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CTAN update: LuaXML
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: LuaXML > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.0.1 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/LuaXML/ > Summary description: Pure lua library for reading and serializing xml files > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is redistribution of pure lua xml library LuaXML. It was > originally included with the odsfile package, but because it > can be useful also for other projects, I decided to make > separate package thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/LuaXML.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/LuaXML/ The catalogue entry will appear on the web in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: odsfile
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: odsfile > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.2 > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/luatex/latex/odsfile/ > Summary description: LuaLaTeX package and lua library for working with > opendocument spreadsheet (ods) documents. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Odsfile v0.2 > > XML processing library is now distributed as standalone > package, this was needed to avoid possible future filename > conflicts and to enable other projects to use it. > > There are some new features, cells can be now processed with > normal LaTeX macros, this means that it should be possible > to use data for drawing some plots, for example. It is also > possible to add new rows to existing spreadsheets and to > save them (using external zip utility). > > There were also several bugfixes. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/odsfile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/ /tex-archive/macros/luatex/latex/odsfile/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latexmk
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: latexmk > Author's name: John Collins > Package version: 4.33b > Location on CTAN: support/latexmk/ > Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation routine. > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1. Correct problems with use of -auxdir and -outdir options with > MiKTeX, and with path separators and / under MS Windows. > 2. Add $dvipdf_silent_switch. > 3. Improve handling of errors. > 4. Quieter operation in silent mode. > 5. Documentation improvements. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/latexmk.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latexmk/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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resurrected package on ctan: xpeek
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: xpeek > Author's name: Joel C. Salomon > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xpeek/ > Summary description: Define commands that peek ahead in the input stream > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The xpeek package provides tools to help define commands > that, like xspace and extit, peek at what follows them in > the command stream and choose appropriate behavior. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/xpeek.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xpeek/ thanks for the upload; i have installed the resurrected version, and created an entry for it in the catalogue repository. The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: moderncv
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 Xavier Danaux submitted an update to the moderncv package. Summary description: A modern curriculum vitae class. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fix release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/moderncv (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: mychemistry
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the mychemistry package. Summary description: create reaction schemes with LaTeXe and chemfig License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - fixed conflict with pdfpages package - reduced package dependencies - robustified user commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mychemistry . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mychemistry (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 Christoph Bersch submitted an update to the pst-optexp package. Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes for version 3.2: * Added component glanthompson * Added access to beam vectors with oeBeamVec, oeBeamVecUp and oeBeamVecLow * Fixed wrong computation of node distance in fiberbox * Fixed bug in wdmsplitter for coupleralign=b and couplertype=none * Fixed bug when filling components placed with position=end/start * Added value absolute to parameter labelref * Added examples ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: nameauth
by CTAN Announcements 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: nameauth > Author's name: Charles P. Schaum > Package version: 1.4 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/nameauth/ > Summary description: Name authority macros improve consistency and flexibility in body text and index. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am pleased to announce version 1.4 of the nameauth package (1.28 was > not released, as it necessitated the present changes). New features > include more robustness in places like marginpar and list material, a > CapThis macro that works for all instances of Name, and an > alwaysformat option that allows calling out names as one might find in > some older German reference works. With documentation extensively > rewritten for readability and accessibility, this marks a milestone in > my quest to automate the formatting and indexing of names. I hope > others may find it useful. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/nameauth.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/nameauth/ thanks for the upload; i have installed and updated the catalogye

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New CTAN package: odsfile
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: odsfile > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/odsfile/ > Summary description: LuaLaTeX package for reading opendocument > spreadsheet documents as LaTeX tables > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is LuaLaTeX package and lua library for reading > opendocument spreadsheet (ods) documents from Open/Libre > Office Calc and typeseting them as LaTeX tables. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the new package; i've installed it and created an entry in the CTAN catalogue for it. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/odsfile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/odsfile/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: regexpatch
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

the daemon tells us: > Name of contribution: regexpatch > Author's name: Enrico Gregorio > Package version: 0.1b > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/regexpatch/ > Summary description: High level patching commands > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version fixes a few bugs in the macros related to patching > biblatex bib macros (`xpatchbibmacro' and friends). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and tweaked the catalogue appropriately. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/regexpatch.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/regexpatch/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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