ctan-ann May 2009

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New CTAN font: Junicode
by Robin Fairbairns 31 May '09

31 May '09

my upload daemon's been muttering again: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: Junicode > Author's name: Peter Baker > Location on CTAN: fonts/junicode > Summary description: A TrueType font for medievalists > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A TrueType font for medievalists with many OpenType features. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/junicode.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/fonts/junicode/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and created a catalogue repository entry for it. (the translated web version of the catalogue entry, mentioned above, will finally appear on the web overnight tonight.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN package update: csquotes 4.4
by Robin Fairbairns 30 May '09

30 May '09

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. Please purge the old files, install the > new ones, and announce the upload. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/csquotes.html or browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/csquotes/ the catalogue entry will change (almost imperceptibly) overnight tonight. users will find a list of differences from the previous version, in the package documentation. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: biblatex 0.8d
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '09

30 May '09

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. i've duly installed the release, and udpated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. users may view details of this release (and other releases from version 0.8 on) in the file RELEASE in the package directory (also linked from the catalogue page). the catalogue page (which will be updated a bit overnight tonight) may be viewed at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex.html and the package directory may be browsed at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: Asymptote
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 28 May '09

28 May '09

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: Asymptote Author's name: Andy Hammerlindl and John Bowman Location on CTAN: /graphics/asymptote Summary description: 2D & 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An error in the surface bounding box routines was fixed. Path/surface intersection routines were added. PDF tex engines are now supported for 3D labels and texpath. The new ConTeXT tex engine can be used for both 2D and non-PRC 3D drawings. Projections LeftView, RightView, FrontView, BackView, BottomView, and TopView, along with an addViews function, were implemented. Portability fixes and various updates to support TeXLive builds were made. The dependence on currentprojection in label(Label, path3) was removed. The font command for LaTeX tex engines now requires all four NFSS (encoding, family, series, shape) arguments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/asymptote . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/asymptote (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 --- abstract package v1.2
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '09

28 May '09

peter wilson wrote: > I have uploaded abstract.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/abstract. It is under the > LPPL. > > From the README: > The abstract package gives you control over the typesetting of the > abstract environment, and in particular provides for a one column > abstract in a two column paper. > > Changes in version 1.2 (2009/05/23) > o Added style option > o abstitleskip now works as described. > > NOTE: Will Robertson will be taking over supporting the package. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/abstract.html or browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/abstract/ the catalogue entry will change, in a small way, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latexmk
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 27 May '09

27 May '09

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 routine V. 4.07 License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version contains a couple of improvements: It corrects the problem that a ctrl/C used to exit from preview-continuous mode always also killed any script used to call latexmk. It deals better with case that a run of (pdf)latex does not produce the expected dvi or pdf file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 has a new package: pagecont
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 26 May '09

26 May '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thank you again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pagecont Author's name: Miguel V. S. Frasson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pagecont Summary description: Page numbering continuation between documents License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package `pagecont' implements the functionality that several documents can be typeset independly with page numbers in sequence, like if they were a single document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pagecont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pagecont (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: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 26 May '09

26 May '09

Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)FU-Berlin.DE> wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please replace all > 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, a... > > This update has a bugfix and a modified macro psMatrixPlot, > which can now plot a matrix of n^2 values as an intensity plot. > See documentation for an example. > > pstricks-add ----------- (Dominik Rodriguez/hv) > v 3.34 2009-05-26 - modified macro psMatrixPlot > - bugfix for pstScalePoints i have installed the updated files, and updated the catalogue repository -- thanks for the upload. users may view the package 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 catalogue entry will change in a small way, overnight). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: first-latex-doc
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 25 May '09

25 May '09

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: first-latex-doc Author's name: Jim Hefferon Location on CTAN: /info/first-latex-doc Summary description: Brings a person trying out LaTeX through a first document License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This document is for you if you don't know anything about TeX or LaTeX, but want to see what is involved. For instance, maybe you are a graduate student who has been advised to try writing document using LaTeX. It walks you through writing a document of a couple of pages, involving both plain text and mathematics, and should only take a couple of hours. At the end you will have an idea if the system could help you, and there are a couple of recommendations for tutorials. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/first-latex-doc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/first-latex-doc (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: libertine
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '09

23 May '09

On Fri, 22 May 2009 Michael Niedermair submitted an update to the libertine package. Location on CTAN: /fonts/libertine Summary description: new version of the font package libertine License type: ofl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - some changes for the TL installation - change file structure ttf -> truetype, otf -> opentype - add documentation source - change xelatex-package name: xelibertine.sty to libertine.sty ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=libertine (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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