ctan-ann January 2012

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CTAN Updated: blindtext
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

On Fri, 6 Jan 2012 Knut Lickert submitted an update to the blindtext package. Summary description: Create dummy text. License type: lppl Announcement text: Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Can be used to create examples with a lot text to become a feeling for the look of classes, packages... Changes 2.0: New languages: - Catalan - American (Copy of English) Changes: - correction of typos. - language definition in own dtx-file New features: - second and later paragraphs in multiple paragraphs get start sequences (american, english, (n)german) - Option bible changes the blind text - Option pangram changes the blind text - Option random changes the blind text ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/blindtext . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/blindtext (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: aebxmp
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

the daemon awakes again... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: aebxmp > Author's name: D. P. Story > Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu > Package version: 2.2 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/aeb_pro/aebxmp/ > Summary description: Insert additional metadata into the PDF > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New feature: Define Keywords for inserting the keywords of a > document, essentially as an array of keywords. The individual keywords > can be accessed through the JS function aKeywords() thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/aebxmp.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_pro/aebxmp/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Package version: v2.4g > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.4g: > - Track changes in expl3: some internal code updated thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: ec fonts
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

On Thu, 5 Jan 2012 Jörg Knappen submitted an update to the ec package. License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On request of the Free Software Foundation, the licence does no longer require that the original ec fonts are distributed together with a changed version. Note that all other licence conditions remain intact, including the condition that the changed file names nor file names must not start with ec or tc. The new licence should satisfy the FSF's criteria for a free licence. There are no changes to the fonts themselves. The version is still 1.0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/ec . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ec (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: jmlr
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

the daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: jmlr > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Package version: 1.12 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/jmlr/ > Summary description: Class files for the Journal of Machine Learning Research > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes: > > * jmlr.cls > > - removed prehyperref package option. > > - renamed jmlr@prehyperref to jmlrprehyperref > > - added tabularx to list of problem packages. > > - provided default value of @shortitle > > - added itlebreak > > - added optional argument to Name > (jmlrauthors now redefines @jmlr@authors instead of > @jmlrauthors) > > - added chapter number to heHsection to ensure unique > hyperlinks in book > > * jmlrbook.cls > > - Moved loading setspace and fink before jmlr.cls loaded > > - changed hechapter to heHchapter in definition of > heHalgorithm etc > > - added heHfootnote, heHtable, heHfigure > > - in importpubpaper etc, changed @shortitle to @title in toc > > * makejmlrbook v0.31 > > - footnotes in abstract files changed to in-line parentheses. > > - --batchtex option now also passes -interaction=batchmode to > htlatex > > - added debugging option --noexecute thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/jmlr.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/jmlr/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: reotex
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

the daemon wrote, as i waited anxiously in hospital: > Name of contribution: reotex > Author's name: Nuno Oliveira > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: graphics/pgf/contrib/ > Summary description: Draw Reo Channels and Circuits using the pgf/tikz libraries > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Definition of macros and other utilities to design Reo Circuits using > the pgf (tikz) by Till Tantau (pgf manual for v2.10) > > This is version 1.0!! thanks for the upload; i have installed the new package, and made 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/reotex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/reotex/ The catalogue entry will first appear on the web (some time) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN Package: parnotes
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 Michael Hughes submitted the parnotes package. Summary description: Notes after every paragraph, or elsewhere License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package adds a new note type, parnote. Parnotes are set as normal, running paragraphs and may be placed two ways: (1) Automatically, at the end of the paragraph (2) Manually, using the parnotes command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/parnotes . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/parnotes (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: happy4th
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 at 08:07 +0100, Brian Blackmore submitted the happy4th package. Summary description: Fireworks display License type: pd Announcement text: Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Created for July 4, 2007, this block of goop with give you a hundred-page fireworks display. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/plain/contrib/happy4th . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/happy4th (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: pst-tools
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-tools.tgz to the uk mirror. Please put > the files into the _new_ directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-tools/ > > pst-tools (v. 0.01) is a PSTricks related package > with helper functions for other PSTricks packages. > > I am the author and the license is as usual LPPL thanks for the upload; i've installed the package, and made an entry in the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-tools.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-tools/ The catalogue entry will first appear, on the web, some time overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: prerex
by CTAN Announcements 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: prerex > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 6.3 > Location on CTAN: graphics/prerex/ > Summary description: Macros for prerequisite charts, with associated > editor and viewer applications. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The vprerex viewer now sets the working directory to that > of the tex file it is opened with, and right-clicking on a > course box or arrow *appends* coordinates to the > clipboard (to simplify multiple deletes/shifts). thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/prerex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/prerex/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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