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CTAN package update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

ctan-upload(a)cl.cam.ac.uk wrote: > ====================================================================== > > 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 comprehesive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.0b: > - Fixed bug with rounding system > - Powers of units now unaffected by rounding system > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package as requested, thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: vwcol
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: vwcol Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/vwcol Summary description: Multicols with variable width License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a crude environment called 'vwcol'for typesetting multicolumn paragraph text of various column widths on a single page. For example, documentclass{article} usepackage{lipsum} egin{document} egin{vwcol}[widths={0.3,0.2,0.5}] lipsum[1] end{vwcol} end{document} Note again that only paragraph text is supported at present. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/vwcol . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/vwcol (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 package updated: etoolbox 1.6
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded etoolbox.tar.gz to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox. There's > also an etoolbox.tds.zip file for install/macros/latex/contrib. > Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the > upload. Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The etoolbox package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared > primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX > frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as > some generic tools which are not related to e-TeX but match the > profile of this package. > > CHANGES > > * Improved obustify > * Improved patchcmd and ifpatchable > * Modified and improved apptocmd > * Modified and improved pretocmd > * Added ifpatchable* > * Added racingpatches > * Added AfterBeginDocument > * Added ifdefmacro > * Added ifcsmacro > * Added ifdefprefix > * Added ifcsprefix > * Added ifdefparam > * Added ifcsparam > * Added ifdefprotected > * Added ifcsprotected > * Added ifdefltxprotect > * Added ifcsltxprotect > * Added ifdefempty > * Added ifcsempty > * Improved ifdefvoid > * Improved ifcsvoid > * Added ifstrempty > * Added setbool > * Added settoggle thanks for the upload; i've installed the package as requested. users may view the catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/etoolbox.html or browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: glhyph
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michel's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: glhyph Author's name: Javier Múgica de Rivera Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation/glhyph Summary description: Hyphenation patterns for Galician License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A script for generating UTF-8 patterns and new UTF-8 patterns have been added to the package (same patterns are now also part of hyph-utf8). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyphenation/glhyph . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/glhyph (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 package update: Venturis ADF fonts collection V1.003a
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Venturis ADF fonts collection V1.003a Author's name: Hirwen HARENDAL Location on CTAN: /Fonts Summary description: Venturis ADF fonts collection V1.003a License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serif and sans serif complete font families, in both Adobe Type 1 and OpenType formats for publication. The family is based on Utopia family, and has been modified and developed by the Arkandis Digital foundry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/venturisadf . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/venturisadf (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 package update: mkpattern
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mkpattern Author's name: Javier Múgica de Rivera Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation/utils/mkpattern Summary description: A utility for making hyphenation patterns License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mkpatter v. 1.2, 2008/06/22. Mkpattern is a general purpose program for the generation of hyphenation patterns, with definition of letter sets and template-like constructions. It also provides an easy way to handle different input and output encodings. A detailed description is provided in the manual: mkpatter.dps. Next is a brief descriptions of the files related to the program, as well as the license under which it is distributed: mkpatter.tex: The program mkpattern; lppl mkpattern-exmpl.tex: An example file; public domain mkpatter.pdf: The manual; public domain mkpatdoc.tex: The source for the manual; public domain Recent changes: improved support for generation of clean UTF-8 patterns (no catcodes, no empty lines). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyphenation/utils/mkpattern . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/mkpattern (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 package update: pst-fun
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-fun.tgz to the uk mirror. Please replace the > files with the ones in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fun/ > > pst-fun is a PSTricks related package for drawing > funny objects like a bird, a parrot, Lucky Luke, etc > > This version 0.03 has a new macro psKangaroo thanks for the upload; i have installed the changed files, and updated the catalogue. users may view the catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-fun.html or browse the package directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fun/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: Velthuis devanagari for TeX
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 Zdeněk Wagner submitted an update to the devanagari package. It contains Frans Velthuis' preprocessor for Devanagari text, and fonts and macros to use when typesetting the processed text. The macros provide features that support Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, and other languages typically printed in the Devanagari script. The fonts are available both in Metafont and Type 1 format. Location on CTAN: /language/devanagari/velthuis Summary description: Update to version 2.15 License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update adds an LDF file for using Hindi with babel and support for XeTeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/devanagari/velthuis . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=devanagari (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 has a new package: blowup v0.1i
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 Rolf Niepraschk submitted the new package blowup to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/blowup Summary description: A new package to upscale or downscale all pages of a document. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package blowup only defines the user-level macro lowup, which can be used to upscale or downscale all pages of a document. It is similar to the TeX primitive magnification but more accurate and user-friendly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/blowup . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=blowup (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 has a new package: forarray
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 Christian Schröppel submitted the forarray package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/forarray Summary description: Using array structures in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package 'forarray' provides functionality for processing lists and array structures in LaTeX. Arrays can contain characters as well as TeX and LaTeX commands, nesting of arrays is possible, and arrays are processed within the same brace level as their surrounding environment. Array levels can be delimited by characters or control sequences defined by the user. Practical uses of this package include data management, construction of lists and tables, and calculations based on the contents of lists and arrays. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/forarray . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=forarray (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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