ctan-ann May 2014

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CTAN Update: chemnum
by CTAN Announcements 31 May '14

31 May '14

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the chemnum package. Version number: 1.0a License type: lppl Summary description: A method of numbering chemical compounds Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fix: subcompounds can now be correctly referenced before they're defined ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chemnum/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemnum 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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New on CTAN: bagpipe
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

the little bell rings, and up pops: > Name of contribution: bagpipe > Author's name: Walt Innis > Package version: 302 > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/ > Summary description: package to support typesetting bagpipe music > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Typesetting bagpipe music in MusixTeX is needlessly tedious. This > package provides specialized and re-defined macros to simplify this > task. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bagpipe > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: udesoftec
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: udesoftec > Author's name: J. Peter M. Schuler > Package version: 2014/05/27 v1.4.1 udesoftec > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/udesoftec/ > Summary description: The class is designed for typesetting theses at > the Research Group for Business Informatics and > Software Engineering at the University of > Duisburg-Essen. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2014/05/19 v1.4.1 > * minor improvements to documentation > * moved tested addtitions from udesoftec-extra.sty to udesoftec.cls > > 2014/05/19 v1.4.0 > * splitted documentclass in two files to create udesoftec-bst.sty which holds the configuration for bibstyle and might be used separately > * major code cleanup: removed many usepackages and configuration which is not necessary anymore > * major documentation cleanup and improvement: added list of listings for easy access to code examples > * added list of listings and classoption omit-lol > * improved the title page background files > * updated tlmgr install for new dependencies > * fixed font usage to just stick to one family > * changed line spacing to a more appropiate value. > * changed box size to be same for all kind of boxes (e.g. citequotepar, lstlisting) > > == WARNING: your document might need update using newer version == > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/udesoftec > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/udesoftec/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: eledmac
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

Maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the eledmac package. Version number: 1.11.1-1.7.0 License type: lppl Summary description: Fix bug in critical notes Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release fixes a bug when starting a critical note by plus or minus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/eledmac/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/eledmac 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: tcolorbox
by CTAN Announcements 29 May '14

29 May '14

Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the tcolorbox package. Version number: 3.05 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Coloured boxes, for LaTeX examples and theorems, etc. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - compatibility fix for the upcoming version 2.0 of the package minted - inner boxes are enforced to be unbreakable now - library 'breakable': new key 'enforce breakable' (for breaking inner boxed deliberately) - library 'skins': * new options: 'lifted shadow', 'drop small lifted shadow', 'drop lifted shadow', 'drop large lifted shadow' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox 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 Manfred Lotz

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New on CTAN: getmap
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '14

27 May '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: getmap > Author's name: Josef Kleber > Package version: v1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/getmap/ > Summary description: A style file for downloading OpenStreetMap maps > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The goal of this package is the simplest possible provision of > OpenStreetMap maps. In the simplest case, the specification of > the address is sufficient. The package loads the map using the > write18 feature, which you must activate to use this package. > The image will be downloaded by an external Lua script. You can > use this script, as well as the attached bash script also from > the command line. > > License: LPPL > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/getmap > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/getmap/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xpdfopen
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Jim Diamond submitted an update to the xpdfopen package. Version number: 0.86 License type: pd Summary description: Commands to control PDF readers, under X11 Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- adds 'load at named destination' support (-g/--goto option) for xpdf, evince and AR9. Also add aliases for option names to make ms-windows users feel at home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/xpdfopen/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xpdfopen 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: mathastext
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: mathastext > Author's name: Jean-François Burnol > Package version: 1.3d > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mathastext/ > Summary description: Use the text font in math mode > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > * if one of the Greek related options has been passed to the package, > its action may be turned off and again on using MTstandardgreek and > MTcustomgreek at any location in the document body. > > * in the subdued normal and bold math versions, the Greek letters in > math mode are the default ones, even if the package was loaded with > one of the Greek related options (previously, this was the case only > for LGRgreek and LGRgreeks). > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mathastext > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mathastext/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: stix
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: stix > Author's name: Khaled Hosny > Package version: 2014-01-01 > Location on CTAN: fonts/stix/ > Summary description: OpenType Unicode maths fonts > License type: ofl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Updated the README and added missing documentation sources. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/stix > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/stix/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: handout
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reported: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: handout > Author's name: Maïeul Rouquette > Package version: 1.0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/handout/ > Summary description: Multiple index > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version disables the indexing in handout also when using multiple > index. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/handout > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/handout/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: cinzel
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the cinzel package. Version number: 2014-05-24 License type: ofl Summary description: Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workaround faulty x-heights in the fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/cinzel/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/cinzel 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: overlock
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the overlock package. Version number: 2014-05-24 License type: ofl Summary description: Overlock and OverlockSC fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workaround faulty x-height values in the fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/overlock/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/overlock 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: playfair
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the playfair package. Version number: 2014-05-23 License type: ofl Summary description: PlayfairDisplay fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- x-height flaws corrected by using beta version of otftotfm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/playfair/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/playfair 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: koma-script-examples
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Elke Schubert submitted an update to the koma-script-examples package. Version number: 2014-05-18 License type: lppl Summary description: Examples from the KOMA-Script book. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains some examples from the 5th edition of the book »KOMA-Script«, »Eine Sammlung von Klassen und Paketen für LaTeX2e« by Markus Kohm, published by Lehmanns Media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/examples/KOMA-Script-5 More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/koma-script-examples 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 Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: hyph-utf8
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Mojca Miklavec submitted an update to the hyph-utf8 package. Version number: 2014-05-22 License type: other-free Summary description: Hyphenation patterns expressed in UTF-8. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update German patterns (by Werner Lemberg), version 2014-05-21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/hyph-utf8 More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/hyph-utf8 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 Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: asymptote
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

John C. Bowman submitted an update to the asymptote package. Version number: 2.32 License type: lgpl Summary description: 2D and 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The libc++ stringstream workaround was also enabled for FreeBSD. The segment(TINYINT(1)[] b) function was fixed. The side(pair,pair,pair) function was renamed to orient(pair,pair,pair) and an error in its documentation was corrected. New functions orient(triple,triple,triple,triple) and insphere(triple,triple,triple,triple,triple) were implemented. A random number generator incompatibility on some platforms was fixed. Support was removed for the obsolete utility texi2dvi4a2ps. Compiler warnings were suppressed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/asymptote More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/asymptote 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 Manfred Lotz

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CTAN Update: stix
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Khaled Hosny submitted an update to the stix package. Version number: 2014-01-01 License type: ofl Summary description: OpenType Unicode maths fonts Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update the README and added missing sources for documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/stix/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/stix 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: Polyglossia
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: Polyglossia > Author's name: Arthur Reutenauer > Package version: 1.33.5 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/polyglossia/ > Summary description: Routines updates > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes to various language files, and new option in polyglossia.sty, > to disable hyphenation entirely. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/Polyglossia > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/polyglossia/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: cam.ctan.org upload: sympytex
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: sympytex > Author's name: Tim Molteno <tim(a)physics.otago.ac.nz> > Package version: 0.3 > Location on CTAN: support/sympytex/ > Summary description: A package for including symbolic computation > (using sympy) into LaTeX documents. > License type: gpl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > First upload to CTAN. SympyTeX supports inclusion of > symbolic-python (sympy) expressions, as well as graphical output > from the sympy plotting module as well as matplotlib. > > http://elec.otago.ac.nz/w/index.php/SympyTeX > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/sympytex > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/support/sympytex/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latex2e-help-texinfo
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: latex2e-help-texinfo > Author's name: Karl Berry > Package version: 2014/05/19 > Location on CTAN: help/latex2e-help-texinfo/ > Summary description: Unoffical reference manual covering LaTeX2e. > License type: other-free > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > An update of the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual is available. > > This version adds a description of filecontents, more info on fnsymbol, > non-obsolescence of t et al., mostly suggested and/or written by > Vincent Belaiche. > > Some updates to the Spanish translation, also from Vincent. > > Suggestions, bug reports, all discussion welcome. The package home page > (with links to mailing lists, formatted versions, etc.) is > http://home.gna.org/latexrefman. > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/latex2e-help-texinfo/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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delayed update announcement: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reported > Name of contribution: luaotfload > Author's name: Philipp Gesang > Package version: 2.4-4 > Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload/ > Summary description: OpenType ‘loader’ for Plain TeX and LaTeX > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hotfix for the 2.4 branch. Removes a flaw > in the file format detection. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > SHA1 checksum: > > 6579b5bfea24b90746a61227f3aa4ba883f08702 luaotfload.zip > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mh
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '14

22 May '14

Lars Madsen submitted an update to the mh bundle / mathtools package . Version date: 2014-05-21 License type: lppl Summary description: The MH bundle Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In this update only mathtools have been changed. * robust () and [], maintained when mathic is active * Bug comment about multlined inside array * Added DeclarePairedDelimiterXPP * Added comment about breakable auto scaling using DeclarePairedDelimiter * Added comment about Aboxed and hiding &'s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mh/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mh 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: alegreya
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '14

22 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the alegreya package. Version number: 2014-05-18 License type: ofl Summary description: Alegreya fonts with LaTeX support. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Problems with diacritics (due to faulty otf fonts) avoided by using truetype fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/alegreya More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/alegreya 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 Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: georgian
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

also sprach the daemon: > Name of contribution: georgian > Author's name: Levan Shoshiashvili > Package version: 1.1 > Location on CTAN: language/georgian/ > Summary description: Support for typesetting in Georgian > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Update for GeoTeX georgian language support for TeX/LaTeX. > > 1.Fixed tt fonts missing glyphs. > 2. TextUppercase , TexTLowercase still don't work > 3. Hypenation works for XeLatex/Lualatex/pdflatex/latex see hyph-utf8 package. > 4. No cmap file. so search in pdf document generated with > pdf latex not possible. But with latex-dvips-ps->pdf searching works > 5. Babel support files are moved to Babel-georgian package. > 6. Fonts are still in beta stage and might be changed in new versions. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/georgian > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/language/georgian/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: tcolorbox
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the tcolorbox package. Version number: 3.04 License type: lppl Summary description: colored text boxes, LaTeX examples, theorems, documentation Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - compatibility fix for tabularx removed; compatible with tabularx 2014/05/13 v2.10 - boxed title improvements: * the 'title' node is accessible now from inside 'frame code' and 'interior code' * new keys 'underlay boxed title', 'no underlay boxed title', 'underlay boxed title pre' * documentation example updated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox 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 Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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