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CTAN has a new package: first-latex-doc
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 25 May '09

25 May '09

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: first-latex-doc Author's name: Jim Hefferon Location on CTAN: /info/first-latex-doc Summary description: Brings a person trying out LaTeX through a first document License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This document is for you if you don't know anything about TeX or LaTeX, but want to see what is involved. For instance, maybe you are a graduate student who has been advised to try writing document using LaTeX. It walks you through writing a document of a couple of pages, involving both plain text and mathematics, and should only take a couple of hours. At the end you will have an idea if the system could help you, and there are a couple of recommendations for tutorials. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/first-latex-doc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/first-latex-doc (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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CTAN Update: libertine
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '09

23 May '09

On Fri, 22 May 2009 Michael Niedermair submitted an update to the libertine package. Location on CTAN: /fonts/libertine Summary description: new version of the font package libertine License type: ofl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - some changes for the TL installation - change file structure ttf -> truetype, otf -> opentype - add documentation source - change xelatex-package name: xelibertine.sty to libertine.sty ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=libertine (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: ragged2e v2.1
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 21 May '09

21 May '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint MIchael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: ragged2e v2.1 Author's name: Martin Schröder Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ms Summary description: A new version of ragged2e License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After 6 six years: a new version of ragged2e. This fixes most known bugs: - some typos - the document option clashed with math The documentation has been improved and the package is now licensed at LPPL 1.3++ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ms . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ragged2e (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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CTAN update: CircuiTikZ
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 20 May '09

20 May '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: CircuiTikZ Author's name: Massimo Redaelli Location on CTAN: /graphics/ Summary description: A package for drawing electrical networks with TikZ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A package for drawing electric circuits with TikZ * Version 0.2.2 - 20090520 - Added the shape for lamps. - Added options exttt{europeanresistor}, exttt{europeaninductor}, exttt{americanresistor} and exttt{americaninductor}, with corresponding styles. - FIXED: error in transistor arrow positioning and direction under negative exttt{xscale} and exttt{yscale}. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/circuitikz . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/circuitikz (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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CTAN has a new package: xwatermark
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 20 May '09

20 May '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xwatermark Author's name: Ahmed Musa Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xwatermark Summary description: Puts graphic and text watermarks on select pages License type: nocommercial Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Extends the functionalities of the watermark and draftmark packages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xwatermark . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xwatermark (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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CTAN update: draftmark
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 20 May '09

20 May '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should within a day be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: draftmark Author's name: Ahmed Musa Location on CTAN: / Summary description: Puts user-specified watermarks on document pages License type: nocommercial Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An upgrade to enable multiline text marks and graphic watermarks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/draftmark . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/draftmark (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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CTAN package update: kpfonts
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 20 May '09

20 May '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: kpfonts Author's name: Caignaert christophe Location on CTAN: /fonts/kpfonts Summary description: Full set of fonts for text and math typesetting License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kpfonts loads the amsmath package, except if you use the 'noamsmath' option. It was not good if you want to use 'amsmath' with one of its options. With the 3.1 release, you can use the options of 'amsmath' as options of 'kpfonts'. They are simulated or passed to 'amsmath'. Christophe Caignaert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/kpfonts . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/kpfonts (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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CTAN has a new package: biblatex-historian
by CTAN Announcements 20 May '09

20 May '09

On Tue, 19 May 2009, Sander Gliboff submitted the new package biblatex-historian to CTAN. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-historian/ Summary description: A biblatex style, based on the Turabian Manual (a version of Chicago) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial beta release of a biblatex style, based on the Turabian Manual (a version of Chicago). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-histori… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-historian (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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Bug fixes: CTAN files givbc10.pfb and etr10.pfb
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '09

19 May '09

peter wilson wrote: > I have uploaded (binary) givbc10.pfb and etr10.pfb to UK > incoming. Please use givbc10.pfb to replace the current > fonts/archaic/givbc10.pfb and etr10.pfb to replace > fonts/archaic/etr10.pfb. > > These changes are to correct the original file naming/contents > mismatch. > > I suppose this should be announced as it corrects a problem noted > with TeXLive (and hence CTAN). i have installed the fixed versions of these fonts; thanks for the upload. the fonts are part of the archaic fonts bundle, whose catalogue entry may be viewed at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/archaic.html links to the separate font catalogue entries may be seen on that page (greek 4th century bce and etruscan). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: minutes
by CTAN announcements (Jim Hefferon, tug.ctan.org) 19 May '09

19 May '09

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: minutes Author's name: Knut Lickert Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/minutes Summary description: minutes.sty provides the creation of a collection of minutes. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Minor corrections (space around -- at time) - Corrected documentation (previous pdf was uncomplete) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minutes . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/minutes (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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