ctan-ann August 2008

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New CTAN package: pstool
by CTAN Announcements 31 Aug '08

31 Aug '08

will robertson wrote (in a virtual sort of way): > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: pstool > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/pstool > Summary description: Support for psfrag within pdfLaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > __________________ > The pstool package > v1.0 > > A package like pst-pdf for processing PostScript graphics > with psfrag labels within pdfLaTeX documets. The difference > with this package is that every graphic is compiled individually, > drastically speeding up compilation time when only a single > figure needs re-processing. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the package (in cambridge_ and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstool.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pstool thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 30 Aug '08

30 Aug '08

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. Please replace all > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ i did that; thanks for the update. > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version comes with: > > - Added 2d Matrix code, Data matrix code, QR code, Aztec code. > parsable example options field to each encoder. > - An encoder for the Pharmaceutical Binary Code symbology > was added. users may view the catalogue entry for the package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html or browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: rsc
by CTAN Announcements 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '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: rsc Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rsc Summary description: BibTeX styles for Royal Society of Chemistry and Wiley journals License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v3.0: - Second complete re-write of package. BibTeX styles now require natbib and mciteplus - Package provides interface to BibTeX style, as in achemso package ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rsc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/rsc (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: epstopdf
by CTAN Announcements 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

This package has been replaced at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: epstopdf Author's name: Gerben Wierda Location on CTAN: /support/epstopdf Summary description: epstopdf v.2.9.9gw License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # 2008/08/26 v.2.9.9gw # * Switch to embed fonts (default=yes) (J.P. Chretien) # * turned no AutoRotatePages into an option (D. Kreil) (default = None) # * Added resolution switch (D. Kreil) # * Added BSD-style license ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/epstopdf . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/epstopdf (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: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

from the cambridge upload daemon: > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.16 : > * fixed bug that causes footnote option to remove hyperlink > for first use entries in glossaries other than the list > of acronyms. (footnote option should only affect entries > in acronymtype glossary.) > > * Raised hypertarget so that links to glossary entries don't > scroll off the top of the page. > > * Fixed expansion-related bug (thanks to fix provided by > Ulrich Diez) i've installed the new files, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/glossaries.html the updated catalogue entry will apear around 0100 UK time. > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries the package itself is already making its way around the world, and should be more or less everywhere within 24 hours of now. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: probsoln
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

from my upload daemon: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: probsoln > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/probsoln > Summary description: Generate problem sheets and their solution sheets > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 3.0: Rewrote package to use data sets to make it easy > to reuse problems so that the solutions can be placed in > a different section of the document to the questions. > > Link to faq has changed: http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/latex/packages/faq/probsolnfaq.html i've installed the new version (including its .tds.zip), as requested. thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/probsoln.html (the revised version of the catalogue will appear around 0100 uk time) > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/probsoln which data will mirror around the world in the next 24 hours. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: animate
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the aniamte package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/animate Summary description: creating portable PDF animations from graphics files and inline graphics License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The code for resizing the animation widget using the `width', `height', and `depth' options has been rewritten to yield more intuitive results. Moreover, the length commands width, height, depth and otalheight can now be used with the above mentioned options in order to refer to the original widget dimensions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/animate . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=animate (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 has a new package: harvardkyoto
by CTAN Announcements 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

The package below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: harvardkyoto Author's name: Daniel Stender Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/generic/harvardkyoto Summary description: Harvard/Kyoto input mapping for XeTeX Unicode Devanagari (0900-097F) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XeTeX input map for Unicode Devanagari (0900-097F) typesetting according to the Harvard/Kyoto convention, to be compiled with TECkit by J. Kew. Cf. http://granthinam.blogspot.com/2008/08/harvardkyoto-input-map-for-xetex.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xetex/generic/harvardkyoto . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/harvardkyoto (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: MetaGo
by CTAN Announcements 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

This package is up 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: MetaGo Author's name: Wentao Zheng Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metago Summary description: MetaPost package for Go game positions (visualization) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The first release of MetaGo version 0.9. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metago . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/metago (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: achemso
by CTAN Announcements 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: achemso Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/achemso Summary description: Support for submissions to American Chemical Society journals License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v3.0a: - Corrected errors in CODEN list in documentation - Improved handling of postal and e-mail addresses - Some typos in README information corrected ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/achemso . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/achemso (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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