Gerd Neugebauer submitted an update to the
crossword
package.
Version: 1.14 2026-02-11
License: other-free
Summary description: Typeset crossword puzzles
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Minor improvements for sudoku have been incorporated.
The package options huge and Huge have been added.
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Karl Wette submitted an update to the
lineno
package.
Version: 5.6
License: lppl
Summary description: Line numbers on paragraphs
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CHANGES for lineno pkg v5.6 2026/02/11:
1. Work around a compatibility issue of twocolumn
mode againt LaTeX2e 2026-06-01 PL2 and later;
thanks to Akira Yokosawa.
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
Version number: 0.4.4 2026-02-10
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A class for typesetting presentations
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## [v0.4.4] - 2026-02-10
### Changed
- Revision of footnote code
### Fixed
- Apply overlay specs to heading commands (see issue
[\#164](https://github.com/josephwright/ltx-talk/issues/164))
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Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the
sanitize-umlaut
package.
Version: 1.4.0 2026-02-10
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Sanitize umlauts for MakeIndex and pdfLaTeX
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### Added
- Description of nearly drop-in replacement of `makeindex` and
`sanitize-umlaut` by `upmendex`
### Changed
- `CHANGES.md` renamed to `CHANGELOG.md`following
https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/
- `\AtBeginDocument` replaced by `\AddToHook{begindocument}`
- `inputenc` references removed
### Fixed
- Documentation produced with `minted2` instead of `minted`
(currently not compatible to Python>=3.14)
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Marc Penninga submitted an update to the
fontools
package.
Version: 2026-02-10
License: gpl2
Summary description: Tools to simplify using fonts (especially TT/OTF ones)
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Changes in this version:
- generated style files use "figureversions" instead of (deprecated) "fontaxes".
- when generating math fonts (experimental!), the script and scriptscript fonts
are by default loaded at somewhat bigger size than Latex's standard 70% and
50%, for better readability.
- a few minor bug fixes and documentation updates
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Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the
rpgicons
package.
Version: 2.5.1 2026-02-06
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Icons for tabletop role-playing games
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- Added key to generate alias for shapes in L3 variant.
- Update documentation.
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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version: 2.39.0 2026-02-09
License: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
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Run file changes:
* new metapost macro, withmaskinggroup
* new option for \mplibgroup, asgroup="masking"
Documentation changes:
* be more precise about the term 'textual picture'
* caution about shading a picture that has multiple components
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KKTeX submitted an update to the
modernruler
package.
Version: 2.1.6 2026-02-07
License: mit
Summary description: Flexible ruler and annotation commands with key-value support and vertical writing compatibility
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In this update, I made changes in the following four points:
1. Fixed a bug where the arguments of the \undernote with large
depth caused text overlap.
2. Modernized the internal implementation by migrating from TeX
primitives to the expl3 framework.
3. Fixed a bug which occurs when noteparstyle is set to “2”.
Also, added an error message to warn users when an invalid
noteparstyle is provided.
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Walter Daems submitted an update to the
beamer-reveal
package.
Version number: 1.09 2026-02-08
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Convert beamer slides to reveal.js HTML presentations
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Version v1.08 with new features and bug fixes:
- added --debug option to perl script
- completed embedding mode, now everything except the quarto/reveal.js boilerplate can be embedded
- fixed handout generation for fixed (size) content (animations and stills)
- fixed problem of presentations without autoslide
- removed requirement for stills to have a handout spec
- scrutinized invalid option detection for media elements
- simplified progress key for animations/stills
- solved problem with non-uniqueness of reused animations and stills
What you can create with this package can be previewed online, dpending on the aspectratio of your screen:
- 16:9: https://www.digmanwaves.net/beamer-reveal/169
- 16:10: https://www.digmanwaves.net/beamer-reveal/1610
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Mingyu Xia submitted an update to the
LiteTable
package.
Version number: 3.9A 2026-02-07
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Class schedules with colorful course blocks
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Version 3.9A released.
- The scale of the generated timetable is supported to modify
- Updated the copyright info
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