ctan-ann March 2025

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CTAN update: texlive-dummy-opensuse
by CTAN Announcements 13 Mar '25

13 Mar '25

Rolf Niepraschk submitted an update to the texlive-dummy-opensuse package. Version: 2025.9999-1 2025-03-12 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Dummy TeX Live RPM for use with Open SUSE Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update for TeXLive 2025. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/texlive-dummy-opensuse The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/texlive/texlive-dummy/openSUSE/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: chess-problem-diagrams
by CTAN Announcements 13 Mar '25

13 Mar '25

Stefan Höning submitted an update to the chess-problem-diagrams package. Version: 1.23 2025-03-12 License: lppl1.2 Summary description: A package for typesetting chess problem diagrams Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed board display issue - there was a visible space between the rightmost fields and the border - which occurred when: 1. files were compiled using pdflatex into PDF and 2. pdf files were viewed or printed from Acrobat-Reader or any other adobe software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/chess-problem-diagrams The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chess-problem-diagrams/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: texlogsieve
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Nelson Lago submitted an update to the texlogsieve package. Version: 1.6.0 2025-03-11 License: gpl3+ Summary description: Filter and summarize LaTeX log files Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Besides some miscellaneous improvements, this version fixes an important bug from version 1.5.0 that caused the program to freeze in some situations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/texlogsieve The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/texlogsieve/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: UPmethodology
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Stéphane Galland submitted an update to the UPmethodology package. Version: 20250311 License: lgpl3 Summary description: Writing specifications such as for UP-based methodologies Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Fix error related to the inconsistent inclusion of the hyperref package - Change the style of the chapters' and sections' titles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/upmethodology More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/upmethodology -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: biblatex-ieee
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the biblatex-ieee package. Version: 1.4d 2025-03-11 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: IEEE style files for BibLaTeX Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Print "Art. no." in front of article IDs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-ieee The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-iee… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: tracklang
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the tracklang package. Version: 1.6.6 2025-03-11 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Language and dialect tracker Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - tracklang.tex: Fixed issue #293 https://www.dickimaw-books.com/bugtracker.php?key=293 - tracklang.sty: Rewritten language tests with corrections ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tracklang The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/tracklang/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: tabularray
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Jianrui Lyu submitted an update to the tabularray package. Version: 2025A 2025-03-11 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typeset tabulars and arrays with LaTeX3 Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TLDR: (1) largely increase running speed; (2) add `tikz` library; (3) remove `verb` key. # [v2025A] - 2025-03-11 ## Added - Allow rollback to version 2024 by `\usepackage{tabularray}[=v2024]` - Load `tabularray` libraries in external files ([#532]) - Evaluate inner specifications with `functional` library ([#270]) - Add `tikz` library for drawing below or above tables ([#29], [#552]) - Create table node `table` for each table - Create cell nodes `<i>-<j>` for each cell - Create corner nodes `h<i>` for each hborder - Create corner nodes `v<j>` for each vborder - Create `tblrtikzbelow` and `tblrtikzabove` environments - Add `measure=vstore` option to `varwidth` library ([#549]) - Add `\AddToTblrHook` and `\AddToTblrHookNext` commands ([#197]) - Add `\DeclareTblrKeys` and `\SetTblrKeys` commands ([#547]) - Add `\lTblrDefaultHruleWidthDim` and `\lTblrDefaultVruleWidthDim` ([#102], [#527]) - Add `\lTblrDefaultHruleColorTl` and `\lTblrDefaultVruleColorTl` ([#172]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrPortraitTypeTl` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrRowHeadInt` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrRowFootInt` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrTablePageInt` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrRowFirstInt` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrRowLastInt` ([#29], [#197]) - Add experimental public variable `\lTblrCellBreakBool` ([#442]) - Add `\NewTblrChildIndexer` for selecting a child index ([#578]) - Allow mixing child indexes, indexers, and selectors ([#577]) - Add support for selecting cells with two dimensional indexes ([#381]) - Add support for two dimensional indexers and selectors ([#381]) - Add `\lTblrChildIndexTl` for child indexers ([#578]) - Add `\lTblrChildHtotalInt` and `\lTblrChildVtotalInt` for indexers and selectors ([#381]) - Add `\SetChild` commands for setting ids and classes ([#381]) - Add `\ExpTblrChildId` for expanding index from an id ([#381]) - Add `\ExpTblrChildClass` for expanding indexes from a class ([#381]) - Add child selector `every` for selecting indexes in an arithmetic sequence ([#576]) - Add benchmark tests and publish results to `gh-pages` branch ([#480]) - Add new chapter "Experimental Interfaces" in the manual - Document how to use color models with `functional` library ([#106]) - Document that double blank lines around cells are not supported ([#282]) - Document that math cells cannot include multiline math ([#491], [#492]) ## Changed - Support old TeX Live releases published within previous three years only - Use linked property lists to make `tabularray` run much faster ([#541]) - Avoid using `l3regex` to make `tabularray` run much faster ([#553]) - Recognize spaces between `\\` and `*` or `[<length>]` ([#526]) - Keep braces when splitting table body to cells ([#501]) - Keep braces when extracting table commands from cells ([#501]) - Make `measure` setting apply to subtables in `varwidth` library - Set `measure=vbox` as default in `varwidth` library ([#540]) - Make `hook` library depend on `varwidth` library ([#179]) - Set `measure=vstore` as default in `hook` library ([#179]) - Forbid page breaks in the middle of multirow cells ([#442]) - Rename all key paths and add `tabularray` prefix to them ([#547]) - Raise an error for using an undefined template in `\SetTblrTemplate` ([#517]) - Replace `x`-type expansions with `e`-type expansions ([#560]) - Optimize internal structure of child index lists ([#575]) - Make local definitions for child selectors ([#381]) - Make indexer `Z` accept an optional argument for a negative index ([#509], [#578]) - Ensure the converted index of `U`/`V`/`W`/`X`/`Y`/`Z` is positive ([#385], [#578]) - Load `ninecolors` with `package/xcolor/after` hook ([#490]) - Rename `\l_tblr_childs_clist` as `\lTblrChildClist` ([#249], [#527]) - Rename `\l_tblr_childs_total_tl` as `\lTblrChildTotalInt` ([#249], [#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellRowSpanTl` as `\lTblrCellRowSpanInt` ([#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellColSpanTl` as `\lTblrCellColSpanInt` ([#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellAboveBorderWidthTl` as `\lTblrCellAboveBorderWidthDim` ([#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellBelowBorderWidthTl` as `\lTblrCellBelowBorderWidthDim` ([#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellLeftBorderWidthTl` as `\lTblrCellLeftBorderWidthDim` ([#527]) - Rename `\lTblrCellRightBorderWidthTl` as `\lTblrCellRightBorderWidthDim` ([#527]) - Replace `\verb` commands with meaningful commands in the manual - Improve documentation for `booktabs` library ([#443]) ## Deprecated - Deprecate `\DefTblrTemplate` in favor of `\DeclareTblrTemplate` ([#563]) - Deprecate `\NewColumnType` in favor of `\NewTblrColumnType` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewRowType` in favor of `\NewTblrRowType` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewColumnRowType` in favor of `\NewTblrColumnRowType` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewTableCommand` in favor of `\NewTblrTableCommand` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewContentCommand` in favor of `\NewTblrContentCommand` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewDashStyle` in favor of `\NewTblrDashStyle` ([#421]) - Deprecate `\NewChildSelector` in favor of `\NewTblrChildSelector` ([#579]) - Deprecate `\tablewidth` in favor of `\lTblrTableWidthDim` ([#527]) - Deprecate `\g_tblr_level_int` in favor of `\gTblrLevelInt` ([#527]) ## Fixed - Fix `bad register code` errors from huge tables ([#305]) - Fix measuring phase of `\lTblrMeasuringBool` ([#179]) - Fix expansion errors with border text ([#303]) - Fix undeclared variables and inconsistent assignments ([#22]) - Fix `X`-column errors from `\hfuzz=\maxdimen` setting ([#445]) - Fix misspelled variable name of `\lTblrCellRightBorderColorTl` ([#476]) - Fix missing `tblr` prefixes in some variable names ([#469]) - Throw an error for an unknown inner key name ([#574]) - Suppress "table-width-too-small" warning if table width is not set ([#497]) ## Removed - Drop support for TeX Live 2020 and 2021 - Drop support for end index in `odd` and `even` selectors ([#580]) - Remove deprecated inner key `verb` ([#530]) - Remove undocumented `\rulewidth` ([#102], [#527]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tabularray The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tabularray/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: l3kernel-dev
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel-dev package. Version number: 2025-03-10 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2025-03-10] ### Added - `\text_words_map_function:nN` - Variants `\tl_head:e` and `\tl_tail:e` - `l3tl` functions (and variants) which trim spaces from only one side (issue \#1673): - `\tl_trim_left_spaces:n`, `\tl_trim_left_spaces_apply:nN`, `\tl_(g)trim_left_spaces:N` - `\tl_trim_right_spaces:n`, `\tl_trim_right_spaces_apply:nN`, `\tl_(g)trim_right_spaces:N` ### Changed - `\fp_set_function:nnn` and `\fp_set_variable:nn` now raise errors on undefined (fp) identifiers (issue \#1700) ### Fixed - Avoid low-level error if keys are given without a module (issue \#1254) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3kernel More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel-dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: l3backend-dev
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3backend-dev package. Version number: 2025-03-10 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 backend drivers (dev) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2025-03-10] ### Added - Support for canvas shifts ### Changed - Move PDF annotation functions to `pdfannot` module ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3backend More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/l3backend-dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: l3experimental
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3experimental package. Version number: 2025-03-10 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Experimental LaTeX3 concepts Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2025-03-10] ### Added - `\draw_hidden_(begin|end):` ### Changed - Adjust `l3galley` version of `\clearpage` based on new insight into need for some lines in LaTeX2e version (see issue \#431) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/l3experimental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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