Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
beamer
package.
Version: 3.75 2025-08-04
License: lppl1.3c gpl2+ fdl
Summary description: A LaTeX class for producing presentations and slides
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- added `height=...` options for `columns` and `column` to set a fixed height
### Changed
- Definition of `\beamer@label@in@display` to track `amsmath` changes
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Javier Bezos López submitted an update to the
babel
package.
Version: 25.12 2025-08-03
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Multilingual support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and Plain TeX
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Changes in version 25.12 are described in:
https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-25.12.html
Here is a summary:
* New option in provide: mapdot. A default is provided for the
Arabic locales, mapping the dot in counters to a hyphen.
* Fix misaligned first line with kashida inside a \vbox (tsx747027).
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Uwe Ziegenhagen submitted an update to the
VarsFromJobname
package.
Version: 1.1
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Extract variables from the name of the LaTeX file
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Version 1.1, rewritten using expl3.
Limitation to 9 tokens does not apply anymore.
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Wybo H. Dekker submitted an update to the
ctable
package.
Version: 1.32 2025-07-10
License: lppl
Summary description: Flexible typesetting of table and figure floats using key/value directives
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- help argument missing in PackageError calls
- Simultaneous use of pos and sideways options incorrectly tested
- now contained in 1 self-extracting file (run tex ctable.dtx)
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
xindex
package.
Version: 1.02 2025-08-02
License: lppl1.3 mit
Summary description: Unicode-compatible index generation
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This version uses only UCA (Unicode Collation Algorithm) for the sorting
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
biblatex-ieee
package.
Version: 1.4f 2025-08-01
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: IEEE style files for BibLaTeX
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Suppress "." after DOI
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Luis F. Bartolo Alegre submitted the
multi-sudoku
package.
Version: 1.00
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Create and customise Sudoku grids of various sizes
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Hello LaTeX users,
I’m excited to release multi-sudoku v1.0, a package to easily
typeset Sudoku puzzles ranging from 1×1 up to 49×49 grids.
Highlights:
- Supports multiple sizes: 1×1, 2×2, 4×4, 9×9 (standard), 16×16,
25×25, 36×36, and 49×49
- Simple manual entry via a tabular-like environment
- Customisable cell size, font, and grid line thickness
- Lightweight—no TikZ or heavy dependencies
- Works with plain LaTeX workflows
This package is perfect for educators, researchers, and Sudoku
enthusiasts who want flexibility beyond standard 9×9 puzzles.
Get it on CTAN: https://ctan.org/pkg/multi-sudoku
Author: Luis F. Bartolo Alegre
License: LPPL 1.3c
Feedback and bug reports welcome!
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Wybo H. Dekker submitted an update to the
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> --history replace standard Change History section with a simpler one.
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Daniel Nagel submitted the
fontawesome7
package.
Version: 7.0.0-1
License: ofl lppl1.3c
Summary description: Font Awesome 7 with LaTeX support
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Brand new Font Awesome 7 icon package
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