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Re: acronym-1.12 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

> I have uploaded acronym-1.12 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.12. i've installed it in macros/latex/contrib/acronym > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. might as well... it's another significant improvement, after all > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.12 (June 2004): Make acronyms robust and compatible > with pdf bookmarks. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> > > Version 1.11 (June 2004): Make hyperlinks work inside optional > item text by replaceing hypertarget with raisedhypertarget > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.10 (May 2004): Fix for the bug of a cs{}cs{} following an > acronym. Add footnote optional out for cmd{acs}. Fix for list of acronyms > in front matter and addition of cmd{acroextra} command. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> ... thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: [CTAN upload] ppr-prv class update (v0.13)
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Mathieu Goutelle wrote: > I have uploaded an update of the ppr-prv class in /incoming/ppr-prv.tgz > on dante.ctan.org. Please replace all files in > macros/latex/contrib/ppr-prv by the ones in the archive. > > This class is used with LaTeX presentations using the prosper class. > ppr-prv stands for Prosper Preview. The aim of this class is to > produce a printable version of the slides written with Prosper, with > two slides per page. > > Changes since previous version are: > * Compatibility with HA-prosper 4.2 (xitem particularly) ; > * Some bug fixes in starred version of overlay macros. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.50: Omega & Math Fonts generation.
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Basil Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.50 (issued 5-Jun-2004) > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.50 > are related with using Windows fonts. > > Font Setup Wizard (`Options}Install OpenType, TrueType, ...' menu) > have two new features: > > 1) Generating Omega Font Metrics (OFM) for unicoded OpenType/TrueType fonts. > In advance, set of TFM files is generated - one file for every slot, > that allows access to all characters from Standard TeX. > > 2) Generating fonts in OT1 and OML font encodings, > to use in math formulas. > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 6-Jun-2004 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.50 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.50 > > For more information about BaKoMa TeX see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> > > BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 > > HIGHLIGHTS > > * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > (like to Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). > ** Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. > ** Generates *SVG* (PSTricks, Prosper + animation features). > ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH. > * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. > However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. > * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) > in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. > * Font Setup Wizard installs OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts in one click > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. > * Easy to install and use. > * Much less expensive than other analogues. > > GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES > > BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2* > (with most of Level 3 features), which is tested for compatibility > with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, > Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, > HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. > > All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible > with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript > embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). > > The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: > EPS, PDF, HPGL, DXY, FIG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF. > > FONTS > > BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: > * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * TeX PK/VF. > > The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 > and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: > * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX > * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), > * EC/TC, > * LH (T2A), > * Concrete (Math, ECC), > * Malvern, > * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY > * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. > Math Fonts: > * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). > Diagram drawing fonts: > * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), > * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), > * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. > > Any font type can be used for any output device/format. > This feature is supported by automatic font conversion > between font formats when needed. > This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. > On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts > for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts > available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. > > Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) > OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. > > OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 > even without ATM. > > USER INTERFACE > > * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. > It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, > when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, > mathematics, pictures, etc. > * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen > for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Quick navigation via document structure, > * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), > * Powerful support for different input encodings, > * Project support, > * Graphics import assistant, > * Assitance for multi-file documents: > context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, > * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, > * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, > * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, > * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, > * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. > * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, > correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. > configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. > * Support for Multi-User systems. > > OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS > > * View on Windows Display. > * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. > * PostScript (really scalable), > * PDF, > * SVG (animation effects are supported), > * HTML. > > Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support > for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned > may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical > capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. > > PDF GENERATION FEATURES > > * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). > * Creating PDF files which share fonts. > Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. > * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. > * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste > of cyrillic and other international characters. > * Handling HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. > > HTML GENERATION FEATURES > > BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX > documents into HTML files. > * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch > `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. > * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert > pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML > pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, > such as slides. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. > Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of > `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. > > Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. > In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX > into generated HTML pages. > > SVG GENERATION FEATURES > > BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) > from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, > makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. > > Sample of animated presentation is available at: > ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html > > Key Features: > SVG output is compatible with another output formats > (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical > formats, font formats, and other features are supported. > In details: > * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. > * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. > * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) > are supported. > * Graphical formats: EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, FIG, > BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. > * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. > * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu > most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. > * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. > are supported. > *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. > * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 > (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. > > Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.50 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.40 *** > > Font Setup Wizard (`Options}Install OpenType, TrueType, ...' menu) > have two new features: > > 1) Generating Omega Font Metrics (OFM) for unicoded OpenType/TrueType fonts. > In advance, set of TFM files is generated - one file for every slot, > that allows access to all characters from Standard TeX. > > 2) Generating fonts in OT1 and OML font encodings, > to use in math formulas. > > For more information see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the update, it was installed in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: acronym-1.11 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Tobi Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.11 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.11. installed as macros/latex/contrib/acronym; thanks for the upload. > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. i think so, given that the error that this version fixes first appeared on a public list, rather than in mail between user and maintainer. > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.11 (June 2004): Make hyperlinks work inside optional > item text by replaceing hypertarget with raisedhypertarget > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.10 (May 2004): Fix for the bug of a cs{}cs{} following an > acronym. Add footnote optional out for cmd{acs}. Fix for list of acronyms > in front matter and addition of cmd{acroextra} command. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> > > Version 1.9 (October 2003): Fix hyperref processing to work regardles > of calling order. 'printused' now prints every acronym used not only > the ones called through ac. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> and Tobi Oetiker > > Version 1.8 (October 2003): When the hyperref package is loaded before the > acronym package, all acronyms will become a hyperlink to their own > definition. > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.7 (September 2003): Added acresetall for resetting the 'used'-tag > of ac. With the new option 'printonlyused', the acronym-list will consist of > the used acronyms only and not of all defined acronyms; Optional in a special > deflist - environment. > -- Sebastian Max <smx(a)comnets.rwth-aachen.de> > ... > ------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Hello World > _______________________________________________ > Ctan mailing list > Ctan(a)dante.de > https://sun.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan

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Re: upload
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Jun '04

08 Jun '04

Herbert Voss writes: > in the incoming dir is a new version > of Voss-Mathmode.pdf (only small changes) and an > article about the gauss.sty (from dtk) and (note, this file is in German) > a README for some informations. > > please install the files in the dir > info/math/voss i've installed the files, but i took the liberty of renaming gauss.pdf as Voss-gauss.pdf, to avoid confusion with the package itself. so the directory now contains: README Voss-gauss.pdf Voss-Mathmode.pdf thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Jun '04

06 Jun '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading Mathmode.pdf to > ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming > I don't know which is the best place to save this > file, maybe ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/math/ > > Mathmode.pdf is a documentation of the math mode > of standard LaTeX and the amsmath package. > It also shows some examples of the most popular > math related packages. i have installed the file (after discussion with herbert) in info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf i've been acquainted with this file for some time; it is an excellent resource. i'm pleased to have it on ctan -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: orderrefs
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: orderrefs Author's name: John Collins Location on CTAN: support/orderrefs Summary description: Reorder bibliography in LaTeX document by order of citation License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When the bibliography in a LaTeX document is made by hand, without use of BibTeX, it is frequently necessary to reorder the items in the bibliography according to their order of citation. Orderrefs is a little program that automates this reordering. It is a portable perl script that should run on any computer with a working perl installation. - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/orderrefs although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN Upload: csquotes 2.0
by Reinhard Zierke 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

----- Forwarded message from Philipp Lehman ----- I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to DANTE incoming. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. The package status does not change (LPPL 1.3, author-maintained). Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as usual. Thank you very much. ABOUT The csquotes package: * provides markup for inline quotations * supports both control sequences and active characters * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes * interfaces with babel and adapts quotation marks as required * features fully configurable quote styles and active characters CHANGES * Added lockquote * Added foreignblockquote * Added hyphenblockquote * Added setblockthreshold * Added setblockenvironment * Extended DeclareQuoteStyle * Added initialization hook for quote styles * Added support for middle quote marks * Added support for kerning between quote marks * Added package option and style variants for French * Added package option and style variant for Italian * Added style variant for English * Added basic support for Omega * Revised and improved error recovery * Added 'strict' option _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/csquotes Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: europecv
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jun '04

03 Jun '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should appear at your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: europecv Author's name: Nicola Vitacolonna Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/europecv Summary description: Unofficial class for European curricula vitae License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class is an unofficial LaTeX implementation of the standard model for curricula vitae as recommended by the European Commission. Although primarily intended for users in the European Union, the class is flexible enough to be used for any kind of curriculum vitae. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/europecv although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: dvipng
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jun '04

03 Jun '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror very soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: dvipng Author's name: Jan-Åke Larsson Location on CTAN: dviware/dvipng Summary description: A fast DVI to PNG converter License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release notes for version 1.1 of the dvipng package: This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its relatives. This release adds t1lib support, which is good when installing with teTeX. A man page is also now included. Finally color special support has been fixed, and a few build issues. dvipng has gained its own project on SourceForge, so starting from now, that project will be the main distribution point. It has been tested to a fair degree. Note the disclaimer in the COPYING file. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/dviware/dvipng although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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