ctan-ann April 2009

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CTAN has a new package: svn-prov
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 26 Apr '09

26 Apr '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should within a day 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: svn-prov Author's name: Martin Scharrer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/svn-prov Summary description: Subversion Variants of the File Header Macros ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass and ProvidesFiles. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package svn-prov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This package introduces Subversion variants of the standard LaTeX macros ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass and ProvidesFile where the file name and date is extracted from Subversion Id keywords. The file name can also be given explicitly as an optional argument. Syntax summary: ProvidesPackageSVN [file name]{$Id: ... $}[Package Information (version, description)] ProvidesClassSVN [file name]{$Id: ... $}[Class Information (version, description)] ProvidesFileSVN [file name]{$Id: ... $}[File Information (version, description)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/svn-prov . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/svn-prov (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: pst-vowel
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

This package has been put in at tug.ctan.org and should in the next day make its way to your local mirror. Thanks again Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pst-vowel Author's name: Alan Munn Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pst-vowel Summary description: Add arrows for diphthongs to vowel charts created using vowel.sty. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package insert nodes for use with pstricks so that arrows can be drawn to show diphthongs on vowel charts created with vowel.sty. For cardinal vowels, the change is minimal, since predefined node labels are used. For non-cardinal vowels vowels, an extra node argument must be provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pst-vowel . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pst-vowel (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: protocol
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and that update should reach your local mirror in the next day. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: protocol Author's name: Thomas Leineweber Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/protocol Summary description: A class for typesetting minutes (only german) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is now possible to use the group name within the protocol. Additionally, you can suppress the generation of the section announcing the next meeting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/protocol . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/protocol (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: rsc
by CTAN admin (Robin Fairbairns) 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

it's at it again: > The following information was provided by the package's 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 given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v3.1: > - mciteplus package now optional > - Includes a demonstration file for submission to the RSC > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i've installed the package and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/rsc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/rsc at the time of writing, the catalogue entry lists a document that has now disappeared. this confusion will sort itself out overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: tikz-timing
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

This package has been put up at tug.ctan.org and should within a day be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: tikz-timing Author's name: Martin Scharrer Location on CTAN: /graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-timing Summary description: Easy generation of timing diagram as tikz pictures. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides macros and an environment to generate timing diagrams (digital waveforms) without much effort. The TikZ package is used to produce the graphics. The diagrams can be inserted into text (paragraphs, hbox, etc.) and into tikzpictures. A tabular-like environment is provided to produce larger timing diagrams. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-timing . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/tikz-timing (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: dvisvgm 0.7.3
by CTAN Announcements 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Martin Gieseking submitted an update to the dvisvgm package. Location on CTAN: /dviware/dvisvgm License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dvisvgm is a command-line utility that converts DVI files to SVG. The latest version is a plain bugfix release, so no new features have been added this time. For further information including a list of recent changes and pre-compiled binaries for Windows/MiKTeX see the project page http://dvisvgm.sourceforge.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/dviware/dvisvgm . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=dvisvgm (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: pstool
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

This package should get from the tug.ctan.org box to your local mirror in the next day. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pstool Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pstool Summary description: Alternative to pst-pdf for using psfrag in pdfTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. This version adds some minor configuration options and slightly changes the way filenames are processed; they are now fully expanded before being written to the auxiliary file to be processed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pstool . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pstool (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: trivfloat
by CTAN Announcements 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

that daemon's at it again: ctan-upload(a)cl.cam.ac.uk wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: trivfloat > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/trivfloat > Summary description: Quick floats in LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.4: > - Bug fix for altering List of caption > - Package internals re-ordered and improved > - rivfloat now takes a comma list of float names > - Support for floatrow package introduced > - Some testing for babel introduced > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/trivfloat.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/trivfloat the (slightly changed) catalogue entry will appear on the web overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: Search-Plugin for Firefox
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should within a day be at your local mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................. Name: firefox_ctan_plugins Author: Martin Engler See: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/firefox_ctan_plugins Description: I've created the two attached Firefox search-plugins. These may be useful to other users as well. How to embed them: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox#Au…

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CTAN has a new package: minibox
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

This package has been installed 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: minibox Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/minibox/ Summary description: A simple type of box for LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A small package to provide a convenient input syntax for boxes that don't break their text over lines automatically, but do allow manual lines breaks, and that shrink to the natural width of the maximum line width. minibox{Some\ broken\ text} minibox[c]{Centred\ broken\ text} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minibox/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/minibox (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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