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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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CTAN update: bpchem bugfix release v 1.06
by Rainer Schöpf 25 Nov '04

25 Nov '04

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, Bjoern Pedersen announced an update to bpchem. It fixes a white space bug in the CNlabel command. BPChem is a package to aid typesetting chemical names and labels. It has been installed in macros/latex/contrib/bpchem License remains lppl. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.70: DVI Reverse Search smart features.
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Basil Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 6.70 (issued 21-Nov-2004) > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.70 are: > > 1. Improved DVI Reverse Search: > a) avoiding jumping into STY and AUX files; > b) linking bounding boxes of imported graphics with proper source. > 2. New option to show bounding boxes of imported graphics in DVI Viewer. > 3. Support JPEG/CMYK images and improved support of PCX/BW > 4. Updated TeX4HT (snapshot of 2004/11/04) > 5. DVI Font Highlighting shows font sizes (option) > 6. Fixed Pause in svg-beta.sty > 7. Improved color support in Postscript interpreter. > > More information about changes is at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Thanks for the update, I installed it. > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.70 > > For more information about BaKoMa TeX see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> > > BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 > > HIGHLIGHTS > > * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. > `Postscript enabled' means that the system includes built-in > Postscript interpreter that provides careful drawing Postscript graphics > (including one embedded into DVI via TeX special's) on display > and on (even non-postscript) printers. Also, it provides perfect > conversion of any Postscript graphics for such output formats as: > PDF, SVG, and HTML. > * SVG output lets you to create high quality animated presentations. > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview) > Dual cursor feature efficiently simulates editing in DVI Window. > * DVI Forward/Inverse search is supported with character precision. > It is really help to edit formulas and tables and other complex stuffs. > * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. > However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. > * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) > in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. > * Font Setup Wizard installs OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts in one click > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. > * Easy to install and use. > * Much less expensive than other analogues. > > GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES > > BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2* > (with most of Level 3 features), which is tested for compatibility > with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, > Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, > HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. > > All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible > with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript > embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). > > The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: > EPS, PDF, HPGL, DXY, FIG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF. > > FONTS > > BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: > * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * TeX PK/VF. > > The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 > and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: > * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX > * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), > * EC/TC, > * LH (T2A), > * Concrete (Math, ECC), > * Malvern, > * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY > * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. > Math Fonts: > * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). > Diagram drawing fonts: > * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), > * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), > * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. > > Any font type can be used for any output device/format. > This feature is supported by automatic font conversion > between font formats when needed. > This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. > On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts > for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts > available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. > > Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) > OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. > > OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 > even without ATM. > > USER INTERFACE > > * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. > It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, > when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, > mathematics, pictures, etc. > * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen > for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Quick navigation via document structure, > * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), > * Powerful support for different input encodings, > * Project support, > * Graphics import assistant, > * Assitance for multi-file documents: > context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, > * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, > * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, > * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, > * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, > * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. > * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, > correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. > configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. > * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. > * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. > * Support for Multi-User systems. > > OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS > > * View on Windows Display. > * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. > * PostScript (really scalable), > * PDF, > * SVG (animation effects are supported), > * HTML. > > Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support > for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned > may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical > capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. > > PDF GENERATION FEATURES > > * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). > * Creating PDF files which share fonts. > Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. > * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. > * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste > of cyrillic and other international characters. > * Handling HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. > > HTML GENERATION FEATURES > > BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX > documents into HTML files. > * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch > `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. > * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert > pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML > pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, > such as slides. > > In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. > Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of > `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. > > Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. > In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX > into generated HTML pages. > > SVG GENERATION FEATURES > > BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) > from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, > makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. > > Sample of animated presentation is available at: > ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html > > Key Features: > SVG output is compatible with another output formats > (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical > formats, font formats, and other features are supported. > In details: > * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. > * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. > * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) > are supported. > * Graphical formats: EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, FIG, > BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. > * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. > * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu > most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. > * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. > are supported. > *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. > * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 > (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. > > Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.70 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.60 *** > > 1. Improved DVI Reverse Search: > a) Avoiding jumping into STY and AUX files. > b) jumping to proper source from bounding boxes of imported graphics. > 2. Support JPEG/CMYK images and improved support of PCX/BW > 3. Updated TeX4HT (snapshot of 2004/11/04) > 4. DVI Font Highlighting shows font sizes (option) > 5. Fixed Pause in svg-beta.sty > 6. Improved color support in Postscript interpreter. > > For more information see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- isodate
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded isodate-v2_23.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new > version of isodate. License stays LPPL. > > >From the README: > > Tune the output format of dates. > > This package provides ten output formats of the > commands oday, printdate, printdateTeX, and daterange > (partly language dependent): > ISO (yyyy-mm-dd), > numeric (e.g. dd.,mm.~yyyy), > short (e.g. dd.,mm.,yy), > TeX (yyyy/mm/dd), > original (e.g. dd. mmm yyyy), > short original (e.g. dd. mmm yy), > as well as numerical formats with Roman numerals for the month. > > The commands printdate and printdateTeX print any date. > The date is given as an argument using the actual date format for output: > printdate{yyyy-mm-dd}, printdate{dd.mm.yyyy}, or printdate{dd/mm/yyyy}, > and printdateTeX{yyyy/mm/dd}. > > The command daterange prints a date range and leaves out unnecessary > year or month entries. > E.g. 2000-05-03 to 2000-05-08 leads to `2000-05-03 to 08'. > > This package supports Danish, English (UK, US, Australian, New Zealand), > French, German (old and new orthography, Austrian), Norwegian (by Svend > Tollak Munkejord), and Swedish (by Christian Schlauer). > > > The new version avoids to use the calc package which causes many problems > with many other packages. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/isodate For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- numprint
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded numprint-v1_33-v0_10.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains > the new version of the numprint package. License stays LPPL. > > >From the README: > > Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers > given as 12345.6e789 to 12,345,6cdot 10^{789}. Numbers are printed > in the current mode (text or math) in order to use the correct font. > Many things, including the decimal sign, the thousand separator, as > well as the product sign can be changed by the user, e.g., to reach > 12,345.6 imes 10^{789}. If requested, numprint can round numbers to > a given number of digits. > If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. > Numbers can be rounded to a given number of digits. > The package supports an automatic, language-dependent change of the > number format. > Tabular alignment using the tabular(*), array, tabularx, and longtable > environments (similar to the dcolumn and rccol packages) is supported > using all features of numprint. Additional text can be added before and > after the formatted number. > > > The new version avoids to use the calc package which causes problems with > many packages. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/numprint For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upgrade: pst-poly
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Nov '04

21 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I just uploaded pst-poly to the uk ,irror > Please delete _all_ files in > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-poly/ > and put the new ones in there. > > pst-poly is a PSTricks (PostScript Tricks) related > package for drawing various polygons. This update > uses the extended version of the keyval package > (xkeyval) and has one new macro pspolygonbox for > framing text with a polygon. > The original author of this package is Denis Girou. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: Fonts for Cirth
by Jim Hefferon 20 Nov '04

20 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Please note the change of maintainer; we were unable to find the prior author Jo Grant. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Fonts for Cirth Author's name: Martin Habets Location on CTAN: /fonts/cirth Summary description: Fonts for Cirth version 2.0 License type: dfsg Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.0 of this font provides several fixes and improvements. Most importantly fixes are to the runes for 'a' and the reduced forms of 'e'. New runes have been provided to create for one through four vertical dots. All runes can now be accessed through character sequences, which eliminates the need for numerical access. All changes are summarized in the Changelog file. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cirth/ 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: New ConTeXt math modules
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

Giuseppe Bilotta writes: > + what you've uploaded : ctx-math.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to : UK (ftp.tex.ac.uk) > > + where you want the files to go : > the two files contained in the .zip file should > be unpacked to > tex-archive/macros/context/contrib/maths > replacing the previous files. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software: > GNU GPL licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > The .zip archive contains two ConTeXt modules (t-nath.tex > and t-amsl.tex) that complement the math features in > ConTeXt. t-amsl provides some environments and commands that > most (AMS-)LaTeX users expect. t-nath provides for ConTeXt > the same functionality as provided by the Nath package for > LaTeX. > > This new upload fixes a few bugs in the t-nath module. i've installed the files as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: LaTexMng
by Rainer Schöpf 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 Petr Vabishchevich submitted a new shareware package called latexmng. It has been installed on CTAN in nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng with a symbolic link in systems/win32/latexmng Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTexMng Version 1.0 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- contour
by Rainer Schöpf 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded contour-v2_14.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new > version of the contour package. Please install it to > CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/contour. The license stays LPPL. > > >From the README: > > This package generates a colored contour around a given text in order > to enable printing text over a background without the need of a > color box around the text. > By default this is done by placing copies of the text around the text > itself and can be switched to use real outlines if supported by the > backend driver. > > > ChangeLog: > > 2004/11/18 v2.14 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - Add support for DVIPSONE. > > 2004/11/04 v2.13 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - More robust mechanism to change Postscript internals for dvips. Thanks for the upload, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, 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 (v1.3 + v1.4): ---------------------- * set up fonts independently from LaTeX font loading (therefore, no risk of overlooking fonts anymore, and the package may be loaded at any time) * compatibility with german and ngerman packages * microtypesetup now sets the correct level of character protrusion * minor bug fixes and improvements - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: RRGtrees
by Jim Hefferon 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: RRGtrees Author's name: David Gardner Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rrgtrees Summary description: Linguistic tree diagrams for Role and Reference Grammar (RRG) with LaTeX. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A set of LaTeX macros that makes it easy to produce linguistic tree diagrams suitable for Role and Reference Grammar (RRG). This package allows the construction of trees with crossing lines, as is required by this theory for many languages. There is no known limit on number of tree nodes or levels. Requires the pst-node and pst-tree LaTeX packages. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rrgtrees 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: pst-fr3d
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Nov '04

14 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-fr3d.tgz to the uk mirror. It is a > new PSTricks related package, which was only available > from the PSTricks TUG website. Please put the files into > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fr3d/ > > > This package allows to draw three dimensional framed boxes using the > macro PstFrameBoxThreeDMacro. This is specially useful to draw > 3d-like buttons. > The author of this package is Denis Girou. i've installed the package as suggested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Shortcuttool
by Rainer Schöpf 13 Nov '04

13 Nov '04

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 Albrecht Mehl submitted to the following material to CTAN: Name of contribution: Shortcuttool Summary description: Enables file import to the input tool Shortcut, provides shortcut file License type: dfsg Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Typing LaTeX commands can be facilitated by the WINDOWS input tool Shortcut (see http://www.typer.de/). The creation of a shortcut base just with the input window of Shortcut is cumbersome. Here is a tool for the import of shortcut files in Ascii format together with such a shortcut file containing more than 140 shortcuts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, the files have been installed in support/shortcuttool For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: pecha
by Jim Hefferon 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

A new package has gone into tug.ctan.org and should appear soon at your mirror of choice. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pecha Author's name: Dieter Jäger Location on CTAN: /language/tibetan/pecha Summary description: A LaTeX class to print Tibetan text in the classic pecha layout style. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pecha class provides an environment for writing Tibetan on LaTeX2e in the traditional Tibetan Pecha layout used for spiritual or philosophical texts, using the cTibTeX package by Oliver Corff. It provides features like headers in different languages, page numbering in Tibetan and more. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/tibetan/pecha 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: greektex
by Jim Hefferon 11 Nov '04

11 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org, and should make its way soon to your favorite mirror. Here is the README file for the update: ----------------------------------------------------------- The files of this package make it possible to process with LaTeX2e files written in Greeklish, i.e., a mixture of Greek and English. They are based on Silvio Levy's classical Greek (plain) fonts, and they have evolved from earlier distributions for Latex209, in 1993 by Moschovakis and in 1994 by Moschovakis and Spiliotis. To use them, you need to have an ASCII editor that can handle mixed Greek and English input, such as notepad or (better) winedt, and a full LaTeX2e installation with the capability to automatically compile metafont files when they are called, e.g., Miktex or a linux installation. To install and use these fonts, you need the following files, posted here: ywcl.zip This contains all the metafont files necessary to produce the Greek fonts. greektexdoc.pdf The document (in Greek). greektexdoc.tex The texfile of the document (as a sample). greektex.sty The main package. gehyphw.gr The hyphenation file. You should print greektexdoc.pdf, which has detailed instructions (in Greek) for installing and using this package and also illustrates the look of the fonts. As far as we know, all the programs in this package are in the public domain and they are offered without any obligation or guarantee, with the usual proviso that if you change any files you should also change their names. October 2004 Yiannis Moschovakis, ynm(a)math.ucla.edu Chrysovalantis Sfyrakis, hammer(a)math.uoa.gr --------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/greek/greektex . Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org

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CTAN package update acronym-1.17
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker writes: > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.16 (November 2004): fix version number > -- Oliver Creighton <creighto there in.tum.de> > new option to suppress all acronym printing -- don't use acronyms (dua) > > Version 1.16 (November 2004): fix version number > -- tobi there oetiker.ch > > Version 1.15 (November 2004): fix for acresetall to work when ac is called > in grouped material. > -- Hendri Adriaens <Hendri there uvt.nl> > > Version 1.14 (October 2004): fix acsp and acfp for footnote mode > -- Markus Ortner <m.ortner there icie.jku.at> > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): deflist renamed to AC there deflist to > avoid unnecessary nameing conflict. > -- Peter May <peter.may there philips.com> > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): printonlyused was not working anymore > -- Tobi Oetiker <oetiker there ee.ethz.ch> i've installed the upload in macros/latex/contrib/acronym thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: QCM
by Jim Hefferon 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: QCM Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/qcm Summary description: QCM (multiple choice questionnaires) version 2.0 is released License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is version 2.0 of QCM. New in this release: QCM now comes both in class and style form. QCM is a package for making multiple choices questionnaires (QCM is the corresponding French acronym) under LaTeX 2e. 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 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/qcm 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: extarrows
by Jim Hefferon 09 Nov '04

09 Nov '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror quite soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: extarrows Author's name: Chim Cut Canh Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/extarrows Summary description: Extensive Arrows License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Arrows Provided (more than xleftarrow, xrightarrow of AMSMATH package) xlongequal xLongleftarrow xLongrightarrow xLongleftrightarrow xLeftrightarrow xlongleftrightarrow xleftrightarrow xlongleftarrow xlongrightarrow Enjoy! - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/extarrows 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: Upload -- pst-func
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Nov '04

07 Nov '04

Herbert Voss > I uploaded the new PSTricks package pst-func. Please install > it into CTAN:/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func/ > -------- > pst-func is a PSTricks related package. It has macros > for special mathematical functions: > > - Polynom and its abbreviations f(x)=an*x^n+an-1*x^(n-1)+...+a0 > defined by the coefficients a0 a1 a2 ... and the abbreviation > order > - Fourier sum f(x) =a0/2+a1cos(omega x)+...+b1sin(omega x)+... > defined by the coefficients a0 a1 a2 ... b1 b2 b3 ... > - Bessel function > defined by its order > - Gauss function > difined by sigma > > for more informations have a look at the documentation. i've installed the package as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Beamer versions 3.01 and pgf version 0.65 uploaded
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Till Tantau submitted new versions to CTAN: version 3.01 of beamer and version 0.65 of pgf Thanks for the update. > Release notes: > > These versions are mainly bugfix versions. However, beamer now has a > much-improved support of verbatims. If you use verbatims a lot, you'll love > the fragile frame option (to get going quickly, read the text in the > tutorial section of the user's guide). > > > Change logs: > > beamer version 3.01: > added: > - Option fragile that allows the use of > overlays together with verbatims. *Extremely* useful. > - Added option T to columns command/environment for alignment of > top of first lines instead of baselines of first lines. > - Added a color theme (dolphin) and a presentation theme > (Boadilla) due to Manuel Carro. > > bugfixes: > - Fixed fotoline in beamerbasecompatibility.sty and > beamerthemeboxes.sty. > - Fixed vertical spacing problem having to do with the use of > rivlist. > - Fixed problem with wrong short forms of section/subsection in > certain outer themes in headline. > - Fixed bug causing unknown command insertblockname in article > mode. > - Changed definition of ormalcolor so that it works inside color > mixins. > - Fixed problems with autoframebreak and unwanted breaks. > - Fixed problem with problem with vertical mode after item. > - Smoothed the rendering of the right side of boxes with > shadows. > - Fixed descriptionwidth to description width. > - Fixed problem with labels outside frames creating empty frames. > - Applied lot's of spelling patches to user guide. > - Fixed hanks. > - Navigation symbols are no longer shown in handout and trans > modes, by default (write > setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}[default] to get them > back). > > pgf version 0.65: > - Fixed bug in pgfshade.sty that arises in conjunction with > calc.sty and latex+dvips. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: bibtopic package
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 Stefan Ulrich submitted an update to the bibtopic package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/bibtopic/ Summary description: LaTeX package for including several bibliographies in a document License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a maintainance release that fixes compilation problems of bibtopic.ins with newer docstrip versions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Nov '04

06 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pst-3dplot.tgz > Please delete _all_ files in /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot > and put the new ones in there. > > ---- > This new version 1.42 of pst-3dplot, a PSTricks package > > - uses the extended version of the keyval interface (xkeyval) to > prevent clashes between option names of different packages. > - has some bugfixes (spurious blanks) > - new options for pstPlanePut > - new macro pstThreeDPlaneGrid > ---- i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: FW: acronym-1.15 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker provided a new version of acronym for me to install, on tuesday 2nd november. it's been noticed that this version had an incorrect version number in it... ... so we now have a new version, 1.16; just installed here in macros/latex/contrib/acronym version 1.16 has no distinguishing property _other_ than a correct record of its version number. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: acronym-1.15 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

Tobias Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.15 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.15. i've used the contents to update macros/latex/contrib/acronym thanks for the upload > If you think it is appropriate, announce it please. since it's a fix for a current thread in c.t.t, it seems appropriate to announce. > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.15 (November 2004): fix for acresetall to work when ac is called > in grouped material. > > Version 1.14 (October 2004): fix acsp and acfp for footnote mode > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): deflist renamed to AC@deflist to > avoid unnecessary nameing conflict. > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): printonlyused was not working anymore > > Version 1.13 (July 2004): if the footnote option was on, footnotes were > printed for ALL acronyms ALL the time, this looked rather odd if the same > acronym was used more than once on the same page. Changed it so that > footnote printing follows the same rules as normal acronym printing (only > print footnote first time). One might think about changeing this, so that > either footnotes get printed 'once' per page. Or that the footnote marks are > ... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: fontspec
by Jim Hefferon 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: fontspec Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/latex/fontspec/ Summary description: An automatic interface to feature-rich fonts in XeLaTeX. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fontspec is a package for XeLaTeX. It provides an automatic and unified interface to feature-rich AAT and OpenType fonts through the NFSS in LaTeX running on XeTeX. XeTeX is the successor to TeX-GX, a TeX-variant for Mac OS X that accepts unicode input and can access system fonts directly. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xetex/latex/fontspec/ 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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revised examples for the latex companion, 2nd ed
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

i've just installed a revised set of examples for the second edition of the latex companion; aiui, these apply to the second, revised, printing of the second edition. the ctan location remains info/examples/tlc2 Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: csquotes 2.4
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.4 of his csquotes package to CTAN. This is a maintenance update. ABOUT The csquotes package: * provides markup for inline quotations * supports both control sequences and active characters * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes * interfaces with babel and adapts quotation marks as required * features fully configurable quote styles and active characters CHANGES * Prevent use of RestoreQuotes in preamble * Fixed bug causing premature expansion of quote macros * Fixed bug suppressing kerning before closing quotes Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: tex-references
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Michael Wiedmann submitted the tex-references package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: info/tex-references Summary description: References for TeX and Friends License type: Generic DFSG Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an ongoing project with the aim of providing a help file for LaTeX (and its friends like ConTeXt, Metapost, Metafont, etc.) using a state-of-the-art source format, aka DocBook/XML. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ednotes.sty -- new user interface
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 Uwe Lück submitted version 1.0 of the ednotes package. Summary description: version 1.0: module files handled by package options License type: LaTeX Project Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The ednotes bundle for critical editions formerly offered > some optional extension files. These are now handled by > new ednotes package options (so no more bothering about the > order of loading). This move requires at least changes of > documentation in former .sty files of the ednotes bundle, > so we recommend updating all of them. See the CHANGES file. > > License: intended to be LPPL v1.3a which corrects former > omission in the NO WARRANTY section > (http://www.latex-project.org/site-news.html: `October 11'.) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: lineno.sty -- new features
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Uwe Lück submitted the new version 4.1 of his lineno package. Summary description: version 4.1: module files incorporated, options for others License type: LaTeX Project Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/lineno Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 4.0 incorporated enhancements that the ednotes bundle > for critical editions had provided before. -- > Stephan I. Böttcher passed maintenance to Uwe Lück for this. -- > Two other packages from the ednotes bundle supported linelabel > in math mode and in tabular environments. They are now > (version 4.1) handled by package options. See the CHANGES file > and the introduction section of lineno.tex/pdf. > > License: intended to be LPPL v1.3a which corrects former > omission in the NO WARRANTY section > (http://www.latex-project.org/site-news.html: `October 11'.) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload -- pstricks-add
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I am just uploading pstricks-add into the incoming dir. > Please delete _all_ files in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > and put the new ones in there. > > For the announcement: > > pstricks-add is an additional package for PSTricks. It > collects a lot of the material which was sent to the > mailing list and some new experimental features. This > update, version 2.21, has some bugfixes and three new > macros: > > psParallelLine for lines parallel to another one > psIntersectionPoint sets a node at the intersection point > of two lines > psRelLine for lines relative to another one, depending to > a given angle i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. robin

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Re: minitoc package documentation update
by Rainer Schöpf 26 Oct '04

26 Oct '04

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Jean-Pierre Drucbert uploaded an update to his minitoc package, which produces a table of contents for each chapter. > updates versus version 39: > ======================================================================= > Version #39 (slightly changed) > Corrections in documentation (minitoc.pdf) for the generation of > minitoc.pdf (thanks to Staszek Wawrykiewicz) for a better > rendering; hyperlinks are active (using pdflatex and > hyperref.sty). > ======================================================================= Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: l2tabuen v1.7.4
by Rainer Schöpf 24 Oct '04

24 Oct '04

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004, Juergen Fenn uploaded an updated version of l2tabuen. He writes: > It contains v1.7.4 of my English translation of Mark Trettin's guide > to LaTeX called `l2tabu' v1.7, giving a lot of practical advice about > how to avoid the most common mistakes a user can make (i.e., obsolete > commands and packages). > > I have corrected some minor typos and inserted a new section on the > euler and eulervm packages which may be of interest to those using > LaTeX for mathematical typesetting. I installed the update in info/l2tabu/english Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: floatrow v1.0b uploading
by Rainer Schöpf 24 Oct '04

24 Oct '04

Olga Lapko uploaded an update to the floatrow package. This package allow customising layouts for floating environments. It's license is LPPL. Abstract: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The floatrow package provides many ways to customise layouts of floating environments; offers possibilities to put floats side by side, to put caption beside float. All floats of one type could appear in one layout This package co-operates with caption 3.0 package ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: Bug fixing in counting of widths in float row building. The floatrow package is located in macros/latex/contrib/floatrow The following files were updated: floatrow.dtx floatrow.ins fr-sample.tex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Oct 24: Cambridge offline
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

for at least 0800-1400 (gmt +0100) of 2004-10-24, the central computing facilities of the university of cambridge will be off-line to switch over to a new, beefier, ups. this means that all the cambridge-supplied tex facilities, viz. www.tex.ac.uk, including the uk tex faq ftp.tex.ac.uk, also known as cam.ctan.org rsync.tex.ac.uk we[*] apologise for any inconvenience caused. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team [*] for some value of we: actually, i don't think that cambridge university really cares about tex. but i do, and i apologise...

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Re: CTAN submission: PSNFSS 9.2 bug fix
by Rainer Schöpf 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Walter Schmidt submitted a fix to PSNFSS. He wrote: > I have uploaded the files > > changes.txt > freenfss.zip > > to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. > Please, substitute them for the corresponding files in the > CTAN directory > > macros/latex/required/psnfss > > This is a fix to PSNFSS 9.2, correcting a major bug in the > metrics and VFs of the Charter fonts. Credits to > Ingo Lepper for pointing me to the problem! Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Announcement: GELLMU version 0.8.0.5 -- bug fixes and minor changes
by Robin Fairbairns 16 Oct '04

16 Oct '04

William F. Hammond writes: > Version 0.8.0.5, a bug fix release to replace version 0.8 (and an > earlier bug fix release), is now available at CTAN in support/gellmu. > > The bugs addressed all involve the gellmu project's article > document type and its output streams for XHTML+MathML and PDF > (via LaTeX). > > There had been a serious bug in XHTML+MathML output that could > intertwine subscripts in the content of sum (or int or prod) with > the use of a subscript attached to the sum command itself for range. > Also the handling of ot in XHTML+MathML output had been simply > wrong. > > An annoying (and regressive) small bug in LaTeX output had caused > verbatim->verblist to be double spaced. > > There is now an environmental variable for turning off use of UMSS > (which is on by default) and the default location for UMSS materials > (and mxh.css) is now simply ../webstyle (which can be changed > using an environmental variable). > > For other fixes and changes see > > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/gellmu/README > > There have been requests for better documentation and, in particular, > a command glossary. > > The user's guide has been expanded somewhat, but it is still far from > finished. > > A command glossary is now high on my to-do list. For it to be as > reliable as possible it will be implemented as one of the output > streams from a literate document type definition. That will take > some time. > > Please continue to report any bugs you find. > > -- Bill Forwarded by Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: eskd
by Jim Hefferon 16 Oct '04

16 Oct '04

A new package has been uploaded on tug.ctan.org, and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: eskd Author's name: Vjacheslav Fyodorov Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/eskd Summary description: Class for making text documents in accordance with russian (and probably post-USSR) standards for designers License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eskd.cls class designed for making text documents in accordance with russian (and probably post-USSR) standards for designers. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/eskd 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 . _______________________________________________ Ctan mailing list Ctan(a)dante.de https://sun.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan Diese E-Mail enthdlt vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich gesch|tzte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrt|mlich 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: cam.ctan.org upload: pstricks-add
by Robin Fairbairns 16 Oct '04

16 Oct '04

Herbert Voss writes: > Robin, I just uploaded pstricks-add.tgz into the > incoming directory. > > pstricks-add, version 2.18 (2004-10-16) > > pstricks-add collects a lot of the code which was posted > to the pstricks mailing list and has some more new features: > > pstricks-add: > > - pstricks > o braces as node connection/linestyle > o arrows, arrows, arrows, ... > > - pst-plot > o new environment psgraph > o new macro pstScalePoints > o new option for logarithmic axes > o new macro and options for ticklines > o new plot option bar and option barwidth > o new options step, start end for plotting data files > o new options xLabel, yLabel > o new option plotNo for multiple data files x y1 y2 y3 ... > o new macro psplotPolynomial[coeff=<0 a1 a2 ...>]{<xStart>}{<xEnd>} > > - pst-node > o bugfixes > o new macro nclineII for a two-colored line > o new option lineAngle for ncdiag > o new macros for interpolation nodes > and linear combination of two vectors > o new macro ncbarr (line with 5 segments) > > > pst-eqdf.pro: the prolog file for pstricks-add > pstricks-add-doc.ltx: the main doc file > pstricks-add-doc.tex: the included doc file i've installed the files as required, and despatched them to other mirrors. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: QCM
by Jim Hefferon 14 Oct '04

14 Oct '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and I expect that it has already arrived at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: QCM Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/qcm Summary description: A LaTeX2e class for making multiple choices questionnaires License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first public release of QCM. This package provides you with a document class for making multiple choices questionnaires (QCM is the corresponding French acronym) under LaTeXe. A special environment allows you to define questions and possible answers that you can specify as correct or wrong. 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, already filled in properly). 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 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/qcm 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 submission: updated minitoc package
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Oct '04

14 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from Jean-Pierre Drucbert ----- I just uploaded a new version of the `minitoc' package in ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/minitoc.tar.gz package: minitoc version: 39 position on CTAN : tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ (should replace the version 38) licence: LPPL updates versus version 38: ======================================================================= Version #39 Corrections in documentation modern font commands added @fileswfalse and mtc@hook@beforeinputfile for the notoccite package (asked for by Donald Arseneau) added notoccite option (loads the notoccite package) added language options and .mld files for dialects: canadian (=english) acadian, acadien, canadien (=french) naustrian, ngerman (=ngermanb) added comments in .mld files using special fonts. corrections in the documentation added a paragraph about making a TOC for appendices, not listed in the main TOC. added a PDF version of the english documentation (I used the txfonts to get a better rendering with PDF; the dangerous bend signs are still in a bit-map font, but it is not vital). TODO: compatibility with the memoir class TODO: omtcpagenumbers & memoir class ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload; I installed as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: CorrIdx
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Oct '04

14 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: CorrIdx Name and email: Johannes Karl Fink <fink(a)unileoben.ac.at> Suggested location on CTAN: indexing Summary description: A preprocessor for MakeIndex to sort chemical names in an index License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The CorrIdx program can be used to sort an index with chemical names containing leading numbers, etc. into a proper alphabetical order. It is intended as a preprocessor for the MakeIndex program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:indexing/corridx next to the makeindex directory. Note: The program is written in Pascal. A Windows binary and Pascal code are provided. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: PerlTeX
by Jim Hefferon 13 Oct '04

13 Oct '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should already have arrived at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: PerlTeX Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/perltex Summary description: Define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PerlTeX is a combination Perl script (perltex.pl) and LaTeX2e style file (perltex.sty) that, together, give the user the ability to define LaTeX macros in terms of Perl code. Once defined, a Perl macro becomes indistinguishable from any other LaTeX macro. PerlTeX thereby combines LaTeX's typesetting power with Perl's programmability. The following changes have been made from the previous version of PerlTeX: * perlmacros.sty has been renamed to perltex.sty. * PerlTeX macros can now return LaTeX code which in turn invokes other PerlTeX macros. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/perltex 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: psethiop
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '04

13 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from ----- Name of contribution: psethiop Name and email: Malte Rosenau <mrosena(a)gwdg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/psethiop Summary description: Type1 fonts for ethiop.sty License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a set of Type1 fonts for ethiop.sty, a LaTeX package for typesetting Ethiopian languages. The 44 Postscript fonts included in this collection were created from the original Metafont sources with mftrace. Despite the fact that potrace does an amazing job, the quality of the individual glyphs is by no means as good as in the original bitmap version, so please do NOT use them for printing purposes. They look pretty much ok in pdf files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the fonts in CTAN:fonts/ps-type1/ethiop/ and created a link from CTAN:language/ethiopia/psethiop/ to fonts/ps-type1/ethiop/ (CTAN:language/ethiopia/ethiop/ is the place of the original font) Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: ANUfinalexam
by Jim Hefferon 12 Oct '04

12 Oct '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: ANUfinalexam Author's name: Timothy Kam Author's email: timothy.kam(a)anu.edu.au Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/anufinalexam Summary description: LaTeX document shell for ANU final exam License type: nocommercial Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This LaTeX document shell is created for the standard formatting of final exams in The Australian National University. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/anufinalexam 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 submission -- Beamer version 3.00, pgf version 0.64
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from Till Tantau ----- I have put new versions of beamer and pgf on ftp.dante.de:/incoming. Announcement: This is version 3.00 of beamer, a class for creating presentations using latex. To use it, you also need - pgf version >=0.63, - xcolor version >=2.00 To install the class follow the instructions in doc/beameruserguide.pdf. This is a major update of beamer, containing many changes, most having to do with a new theme management. Old presentations should still compile without errors, but some slight color and spacing changes may occur, however. The update from pgf 0.63 to 0.64 is just a minor bugfix and not needed to use the new beamer version. Here are the changelogs: Beamer version 3.00: Themes: - Completely new theme management. - Lot's of new variations of themes. - Font/element/layout/color themes are orthogonal and can be freely combined. - Old themes obsolete, but supported for compatibility. - Original default theme is now in beamerthemecompatibility.sty. New default is more minimalistic. + Presentation themes: - There are now 24 ready-to-use presentation themes. - Manuel Carro has send me a theme that I slightly adapted and added as the Madrid theme. + Layout and element Themes: - There are 9 different layouts themes, including three new ones that were not available in the previous version. - There are 4 different element themes (which dictate things like how items are typeset). + Color themes: - There are 10 color themes, including a yellow-on-blue theme. - The seahorse and rose theme allow you to change the colors of headlines and footlines easily to much less aggressive versions. - You can now dictate the color of every minute detail of a presentation individually, (including math!). + Font themes: - 6 font themes. Change the fonts of titles to, say, small caps just by using the smallcaps theme; no need to meddle with templates. - Just like colors, you can individually change all fonts in minute detail without touching any templates. Documentation: - Split documentation into multiple files. - Reorganized and reworked large parts of the documention. - Added a small tutorial to help new users. - Extracted all guidelines and recommendations and put them in a guidelines section. Also added lots of guidelines on fonts. - Added an index (though it's pretty poor, still). Solutions: - Added a solutions directory. It contains ready-to-use solutions for common problems (like a template for a conference talk). - Help appreciated (see the documentation). Added: - Added frame environment (finally!). - Added the dot notation to overlay specifications. If a dot is used instead of a plus, the beamerpauses counter is not incremented. - Added xmpmulti.sty. Very useful for including Multi Metapost graphics. - Added some functionality to onslide to get it more in sync with ha-prosper. - Made eamerdefaultoverlayspecification work also outside frames. - Added new version of beamer.el by Thomas Baumann. - footnote now takes an overlay specification. - Added beamercolorbox environment. - Characters like : may now be active (nice for french style). Only exceptions are < and >. - Added a note on how to use msc.sty with beamer. - TOCs in sidebar will now do line breaking (finally!). - Powerful object-oriented new font management. - Powerful object-oriented new color management. - ableofcontents now has more options for showing/not showing entries. - Same is true for the toc in sidebars. - Added keywords command (like subject). - Added a patch to make beamer work together with musixtex. pause will be redeclared inside music environments. - Added insert's for inserting the start and end pages of the current frame, subsection, section, part, presentation, appendix. Changed: - Reordered directories. - beamerboxesrounded now works differently. color schemes no longer needed. - Option class=xxxx onsolete. Use document class xxxx directly instead and load new style beamerarticle. - Cleaned up lot's of internals. - Slight changes to vertical spacing. - slidestop is now called t and slidescentered is called c. - eamersetleftmargin and eamersetrightmargin obsolete. Use setbeamersize instead. - Old themes are now mapped to new internal mechanisms. Slight color and vertical spacing changes may occur. Bugfixes: - Fixed incompatibility with czech.sty. - Fixed some spacing problems with label. - Fixed bug that could cause endless loop if more than two pages resulted from an allowframebreaks. - Fixed bug that caused incorrect counter resets in conjunction with allowframebreaks. - Fixed bug that caused footnotes of suppressed frames to spill over to the next frame. - Fixed bug with AtBeginSection + lecture + mode* - Fixed label bug in article mode in conjunction with amstex - Fixed spacing problems when pause is used in equations - Fixed spacing problem with slides that start with an itemize. - Fixed color problem in itemize in conjunction with evil use of everymath. - Fixed failure of action environment in handout and trans modes. - Fixed bug with shrink + t options. - Fixed lot's of other small things. - Fixed problem with displayed math formulas are message improper halign... - Fixed wrong positioning of mini frames on notes pages. - Fixed bugs in outer theme miniframes. - Fixed foreground coloring problem in beamerboxesrounded. - Fixed alert in article mode problem. - Fixed emporal problem. - Fixed vertical mode after item problem. - Applied patch with typo fixed submitted by Ohura Makoto. - Fixed warnings concerning it/sl substitution for cmss. - Renamed ternary to tertiary and fourth to quaternary. - Changed parent of color frametitle to titlelike. - Fixed problem with ote in lectures that are excluded. pgf version 0.64: - Fixed missing depth of pgfnodebox. - Fixed bug that caused infinite stack loop with pictures inside nodes. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the uploads. I installed them as suggested replacing the old versions in CTAN:graphics/pgf/ and CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: fancyhdr.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Piet van Oostrum submitted the new version 3.1 of his fancyhdr package. It contains a small patch to solve a problem with verbatiminput and includegraphics. fancyhdr is a package for extensive control of page headers and footers in LaTeX. It is installed on CTAN in macros/latex/contrib/fancyhdr License type: lppl Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 07 Oct '04

07 Oct '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. 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: As is Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fourteenth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Added German translations by Lars Borchert. * Lowered unnecessary RGB to CMYK conversion precision for all colours. * Removed several bugs (thanks to Robert Rutten) in the text editor form and added information label here. * Hopefully fixed the looping automatic upgrading. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systemx/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 07 Oct '04

07 Oct '04

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org, and should already 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: 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `microtype' package provides a LaTeX interface to pdfTeX's micro-typographic extensions: character protrusion and font expansion. NEW: ===== * new font sets: `allmath' and `basicmath' enabling character protrusion in math mode * protrusion factors for Computer Modern Roman math symbols * more protrusion factors for Adobe Garamond and Computer Modern Roman in TS1 encoding CHANGES: ========= * if an alias font name is specified, it will be used as an alternative, not as a replacement * more tests for sanity of settings and whether all fonts will be set up * more robust parsing of sizes in font sets * more bug fixes - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: bib2xhtml
by Jim Hefferon 06 Oct '04

06 Oct '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror quite soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: bib2xhtml Author's name: Diomidis Spinellis Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/utils/bib2xhtml Summary description: Convert BibTeX Files into XHTML License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bib2xhtml is a program that converts BibTeX files into HTML (specifically XHTML 1.0). The conversion is mostly done by specialized BibTeX style files, derived from a converted bibliography style template. This ensures that the original BibTeX styles are faithfully reproduced. Some postprocessing is performed by Perl code. This is an update of the bib2html program written by David Hull in 1996 and maintained by him until 1998. I have been a happy user of the program since 1995, using the program to keep my publication list up to date, and, lately, to generate the on-line bibliography list for my book Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective (Addison-Wesley 2003). After 1998 no other changes were made to the program, and I failed to locate an active program home page. Since there were a number of changes I needed to bring the program up to date with evolving web standards, I decided to adopt bib2html for maintenance, evolution, and further distribution. The first new public release made in 2004, features support for XHTML 1.0. Given that two projects on freshmeat.net claim the name bib2html, on March 2004, I decided to rename the project into bib2xhtml, to emphasize the result's XHTML conformance. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bib2xhtml 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 submission -- xkeyval 1.6
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Oct '04

06 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from Hendri Adriaens ----- I just uploaded xkeyval 1.6 to ftp.dante.de Please install it in the existing dir macros/generic/xkeyval The update is mainly inspired on a small bug that was present in version 1.5. Further, typos have been corrected and some small changes have been made in preventing loading parts of the package twice. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/generic/xkeyval/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Floatrow 0.1a
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from Olga Lapko ----- Name of contribution: floatrow package 0.1a Uploaded to: ftp.dante.de/incoming/floatrow Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/floatrow Summary description: Customising layouts for floating environments License type: lppl Abstract: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The floatrow package provides many ways to customise layouts of floating environments; offers possibilities to put floats side by side, to put caption beside float. All floats of one type could appear in one layout This package co-operates with caption 3.0 package ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: There was created floatsetup stuff, analogous to captionsetup in caption 3.0---the more flexible way to customising of float layouts. _______________________________________________ ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/floatrow Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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ctan submission -- fixed font metrics for the Bera fonts
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the files README.bera bera.zip bera.pdf to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, move them to the CTAN directory fonts/bera thus replacing the existing files. These are corrected font metrics for the Bera font family. In detail, I have fixed a few bugs in the kerning tables of the BeraSans fonts, which resulted from a faulty installation script. A fixed font sample is provided. too. ------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the updated files as suggested in CTAN:fonts/bera/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: mimeTeX version 1.50
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Oct '04

02 Oct '04

John Forkosh writes: > I've uploaded ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/mimetex.zip > containing mimetex version 1.50 > As per your README.uploads instructions... > > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > (to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip) > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > (Please replace both existing files > mimetex.zip and README > in support/mimetex, i.e., > unzip mimetex.zip README > and then place this separate copy of README > alongside mimetex.zip in the support/mimetex > directory. Thanks.) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > Various new features and fixes since the last point > release, and updated documentation. > ---------------------------------------------------- > From the original submission... > MimeTeX, licensed under the gpl, lets you easily embed > LaTeX math in your html pages. It parses a LaTeX math > expression and immediately emits the corresponding gif > image, rather than the usual TeX dvi. > And mimeTeX is an entirely separate little program > that doesn't use TeX or its fonts in any way. It's just > one cgi that you put in your site's cgi-bin/ directory, > with no other dependencies. So mimeTeX is very easy to > install. And it's equally easy to use. Just place an > html <img> tag in your document wherever you want to see > the corresponding LaTeX expression. For example, > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > generates and displays the corresponding gif image > on-the-fly, wherever you put that <img> tag. MimeTeX > doesn't need intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and it > doesn't clutter your filesystem with separate little gif > files for each converted expression. (Optional image > caching does store gif files, and subsequently reads them > as needed, rather than re-rendering the same images every > time a page is reloaded.) > See http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html > for examples illustrating mimeTeX's features and usage. i've installed the upload as requested -- thanks for it. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- pagenote package
by Robin Fairbairns 30 Sep '04

30 Sep '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded pagenote.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current latex/contrib/pagenote. > > >From the README: > > The pagenote package provides tagged notes on a separate page (aka end > notes). > > Changes in v1.1 (2004/09/27) > o New hooks for babel > o Improved error handling thanks for the upload; i've installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/pagenote, as suggested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: cam.ctan.org Upload: pst-light3d
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Sep '04

29 Sep '04

Herbert Voss wrote: > I am just uploading pst-light3d.tgz. Plaese install > all files in the new directory > > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-light3d/ > > `pst-light3d' is a PSTricks package for three dimensional > lighten effect on characters and PSTricks graphics, like > lines, curves, plots, ... (the package's author is in fact Denis Girou). i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: bibfile-reformat-pages
by Jim Hefferon 28 Sep '04

28 Sep '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the material, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: bibfile-reformat-pages Author's name: Barak A. Pearlmutter Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/utils/bibfile-reformat-pages Summary description: puts .bib file page ranges into uniform format (abbreviated or not as requested) License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Small gawk script to put all the pages= page ranges in a .bib file into a uniform format, either 1234-1256 or upon request 1234-56; 12-12 always scrunched to just 1234; squeezes out spaces around separator; can make all separators one-dash or two-dashes upon request. Very very conservative: probably impossible for it to actually mess up a file. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibfile-reformat-pages 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 -- xkeyval
by Reinhard Zierke 28 Sep '04

28 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from Hendri Adriaens ----- I just uploaded version 1.5 of xkeyval to ftp.dante.de. Please install it in the existing directory: tex-archive/macros/generic/xkeyval/ Information on the update: 1) a preset system has been added 2) commands for defining boolean keys now available 3) a LaTeX patch has been added to avoid premature expansions of class and package options 4) pst-xkey, a specialization of xkeyval for PSTricks packages 5) some minor bug fixes ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload, I installed the new version as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/generic/xkeyval Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- titling package
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded titling.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/titling. The distribution is under > thec LPPL. > > >From the README: > The titling package provides controls over the typesetting of the > maketitle and hanks commands, makes the itle, author and date > information permanantly available, and allows multiple titles in a single > document. > > Changes in version 2.1c (2004/09/26) > o No technical change but deleted mention of an unimplemented macro. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN packages update: ncclatex, ncctools
by Jim Hefferon 25 Sep '04

25 Sep '04

Two related packages have been updated on tug.ctan.org and should have already appeared at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: NCCLATEX bundle Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ncclatex, macros/latex/contrib/ncctools Summary description: Improved support for Cyrillic License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Using non-ASCII symbols in math mode is very limitted in LaTeX (e.g. cyrillic letters simply disappear when they typesetted in math mode). This leads to many errors in typesetting LaTeX papers, especially for papers converted from MS Word. The introduced light version of CP1251 input encoding, cp1251-light, allows using common cyrillic letters in label names and solves the problem of typesetting common cyrillic letters in math mode. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the packages at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncclatex and 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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Re: CTAN submission --- pagenote package
by Robin Fairbairns 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded pagenote.tar to UK incoming. Please add this to CTAN > under macros/latex/contrib. The distribution is under the LPPL. > > >From the README: > The pagenote package provides tagged notes on a separate page (aka end > notes). i've installed the package as requested (macros/latex/contrib/pagenotes), and sent it on its way around the world. thanks for the upload -- indeed ... welcome back to the world of ctan contributors! Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon. Thank you for the update, 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `microtype' package provides a LaTeX interface to pdfTeX's micro-typographic extensions: character protrusion and font expansion. NEW: ===== * added protrusion settings for Adobe Minion (contributed by Harald Harders) * added protrusion factors for more characters * possibility to declare inheriting characters * characters may also be specified as hexadecimal or octal numbers CHANGES: ========= * configuration file names are now in lowercase * removed 8-bit characters from the default configuration files * several bug fixes - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 upload notification: KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm <komascript(a)gmx.info> Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the September '04 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka released to be ready for TeX Live. -------------------------------------------------------- What is KOMA-Script -------------------------------------------------------- KOMA-Script is a versatile bundle of LaTeX2e document classes and packages. It aims to be a replacement to the standard LaTeX2e classes. KOMA-Script does not stop with the features known from the standard classes, but it extends the possibilities in order to provide the user an almost complete working environment. -------------------------------------------------------- Versions of classes and packages at this release: -------------------------------------------------------- scrartcl.cls 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrbook.cls 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrreprt.cls 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrlttr2.cls 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2004/09/05 v2.2a typearea.sty 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrlfile.sty 2004/09/16 v2.9t scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b -------------------------------------------------------- What is new in this KOMA-Script release -------------------------------------------------------- This is mostly a scrpage2-improvement release: - pre-set-line-commands, which may be used to colorize the lines at head and foot - part may be used at running head, if the class provides this (the KOMA-Script classes do so) - fix: captions at longtables improved (thanks to Axel Sommerfeldt) Go discover. -------------------------------------------------------- Distributors note: -------------------------------------------------------- Removing any of the files of the distribution made by the KOMA-Script maintainers prevents the users from using the provided makefile mentioned at the installation documentation: INSTALL.TXT or INSTALLD.TXT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: Ednotes [updates]
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: Ednotes [updates] Name and email: Uwe Luck <uwe.lueck(a)web.de> Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported/ednotes Summary description: ednotes (critical editions): changes for new lineno and manyfoot versions License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New features have been added to underlying lineno and manyfoot. (Thanks to Stephan Boettcher and Alex Rozhenko!) Some Ednotes components are withdrawn accordingly (linenox..., lnopatch). mfparxsp.sty is rendered a dummy file for reminding. Its MFparaxbuffer is replaced by manyfoot's ExtraParaSkip. Further rearrangements are planned for the next days. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the changed files as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/ednotes and removed from this directory the obsolete files linenox0.sty, linenox1.sty, and lnopatch.sty. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: Circuit_macros5.6
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: Circuit_macros5.6 Name and email: Dwight Aplevich <aplevich(a)uwaterloo.ca> Suggested location on CTAN: graphics Summary description: graphics/circuit_macros update License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >From the README: ... This is a set of macros for drawing high-quality line diagrams to include in TeX, LaTeX, or similar documents. The macros were originally intended for electric circuit diagrams containing fundamental elements, amplifiers, transistors, and basic logic gates, but several tools and examples of other types of diagrams are also included. Elements can be scaled or drawn in any orientation, and are easy to modify. The advantages and disadvantages of such a system are similar to those of TeX itself, which is macro-based and non-wysiwyg, with ordinary character input. The macros are to be processed by m4, and evaluate to drawing commands in the pic little language, which is easy to read and learn. Pic is well suited to line drawings requiring parametric or conditional components, fine tuning, significant geometric calculations or repetition, or to drawings that are naturally block structured or tree structured. Arbitrary formatted text can be included. Free TeX- and LaTeX-compatible interpreters for m4 and pic are readily available. ... EXAMPLES: Read the manual man.ps and view or print the file examples.ps in the examples directory, or for the possibly unstable development version, try http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/~aplevich/Circuit_macros/ A collection of examples and hints intended for his colleagues has been produced by Alan Robert Clark at http://ytdp.ee.wits.ac.za/cct.html ... CHANGES: Version 5.6: Better MetaPost, pdflatex, and xfig support. PDF examples. Reworked diode for easier customization and more options. Improved shade, sfgline, dline, darrow, gap, point_, Point_, opamp, bi_trans, variable, em_arrows, larrow, rarrow, FlipFlop6. New speaker, bell, microphone, buzzer. Negated logic gate inputs and IEEE box logic gates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed this as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:graphics/circuit_macros/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: sauerj (several small packages)
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: sauerj (several small packages) Name and email: Jonathan Sauer <jonathan.sauer(a)gmx.de> Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sauerj Summary description: Update for sauerj: collect (new), parcolumns (changed), zahl2string (changed) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New: 'collect' provides several environment to collect text in a macro or a file for later use. Changed: 'parcolumns' provides an environment for typesetting text in two or more columns columns in parallel. - colchunk now has an optional parameter to set the column number Changed: 'zahl2string' provides macros for formatting numbers as german words, i.e. `1' gets formatted as `eins'. - Typos fixed - Option 'publicnumstr' removed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new/updated packages as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/sauer Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Changes in CTAN directory fonts/psfonts (and its descendents)
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

fonts/psfonts was created long ago, when fontinst was new, and computers were so slow that running it (let alone preparing to run it) was a serious undertaking. The metrics created back then, kept on ctan in directories fonts/psfonts/(adobe|xadobe|monotype|xmono), have been extremely useful, over the years. However, they don't match modern ideas about using the commercial fonts they support. We now have a modern set of metrics, provided and maintained by Walter Schmidt, which substantially replace the old metrics. Therefore, we have deleted the directories fonts/psfonts/(adobe|xadobe|monotype|xmono) New directories are: fonts/psfonts/ly1 metrics for the basic 35 fonts set, using ly1 encoding fonts/psfonts/psnfss-metrics links to metrics for the basic 35 fonts set, using T1/TS1 encodings (and a set of pk files for the same fonts) fonts/psfonts/w-a-schmidt metrics for other commercial fonts fonts/psfonts/ly1 and fonts/psfonts/psnfss-metrics contain files and links that were previously in fonts/psfonts itself. Some README files remain to be updated/written, but we believe the changes will make life less confusing for users. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- miller.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Harald Harders submitted version 1.2 of the miller package. This package is used to typeset miller indices, e.g., <1-20>, used in material sicence with an easy syntax. Minus signs are printed as bar above the corresponding number. ChangeLog: v1.2 2004/09/20 Harald Harders <h.harders(a)tu-bs.de> - Make hkl robust. - Adapt Makefile to TeXLive 2004. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: fncychap
by Rainer Schöpf 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Ulf Lindgren submitted a new version of the fncychap package to CTAN. This version contains bug fixes and inclusion of patch. This package provides six predefined chapter headings. Each can be modified using a set of simple commands. Optionally one can modify the formatting routines in order to create additional chapter headings. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/fncychap/ License type: dfsg Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission: csquotes 2.3
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from Philipp Lehman ----- I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to DANTE incoming. This is a maintenance update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as usual. Thank you very much. ABOUT The csquotes package: * provides markup for inline quotations * supports both control sequences and active characters * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes * interfaces with babel and adapts quotation marks as required * features fully configurable quote styles and active characters CHANGES * Reduced default kerning between adjoining curved quote marks * Fixed bug with DeclareQuoteStyle in preamble _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/csquotes Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: FPL Fonts (sources)
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: FPL Fonts (sources) Name and email: Ralf Stubner <ralf.stubner(a)web.de> Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/fpl Summary description: SC/OsF for URW Palladio L (sources) License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please unzip this file in CTAN:fonts/fpl. This will overwrite the existing README and create the new subdirectory source. The former is needed as the corresponding metric files are now part of PSNFSS v9.2. The source directory contains different FontForge files and metric files needed for producing the FPL Fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the changed README file and the source file as suggested in CTAN:fonts/fpl/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: 1, 2, many
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: 1, 2, many Name and email: Ulrich M. Schwarz <ulrichmschwarz(a)gmx.net> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/12many/ Summary description: Various styles of typesetting finite ranges of natural numbers. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In the discrete branches of mathematics and the computer sciences, it will only take some seconds until you're faced with a set like ${1,ldots,m}$. Only some people write $1ldotpldotp m$, or ${j:1leq jleq m}$, and that journal you're submitting to might want something else entirely. 1, 2, many makes changing from one to another a one-line change. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package (style file 12many.sty and documentation 12many.pdf) as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/12many/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: Layaureo
by Jim Hefferon 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your mirror of choice. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Layaureo (v.0.2) Author's name: Aragorn Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/layaureo Summary description: A package to improve the A4 page layout. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package produces a wide page layout for documents that use A4 paper size. Moreover, LayAureo provides both a simple hook for leaving an empty space which is required if pages are bundled by a press binding use option binding=length), and an option called big which it forces typearea to become maximum. Theres no full English documentation yet. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/layaureo 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: pst-bar
by Jim Hefferon 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pst-bar Author's name: Alan Ristow Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-bar Summary description: Produces bar charts using pstricks. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pst-bar uses pstricks to draw bar charts from data stored in a comma-delimited file. Several types of bar charts may be drawn, and the drawing parameters are highly customizable. No external packages are required except those that are part of the standard pstricks distribution. This release should be considered a beta with all of the caveats that beta releases typically carry. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-bar 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 submission: improved metrics for the Bera fonts
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploadad the files bera.zip bera.pdf README.bera to the directory /incoming/bera at dante.ctan.org. Please, move them to the directory fonts/bera, thus replacing the corresponding files and adding the new file bera.pdf. (The .afm and .pfb font files and the file LICENSE are unchanged.) This submission provides improved font metrics for the Bera fonts. In particular, Ulrich Dirr (Art & Satz) has substantially enhanced the kerning tables of the font family Bera Sans. Furthermore, a font sample in PDF format (bera.pdf) is provided now. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new and updated files as suggested in the directory CTAN:fonts/bera Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: PSNFSS 9.2
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file psnfss92.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. This is release 9.2 of PSNFSS (PostScript font support for LaTeX). Please, unpack the archive in the following directory: macros/latex/required/psnfss Doing so will update the present files, except for lw35nfss.zip, which is unchanged. Changes over PSNFSS 9.1b ------------------------ * Charter: Improved kerning data, fixing the bugs reported in the news group comp.text.tex (Subject: new charter kerning problem ?) on 2004-08-13 by jt. * Palatino: additional font families pplx and pplj with real smallcaps and oldstyle figures, and improved metrics, as compared with the font family ppl. Smallcaps and oldstyle figures are taken from the new free FPL fonts, whcih are already available from CTAN. [Notice that the metrics and kerning tables of pplx and pplj were slighlty corrected once again, as compared with the pre-release from 2004-08-01.] * Packages mathpazo, mathptmx: Beside upDelta and upOmega also the other upright uppercase Greek letters are explicitly accessible now. * Documentation psnfss2e.tex(.pdf) updated. * Font map files: Additional file fpls.map for the FPL fonts. * Test files: Minor changes to mathtest.tex. ------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:archive/macros/latex/required/psnfss. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.60: LaTeX Update, Template Library
by Reinhard Zierke 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

----- Forwarded message from Basil Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 6.60 (issued 15-Sep-2004) Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.60 are: 1. LaTeX and most of contributed packages (more then 600 packages) have been updated by using CTAN snapshot of 27-Aug-2004. 2. New template library includes more then 70 document templates organized up by document types: Article, Book, Report, Presentation, Letter, Fax, Memo, CV, Thesis, etc. Access to this template library is provided via a dialog appeared when you try to create new file. There are preview of selected template and editing of document class options. More information about changes is at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.60 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.60 For more information about BaKoMa TeX see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 HIGHLIGHTS * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. `Postscript enabled' means that the system includes built-in Postscript interpreter that provides careful drawing Postscript graphics (including one embedded into DVI via TeX special's) on display and on (even non-postscript) printers. Also, it provides perfect conversion of any Postscript graphics for such output formats as: PDF, SVG, and HTML. * SVG output lets you to create high quality animated presentations. * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview) Dual cursor feature efficiently simulates editing in DVI Window. * DVI Forward/Inverse search is supported with character precision. It is really help to edit formulas and tables and other complex stuffs. * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. * Font Setup Wizard installs OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts in one click * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. * Easy to install and use. * Much less expensive than other analogues. GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2* (with most of Level 3 features), which is tested for compatibility with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: EPS, PDF, HPGL, DXY, FIG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * TeX PK/VF. The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), * EC/TC, * LH (T2A), * Concrete (Math, ECC), * Malvern, * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. Math Fonts: * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). Diagram drawing fonts: * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. Any font type can be used for any output device/format. This feature is supported by automatic font conversion between font formats when needed. This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 even without ATM. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, mathematics, pictures, etc. * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, * Quick navigation via document structure, * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), * Powerful support for different input encodings, * Project support, * Graphics import assistant, * Assitance for multi-file documents: context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. * Support for Multi-User systems. OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS * View on Windows Display. * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. * PostScript (really scalable), * PDF, * SVG (animation effects are supported), * HTML. Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. PDF GENERATION FEATURES * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). * Creating PDF files which share fonts. Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste of cyrillic and other international characters. * Handling HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. HTML GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX documents into HTML files. * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, such as slides. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX into generated HTML pages. SVG GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. Sample of animated presentation is available at: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html Key Features: SVG output is compatible with another output formats (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical formats, font formats, and other features are supported. In details: * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) are supported. * Graphical formats: EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, FIG, BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. are supported. *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.60 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.50 *** 1. LaTeX and most of contributed packages (more then 600 packages) have been updated by using CTAN snapshot of 27-Aug-2004. 2. New template library includes more then 70 document templates organized up by document types: Article, Book, Report, Presentation, Letter, Fax, Memo, CV, Thesis, etc. Access to this template library is provided via a dialog appeared when you try to create new file. There are preview of selected template and editing of document class options. For more information see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the files as suggested replacing the previous ones in CTAN:nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: ePiX
by Jim Hefferon 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: ePiX Author's name: Andrew D. Hwang Location on CTAN: graphics/epix Summary description: Utilities for plotting in LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version provides numerous 3-D improvements, compiles standalone pdf images (in addition to eepic and eps), and creates mng animations using ImageMagick. The documentation has been completely rewritten. gcc-3.x is required to build and use this package. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/epix 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 upload notification: kmath.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Sep '04

12 Sep '04

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 Antonis Tsolomitis submitted an update to kmath.sty, which is part of the kerkis font family distribution. kerkis are greek fonts to match the URW Bookman set. It is installed in fonts/greek/kerkis Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > update for kmath.sty, thanks to Michiel Kreutzer. > > Now it also requires txfonts. This improves a lot, since > several symbols (including signs like =, +, -, fraction lines, > parenthesis etc) have now a matching color (symbols from cmr look very thin with kerkis). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pdftex
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Sep '04

12 Sep '04

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 Martin Schröder submitted version 1.20a of pdftex. PDFTeX is an extension of TeX which directly generates PDF documents instead of DVI. Various TeX distributions, including teTeX and miktex include pdftex and pdflatex. License type is gpl. It has been installed in systems/pdftex/ Details about the new version can be found in the file NEWS. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: guia-atx.pdf
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Sep '04

12 Sep '04

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 Joaquín Ataz López submitted: > Name of contribution: guia-atx.pdf > Suggested location on CTAN: /tex-archive/info/spanish/guia-atx > Summary description: How can you use the combination Emacs-AucTeX to write LaTeX documents (in spanish) > License type: other > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a new version with hyperref of the document that > I've upload last juny. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your upload, I installed this update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 11 Sep '04

11 Sep '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon get 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `microtype' package provides a LaTeX interface to pdfTeX's micro-typographic extensions: character protrusion and font expansion. It allows to restrict character protrusion and/or font expansion to a certain set of fonts, and to configure micro-typographic aspects of the fonts in a straight-forward and flexible way. Settings for various fonts are provided. Note: Font expansion and character protrusion only works with the pdfTeX compiler, at least version 0.14f, resp. version 1.20a, for automatic font expansion. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 08 Sep '04

08 Sep '04

A package update has been installed on 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: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As Is License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The thirteenth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Multi-line framebox text is now possible. * Registration key can now be entered by hand. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Re: CTAN upload -- listings 1.3
by Rainer Schöpf 07 Sep '04

07 Sep '04

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Carsten Heinz submitted an update to his package `listings'. It has been installed in: macros/latex/contrib/listings > Abstract > The listings package is a source code printer for LaTeX. You can > typeset stand alone files as well as listings with an environment > similar to verbatim as well as you can print code snippets using > a command similar to verb. Many parameters control the output and > if your preferred programming language isn't already supported, > you can make your own definition. > > News > - LPPL 1.3 compliant > - new output routine for improved compatibility > - new language definitions for Awk (Gnu and Posix), Gnuplot, > Handel-C, ByteCode Java (JVMIS), Plasm, Promella, and RSL; > improved definitions for AspectJ, HTML, and MetaPost > - small add-ons for keywordstyle, texcs, and texcsstyle > - bugfixes For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: ibycus-babel
by Jim Hefferon 06 Sep '04

06 Sep '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and the changes should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the update, 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: Integrates the Ibycus font for ancient Greek into Babel License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update is based on version 4 of Dimitrios Filippou's hyphenation patterns for ancient Greek. Since those patterns are now distributed under LaTeX Project Public License, they are now the default and are the only patterns supported explicitly by this package. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 upload notification: datetime
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Sep '04

06 Sep '04

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 Nicola Talbot submitted a new version of his package datetime. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Provides various different formats for the command oday, and also provides the command currenttime to display the current time (in various formats). The commands ewtimeformat and ewdateformat are provided to allow the user to customise oday and currenttime. The command pdfdate is provided for use in pdfinfo. In addition, there are macros for displaying the value of LaTeX counter as an ordinal (e.g. ordinal{page} would print 3rd if the current value of page is 3, and ordinalstring{page} would print third) as well as macros for displaying the value of LaTeX counter as a string hange format of oday with commands for current time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package was installed in macros/latex/contrib/datetime the license type is lppl. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload of cbgreek21.zip
by Rainer Schöpf 06 Sep '04

06 Sep '04

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Claudio Beccari uploaded an upgrade of the package teubner and its documentation. The teubner package contains an extension for philological typesetting. It was installed in macros/latex/contrib/teubner For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Tapir Font
by Rainer Schöpf 05 Sep '04

05 Sep '04

Summary description: The 'Tapir' is a simple geometrical font mostly created of line and circular segments with con stant thickness. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.2 contains new characters needed for polish language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fonts is installed in fonts/tapir. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: gellmu, version 0.8, uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 03 Sep '04

03 Sep '04

William F Hammond writes: > I've uploaded version 0.8 of the GELLMU tarball to > ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > GELLMU stands for Generalized Extensible LaTeX-Like MarkUp. > > I suggest that it be placed in support/gellmu. > > License: GPL > > This supersedes version the three-year old version 0.74. > > This is the first version that provides translation of gellmu article > (which may be written very much the way LaTeX article is written > though it is not LaTeX) to the XML form of HTML extended by MathML. > There is a new user document in addition to a slightly revised version > of the project manual. > > The new HTML + MathML form of the user doc at > > http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/gellmu/igl/userdoc-ht.xml > > has a significant number of mathematical examples, and at > the same place may be found its gellmu source (userdoc.glm) and > PDF (userdoc.pdf) made from the same source with pdflatex. > > Other examples with significant mathematical content are: > > http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/gellmu/examples/f356g-ht.xml > http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/gellmu/examples/confrac-ht.xml i've installed the upload as suggested; thank you very much for it -- i (at least) have been waiting ;-) i took the liberty of extracting README and doc/userdoc.pdf to appear separately on the archive, the .pdf to appear in the catalogue and the README also to appear in browsers wandering through the archive. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: TeXmacs 1.0.4
by Reinhard Zierke 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

----- Forwarded message from Joris van der Hoeven ----- I just uploaded the new GNU TeXmacs distribution in ftp.dante.de/incoming/TeXmacs The new distribution contains the files TeXmacs-1.0.4-3.i386.rpm TeXmacs-1.0.4-3.src.rpm TeXmacs-1.0.4-R3-src.tar.gz TeXmacs-1.0.4-R3-static-gnu-linux.tar.gz The files should be put into the directory systems/unix/TeXmacs ----------------------------------------------------------- Full announcement ----------------------------------------------------------- I am happy to announce the new stable release 1.0.4 of TeXmacs. The main improvements with respect to TeXmacs-1.0.3 are: * A (very) experimental Windows version (alpha) http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/download/windows.en.html as well as the official inclusion of TeXmacs into Cygwin. * Higher reactivity for editing large documents and faster booting and loading of files. * A lot of new documentation about the TeXmacs document format, environment variables and tags. * Possibility to work with TrueType fonts instead of Type 3 fonts. * New interfaces with Python, Clisp, Cmucl and Matlab. * Thorough reorganization of the style files, implementation of mutator tags, and location-awareness of internal trees. * Support for the Danish language and partial translation of the documentation into Polish. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:systems/unix/TeXmacs/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: TeXshade v1.8
by Reinhard Zierke 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

> Name of contribution: TeXshade v1.8 > Name and email: Eric Beitz <eric.beitz(a)uni-tuebingen.de> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/texshade/ > Summary description: Update v1.8 of the TeXshade package for setting sequence alignments > License type: gpl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is version 1.8 of the nucleotide and protein sequence alignment setting > package TeXshade. New powerful feature styles have been implemented, > which allow one to plot sequence related numeral data, such as hydropathy or > solvent accessibility etc., as bar graphs or color scales along the alignment. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/texshade/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- contour.sty v2.12
by Reinhard Zierke 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded contour-v2_12.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new version of the contour page. Please replace all files in CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/contour by the archive's contents. License stays LPPL. >From the README: This package generates a colored contour around a given text in order to enable printing text over a background without the need of a color box around the text. By default this is done by placing copies of the text around the text itself and can be switched to use real outlines if supported by the backend driver. The new feature is to enable vector outlines for backend driver that support this when using vector fonts. Supported are dvips, pdftex, and vtex. Switch on outlines by using the package option 'outline'. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the update. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/contour/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has two new packages: jurarsp and juraabbrev
by Jim Hefferon 31 Aug '04

31 Aug '04

Two new packages have been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon 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: jurarsp and juraabbrev Author's name: Lucas Wartenburger Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/jurarsp/ and macros/latex/contrib/juraabbrev Summary description: another two packages for typesetting (german) juridical documents License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- These new packages should be helpful for people working on (German) law. - package juraabbrev helps you to handle abbreviations and creates a list of those (pre-defined) abbreviations that have actually been used in the document - package jurarsp (ab)uses BibTeX for citations of judgements and official documents. For this purpose, a special BibTeX-style is provided. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/jurarsp and http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/juraabbrev 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: Vancouver
by Jim Hefferon 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear on your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Vancouver Author's name: Folkert van der Beek Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/vancouver Summary description: bibliographic style file (for LaTeX/BibTeX) to meet the ``Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals'' (aka the Vancouver style) License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This `vancouver.bst' bibliographic style file (for LaTeX/BibTeX) is generated with the docstrip utility and modified manually to meet the ``Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals'' as published in N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-315. (also known as the Vancouver style) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/vancouver 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: sanskrit-t1
by Jim Hefferon 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror very soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: sanskrit-t1 font package Author's name: Sergey Korop Location on CTAN: fonts/ps-type1/sanskrit Summary description: sanskrit-t1: Type 1 version of Charles Wikner's 'skt' font series for Sanskrit language License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanskrit-t1 font package provides Type 1 version of Charles Wikner's 'skt' font series for Sanskrit language. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/sanskrit or (via a soft link) at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/sanskrit/ps-type1 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: Upload
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I just uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the IK mirror. > > Please delete all files in > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add > and put the new ones in there. > > From the README: > > pstricks-add collects a lot of the code which was posted > to the pstricks mailing list and has some more new features: > > pstricks-add: > - pstricks > o braces as node connection/linestyle > o arrows, arrows, arrows, ... > > - pst-plot > o new environment psgraph > o new macro pstScalePoints > o new option for logarithmic axes > o new macro and options for ticklines > o new options step, start end for plotting data files > o new options xLabel, yLabel > o new option plotNo for multiple data files x y1 y2 y3 ... > o new macro psplotPolynomial[coeff=<0 a1 a2 ...>]{<xStart>}{<xEnd>} > o new optional input of arithmetic notation instead of the > default PostScript one > > - pst-node > o bugfixes > o new macro nclineII for a two-colored line > o new option lineAngle for ncdiag > o new macros for interpolation nodes > and linear combination of two vectors i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: OSA
by Jim Hefferon 26 Aug '04

26 Aug '04

A new package has been put on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon =================================================== Information about the package: This material pertains to publications of the Optical Society of America. These are the latest LaTeX, REVTeX, and BibTeX tools for OSA journals * Primary print journals (J. Opt. Soc. Am A, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, Applied Optics) * Optics Letters * Optics Express * Journal of Optical Networking You can have a quick look by following http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/osa .

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