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new release of uk tex faq (v3.5)
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

i've installed a new version of the uk tex faq, on ctan (help/uk-tex-faq), on the www.tex.ac.uk/faq web page, and for distributors on the private address they will already know. this new version has a few more questions answered, a number of updates and corrections of old answers, but textually there's been little change. the web appearance has changed slightly, but the big difference is that there is now a seach via google link (which specialises the search you request so that it only looks at the faq: Hans Nordhaug found this facility for me). i would welcome users' views on this addition: the existence of the google facility obviously saves me the trouble of writing a proper search mechanism (which has long been delayed on my list of things-to-do), but if users dislike the google arrangement, it won't continue. as always, i welcome comments about, or suggestions or (best of all) actual text, for the faq. submissions should be sent to faq(a)tex.ac.uk Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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new sansmath on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

donald arseneau has submitted a new package sansmath.sty (pd licence), and i've installed it in macros/latex/contrib/other/misc the package defines a new math version 'sans', and a command sansmath that behaves somewhat like oldmath. detailed documentation is to be found in the package file itself. as always, thanks, donald. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN material: latexcount
by Jim Hefferon 08 Mar '03

08 Mar '03

A new package has been installed at the tug.ctan.org node of CTAN and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: latexcount Author's name: P.D. Magnus Location on CTAN: support/misc Summary description: Perl script generates word count of LaTeX documents License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The latexcount script gives a reasonably accurate count of the number of words in the main text of an article, the number of words in footnotes, and the number of words total. The list of tags that don't get counted can be added to as needed. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: WinTeX 2000
by Jim Hefferon 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org. I should make its way to a mirror near you quite soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================================= Name of contribution: WinTeX 2000 Author's name: Michael Muecke Location on CTAN: systems/win32/wintex2000 Summary description: WinTeX 2000 is a 32bit Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WinTeX 2000 is a Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. Key features: * MS Office look & feel * VBScript enabled application * Syntax highlighting * Auto spell automatically underlines misspelled words in your text * Thesaurus finds synonyms * Super fast editing of large files * Sophisticated BiBTeX editor - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submissions -- cmtiup and cmslup
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Sergei V. Znamenskii ----- + what you've uploaded cmtiupsr.zip archive (27.04k) contains just the cmtiup.dtx file with all sources; cmtiup.zip archive (57.86k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmtiupem.zip archive (25.35k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmtiup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmtiup.pdf (133.15k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmtiup.tpm (1.95k) serves the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmtiup (replace old files, please) + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The new version of cmtiup package contains the following modification of cmti* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmti* fonts fy cmtiup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in italic text with formulas. No changes made in fonts; fatal bug in cmtiup.sty fixed (thanks to Shingo SAITO <new(a)ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp>) and documentation improved. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmti* to cmtiup*. -------------------------------------------------------------------- + what you've uploaded cmslupsr.zip archive (17.76k) contains just the cmslup.dtx file with all the sources; cmslup.zip archive (40.74k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmslupem.zip archive (27.03k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmslup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmslup.pdf (128.55k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmslup.tpm (1.73k) can serve the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmslup/ + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The cmslup package contains the following modification of cmsl* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmsl* fonts fy cmslup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in slanted text with formulas and add appropriate kerns which may differ from italic correction. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm* fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmsl* to cmslup*. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested in the directories CTAN:fonts/cm/cmtiup/ and CTAN:fonts/cm/cmslup/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: EPM TeX Front End 4.0 (OS/2)
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Mar '03

01 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file epmtfe.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, delete all files and subdirectories from the CTAN directory systems/os2/epmtfe and unpack the uploaded ZIP file to this directory then. (Please, do not unpack the enclosed archives.) This is version 4.0 of the EPM TeX Front End, a module for the OS/2 Enhanced Editor EPM. It turns the EPM into an integrated TeX environment, providing (La)TeXing, previewing and executing of auxiliary programs from the editor menu. Remarkable features are: * (La)TeX errors are highlighted in the document source; * Postscript support (dvips conversion on-the-fly); * optional TeXing of a marked region of a file; * support for split source file; * OS/2 shell and WPS interface; * optional LaTeX syntax assist; * additional user-definable menu items; * works also in conjunction with VTeX/2; * stable, reliable, and esay to use. Two flavors of the TeX Front End are provided: * classic: for use with any TeX system, including emTeX and VTeX/2 * VTeX: for use with VTeX/2 _only_, making the use of this system particularly convenient Each variant is available with English or German user interface. Changes over version 3 are listed in the file NEWS. Main items are: * fully interactive configuration (except for the user-defined menu items); * thorough clean up of menus, window titles and error messages; * menu item to control VTeX's path cache; * improved log file parsing facility, making use of VTeX's particular log file format; ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:systems/os2/epmtfe Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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wrapfig.sty moved, extra documentation
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Feb '03

28 Feb '03

i suggested to donald arseneau that i should move wrapfig.sty to a directory of its own, and add to it a copy of his recipe for multiple- column inserts using wrapfig; he agreeed, and supplied a copy of his latest version of the recipe. i have now made the change: the new directory is macros/latex/contrib/supported/wrapfig the new directory will propagate to the other servers in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: LaTeX Font Sampler
by Jim Hefferon 27 Feb '03

27 Feb '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX Font Sampler Author's name: Peter Flynn Location on CTAN: info/fontsampler Summary description: Samples of free typefaces available with LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of the sampler which has previously been available on our Web site. It has been extended to include a few more faces, and this version comes with the complete source code. The fonts themselves you have to install from the CTAN. Contributions of code are welcomed to enable us to include the omitted fonts. License: GNU GPL. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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ctan upload: sam2p
by Jim Hefferon 27 Feb '03

27 Feb '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It will make its way to your favorite mirror shortly. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: sam2p Author's name: Szabó Péter Location on CTAN: graphics/sam2p Summary description: A sophisticated raster image-converter to PostScript and PDF License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sam2p is a UNIX command line utility written in ANSI C++ that converts many raster (bitmap) image formats into Adobe PostScript or PDF files and several other formats. The images are not vectorized. sam2p gives full control to the user to specify standards-compliance, compression, and bit depths. In some cases sam2p can compress an image 100 times smaller than the PostScript output of many other common image converters. sam2p provides ZIP, RLE and LZW (de)compression filters even on Level1 devices. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: bbcard10.zip
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Feb '03

26 Feb '03

Patrick TJ McPhee writes: > I've uploaded bbcard10.zip to cam.ctan.org. The files it contains are > either public domain or under a bsd-style licence. > > I suggest installing under graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/bbcard. > > The files are metapost examples which are useful in their own right > and may provide value as models. > > bbcard.mp -- a bullshit bingo playing card > breakwidth.mp -- a macro which breaks text into paragraphs without > using an external formatter > calendar.mp -- a monthly calendar, which can generate a year's > worth of calendars in one step > scorecard.mp -- a baseball score card i've installed the files as you suggest. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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