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Re: vpp-1.0.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Wybo Dekker wrote: > - I have uploaded vpp-1.0.tar.gz > - at ftp.dante.de > - I suggest to unpack in support/vpp > - GPL > - vpp (View and Print Postscript/PDF) displays a pdf document or a > postscript document (after conversion to pdf using gv, xpdf, or > acrobat reader (in that order of choice), or perhaps another pdf > viewer. One can use the viewer to print the document but, > alternatively, leave the viewer and use vpp's facilities to print > selected pages to a one- or two-sided hardcopy or an A5-booklet. Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in the directory support/view_print_ps_pdf For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: SplitIndex
by Reinhard Zierke 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from Markus Kohm ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021125.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: SplitIndex Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex Summary description: Using a unlimited number of indices with almost every LaTeX-class License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SplitIndex consists of a LaTeX package, splitidx, and a small program, splitindex. The package may be used to produce one index or several indices. Without using the program the number of indices is limited by the number of TeXs output streams. But using the program you may use even more than 16 indices. At this case, splitidx outputs only a single file jobname.idx and the program splits that file into several raw index files and calls your favorite index processor for each of it. The splitindex program is available as perl-program (splitindex.pl), java-program (splitindex.java/class), Windows-CYGWIN binary (splitindex.exe), Linux-i386-ELF binary (splitindex-Linux-i386), OpenBSD-3.0-i386 binary (splitindex-OpenBSD-i386) and even as TeX program (splitindex.tex with some limitations). The source splitindex.c is also part of the distribution. There's an installation documentation (install.txt) and an installation script (install.sh) at the package. The package was testet with the standard LaTeX classes and the KOMA-Script classes. This version is intended to be stable though the version number is less than 1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CYAN submission -- preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz and preview-0.7.4.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz under support/preview-latex/ (...) Unpack preview-0.7.4.tar.gz in the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ It contains just README-preview, preview.dtx and preview.ins. The reason is that the preview.dtx file can also be used as a standalone LaTeX style for extracting selected elements from a LaTeX source into separate pages of a DVI file. Previous versions of preview-latex can be deleted. Here are the release notes: Release notes for version 0.7.4 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex dresses up your LaTeX source by placing judiciously selected chunks (such as single formulas) chopped from unwieldy preview pages right into its Emacs/XEmacs buffer, while keeping the original source readily accessible. You get to have your eye candy and edit it, too. The employed style file preview.sty is independently useful for extraction of selected text elements as images. The package is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, at least GNU Emacs-21.1 under the X window system, AUC TeX (11.11 recommended, see below), a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. This version also supports XEmacs-21, best in version 21.4.9 or later. The various Windows ports of XEmacs should work out of the box. Recent CVS versions of Windows GNU Emacs could conceivably be made to work, too, but the jury is still out on that one. Release 0.7.4 is a consolidation release containing mostly bug fixes. Several interoperatibility problems under Windows and with various GhostScript versions have been dealt with. The previous release lead to problems when buffers without associated file name were put into LaTeX-mode. If this occured while first loading preview-latex, compatibility macros caused further problems with XEmacs. As a promotional measure, preview-at-point has been added to the tool bar. The README file provides adequate information for firing up preinstalled distributions, and pointers how to provide feedback. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. The home page is <URL:http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net>, the SourceForge project page that among others offers anonymous CVS access is located at <URL:http://sourceforge.net/projects/preview-latex>. If you can spare the time, you can also comment on or rate this project at <URL:http://freshmeat.net/projects/preview-latex>. Additional files can be found at <URL:http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/preview-latex>: * If you don't have texinfo 4.0 or later installed, prebuilt documentation files can be found there. * AUC TeX can be found at several places, but if you want the latest 11.11 (alpha, but stable AFAIK) with no known issues concerning preview-latex, you can find it there as well. * RPMs for preview-latex and AUC TeX are provided for users of RedHat Linux. For the binary RPMs, you will need the preview-latex-common RPM as well as the Emacs-flavor specific RPM. The RPMs require a few packages that should be readily available in current distributions. RedHat 7.3 contains Emacs-21.2 and GhostScript-6.52 which are about the minimum versions to be recommended. Later releases should work fine. XEmacs in current distributions will still be affected with a serious display bug, see the PROBLEMS file or the respective manual section. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I replaced the contents of CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex/ CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ with the new version as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- cmbright fonts v0.6
by Rainer Schöpf 24 Nov '02

24 Nov '02

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Harald Harders wrote: > file: hfbright.tar.gz > node: ftp.dante.de > location: CTAN:fonts/ps-type1/hfbright/ > license: LPPL > > Please replace all files in the directory by the contents of the tar > archive. Please remove the hfbright-beta directory. > > From the README: > > This package contains the cmbright fonts in Type1 format. Only the > fonts are included that are not part of the cm-super bundle > (thus, math and OT1 fonts). > This package contains the ready Postscript Type1 fonts in PFB format as > used by dvips and pdflatex, as well as a map file and a config file for > dvips. > > This version is tested with dvips and pdflatex. It will be quite stable > with the exception that the UniqueIDs will change someday. But this change > shouldn't cause any trouble. Thanks for the update, I installed the new version as requested, in fonts/ps-type1/hfbright For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Nov '02

22 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh > > I have just discovered a vicious intermittent gremlin in the memoir > class that is not fixable by a patch file. > > My apologies to all memoir users. > > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir, and announce on CTT. > > Changes in version 1.3a > o Fixed figure/table numbering gremlin i've installed the replacement as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Nov '02

21 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a configurable class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical books. It encompasses the standard book and > report clasees, and can simulate the article class and a double spaced > typewritten manuscript. > > It provides a variety of predefined page, chapter and caption styles and > easy means of creating new ones. There is an intuitive way of setting page > margins, etc., with an option for printing trimming marks. Documents can use > 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 17pt as the nomal font size. > > Changes in version 1.3 > o More flexibility in defining chapter styles, and Part and Chapter listings > in the ToC > o ableofcontents and friends can be used multiple times > o Major extensions for indexing, including multiple and single column > indexes > o Major extensions to trim marks > o Can do N of M page numbering > o Added automatic inclusion of a patch file > o No change to he ser Manual, but an Addendum is supplied i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: mbboard
by Jim Hefferon 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ===================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: mbboard Author's name: Anthony Phan Location on CTAN: fonts/mbboard Summary description: blackboard bold fonts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The distribution mbboard defines new blackboard bold fonts intended to be used with TeX both in text or math mode. This distribution has only version number 0.4. but is quite stable. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: ctable-1.3.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Wybo Dekker wrote: > - I have uploaded ctable-1.3.tar.gz > - at ftp.dante.de > - It should replace ctable-1-2.tar.gz and should > be unpacked in /texmf/source/latex/ctable > - GPL > - changes: > * if the caption key is not used, no caption will be typeset, instead > of (previously) an empty caption > * several syntactic corrections Thanks for the upload. It repalces the old version of ctable at macros/latex/contrib/supported/ctable For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.10
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 5.10 (issued 17-Nov-2002). > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. i have (finally) completed installation of this new version. thanks for the uploads. > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.10 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.10 > > 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 > > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). > * PostScript enabled TeX system. > Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. > ** 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. > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * 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: > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * OpenType, > * 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. > > 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. > * 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, > * 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. > * Handles 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. > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 5.10 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.0 *** > > User Interface > -------------- > * `Font Setup Wizard' for installing TrueType/OpenType fonts under BaKoMa TeX. > `Options|Install TrueType fonts for (La)TeX' editor menu command > opens a dialog to choose TrueType fonts files. > In advance `Drop and Drag' may be used to install a fonts. > This tool makes everithing to use TrueType font in LaTeX. > * `Undo buffer size' may be defined in `Options|Editing Settings' dialog. > * `Document Info' and `Outline' defined in `Document Properties' > dialog have immediate effect. Reopenning DVI file isn't required. > * Refined switching between windows under Windows XP. > * Fixed several problems under Windows 98: Alt+Space, redocking and exit crash. > > Graphics > -------- > > * Improved handling of fig2dev output (PostScript produced by XFig) > * Refined handling of complex clip pathes (GDI). > * Refined stroking on display (GDI) meterlimit, linecap, etc. > * Added support (for GDI output) for > + arbitrary transformed text (skewing, reflection), > + rotated/skewed bitmaps, > + elliptical pens. > * Improved text output in `Accurate' and `Readable' modes. > Fixed problem with using `Readable' mode under Windows 95/98. > * Fixed CropBox in PDF files generated with Prosper package. > > Fonts > ----- > > * Mathematica fonts are ready to use (TFM/VF/FD and STY files are included). > Encoding vectors for some fonts was fixed. > * Pazo fonts - fixed encoding definition. > * BBDING10 font was updated by Type1 version [LATEX2E.BKZ]. > * BG font was updated for elliptical pens [GAMES.BKZ]. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: threeparttable
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Nov '02

19 Nov '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > There was a recent complaint that threeparttable didn't work with > tabularx. I had a version that does work, but neglected to send > it to CTAN. It is now uploaded to > > Ctan_UK incoming > > Please replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/threeparttable.sty > with the version in incoming. i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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