ctan-ann September 2010

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CTAN update: ifxetex
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

the daemon carried on with: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: ifxetex > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/ifxetex > Summary description: Am I running under XeTeX? > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug fix update for ifxetex to ensure that XeTeXrevision isn't accidentally set to > elax in the case that XeTeX is not being used. (High time for me to fix this > behaviour!) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/ifxetex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/generic/ifxetex thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the catalogue entry on the web will change, a bit, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xetexref
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

been quiet for a bit, that daemon, but today it started by saying: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xetexref > Author's name: Will Robertson > Author's email: wspr81(a)gmail.com > Location on CTAN: info/xetexref > Summary description: Reference documentation for XeTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This update on top of TL2010 brings the addition of some missing primitives and > expansion of one section in particular that was marked This description is > incomplete. > > Many thanks to Heiko Oberdiek, Paul Isambert, and William Adams for their help > for these updates. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xetexref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/xetexref i've installed the update and made the necessary change to the catalogue repository. (the web catalogue will change slightly, overnight.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: Antykwa Poltawskiego fonts
by CTAN Announcements 11 Sep '10

11 Sep '10

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 at 15:50 +0200, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted the new package poltawski to CTAN, replacing the old antp package. Location on CTAN: fonts/poltawski > Package: Antykwa Poltawskiego fonts > Version: 1.10 > Date: Sep 9 2010 > Authors: Bogusl{}aw Jackowski and Janusz M. Nowacki > License: GUST Font License > Location on CTAN: fonts/poltawski > > Maintenance status maintained. The Current Maintainer > of this work is Bogusl{}aw Jackowski and Janusz M. Nowacki. > > The package contains the Antykwa Po{l}tawskiego family of fonts in the > PostScript Type 1 and OpenType formats. > The original font was designed in the twenties of the XX century by > the Polish typographer Adam Po{l}tawski (1881-1952). > > Following the route set out by the Latin Modern and TeX Gyre projects > (http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry), the Antykwa Poltawskiego > digitisation project aims at providing a rich collection of > diacritical characters in the attempt to cover as many Latin-based > scripts as possible. To our knowledge, the repertoire of characters > covers all European languages as well as some other Latin-based > alphabets such as Vietnamese and Navajo; at the request of users, > recent extensions (following the enhancement of the Latin Modern > collection) provide glyphs sufficient for typesetting of romanized > transliterations of Arabic and Sanskrit scripts. > > The Antykwa Poltawskiego family consists of 4 weights (light, > normal, medium, bold), each having upright and italic forms and one > of 5 design sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12 and 17pt (in the OTF lingo: extended, > semiextended, normal, semicondensed, and condensed, respectively). > Altogether, the collection comprises 40 font files, > containing the same repertoire of 1126 characters. > > The preliminary version of Antykwa Poltawskiego (antp package) > released in 2000 becomes obsolete. > > --------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: suftesi
by CTAN Announcements 11 Sep '10

11 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. im Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: suftesi Version number: 0.3 Author's name: Ivan Valbusa Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ Summary description: Document class for typesetting theses, especially in the Humanities License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/suftesi (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: ctex
by CTAN Announcements 10 Sep '10

10 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: ctex Version number: 0.99b Author's name: Jiang Jiang Location on CTAN: /language/chinese/ctex Summary description: LaTeX classes and packages for Chinese typesetting. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix compatibility issues with expl3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/chinese/ctex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ctex (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-plot
by CTAN Announcements 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-plot.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please > delete all files in the directory > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-plot/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > ----- pst-plot.tex > 1.20 2010-09-09 - new optional arguments for setting a variable > linewidth and variable color for plotstyle curve > > read pst-news10.pdf of the base package pstricks for more > informations. thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-plot.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-plot/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pstricks - base
by CTAN Announcements 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-base.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please > replace all files with the ones in the main directory > > /graphics/pstricks/base/ > > 2.11 2010-09-09 - new optional arguments for setting a variable > linewidth and variable color > - new optional argument noCurrentPoint, which is > preset to false. > > > Read the documentation pst-news10.pdf for more > informations. thanks for the upload; i have installed the new files and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/base/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update package hypdvips
by CTAN Announcements 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College Update summary: ........................................................................ v2.02 - improves compatibility with package caption (thanks to Benedikt Leinss for the bug-report) - fixes the mstyle command to work with chapters (thanks to Benedikt Leinss for the bug-report) - fixes incorrect spacing after certain environments (thanks to Benedikt Leinss for the bug-report) ........................................................................ Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package name: hypdvips Caption: Hyperref extensions for use with dvips Description: The hypdvips package is a collection of add-ons and fixes for problems when using hyperref with dvips. It adds support for breaking links, hyperlinked tablenotes, file attachments, embedded documents and different types of GoTo-links. The cooperation of hyperref with cleveref is improved, which in addition allows an enhanced back-referencing system. Location: /macros/latex/contrib/hypdvips Author: Raimund Niedrist Version: 2.01 License: lppl1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/hypdvips (the link may take a day to sync). Our archive service is sponsored by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .

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CTAN update: latex2e-help-texinfo
by CTAN Announcements 09 Sep '10

09 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: latex2e-help-texinfo Version number: 2010/09/06 Author's name: Karl Berry Location on CTAN: /info/latex2e-help-texinfo Summary description: spanish translation of unofficial latex2e refman License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual (http://home.gna.org/latexrefman) now has a Spanish translation, thanks to Nacho Pacheco. Help with extending the manual to cover more control sequences, improvements to existing descriptions, further translations, ..., is always very welcome. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/latex2e-help-texinfo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo (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-chicago
by CTAN Announcements 08 Sep '10

08 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: biblatex-chicago Version number: 0.9.5a Author's name: David Fussner Summary description: Biblatex style files for both Chicago specifications License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release fixes a potentially show-stopping mistake in biblatex-chicago.sty. Please upgrade, particularly if you are having issues with the previous (0.9.5) release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblate… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-chicago (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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