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CTAN update: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '10

30 May '10

This should within a day be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: luaotfload Version number: 1.09 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Summary description: ConTeXt OTF loading system for Plain and LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * the last release didn't even load * fix passing --destdir to mkluatexfontdb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload (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 .

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New CTAN package: The STIX fonts
by CTAN Announcements 29 May '10

29 May '10

that daemon reports, excitedly: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: The STIX fonts > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: fonts/stix > Summary description: Unicode mathematics fonts, with a complete repertoire of glyphs > License type: ofl (SIL open font licence) > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The STIX fonts are a suite of unicode OpenType fonts > containing a complete set of mathematical glyphs. > They may be obtained from <http://www.stixfonts.org/>. > > This repository is a mirror of their official release, > organised in the form of the `TeX Directory Structure' > for inclusion in TeX Live and MiKTeX. > > The STIX fonts are released under the SIL Open Font > License, Version 1.1. They have copyright (c) 2001-2010 > by the STI Pub Companies. Please see the official > documentation for further information. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/stix.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/stix the catalogue entry won't appear until some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: hyph-utf8
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '10

28 May '10

This materials should reach your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: hyph-utf8 Version number: 2010.05.28 Author's name: Mojca Miklavec, Arthur Reutenauer Location on CTAN: /language/hyph-utf8/ Summary description: Hyphenation Patterns in UTF-8 License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important change: - NEW: support for advanced LuaTeX & LuaLaTeX loading of patterns (they are not dumped into format, but loaded on demand) maintained by Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard and Élie Roux - NEW: plain version of patterns and exceptions (one pattern/exception per line) Other news: - NEW: Armenian (Sahak Petrosyan) and Lao patterns (Brian Wilson) - UPDATE: Spanish (Javier Bezos), Galician (Javier A. Múgica) and Italian patterns (Claudio Beccari) - new: sources and documentation for Spanish patterns - new: more documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyph-utf8/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/hyph-utf8 (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 .

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CTAN update: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '10

28 May '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: luaotfload Version number: 1.08 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: ConTeXt OTF loading system for Plain and LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * fix misc. bugs with system fonts scanning * parse fontconfig configuration directly, no longer dependant on 'fc-list' * now if no font names database is found, luaotfload will generate it, also it will force an update of the database if the asked font can not be found * avoid loading non-tfm fonts when the user asks for tfm font * update the documentation * blacklist .ttc and LastResort font on mac. * sync with ConTeXt beta 2010.05.22 * fix attribute handling * clarify license * misc. bug fixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload (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 .

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CTAN update: lualibs
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '10

28 May '10

Wthin a day this should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: lualibs Version number: 0.94 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: Lualibs is a collection of Lua modules useful for general programming. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sync with ConTeXt, adding new function required by latest luaotfload. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/lualibs . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/lualibs (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 .

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CTAN update: autolatex
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '10

28 May '10

This should within a day appear at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: autolatex Version number: 8.3 Author's name: Stephane GALLAND Location on CTAN: / Summary description: Bug fix in command line options License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Command option '-f' is documented but not supported by source code. This option was added into the list of the explicitly supported options to fix this bug. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/autolatex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/autolatex (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 .

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CTAN update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '10

28 May '10

the daemon reports: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Maintenance release v2.0a: > - Make SendSettingsToPgf available in document body > - Automatically detect use of version 1 options and > load backward-compatibility code > - Fix problem with free-standing units > - Fix a number of bugs in version-1 configuration file > - Include high energy physics units in documentation > and version-1 configuration file thanks for the upload. i have installed it, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx/ the updated catalogue entry will appear on the web some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xltxtra
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '10

27 May '10

and, to finish its latest flurry, the daemon's moving finger writes: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xltxtra > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/latex/xltxtra > Summary description: Extras for LaTeX users of XeTeX. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This update to version 0.5c of xltxtra coincides with fontspec v2 (and > both must be used together), but there are no user-level changes to > the package. thanks for the upload. i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xltxtra.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/xetex/latex/xltxtra the catalogue entry on the web will change some time overnight tonight. (my time.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update and move: fontspec
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '10

27 May '10

the daemon, rushing around as i rushed around preparing for work, wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: fontspec > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/fontspec > Summary description: Font loading in XeTeX and LuaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the initial (beta 1) release of fontspec version 2 for TeX > Live 2010. > > Testing and feedback most appreciated! > > It now supports OpenType font loading in LuaTeX thanks to the work of > Khaled Hosny, Elie Roux, and Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard. Please discuss bugs > or improvements on the lualatex-dev mailing list. In between main releases > on CTAN, updates for bug testing can be obtained from > <http://github.com/wspr/fontspec/>. > > The documentation still needs improvement but the basic functionality should > be working. It is intended to be tested on TeX Live 2010; it should still be > compatible with earlier versions of XeTeX, however. > > * * * > > Please remove fontspec from its current location on CTAN > (macros/xetex/latex/fontspec). I can't think of a better alternative than > placing it now in the standard latex/ directory macros/latex/contrib/fontspec > since it has functionality for both XeTeX and LuaTeX. i've installed, as requested, and created a link from the old location, until such time as i think to remove it again. i've also updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/fontspec.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fontspec as usual, the catalogue entry will change during the european night hours. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: euenc
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '10

27 May '10

the daemon's moving finger writes: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: euenc > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/euenc > Summary description: Unicode font definitions for XeTeX and LuaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This update for euenc adds support for LuaTeX in concert with version > 2 of the fontspec package. > > Please remove euenc from its current location on CTAN > (macros/xetex/latex/euenc). I can't think of a better alternative > than placing it now in the standard latex/ directory > macros/latex/contrib/euenc since it has functionality for both XeTeX > and LuaTeX. that move actually took place in february this year; links were linking the package's old location to its current one. i have now deleted the links. thanks for the upload. i have installed the files and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/euenc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/euenc the catalogue update will happen overnight (european) tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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