the daemon alerts me to yet more great new stuff:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: The fitr Package
> Author's name: D. P. Story
> Package version: 1.2
> Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/
> Summary description: Set a rectangular destination and jumps to it
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This package is an implementation of the FitR view-type destination as
> described in the PDF Reference. The package defines one new command
> jdRect. The command (optionally) sets a jump to and/or sets a
> destination of a FitR (Rectangle). (Can you see where jdRect comes
> from?).
>
> The package requires eforms (part of the AeB) and collectbox (by
> Martin Scharrer). Drivers supported are dvips and dvipsone (using
> Adobe Distiller as the PDF creator); pdftex (which includes luatex);
> and dvipdfm, dvipdfmx, and xetex.
>
> The package was developed in response to a user of the AeB Bundle who
> was interested in developing documents for students with low vision;
> the idea is to magnify regions of the document so the student can read
> more comfortably. Optional special effects are included (JavaScript
> functions) to help focus one the rectangle as it is magnified, and as
> the previous view is restored.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry
for it in the catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/fitr.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/
The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
the daemon also told me:
> Name of contribution: aeb_mobile
> Author's name: D. P. Story
> Package version: 1.2
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/
> Summary description: Format PDF files for use on a smartphone
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Added a feature that automatically scales graphics.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/aeb_mobile.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/
The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
further to yesterday's installations, the daemon tells me:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle (AeB)
> Author's name: D. P. Story
> Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu
> Package version: 6.4
> Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/
> Summary description: Multicomponent bundle for creating exercises,
> interactive quizzes, strong support for JavaScript
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The bundle now supports lualatex, dvipdfmx, and xelatex. It does
> auto-detection on pdftex and xetex.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/acrotex.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/
The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 Scott Pakin submitted an update to the
mf2pt1
package.
Summary description: Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont
source file. mf2pt1's advantage over tools such as TeXtrace and
mftrace is that it does not rely on bitmap tracing and therefore can
produce higher-quality Type 1 fonts than trace-based tools. The catch
is that mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input
so it is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of
arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format.
Version 2.5 fixes a pair of bugs that led to glyph widths being
slightly larger than intended. Thanks to Michael Ummels for the
corrections.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/support/mf2pt1
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mf2pt1
(if the package is new it may take a day for that information to
appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .
Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
the daemon plays, while i am away:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: newtx
> Author's name: Michael Sharpe
> Package version: 1.00
> Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx
> Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options.
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Same as previous upload, but with all all metrics for MinionPro moved to a
> separate package, minion2newtx.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/newtx.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/
The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
while i was away in the luxurious surroundings of East Kent, the daemon
said:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: minion2newtx
> Author's name: Michael Sharpe
> Author's email: msharpe(a)ucsd.edu
> Package version: 1.00
> Location on CTAN: fonts/minion2newtx
> Summary description: Metrics for MinionPro v2 for use as add-on in newtxmath.
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This package contains just the metrics files required to use the minion option
> in newtxmath, plus instructions for their installation.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry
for it in the catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minion2newtx.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/minion2newtx/
The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 Holger Lange submitted the
footnotebackref
package.
Summary description: Backreferences from footnotes
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The footnotebackref package allows the creation of hyperlinks from the footnote
at the bottom of the page back to the occurence of the footnote in the main
text.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/footnotebackref
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/footnotebackref
(if the package is new it may take a day for that information to
appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .
Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Clemens Niederberger submitted the
embrac
package.
Summary description: Upright Brackets in Emphasized Text
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This package redefines emph and extit so that parentheses and squared
brackets are typeset upright. It is strongly based on an article by Dominik
Waßenhoven in “Die TeXnische Komödie” 2 (2012), pp. 51--53 which introduced code
by Bruno Le Floch (see
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13048/upright-parentheses-in-italic-…).
Code parts and idea used with their kind permission. Many thanks!
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/embrac
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/embrac
(if the package is new it may take a day for that information to
appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .
Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
the daemon tells me:
> Name of contribution: newtx
> Author's name: Michael Sharpe
> Package version: 1.00
> Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx
> Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options.
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> New option 'minion' provides an alternative to MinionPro+MnSymbol, offering
> distinct math italic v, nu, plus scalability. Option 'libertine' has
> been improved substantially, thanks to feedback from users.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
the font set is being recommended a lot -- good to see something really
useful getting the recognition it deserves!
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/newtx.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/
The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow
morning (Cambridge time).
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the
fnpct
package.
Summary description: footnote kerning and punctuation interaction
License type: free
Announcement text:
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bugfix: now works with `bigfoot' out of the box
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/fnpct/
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fnpct
(if the package is new it may take a day for that information to
appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .
Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf