ctan-ann December 2012

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CTAN update: libertine
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: libertine > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 2012-12-03 > Location on CTAN: fonts/libertine/ > Summary description: LaTeX support for Linux Libertine and Biolinum fonts > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Support for the Keyboard font has been added (for xeLaTeX and luaLaTeX > users). Documentation in pdf has been added. Opentype font file names > and internal names have reverted to those in legacy packages. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: mfpic
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

the daemon alerted me: > Name of contribution: mfpic > Author's name: Daniel H. Luecking > Author's email: luecking(a)uark.edu > Package version: 1.10 > Location on CTAN: graphics/mfpic/ > Summary description: Produce Metapost/Metafont pictures from (La)TeX commands. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New commands to produce approximations to 3 kinds of gradient fills > have been added, as well as several new figures. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/mfpic.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/mfpic/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: moderncv
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '12

06 Dec '12

Xavier Danaux submitted an update to the moderncv package. Summary description: A modern curriculum vitae class License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 1.2.1 (04 Dec 2012) - fixed a regression bug introduced in version 1.2.0 in the header of the banking style when no title is used, as reported on tex.stackexchange (question #85427). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/moderncv (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-fiwi
by CTAN Announcements 05 Dec '12

05 Dec '12

Simon Spiegel submitted an update to the biblatex-fiwi package. Summary description: biblatex styles for German humanities – especially film studies License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.2a - New options 'ignoreforeword', 'ignoreafterword', 'ignoreintroduction' und 'ignoreparatext' (suggested by Rolf Niepraschk) - Corresponding commands for switch inside the document - New field 'parttitle' - Slightly altered output of @review - Various bugfixes (Thanks to Rolf Niepraschk) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-fiwi . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-fiwi (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: ocg-p
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Werner Moshammer submitted the ocg-p package to CTAN. Summary description: Optional Content Group (layers) in a PDF document License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A LaTeX package to use OCG (Optional Content Groups) within a PDF document. An OCG is a layer which can be included into a PDF and be displayed or not. The package is a replacement for ocg.sty from the asymptote package. While ocg.sty can only be used with pdflatex, the ocg-x package can also be used with xelatex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ocg-p . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ocg-p (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: spelling
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: spelling > Author's name: Stephan Hennig > Package version: v0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/latex/spelling > Summary description: Aid spell-checking LuaTeX documents. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package aids spell-checking of TeX documents compiled with the > LuaTeX engine. It can give visual feedback in PDF output similar to > WYSIWYG word processors. The package relies on an external > spell-checker application to check spelling of a text file and to > output a list of bad spellings. The package should work with most > spell-checkers, even dumb, TeX-unaware ones. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/spelling.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/spelling/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: morehype
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Uwe Lück submitted an update to the morehype package. Summary description: Hypertext tools for use with LaTeX - generate HTML License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR CHANGES: - Wiki-like syntax announced before moves from personal/ experimental `texblog.fdf' to `blogligs.sty' and `markblog.sty', properly documented in `blog.pdf'. Moreover, the HTML file `markblog.htm' provides an overview of the wiki features (and the source code in `markblog.tex' may demonstrate the syntax too). - `markblog.sty' and `texlinks.sty' together emulate Wikipedia's piped links ([[Pipeline|Pipe]], [[Pipe (computing)|]]) - HALFWAY-MAJOR CHANGES: - `blog.sty' v0.8: - indicating DOCTYPE - commands for various head (meta) element entries - abbr, ewabbr, stylespan (for CSS), extup, underbar, xmleltcode, xmleltattrcode; ewlet - arrows and quotes completed, currencies, small fractions - other additional symbols - modified code spaces with declared attributes - using `langcode.sty' - symbols restructured - documentation fixes - `blogexec.sty' v0.2: - MakeBlogBeginRun revised - new ChangeBlogBeginRun and CopyBlogBeginRun - actually, I had failed to upload v0.1! - `texlinks.sty' v0.7: - links to http://tug.org/interest.html - smart parsing for linking to mailing list postings, based on `langcode.sty' - ctanpkgstyref adds `.sty' - documentation fixes MINOR CHANGES: - `README' corrected - `atari_ht.fdf' uses MakeActiveLet from `catcodes' bundle - `blogdot.sty' v0.41 modifies/corrects startscreenpage and documentation (Firefox 12 change?) - `srcfiles.tex' applies `filesdo.sty' for `filedate' checks - `texblog.fdf' contains really private and experimental code anyway and thus changes within every few days ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/morehype . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/morehype (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: commado
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Uwe Lück submitted an update to the commado package. Summary description: Expandable iteration on comma-separated and filename lists License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- commado.sty code typo fix affecting final trimming ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/commado . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/commado (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: nicetext
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Uwe Lück submitted an update to the nicetext package. Summary description: Minimal markup for documentation, text filtering, ... License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `makedoc.cfg': * MDsamplecodeinput spacing corrected * new ctanpkgdref in addition to ctanpkgref prints link to ctan.org/pkg as footnote ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/nicetext . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/nicetext (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: acro
by CTAN Announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the acro package. Summary description: typeset acronyms License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- new features: - starred versions of commands that don't mark acronyms as used - acreset{} and acuse{} to reset individual acronyms or mark them as used - means to specify what should appear in pdf bookmarks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/acro . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/acro (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: librebaskerville
by CTAN Announcements 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: librebaskerville > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 2012-12-01 > Location on CTAN: fonts/librebaskerville/ > Summary description: LaTeX support for the Libre Baskerville family of fonts. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Libre Baskerville is designed by Pablo Impallari. It is primarily > intended to be a web font but is also attractive as a TeX font. As > there is currently no bold italic variant, an artificially slanted > version of the bold variant has been generated. 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/librebaskerville.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/librebaskerville/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: apptools
by CTAN Announcements 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

Sebastian Kuhnert submitted the apptools package to CTAN. Summary description: Tools for customizing appendices License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `apptools' package provides tools to customize appendices. It provides an AtAppendix command to add code to a hook that is executed when appendix is called by the user. Additionally, a TeX conditional ifappendix and a LaTeX-style conditional IfAppendix are provided to check whether appendix has already been called. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/apptools . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/apptools (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: mdsymbol
by CTAN Announcements 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

Sebastian Schubert submitted an update to the mdsymbol package. Summary description: A font of mathematical symbols, designed as a companion to Adobe Myriad Pro. License type: ofl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For this update, the line width of the symbols were optimized (mainly reduced) and other font dimensions were also modified. A product integral and an inverted product integral were added. Small errors in some symbols were corrected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/mdsymbol . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mdsymbol (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: etoc
by CTAN Announcements 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

Jean-François Burnol submitted an update to the etoc package. Summary description: easily customizable TOCs License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.05 This is reasonably mature version. It adds: * compatibility with the KOMA-script classes * compatibility with the memoir class * many changes in command names (in particular localtableofcontents replaces ableofcontents*): legacy documents from a decade ago (in days... ;-) ) will not compile anymore. Also, some bugs were fixed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/etoc/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/etoc (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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