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CTAN update -- tabvar
by CTAN Announcements 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Daniel Flipo submitted version 0.9 of his package tabvar, a LaTeX package to ease the typesetting of tables showing variations of functions as they are used in France. The documentation is in French. License: lppl Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/tabvar/ What is new in version 0.9: -- Bug correction for classes that do not define @ptsize (like beamer for instance) -- Two new package options have been added to choose between type 1 and metapost arrows. -- The default has changed : arrows are now taken by default from the type 1 font. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: xkeyval v2.1 and extract v1.5
by CTAN Announcements 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted updates to his package extract and xkeyval. Locations on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval macros/latex/contrib/extract xkeyval v2.1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Added `immediate' versions of several macros that execute key macros directly instead of appending them to a list. These macros allow for interactive systems, but should not be nested, whereas the normal versions can be nested. ---------------------------------------------------------- extract v1.5 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Solved a bug in the options section 2) Avoided using to many counter registers ---------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the updates. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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Re: CTAN submission --- updated mempatch.sty --- fixes for memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use (and rename) > this to replace the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > This version, v3.6, refixes the v3.5 fix for the chapter command. > > Apologies for bothering you so soon after the last time. [good to see a package being actively installed...] i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: antt fonts version 2.02
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted an update to the antt fonts. Antykwa Torunska is a serif font designed by the late Polish typographer Zygfryd Gardzielewski, reconstructed and digitized as as Type 1. Font author: Janusz Marian Nowacki Location on CTAN: fonts/antt License: GPL The current distribution (ver. 2.02) contains slightly corrected Polish diacritical letters in caps and small caps. Moreover, Vietnamese letters were added with encoding and map files, as well as LaTeX support for T5 encoding. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: pdftex 1.21a
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 Martin Schroeder submitted a new version 1.21a of pdftex. Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex Summary description: An extended version of TeX that can create PDF directly from TeX source files and enhance the result of TeX typesetting with the help of PDF. License type: gpl =========================================================================== Main change of pdfTeX 1.21a: =========================================================================== - ttf2afm 1.0: - added support for refering to glyphs via unicode in encoding files (ie 'uniXXX') - added some more info to the AFM output - some minor bug fixes - a short documentation available - pdftex now understand forms 'uniXXXX' in encoding files (only makes sense with TrueType fonts) - added subset tag for TrueType fonts - Fixed a bug in the scanning of map lines introduced in the the fix of bug #242 in 1.20b. - Fixed three problems in xpdf; xpdf is now 3.00pl3 - ifeof18 is a simple method to test if write18 is enabled. - a few extensions in pdfxtex: - pdflastximagecolordepth returns the last color depth - pdfximage supports a keyword colorspace following an object number representing a ColorSpace object - pdfstrcmp compares two strings - pdfescapestring/pdflastescapedstring provide a mean to escape string - pdffirstlineheight/pdflastlinedepth/pdfeachlineheight/pdfeachlinedepth allow fixing line dimen - patches from Taco - px dimen unit - tagcode patch - quitvmode patch ********************************************************************** Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update - BaKoMa TeX 7.03 - Font Setup Improvements.
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to his bakoma package. Location on CTAN: nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma > Update includes following refinments: > > + Font Setup > Refined generation Omega Font Metrics (OFM) > -- using OFM Level 1 instead of Level 0, fixed bug in OVP2OVF. > -- It sis intended to support OTF fonts coming with Acrobat 7.0. > Refined installation of Type 1 Expert fonts with AFM files. > Accepts AFM files from MAC (CR/CRLF). > More robust diagnostic of referencing absent encoding vector. > > + Options/Document Properties (DVIEW, TeXWord) HyperLinks tab: > new flag `Consider missed extension as Generic extension' > enables replacing empty extension with extension of generated file. > > + TeXWord: Inserts blank line after `egin{document}' at openning already > existing LaTeX file, that improves editing document title, etc. > > + Installation program includes option `Create icons in Start menu'. > > More details about changes see at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 7-Feb-2005 > > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX Word ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.0 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor [New in V 7.0]. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > Prosper, PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, etc. > > Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWTYG interface > is one impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > Another important application of `BaKoMa TeX Word' is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update notification: FPL Fonts
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 Ralf Stubner submitted an update to his fpl fonts. The FPL Fonts provide a set of SC/OsF fonts for URW Palladio L which are compatible with respect to metrics with the Palatino SC/OsF fonts from Adobe. Note that it is not my aim to exactly reproduce the outlines of the original Adobe fonts. The SC and OsF in the FPL Fonts were designed with the glyphs from URW Palladio L as starting point. For some glyphs (eg 'o') I got the best result by scaling and boldening. For others (eg 'h') shifting selected portions of the character gave more satisfying results. All this was done using the free font editor FontForge (http://fontforge.sf.net). The kerning data in these fonts comes from Walter Schmidt's improved Palatino metrics. Location on CTAN: /fonts/fpl/ License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a bug fix release of the FPL fonts, which corrects the lcaron glyph in the SC font. For compatibility reasons, references are no longer used for the accented characters in the SC font. Also some internal changes have been made. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update notification: ednotes.sty -- minimal updates / warning
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 Uwe Lück submitted an update to his ednotes package. Ednotes is a macro package for typesetting scholarly critical editions. Provides macros for critical edition typesetting with LaTeX including support for line numbers and layers of footnotes. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimal news: 1.) Fix of warnings that turned into undefined errors. 2.) EdnoTUGb.pdf now acknowledges that the most recent version of LEDMAC reported is v0.6 (e.g.: if you want to tell somebody ...). BTW: Roy Flechner succeeded in producing oscillating page breaks with pagewise line numbering. Until I can help considerably, please care yourself of the problem -- please ask at uwe.lueck at web.de if you're afraid of being another victim. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: extract v1.4
by CTAN Announcements 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 1.4 of his package extract. The package provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract Update info: ----------------------------------------------- 1) Added `extractskip' environment 2) Allowed for filenames with non-tex extension 3) Updated the options section to conform with xkeyval ----------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Fw: CTAN submission --- updated mempatch.sty --- fixes for memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '05

06 Feb '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty > > This version (v3.5) of mempatch fixes some minor irritations with the > memoir class. It alse defines em(ph) to match the latest fixltx2e.sty > including the eminnershape macro. I've installed the file as requested (some time ago). Thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 05 Feb '05

05 Feb '05

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: /As Is Summary description: As Is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Another update of the CTAN 15 release. This is a bugfix for the following: * Offset of horizontal and vertical scrollbars caused shifting of the converted drawing. This bug was found by Robert Rutten. * Moving the text form caused an incorrect setting of the object coordinates. The new object got the same coordinated as the last object drawn. This bug was found by Robert Rutten. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: forindex
by Jim Hefferon 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and by now should be at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: forindex Author's name: Guido Milanese Location on CTAN: /indexing/forindex Summary description: Generation and maintenance of index entries License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package contains two programs: (1) doindex reads a list of index entries (simple or nested) and enters index information in a LaTeX file. Existing indexing entries are left unchanged. (2) cleanindex removes all the indexing information from a file. The syntax in the output is designed to be processed by makeindex. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/indexing/forindex although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upload: URW Garamond
by CTAN Announcements 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Walter Schmidt uploaded a bundle called garamond, containing: (1) the PostScript font family Garamond No8, which URW has made available for free under the Aladdin Free Public License, see <http://www.artifex.com/downloads/>. (2) font metrics, macros etc. to use the fonts with LaTeX; this is material which I have added; it is released under LPPL. Because of the Aladdin license, the bundle has been installed in: nonfree/fonts/urw/garamond Annoncement text: > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% snip %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > URW has released a number of PostScript Type1 font families > available under the Aladin Free Public License. In a first > step, the font family > > URW Garamond No8 > > is now made available from the CTAN directory > > nonfree/fonts/urw/garamond > > The fonts are accompanied by all files required to use them > with (La)TeX. > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% snap %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upgrade: LaTexMng
by Jim Hefferon 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and by now should have already made its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTexMng (version 1.2) Author's name: Petr Vabishchevich Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexmng Summary description: LaTexMng integrates all the tools needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.2 Enhancements: Add dictionary files (American, Brazilian, British, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, South-African, Spanish, Swedish) Fixes problems: Fix problem with line numbers in the active view LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTexMng is easy to use product of integrated development environment software for Windows. This application integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. LaTexMng requires Windows 2000 or XP, or later editions of MS Windows. We do not warrant that the software is error free. This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby. Licensed to use Shareware Version of this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. The free evaluation period starts at the moment of installation of the software. Installation LaTexMng is distributed as LaTexMngSetup.exe. Run LaTexMngSetup.exe and simply follow the on-screen instructions to install LaTexMng. LaTexMng is copyright (C) 2004-205, by VNP Comp. Contact: Home Page: http://www.latexsoft.com e-mail: latexmng(a)latexsoft.com - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN Update - BaKoMa TeX 7.01 - TeX Word fixes.
by CTAN Announcements 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to his bakoma package. The update includes minor refinements related to BaKoMa TeX Word. > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX Word ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.0 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor [New in V 7.0]. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > Prosper, PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, etc. > > Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWTYG interface > is one impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > Another important application of `BaKoMa TeX Word' is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN update: ednotes -- README.txt
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jan '05

30 Jan '05

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 Uwe Lück submitted a new README file for his ednotes package. Main change is a pointer to the homepage: http://ednotes.sty.de.vu/ Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: xkeyval v2.0
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jan '05

30 Jan '05

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 2.0 of his package xkeyval This package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval License: LPPL Update info: --------------------------------------------- 1) setkeys ismade nestable. This solves an issue with PSTricks. 2) Several macros have been simplified. --------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- pkfix 1.2
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jan '05

29 Jan '05

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted version 1.2 of the package pkfix Short description of pkfix: Some PostScript files with bitmapped fonts contain comments, added by dvips. Then pkfix tries to find the type 1 versions of the font and replaces them. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: support/pkfix/ Changes of v1.2: * Bug fix: Merging is now based on type 1 names. This solves the problem, if different bitmap fonts maps to the same type 1 font, eg. (ecrm1000, larm1000) -> SFRM1000. * Suppression of PK generation, if environment variable MKTEXPK is supported. * If output file is - (standard output) then messages of pkfix are written to standard error output, resulting in better pipe support. Changes of v1.1: * Bug fix: embedded encodings are now detected and used. * The temporary dvi files are now written directly. Thus pkfix does not depend on TeX (but on dvips) and runs faster. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- pkfix 1.1
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jan '05

29 Jan '05

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted version 1.1 of his pkfix package. License is LPPL. Location on CTAN: support/pkfix/ Short description of pkfix: Some PostScript files with bitmapped fonts contain comments, added by dvips. Then pkfix tries to find the type 1 versions of the font and replaces them. Changes of v1.1: * Bug fix: embedded encodings are now detected and used. * The temporary dvi files are now written directly. Thus pkfix does not depend on TeX (but on dvips) and runs faster. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: PSNFS 9.2 update (encoding vector 8r.enc)
by CTAN Announcements 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted an updated version of the file 8r.enc containing a PostScript encoding vector for the TeX Base 1 encoding. Announcement: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The update affects the comment (file header) only: The version number has been changed from 2.0pre to 2.0. Rationale: Initially, this version of 8r.enc was meant to be a _preliminary_ release only. However, no further changes turned out to be necessary ever, so I always forgot to remove the pre from the version string. This sloppiness of mine may have contributed to some recent confusion regarding the correct version of the file. Note that the date string in the file header is unchanged, i.e, 30 October 2002, because it should stay in sync with the change log of the corresponding encoding file 8r.etx in the Fontinst distribution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload, I installed the file. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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CTAN upload: lipsum
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 Patrick Happel submitted a new package called lipsum giving easy access to 150 paragraphs of Lorem Ipsum dummy text. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. See http://lipsum.com/ for more information. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/lipsum/ License type: lppl Thanks for the upload, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Basil Malyshev submitted an update for BaKoMa TeX 7.0 (issued 23-Jan-2004). Location on CTAN: nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important feature of BaKoMa TeX 7 is one new program: `BaKoMa TeX Word'. Key Features: BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related with import graphics, font support, and document export. So, it imports: EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. It supports fonts: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 (including MM), Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. It exports: DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: Prosper, PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, etc. Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWTYG interface is one impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. Another important application of `BaKoMa TeX Word' is final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> Some snapshots are available at: <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As Is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fifteenth CTAN bugfix 1 release has the following improvements: * Picture dimensions when converting to EEPIC and PGF were incorrect. * Added some more support for the PGF conversion: colour and grayscale now fully supported, conversion of plain/shade/colour rectangles, conversion of plain/shade/colour squares, conversion of plain/shade/colour ellipses, conversion of plain text, conversion of plain lines. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN package upgrade: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: microtype Author's name: R Schlicht Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/microtype Summary description: An interface to the micro-typographic extensions of pdfTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES in v1.6: - - ------------------ * New option `factor to influence protrusion resp. expansion of all characters of a font (set) * When pdfTeX is too old to expand fonts automatically, font expansion has to be enabled explicitly * Protrusion: + improved digits + added italic uppercase Greek letters + tuned CMR math letters * Use e-TeX extensions, if available - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/microtype although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN has a new package: evweek
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: evweek Author's name: Emanuele Vicentini Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/calendar/contrib/evweek Summary description: Weekly calendar format License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class, a simple spinn-off of the official weekly, incorporates small bug-fixes and some extensions. To use it you have to install the LaTeX Calendar Bundle and, optionally, the evautofl package. Changes in v0.4 (2005/01/23) o Added a little, stupid example of use. o Added a control on evautofl availability. o Added the compact option. o Added the ferial option. Changes in v0.3 (2003/11/28) o Added three new calendar options to enable printing of lines in every day's box. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/calendar/contrib/evweek although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: msg package update V 0.20
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I have uploaded on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of msg, the localization package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > Volunteers are really welcome to translate the short (13 lines) > default messages file in their own language; you will find it below. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. No pb reported at that time. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.20 mods: bug correction: e removed in edef #1. > documentation changes incl. a Migration scheme section. i've installed hte new version as requested; thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team > HERE ARE THE few lines to translate in all other languages: > %%%%%%% > msg{1}{filedatespace fileversionspace package to issue localized % > messages, now loaded.}{} > msg{2}{invalid optional parameter provided:}{} > msg{3}{invalid language requested: ``CurrentOption''}{} > msg{4}{This is to test the #1 feature}{} > msg{5}{``msg'' package line number }{msgparti{issues #msgid #1 message}} > msg{6}{msg package: UNUSUAL end of file reached % > when loading msg@filenamespace file!}{} > msg{7}{stringmsgspace syntax error}{help{last % special test case > argument is missing.}} > msgheader{MESSAGEspacemsgid:space``}msgtrailer{''} > msg{8}{here is a customized message}{}% > msg{9}{here is a customized message % > MessageBreak which continuation is aligned}{} > msgheader{Messagespacemsgidspace(msg):space}msgtrailer{} > msg*{10}{****** I emphasize: this is a WARNING! ****** % > MessageBreak ****** Be careful.^^J}{} > msgheader{}msgtrailer{} > msg{11}{The msg package is in use with ``tracefiles'' option.}{} > msg{12}{A risk of infinite loop arose; % > MessageBreak % > please check the message file: msg@filename}% > {help{Look at rules to apply in messages files.}} > msg{*}{erroneous message id ``msgid''}{} > %%%%%%%

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Re: CTAN update - titlesec 2.6/titletoc 1.5
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Javier Bezos writes: > I've uploaded to the UK server the file titlesec.zip > with a new release of titlesec and titletoc. Please > replace the contents of CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/titlesec > by the new ones. License is still LPPL. > > The main new feature is a preliminary support for > partial LOFs and LOTs in titletoc. As with partial > TOCs, you may even create several sets of intermixed > partial lists. > > Bug fixes (titlesec) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - drop and margin did not worked (period :-(). > - \ allowed a page break (not exactly a > titlesec bug, but...) > - block does not give the error of hmode any > more, as it's a general purpose shape. > > Other new features (titlesec) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - A new argument in float pagestyles to add, > say, rule settings. > - ...break in top shape (eg, chapterbreak). > - toctitles changes the behaviour of optional > argument so that the TOC entry is always the > full title. > - newlinetospace replaces \ with spaces in > TOC and running heads. > > Other new features (titletoc) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - package options rigidseps, to ease fitting to a > grid. i've installed the packages as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: lineno / ednotes for critical editions
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Uwe Lück uploaded updates to the lineno and ednotes packages. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ednotes License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Thanks to Alexander Rozhenko, you now can download most recent unpacked versions of manyfoot.sty and nccfoots.sty -- no more generating procedure. 2. The README.txt addresses indexing with line numbers. 3. The original TUGboat article `tb77lueck.pdf' has been corrected and updated -- resulting in `ednotugb.pdf'. 4. `ednotes.sty' and `ednotugb.pdf' refer to the `ellipsis' package concerning spacing with the ellipsis dots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: esint
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 Eddie Saudrais uploaded an update to the esint package, a solution to access to alternate integral symbols using the Computer Modern fonts. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/esint License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Change of the fd file in order to avoid an error using align environment when esint package in loaded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: l2tabuen
by CTAN Announcements 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, Jürgen Fenn uploaded v1.8.5 of the english translation of Mark Trettin's guide to LaTeX called `l2tabu' v1.8, giving a lot of practical advice about how to avoid the most common mistakes a user is prone to make (i.e., obsolete commands and packages). Location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/english Changes: - References adapted to the UK TeX FAQ v3.13 - Licence changed to GNU Free Documentation Licence Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- update mempatch v3.4 patch file for memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatchv34.sty to UK incoming. > > Please use this, renaming it to mempatch.sty, to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty > > This fixes a minor problem with memoir's counterwithout* macro. (One of > the few problems that I have found before the users) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: juramisc
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 Axel Sodtalbers uploaded a new version of the package juramisc juramisc is a collection of LaTeX packages and classes for typesetting german juridical documents. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/juramisc License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated: jurabook 0.75 (beta) (2004/10/17) - new commands: shortindexingon and shortindexingoff - new command: dumpoptions - rewritten example file ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- updated mempatch.sty v3.3 for the memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > This version (v3.3) fixes some (un)wanted spaces in the verse and array > environments for the memoior class. i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xkeyval 1.9 and pst-xkey 1.3
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '05

16 Jan '05

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded xkeyval 1.9 and pst-xkey 1.3 The xkeyval package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. The pst-xkey package is an adaptation of the techniques of xkeyval to the needs of the family of packages associated with pstricks, so that those packages can safely, and with relative ease, use key-value syntax in their commands. General ---------------------------------------------------------- This is the last update of the xkeyval bundle for now. I will maintain the package though when problems come up and might implement new features if there are any requests. xkeyval 1.9 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Added delpresetkeys and delsavekeys 2) Added file extension to default families for ExecuteOptionsX and ProcessOptionsX 3) Added a test for back linking with pointers 4) Made the running command in XKV@whilist contain last used list entry at exit and 5) Updated license information pst-xkey 1.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Updated license information ---------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: pseudocode
by Jim Hefferon 14 Jan '05

14 Jan '05

A package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pseudocode Author's name: Donald L. Kreher Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pseudocode Summary description: A LaTeX enviromnet for specifying algorithms in a natural way. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides the environment pseudocode for describing algorithms in a natural manner. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pseudocode although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN update notification: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jan '05

14 Jan '05

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 Alexander Grahn uploaded an update to his package movie15 Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15 Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an upgrade to `movie15', a multimedia inclusion package. Now you can produce self contained PDF's with the standard latex -> dvips -> ps2pdf procedure as well. File embedding is done during the Postscript to PDF conversion step. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jan '05

13 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should shom be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As Is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates of the current version (CTAN15 release) include: * Completely rewritten internal database to store objects allowing faster drawing and editing of the objects with less memory. Thanks to Robert Rutten for early testing and debugging. * PGF output functionality added, though not stable yet. Only added for demonstration purposes. * EEPIC output changed to have extension .eepic instead of .out. The PGF drawings will have the extension .pgf. This change was moreover done because .out is already an output extension for LaTeX. * Multilevel undo and now working on more stages of the drawing process. * All objects selectable with CTRL+A. Arrow drawing used to have this shortcut key and is now assigned to CTRL+W. * Stripped buggy and more or less useless features like zoom form, instances, anti-aliasing. * When previewing PDF output, now closes all documents when Adobe Acrobat Reader is already open. The preview PDF file couldn't be overwritten in previous versions of LaTeXPiX because when it is opened in Acrobat the file gets a read-only status. * Added rulers with support for centimetres and inches. Moreover, the grid distance is also controllable from the main drawing grid. * Some preferences were not stored, thanks to Robert Rutten for finding this bug. * Crash occurred when registering manually. Thanks to the various users for pointing this out. * Set unitlength to 0.254 because in EEPIC 1 inch which equals 2.54 cm so 0.254 mm. * Transparency can be set for Windows NT based systems. * Using MDI form for drawing canvas, making toggling of toolbar redundant and offering more stable user interface. * Using RGB colours instead of CMYK colours. This prevents unnecessary conversions and is somewhat more accurate. * Option added to snap to grid without forcing the mouse to snap to grid too. * Log file can be save containing all statusbar messages for debugging purposes. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN ahs a new package: nohyphbx
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jan '05

13 Jan '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: nohyphbx.tex Author's name: Ole Michael Selberg Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation Summary description: hyphenation patterns for Norwegian License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A revised version of Rune Kleveland's nohyphb.tex, adjusted manually in order to prevent numerous wrong hyphenations, especially in compounds. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyphenation although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN update: extract
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 1.3 of his package extract The package provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Announcement text: Update information for extract v1.3: 1) Added extractline command. 2) Added `document-handles' option. 3) Added examples and documentation. 4) Added line extraction method for commands. 5) Removed some checks for more flexibility. 6) Simplified the package to save memory. 7) Changed name: extractlabel -> extractionlabel. and: 8) Updated license info to define the minimal distribution of the package. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: Euler-VM 4.0
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted version 4.0 of the Euler-VM fonts. Location on CTAN: fonts/eulervm License type: unknown Announcement text: Euler-VM, in the CTAN directory fonts/eulervm, is a collection of (virtual) math fonts and a related LaTeX macro package. Euler-VM blends well with various popular text fonts, such as Palatino or Minion. The present submission constitutes version 4.0, featuring the following bug fixes and changes: An obscure bug, affecting the extensible symbols in the font zeuex10, has been fixed. (I'm surprised that it went unnoticed since the very first release of Euler-VM, even though it seemed quite serious to me.) Slightly changed vertical symmetry axis in formulas, to comply exactly with the design of the math symbols in the Euler fonts. Documentation in PDF format, to show the fonts in use. NB: The macro package and the fd files are unchanged, except for the version number. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: struktex
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 Jobst Hoffmann submitted version 8.0d of his package struktex Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/struktex Summary description: package for creating Nassi-Shneiderman structure charts License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Even in the age of OOP one must develop algorithms. Nassi-Shneiderman structure charts are a well known tool to describe an algorithm in a graphical way. This packages presents some macros for generating those structure charts in a LaTeX document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission: The catalanbib bibliographic styles
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 Robert Fuster submitted the package catalanbib to CTAN. It contains the catalanbib bibliographic styles. Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/catalan Summary description: BibTeX bibliographic styles for the Catalan language License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The catalanbib package includes several Catalan bibliografic styles for BibTeX: the standard ones ---adapted to the Catalan typographical conventions--- (caplain.bst, caunsrt.bst, caabbrev.bst, and caalpha.bst), and also four author-date styles (caauda{0-3}.bst). ----------------------------------------------------- El paquet catalanbib conté diversos estils bibliogràfics per fer servir el BibTeX en català: els estils estàndard ---adaptats a les convencions tipogràfiques catalanes--- (caplain.bst, caunsrt.bst, caabbrev.bst i caalpha.bst) i altres quatre estils autor-data (caauda{0-3}.bst). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: bibexport
by Jim Hefferon 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: bibexport Author's name: Nicolas Markey Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/bibexport Summary description: Exporting entries out of a .bib file License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a shell script using BibTeX to extract .bib entries that are cite'd in a document. It also permits to expand a BibTeX file, i.e. to develop abbreviations (except standard ones) and crossrefs. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibexport although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: attachfile
by Jim Hefferon 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: attachfile Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/attachfile/ Summary description: Attach an arbitrary file to a PDF document License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting with PDF 1.3 (Adobe Acrobat 4.0), PDF files can contain file attachments -- arbitrary files that a reader can extract, just like attachments to an e-mail message. The attachfile package brings this functionality to pdfLaTeX and provides some additional features not available in Acrobat, such as the ability to use arbitrary LaTeX code for the file icon -- including things like includegraphics, tabular, and math. Settings can be made either globally or on a per-attachment basis. attachfile makes it easy to attach files and customize their appearance in the enclosing document. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/attachfile/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upload notification: Revise bst files for natbib
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 Patrick Daly uploaded revised bst files for the natbib package. natbib is a Bibliography style with author-year and numbered references. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/natbib License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The natbib package comes with replacement bst files for 3 of the 4 standard BibTeX styles: plainnat, abbrvnat, unsrtnat. Until now, the ordering is exactly as for the original styles, which is not always appropriate for author-year citation. Especially when works have identical authors and years, as in a multipart paper, the original ordering has undesirable side effects. The revised style files improve on this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: extract v1.2
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded version 1.2 of his package extract Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Summary description: Extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document Update info: 1) fixed AfterEndEnv hook for nested environments 2) increased efficiency of package 3) simplified optional argument check for extract environment Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: l2tabuit v.1.8.4
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 Emanuele Zannarini uploaded version 1.8.4 of l2tabuit the italian translation oMark Trettin's `l2tabu'. Location on CTAN: /info/l2tabu/italian/ License type: other Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update to my previous (v1.8.3) italian translation of the Mark Trettin's practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.8. Changes from previous version: * fixed typos * fixed/updated references ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: unitsdef
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 Patrick Happel uploaded an update of his package unitsdef to CTAN. There are a lot of packages for typesetting units in LaTeX2e. Some define macros to typeset a lot of units but do not suit to the actual font settings, some make the characters needed available but do not predefine any unit. This package tries to comply with both requirements. It predefines common units, defines an easy to use interface to define new units and changes the output concerning to the surrounding font settings. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/unitsdef/ Summary description: Typesetting units in LaTeX2e License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of unitsdef to version 0.2. It includes some bugfixes, all units are robust now, a configuration file is supported and unitsdef now uses xspace to simplify the writing process. There are some new options to exclude some abbreviations to avoid conflicts with macros defined by other packages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: msg package update V 0.10
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of the msg package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > Volunteers are really welcome to translate the short (13) messages > file in their own language. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.10 mods: bug corrections: mostly msgencoding not running before > egin{document}; > German message file completed. > Few documentation changes. thanks for the upload; i've installed the files as required. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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hyperlatex
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

idling through the catalogue, as i do, i lighted on the silly state of this stuff. i've updated it from sourceforge, and pushed a new version out.

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CTAN package update: pxfonts and txfonts
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

The two packages shown below have been updated at tug.ctan.org and will make their way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pxfonts / txfonts Contributer's name: karl berry Location on CTAN: /fonts/txfonts and /fonts/pxfonts Summary description: [pt]xfonts.sty update for active characters License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The txfonts.sty and pxfonts.sty packages released in 2000 by Dr. Young Ryu had the deficiency of using to specify character codes, etc. Consequently, if is an active character when these styles were read (e.g., if german.sty had been loaded), they would not work. Thomas Esser fixed this some years ago in teTeX by changing all the references to decimal. This upload simply propagates the new files to CTAN, with Dr. Ryu's permission. (Thanks also to Volker Schaa for reporting the inconsistency.) Also, the txfonts.map and pxfonts.map files from the TeX Live distribution are now included in the distribution on CTAN; they simply omit the entries for the standard base fonts (e.g., Palatino-Roman, Times-Roman). Finally, users of [pt]xfonts may be interested in this note on future work from Dr. Ryu: When I released the current txfonts and pxfonts, I thought it would be the final release. But, I have heard of some issues, especially those related to spacing of math alphabets, symbols and the size of small caps (being too small), integrals looking ugly, and parentheses being flat too quickly. I have a plan to update these fonts (together with complete hxfonts including complete math alphabets and symbols), but not until I finish something that I am now committed to. Hopefully it will be within a couple of years... - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the two packages at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/pxfonts/ and http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/txfonts/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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uk tex faq v3.13
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

i've just reinstalled the faq at ctan help/uk-tex-faq and at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq there has been a very long delay since v3.12, for various reasons. the changes list (appended) looks impressive, but isn't very startling for nearly 6 months' work. i have been doing experiments about presentation of the faq, and i'm hoping to have an entirely new mechanism in a few months' time. in the mean time i shall try to install updates in a more timely fashion. so, if you have been, thanks for listening. robin fairbairns (faltering faq maintainer.) ======================= Changes in version 3.13 Fonts: Substantial re-arrangement and re-writing of Choice of scalable outline fonts (label psfchoice) Installing (La)TeX files: Reference made to Jim Hefferon's One person TeX system web page, both under tutorials, and under the installation answers. Current TeX-related projects: Reworked, and brought up-to-date, question label textrace (new question title, as well). New or revised packages (or just ones never before mentioned): algorithmicx (mentioned in label algorithms) bbm fonts and macros (mentioned in label numbersets) bib2xhtml conversion utility (mentioned in label htmlbib) doublestroke fonts and macros (mentioned in label numbersets) euler (macros) and eulervm (macros and fonts) (mentioned in label concrete) extract (mentioned in label conditional) fourier (and utopia) fonts (mentioned in label psfchoice) gellmu latex-like xml system (mentioned in label mathml) latexdiff (mentioned in label changebar) ledpar (mentioned in label parallel) mathtime pro (mentioned in label psfchoice) metatype1 (mentioned in label textrace) parcolumns (mentioned in label parallel) protext (mentioned in label TeXsystems) texniccenter (mentioned in label editors) wallpaper (mentioned in label watermark) xcomment (mentioned in label conditional) ziffer (mentioned in label dec_comma) Presentation: Switched to LuxiMono (in place of cmtt) for monospace fonts, in the default distribution; removed computer modern targets from the makefile -- no .dvi files will now be distributed. New answers: subsection{Creating citations}: label i18nbib: Non-english bibliographies subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}: label rulethk: The thickness of rules in LaTeX tables section{The joy of TeX errors}: label ouparmd: Not in outer par mode subsection{Page layout}: label changemargin: substantial rewrite (not really a new answer) subsection{Generic macros and techniques} label subverttoks: Subverting a token register Things removed: label commercial: Reference to Y&Y TeX Inc (which no longer exists). label psfchoice: Reference to fonts Lucida New Math, MathTime and MathTime plus, none of which are now available since the demise of the distributors, Y&Y TeX.

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CTAN package update: FiXme
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

The package below has been updated, and should by now have reached all the mirrors. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: FiXme Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/fixme Summary description: A LaTeX2e style for managing fixme's and meta-comments. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce the Christmas release of FiXme: 3.0 ! New in this release: - - - FiXme now provides environments for longer notes. - - - Layouts can be overridden on a per-note basis. - - - Bug fix in the marginal note layout. This package provides you with a way of inserting fixme notes in your documents. Such notes can appear inline, as marginal notes, footnotes, index entries, in the log file and as warnings on stdout. It is also possible to summarize them in a list. When you switch from draft to final mode, any remaining fixme note will be logged, but removed from the document's body. Additionally, critical notes will abort compilation with an informative message. FiXme also comes with support for AUC-TeX. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/fixme although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: CTAN submission --- ledpar package update
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded ledpar.tar.gz to UK incoming. This unpacks into a > directory called ledpar. Please use the contents of this directory to > replace similarly named files in macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. the > distribution is under the LPPL. > > The ledmac package supports the typesetting of critical editions. The > ledpar package is an extension which provides for parallel (multilingual) > texts. > > The ledpatch.sty file eliminates spurious spaces generated by the ledmac > package and the new version of ledpar.dtx improves the cooperation between > the ledpar and babel packages. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- update mempatch.sty for memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty > > The patch for the memoir class fixes a minor quibble or two, and also > provides more controls over the position of sidebars. i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the upload. > Best wishes for a fruitful and stress free 2005 and to you, and to all our readers, too! Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: l2tabuit v1.8.3
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Emanuele Zannarini uploaded an update to l2tabuit, the Italian Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu'. Name of contribution: l2tabuit v.1.8.3 Location on CTAN: info/italian/l2tabu/ Summary description: Italian Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu' License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update to my italian translation of the Mark Trettin's practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.8. Changes from previous version: * fixed typos * caption.sty * euler vs. eulervm * TEXINPUTS vs. graphicspath * fixed colors for b/w printing * some little changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: fourier
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: fourier-GUT Author's name: Michel Bovani Location on CTAN: fonts/fourier-GUT Summary description: It is a major upgrade of the fourier-GUTenberg font distribution License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An upgrade of fourier GUT, including boldmath symbols, new ornaments, corrected metrics... See the documentation for details. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/fourier-GUT although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: update xkeyval and extract packages
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded updates to his packages xkeyval and extract ------------------------------------------------------------ xkeyval is an extension of the the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval License: lppl Changes: 1) Simplified some code for speed. 2) Updated the license info. 3) restructured package, changed a name of an internal file 4) pointer replacement macros have been updated in order to avoid capacity problems when pointers are nested deeply. ------------------------------------------------------------- The package extract provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Changes: 1) Added conditional extraction with labels 2) Revised documentation 3) Added examples. 4) Updated the license info. -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the updates. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: msg package update V 0.09
by CTAN Announcements 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of the msg package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. Volunteers are still welcome > to translate the short messages file in their own language. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.09 mods: bug correction whith the tracefiles option, > msgencoding now generalized, > few documentation changes. i've installed the new files in macros/latex/contrib/msg, as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: MnTTeX- Tools for Typesetting the Secret History of the Mongols
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '04

27 Dec '04

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 Oliver Corff submitted his new package MNTTeX to CTAN. Name of contribution: MnTTeX- Tools for Typesetting the Secret History of the Mongols Author's name: Oliver Corff Location on CTAN: /language/mongolian/MNT Summary description: The Package assists in typing the special Chinese characters used in the Secret History of the Mongols License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Secret History of the Mongols (Monggol-un niguca tobciyan -> MNT) is the oldest work of Mongolian literature surviving today. Though the language of the text is Middle Mongolian, the text was written entirely in Chinese characters which were used to render Mongolian phonetically. Modern tools for typing, editing and typesetting Chinese do not easily lend themselves for preparing research documentation due to pecularities of the historical source. The MNTTeX package assists the scholar typesetting the complex Chinese material by accessing all characters either by number or pronounciation as well as offering convenient access to small or combined characters. The MNTTeX package relies on an existing environment for processing Chinese characters and assumes that the package CJK is installed. Furthermore it is required to use the font zysong.ttf or a similar font in Song style.Since not all characters used in the MNT are provided by modern fonts they had to be made for this package. Being closely modelled according to Song style, these especially made characters would stand out in stark contrast from e.g. Kaiti style character sets. Limited in number, these individual characters were coded as scalable vector images, rather than as font. No difference between these characters and ordinary characters can be perceived in print even though the on-screen display may appear hardly intelligible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: wallpaper
by Jim Hefferon 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon -- unless the holidy rush slows it down -- be at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: wallpaper Author's name: Michael H.F. Wilkinson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper Summary description: Easy addition of wallpapers (background images) to LaTeX documents, including tiling. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This collection contains files to add wallpapers (background images) to LaTeX documents. It uses the eso-pic.sty package, but provides simple commands to include effects such as tiling. An example is provided, which works under both LaTeX and pdfLaTeX. A (pdf) manual is provided as well. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upgrade: msg package update V 0.08
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update (V 0.08) of the msg package > for LaTeX. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to > use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under > consideration; this is the main reason why it is still a beta version > which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report, > and even localize the messages file in their own language. > Documentation is provided in... English (-like). > > It is localized itself in French, Englisk, Norsk and now German. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.08 mods: added German messages file; added input encoding > facility (msgencoding); test file stronger; > documentation changed. good to see the contributions taking off. i've installed the files as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: C.D.P. Bundle
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 Gustavo Mezzetti uploaded version 0.33 of the C.D.P. bundle. The C.D.P. Bundle can be used to typeset high-quality business letters formatted according to Italian style conventions. It is highly configurable, and its modular structure provides you with building blocks of increasing level, by means of which you can compose a large variety of letters. It is also possible to write letters divided into sections and paragraphs, to include floating figures and tables, and to have the relevant indexes compiled automatically. A single input file can contain several letters, and each letter will have its own table of contents, etc., independant from the other ones. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/cdpbundl Summary description: Business letters in the Italian style License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of version 0.33, which provides a better interaction with the hyperref package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: pdftex 1.20b
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 Martin Schröder uploaded the new version 1.20b of pdftex to CTAN. pdftex is an extension of TeX which directly generates PDF documents instead of DVI. Most TeX distributions, including teTeX, fpTeX and miktex include pdftex and pdflatex. Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex/ Summary description: A bug fixing release of pdfTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------ pdfTeX 3.141592-1.20b was released on 2004-12-22 ------------------------------------------------ - Fixed some minor bugs, mostly with hz - The info line output format initialized to PDF/DVI isn't shown anymore, as this info wasn't reliable (bug 112). - Now the PDF-related statistics (PDF objects...) in the .log file is only shown in PDF output mode. It start with a line PDF statistics:. - pdfimageresolution is not limited to 2400 [dpi] anymore, can now be between 0 and 65535 [dpi]. - pdfTeX uses xpdf 3.00pl2 - pdfTeX uses libpng 1.2.8, which fixes some png-related bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package revision: tensor
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

Philip G. Ratcliffe writes: > I've just uploaded to ftp.tex.ac.uk a slightly improved version of the > tensor package: a small problem in conjunction with the color package > has been eliminated and I've added a some minor extra capabilities. All > covered in the updated documentation. i have updated the version in macros/latex/contrib/tensor thanks for the upload. > One small point: the original package by Mike Piff should possibly be > (re)moved since it actually takes precedence in the TDS. Note that the new > package is perfectly backward compatible. distribution managers should note this. for my part, i've simply moved mike's original to the ctan obsolete/ tree Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: Ibycus 4, release 4.5
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Walter Schmidt uploaded the new release 4.5 of the Ibycus 4 system, a collection of fonts and macros to typeset ancient Greek. This upload occurs in agreement with the original author if Ibycus, Pierre MacKay. Location on CTAN: fonts/greek/ibygrk Main news (see also the file NEWS in the distribution): The bold Ibycus font is now available in Postscript format. It was converted from Metafont to Type1 by Harald Harders. The regular Ibycus Type1 font should work flawlessly with Acrobat Reader 5 now; special thanks to Peter Heslin and Ralf Stubner, who succeeded to find and fix a long-standing bug. Virtual fonts and related font metrics are no longer needed. Fixed definition of the macro greek, so as to work also with default font encodings other than OT1. New text-generating command extgreek as a counterpart to the declaration greek. Improved installation intructions which should suit recent TeX systems. Ibycus 4.5 is released under the GNU General Public License. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: leaflet v1.0c
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 Rolf Niepraschk uploaded version 1.0c of his package leaflet leaflet is a document class to create small hand-outs (flyers) that fit on a single sheet of paper which is then folded twice. Pages are rearranged by LaTeX so that they print correctly on a single sheet -- no external script is necessary. (Works with PostScript and PDF.) Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/leaflet/ License type: LaTeX Project (lppl) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some bug fixes and improvements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: minitoc package, version 40
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jean-Pierre Drucbert uploaded version 40 of his package minitoc Location on CTAN : macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ Licence: LPPL minitoc.sty is useful to add mini-tables-of-contents (minitocs) at the beginning of every chapter. They are also minilofs and minilots. At the part level, they are parttocs, partlofs and partlots. If the type of document does not use chapters, they are section level secttocs, sectlofs and sectlots. updates versus version 39: ======================================================================= Version #40 Added the japanese language (japanese.mld) Added the castillan language (castillan.mld) Removed the test on the presence of the multicol package in minitoc.tex, because multicol is a required package. Added a figure in minitoc.tex about the need of 3 compilations. Added some infos in minitoc.bug. Added a paragraph about problem with the appendix package. Updated minitoc.bib Added the hints option. This option is still experimental; you advice is welcome. Added fminitoc.pdf (french documentation in PDF format). ======================================================================= Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: xkeyval and pst-xkey packages
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Hendri Adriaens uploaded an update to his packages xkeyval (1.8a) and pst-xkey (1.2a) xkeyval is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. pst-xkey is an adaptation of the techniques of xkeyval to the needs of the family of packages associated with pstricks, so that those packages can safely, and with relative ease, use key-value syntax in their commands. License is lppl. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval Announcement text: ----------------------------------------------- The updates are related to three small bugs that were discovered on 2004/12/20. Two are related to the support of the empty family (eg, for pstricks). The previous update avoided removing spaces from key and familynames and some macros were adjusted. I overlooked the fact that one of those macros removed the empty family from the list of families. The last bug that was solved was in reusing a macro that was redefined intermediately in case presets were used. I hope no more bugs will show up now. ------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN updates of l2tabu and l2tabuen packages
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

The packages l2tabu (Das LaTeX-Sündenregister (sins of LaTeX users), by Mark Trettin) and l2tabuen (English translation of l2tabu by Jürgen Fenn) have been updated on CTAN. Location on CTAN is info/l2tabu/{german,english} respectively. Summary description: Obsolete commands, packages and other common mistakes License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) Announcement text of l2tabu: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A small list of obsoleted commands and packages that are constantly posted in minimal examples to de.comp.text.tex. I further listed common mistakes (e.g. egin{appendix}...end{appendix} instead of appendix ...). This file should be considered an add-on to the available documentation like l2kurz and FAQs. This document is written in German. Changes: * fixed typos * caption.sty * euler vs. eulervm * TEXINPUTS vs. graphicspath * fixed colors for b/w printing * em changed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement text of l2tabuen: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Apart from some minor changes, we have inserted a new section on how to use graphicspath. We also have added new crossreferences to usrguide, clsguide, and fntguide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: NCCTOOLS
by Jim Hefferon 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: NCCTOOLS Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ncctools Summary description: All packages are documented and revised License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In release 3.0, all packages are documented in .dtx files and revised. The new package, nccstretch, is introduced. The short guide ncctools.tex is prepared - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncctools although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: ibycus-babel
by Jim Hefferon 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: ibycus-babel Author's name: Peter Heslin Location on CTAN: language/greek/package-babel/ibycus-babel/ Summary description: Integrate the Ibycus Greek font with Latex Babel License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.4 features a major rewrite of the Babel interface by Walter Schmidt. Many new features have been added and old limitations removed. Some functionality and some command names have changed, so consult the documentation if you are upgrading from a previous version. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/greek/package-babel/ibycus-babel/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: CTAN submission --- mempatch.sty (again)
by CTAN Announcements 20 Dec '04

20 Dec '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > This provides further solutions to the memoir class's infelicities. i've installed the file, as macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New package on CTAN: extract
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Hendri Adriaens submitted a new package called extract License: LPPL Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract Package information: --------------------------------------------------------- The package provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. The package also provides an environment which writes its body entirely to the target file. Another environment will write to the target file, but will also execute the body. This allows to share code (for instance, a preamble) between the source document and the target file. Finally, the package provides an interface to conditionally extract content. With a single option in the usepackage command, one can specify exactly which commands (counted from the start of the document) should be extracted and which not. This might be useful for extracting specific slides from a presentation and use them in a new file. ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- hfoldsty
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Harald Harders submitted an update to the hfoldsty package. It contains a new version (1.13) of the hfoldsty virtual fonts. Location on CTAN: fonts/hfoldsty License stays gpl. >From the README: The hfoldsty package provides virtual fonts for using oldstyle (0123456789) figures with the European Computer Modern fonts. It does a similar job as the eco package by Sebastian Kirsch <skirsch(a)t-online.de> but includes a couple of improvements, e.g., better kerning with guillemets, support for character protruding using the pdfcprot package, arbitrary font sizes in conjunction with fix-cm.sty. ChangeLog: 2004/11/19 v1.13 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) - More errors in ProvidesFile line fixed. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New package on CTAN: CBcoptic
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '04

19 Dec '04

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 Claudio Beccari submitted a new bundle to CTAN: Name of bundle: CBcoptic Author's name: Claudio Beccari Location on CTAN: language/coptic/cbcoptic License type: lppl Summary description: This bundle provides Coptic fonts in Metafont source and in pfb type1 format and the necessary files for using them in a LaTeX environment, with a certain amount of macros for philological applications. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CBcoptic is a bundle of files for typesetting Coptic philological text with the proper fonts and hyphenation; the bundle includes also font descrition files, METAFONT sources and the type 1 Poscript equivalent fonts in pfb format. There are available also e certain number of macros of philological interest in an accompanying sty file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: toil and tif2eps
by CTAN Announcements 17 Dec '04

17 Dec '04

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted updates to the following packages: tif2eps ver. 0.77 date: 10.12.2004 authors: Boguslaw Jackowski, P. Pianowski and P. Strzelczyk license: GPL Location on CTAN: support/pstools/tif2eps TIF2EPS is a PostScript program for the conversion of TIFF files (ver. 6.0) to EPS ones. Compression (LZW, CCITT Fax, RLE, Flate, DCT) and ASCII85 encoding is available. The package may be used for generating colour- separated EPSes, `EPS thumbnails,' and, moreover, little header EPSes, containing only a pointer to a source TIFF file. Employing Ghostscript guarantees portability and efficient processing. -------- toil ver. 1.07 date: 15.12.2004 authors: Boguslaw Jackowski, P. Pianowski and P. Strzelczyk license: PD Location on CTAN: fonts/utilities/t1install/toil A flexible, AWK+MetaFont-based Type One Install utiLity which facilitates installation of Adobe Type 1 fonts for (plain) TeX; an alternative for afm2tfm; starting from version 1.04, includes an option that enables neutralizing sidebars (via implicit kerning mechanism); currently, the scripts are available for DOS (but adaptable for U*X). Thanks for the upload, For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- mempatch.sty (Patch file for memoir class)
by CTAN Announcements 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty > > mempatch.sty fixes all the known problems with the memoir class. If it > is on the system it is automatically used by memoir.cls. i have installed the file as required. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission - Mem
by CTAN Announcements 16 Dec '04

16 Dec '04

Javier Bezos writes: > I've uploaded to the UK server the file Mem.zip, > which contains the experimental code I'm writing for > a multiligual system for Lamed (ie, LaTeX + Aleph). > This is still a pre-alpha release, which is being > developed as open source on SourceForge: > > http://mem-latex.sourceforge.net > > It still consists in a somewhat unorganized set of > files whose final form is not clear yet. I intend to > release periodically on CTAN some milestones in its > development. > > I'm not sure where the files must be placed in the > CTAN tree, particularly given its highly experimental > status. Maybe systems/aleph/contrib/mem? after some discussion with javier, i've installed the package in macros/latex/exptl/mem -- a location that emphasises both its experimental status and its links with latex. thanks, javier, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: msg package update V 0.07
by CTAN Announcements 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update (V 0.07) of the msg package > for LaTeX. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to > use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under > consideration; this is the main reason why it is still a beta version > which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report, > and even localize the messages file in their own language. > Documentation is provided in... English (-like). > > It is localized itself in French, Englisk and Norsk. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.07 mods: 3 bugs corrected, 1 file missing, > test file added, Norsk added, documentation changed. i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: sparklines
by CTAN Announcements 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 Andreas Loeffler submitted a new package called sparklines Sparklines are intense, simple, wordlike graphics. This tool allows to draw sparklines using the pgf-package. License is lppl CTAN location is graphics/sparklines Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparklines are intense, simple, wordlike graphics (so named by Edward Tufte). In lieu of a more detailed introduction, Professor Tufte's site has an early release of a chapter on sparklines, see www.edwardtufte.com. A PHP implementation can be found at http://sparkline.sourceforge.net/. A sparkline can be added using the sparkline-environment. Also, you can add sparkling rectangles for the median and special sparkling dots in red or blue. Only use sparklines with pdflatex, sparklines do not appear in a dvi-file. Sparklines does not work with pictex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update _and_ new package --- ledmac and ledpar
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded ledmac.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. The distribution is under > the LPPL. > > >From the README: > > The ledmac package is for typesetting critical editions. It is a LaTeX > port, and extension, of the plain TeX EDMAC, TABMAC and EDSTANZA macros. The > ledpar package is an extension of ledmac enabling parallel typesetting in > columns or on facing pages. > > Changes: > > ledpar version 0.1 (2004/12/10) > o First public release > > ledmac version 0.6 (2004/12/10) > o Fixed infinite loop problems when processing complex paragraphs > o Prepared for the ledpar package. i've installed the bundle as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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by schoepf＠uni-mainz.de 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

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CTAN package upgrade: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: microtype Author's name: R Schlicht Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/microtype Summary description: An interface to the micro-typographic extensions of pdfTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES (v1.5): - - ----------------- * When output mode is DVI, font expansion will by default be turned off, automatic expansion will be disabled * New option: `selected, to enable selected expansion; default is: false * Changed default for expansion option `step: 4 (min(stretch,shrink)/5) * Protrusion settings for Bitstream Charter * Compatibility with turkish babel + chemsym - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/microtype although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN update: xkeyval v1.8
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 1.8 of his xkeyval package. This package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. The license is lppl. The location on CTAN is macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval Note that the official location has changed since the last update and is not macros/generic/xkeyval anymore! Changes: 1) fixed a small bug in the treatment of spaces in key and family names. These spaces are now untouched. 2) bug in @selective@sanitize has been fixed and level control has been added 3) the package is robust for catcode changes of = and , but characters with changed catcode inside key values are left untouched so, for instance, babel shorthand notation with the `=' character is possible, if it is inside a group in the key value. 4) simplified some internal macros. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: topcapt.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Dec '04

11 Dec '04

i have just updated macros/latex/contrib/misc/topcapt.sty here at cambridge. the new release fixes a recently-discovered problem that arises when topcapt is operating in the presence of hyperref. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: FeatPost 0.6.2
by CTAN Announcements 09 Dec '04

09 Dec '04

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 L. Nobre G. submitted an update of his package FeatPost. New version number is 0.6.2. License is gpl. Location on CTAN is graphics/metapost/macros/featpost Description of the package: FeatPost is an extension of the MetaPost language, works in two and three dimensions, and has many features to facilitate the production of physics diagrams, as you may need for the International Year of Physics. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) photoreverse is functional but not very much documented; 2) closedline is new; 3) Only one macrofile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: fontinstallationguide 2.14
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.14 of his Font installation guide. This guide discusses the most common scenarios you are likely to encounter when installing Type 1 PostScript fonts. While the individual tools employed in the installation process are documented well, the actual difficulty most users are facing when trying to install new fonts is understanding how to put all the pieces together. This is what this guide is about. The license is dfsg. It has been installed in info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update TeX Front End v5.4 for OS/2
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Walter Schmidt submitted the new release 5.4 of the EPM TeX Front End, a module for the OS/2 editor EPM, which turns the editor into an integrated TeX environment. The TeX Front End is primarily made for use with the TeX system VTeX/2. Main news with this release: * All particular features of the former professional version, including the live menu, are now made available also with the precompiled (linkable) version. Special thanks to Andreas Schnellbacher! * The `classic' flavor of the TFE (the one for use with emTeX) is no longer shipped as a precompiled module. It can, however, still be compiled from the sources. * Both the source code and the ready-made module are compatible with NEPMD 1.01 and later. See the file NEWS for further details. Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update - BaKoMa TeX 6.73 - PDF/CMYK Output, DVIPS/GS Fix.
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. The package is installed in nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.73 are: 1. New option (CMYK Output) in PDF Generation dialog forces conversion RGB/Gray colors into CMYK color space. 2. Refined DVIPS output avoids bug existing in GhostScript 8.xx 3. DVI Search: Improved selection of graphics after jumping to viewer. 4. Refined handling of Image Decode key for indexed and bi-level images. 5. DVI Viewer displays relative position of mouse cursor with pressed SHIFT. This version has patch status and may be used as free upgrade for BaKoMa TeX 6.70. More information about changes is at: <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: csquotes 2.5
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.5 of his package csquotes. This package provides markup for inline quotations by means of control sequences and active quote characters. The quotation marks are context sensitive, they alternate for nested quotes and can adapt to the document language by interfacing with the babel package. The active quote characters and all quotation styles are fully configurable. License is lppl. Changes: * Added MakeBlockQuote * Added MakeForeignBlockQuote * Added MakeHyphenBlockQuote * Added ifblockquote * Modified syntax of lockquote * Modified syntax of foreignblockquote * Modified syntax of hyphenblockquote * Changed default threshold for block quotations * Improved math mode compatibility * Improved verbatim compatibility * Improved backend and active character handling * Improved validation of user-defined active characters * Fixed bug suppressing kerning after block quotations * Issue an error message for nested block quotations The package is installed in macros/latex/contrib/csquotes For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: fonts/antt installed
by CTAN Announcements 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Staszek Wawrykiewicz kindly supplied a new version of the antt package. The old version, in fonts/psfonts/polish/antt has been removed and placed into fonts/antt/antt-old.zip. Thanks for the update. Description: Antykwa Torunska (meaning just ``Antiqua of Torun'') is a two-element typeface designed by Zygfryd Gardzielewski, a typographer from Torun, Poland. Font author: Janusz Marian Nowacki License: GPL Version 1.0, which deserves to be called computerised in that it was precise and reused character building elements across the font, was released in 1998 and comprised (similarly as the original) of three faces: upright, bold and italic. This is now archived in antt-OLD.zip The current distribution (ver 2.01) was generated using the METATYPE1 tools package authored by Bogus{l}aw Jackowski, Janusz M. Nowacki and Piotr Strzelczyk. Version 2.01 contains a greatly extended character set (e.g., cyrillic, greek, most often used mathematical symbols and currency symbols, additional ligatures), as well as additional typefaces (light, regular, medium and bold in normal and condensed widths). Support files for LaTeX and various encoding files were also added. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: the localization package msg
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I'm pleased to announce i'm releasing the first public version of > the msg package which is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to > use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under > consideration; this is the main reason why it is a beta version 0.06 > which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report, > and even localize the messages file in their own language. > Documentation is provided in... English (-like). > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > They could go to: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr i have installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/msg, as suggested. thank you for the interesting upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: LaTexMng (version 1.1)
by Jim Hefferon 03 Dec '04

03 Dec '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTexMng (version 1.1) Author's name: Petr Vabishchevich Location on CTAN: /nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng Summary description: LaTexMng integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.1 Enhancements: Auto setting programs (MiKTeX, Acrobar Reader, Ghostgum) in LaTexMng Wizard Displays or hides line numbers in the active view Fixes problems: Select graphical user interface at initial installation LaTexMng LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTexMng is easy to use product of integrated development environment software for Windows. This application integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. LaTexMng requires Windows 2000 or XP, or later editions of MS Windows. We do not warrant that the software is error free. This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby. Licensed to use Shareware Version of this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. The free evaluation period starts at the moment of installation of the software. Installation LaTexMng is distributed as LaTexMngSetup.exe. Run LaTexMngSetup.exe and simply follow the on-screen instructions to install LaTexMng. LaTexMng is copyright (C) 2004, by VNP Comp. Contact: Home Page: http://www.latexsoft.com e-mail: latexmng(a)latexsoft.com - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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New CTAN package: hepparticles
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Dec '04

02 Dec '04

Andy Buckley writes, through the magic of the www.tex.ac.uk upload daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: hepparticles > Author's name: Andy Buckley > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/hepparticles > Summary description: Macros for typesetting high energy physics particle names > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > hepparticles is a set of macros for typesetting high energy > particle names, to meet the following criteria: > > 1. The main particle name is a Roman or Greek symbol, to be > typeset in upright font in normal contexts. > > 2. Additionally a superscript and/or subscript may follow the main symbol. > > 3. Particle resonances may also have a resonance specifier which is > typeset in parentheses following the main symbol. In general the > parentheses may also be followed by sub- and superscripts. > > 4. The particle names are expected to be used both in and out of > mathematical contexts. > > 5. If the surrounding text is bold or italic then the particle name > should adapt to that context as best as possible (this may not be > possible for Greek symbols). > > A consequence of point 5 is that the well-known problems with > boldness of particle names in section titles, headers and tables of > contents automatically disappear if these macros are used. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > You can have a look at the package at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hepparticles > although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror > of CTAN that is near to you; see > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/README.mirrors Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update notification: sauerj
by ctan-ann＠dante.de 01 Dec '04

01 Dec '04

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 Jonathan Sauer submitted an update to his sauerj bundle. It is installed in macros/latex/contrib/sauerj Thanks for the upload. Summary description: Some packages for LaTeX: collect, metainfo, optparams, parcolumns, processkv, zahl2string License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An update for the sauerj LaTeX packages: Changed: - parcolumns provides an environment for typesetting text in two or more columns in parallel. Requires the processkv-package (below). Current version: 1.2 (fixes bug with list environments and works correctly with the amsart class) - zahl2string provides macros for formatting numbers as german words, i.e. `1' gets formatted as `eins'. Current version: 1.2.1 (@Numstring and @Ordstring made robust) New: - metainfo provides a macro for only typesetting specially formatted comments of a document. Current version: 0.9.1 Unmodified: - collect provides several environment to collect text in a macro or a file for later use. Current version: 0.9 - optparams provides a small macro for creating macros with multiple optional parameters. Current version: 0.9 - processkv provides macros for processing of key-value-lists by calling a user-defined macro for each key-value-pair. Requires the keyval-package dated 1999/03/16 or later. Current version: 1.0.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: macros/latex/contrib/maybemath
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Andy Buckley writes (via the cam.ctan.org upload daemon): > Macros for making math bold or italic according to context > > The maybebm and maybeit macros can be used in math > expressions to make the arguments typeset as bold or italic > respectively if the surrounding context is appropriate. They > are useful for writing user macros for use in general contexts. > > maybebm is especially appropriate when section titles contain > math expressions, since the title will appear bold but the > header and table of contents usually replicate the title in > normal width. > > maybeit performs a similar role to mathrm{} but the math > expression will be italicised if the surrounding text is. > maybeitsubscript is provided to shift subscripts to the left > if the expression is italicised. i've installed the package as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/maybemath. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: QCM 2.1
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Nov '04

27 Nov '04

Didier Verna writes, through the magic of the www.tex.ac.uk upload daemon: > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20041127-160732/ > > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: QCM 2.1 > Author's name: Didier Verna > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/qcm > Summary description: Multiple Choice Questionnaire for LaTeX2e, version 2.1 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I'm happy to announce version 2.1 of QCM. > > New in this release: you can now automatically typeset a correction for your exams. > > QCM is a package for making multiple choices questionnaires (QCM is the > corresponding French acronym) under LaTeX2e. A special environment allows you > to define questions and possible answers. You can specify which answers are > correct and which are not. QCM not only formats the questions for you, but > also generates a form (a grid that your students will have to fill in), and > a mask (the same grid, only with correct answers properly checked in). You > can then print the mask on a slide and correct the questionnaires more easily > by superimposing the mask on top of students' forms. QCM can also typeset > exams corrections automatically, and comes with support for AUC-TeX. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > You can have a look at the package at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/qcm > although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror > of CTAN that is near to you; see > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/README.mirrors i've installed the files as suggested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: dviware/dvipng
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Nov '04

26 Nov '04

Jan-Åke Larsson writes (via the cam.ctan.org upload daemon): > dvipng: A fast DVI to PNG/GIF converter. > > The 1.3 release adds the possibility to give a fallback color > for the transparent border, and makes few other small changes. thanks for the upload: i've updated the files on ctan, and the ctan catalogue now mentions gif as well as png. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: xkeyval 1.7 and pst-xkey 1.2
by Rainer Schöpf 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Hendri Adriaens uploaded uploaded xkeyval 1.7 and pst-xkey 1.2 to CTAN. They have been installed in the directory macros/generic/xkeyval Thanks for the update. Announcement text: --------------------------------------------- Don't forget to read the README on installing xkeyval in a (La)TeX distribution. Information about the updated xkeyval: 1) Added disable@key 2) Added define@cmdkey (command keys) 3) Changed xkvltxp.tex to xkvltxp.sty 4) Namechange: XKV@ifku to key@ifundefined 5) Simplified both the value saving and the pointer mechanism 6) Improved coding at several places 7) Package now uses eTeX if available 8) Removed optional existence checking from define@key and friends 9) presetkeys: made incremental 10) XKV@makepf: protects internal macros. 11) Introduced optional global saving of macros produced by savekeys and presetkeys. 12) Added notation to savekeys and savevalue to instruct xkeyval to save values globally. Information about the updated pst-xkey: 1) Updated docs and code to match xkeyval 1.7 --------------------------------------------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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