ctan-ann July 2012

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New on CTAN: The fitr Package
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon alerts me to yet more great new stuff: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: The fitr Package > Author's name: D. P. Story > Package version: 1.2 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/ > Summary description: Set a rectangular destination and jumps to it > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package is an implementation of the FitR view-type destination as > described in the PDF Reference. The package defines one new command > jdRect. The command (optionally) sets a jump to and/or sets a > destination of a FitR (Rectangle). (Can you see where jdRect comes > from?). > > The package requires eforms (part of the AeB) and collectbox (by > Martin Scharrer). Drivers supported are dvips and dvipsone (using > Adobe Distiller as the PDF creator); pdftex (which includes luatex); > and dvipdfm, dvipdfmx, and xetex. > > The package was developed in response to a user of the AeB Bundle who > was interested in developing documents for students with low vision; > the idea is to magnify regions of the document so the student can read > more comfortably. Optional special effects are included (JavaScript > functions) to help focus one the rectangle as it is magnified, and as > the previous view is restored. 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://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/fitr.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: aeb_mobile
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon also told me: > Name of contribution: aeb_mobile > Author's name: D. P. Story > Package version: 1.2 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/ > Summary description: Format PDF files for use on a smartphone > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Added a feature that automatically scales graphics. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/aeb_mobile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle (AeB)
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

further to yesterday's installations, the daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle (AeB) > Author's name: D. P. Story > Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu > Package version: 6.4 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ > Summary description: Multicomponent bundle for creating exercises, > interactive quizzes, strong support for JavaScript > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The bundle now supports lualatex, dvipdfmx, and xelatex. It does > auto-detection on pdftex and xetex. 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/acrotex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mf2pt1
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 Scott Pakin submitted an update to the mf2pt1 package. Summary description: Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. mf2pt1's advantage over tools such as TeXtrace and mftrace is that it does not rely on bitmap tracing and therefore can produce higher-quality Type 1 fonts than trace-based tools. The catch is that mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input so it is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format. Version 2.5 fixes a pair of bugs that led to glyph widths being slightly larger than intended. Thanks to Michael Ummels for the corrections. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/mf2pt1 . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mf2pt1 (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: newtx
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon plays, while i am away: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx > Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Same as previous upload, but with all all metrics for MinionPro moved to a > separate package, minion2newtx. 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/newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: minion2newtx
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

while i was away in the luxurious surroundings of East Kent, the daemon said: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: minion2newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Author's email: msharpe(a)ucsd.edu > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/minion2newtx > Summary description: Metrics for MinionPro v2 for use as add-on in newtxmath. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package contains just the metrics files required to use the minion option > in newtxmath, plus instructions for their installation. 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://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minion2newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/minion2newtx/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: footnotebackref
by CTAN Announcements 01 Jul '12

01 Jul '12

On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 Holger Lange submitted the footnotebackref package. Summary description: Backreferences from footnotes License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The footnotebackref package allows the creation of hyperlinks from the footnote at the bottom of the page back to the occurence of the footnote in the main text. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/footnotebackref . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/footnotebackref (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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