Thomas Saigre submitted the
tikz-shields
package.
Version: 0.1
License: gpl3+
Summary description: Badges as in shields.io, but in LaTeX
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This package allows to include shields badges in a LaTeX document,
as in shields.io.
At this point, various styles of badges and other features are available,
including clickable links, logos, and color customization options.
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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz-shields
The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-shields/
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Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
l3kernel
bundle.
Version: 2025-07-20
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions
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### Added
- `\tl_retokenize:n`
- Support for key value expansion in `l3keys`
### Changed
- Track LuaMetaTeX changes in `\meaning` output
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https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel
The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel/
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Martin Beyer submitted the
optikz
package.
Version: 1.0.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Customizable optical components for drawing laser setups and optical systems using TikZ
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The optikz package provides a collection of TikZ-based commands for drawing laser setups and optical systems. It includes components such as lenses, mirrors, beamsplitters, cameras, spectrometers, detectors and more. Each element is highly customizable through optional key-value arguments (e.g. angle, width, thickness, color). Furthermore, rainbow and single color beams can be drawn to visualize beam size and dispersion in e.g. stretcher-compressor setups.
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This package is located at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/optikz
More information is at
https://ctan.org/pkg/optikz
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Manfred Lotz
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
Version: 0.1.5 2025-07-28
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A class for typesetting presentations
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### Changed
- Revise handling of `pauses` counter and `+`/`.` implementation (see
issue [\#60](https://github.com/josephwright/ltx-talk/issues/60))
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https://ctan.org/pkg/ltx-talk
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https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ltx-talk/
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Mingyu Xia submitted the
char2path
package.
Version: 1.0.0 2025-07-28
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A LaTeX package that converts characters into TikZ paths
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This package provides a simply way to convert characters
into styled TikZ paths.
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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
https://ctan.org/pkg/char2path
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https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/char2path/
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Niina Ryota submitted an update to the
QWorld
package.
Version: 1.1.2
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Drawing String Diagrams for Monoidal Categories and Quantum Theory in TeX
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Fixed typos in the English documentation (qworld_en.pdf) and
the corresponding TeX source file (qworld_en.tex).
This change only affects the English documentation (qworld_en.pdf)
and the TeX source file (qworld_en.tex), and does not impact
the style file.
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https://ctan.org/pkg/qworld
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https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/qworld/
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