ctan-ann November 2012

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CTAN update: keyreader
by CTAN Announcements 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

the daemon told me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: keyreader > Author's name: Ahmed Musa > Package version: 0.5b > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/keyreader/ > Summary description: Robust interfaces to xkeyval package. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Choice keys can't have outer-braced default or user-supplied > values. Outer-braced values may not have been given in the state > pattern. Hence the outer braces are removed automatically internally > before matching the value against the singleton. Also, key values are > no longer converted into lowercase before matching against the state > pattern. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/keyreader.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/keyreader/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: filedate
by CTAN Announcements 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Uwe Lück submitted an update to the filedate package. Summary description: Access/compare LaTeX file info and modification dates License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * a checking script `fdatechk.tex' is input both by documentation generator and file list generator (`filedate.tex', `srcfiles.tex') - recommendation for using the package ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/filedate . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/filedate (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: listofanswers
by CTAN Announcements 07 Nov '12

07 Nov '12

Robert Ipanaqué submitted the new listofanswers package. Summary description: Este paquete permite elaborar una lista de respuestas a ejercicios de matemática en un documento LaTeX. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Este paquete permite elaborar una lista de respuestas a ejercicios de matemática en un documento LaTeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/listofanswers . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/listofanswers (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: simplecd
by CTAN Announcements 06 Nov '12

06 Nov '12

Daniel Majoros submitted an update to the simplecd package. Summary description: Simple CD, DVD covers for printing and many more License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rewrote the drawing mechanism, covers will never be resized based on content - Added support for 60 and 80 millimeter disks - Added sleeve for lever arch files - Added layouts: ready-to-use designs for cover content - Added disk images - Added troubleshooting and font size section into the documentation - Added examples tex and pdf files ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/simplecd . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/simplecd (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: bropd
by CTAN Announcements 06 Nov '12

06 Nov '12

Benjamin Tatlock submitted the new bropd package to CTAN. Summary description: Simplified brackets and differentials License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The bropd package simplifies the process of writing differential operators and brackets in LaTeX. The commands facilitate the easy manipulation of equations involving brackets and allow partial differentials to be expressed in an alternate form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/bropd . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bropd (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: biblatex-publist
by CTAN Announcements 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

the daemon reported: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: biblatex-publist > Author's name: Jürgen Spitzmüller > Package version: 0.4 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/ > Summary description: BibLaTeX support for publication lists > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > * V. 0.4 (2012-10-30): > - More robust name parsing (especially for names with > non-ASCII characters encoded with LaTeX macros). > - Add omitname command. > - Support firstinits option. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex-publist.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: Cabin
by CTAN Announcements 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

the daemon tells me (heralding a welcome break from dealing with collapsing mail systems...) > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: Cabin > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 2012-11-01 > Location on CTAN: fonts/cabin/ > Summary description: Support for the Cabin family of sans serif fonts > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cabin is a humanist sans with four weights and true italics and small > capitals. According to the designer, Pablo Impallari, Cabin was > inspired by Edward Johnston's and Eric Gill's typefaces, with a touch > of modernism. Cabin incorporates modern proportions, optical > adjustments, and some elements of the geometric sans. > > Cabin.sty supports LaTeX, pdfLaTeX, xeLaTeX and luaLaTeX. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/Cabin.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/cabin/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: pst-fit
by CTAN Announcements 04 Nov '12

04 Nov '12

Herbert Voss submitted the pst-fit package. Summary description: Macros for curve fitting License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pst-fit is a PSTricks related package for curve fitting. It provides 1 Fit of Linear Function 2 Fit of Power Function 3 Fit of exp Function 4 Fit of Log10/Loge Functions 5 Fit of Recip 6 Fit of Kings Law data 7 Fit of Guassian 8 Fit of 4th Order Polynomial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fit . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-fit (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: physics
by CTAN Announcements 04 Nov '12

04 Nov '12

Sergio C. de la Barrera submitted an update to the physics package. Summary description: Simple, yet flexible macros for typesetting equations in the languages of vector calculus and linear algebra via Dirac notation. License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.20 of the physics package provides more consistent syntax for long-form arguments of vector operations and derivatives, redefined trig functions that take an argument and provide automatic brackets, and notation for functional derivatives and evaluation of limits. Please forward any comments or suggestions to: physics.tex(a)gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/physics . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/physics (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: libertine-type1 and biolinum-type1
by CTAN Announcements 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

the daemon told me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: libertine-type1 and biolinum-type1 > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 5.3.0 (2012-10-30) > Location on CTAN: fonts/{libertine-type1,biolinum-type1}/ > Summary description: [pdf]latex support for the Linux Libertine and > Biolinum families of fonts > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A slanted version of Biolinum bold is provided in lieu of a designed > italic. Swash and titling variants are dropped because they are > almost indististinguishable from the regular variants. Encoding files > are re-named to avoid filename clashes. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/libertine-type1.html > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/biolinum-type1.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine-type1/ > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/biolinum-type1/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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ctan-ann November 2012