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Re: CTAN upload notification: menu
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 Knut Lickert submitted: > Name of contribution: menu > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/menu > Summary description: Menu.sty > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Defines menu{x!y} to typeset something like x->y. > Can be used for documentations > Example: Call Systems->Save to save the file) > > Details can be found in http://www.lickert.net/tex/menu/ (only german) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your submission, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/menu For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload of bardiag ver.0.5
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, R. Stepanyan wrote: > On Monday, December 22nd, I have uploaded a file bardiag_0.5.tgz in > the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. > > The file contains a new version of my package bardiag, which can be > found in the graphics directory of CTAN. > > There are no changes in the licensing conditions whatsoever. The files > should just replace the old ones (new ver.0.5 replaces old 0.4). > > A short description of the package can be found in the README file > included in the upload. Thanks for the update, I installed the package as graphics/bardiag For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload version 1.30 of mimetex.zip to ftp.dante.de
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, John Forkosh wrote: > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > version 1.30, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (a) Improved LaTeX compatibility, e.g., left(... ight) now works > in addition to mimeTeX's abbreviation (...) (and ditto for > other sized delimiters). Similarly, {...atop...} works > as expected, and ditto for various other commands that weren't > precisely compatible in earlier versions. > (b) Improved anti-aliasing. > (c) New commands aisebox{}{} and otatebox{}{} to afford users > better control over rendered images, extit{} and {it...}, > lim_ and all other functions and r for trace, hspace{} and > other new math spaces, various other new commands like fbox{}, > and several minor bug fixes. > (d) Recognizes html special characters like < and > since some > web tools cause problems by translating < to < and > to > > etc. Also translates %xx url-encoded charcaters for essentially > the same reason. > (e) Thoroughly updated documentation. > ---------------------------------------------------- > From the original submission... > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either gif images > or mime xbitmaps of them, rather than the usual TeX dvi's. > MimeTeX images are therefore easily inserted directly into html > documents using a standard html <img> tag, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing lots > of little gif image files, one file for each converted expression. > This makes your web site and html documents more easily maintained. > See > http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples > for many examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/mimetex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pst-vue3d
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 Manuel Luque and Herbert Voss wrote: > Name of contribution: pst-vue3d > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-vue3d/ > Summary description: Drawing 3D scenes > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The new version of pst-vue3D (1.0e) is not compatible > to the old one. It has now unique macro names and a > better handling of the parameters. There are > also some new macros: > - pNodeThreeD (x,y,z) %cartesian > - pNodeThreeD (x;y;z) %spherical > - AxesThreeD (u) > - AxesThreeD (x,y,z) > - PyramideThreeD[fracHeight=<value>](x,y,z){height} > > The documentation is now in english and there are some > new examples. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the new version, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- bgteubner class bundle
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded bgteubner.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the > entire tree below CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner by its contents. > License stays LPPL with some extra remarks for bgteubner.cls. > An xml file for the catalogue is enclosed. > > > From bgteubner.xml: > > The bgteubner.cls document class has been programmed by order of the > Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany, to ensure that books of this > publisher have a unique layout. Unfortunately, most of the documentation > is only available in German. > > Since the document class is intended to generate a unique layout, many > things (layout etc.) are fixed and cannot be altered by the used. > If you want to use the document class for another purpose than publishing > with the Teubner Verlag, this may arrise unwanted restrictions > (For instance, the document class provides only two paper sizes: > DIN A-5 and 17cm x 24cm; only two font families are supported: > Times and European Computer Modern). > > > ChangeLog: > > 2003/12/17 v1.14 > - Avoid usage of gteubnerfileversion and gteubnerfiledate > - New command GetFileInfo (from url.sty) > - New abbreviated Bib styles (bgteuabbr.bst and bgteuabbr2.bst) > > 2003/12/16 v1.13 > - Second Bib style with different name format (bgteupln2.bst) > - Use variable margins for theorem-like environments > - Make delimiter for theorems configurable > - Avoid negative margins of theorems grey boxes > - Reduce margins of advanced and exercises in grey boxes > > 2003/11/13 v1.12 > - Problem with float.sty solved > - Lists for new floats get the same layout as other lists > - Redeclare captions of user-defined floats when using float.sty Thanks for the update. I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload -- dvi2bitmap
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Dec '03

21 Dec '03

Norman Gray writes: > + what you've uploaded > > dvi2bitmap-0.12 > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > tex-archive/dviware/dvi2bitmap, replacing the files already there > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > GPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > dvi2bitmap is a utility, wrapping a library, to convert TeX DVI files > directly to bitmaps, without going through the complicated (and slow!) > route of conversion via PostScript and PNM. See fuller description at > <http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/norman/star/dvi2bitmap/> and release > notes for 0.12b1 and b2 there. files installed as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: upload of new version of HieroTeX
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

Serge Rosmorduc writes: > I have uploaded a new version of HieroTeX, my hieroglyphic package. > > *They can be found on > ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/HieroTeX-3.5.tgz > and ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/HieroType1-3.1.4.tgz > > * They should replace all files in the directory fonts/hieroglyph > > * The whole package is under the GPL > > * Summary : HieroTeX is a package for typesetting ancient egyptian > hieroglyphs. It contains a hieroglyphic font, a number of style files, > and an helper program in C called sesh which allows one to type > hieroglyphic texts using the so-called manuel de codage, which is > the current standard for encoding ancient egyptian. HieroType1 > contains postscript type 1 version of the fonts, and is a *strongly* > recommended addition, as it allows to create nice-looking pdf. i have installed the two files in fonts/hieroglyph, as requested, and have taken the liberty of extracting files LISEZMOI and README from the HieroTeX file, and placing them in the directory to offer guidance on what the directory is for. thanks the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: algorithmicx
by Reinhard Zierke 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031217.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: algorithmicx Name and email: Szasz Janos <szasz.janos(a)users.sourceforge.net> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/algorithmicx Summary description: The algorithmic style you always wanted! License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithmicx provides a very flexible, yet easy to use way for inserting good looking pseudocode or source code in your papers. It has built in support for Psudocode, Pascal, C, and powerful means to create definitions for any programming language. You can easily adapt a Pseudocode style to your native language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XML file: ********************************************************************** <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=algorithmicx datestamp=2003/12/17 modifier=ftpmaint(a)dante.ctan.org> <about> <name>algorithmicx</name> <caption>The algorithmic style you always wanted!</caption> <author> <name>Szasz Janos</name> <email>szasz.janos(a)users.sourceforge.net</email> </author> <license type=lppl /> </about> <description> <abstract> Algorithmicx provides a very flexible, yet easy to use way for inserting good looking pseudocode or source code in your papers. It has built in support for Psudocode, Pascal, C, and powerful means to create definitions for any programming language. You can easily adapt a Pseudocode style to your native language. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>/CTAN//macros/latex/contrib/algorithmicx</ctan> </distribution> </entry> ********************************************************************** ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this new package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/algorithmicx. I changed, however, the format of the compiled documentation from a dvi file to a pdf file. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: invoice 0.7
by Rainer Schöpf 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 Oliver Corff wrote: > Name of contribution: invoice 0.7 > Suggested location on CTAN: (as usual; this is an overhaul) > Summary description: A LaTeX2e package for generating invoices > License type: dfsg > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The invoice package, used for generating invoices, > has been overhauled substantially. Important changes: > - New languages: Afrikaans, Italian > - More functions: invisible expense items, deductions > - VAT of 0 now suppresses VAT output > - Bugs eliminated or fixed > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/invoice as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle
by Rainer Schöpf 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 D. P. Story wrote: > Name of contribution: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/webeq > Summary description: A series of packages for online education: page layout, quizzes, eForm support, JavaScript support, server-side support > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The AcroTeX eDucational Bundle is a series of packages designed primarily, but not restricted to, online education. Design your online page layout; create online exercises and quizzes; add Acrobat eForm elements; add Acrobat JavaScript to make you document interactive; submit your online quizzes to server-side script (some basic script included). > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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