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Saint MIchael's College
The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: coolstr
Author's name: N Setzer
Author's email: nsetzer(a)umd.edu
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/coolstr
Summary description: Deals with manipulation of strings
License type: lgpl
Announcement text:
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The coolstr package is a subpackage of the cool package that deals with
the manipulation of strings. A string is defined as a sequence of
characters (not tokens).
The package provides the ability to access a specific character of a
string, as well as determine if the string contains numeric or INT
data.
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Name of contribution: pst-asr
Author's name: John Frampton
Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-asr
Summary description: Macros for use by linguists to typeset autosegmental
representations
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The pst-asr package is based on PSTricks and is intended to be used by
linguists to typeset autosegmental representations. It consists of
three files: pst-asr.tex, pst-asr.sty, and pst-asr-doc.pdf. It requires
the PSTricks package and the XKeyVal package.
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: variations
Author's name: Christian Obrecht
Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/variations
Summary description: A package for typesetting tables showing variations of
functions according to French usage.
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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The 'variations' package provides macros for typesetting tables showing
variations of functions according to French usage. These macros may be
used by both LaTeX and plain TeX users. The documentation is in French.
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: Screenplay
Author's name: John Pate
Author's email: johnny(a)dvc.org.uk
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/screenplay
Summary description: LaTeX .cls file to provide formatting as recommended by
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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I'm uploading this .cls file in the hope more experienced LaTeX users
can improve it. However, it currently produces what I consider useful
results. For more information, see http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/
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Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: Stellenbosch thesis and other utilities 5.0
Author's name: Danie Els
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/stellenbosch
Summary description: Typesetting dissertations, theses and reports of
the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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The usthesis class/style files are provided to typeset reports, theses
and dissertations that conform to the requirements of the Engineering
Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch.
The class file usthesis.cls is based on the standard LaTeX book class,
while usthesis.sty is a style file to be loaded on top of the very
powerful memoir class. Both options give identical output, but the
benefit of the using memoir is that it has many additional command
and environments for formatting and processing of a document.
Usthesis is primarily concerned with the formatting of the front matter
such as the title page, abstract, etc. and a decent page layout on A4
paper. It also works together with the babel package to provide language
options to typeset documents in Afrikaans or in English.
Additional packages are provided for bibliographic matter, note title
pages, lists of symbols, as well as various graphic files for logos.
CHANGES FROM 4.0:
a) Add to USthesis docs and to templates:
- user defined layouts with memoir or geometry.
- parskip package if spacing is required between paragraphs.
b) Bugfix in usmeg-n.bst in FUNCTION{remove.spaces}
c) Change default BIBand from & to and for usbib.sty with
usmeg-a and usmeg-n options.
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Jean-Pierre Drucbert writes:
> I have uploaded a new version (#48) of the minitoc package in
> the /incoming directory of ftp.tex.ac.uk . The file is named
>
> minitoc.zip (5871882 bytes)
>
> This package should completely replace its previous version in
>
> tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/
>
> The licence is LPPL.
>
> This package allows the creation of mini-tables of contents,
> lists of figures or lists of tables per part, chapter or
> section, with language dependent titles.
>
> This new version has the following changes or improvements:
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Minitoc version #48
> --- updated the bibliography and its formatting;
> --- fixed and updated add.bib;
> --- correction of the preamble problem in add.bib and all generated
> files;
> --- added devanagari.mld, hindi.mld, and hindi-modern.mld;
> --- added error E0036 if english.mld is not found to set the default
> titles;
> --- the bibliographic styles plainurl.bst and frplain1.bst are
> renamed en-mtc.bst and fr-mtc.bst;
> --- renamed all examples files with names beginning with ``mtc-'';
> --- add.bib renamed mtc-add.bib;
> --- the ``listfiles'' package option is now active by default;
> --- added mtc-syn.tex example document file.
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> The administravive trivia are in the `catalog' file in the
> distribution.
>
> Note that the documentation is mainly available in PDF form,
> -- in english (not perfect): minitoc.pdf
> -- in french: fminitoc.pdf
>
> The INSTALL file (and, better, the ``Installation'' chapter in the
> documentation) describes the files of this package (the list
> of files is in minitoc.l).
thanks for the upload: i've installed the files as requested.
users may examine the package via the catalogue entry:
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minitoc.html
that has online links to the latest documentation as well as download
links.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, BaKoMa submitted an update to the
bakoma
package.
Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma
License: shareware
> Most noticeable improvements (in short):
>
> * Smart handling of SPACE in preview/proof window.
> * independent key binding for text and math mode.
> I.e. Ctrl+F inserts extsf or frac.
> * More reasonable saving multi-file documents.
> * Save As Template helps to customize template set.
> * Go To Line (source context menu)
> * Handling TeX generated files as READONLY for edit.
> * Added Arabi package to ArabTeX.bkz unit.
> Work around for displaying Arabic fonts included.
> * Updated PSCyr in Russian.bkz unit.
> * Fixed bugs in PS interpreter.
>
> More details about changes and another bug fixing see at:
>
> <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html
>
> -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 7.70 ------------------
>
> BaKoMa TeX 7.70 supports two coexisting IDE:
> 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor.
> 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Classical IDE.
>
> About BaKoMa TeX Word.
>
> BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor.
>
> The word `True' is used to highlight two following
> facts:
>
> 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor.
> It means that display shows precisely the same
> what will be printed. It looks such that you edit
> your document immediately in Preview Window.
> 2) It is True LaTeX Editor.
> It edits LaTeX source text without any
> import/export procedure. It means that
> you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document.
>
> BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX
> graphic engine and consequently it inherits all features
> of BaKoMa TeX related with import graphics,
> font support, and document export.
>
> It supports processors:
> (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX.
> Other processors such as Omega may be added in future.
>
> It imports:
> EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX,
> MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY.
> It supports fonts:
> OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM),
> PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF.
> It exports:
> DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT).
>
> It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS
> compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as:
> PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy,
> PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.
>
> Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is
> final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing.
>
> Editing slides in WYSIWYG interface
> (with such packages as PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.)
> is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'.
>
> Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as
> good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers.
>
> TeXWord is transparent for cooperation.
> TeXWord don't use additional macro packages.
> So that documents made with TeXWord may be compiled
> in any LaTeX setup without any adaptation.
> In other side, TeXWord can handle arbitrary LaTeX documents.
> So, that your coleagues may even don't know that you use
> powerful WYSIWYG tool to edit your part of common work.
>
> More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at:
>
> <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html>
>
> Some snapshots are available at:
> <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/>
>
> Root of BaKoMa TeX distribution is at:
> <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/>
>
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_______________________________________________
Thanks for the update.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
The package described below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should
soon be at your favorite mirror.
Thanks again,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: refstyle
Author's name: Danie Els
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/refstyle
Summary description: Advanced formatting of cross references
License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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The update fixes a problem with xkeyval and adds Norwegian definitions.
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The refstyle provides a consistent way of producing references throughout
a project. Enough flexibility is provided to make local changes to a single
reference. The user can configure his or own setup.
It has a direct interface to VARIOREF and namedref's from the NAMEDREF
package can easily be incorporated (if needed). For large projects such
as a series of books or a multi volume thesis, written as freestanding
documents, a facility is provided to interface to the XR package for
external document references.
The REFSTYLE package is BABEL compliant in that all language definitions
are added to the extras<langauge> token list, enabling local and global
language changes through the BABEL language changing commands. Afrikaans,
Danish, English, German, Norwegian and Swedish definitions are provided ---
any other contributions will be appreciated.
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Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: article (sikumuna) layout style for lyx
Author's name: Guy Rutenberg
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/lyx/sikumuna
Summary description: an extended lyx layout style based on heb-article
for use in Sikumuna
License type: gpl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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an extended lyx layout style based on article-hebrew for use in Sikumuna
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Patrick Daly submitted a bugfix update to the
natbib
package.
Natbib provides a style with author-year and numbered references, as well
as much detailed of support for other bibliography use. Provides versions
of the standard BibTeX styles that are compatible with natbib - plainnat,
unsrtnat, abbrnat. The bibliography styles produced by custom-bib are
designed from the start to be compatible with natbib.
Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/natbib
Summary description: General citation and bibliography package
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Bug fix for compress option when used with hyperref and dvips
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This package is located at
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/natbib
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/info/?id=natbib
Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf