ctan-ann January 2009

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CTAN update: bclogo
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: bclogo Author's name: Chupin Maxime Location on CTAN: /graphics Summary description: This package facilitates the creation of colorful boxes with a title and logo. It relies mainly on PSTricks and/or Tikz. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.22, new logos, several style of helm, new documentation... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/bclogo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/bclogo (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-mla
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 James Clawson submitted an update to the biblatex-mla package. The package provides biblatex support for citations in the format specified by the MLA. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/ biblatex-mla Summary description: MLA (humanities) style files for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This minor update, version 0.6.1, fixes some errors in displaying articles, removes some rogue spaces, and brings native (babel and csquotes) quotations and punctuation nesting to footnotes. Please note that newspaper articles now must include entrysubtype={newspaper} in bibtex entries, and update your .bib files accordingly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-mla (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: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk mirror. Please replace the > files with the ones in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > > pstricks-add is a PSTricks related package, which has a lot > of additional features, like arrows, special curves, ... > > This update has the following changes > > pstricks-add.tex > v 3.16 2009-01-17 > - add optional argument for psplot and parametricplot > for additional PostScript settings > - make showorigin also valid for the ticks > - fixed bug with psgraph and the optional labels > - fixed bug with psaxes and the optional arguments > - added the PostScript variable ps@Exit to exit loops in > psaxes and parametricplot > - added yMaxValue option for plotstyles lines, polygons and beziers > to draw discontinued functions > - modified psxTick and psyTick (Martin Chicoine) > - new macro use@keep@par, which doesn't delete the setting > after using it > - added psBoxplot i've installed the new version, and slightly modified the catalogue repository. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks-add.html and browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ the (rather small) change to the catalogue will appear on the web overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: metalogo
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jan '09

17 Jan '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and within a day should work its way through the mirror system. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: metalogo Author's name: Andrew Gilbert Moschou Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/metalogo Summary description: Extended TeX logo macros License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package exposes spacing parameters for various TeX logos to the end user, to optimise the logos for different fonts. Written especially for XeLaTeX users. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/metalogo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/metalogo (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: pst-sigsys
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

This package has been put up at tug.ctan.org and in the next day should make its way through the mirroring system. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pst-sigsys Author's name: Farshid Delgosha Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-sigsys Summary description: The pst-sigsys is a collection of useful macros for disciplines related to signal processing. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pst-sigsys is a collection of useful macros for disciplines related to signal processing. It defines macros for plotting a sequence of numbers, drawing the pole-zero diagram of a system, shading the region of convergence, creating an adder or a multiplier node, placing a framed node at a given coordinate, creating an up-sampler or a down-sampler node, and connecting a list of nodes using any node-connecting macro. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-sigsys . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pst-sigsys (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 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

this message appeared in my inbox... > ====================================================================== > > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.18: > * fixed missing closing } in glossaries-babel.sty > > * added glstarget so that glossary styles can be modified > in the document without using internal commands. > > * glossary-super.sty isn't loaded if supertabular.sty isn't > installed. > > * added nolong, nosuper, nolist, notree and nostyles package > options to prevent loading unnecessary packages. > > * added oldacronym (emulates the old glossary package's > ewacronym command). > > * added sublistdotted style. > > * fixed bug caused by misspelt glspagewidthlist (should be > glspagelistwidth). > > * fixed border in super4colheaderborder and > altsuper4colheaderborder styles. > > * fixed sort sanitization when package option sanitize={name=false} > is used. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > _______________________________________________ i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. updates to catalogue entries (such as they are) will take place overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: visualtex 3.98
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and is making its way through the mirror system. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: visualtex 3.98 Author's name: Alex Romanenko Location on CTAN: / systems/ win32/ visualtex Summary description: new version 3.98 License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- completely rewritten code ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/visualtex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/visualtex (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: Voss Mathmode
by CTAN admin (Robin Fairbairns) 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)FU-Berlin.DE> wrote: > I have uploaded Mathmode.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace the files with the existing ones in > /info/math/voss/mathmode/ > > This new version has the following changes: > > 2.37 2009-01-14 - updated bibliography > - switch to utf8 thanks for the upload; i've installed it as suggested, and updated the catalogue repository. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/voss-mathmode.html or visit the directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/math/voss/mathmode/ (the catalogue entry will be updated overnight, but the change doesn't amount to much.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 8.40 - Choose Font Dialog, Using Windows Fonts.
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma/ > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.40 are: > > * Dialog to choose document fonts. > Supports both TEXMF fonts and Windows system fonts. > It displays font families common for most windows applications. > > * Direct usage of Windows fonts in LaTeX documents. > Just use code: enewcommand{ mdefault}{@times@new@roman) > Magical '@' links latex font family with windows font family. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 8.40 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 8.40 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Classical 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 screenshots are available at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/screenshots.php> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.40 are: > > * Dialog to choose document fonts. > Supports both TEXMF fonts and Windows system fonts. > It displays font families common for most windows applications. > > * Direct usage of Windows fonts in LaTeX documents. > Just use code: enewcommand{ mdefault}{@times@new@roman) > Magical '@' links latex font family with windows font family. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: sageep
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

This package is new 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: sageep v1.0 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/sageep Summary description: LaTeX Style for Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society's Annual Meeting Papers License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) is an international scientific organization with about 700 members. One of its main activities is its annual meetings, the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP). The papers for this meeting are accepted as PDF files. This class typesets papers according to the guidelines, intended for SAGEEP-2009. It should probably work for the future SAGEEP, unless EEGS changes its guidelines. The class was commissioned and paid for by US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sageep . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/sageep (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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