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CTAN update: suanpan-l3
by CTAN Announcements 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Nan Geng submitted an update to the suanpan-l3 package. Version: 2.0.0 2026-08-04 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Traditional Chinese 7-bids suanpan (abacus) package based on l3draw Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Renamed the bid command to bead. 2.Added range syntax support for the \rods command, supporting both start-end and start-end-step forms. 3.Added an optional counting point parameter for the \rods command. 4.Added the numrods option to set the maximum number of rods, allowing flexible control over the size of the abacus. 5.Implemented static component caching to reduce redundant drawing. 6.Improved the error reporting mechanism. 7.Revised and enhanced the documentation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/suanpan-l3 More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/suanpan-l3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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New on CTAN: hadith
by CTAN Announcements 05 Aug '26

05 Aug '26

Nibras Abo Alzahab submitted the hadith package. Version: 1.1.0 License: lppl1.3c pd Summary description: An easy way to typeset Hadith text using XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A new package, hadith, provides an easy way to typeset Hadith text with full Arabic diacritics (tashkeel) from the canonical collections of Islamic tradition in XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX documents. The package is modeled after the quran package and follows the same architecture: text data in .def files, macros in .sty. The package includes 7 collections (36,390 hadiths total): Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, and Muwatta Malik. English translations and hadith authenticity grades are included. Key features include on-demand chapter loading to avoid TeX memory limits, case-insensitive collection names, inline citation commands, and metadata commands for section/chapter names. The package requires XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX with the bidi and polyglossia packages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/hadith The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/unicodetex/latex/hadith/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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New on CTAN: tikz-chemlab
by CTAN Announcements 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Aihua Wang submitted the tikz-chemlab package. Version: 1.0.0 2026-08-03 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A TikZ-based reimplementation for drawing chemical laboratory glassware Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tikz-chemlab provides macros for a variety of devices used mainly for chemical applications. tikz-chemlab works with any LaTeX engine that supports TikZ. No PostScript dependency. No `latex → dvips → ps2pdf` pipeline needed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz-chemlab The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikz-chemlab/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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New on CTAN: dfg-crc
by CTAN Announcements 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Lukas C. Bossert submitted the dfg-crc package. Version: 0.1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Create DFG Collaborative Research Centre proposals and CVs Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial CTAN release of dfg-crc. The LuaLaTeX class provides a data-driven template for DFG Collaborative Research Centre proposals and CVs, including generated project heads, staff and funding tables, project lists, collaboration plots, Gantt charts, and proposal-wide calculations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/dfg-crc More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/dfg-crc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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New on CTAN: propositions
by CTAN Announcements 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

Cian Dorr submitted the propositions package. Version: 0.9 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typeset and cross-reference named and numbered propositions Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The propositions package is a new LaTeX package for typesetting and cross-referencing named and numbered displayed propositions (examples, theses, premises...). Cross-references can include customizable formatting; the appearance of proposition labels and cross-references is controlled by a flexible key-value interface. For example: if one writes \begin{prop} \item[Monism, format=\textsc{#1}] \label{mon} All is one \end{prop} \ref{mon}, one will get a description-like list with 'Monism' in small caps, and the subsequent \ref{mon} will also produce 'Monism' in small caps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/propositions More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/propositions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: l3backend-dev
by CTAN Announcements 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3backend-dev bundle. Version: 2026-08-02 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 backend drivers (dev) Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Added - `l3backend-hitex.def` ### Changed - Support for `raw` color export mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend-dev The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3backend/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: l3kernel-dev
by CTAN Announcements 04 Aug '26

04 Aug '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel-dev bundle. Version: 2026-08-02 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### Added - `raw` export format for `\color_export:nn(n)N` (see issue \#1934) - Basic HiTeX support: names for new primitives, engine and format detections - `\sys_if_engine_hitex:(TF)` - `\sys_if_engine_unicode:(TF)` - `\sys_if_output_hnt:(TF)` - Support for loading `hitex` backend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel-dev The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3kernel/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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New on CTAN: beastie
by CTAN Announcements 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

Norman Gray submitted the beastie package. Version: 0.14.1 License: bsd2 0bsd Summary description: Beastie is an experiment in parsing and processing BibTeX files Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beastie is an experiment in parsing and processing BibTeX files * A parser for .bib files, amongst others. * An implementation of the .bst BibTeX Style Language. * That .bst implementation is hosted in a dialect of Scheme, extended with suitable parsing and processing primitives. The goals of this project are: * to explore ways of processing .bib files which aren't exclusively based on .bst; * to provide a second implementation of the BST language; and * to initiate some sort of conversation about BibTeX standards, broadly construed. There was an article about Beastie v0.12 in TUGBoat, 46:2, pp.220–227 (2025), doi:10.47397/tb/46-2/tb143gray-beastie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/biblio/beastie More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/beastie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: l3build
by CTAN Announcements 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3build package. Version: 2026-08-02 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A testing and building system for (La)TeX Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2026-08-02] ### Added - Variable `typesetwarnings` to fail typesetting on overfull/underfull boxes reported in the log (issue \#470) - Introduce the `\BEGINBOXTEST`/`\ENDBOXTEST` to avoid boilerplate for box tests -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3build More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3build -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: l3backend
by CTAN Announcements 03 Aug '26

03 Aug '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3backend package. Version: 2026-07-20 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 backend drivers Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2026-07-20] ### Fixed - Setting of `\current@color` for separations in DVI-based routes (including XeTeX) (see \#1938) ## [2026-06-19] ### Changed - Set `\current@color` from `\color_select:N`, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3backend More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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