ctan-ann September 2010

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ctan update: expl3
by CTAN Announcements 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

that old daemon wakes from the sleep of the power cut, and cries: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: expl3 > Author's name: The LaTeX Project > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ > Summary description: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The expl3 bundle: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > The files of the expl3 bundle provide a low-level API for TeX > programmers with special syntax conventions, completely > separating it from document level syntax. Hence, the commands > provided are not intended for use at the document level nor for > use in describing design layouts in document class files. > > This API provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel > and other advanced extensions are built. Special care has been > taken so that they can be used within a LaTeX2e context as > regular packages. > > The TeX and eTeX primitives are all given a new name according > to these conventions. However, in the main direct use of the > primitives is not required or encouraged: the expl3 modules > define an independent low-level LaTeX3 programming language. > > At present, the expl3 modules are designed to be loaded on top > of LaTeX2e: > > usepackage{expl3} > > In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. > This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a > stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 2020) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This update improves on the earlier l3fp implementation. This > is now a floating point module, allowing for calculations > across a wide range of input values. Current function coverage > is: > - Arithmetic > - Sine, cosine and tangent > - Comparisons > - Conversion of fp data to other types > > Other functions will be added over time, with priority given to > those required by other parts of LaTeX3. Requests for specific > functions to be added should be sent to the LaTeX-L list for > discussion. > > At the same time, a small number of issues with other parts of > expl3 have been addressed. This includes some internal fixes > and other refinements. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The LaTeX3 Project > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/expl3.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the modest change to the catalogue entry won't hit the web until some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: punknova
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Punk Nova font Version number: 1.002 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: OpenType version of Don Knuth's Punk font License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Add slanted and bold slanted fonts. * Split the MP sources into base and drivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/punknova . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/punknova (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: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: luaotfload Version number: 1.19 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: OpenType layout system for Plain TeX and LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fix LaTeX's detection (made Tikz fail under a non-LaTeX format) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload (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: geometry
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: geometry Version number: 5.6 Author's name: Hideo Umeki Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/geometry Summary description: Flexible and complete interface to document dimensions License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 5.6 * Package 'ifxetex' is loaded for robuster detection of XeTeX. * Fixed a bug where 'pass' option was not reset in ewgeometry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/geometry . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/geometry (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: overpic
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 Rolf Niepraschk submitted an update to the overpic package. Summary description: Package for overwriting graphics License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reset the graphics parameter after including the main graphic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/overpic/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=overpic (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: mdputu
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mdputu Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /fonts/mdputu Summary description: Unslanted Digits in Adobe Utopia Italics License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Annals of Mathematics uses italics for theorems. However, slanted digits and parentheses look disturbing when surrounded by (upright) math. This package provides virtual fonts with italics and upright digits and punctuation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/mdputu . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/mdputu (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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TL 2010 available
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

karl berry writes: > We've gone ahead with the network release of TeX Live 2010. It is now > or will be soon available from CTAN sites > (http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive). As with last year, we > recommend doing a network install in one way or another instead of > downloading the large (2gb) ISO -- http://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html. > > Package updates will start propagating in another day or two. > > If anyone notices stale or missing information on the TL web pages, or > problems with the release, please report as usual. > > MacTeX 2010 has also been released and is available from CTAN. Its web > pages will be updated soon. > > The TeX Collection DVD will be released as soon as possible; hopefully, > it will go out in October. Issues with it (unrelated to TL) made me > decide it was not desirable to delay the TL release any longer. i believe ctan and its mirrors have more or less settled down with the new release. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: softmakerfreefont
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 osef Kleber submitted additional packages for the softmakerfreefont package: softmaker-broadway softmaker-egyptiennestd softmaker-grenoble softmaker-heliumtwo softmaker-inverserif softmaker-marseille softmaker-nevada softmaker-newcastle softmaker-quadrat softmaker-velo softmaker-veracruz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/softmakerfreefont/softmakerfreefont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=softmakerfreefont (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: CTAN package upload: etoolbox 2.0a
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded etoolbox.tar.gz and etoolbox.tds.zip to the incoming > directory of the UK node. This is an update for > macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox and install/macros/latex/contrib, > respectively. Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and > announce the upload. Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The etoolbox package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared > primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX > frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as > some generic tools which are not related to e-TeX but match the > profile of this package. > > CHANGES > > See the manual for a list of changes. i've installed the update, and made minor changes to the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/etooolbox.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: needspace
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

and finally (for his efforts before i switched my computer on, today), the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: needspace > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/needspace > Summary description: Insert pagebreak if not enough space > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On a Sunday during a break from piles of marking, here's a bug fix to > needspace. It allows better behaviour for eedspace when followed by > addvspace, such as inserted by a section-like command. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/needspace.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/needspace thanks for this one, too; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the web version of the catalogue will change slightly, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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