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>
> Name of contribution: XITS
> Author's name: Khaled Hosny
> Package version: 1.108
> Location on CTAN: fonts/xits/
> Summary description: A Scientific Times-like font with support for
> mathematical typesetting
> License type: ofl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> - Add ‘latn’ and ‘dflt’ languages to math stylistic sets
> - Add missing substitutions from ‘ss05’, ‘ss06’ and ‘ss07’ features
> - Drop regular Arabic letters
> - Drop the Arabic digits ‘locl’ feature
> - Import Arabic alphanumeric math symbols and Arabic ray sign from Amiri font
> - Add ‘ss10’ for hbar variant of hslash - Fix ‘rtlm’ feature to
> follow the spec
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quoth the daemon
> Name of contribution: showexpl
> Author's name: Rolf Niepraschk
> Package version: v0.3l
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/showexpl/
> Summary description: The LaTeX package 'showexpl' provides a way to
> typeset LaTeX source code and the related result
> in the same document.
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> A new parameter scaled for the LTXexample environment.
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the daemon speaks, and we learn:
> Name of contribution: LuaXML
> Author's name: Michal Hoftich
> Package version: 0.0.2
> Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luaxml/
> Summary description: Redistribution of a pure lua xml library, LuaXML
> License type: other-free
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> - support for Lua 5.2, used in TeX Live 2013
> - added example for domhandler
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> http://www.ctan.org/pkg/LuaXML
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update information:
> Name of contribution: odsfile
> Author's name: Michal Hoftich
> Package version: 0.3
> Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/luatex/latex/odsfile/
> Summary description: Read OpenDocument Spreadsheet documents as LaTeX tables
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> - Added support for multiline cells
> - Improved automatic column types generation
> - Added new options, coltypes and columnbreak
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update information:
> Name of contribution: luamplib
> Author's name: Dohyun Kim
> Package version: 2.3
> Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/generic/
> Summary description: Use LuaTeX's built-in METAPOST interpreter
> License type: gpl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> v2.3
>
> - new macros everymplib and everyendmplib redefine token lists
> everymplibtoks and everyendmplibtoks respectively, which will be
> automatically inserted at the beginning and ending of each mplib
> code.
>
> - naked TeX codes, includig mpdim{...}, are allowed inside mplibcode
> environment. This functionality is inpired by gmp.sty authored by
> Enrico Gregorio.
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>
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> Name of contribution: seminar
> Author's name: Herbert Voß
> Package version: 1.61
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/seminar/
> Summary description: Class for presentations
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 1.61 2014-01-17 - updated file seminar.con
> - added one more example
> - added script for creating examples
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: tikzposter
> Author's name: Pascal Richter, Elena Botoeva, Richard Barnard, and
> Dirk Surmann
> Package version: 2.0
> Location on CTAN: graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzposter/
> Summary description: Create scientific posters using TikZ
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Major revision, including several new formatting options, new
> objects. Includes several new styles for all objects and allows for
> further customization.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Announcement required: Yes
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tikzposter
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzposter/
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H.-Martin Münch submitted an update to the
tablefootnote
package.
Version number: 1.1b
License type: lppl
Summary description: Permit footnotes in tables
Announcement text:
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Bug fix: Package was broken when hyperref was not used.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tablefootnote/
More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tablefootnote
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Maïeul Rouquette submitted the
biblatex-manuscripts-philology
package.
Version number: 1.0.0
License type: lppl
Summary description: Manage classical manuscripts with biblatex
Announcement text:
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This package adds a new entry type: @manuscript to manage
manuscripts in classical philology, for example to prepare a
critical edition.
There are specific fields, but maybe I was not exhaustive.
All feedback is welcome.
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http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-manus…
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http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-manuscripts-philology
... if a bug of the software did not prevent the website
from updating properly :-/
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Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the
glossaries
package.
Version number: 4.03
License type: lppl
Summary description: Create glossaries and lists of acronyms
Announcement text:
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Mostly minor bug fixes.
See CHANGES file for new commands.
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