ctan-ann June 2026

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CTAN update: markdown
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jun '26

12 Jun '26

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the markdown package. Version: 3.15.1-0-g51841b67 2026-06-11 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Converting and rendering markdown documents inside TeX Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Fixes This version of the Markdown package has fixed the following issues: - Define unexpandable functions as protected. ([witiko/expltools#201][expltools-201], #644) [expltools-201]: https://github.com/witiko/expltools/pull/201 ### Defaults This version of the Markdown package has made the following changes to the default renderer and renderer prototype definitions. - Render bracketed spans by default. (8c3b0716) Previously, bracketed span contents were consumed by the default renderer prototype. - In LaTeX, format `[...]{.acronym}`s throughout the document. (#645) After this change, explicitly listed acronyms using the HTML class `acronym` will be recorded in the auxiliary file, so that they are applied throughout the document in the next compilation run. For example, assume the following LaTeX example document: ``` tex \documentclass{article} \usepackage[bracketed_spans]{markdown} \markdownSetup { acronyms = {HTML, YAML}, } \begin{document} \begin{markdown} HTML, JSON, and YAML are two staples of modern tooling that often get mentioned in the same breath, even though they live in very different layers of the stack. Here, the author has explicitly marked up [JSON]{.acronym}. \end{markdown} \begin{markdown} In the following compilation runs, the previous occurrence of JSON will also be correctly formatted as an acronym. \end{markdown} \end{document} ``` During the first compilation run, only HTML and YAML are formatted as acronyms in the first paragraph, not JSON, which is only formatted as an acronym in the second and third paragraphs. However, in the following compilation runs, JSON is formatted as an acronym throughout. ### Continuous integration This version of the Markdown package has made the following changes to our continuous integration: - Bump `softprops/action-gh-release` from 2 to 3. (added by @dependabot in #643) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/markdown The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/markdown/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: KKluaverb
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jun '26

12 Jun '26

Kosei Kawaguchi submitted an update to the KKluaverb package. Version: 2.2.0 2026-06-11 License: mit Summary description: Provides a Lua-enhanced versatile \verb command Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The raw scanner now tracks which command opened it: a scan started by \KKcodeS is terminated only by \KKcodeE, so the \KKverb delimiter character (e.g. |) can now appear freely inside the code environment. Conversely, \KKcodeS and \KKcodeE can be displayed literally in the argument of \KKverb. New: a literal \KKcodeE can be output inside the code environment by preceding it with an escape character (default: backslash), configurable via \KKvSetCodeEscape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/kkluaverb The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/kkluaverb/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: callout-itembox
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '26

11 Jun '26

Shukla Mondal submitted the callout-itembox package. Version: 1.0 License: mit Summary description: A LaTeX package for colored callout item/numbered text boxes with a tinted Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- callout-itembox - colored callout item/numbered boxes for LaTeX (document/Beamer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/callout-itembox More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/callout-itembox -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-gb7714-2015
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '26

11 Jun '26

Hu Zhenzhen submitted an update to the biblatex-gb7714-2015 bundle. Version: 1.1x 2026-06-10 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A BibLaTeX implementation of the GB/T 7714 series bibliography styles for Chinese users Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Refine gb7714-2025 styles 2. Refine periodical entrytype to avoid the error caused by undefined volume and number ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-gb7714-2015 The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org//macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-gb… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: luamplib
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '26

11 Jun '26

Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the luamplib package. Version: 2.42.0 2026-06-10 License: gpl2 Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------- * new shading method "coons" which implemented Coons patch mesh shading * withshadingmatrix is available with path as well as picture objects * [doc] rearrange the order of subsections about metapost macros --------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org//macros/luatex/generic/luamplib/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: pst-electrolysis
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '26

11 Jun '26

Herbert Voß submitted the pst-electrolysis package. Version: 0.01 2026-06-10 License: lppl Summary description: PSTricks example images for electrolysis Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------- pst-electrolysis: example images for the Electrolysis a) Electrolysis of a copper bromide solution b) Electrolysis of a sodium chloride solution --------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/pst-electrolysis The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org//graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-electrolysis/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: luanumbers
by CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann 11 Jun '26

11 Jun '26

Parsa Yazdi submitted the luanumbers package. Version number: 0.5.0 2026-06-10 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Decimal adjustment from a single preamble setup Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `luanumbers` is a LuaLaTeX package for automatic decimal formatting across a document. It allows authors to declare a rounding and display policy once in the preamble, then apply it automatically to ordinary decimal literals in both prose and mathematics. Unlike workflows that require every number to be wrapped in commands such as `\num{...}`, `luanumbers` lets most numbers remain in their natural LaTeX form. This makes it useful for revising long documents where the required precision may change during editing, review, or publication. The package uses Lua-based decimal-string arithmetic, preserves integers by default, and includes safeguards for structural LaTeX content such as labels, references, file names, graphics coordinates, and protected commands or environments. Authors can also exclude selected sections, figures, tables, diagrams, or other objects from automatic processing. For cases where automatic inference is not appropriate, `luanumbers` also provides explicit per-value formatting commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/luanumbers More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/luanumbers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: hittype
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Jonathan Walls submitted an update to the hittype package. Version: 2.3 2026-06-09 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typesetting Hittite cuneiform Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bugfixes have been applied allowing for return to default font settings after using Hittite cuneiform rather than defaulting to Charis SIL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/hittype More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/hittype -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: latex2e-help-texinfo
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Karl Berry submitted an update to the latex2e-help-texinfo package. Version: 2026-06-09 License: other-free Summary description: Unofficial reference manual covering LaTeX2e Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------- An update of the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual is available. The easiest way to view the manual is by visiting: https://latexref.xyz It is also available in TeX distributions and on CTAN at: https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo Notable changes in this June 2026 release: Additions: * \labelformat, \Ref, \ref*, \Ref* descriptions added. * \ClassNoteNoLine and \PackageNoteNoLine descriptions added. Changes: * minipage environment description corrected and expanded. * tabbing environment description expanded. * \spacefactor and related commands' description expanded. * Mention the quoting and csquotes packages. * The "easyurl" bs-*.html file now named bs-star.html, to kowtow to Windows. Distribution: * Add the epub output format now supported by makeinfo. * No longer generate the Texinfo XML (.xml) output, since makeinfo has deprecated it. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% There is a separately maintained French translation of this manual: https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo-fr There is also a Spanish translation included in the distribution with the English. It has not yet been updated for this release. Suggestions, bug reports, new translations, all discussion welcome. Mailing list details: https://lists.tug.org/latexrefman (in short, email latexrefman(a)tug.org; you need not subscribe to post) Contributions of any kind are very welcome, from small to large. It would be great to see the manual expanded to cover more of the LaTeX2e commands, not to mention expl3 and other current developments, but the current maintainers just cannot devote sufficient time to make that happen. Interested volunteers are needed. Some background and suggestions for writing material for this manual: https://latexref.xyz/dev/writing.html If you'd like to host a mirror of the manual, whether to have a convenient local reference or to offer a service to the community: https://latexref.xyz/dev/mirroring.html Repository and development information: https://latexref.xyz/dev/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/info/latex2e-help-texinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: pst-ellipsoid
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jun '26

10 Jun '26

Herbert Voss submitted the pst-ellipsoid package. Version: 0.01 2026-06-09 License: lppl Summary description: Plotting ellipsoids in 3D Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pst-ellipsoid is a complementary package for pst-solides3d (PSTricks), representing ellipsoid solids in 3D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/pst-ellipsoid The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-ellipsoid/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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