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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 8.30 - Sync Preview, Find/Replace, compatibility issues.
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 an update to the bakoma package was submitted to CTAN. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma License: shareware > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.30 are: > > TeXWord IDE: > * 'View/Sync Preview' (F6) - new command to synchronize proof with source. > * 'Find & Replace' in source window is implemented as non-modal dialog. > * Improved 'Search/Find' in proof window. handling spaces; fixed shift. > > Compatibility with other software: > * Scientific Word/WorkPlace - displays imported graphics. > * pdfTeX - estimates BBox of imported PDF files in similar way. > * PS Drivers - work around carzy prologs ('boolean {foo} def'). > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 8.30 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 8.23 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Classical IDE. > They are high compatible, so that you can choose what to use > depend on kind of a document or stage of work under a document. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It supports processors: > (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX. > Other processors such as Omega may be added in future. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, > PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > Editing slides in WYSIWYG interface > (with such packages as PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.) > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > TeXWord dramatically simplifies editing complex formulas and tables. > > TeXWord is transparent for cooperation. > TeXWord don't use additional macro packages. > It uses only standard LaTeX packages, so that documents made up > in TeXWord may be compiled in any LaTeX setup without any adaptation. > In other side, TeXWord can handle arbitrary LaTeX documents. > So, that your coleagues may even don't know that you use > powerful WYSIWYG tool to edit your part of common work. > > Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as > good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some screenshots are available at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/screenshots.php> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.30 are: > > TeXWord IDE: > * 'View/Sync Preview' (F6) - new command to synchronize proof with source. > * 'Find & Replace' in source window is implemented as non-modal dialog. > * Improved 'Search/Find' in proof window. handling spaces; fixed shift. > > Compatibility with other software: > * Scientific Word/WorkPlace - displays imported graphics. > * pdfTeX - estimates BBox of imported PDF files in similar way. > * PS Drivers - work around carzy prologs ('boolean {foo} def'). > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: support for spanish language
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 at 19:51 +0200, Javier Bezos submitted an update to the support for spanish language including a new hyphenation pattern file so that it works with both LuaTeX and standard TeX. Location on CTAN: language/spanish Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: biblatex-dw
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 Dominik Wassenhoven submitted an update to the biblatex-dw package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/ Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 1.1g - The biblatex package option 'mincrossrefs' is set to '1' (instead of '2'). The reason is that otherwise entries that are using the crossref functionality introduced in biblatex-dw version 1.1f could be incomplete. - If both 'volumes' and 'volume' are present, 'volumes' is now set before 'volume'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-dw (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 . _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: TeX-GPC
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: TeX-GPC Author's name: Wolfgang Helbig Location on CTAN: /systems/unix/tex-gpc Summary description: TeX-GPC, second edition License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This edition of TeX-GPC includes MetaPost, dvips, xdvi, polytonic greek fonts, and improved font generation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/tex-gpc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/tex-gpc (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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New CTAN package: todonotes
by CTAN Announcements 06 Sep '08

06 Sep '08

The Cambridge upload daemon saith: > Name of contribution: todonotes > Author's name: Henrik Skov Midtiby > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/todonotes > Summary description: Let you mark things todo in your latex document. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The goal of the todonotes package is to let the user mark things to do > later, in a simple and visually appealing way. The package takes > several options to enable customization / finetuning of the visual > appearence. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/todonotes.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/ the catalogue entry will appear some time overnight (UK time), and the package itself has already started on its way around the world (could take up to 48 hours for the remotest mirrors). i've installed the package as requested, and made a catalogue entry for it. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: gmverse
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted the gmverse package to CTAN. It is a redefinition of the verse environment to make the \ command optional for line ends and to give it a possibility of optical centering and `right-hanging' alignment of lines broken because of length. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmverse Summary description: a package for typesetting (short) poems. this update is a bug fix License type: lppl This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmverse . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=gmverse (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 . _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: Official American Meteorological Society Latex Template
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

the cambridge ctan upload daemon asserts: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: Official American Meteorological Society Latex Template > Author's name: Brian Papa > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ametsoc > Summary description: This is an update to the existing ametsoc package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package (Version 3.0) contains all the files necessary to write > an article using LaTeX for the American Meteorological Society > journals. The article and bibliography style files are provided along > with two PDFs describing the use of the files and a blank template for > authors to use in writing their article. The package also includes a > separate style file used to format a two-column, journal page layout > draft for the author's own personal use. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/ametsoc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ametsoc/ thanks for the upload; i have installed the package, and updated the catalogue. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: cam.ctan.org upload: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

The Cambridge upload daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.0l: > - Fixed issues with decimal markers in tables when number contains no decimal part > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the package as requested, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/siunitx the catalogue entry will be (minutely) modified overnight, when today's small change is incorporated in the svn repo->web processing. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: SyncTeX parser
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

The Cambridge upload daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: SyncTeX parser > Author's name: JÃ©rÃ´me Laurens > Location on CTAN: support/synctex-parser > Summary description: C Sources for the SyncTeX output file parser, for developers > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Developers will find here the latest sources of the SyncTeX parser. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/synctex-parser.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/synctex-parser i have installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: SyncTeX parser
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '08

03 Sep '08

Cambridge ctan-upload daemon quoth: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: SyncTeX parser > Author's name: JÃ©rÃ´me Laurens > Location on CTAN: support > Summary description: C Sources for the SyncTeX output file parser, for developers > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Developers will find here the latest sources of the SyncTeX parser. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/SyncTeX parser.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support i have installed the package as requested, and made a catalogue entry for the package. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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