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Re: CTAN upload notification: ebsthesis
by Rainer Schöpf 24 Nov '03

24 Nov '03

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 Philipp N. Baecker wrote: > Name of contribution: ebsthesis > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ebsthesis > Summary description: Document class and package for European Business School theses. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The ebsthesis class and ebstools package facilitate the production of > camera-ready manuscripts in conformance with the guidelines of Gabler > Verlag and typographical rules established by European Business School. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/ebsthesis For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: fi2t1
by rainer＠dante.de 23 Nov '03

23 Nov '03

Albert Kapune submitted: > Name of contribution: fi2t1 > Suggested location on CTAN: support/miktex-contrib/fi2t1 > Summary description: Tools for installing T1 fonts in the MiKTeX environment. > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Preparing Type1 fonts for MiKTeX is a tedious work. This package > contains a short guideline for the font installation and a binary (and > its BASIC source) that performs the necessary *.pfb conversions. The > tool requires the fontinst package. It is specific to MiKTeX 2.3 and 2.4. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in support/miktex-contrib/fi2t1 For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submssion mtpro.sty v2.1.0
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

Walter Schmidt writes: > I have uploadad the ZIP archive mtpro2-1-0.zip to the > /incoming directory at cam.ctan.org. It includes the > files > mtpro.txt > mtpro.dtx > mtpro.pdf > > Please, move them to the CTAN directory > > macros/latex/contrib/psnfssx/mathtimepro/ > > (The existing files mtpro.ins and mtpro.yy remain > unchanged.) > > This is version 2.1.0 of the package mtpro.sty, which > serves to use the commercial MathTimeProfessional fonts > with LaTeX. I have fixed a few minor flaws (see the > change history in the documentation), and mtpro.txt > finally includes a pointer to the vendor PCTeX Inc. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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[ctan-upload@nova.dante.de: CTAN upload notification: TeXpert 1.2]
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: TeXpert 1.2 Name and email: Christian Weiß Suggested location on CTAN: Tools Summary description: German language TeX-Editor für Windows License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TeX-Editor für Windows mit Syntax-Highlighting, automatischer (De-)Kommentierung, etc. http://texpert.berlios.de Eine Version speziell für Windows NT, 2000 und XP, eine zweite für Windows 95, 98 und ME. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:support/TeXpert, adding a short README file. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: xcolor 1.05
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031121.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xcolor 1.05 Name and email: Uwe Kern Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xcolor Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003/11/21 v1.05 * Bugfixes: - Package option `hideerrors' should now work as expected. - Usage of `.' in the first color expression in a document caused an error due to incorrect initialisation. * Code re-organisation: extractcolorspec now uses XC@splitcolor, making XC@extract obsolete. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/xcolor Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 6.15 - LaTeX update, bug fixing
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 6.15 (issued 17-Nov-2003). Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. This version has Patch status and may be freely installed by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 6.10. Improvements: * Updated most of LaTeX packages. * Prosper was updateted and refined to use transparency for item bullets. This feature is often noticable in moving the bullets over a gradients. * Fixed Bugs: - `image' Postscript operator failure; - wrong import of 16-bit PCX files (PCX2EPS). More information about changes is at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 18-Nov-2003 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.15 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.15 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*, 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: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. 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, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, 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 6.15 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.10 *** * Updated most of LaTeX packages. * Prosper was updateted and refined to use transparency for item bullets. This feature is often noticable in moving the bullets over a gradients. * Fixed Bugs: - `image' Postscript operator failure; - wrong import of 16-bit PCX files (PCX2EPS). For more information see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN: nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- wasysym update
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Axel Kielhorn ----- I have uploaded a new version of wasysym to ftp.dante.de New in version 2.0: New integral handling by Walter Schmidt Added leavevmode to some characters to fix problems reported in de.comp.text.tex The new version is under LPPL. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/wasysym Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Version 1.03 of beamer and version 0.42 of pgf
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Till Tantau ----- I have put version 1.03 of the beamer package (macros/latex/contrib/beamer) in the incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. The file beamer-version-1.03.tar.gz is a replacement tar ball. I have put version 0.42 of the pgf package (graphics/pgf) in the same directory. The file is pgf-0.40.tar.gz. Possible text for announcement of beamer: Version 1.03: - Documented beamerboxes.sty - Added animation example. - Documented changes of syntax of ransxxxx commands. - Added shadow theme. - Added masked versions of images. - Added shadow blocks. - Added another example. Needs pgf 0.42. Possible text for announcement of pgf: Version 0.42: - Added masks and documented them. - Fixed bug in pgf.sty for nested pictures. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested replacing the previous versions in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer and CTAN:graphics/pgf Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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patch release of the uk tex faq
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Nov '03

22 Nov '03

i've just installed a patch release of the faq on ctan help/uk-tex-faq and on the web at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq the present release (v 3.10e) wraps up a few bug corrections that have appeared in the web version only; there are also a few editorial corrections. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: parrun
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: parrun Name and email: massimiliano dominici Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/parrun Summary description: Typesets two streams of text running parallel. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New version, automatic computation added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version on CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/parrun. -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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