ctan-ann March 2011

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CTAn Update: finstrut
by CTAN Announcements 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Uwe Lück submitted an update to the finstrut package. Summary: the @finalstrut encyclopedia and toolkit License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With v0.5, instead of testing for hmode vs. vmode, vmode may be forced by a par – saves some tokens! While v0.4 offered choice among 6 definitions, with v0.5 they are 9 – ! (Not 9!.) – This is a birthday package for Donald Arseneau, he will be so happy ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/finstrut . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=finstrut (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: libgreek
by CTAN Announcements 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Jean-Francois Burnol submitted the libgreek package. Summary description: Libertine/Biolinum Greek in math mode License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The libgreek package is for LaTeX users who wish to use the Libertine or Biolinum font for the Greek letters in math mode. It is not necessary to load the libertine package, but of course the Linux-Libertine/Biolinum fonts and LaTeX support files must have been installed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/libgreek . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=libgreek (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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new ctan package: colourchange
by CTAN Announcements 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

the daemon told me, yesterday, that: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: colourchange > Author's name: Seamus Bradley > Location on CTAN: latex/contrib > Summary description: Change the colour of structural elements of a > beamer presentation > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The colourchange package allows you to change the colour of the > structural elements (inner theme and outer theme) of your beamer > presentation during the presentation. > > There is a manual option but there is also the option to have your > structure colour change from one colour to another as a function of > how far through the presentation you are. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/colourchange.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/colourchange/ The catalogue entry will appear on the web overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: pst-graphicx
by CTAN Announcements 13 Mar '11

13 Mar '11

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-graphicx.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please put all > files into the _new_ directory > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-graphicx/ > > the authors are Rolf Niepraschk and Herbert Voss > > pst-graphicx allows the use of the LaTeX package graphicx > together with Plain TeX, e.g. > > input pstricks > input pst-graphicx > psframebox[shadow]{includegraphics[width=5cm]{tiger}} > ye > > pst-graphicx does't load the package keyval, to prevent > a package mismatch with xkeyval, which is load by PSTricks. > > ..... pst-graphicx.tex > 0.01 2011-03-12 - initial CTAN version thanks for the upload. i have installed the new package, and created an entry in the catalogue repository for it. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-graphicx.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-graphicx/ The catalogue entry will first appear on the web at some stage overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version 0.08 has a lot of bugfixes and new features. > Read the file Changes for a list thanks for the upload; i have installed the 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/pst-barcode.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mathastext
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 Jean-Francois Burnol submitted an update to the mathastext package. Summary description: Use the text font in simple mathematics License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- + the new LGRgreek option is provided for text fonts also available in LGR-encoding, so that the Greek letters in math mode may originate from the same font as used in text (and math) for the Latin letters. + internal changes to the code for better readability (systematic use of if... conditionals). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mathastext . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=mathastext (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 package update: achemso
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

the daemon tells me ... but i am no more than half awake ... but i get around to it in the end. > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: achemso > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/achemso > Summary description: Support for submissions to American Chemical Society journals > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v3.5g: > - Typo in .bst fixed thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/achemso.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/achemso/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: ptserif
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 Pavel Farar submitted an update to the ptserif package. Summary description: PT Serif font and LaTeX support. License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains LaTeX support for the font PT Serif. - Added several Cyrillic letters to the encodings: 1) The letter Cyrillic letter reversed ZE was added to the slot for Cyrillic letter epsilon. They are actually the same. Thanks to Vladimir Volovich for confirming this and for other useful comments about Cyrillic encodings. 2) Somewhat dirty is adding letters Cyrillic letter short I with tail and Cyrillic letter short EM with tail to the slots for the same letters but with descender. They are similar but used by other languages. Related package: ptsans ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/ptserif . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=ptserif (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: ptsans
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 Pavel Farar submitted an update to the ptsans package. Summary description: PT Sans font and LaTeX support. License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains LaTeX support for the font PT Sans. - Added several Cyrillic letters to the encodings: 1) The letter Cyrillic letter reversed ZE was added to the slot for Cyrillic letter epsilon. They are actually the same. Thanks to Vladimir Volovich for confirming this and for other useful comments about Cyrillic encodings. 2) Somewhat dirty is adding letters Cyrillic letter short I with tail and Cyrillic letter short EM with tail to the slots for the same letters but with descender. They are similar but used by other languages. Related package: ptserif ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/ptsans . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=ptsans (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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New on CTAN: gmp
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

the daemon pops up, again, and cries aloud... my hearing is so bad that the cry went unheard, but i spotted the upload fairly soon, nevertheless. > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: gmp > Author's name: Enrico Gregorio > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/gmp > Summary description: The gmp package allows integration between > MetaPost pictures and LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The gmp package allows integration between MetaPost > pictures and LaTeX, the main feature is that passing > parameters to the MetaPost pictures is possible and > the picture code can be put inside arguments to > commands, including ewcommand. thanks for the upload; i have installed the new package and created an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/gmp.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gmp/ The catalogue entry will not appear until some time overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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