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CTAN update: ucs
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: ucs > Author's name: Wolfgang Jeltsch > Package version: 2.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ucs/ > Summary description: Extended UTF-8 input encoding support for LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The bundle provides the ucs package, and utf8x.def, together with a > large number of support files. > > The utf8x.def definition file for use with inputenc covers a wider > range of Unicode characters than does utf8.def in the LaTeX > distribution. The package provides facilities for efficient use of its > large sets of Unicode characters. > > Glyph production may be controlled by various options, which permits > use of non-ASCII characters when coding mathematical formulae. > > Note that the bundle previously had an alias unicode; that alias has > now been withdrawn, and no package of that name now exists. > > The authors are Wolfgang Jeltsch and Dominique Unruh. The package is > Copyright 2011,2012 Wolfgang Jeltsch. > > Updates for this version: > -- Added support for various arrows, musical notes and > NON-BREAKING HYPHEN > -- minor bug fixes > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/ucs.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ucs/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: Lsabon
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: Lsabon > Author's name: Boris Veytsman > Package version: 1.1 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/fonts/lsabon/ > Summary description: support files for the Linotype Sabon fonts > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides support files for the Linotype > Sabon fonts > > > Installation: > > 1. Purchase and install the pfb files into > $TEXMFLOCAL/fonts/type1/linotype/lsabon > > 2. Unzip the file lsabon.tds.zip in $TEXMFLOCAL. > > 3. Add +lsb.map to the configuration files of dvips, pdftex > and your > dvi previewer. > > 4. Run texhash and updmap > > > Changes in v1.1: > - added small caps > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/lsabon.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/lsabon/ thanks for the upload; the package should be at all mirrors by now. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: poemscol 2.6
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: poemscol 2.6 > Author's name: John Burt > Package version: 2.6 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/poemscol/ > Summary description: Macros for critical editions of poetry > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Poemscol is a set of macros for typesetting critical editions of poetry. > Poemscol 2.6 enables you to center the text block for poems on the longest line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/poemscol 2.6.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/poemscol/ thanks for the upload; the new version should be at all mirrors by now. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: gs1
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 Markus Kohm submitted an update to the gs1 package. Summary description: GS1 codes and bar codes (currently EAN-8 and EAN-13 only) using expl3 License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GS1 started to handle codes specified by the GS1 specification. It can generate the control digits of some GS1 codes and some bar codes corresponding with the GS1 codes. It depends on stable expl3 packages and the sub-package rule-D only. There's an additional sub-package rule-D, that provides L3 functions ule:nn and ule:nnn similar to LaTeX2e ule command. Major changes: - Options scale and scale_to_font implemented. - Works with expl3 2012/08/14 v4091. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gs1 . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/gs1 (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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New on CTAN: plipsum
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 Sergio Spina submitted the plipsum package. Summary description: `Lorem ipsum' paragraphs generator for the purposes of the plain TeX developers. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `Lorem ipsum' paragraphs generator for the purposes of the plain TeX developers. Coded in plain TeX. Paragraphs contains many `f-groups' like fi, ffi, fl, ffl to check the effect of the ligatures on the font that you choose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/plain/contrib/plipsum . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/plipsum (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 Update: pgfplots
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 Christian Feuersänger submitted an update to the pgfplots package. Summary description: Create normal/logarithmic plots in two and three dimensions for LaTeX. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.6.1: - fixed incompatibility lualatex,shader=interp, and german package (introduced in 1.6) 1.6: - added support for layered graphics (main use case: multiple axes and layers) - added support for second colormap in mesh plots (mesh/interior colormap name) - added support for scopes inside of axes - contour plots: added ability to provide list of discrete labels (mesh/levels) - empty lines are interpreted as interruptions in data plots (was undocumented since 1.4) - added more scaling options to 'scale mode=scale uniformly' (affects axis equal in 3d and addplot3 graphics) - fixed wrong implementation of 'axis equal' and 'unit vector ratio' in 3d (backwards compatible for 2d, but not for 3d - the 3d implementation was plain wrong) - fixed incompatibility of lualatex and shader=interp - fixed bugs/added features around addplot3 graphics - fixed bug: colorbar did not support ymode=log - fixed a couple of minor bugs - fixed bounding box computation for clip=false,axis lines=none ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/pgfplots/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgfplots (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 Update: comfortaa
by CTAN Announcements 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 Mohamed El Morabity submitted an update to the comfortaa package. Summary description: Sans serif font, with LaTeX support. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - update fonts to version 2.003. This version fixes the upside down questionmark which was facing the wrong direction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/comfortaa . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/comfortaa (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 update: bchart
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bchart > Author's name: Tobias Kuhn > Package version: 0.1.2 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bchart/ > Summary description: Customizable font style > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > bchart is a LaTeX package based on TikZ for drawing simple bar > charts. With this update, font styles are customizable. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/bchart.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/bchart/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: lualatex-math
by CTAN Announcements 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 Philipp Stephani submitted an update to the lualatex-math package. Summary description: Fixes for mathematics-related LuaLaTeX issues. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This bugfix-only update adapts lualatex-math to the breaking changes made to the LaTeX 3 kernel of August 2012. I want to thank Joseph Wright who alerted me about the incompatibility and provided a fix. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/lualatex-math . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/lualatex-math (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 update: pstricks - base
by CTAN Announcements 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-base.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please replace all > files with the ones in the main directory > /graphics/pstricks/base/ > > pstricks.tex -------- > 2.31 2012-08-24 - fixed bug with the star version of psellipticarc > and the additional setting of showpoints > > ---- pstricks.pro > 1.15 2012-08-24 - modified Div operator > - take eofill into account > - add eoclip for linefill and dotfill > > > read the file /base/doc/pst-news12.pdf for more informations > about this update to the base part of PSTricks or read > the other Changes files which lists all what's new in > the other files. thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks.html or browse the package's directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/base/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: ChkTeX
by CTAN Announcements 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 Ivan Andrus submitted an update to the chktex package. Summary description: Check for errors in LaTeX documents. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Many minor bugfixes. Allow using PCRE or POSIX regular expressions. Allow suppressing a warning for the rest of the file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/chktex . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chktex (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 Update: chemmacros
by CTAN Announcements 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the chemmacros package. Summary description: macros and commands for chemists License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a few additions to the NMR command, thanks to Timo Stein. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chemmacros/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemmacros (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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New CTAN package: book examples
by CTAN Announcements 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded presentations-e.tgz to the uk CTAN node > Please put all files into the _new_ directory > > /info/examples/Presentations_en/ > > it contains all examples of the book > Presentations with LaTeX published by DANTE and Lehmanns Media. > Read the file README for more informations about the > example files. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/p/presentations-en.html or browse the package's directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/examples/Presentations_en/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: figbas (delayed announcement)
by CTAN Announcements 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

> The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: figbas > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 1.0.2 > Location on CTAN: fonts/figbas/ > Summary description: Mini-fonts for figured-bass notation in music > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Added a TeXified version of the README and the example document to the > doc branch of the TDS tree. > > Re-organization to facilitate browsing. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/figbas.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/figbas/ thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. [sorry about the delay in announcement; holidays and family illness have thrown my schedules into confusion.] Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: aomart
by CTAN Announcements 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: aomart > Author's name: Boris Veytsman > Package version: 1.11 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/aomart/ > Summary description: LaTeX Class for The Annals of Mathematics > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides the class for typesetting articles for > The Annals > of Mathematics, http://annals.princeton.edu/. > > Changes: > > Version 1.11 > Added copyrightnote > Added fulladdress > Bibliography changes: added titlenote field, > deleted ysame line > Bug fix with e-mail including underscores > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/aomart.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/aomart/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: The chkfloat package
by CTAN Announcements 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: The chkfloat package > Author's name: Tomas Hejda > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/chkfloat/ > Summary description: Warns whenever a float is placed too far from its origin. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A package that checks for floats that are placed too far from their > origin. It was motivated by a question on a > http://tex.stackexchange.com question&answer page. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/chkfloat.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/chkfloat/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: oscola
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 Paul Stanley submitted the oscola package. Summary description: Biblatex style for Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Oscola is a set of style files for use with Biblatex (v 2+) and Biber (v 1+) to produce citations and bibliographies in accordance with the widely-used Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities. It also includes facilities for constructing tables of cases and legislation from citations (in conjunction with appropriate indexing packages). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/oscola . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/oscola (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 Update: xwatermark
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 Ahmed Musa submitted an update to the xwatermark package. Summary description: Dynamic watermarking schemes and tools. License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interaction mode persitence corrected (http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66501/pdftex-and-interaction-batchmo…) Update brought about by changes in catoptions package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xwatermark . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xwatermark (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 Update: ltxkeys
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 Ahmed Musa submitted an update to the ltxkeys package. Summary description: A robust key-value parser. License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interaction mode persitence corrected (http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66501/pdftex-and-interaction-batchmo…) Update brought about by changes in catoptions package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ltxkeys . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ltxkeys (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 Update: catoptions
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 Ahmed Musa submitted an update to the catoptions package. Summary description: Preserving catcodes and parsing options. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interaction mode persitence corrected (http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/66501/pdftex-and-interaction-batchmo…) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/catoptions . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/catoptions (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 Update: bussproofs
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 Sam Buss submitted an update to the bussproofs package. Summary description: Proof trees in the style of the sequent calculus and other systems. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New features from previous CTAN version: - Inferences with four or five hypotheses supported. - One bug big. - Peter Smith's documentation now included in CTAN distribution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/bussproofs . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bussproofs (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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New on CTAN: hf-tikz
by CTAN Announcements 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 Claudio Fiandrino submitted the hf-tikz package. Summary description: A simple way to highlight formulas and formula parts. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package provides a way to highlight formulas and formula parts in both documents and presentations thanks to TikZ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/hf-tikz . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/hf-tikz (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 Update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 19 Aug '12

19 Aug '12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 Christoph Bersch submitted an update to the pst-optexp package. Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in version 3.3: * Extended opttripole and optdipole * Modified reference angle for label of opttripole * Added option optdipolesize to support two interfaces for optdipole * Added option gratingalign * Added option forcebeaminside * Extended option mirrorradius * Improved drawbeam and drawwidebeam to be able to use ArrowInside without linestyle * Fixed orientation of oenodeBeamUp and oenodeBeamLow * Fixed a bug related to beaminside and ambiguous components. * Fixed some trailing spaces * Added more examples ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pst-optexp . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp (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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New on CTAN: pst-ode
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 Alexander Grahn submitted the pst-ode package. Summary description: A PSTricks package for solving initial value problems for sets of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package `pst-ode' defines pstODEsolve for solving initial value problems for sets of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF45) method with automatic step size adjustment. The result is stored as a PostScript object and can be plotted later using macros from other PSTricks packages, such as listplot (pst-plot) and listplotThreeD (pst-3dplot), or be further processed by user-defined PostScript procedures. Optionally, the computed state vectors can be written as a table to a textfile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-ode . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-ode (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 Update: Ledmac/ledpar
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the ledmac and ledpar packages. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New method to insert hanging symbol, preventing some bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/maieul@maieul.net . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ledpar (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 Update: ytableau
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '12

18 Aug '12

On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 Ryan Reich submitted an update to the ytableau package. Summary description: Draw Young tableaux, Young diagrams, and Young tabloids License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.3 of this package introduces the tabloids option, for drawing tableaux without vertical lines (i.e. Young tabloids). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ytableau . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ytableau (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 Update: frege
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 Quirin Pamp submitted an update to the frege package. Summary description: Typeset fregean Begriffsschrift. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Main updates: - Added optional shorthand for all commands for greater efficiency of usage. - Added option bguq to the package which causes all quantifiers to be typeset with the bguq font by J. J. Green. (http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bguq) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/frege . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/frege (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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New on CTAN: gs1
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

On Wed, 1 Aug 2012 Markus Kohm submitted the gs1 package. Summary description: GS1 codes and bar codes (currently EAN-8 and EAN-13 only) using expl3 License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GS1 started to handle codes specified by the GS1 specification. It can generate the control digits of some GS1 codes and some bar codes corresponding with the GS1 codes. It depends on stable expl3 packages and the sub-package rule-D only. There's an additional sub-package rule-D, that provides L3 functions ule:nn and ule:nnn similar to LaTeX2e ule command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gs1 . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/gs1 (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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new package on CTAN: imprintmtshadow
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

> Name of contribution: imprintmtshadow > Author's name: Boris Veytsman > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: fonts/monotype/imprintmtshadow/ > Summary description: support files for the Monotype Imprint Shadow fonts > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides support files for the Monotype Imprint > Shadow > font. > > Installation: > > 1. Purchase and install the pfb file ImpriMTSha.pfb in > $TEXMFLOCAL/fonts/type1/monotype/imprintmtshadow > > 2. Unzip the file imprintmtshadow.tds.zip in $TEXMFLOCAL. > > 3. Add +miih.map to the configuration files of dvips, > pdftex and your dvi previewer. > > 4. Run texhash and updmap thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/imprintmtshadow.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/monotype/imprintmtshadow/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new package on CTAN: lsabon
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

> Name of contribution: lsabon > Author's name: Boris Veytsman > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: fonts/psfonts/linotype/lsabon/ > Summary description: support files for the Linotype Sabon fonts > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides support files for the Linotype > Sabon fonts > > > Installation: > > 1. Purchase and install the pfb files into > $TEXMFLOCAL/fonts/type1/linotype/lsabon > > 2. Unzip the file lsabon.tds.zip in $TEXMFLOCAL. > > 3. Add +lsb.map to the configuration files of dvips, pdftex > and your > dvi previewer. > > 4. Run texhash and updmap thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/lsabon.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/psfonts/linotype/lsabon/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN updates: l3kernel, l3packages, l3experimental
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

> Name of contribution: l3kernel > Author's name: The LaTeX3 Project > Author's email: latex-team(a)latex-project.org > Package version: SVN 4091 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snapshot of SVN 4091 > -------------------- > > - Fix iow_close:N to work 'immediately', not at shipout. > - Fix issues with expansion of message text. > - Internal improvements in l3fp, making better use of standard > LaTeX3 conventions where applicable. > - Correct nature of expansion in lua_... functions. > - Improve documentation of ior_map... functions. > - Extend check-declarations for expl3 loading to cover more > cases. > - Alter xparse environment definition such that it uses the > same number of groups as LaTeX2e's standard approach. > - Extend use of FPU in dealing with floating point input for > box and coffin scalings, etc. > - Clarify code and interface separation by defining Height, > etc., only in xcoffins (design-level) and not l3coffins > (code-level). > - Remove BoxToCoffin from xcoffins. > > Users may view the package catalogue entries at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3kernel.html > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3packages.html > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3experimental.html > or they may browse the package directories at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3packages/ > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental/ as always, thanks for the uploads; the updates should have made their way around the world by now, and are now in tex live (though possibly not yet at every mirror). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new on CTAN: cellwise
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: cellwise > Author's name: Matthias Borck-Elsner > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/cellwise/ > Summary description: Building tables cellwise > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cellwise V 0.1 15.08.2012 > Matthias Borck-Elsner > Building tables cellwise by free formatted cells, counting the lines > and cols and taking commands to format single cells or a series of > cells. Cells are identified by > hiscell{<column>}{<line>}{definitions} > See commented code thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/cellwise.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/cellwise/ The catalogue entry will appear on the web in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: libertine-legacy
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: libertine-legacy > Author's name: Bob Tennent > Package version: 5.1.2.1 > Location on CTAN: fonts/libertine-legacy/ > Summary description: Linux Libertine fonts for (La)TeX and pdf(La)TeX users > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This release fixes a problem in the bold italic variant of fxl: > previously ligatures were not bold. Thanks to Michael Sharpe. > > Re-organization to facilitate browsing. thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/libertine-legacy.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine-legacy/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pstricks - base
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '12

15 Aug '12

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-base.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please replace all > files with the ones in the main directory > /graphics/pstricks/base/ > > > pstricks.tex -------- > 2.30 2012-08-13 - fixed bug with the star version of psellipticarc > - added fillstyle options eovlines, eohlines, > eovlines*, and eohlines*, > which use eoclip instead of the default clip > > > ---- pstricks.pro > 1.14 2012-08-13 - add eoclip for linefill and dotfill > > > read the file /base/doc/pst-news12.pdf for more informations > about this update to the base part of PSTricks or read > the other Changes files which lists all what's new in > the other files. thanks for the upload; i've installed it and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks.html or browse the package's directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/base/ The catalogue entry will update, on the web, some time soon. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: texlive-dummy for openSUSE
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

On Wed, 1 Aug 2012 Rolf Niepraschk submitted an update to the texlive-dummy-opensuse package. Summary description: This is a dummy-package which achieves the dependencies of the openSUSE TeX Live packages without installing the real files License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update for TeX Live 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/texlive/texlive-dummy/openSUSE/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/texlive-dummy-opensuse (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 update: LuaXML
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: LuaXML > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.0.1 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/LuaXML/ > Summary description: Pure lua library for reading and serializing xml files > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is redistribution of pure lua xml library LuaXML. It was > originally included with the odsfile package, but because it > can be useful also for other projects, I decided to make > separate package thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/LuaXML.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/LuaXML/ The catalogue entry will appear on the web in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: odsfile
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: odsfile > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.2 > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/luatex/latex/odsfile/ > Summary description: LuaLaTeX package and lua library for working with > opendocument spreadsheet (ods) documents. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Odsfile v0.2 > > XML processing library is now distributed as standalone > package, this was needed to avoid possible future filename > conflicts and to enable other projects to use it. > > There are some new features, cells can be now processed with > normal LaTeX macros, this means that it should be possible > to use data for drawing some plots, for example. It is also > possible to add new rows to existing spreadsheets and to > save them (using external zip utility). > > There were also several bugfixes. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/odsfile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/ /tex-archive/macros/luatex/latex/odsfile/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latexmk
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: latexmk > Author's name: John Collins > Package version: 4.33b > Location on CTAN: support/latexmk/ > Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation routine. > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1. Correct problems with use of -auxdir and -outdir options with > MiKTeX, and with path separators and / under MS Windows. > 2. Add $dvipdf_silent_switch. > 3. Improve handling of errors. > 4. Quieter operation in silent mode. > 5. Documentation improvements. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/latexmk.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latexmk/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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resurrected package on ctan: xpeek
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: xpeek > Author's name: Joel C. Salomon > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xpeek/ > Summary description: Define commands that peek ahead in the input stream > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The xpeek package provides tools to help define commands > that, like xspace and extit, peek at what follows them in > the command stream and choose appropriate behavior. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/xpeek.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xpeek/ thanks for the upload; i have installed the resurrected version, and created an entry for it in the catalogue repository. The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: moderncv
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 Xavier Danaux submitted an update to the moderncv package. Summary description: A modern curriculum vitae class. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fix release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/moderncv (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 Update: mychemistry
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jul '12

30 Jul '12

On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the mychemistry package. Summary description: create reaction schemes with LaTeXe and chemfig License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - fixed conflict with pdfpages package - reduced package dependencies - robustified user commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mychemistry . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mychemistry (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 Update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jul '12

28 Jul '12

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 Christoph Bersch submitted an update to the pst-optexp package. Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes for version 3.2: * Added component glanthompson * Added access to beam vectors with oeBeamVec, oeBeamVecUp and oeBeamVecLow * Fixed wrong computation of node distance in fiberbox * Fixed bug in wdmsplitter for coupleralign=b and couplertype=none * Fixed bug when filling components placed with position=end/start * Added value absolute to parameter labelref * Added examples ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp (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 update: nameauth
by CTAN Announcements 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: nameauth > Author's name: Charles P. Schaum > Package version: 1.4 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/nameauth/ > Summary description: Name authority macros improve consistency and flexibility in body text and index. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am pleased to announce version 1.4 of the nameauth package (1.28 was > not released, as it necessitated the present changes). New features > include more robustness in places like marginpar and list material, a > CapThis macro that works for all instances of Name, and an > alwaysformat option that allows calling out names as one might find in > some older German reference works. With documentation extensively > rewritten for readability and accessibility, this marks a milestone in > my quest to automate the formatting and indexing of names. I hope > others may find it useful. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/nameauth.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/nameauth/ thanks for the upload; i have installed and updated the catalogye

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New CTAN package: odsfile
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

the daemon told me: > Name of contribution: odsfile > Author's name: Michal Hoftich > Package version: 0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/odsfile/ > Summary description: LuaLaTeX package for reading opendocument > spreadsheet documents as LaTeX tables > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is LuaLaTeX package and lua library for reading > opendocument spreadsheet (ods) documents from Open/Libre > Office Calc and typeseting them as LaTeX tables. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the new package; i've installed it and created an entry in the CTAN catalogue for it. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/odsfile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/odsfile/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: regexpatch
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

the daemon tells us: > Name of contribution: regexpatch > Author's name: Enrico Gregorio > Package version: 0.1b > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/regexpatch/ > Summary description: High level patching commands > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version fixes a few bugs in the macros related to patching > biblatex bib macros (`xpatchbibmacro' and friends). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and tweaked the catalogue appropriately. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/regexpatch.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/regexpatch/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: chemmacros
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

the daemon tells me: > Name of contribution: chemmacros > Author's name: Clemens Niederberger > Package version: 3.3d > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/chemmacros/ > Summary description: macros and commands for chemists > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - additional picture file type `pdf' for the GHS pictograms > - default bond length set to 1.1667ex, new option `chemformula/bond-style' > - added kerning to cip commands, new option `iupac/cip-kern' > - bug-fixes thanks for the upload; i've installed and tweaked the catalogue entry for the package > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/chemmacros.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chemmacros/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xpinyin
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Qing Lee submitted an update to the xpinyin package. Summary description: Automatically add pinyin to Chinese characters License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update needed to keep in sync with the up to date version of the l3kernel bundle. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xpinyin . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xpinyin (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 Update: zhnumber
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Qing Lee submitted an update to the zhnumber package. Summary description: Typeset Chinese representations of numbers License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update needed to keep in sync with the up to date version of the l3kernel bundle. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/zhnumber . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/zhnumber (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 Update: xeCJK
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Qing Lee submitted an update to the xecjk package. Summary description: Support for CJK documents in XeLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update needed to keep in sync with the up to date version of the l3kernel bundle. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/xetex/latex/xecjk . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xecjk (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 Update: chextras
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Boris Oriet submitted an update to the chextras package. Summary description: A companion package for the Swiss typesetter. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package simplifies the preparation of Swiss documents and letters by setting up linguistic and common packages. While it is a useful addition to the chletter document class, it is not tied to it and may be used as a general purpose package. This is version 1.01 which adds compatiblity with TeX Live 2012 and LuaTeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chextras . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chextras (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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New on CTAN: poetrytex
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Sam Whited submitted the poetrytex package. Summary description: A package for typesetting anthologies of poetry License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PoetryTeX is a TeX package designed to aid in the management and formatting of anthologies of poetry and other writings. Unlike other environments related to poetry (eg. `verse'), PoetryTeX is geared more towards creating and maintaining a collection of poems, and less about typesetting the verse itself. Development of PoetryTeX occurs on GitHub: https://github.com/samwhited/poetrytex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/poetrytex . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/poetrytex (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 update: nlctdoc
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: nlctdoc > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Package version: 1.02 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/nlctdoc/ > Summary description: Package documentation class > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Minor updates. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/nlctdoc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/nlctdoc/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: datatool
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: datatool > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Package version: 2.10 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ > Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.10 (2012/07/18): > > * datatool.sty: > > - Split package into datatool-base.sty, datatool-fp.sty and > datatool-pgfmath.sty > > - Added package option math (math=fp -> use fp.sty, > math=pgfmath -> use pgfmath.sty) > > - datatool.sty now requires etoolbox (changed commands like > @ifundefined to etoolbox equivalents) > > - Added 'omitlines' option when loading csv file (from patch > supplied by Bruno Le Floch > at: > http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/22942/skipping-the-first-line-of-a-d… ) > > - DTLloaddb : adds default column header if missing > > - Added optional argument to DTLdisplaydb > > - Added omit key to DTLdisplaylongdb > > - added environment dtlenvgforint > > - added environments DTLenvforeach and DTLenvforeach* > > - added check for at least version 1.2 (2009/10/20) of substr.sty > > - added DTLassign > > - added DTLnumitemsinlist > > - added dtlrecombine, dtlrecombineomitcurrent, > dtlreplaceentryincurrentrow, dtlswapentriesincurrentrow, > dtlremoveentryincurrentrow, dtlappendentrytocurrentrow > > - Rewritten @dtl@ifDigitOrDecimalSep (code provided by Bruno Le Floch) > > - ensured first argument of DTLconverttodecimal gets one-level > expansion in commands like DTLaddall > > - Fixed DTLloaddb to work if % used at the start of a row in CSV file. > > - Fixed @dtl@qlopoff to substitute escaped CSV delimiters > > - Fixed bug in DTLloadrawdb, which only performed a single > substitution per line > > - Added long before edef in DTLsubstituteall > > - Fixed bug in @dtl@getkeyforcolumn (affects > DTLgetkeyforcolumn) > > - Changed tab character to ^^I > > - Fixed bug in DTLloaddb and DTLloadrawdb when CSV file only > contains one column > > * databib.bst: > > - Added eprints field > > * datatool-user.tex (User guide): > > - fixed typo value{DTLbibrow}<11 => value{DTLbibrow}<10 > > - added section Operating on Current Row > > - added remark on using etoolbox to check for empty values > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/datatool.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datatool/ thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: amiri-font
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jul '12

23 Jul '12

the daemon wrote: > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20120719-104024/ > > Name of contribution: amiri-font > Author's name: Khaled Hosny > Package version: 0.104 > Location on CTAN: /fonts/amiri > Summary description: Amiri is a classical Arabic typeface, Naskh > style, for typesetting books and other running text. > License type: other-free > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ------------------------ > * New glyphs: > - New localised slash glyph, to align better with Arabic digits. > - New, less bulky Arabic @ sign. > - Proportional digits (â€˜pnumâ€™ feature). > > * Fixes: > - Give some room to the low small waw. > - Fix seen tooth with ss02. > - Fix raa with inverted v above. > - Improve medial kaf of kaf-mem-alef > - Make subtending marks work with Firefox (and other HarfBuzz based applications). > - Arabic number sign (U+0600) now accepts a 4th digits, and is made > a bit wider, to avoid collision with wide digits. > - Fix combining Qur'anic madda with inverted damma. > - Drop the Th ligature. > - Other miscellaneous fixes. > > * Kerning: > - Kern final lam-alef with kaf. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/amiri-font.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/amiri/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: bguq
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

On Thu, 19 Jul 2012, J.J. Green submitted the bguq package. Summary description: An improved quantifier stroke for Begriffsshrift packages License type: lppl/gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The bguq font contains a single character: the Begriffsshrift quantifier (in several sizes), as used to set the Begriffsshrift (concept notation) of Frege. This package is not intended for end users, instead it is expected that it will be used by other packages which implement the Begriffsshrift. An (unofficial) modified version of Josh Parsons' begriff.sty is included as an example of implementation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/bguq . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bguq (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 Update: biblatex-fiwi
by CTAN Announcements 19 Jul '12

19 Jul '12

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012, Simon Spiegel submitted an update to the biblatex-fiwi package. Summary description: biblatex styles for German humanities – especially film studies License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a rather large update to biblatex-fiwi. The package now requires biblatex 2.0 or later and biber 1.0 or later (some basic functionality will still work with bibtex, but most of the more advanced options rely on biber). Version 1.2 - Support of the new related functions: * Translations and reprints * Adapted the option 'partofcited' * Adapted the document type @review * Adapted the option 'germ' and renamed it as 'translatedas' * All of the above functions now only require one biber run - Add a new entrysubtype forr tv shows - New command citeepisode - Added new sorting scheme 'title' - New option 'ignorearticle' - If the date of an entry is missing the bibstring 'undated' is used - Various bugfixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-fiwi/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-fiwi (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 Update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 Christoph Bersch submitted an update to the pst-optexp package. Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in version 3.1 * Added component fiberbox * Extended connection macros to not required curly braces around node parenthesis any more * Modified fibercollimator to have allowbeaminside=false by default * Extended fiber couplers to allow using only two nodes * Fixed a bug concerning node expressions with drawfiber ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp (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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New on CTAN: lastbib
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 Berik I. Tuleuov submitted the lastbib package. Summary description: Allows to use bibliographic references count by new counter LastBib License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is to use bibliographic references count by new counter LastBib, to make things like |... LastBib references in the work| to get `... 25 references in the work' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/lastbib . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/lastbib (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 Update: randomwalk
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 Bruno Le Floch submitted an update to the randomwalk package. Summary description: Customizable random walks using TikZ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update needed to keep in sync with l3kernel update today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/randomwalk . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/randomwalk (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 Update: morewrites
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 Bruno Le Floch submitted an update to the morewrites package. Summary description: Always room for a new write License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update needed to keep in sync with the update of the l3kernel bundle today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/morewrites . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/morewrites (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 update: l3kernel, l3packages and l3experimental
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

the daemon sent 3 messages; i've conflated them here. > Names of contributions: l3kernel, l3packages, l3experimental > Author's name: The LaTeX3 Project > Author's email: latex-team(a)latex-project.org > Package version: SVN3990 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snapshot of SVN 3990 > -------------------- > > This snapshot features a number of significant improvements to > expl3. > > *New FPU* > > The entire l3fp module (the LaTeX3 floating point unit) has been > rewritten to allow expandable floating point operations. This > allows the introduction of 'floating point expressions', for > example > > fp_set:Nn l_tmpa_fp { sin ( 3 / 4 ) } > > The older non-expandable operations such as fp_sin:Nn are > therefore deprecated: fp_add:Nn and fp_sub:Nn are retained. > > *Wider review of consistency* > > The team have taken advantage of introduction of the new FPU to > review consistency across the l3kernel modules. This has > resulted in a number of functions being either renamed or > deprecated. These changes have been detailed on the LaTeX-L > list, along with a small number of other deprecations which > reflect a general improvement in the logic of expl3. The > removals are: > > - ExplSyntaxNames(On|Off) > - clist_if_eq:NN(TF) > - clist_use:N, seq_use:N > - msg_two_newlines: > - msg_class_set:nn > - quark_if_recursion_tail_break:(N|n) > - skip_if_infinite_glue:n(TF) > - l_tmpc_int > - <type>_length => <type>_count > - if_num:w => if_int_compare:w > - ior(_str)_(g)to:NN => ior_get(_str):NN > - prg_case_<type>:nnn => <type>_case:nnn > - prg_stepwise_... => int_step_... > - prop_del => prop_remove > - msg_newline: => \ or iow_newline: > > The team have also reviewed the use of x-type arguments in > kernel-defined functions. In some cases, functions had been > given x-type arg specs even though the expansion carried out was > not exactly of this form. This has led to the deprecation of a > one function and renaming of three others: > > - l_if_empty:xTF > - iow_wrap:xnnnN => iow_wrap:nnnN > - str_case:xxn => str_case_x:nnn > - str_if_eq:xx(TF) => str_if_eq_x:nn(TF) > > It also means that some functions have been revised so that the > x-type versions are based on n-type base functions in the > standard way. These are all within the message system. > > *Improving status details* > > The revisions above mean that some modules of l3kernel have now > been reviewed carefully by the team. For those modules, we have > removed the 'Experimental' statement from the description; thus > for example l3int is now simply > > L3 Integers > > rather than > > L3 Experimental integers > > At the same time, there are more experimental additions to be > made to l3kernel which we want to include in the distribution > whilst allowing some flexibility. We also want programmers to be > able to find which functions have this status by reading the > documentation. A new l3candidates module has therefore been > added, and all distributed experimental additions to the kernel > have been moved here. > > *Marking up internal code* > > Separating out functions which are documented and thus generally > usable from those for 'internal' use only is an important part > of the LaTeX3 work. To aid this, the team have introduced a new > convention to indicate all internal material using two > underscore characters. At the same time, an 'extended DocStrip' > program has been added to LaTeX3 to simplify this process. Full > details are included in the documentation. > > In general, making this change should not affect existing code > from third parties. However, some kernel-internal functions may > have been used by others as the status of these was not > previously made clear. The renaming may therefore require > adjustments. Issues in this area should as usual be raised on > the LaTeX-L mailing list. > > *General changes* > > The snapshot includes the usual list of more general changes in l3kernel: > > - The && operator now binds more tightly in boolean expressions > than the || operator, as in other programming languages. > - Breaking mappings and similar structures has been improved so > that the break is always to the appropriate end point. > - Indexing of all structures is now from one, not zero. This > reflects the fact that LaTeX programming is used to support > 'natural' lists and so forth, and so offset indexing is > inappropriate. > - Vertical coffins should now set linewidth and columnwidth > correctly. > - The errorcontextlines primitive is now not altered in > package mode so that users setting are respected. > - Getting and popping from an empty sequence or comma list now > returns q_no_value, consistent with property list behaviour. > - All get and pop operations on property lists, sequences and clists > now support variants with TF branches (i.e., the check for > q_no_value is done internally and the appropriate branch > selected). They are the recommended interfaces for normal use. > - New l_concat:NNN family of functions. > - Added experimental (clist|seq)_use:Nnnn for more nuanced use > of list structures. > - Added .initial:(n|V) to l3keys > - Improved appearance of ...show:n functions at the terminal. > - Updated ox_show:N and new ox_show:Nnn to provide more > information, including full box contents with ox_show:N, > also new ox_log:N and ox_log:Nnn for writing to the log. > - Remove a number of 'expired' functions. > - Native drivers improved to now support pdfTeX 1.30 onward, > matching engine coverage stated for expl3 in general > - Drop loading of color package and load graphics as late as > possible, to avoid option clashes. > - Protected all variants involving an x-type expansion, and > made cs_generate_variant:Nn, the cs_(new|set|gset):Nn > family of functions, and prg_new_protected_conditional:Npnn > more resilient against invalid input. > - Provide two local and two global scratch variables for each > type. > > *xparse* > > - Bug in expandable functions fixed so that they will > correctly accept par tokens is the argument signature is > appropriate. > - Revise definition of 'NoValue' such that it does not use a > document-level token at all. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Users may view the package catalogue entries at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3kernel.html > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3packages.html > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/l3experimental.html > or they may browse the packages' directories at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3packages/ > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: frege
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 Quirin Pamp submitted the frege package. Summary description: Latex package for typesetting Frege's Begriffsschrift License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package frege defines a number of new commands for typesetting fregean Begriffsschrift in LaTeX. It is loosely based on the package begriff with the same purpose. However it offers a number of improvements including better relative lengths of the content stroke with respect to other strokes, content strokes that point at the middle of lines rather than the bottom, a greater width for the assertion stroke as compared to the content stroke, a more intuitive structure for the conditional, greater care taken to allow for the linewidth in the spacing of formulas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/frege . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/frege (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 Update: bibleref-french
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the bibleref-french package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Accent on the book of Ésaïe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref-french . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bibleref-french (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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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: showcharinbox
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 Vafa Khalighi submitted the showcharinbox package. Summary description: Show characters inside a box License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package typesets a character inside a box, showing where reference point is. It also displays width, height, and depth information of the character. This produces the output like the one in page 63 of The TeXBook or page 101 of The METAFONTbook. The package is motivated by Knuth macros in file manmac.tex. Please note that using this package means that you should put a character in large size inside a box and putting small size of a character inside the box does not make any sense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/showcharinbox . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/showcharinbox (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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New package on CTAN: biblatex-phys
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: biblatex-phys > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Package version: v0.9 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-phys/ > Summary description: A biblatex implementation of the AIP and APS > bibliography style > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The biblatex-phys package provides an implementation of the > bibliography styles of both the AIP and the APS for biblatex. > This implementation follows standard biblatex conventions, and > can be used simply by loading biblatex with the appropriate option > > usepackage[style=phys]{biblatex} > > A demonstration database is provided to show how to format > input for the style. Style options are provided to cover the > minor formatting variations between the AIP and APS bibliography > styles. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex-phys.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/bibl… The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN and the TeX Directory Structure
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

* TDS layout on CTAN: the problem. CTAN was developed as a means of unifying access to TeX-related material; in pre-CTAN days, packages to use with TeX were dotted on ftp sites around the net, according to the whim of the sites' maintainers. To find a file, you prowled the mailing lists and news groups until someone mentioned the file. CTAN, therefore, provides uniform access to a range of files, and those files may be found at the same place on any conforming CTAN site or mirror. The structure of the directory tree on a CTAN site is designed to ease browsing: packages form the leaf nodes of the tree (either as single files or as directories containing several files). The big distributions can be viewed, in this sense, as packages. Above all, the interested user can browse the tree to find out what CTAN offers. Methods of access have changed, too; CTAN sites originally offered no more than FTP access. Today's archives offer web access as well (and rsync access for mirrors), and the CTAN team and its helpers provide many other related services, including a catalogue, an index of packages by topic (i.e., by subject and usage areas). However, CTAN remains careful not to lose sight of a vital part of its original brief: an archive that users may browse. Separately from the development of CTAN, a TUG working group defined the TeX Directory Structure (TDS), which makes possible TeX systems that offer efficient access to huge numbers of TeX-related files, in an efficient way. Most (if not all) modern TeX distributions lay out files in TDS-compiant way; but constructing a TDS-compliant form of a package is not trivial. How, then, is the user to decide where to put files of a new package? An obvious solution is to provide packages on the archive laid out according to TDS format. Unfortunately, this conflicts with the requirement that people may browse CTAN; TDS layout could have been designed to discourage people from browsing -- it is typically dominated by directories whose only contents are links to other directories. * The CTAN team's solution The CTAN team have decided that packages on the archive shall remain in a browsing-friendly layout. In parallel, a new install tree has been created. The install tree's structure parallels those of the main trees: for any package foo/bar/baz/... on the main tree foo, a TDS-structured ZIP file would be found at install/foo/bar/baz.tds.zip which may be used to update a TeX system. The CTAN team will check that baz.tds.zip correctly covers the package material, when each version of baz is uploaded. The check is not guaranteed to spot every problem, but it detects gross errors (such as updating a file zot.tex in the main tree, but not updating the copy in baz.tds.zip) Note that, in most cases, the usefulness of the .tds.zip is transitory: most modern distributions provide most (free) packages, so that after a day or so, a new (version of a) package will be available via the distribution's update mechanism. * Anomalies. Overall, banishing TDS-format layouts remains our aim, but we can't possibly claim that the policy has always been applied as we would like. All over the archive there are packages that are variously wrong (by our reckoning above). We shall not be correcting these packages, unless new versions are uploaded, or some other imperative arises. Another (inevitable) anomaly is the TeX distributions. CTAN archives provide a repository from which users load a distribution, and which supplies updates as parts of the distribution are upgraded. We do not expect to improve the distributions' layout (that is, any change will come from the distribution managers). The CTAN Team (What is left of it)

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CTAN Update: japanese-otf-uptex
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 Norbert Preining submitted an update to the japanese-otf-uptex package. Summary description: upLaTeX support of japanese-otf License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012.07.09 Ver0.11 ## Thank ZR san for great contribution. sty/otf.sty, sty/mlutf.sty :: Apply new code to support surrogate pairs when macros UTF{}, UTFT{}, UTFC{} and/or UTFM{} are used with hyperref package. The new code is written by ZR san. test/uplatex/uotftest-utf8.tex :: Revise. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/japanese/japanese-otf-uptex . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/japanese-otf-uptex (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 Update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 Christoph Bersch submitted an update to the pst-optexp package. Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a new major release with substantial changes: * Modified beam connections with drawbeam to support raytracing * Added wide beams with drawwidebeam * Added drawfiber for fiber connections * Added optexp environment for layering of components and connections * Added german documentation See file Changes for a full list. Not all changes are backward compatible, please see the documentation before upgrading! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp (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 Update: biblatex-apa
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 Philip Kime submitted an update to the biblatex-apa package. Summary description: APA style for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- APA style for biblatex, using some of the major new biblatex 2.0 features. This version of the style requires biblatex 2.0 and biber 1.0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-apa . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-apa (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 Update: latexpand
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 Matthieu Moy submitted an update to the latexpand package. Summary description: Flatten LaTeX file by expanding include and input, remove comments License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a complete rewrite of latexpand. It now manages several command-line options to fine-tune the behavior, and many corner-cases have been fixed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latexpand . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/latexpand (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 Update: substitutefont
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 Günter Milde submitted an update to the substitutefont package. Summary description: Easy font substitution License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bugfix, version was 0.1.2 broken due to uncommented example. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/substitutefont . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/substitutefont (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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New package on CTAN: enotez
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted the enotez package. Summary description: Endnotes for LaTeX2e License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The enotez package allows nested endnotes, supports hyperref and provides means for easy customization of the list of notes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/enotez . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/enotez (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 Update: embrac
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the embrac package. Summary description: Upright Brackets in Emphasized Text License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- renamed RenewEmph => ChangeEmph and added new RenewEmph ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/embrac . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/embrac (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 update: fnpct
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: fnpct > Author's name: Clemens Niederberger > Package version: 0.2d > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/fnpct/ > Summary description: footnote kerning > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > add adapted note kinds are recognized as multiple footnotes now > (instead of only ones of the same type) 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/fnpct.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fnpct/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: substitutefont
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, Günter Milde submitted an update to the substitutefont package. Summary description: Easy font substitution License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dokumentation update, more examples. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/substitutefont . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/substitutefont (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 Update: biblatex-chicago
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, David Fussner submitted an update to the biblatex-chicago package. Summary description: Biblatex style files for both Chicago specifications License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release implements the specifications of the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, both in the notes & bibliography style and in author-date. The 15th-edition files are still available in the package for those needing them. In addition to the upgrade to the new edition, I have included many enhancements and bug fixes. The styles are designed for use with biblatex 1.7. All the details, as usual, are in the README, RELEASE, and biblatex-chicago.pdf files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chica… . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-chicago (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 Update: lgrx
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, Günter Milde submitted an update to the lgrx package. Summary description: Greek text with the LGR font encoding License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New version of the lgrx bundle: New package alphabeta.sty to make alpha, eta, ... math commands available in text mode, too. Support for accented Greek unicode characters with textalpha.sty. Documentation update. Note: the TeXLive 2012 pre-release had the file lgrenc.dfu in the wrong place, resulting in non-functional Unicode support. This is fixed in the latest pre-release (and also in the texlive-lang-greek package in Debian/unstable). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/lgrx . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/lgrx (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 update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > there is no version number change in the main file. > > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version comes with following changes in > the PostScript file: > > ----- pst-barcode.pro > 2012-06-26 - The QR Code encoder was modified so that Micro QR Code > symbols do not require the use of raw mode. > - Support for the alphanumeric, numeric, and kanji encodings > was added to the QR Code encoder. > - The PZN symbology was extended with support > for PZN8. > - Support for the GS1 DataMatrix symbology was added. > - A bug in double digit ASCII encodation of the Data Matrix > symbology was fixed. > - The EDIFACT, C40, TEXT, and X12 encodation schemes were > removed from the Data Matrix symbology, as > these were buggy. > - Support for FNC1 character as added to the Data Matrix > symbology. Thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html or browse the package's directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ Changes in the archive should have reached all mirrors within 24 hours. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package maintainer changed: silence
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: silence > Author's name: Michael Pock > Package version: 1.5 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/silence/ > Summary description: Selective filtering of error messages and warnings. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New maintainer: Michael Pock thanks for the upload; i've installed the revised version, and updated the catalogue repository to note that Michael is now the maintainer. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/silence.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/silence/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: The fitr Package
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon alerts me to yet more great new stuff: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: The fitr Package > Author's name: D. P. Story > Package version: 1.2 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/ > Summary description: Set a rectangular destination and jumps to it > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package is an implementation of the FitR view-type destination as > described in the PDF Reference. The package defines one new command > jdRect. The command (optionally) sets a jump to and/or sets a > destination of a FitR (Rectangle). (Can you see where jdRect comes > from?). > > The package requires eforms (part of the AeB) and collectbox (by > Martin Scharrer). Drivers supported are dvips and dvipsone (using > Adobe Distiller as the PDF creator); pdftex (which includes luatex); > and dvipdfm, dvipdfmx, and xetex. > > The package was developed in response to a user of the AeB Bundle who > was interested in developing documents for students with low vision; > the idea is to magnify regions of the document so the student can read > more comfortably. Optional special effects are included (JavaScript > functions) to help focus one the rectangle as it is magnified, and as > the previous view is restored. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/fitr.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fitr/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: aeb_mobile
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon also told me: > Name of contribution: aeb_mobile > Author's name: D. P. Story > Package version: 1.2 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/ > Summary description: Format PDF files for use on a smartphone > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Added a feature that automatically scales graphics. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/aeb_mobile.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mobile/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle (AeB)
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

further to yesterday's installations, the daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle (AeB) > Author's name: D. P. Story > Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu > Package version: 6.4 > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ > Summary description: Multicomponent bundle for creating exercises, > interactive quizzes, strong support for JavaScript > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The bundle now supports lualatex, dvipdfmx, and xelatex. It does > auto-detection on pdftex and xetex. 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/acrotex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mf2pt1
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 Scott Pakin submitted an update to the mf2pt1 package. Summary description: Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. mf2pt1's advantage over tools such as TeXtrace and mftrace is that it does not rely on bitmap tracing and therefore can produce higher-quality Type 1 fonts than trace-based tools. The catch is that mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input so it is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format. Version 2.5 fixes a pair of bugs that led to glyph widths being slightly larger than intended. Thanks to Michael Ummels for the corrections. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/mf2pt1 . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mf2pt1 (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 update: newtx
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

the daemon plays, while i am away: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx > Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Same as previous upload, but with all all metrics for MinionPro moved to a > separate package, minion2newtx. 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/newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: minion2newtx
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

while i was away in the luxurious surroundings of East Kent, the daemon said: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: minion2newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Author's email: msharpe(a)ucsd.edu > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/minion2newtx > Summary description: Metrics for MinionPro v2 for use as add-on in newtxmath. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package contains just the metrics files required to use the minion option > in newtxmath, plus instructions for their installation. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minion2newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/minion2newtx/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: footnotebackref
by CTAN Announcements 01 Jul '12

01 Jul '12

On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 Holger Lange submitted the footnotebackref package. Summary description: Backreferences from footnotes License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The footnotebackref package allows the creation of hyperlinks from the footnote at the bottom of the page back to the occurence of the footnote in the main text. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/footnotebackref . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/footnotebackref (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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New on CTAN: embrac
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Clemens Niederberger submitted the embrac package. Summary description: Upright Brackets in Emphasized Text License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package redefines emph and extit so that parentheses and squared brackets are typeset upright. It is strongly based on an article by Dominik Waßenhoven in “Die TeXnische Komödie” 2 (2012), pp. 51--53 which introduced code by Bruno Le Floch (see http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/13048/upright-parentheses-in-italic-…). Code parts and idea used with their kind permission. Many thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/embrac . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/embrac (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 update: newtx
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

the daemon tells me: > Name of contribution: newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx > Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New option 'minion' provides an alternative to MinionPro+MnSymbol, offering > distinct math italic v, nu, plus scalability. Option 'libertine' has > been improved substantially, thanks to feedback from users. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. the font set is being recommended a lot -- good to see something really useful getting the recognition it deserves! > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: fnpct
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the fnpct package. Summary description: footnote kerning and punctuation interaction License type: free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bugfix: now works with `bigfoot' out of the box ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/fnpct/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fnpct (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 Update: biblatex-dw
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 Dominik Waßenhoven submitted an update to the biblatex-dw package. Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 1.5 This version of biblatex-dw was tested with biblatex 1.7. - BUGFIX: The functionality of ibidpage=true was broken. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: With edbyidem=true (and xref=false), the first citation of an @inbook entry where author and editor are the same, but the bookauthor differs resulted in ed. by idem, which is wrong. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: With edbyidem=false, the book author of @inbook entries was not typeset in the appropriate format. This could lead to a wrong output (e.g. Lastname, Firstname instead of Firstname Lastname). This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: With @inreference entries, the output could be inconsistent with regard to the volume(s). This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: Changes in font size for annotationfont and libraryfont led to a wrong baselineskip. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: There was a small bug in @collection entries concerning the punctuation after the labelname. This should be fixed now. - BUGFIX: With shorthandinbib=true the labelnamepunct was printed when there was no author or editor present. This lead to superfluous punctuation and is now fixed. - BUGFIX: In some circumstances the final period of the bibliography items (finentry) was not printed. This is now fixed. - In authortitle-dw, the extcite command now also considers the value of the firstfull option. That means, if a work is cited for the first time via a extcite command, the result would be <Name> (<full citation>). - New option citeauthor which can take the values namefont, namefontfoot and normalfont. This option controls the name format for the citeauthor command. With citeauthor=namefont the same format as set by the option namefont is used. This is the default behaviour. With citeauthor=normalfont the normal font is always used for citeauthor, regardless of the namefont option. With citeauthor=namefontfoot the namefont format is used if the citeauthor command is inside a footnote, otherwise the normal font is used. - The list of shorthands with option terselos=true is now even more terse: the [main]subtitle and [main]titleaddon fields are now also omitted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-dw (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 update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version 0.09 comes with: > > ----- pst-barcode.tex > 0.09 2012-06-25 - using another code for loading the ps code > > ----- pst-barcode.pro > 2012-06-25 - The QR Code encoder was modified to select an > optimal encoder based on the data. > - A bug in the symbol size selection for > QR Code was fixed. > - The QR Code encoder was optimised by > allowing the terminator pattern to be trimmed. > - Support for the alphanumeric, numeric and > kanji encodings was added to the qrcode encoder. > - The PZN symbology was extended with support for PZN8. > - The 1.5 scale factor was removed from the > DataMatrix encoder. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and tweaked the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html or browse the package's directory at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight (subject to mirroring delays). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: hobete
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 Tobias Görlach submitted an update to the hobete package. Summary description: Inofficial Beamer Theme for University of Hohenheim, Germany v0004 License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update provides new options and some back-end improvements (latex 3). Please Note: This is not an official Theme, there will be no support at all from the University. Furthermore there is NO relationship between the University and this theme. For more information please contact the maintainer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/hobete . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/hobete (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 update: newtx
by CTAN Announcements 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

quote the daemon: > Name of contribution: newtx > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Package version: 0.99 > Location on CTAN: fonts/newtx > Summary description: New version of txfonts, with improved metrics and options. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This release corrects the faulty Libertine 5pt and 7pt math fonts released with > version 0.98. 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/newtx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/newtx/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning (Cambridge time). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: luatexja
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 submitted an update to the luatexja package. Summary description: Typeset Japanese documents with Lua(La)TeX. License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update fixes several bugs. - Updated documentations. - Fixed the data for non-embedded fonts. - Added new addon package (luatexja-preset.sty). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luatexja . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/luatexja (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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New on CTAN: incgraph
by CTAN Announcements 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 Thomas F. Sturm submitted the incgraph package. Summary description: including graphics, paper format change, drawing on full paper size License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- incgraph provides tools for including graphics on full paper size. The graphics can be centered for a given paper format or the paper may be resized to the graphics dimensions. The main use case for the package incgraph is to transform one or many scans or taken pictures to a PDF document. It can also be applied for full paper size LaTeX created graphics. The package incgraph provides a tool box with basic macros and a convenience user interface which wraps the well-known includegraphics. Also, bookmarking is especially supported. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/incgraph . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/incgraph (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 Update: ledmac
by CTAN Announcements 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 Maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the ledmac package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paragraphed footnotes can be separated by symbols. To define these symbols, redefine the parafootftmsep command. A common separator is a double pipe : enewcommand{parafootftmsep}{ hinspace$||$enspace} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ledmac . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ledmac (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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New on CTAN: lua-check-hyphen
by CTAN Announcements 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 Patrick Gundlach submitted the lua-check-hyphen package. Summary description: Checking hyphenated words License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lua-check-hyphen makes it easy to spot incorrect hyphenation in a document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/lua-check-hyphen . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/lua-check-hyphen (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 Update: ytableau
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 Ryan Reich submitted an update to the ytableau package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides several functions for drawing Young tableaux and Young diagrams, extending the young and youngtab packages but providing lots more features. Skew and colored tableaux are easy, and many pgfkeys-powered options are configurable both upon loading the package and on the fly. This update of ytableau fixes many small bugs in the handling of font sizes and input syntax. A new option is provided to change the centering of box contents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ytableau . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ytableau (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 update: foreign
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

the daemon wrote: > Name of contribution: foreign > Author's name: Philip G. Ratcliffe > Package version: 2.6 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/foreign/ > Summary description: Systematic treatment of â€˜foreignâ€™ words in documents. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Minor corrections to documentation, which ddin't compile properly. normally, i wouldn't announce minor changes, but the previous version of the doc couldn't be read at all (at least, not with my two regular pdf readers). > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/foreign.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/foreign/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: typeface
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 Geoffrey Jones submitted the typeface package. Summary description: A package for simplifying LaTeX Type1 font setup License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The typeface package provides a relatively simple facility for setting up default roman, sans serif, teletype, math, symbols and lining/text figures Type1 fonts in LaTeX documents. Its purpose is to make it as easy as possible to mix, match, scale, test and use whatever combinations you like from among the main Type 1 font sets available at CTAN. Other Type1 fonts can be readily integrated by modifying the bundled configuration file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/typeface . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/typeface (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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