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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.44
by Robin Fairbairns 24 May '02

24 May '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.44. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Commonly, this patch fixes problem related with hanging > BaKoMa Console under Microsoft Windows 2000 updated by > hotfixes issued in first half of March. > > This version has *Patch status* and may be freely installed > by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 23-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. this mail constitutes that announcement. > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.44 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.44 > > 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. > * 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 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, 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 > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * 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. > > 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. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.44 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.40 > > * Fixed hanging `BaKoMa Console' after an input waited by TeX processor, > that was caused under Windows 2000 updated by hotfixes isuued > in first half of March. > * Fixed `fullpage.sty' for LaTeX 2.09 compatibility mode. > * Removed pauses when System Console is used for Dynamical Preview. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- i've installed the files as you requested, and pushed them out to the other ctan nodes. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: jasthesis
by Jim Hefferon 24 May '02

24 May '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next 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: jasthesis Author's name: James A Shepherd Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/jasthesis Summary description: A laTeX class that typesets my thesis, roughly BS4821:1990 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class sets up LaTeX to produce a document conforming to the standards required by the University of Bristol, UK. It should also be approximately BS4821:1990 standard. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: proof
by Jim Hefferon 22 May '02

22 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way soon to a mirror near you. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: proof Author's name: Klaus Bosau Location on CTAN: support Summary description: Proof is a shell based completion to an ordinary word processing program, able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources. This program needs an intact TeX/LaTeX environment and GNU bash (Bourne Again Shell), version 2.03 or higher to work properly. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Proof is a shell based auxiliary program that's able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources and thus can be used to quickly produce snapshots of TeX related documents whenever necessary. Its main purpose however is to act as a completion to an ordinary word processing program which normally lacks appropriate facilities to process TeX sources within a common TeX/LaTeX environment. Here, Proof completely relieves the author of doing shell related work and thus simplifies the process of preparing PostScript documents particularly in those cases where various different sources are involved. Besides Proof offers a simple control mechanism that may be accessed from within the editor being used, an interface to common METAFONT font test algorithms and a simple back-up facility, ensuring that sourcefiles can easily be restored when accidentally overwritten or deleted. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: drftcite.sty version 3.9?
by Robin Fairbairns 22 May '02

22 May '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > Thomas Esser brought to my attention: > > > I just have noticed that TeX Live has version 3.9 of drftcite.sty whereas > > the latest CTAN version is version 3.7. > > That is an oversight. I've uploaded version 3.9 (Nov 2001) > to ftp.tex.ac.uk: incoming.drftcite.sty. It should > replace the one in macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite. > > This version has quite a few changes (some of which I won't remember > now) and maybe I should have called it 4.0. Since it isn't as > thoroughly tested as I used to do, mybe I'll adopt the convention > that a .9 version is a pre-test of the next major revision :-) i've installed this new version to replace the old one: macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite/drftcite.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: Pazo fonts v1.003
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file mathpazo.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. > > This is version 1.003 of Diego Puga's Pazo math fonts. > > Please, rename the existing CTAN directory fonts/mathpazo to > fonts/mathpazo-1001 and install the uploaded files to a new > directory fonts/mathpazo > > Notice that version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts is to be used with > version 9 of PSNFSS, which was also updated now. > > [Version 1.001 should, however, still be kept on CTAN, with > respect to the users of the TeXLive6 CD-ROM, which includes > PSNFSS 8.2, but it is lacking the required Pazo 1.001 fonts.] > > What's new? > > * Added all the remaining uppercase latin letters and the > digit one to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. > > * Re-designed Phi to make it better proportioned. > > * Re-designed varsigma to give it a more recognisable shape > Re-designed xi and zeta to match the new varsigma. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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minor update to uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 21 May '02

21 May '02

i've installed a minor update to the uk faq. changes are -- removes assertions about the EC view of euro symbol typesetting -- various typos corrected sources, etc., are now on ctan at help/uk-tex-faq the web-massaged version is at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq

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Re: Upload: ttf2tex 0.5, a TrueType font installer for teTeX
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Tue, 21 May 2002, Philipp Lehman wrote: > From the README: > > ttf2tex is a Bash script which generates all files required to use > TrueType fonts with teTeX from a set of .ttf files. In short, it will > do for TrueType fonts what fontinst's latinfamily command does for > Type 1 PostScript fonts. ttf2tex is designed for Linux/UNIX systems > running teTeX. > > From the CHANGELOG: > > 2002-05-21 v0.5 > * preliminary support for OpenType fonts (TT based only) > * support for real small caps > * support for old style figures > * support for -n and -N switches of ttf2tfm > * new option to disable hyphenation (for 'typewriter' typefaces) > * new option to overwrite files when installing > * new option to dump internal vectors > * check availability of required binaries > * default path for .ttf files changed > * updated and extended manual Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/ttf2tex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: PSNFSS 9
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the following ZIP archives to the /incoming directory > at dante.ctan.org: > > psnfss9.zip > lw35nfss9.zip > freenfss.zip Thanks for the update. I installed the files in psnfss9.zip in macros/latex/required/psnfss and added lw35nfss.zip and freenfss.zip to this directory. > This is version 9 of the PSNFSS system, supporting the use > of the Base35 PostScript fonts and the free Charter, Utopia > and Pazo fonts with LaTeX. PSNFSS 9 is to be used with the > latest version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts, which were also > updated now. > > > Main news > --------- > > The TeXBase1 encoding (file 8r.enc) includes the Euro symbol > in slot 128 now. Thus, future fonts that provide the Euro, > can be supported. This does, however, _not_ affect the > present Base35, Charter and Utopia fonts. The corresponding > file 8r.etx in the fontinst distribution will soon be > updated accordingly. > > Pazo fonts: Added all the missing uppercase latin letters > and numeral 1 to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. Re-designed > Phi, varsigma, xi and zeta. Font metrics and virtual > fonts (freenfss.zip) updated accordingly > > Palatino text fonts: The textcompanion fonts of the > Palatino family provide the Euro symbol exteuro as well as > the Omega extohm now. The letters are actually taken from > the Pazo fonts. > > mathptmx.sty: Improved hbar. Added missing redefinitions > of defaultscriptratio and defaultscriptscriptratio. > > Documentation updated and slightly improved. All fonts are > embedded in psnfss2e.pdf now. > > There are no changes over the pre-release as of 2002-04-24, > except for a minor fix to the Pazo blackboard bold fonts, > whose metrics are, however, unchaged. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: psnfss-src.zip (PSNFSS 9 fontinst sources)
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file psnfss-src.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. These are the fontinst sources of the > latest PSNFSS version 9. > > Please, remove everything (!) from the CTAN directory > > fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source ; > > then unpack the archive file there. Please, create an additional > subdirectory fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source/mathpazo, which should > constitute a link to fonts/mathpazo/pazofnst. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: manuscript
by Jim Hefferon 20 May '02

20 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next 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: manuscript Author's name: Matej Cepl Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/manuscript Summary description: LaTeX package emulating appearance of typewriter. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package emulates appearance of the document written on classical typewriter as much as possible. The package should be compatible both with classical article-like packages as well as with packages from koma-script family. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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