.ctan.org may not be reachable on Thu 2008-11-27 between 05:00 UTC and 07:00 UTC. We apologize for the inconvenience. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: tablor
by CTAN Announcements 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

This package was updted at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: tablor Author's name: Guillaume Connan Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tablor Summary description: Create tables of signs and of variations. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.02b : fixes a bug in TSq and allows to use LaTeX commands inside tablor environments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tablor . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/tablor (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: gmeometric
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the gmeometric package. Changing the size of the typeset area is well-known to be a dangerous operation in TeX documents. This package identifies the circumstances where the geometry command of the geometry package may safely be used, (other, of course, than in the preamble of a document) and provides a mechanism for using it. The package makes use of the author’s gmutils package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmeometric License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update for compatibility with geometry v4.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmeometric . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=gmeometric (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 Update: gmverb
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update of the gmverb package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmverb Summary description: Redefinition of verbatim and verb; this version introduces verbatimleftskip skip License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version introduces verbatimleftskip skip as the indent of verbatim environments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmverb . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=gmverb (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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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: gmutils
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the gmutils package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmutils Summary description: a basic package used by other packages of mine. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- minor changes and experimental gmath declaration that sets the math letters and symbols from the default Roman font. only the symbols present in the font are set. added the pdfLaTeX logo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmutils . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=gmutils (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 Update: gmdoc
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the gmdoc package. Gmdoc is a LaTeX package and an example class for documenting (La)TeX packages, document classes, .dtx etc., providing hyperlinks. The package is believed to be compatible with doc and permits minimal markup of code (the macrocode environment is no longer necessary). The package provides automatic detection of definitions (detecting such things as def, ewcommand, DeclareOption etc.). The package needs hyperref and the author’s three ‘‘basic’ packages: gmutils, gmverb, and gmiflink Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmdoc License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package for documenting TeX/LaTeX sources with minimal markup. This update provides oCTAN macro, a shorthand for changes{ver.}{date}{put to CTAN on date} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmdoc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=gmdoc (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 update: ptptex
by CTAN Announcements 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

This package has been updated 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: ptptex Author's name: Publication Office, Progress of Theoretical Physics Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ptptex Summary description: A minor revision of ptptex.cls, manptp.tex and templete.tex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ptptex.cls is revised to add a new command, PTPindex. This command is used to print Subject Indexes below the abstract. The version of this class file is 0.91. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ptptex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ptptex (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: fahyph
by CTAN Announcements 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

The package below has been installed at 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: fahyph Author's name: Vafa Khalighi Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation/fahyph Summary description: Persian Hyphenation for XeTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fahyph provides Unicode hyphenation patterns for Persian (the file is a part of XePersian package). The patterns were designed for use with XeTeX (a Unicode variant of TeX). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyphenation/fahyph . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fahyph (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: TeXcount
by CTAN Announcements 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: TeXcount Author's name: Einar Andreas Rødland Location on CTAN: /support/texcount Summary description: Perl script counting words in LaTeX documents License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TeXcount (version 2.1) now provides more detailed output, including subcounts per section or cumulative word counts, and the choice to output just the total sum. The documentation has also been improved, and colour keys for interpreting the detailed output has been added. See http://folk.uio.no/einarro/Comp/texwordcount.html for more details, help, FAQ and online web service running the script. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/texcount . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/texcount (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: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

my little robot ctan-upload said... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.1e: > - Fixed issue with cellspace package (see documention for details) > - Added kilomol and kmol units > - Minor fix for celsius > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx thanks for the upload. i have installed the files and made the necessary minor adjustment to the catalogue. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: verbatimcopy
by CTAN Announcements 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and is makeing its way to your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: verbatimcopy Author's name: Lars Madsen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/verbatimcopy/ Summary description: verbatimcopy provides functionality to let TeX copy one file into another. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated version of verbatimcopy. The code has been rewritten by Ulrich Diez such that it can now handle spaces in filenames (use 'enquotefilenames' package option) and it can also handle special chars in filenames through a verb-like interface. See the doc for more information. Please note that this version is NOT backwards compatible, though the old functionality is provided through the 'compatibility' package option. In compliance with the Debian guidelines, the source of the docs is now provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/verbatimcopy/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/verbatimcopy (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: easylist
by CTAN Announcements 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should soon be at a mirror near you. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: easylist Author's name: Paul Isambert Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/easylist Summary description: Creating list of numbered items with a single active character. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package allows you to create lists of numbered items (like Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus') with a single active character as the only command. The appearance of the list may be controlled thanks to various parameters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/easylist . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/easylist (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: tufte-latex
by CTAN Announcements 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: tufte-latex Author's name: Kevin Godby Location on CTAN: / Summary description: A Tufte-inspired LaTeX class for producing handouts and papers License type: apache2 Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A small bugfix update to the existing Tufte-LaTeX document classes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tufte-latex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/tufte-latex (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: biblatex-dw
by CTAN Announcements 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

This package has been updated 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: biblatex-dw Author's name: Dominik Wassenhoven Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/ Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.2c - New option 'idembibformat': When using 'idembib=true', you can choose whether you want to have an 'idem' string in the bibliography (idembibformat=idem) or a dash (idembibformat=dash), as is the standard setting in biblatex. The standard is 'idembibformat=idem'. - Option 'idembib' changed: Now 'false' means that subsequent entries of the same author are given with full names, not a dash (as was the behaviour up to now). The standard is 'idembib=true'. - Improved xref support: The child entry does not only scan for the 'volume' field of the parent entry, but prints also 'location' and 'year', if they differ from the parent entry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblate… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-dw (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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