ctan-ann August 2026

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New on CTAN: exam-rtl
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

Nadeer Aljaroudi submitted the exam-rtl package. Version: 1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A LaTeX package for creating professional exams in Arabic (RTL) Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The exam-rtl package is the Arabic/RTL version of exam-ltr. It provides a comprehensive framework for creating professional exams in Arabic and Right-to-Left (RTL) languages. Key features: - 8 Question Types: MC, TF, FillBlank, Ordering, Matching, Essay, ShortAnswer, and ReadingPassage - Automatic answer key generation in teacher mode - Smart randomization of options and matching items - Eastern Arabic numerals and RTL text alignment - Dual-mode output (student/teacher versions) Requires: XeLaTeX, IBM Plex Sans Arabic font. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/exam-rtl More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/exam-rtl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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New on CTAN: exam-ltr
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

Nadeer Aljaroudi submitted the exam-ltr package. Version: 1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A LaTeX package for creating professional exams Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial release of exam-ltr: a comprehensive LaTeX package for creating professional exams with 8 question types, automatic answer key generation, and smart randomization. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/exam-ltr More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/exam-ltr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: cistercian
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

Samcarter submitted an update to the cistercian package. Version: 0.7 2026-08-20 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Display cistercian numerals Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Changed - simplified syntax for `actualtext` (with pgf v3.1.12, it is now a native pgf key and supports `.try` ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/cistercian The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/cistercian/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: TikZlings
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

Samcarter submitted an update to the TikZlings package. Version: 2.6 2026-08-20 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### New - adding `debug` option to all TikZlings to show curve handles (the tikz `decorations.pathreplacing` library is now loaded by default) - doc: added graphical overview of tikzlings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzlings The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzlings/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: KKran
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

KKTeX submitted an update to the KKran package. Version: 1.2.0 2026-08-20 License: mit Summary description: Generate answer fields in tests and exams Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.2.0 explicitly loads KKsymbols with autolowercase=1, makes the starred form of \Rrnum produce lowercase Roman numerals, and applies a common KKsymbols reference before built-in lowercase Roman numeral mark-sheet numbering. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/kkran The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/kkran/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: KKsymbols
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '26

21 Aug '26

KKTeX submitted an update to the KKsymbols package. Version: 2.3.0 2026-08-20 License: mit Summary description: LaTeX commands for enclosing characters in circles, squares, diamonds, or brackets Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New package options: `autolowercase' (on by default) routes a single lowercase ASCII letter through the lowercase-safe sizing path, and `linewidth' together with per-command keys such as `marulinewidth' sets the frame thickness of every TikZ-drawn enclosure. The safe-sizing routes now fit arbitrary material uniformly against the outline that is really drawn, so multi-character arguments such as \maru*{abc} no longer cross their frames, while single lowercase letters keep the size they had in 2.2.2. \maru{c} and friends therefore look unchanged, and \maruhishi now reaches its intended rounded diamond rather than the filled one. The documentation gains a recommended style for lowercase roman numerals -- the non-starred commands with one group-wide \kksref{\Rrnum{6}} -- and a corner-case test sheet whose figures the document measures at compile time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/kksymbols The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/kksymbols/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: texchanges
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '26

20 Aug '26

Phuc Nguyen submitted an update to the texchanges bundle. Version: 0.3.0 2026-08-18 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX-native track changes for human and AI-assisted review Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Texchanges brings explicit tracked changes to LaTeX and Overleaf review workflows, with source-controlled additions, removals, replacements, comments, and review decisions. Version 0.3.0 makes babel translations apply to a document’s main language, localizes the report status names, keeps legacy reviewer labels intact in the texchanges-merge tool, and restores authormarkuptext=name on TeX Live 2023. The Overleaf bundle also names its compiled output the way Overleaf expects, so both example projects produce a PDF there. The archive now also ships editor completion files and log-level regression tests verified across pdfTeX, XeTeX, and LuaTeX. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/texchanges The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/texchanges/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: revbadge
by CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann 20 Aug '26

20 Aug '26

Fu Zhang submitted an update to the revbadge package. Version: 1.2 License: mit Summary description: Multi-color highlight builder featuring block and inline revision badges Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This new version brings the following updates: - \wordbadge Macro Added: Introduced a compact online tag for labelling single words or parameters without extending background highlights. - 4-Component Expansion: Standardised core suite around revbadge, revbadgemultiline, \wordbadge, and \revbadgeinline. - Documentation & Examples: Updated demo.tex and README.md with syntax and cleveref tracking for word-level badges. - Layout Polish: Fixed spacing alignment edge cases for compact tags in tight inline text. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/revbadge More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/revbadge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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New on CTAN: pl46-fonts
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '26

18 Aug '26

u6771 submitted the pl46-fonts package. Version: 0.101 License: ofl lppl1.3c Summary description: PL46 OpenType text and math fonts Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.101 is the first public release of PL46 fonts, an OpenType font family constructed from line-segment-based glyphs. It provides PL46 Regular and PL46 Bold for text, PL46 Mono for monospaced text, and PL46 Math with an OpenType MATH table for Unicode mathematics. The accompanying LaTeX package supports XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/pl46-fonts More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/pl46-fonts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: l3kernel
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '26

18 Aug '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel package. Version: 2026-08-10 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2026-08-10] ### Changed - Integrate `l3backend` files into `l3kernel` distribution ## [2026-08-02] ### Added - `raw` export format for `\color_export:nn(n)N` (see issue \#1934) - Basic HiTeX support: names for new primitives, engine and format detections - `\sys_if_engine_hitex:(TF)` - `\sys_if_engine_unicode:(TF)` - `\sys_if_output_hnt:(TF)` - Support for loading `hitex` backend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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