ctan-ann May 2026

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CTAN update: ciad-beamertheme
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '26

09 May '26

Stéphane Galland submitted an update to the ciad-beamertheme package. Version: 20260508 License: lgpl3 other-nonfree Summary description: A beamer theme for creating modern presentations Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Add the 'subtitle=' option to the \part command. * Improve multilingual file inclusion with the command \localized\input{f} now looks for a file whose name includes the current language code. * Fixing the translation mecanism for the titles for outline slides ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/ciad-beamertheme The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/themes/ciad-be… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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New on CTAN: na-urmborder
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '26

09 May '26

Naam Mohamed submitted the na-urmborder package. Version: 1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A package for professional geometric page borders for mathematical documents using umranda and umrandb fonts Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The na-urmborder package provides a collection of professional geometric page borders designed for mathematical documents and educational materials. It utilizes the umranda and umrandb fonts to create high-quality frames with flexible color options. This is a new package contribution by Professor Naam Mohamed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/na-urmborder More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/na-urmborder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: gia-handout
by CTAN Announcements 08 May '26

08 May '26

Frederick Heyder submitted an update to the gia-handout package, which was formerly known as “gi-handout”. Version: 0.99a 2026-05-04 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: A LaTeX class for typesetting publications of the German Informatics Association Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The gia-handout package provides a layout for publications of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), following its corporate design. It is intended for handouts and similar documents. It also includes optional support for accessible PDF tagging via the tagpdf package. “GIA” stands for “German Informatics Association”. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/gia-handout The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gia-handout/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: nwafuthesis
by CTAN Announcements 08 May '26

08 May '26

Nan Geng submitted an update to the nwafuthesis package. Version: 2.01 2026-05-07 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A thesis template package for Northwest A&F University, China Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fixed the missing comma between the last author and the year in the bibliography list, as well as the issue of an extra comma in the \textcite and \yearcite citation commands. 2. Removed the content of the acknowledgements and resume in the anonymous (blind review) version of the thesis. 3. Enhanced the processing of supervisor and cosupervisor information, adding support for including professional titles. When no cosupervisor is present, this entry is not output. 4. Added a circled number footnote option and set the default footnote style for undergraduate theses to circled numbers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/nwafuthesis The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/unicodetex/latex/nwafuthesis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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New on CTAN: na-pageborder
by CTAN Announcements 08 May '26

08 May '26

Naam Mohamed submitted the na-pageborder package. Version: 1.8 License: cc-by-nd-4 Summary description: A package for adding professional decorative frames with Arabic language support Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The na-pageborder package provides a collection of professional page borders specifically designed for LaTeX users, with full support for Arabic documents. It includes three decorative styles (using TikZ and specialized fonts) suitable for educational materials and exam papers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/na-pageborder More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/na-pageborder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: pgf-PeriodicTable
by CTAN Announcements 08 May '26

08 May '26

Hugo Gomes submitted an update to the pgf-PeriodicTable package. Version: 2.1.6a 2026-05-06 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Create custom periodic tables of elements Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major changes: *** v2.1.6a (06/05/2026) *** Correction of the pgf-PeriodicTable.sty file: the previous version, 2.1.5, was included in the update to version 2.1.6. *** v2.1.6 (03/05/2026) *** Small bug fixes: - the font selection in eDist is now within a group - alignment for unavailable values '---' is now correctly centered vertically - fixed a problem that occurs when changing the Z position (with \pgfPTbuildcell) - fixed the resizing of boxes for some numeric values (larger than the width given in the built cell - via \pgfPTbuildcell) Interaction with other packages (see pgfPT manual for more information): - babel-spanish - graphicx (\resizebox) & preview - extdash New translations: - Russian translation provided by Konstantin Nikiforov - Ukrainian translation provided by Nikita Khveshchuk - Slovenian translation provided by Domen Vaupotic New loading option: - hyperref New keys: - legend xshift - legend yshift - legend acronyms at right - radio symbol - radio font - radio font color - Z links (available with the 'hyperref' loading option) - Z links color (available with the 'hyperref' loading option) - Z links outline width (available with the 'hyperref' loading option) Updated keys: - group numbers, now supports a list of user labels to display group numbers - ls, now supports a starred version of the available flags - fig*, txt*, fig+txt* and txt+fig* - which omits the structure figure in the extra legend that describes the structures' abbreviations New libraries: 'fittowidth': fits the Periodic Table to the text's width - \pgfPTfittowidth[font size] - \pgfPTendfittowidth 'override': user can override the default acronyms or the element names: - \pgfPToverrideacros[language flag]{override list} - \pgfPTrestoreacros[language flag]{override list} - \pgfPToverridenames[language flag]{override list} - \pgfPTrestorenames[language flag]{override list} Fixed some typos in manual. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgf-periodictable More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/pgf-periodictable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: genealogytree
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '26

07 May '26

Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the genealogytree package. Version: 2.4.0 2026-05-06 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Pedigree and genealogical tree diagrams Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Added - `\gtrifnativitydefined` - `\gtrifwedlockdefined` - `\gtrifdeceasedefined` - `/gtr/database/id` as alias for `/gtr/id` - Template `template=medical` with additional options `carrier`, `affected`, and `deceased` ### Changed - Usage of expl3 scratch variables like `\l_tmpa_tl` replaced by package variables like `\l__getree_tmpa_tl` - Some code optimizations - The `floruit` event is now displayed if birth/baptism or death/burial data are missing. Previously, it was displayed only if all of these were missing (issue #43). - Tutorial example 'Conversion during Externalization' adapted to current tcolorbox - Documentation example for `/gtr/edge/custom` made more fail-safe (issue #49) - Documentation typos (issue #52) - Documentation typo in 1.4 Installation corrected - Documentation listings encoding handling changed - `CHANGES.md` renamed to `CHANGELOG.md` following https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/ - Bibliography updated ### Removed - Obsolete packages `expl3`, `xparse`, `xfp` ### Fixed - Italian translation corrected by Andrea Vaccari - Library `fanchart`: code with errors reported by explcheck was replaced (no functional but stylistic errors) - Code style improved with explcheck - Documentation for `floruit-` corrected (wrong argument) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/genealogytree More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/genealogytree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: sblfonts
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '26

07 May '26

David Purton submitted an update to the sblfonts package. Version: 1.1 2026-05-06 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Font and language set up for SBL style documents Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New in sblfonts v1.1: - Add fallback fonts for SBL fonts under pdftex. - Add interface custom fontspec options for SBL fonts. - Add interface to set document main language. - Add interface to set babel options for main language, Greek and Hebrew. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/sblfonts The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/sblfonts/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: contract
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '26

07 May '26

Markus Kohm submitted an update to the contract package. Version: 0.92 2026-04-23 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typeset formalized legal documents such as contracts, statutes, etc. Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first release since the switch to Codeberg. Accordingly, all references to GitHub in the source code and the documentation have been updated. In addition, obsolete commands have been removed, and an issue involving (premature) references within clauses of user-defined contract environments has been resolved (see issue #2). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/contract More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/contract -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: nwafuthesis
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '26

07 May '26

Nan Geng submitted an update to the nwafuthesis package. Version: 2.00 2026-05-06 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A thesis template package for Northwest A&F University, China Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Revised the nwafuthesis.cls in accordance with the 2026 edition of the undergraduate dissertation writing specifications. 2. Added a boolean option figtabtoc to control whether to include the list of figures and tables for undergraduate theses. 3. Added an option termfile to specify the filename of the terminology list (.tex file). 4. Removed the deprecated withchapter option. Chapter titles are now uniformly formatted as "Chapter 1" (the standard chapter format), without distinguishing between different styles. 5. Removed the chapnum option. Chapters are now uniformly numbered using Arabic numerals. 6. Optimized the anonymous review (blind review) logic to comprehensively anonymize all relevant information. 7. Added document type identifiers (e.g., [J], [M], [D]) to bibliography entries. 8. Various other minor fixes and improvements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/nwafuthesis The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/unicodetex/latex/nwafuthesis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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