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version 3.12 of uk faq on ctan and web
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Jul '04

15 Jul '04

i have just released version 3.12 of the faq; this is only a little more than a month later than i had originally intended. as usual the (limping) dynamic faq is available from http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq, while sources, .pdf and other formats, and a static html version of the faq are available from ctan help/uk-tex-faq the change file for this version is appended Robin Fairbairns For the FAQ and CTAN teams ======================================================================== CHANGES-3.12 Changes in version 3.12 Acquiring the software Replace three finding things answers with a single Finding (La)TeX files, which covers the ground of the old questions, but with a more nearly up-to-date emphasis. This area needs more attention; hints on regular expressions from the old set is no more -- which probably doesn't matter (much) since almost no-one uses quote site index any longer. Systems, etc. Expunge mention of the (defunct) 4allTeX CD-ROM under editors and shells (it had long since gone from CD-ROM answer). Mention the MikTeX CD from the CD-ROM answer. Tidied the answer about systems for macintoshes Mathematics: Clarification of answer label mathsize (following c.t.t. thread) Document structure (and similar places): Corrected stupid error in the example in Q-alreadydef Installing (La)TeX files: Whole section moved up to before Fonts in the FAQ (rationalisation) Macros: further explanation in Q-protect New or revised packages (or just ones never before mentioned): MimeTeX mentioned (along with TechExplorer) in label mathml europecv mentioned in label cv highlight reference upgraded (because I now understand it better) chapterfolder mentioned in label docotherdir Presentation: Web version now copes with tables (in a pretty simplistic way) New answers: subsection{Common errors}: label zerochap: Why is my section numbering 0.1...? subsection{Common misunderstandings}: label tocloftwrong: Numbers too large in table of contents, etc. (providing a link from the problem to the solution in answer label tocloft) subsection{Creating bibliographies}: label buildbib: Creating a BibTeX bibliography file subsection{Creating citations}: label usebibtex: 'Normal' use of BibTeX from LaTeX label compactbib: Reducing spacing in the bibliography label bibtocorder: Table of contents rearranges 'unsrt' ordering subsection{Generic macros and techniques} label ifpdf: Am I using PDFTeX? section{The joy of TeX errors}: label altabcr: Alignment tab changed to cr label manymathalph: Too many math alphabets label normalszmiss: ormalsize not defined label missbegdoc: Missing egin{document} label divzero: Graphics division by zero section{Current TeX-related projects}: label extex: outline description of the ExTeX project label xetex: outline description of the XeTeX project subsection{Hyphenation}: label hyphexcept: use of, and pitfalls of, hyphenation exceptions subsection{Page layout}: label outszwrng: the infamous stupid acrobat reader answer subsection{LaTeX programming}: label ltxabbrv: latex abbreviations and (some of) their meanings subsection{Alternative document classes}: label slidecls: a set of hints on presentations

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CTAN has a new package: pst-infixplot
by Jim Hefferon 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it will make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pst-infixplot Author's name: Jean-Côme Charpentier / Christophe Jorssen Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-infixplot Summary description: Using pstricks plotting capacities with infix expressions rather than RPN License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plotting functions with pst-plot is very powerful but sometimes difficult to learn since the syntax of psplot and parametricplot requires some PostScript knowledge. What infix-RPN and pst-infixplot styles intend to do is to simplify the usage of pst-plot for the beginner, providing macro commands that convert natural mathematical expressions to PostScript syntax. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-infixplot although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: assignment
by Jim Hefferon 14 Jul '04

14 Jul '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and will soon make its way throught the system to your favorite mirror. Thanks again for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: assignment Author's name: Madhusudan Singh Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/assignment Summary description: A class file for typesetting homework and lab assignments License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A LaTeX class file for typesetting homework and lab assignments. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/assignment although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: CTAN submission: csquotes 2.2
by Rainer Schöpf 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to DANTE incoming. This is an update for > macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Please purge the old files, install the new > ones, and announce the upload as usual. > > Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The csquotes package: > * provides markup for inline quotations > * supports both control sequences and active characters > * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes > * interfaces with babel and adapts quotation marks as required > * features fully configurable quote styles and active characters > > CHANGES > > * Extended DeclareQuoteStyle > * Added initialization hook for inner quotes > * Added support for middle inner quote marks > * Rearranged French quote styles, removing two variants > * Added new style variant for French > * Fixed bug that caused stacking of reset hook for footnotes > * Fixed bug that prevented hyphenation in certain places > * Fixed kerning issue specific to EC fonts Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: underbracket
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon now. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: underbracket Author's name: Bernd Feucht Location on CTAN: macros/musixtex/taupin/add-ons/underbracket Summary description: Draw brackets to underline (song) text License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package underbracket.sty draws brackets to underline text (especially, but not exclusively, syllables of song text). It may be combined with musixtex/musixlyr, within the argument of the setlyrics command or outside the music score. The file underbracket.sty provides several macros to define brackets which may e.g. start/end centered below syllables. Three length variables are provided to allow a fine adjustment of the bracket parameters. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/musixtex/taupin/add-ons/underbracket although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: MetaPlot
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon end up at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: MetaPlot Author's name: Brooks Moses Location on CTAN: graphics/metaplot Summary description: Plot-manipulation macros for use in Metapost. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MetaPlot is a set of Metapost macros for manipulating pre-generated plots (and similar objects), and formatting them for inclusion in a Metapost figure. The intent is that the plots can be generated by some outside program, in an abstract manner that does not require making decisions about on-page sizing and layout, and then they can be imported into MetaPlot and arranged using the full capabilities of Metapost. Metaplot also includes a very flexible set of macros for generating plot axes, which may be useful in other contexts as well. Presently, MetaPlot is in something of a pre-release beta state; it is quite functional, but the syntax of the commands are still potentially in flux. Bug reports and other suggestions would be most welcome! - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metaplot although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: SIstyle
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and it should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you again for the upload, Jim ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: SIstyle Author's name: Danie Els Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/SIstyle Summary description: Package to typeset SI units, numbers and angles License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The SIstyle package typeset SI units, numbers and angles according to the ISO requirements. Care is taken with font setup and requirements. Help with the definition of more locales will be grately appreciated. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/SIstyle although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: courier-scaled
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should appear at your favorite mirror soon. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: courier-scaled Author's name: Herbert Schulz Location on CTAN: fonts/ps-fonts/courier-scaled Summary description: Provides a Scaled Courier Font similar to the helvet package License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package sets the default typewriter font to courier with a possible scale factor; like the helvet package for Helvetica and sans serif. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive//fonts/ps-fonts/courier-scaled/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upload notification: movie15
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: movie15 Name and email: Alexander Grahn Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/movie15 Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *This is an update to the previously uploaded package 'moviez' with documentation added in PDF format. New package name 'movie15' has been chosen to reflect PDF-1.5 compatibility. *Option 'autoplay' added to 'includemovie' command. It causes media clip to be started right after page has loaded. Useful for side by side movie clips to be played back synchronously. *Dependency on recent versions of ghostscript removed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed this new package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/movie15 Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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revision of tugboat macros for latex
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

I've installed a revision of the tugboat macros in macros/latex/contrib/tugboat The macros should be used by anyone who wishes to submit a paper to tugboat, or to a tug conference. The installation contains revised documentation to go with the new release. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN and TUGboat teams

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