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Re: CTAN submission -- eso-pic 0.9
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Jul '02

29 Jul '02

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Rolf Niepraschk wrote: > I uploaded a new version of the `eso-pic' package to `/incoming' > on ftp.dante.de (file: `eso-pic-0.9.zip'). Please remove the > contents of > > tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms/contrib > > and put the new files to the same place. The package is now > compatible with the package `crop' and a small vertical > misplacement is corrected. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN -- gloss 1.5.2
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Jul '02

29 Jul '02

On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Javier Bezos wrote: > I've uploaded to /incoming/gloss in the Dante server the > following 8 files: > > gloss.sty gloss.tex glsbase.bib glsplain.bst > glsshort.bst readme sample.bib sample.tex > > They are still under lppl and they should replace the files > currectly under macros/latex/contrib/supported/gloss. > From the readme: > ================== > Gloss is a package which allows the creation of glossaries > using bibTeX. This approach has several advantages: > - bibTeX is available in every platform where TeX is. > - Glossary entries can be stored in databases, and you needn't > rewrite the definitions. > - There are a lot of tools for managing bibTeX databases. > - bibTeX is a programable tool and you can define your own > styles for acronyms, symbols, and so on. > ================== > > Release 1.5.2 fixes a bug (sometimes the space following > gloss was gobbled). Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: lucidabr.yy
by Rainer Schoepf 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file lucidabr.yy to the /incoming directory > at dante.ctan.org. Please, move it to the CTAN directory > macros/latex/contrib/supported/psnfssx/lucidabr, thus replacing > the present file. > > This is the installation script for the lucidabr.sty package > and the related .fd files, using LY1 encoding for the text fonts > and the original (not KB-style) font names for the math fonts. > > I have fixed a bug, which would cause the generated macro > package not to include the code for the vargreek option, > i.e., the option would not have any effect. > > Notice that most TeX distributions are not affected, because > they use the alternative installation script lucidabr.ins > (for standard encoding and KB-style font names), which does > not exhibit the bug. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload report
by Rainer Schoepf 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, MEGEVAND Denis wrote: > I've uploaded the latest version (2.346) of my LaTeX class lettre.cls, > which is a designed to write letters > with LaTeX in french, german, english. The letter aspect is entirely > configurable, through a number of dimension and macros, that can be put also in > a so-called institute package called at initialization. > > The whole documentation, with examples of letters and faxes in english, german > and french is included in the subdirectory doc, the class file itself, with > templates files, default institute and my institute files is located in the > subdirectory inputs, and the package is completed by README files in english > and french, plus the lppl.txt file. > > I've uploaded that package on ftp.dante.de, in /incoming/lettre directory. I > propose to install the files in /pub/tex/macros/latex/supported/lettre. That > package is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL) terms. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettre For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: oinuit package
by Rainer Schoepf 24 Jul '02

24 Jul '02

On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Apostolos Syropoulos wrote: > I have uploaded to ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming the file oinuit.zip. You should > create the directory language/inuktitut/ and inflate there the zip file. The > system is released under the LPPL license. The ``oinuit'' system is a set of > Lambda (Omega LaTeX) typesetting tools for Inuktitut documents. Thanks for the upload, I installed the package as requested, in language/inuktitut/oinuit For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN update: Circuit_macros5.2
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Jul '02

22 Jul '02

Dwight Aplevich writes: > Circuit_macros5.2.tar.gz has been copied into the incoming directory > of ftp.tex.ac.uk. Its expanded contents are to replace the contents > of graphics/circuit_macros. The copyright is almost public domain. > > 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 for other types of diagrams are also > included. The advantages and disadvantages of such a system are > similar to those of TeX itself, which is macro-based, non-wysiwyg, > and which uses ordinary character input. > > The macros evaluate to drawing commands in the pic little language, > which is easy to read and learn. The programming elements in pic are > 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 for Unix and PC machines. > > View or print the file examples.ps in the examples directory, or 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 5.2: New macros arrowline, nport, vlength, boxcoord, reversed. > Improved s_box, sfg_init, cross, fitcurve, sinusoid, transformer, darrow, > mosfet, psset_, battery, diode, capacitor. > ... i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- verse package
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Jul '02

22 Jul '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded verse.tar to the UK incoming directory. Please use this > to replace the current contents of macros/latex/contrib/supported/verse. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > verse provides some aids for typesetting simple verse (poems). > > Changes in version 2.2 (2002/07/18) > o Adjustable spacing between stanzas. i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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minor faq changes
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Jul '02

22 Jul '02

a public-spirited user pointed out that one answer descended into gibberish; investigating the cause, i found a general (small) problem with the html-generation code, which i corrected. i've installed the update on http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq in the course of making the change, i spotted a small number of minuscule updates that needed doing and typos that needed correction. i've therefore also pushed the source release to ctan (help/uk-tex-faq). distribution-builders will find a copy formatted for them in the usual place. Robin Fairbairns As FAQ maintainer, and for the CTAN team

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Re: Booktabs (at long last!)
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Jul '02

20 Jul '02

Claire Connelly writes: > I have uploaded Simon Fear's booktabs package to > cam.ctan.org/incoming (in booktabs.tar.gz). > > The files in that archive should replace the current version of > booktabs on CTAN, located in > > macros/latex/contrib/supported/booktabs > > (Simon didn't send me the readme file -- it can presumably stay > the same.) there isn't a readme file: i guess we have to make do with the excellent documentation found (in the usual way) in the .dtx source. > Booktabs is, with Simon's okay, now licensed under the GPL -- see > below for details. > > Booktabs is, of course, a package that allows you to produce > publication-quality tables (ala _The Chicago Manual of Style_), as > opposed to the standard tableaux seen in nearly every book on > LaTeX. Relicensing it means that it can once again be included in > teTeX (and Debian). > > Simon's okay to replace the current version follows: > > SF> From: simoncfear(a)netscape.net > SF> Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:34:34 -0400 > SF> To: cmc(a)debian.org > SF> Subject: booktabs package license > SF> Message-ID: <0F3134B7.65CB45D5.1077F333(a)netscape.net> > > SF> Dear Claire, > > SF> sorry for not responding sooner. Robin Fairbairns phoned > SF> me to remind me, I promised to send it to him this weekend > SF> but my normal server is down, and I don't have his email - > SF> would you please forward this to him. > > SF> Please (either of you) insert the necessary LaTeX > SF> copyright where it currently says Copyright Simon > SF> Fear. You have my complete permission to do this. (I > SF> think LaTeX rather than GPL, since it has no meaning > SF> outside LaTeX, but if you prefer GPL, that's fine by me.) > SF> Also, please run and correct the checksum, which will > SF> obviously now be wrong. Last but by no means least, please > SF> suitably edit the .ins file, which currently claims this > SF> is part of the LaTeX distribution (because I stole it more > SF> or less wholesale from one of the main packages). (this has been done, i presume by claire.) > SF> Sorry I haven't been able to do this myself, if there is a > SF> problem please email both simon.fear(a)serono.ch and > SF> simoncfear(a)netscape.com but I may not be able to be online > SF> until Monday week, so fingers crossed this is all OK. > > SF> Please keep this package under supported. I know I kept > SF> you waiting but when I get user queries I do still try to > SF> reply by return. > > SF> Thanks for your encouragement thanks to all involved, in helping us find simon, and especially to claire for being the point of contact through which this new version has arrived. i've installed the files in the tarball, replacing the originals at macros/latex/contrib/supported/booktabs Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: upload musixps-unix.tar.gz 1.12
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Jul '02

19 Jul '02

Takanori Uchiyama writes: > I uploaded musixps-unix.tar.gz at cam.ctan.org. > > Please replace previous one on fonts/musixtex/ps-type1/. > > The license of the fonts is LPPL. > > VERSION 1.12 > > CHANGES > + Fix broken fonts, xslhd11, xslhd11d, xslhd13, xslhd13d, xslhd16d, > xslhd24, xslhd29d > > OUTLINES > > This package provides PostScript (type 1) fonts (PFB format), and dvips and > dvipdfm map files for MusiXTeX. The fonts are based on the original METAFONT > sources, such as musix20.mf, which are distributed with MusiXTeX. The fonts > provided here may be used to produce printer-independent Postscript files. PDF > files generated using type 1 fonts are well displayed by the Acrobat Reader and > xpdf. > > The fonts were generated from the METAFONT sources in the TeX Live CD 2000 July > using TeXtrace 0.45 but musix11-20, xslhz20 and xslhz20d were upgraded to those > in musixtex-T102.tar.gz. > > Here is a list of the 71 generated fonts. > > musix11.pfb xgreg24.pfb xsld29.pfb xslhd24.pfb xslhu24.pfb xslu20.pfb > musix13.pfb xgreg29.pfb xsld29d.pfb xslhd24d.pfb xslhu24d.pfb xslu20d.pfb > musix16.pfb xsld11.pfb xsldd20.pfb xslhd29.pfb xslhu29.pfb xslu24.pfb > musix20.pfb xsld11d.pfb xsldu20.pfb xslhd29d.pfb xslhu29d.pfb xslu24d.pfb > musix24.pfb xsld13.pfb xslhd11.pfb xslhu11.pfb xslhz20.pfb xslu29.pfb > musix29.pfb xsld13d.pfb xslhd11d.pfb xslhu11d.pfb xslhz20d.pfb xslu29d.pfb > musixsps.pfb xsld16.pfb xslhd13.pfb xslhu13.pfb xslu11.pfb xslud20.pfb > musixspx.pfb xsld16d.pfb xslhd13d.pfb xslhu13d.pfb xslu11d.pfb xslup20.pfb > xgreg11.pfb xsld20.pfb xslhd16.pfb xslhu16.pfb xslu13.pfb xslz20.pfb > xgreg13.pfb xsld20d.pfb xslhd16d.pfb xslhu16d.pfb xslu13d.pfb xslz20d.pfb > xgreg16.pfb xsld24.pfb xslhd20.pfb xslhu20.pfb xslu16.pfb xtie20.pfb > xgreg20.pfb xsld24d.pfb xslhd20d.pfb xslhu20d.pfb xslu16d.pfb > > Note: musix25 and xgreg25 were not generated because they are not used in > musixgre.tex or musixtex.tex. > > The control points were reduced with Fontographer. > The fonts were hinted automatically with Fontographer. musix11 - 29 were > hand tuned by Takanori Uchiyama. i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- jkthesis 1.1
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Jul '02

18 Jul '02

----- Forwarded message from Jochen Küpper ----- I have uploaded jkthesis 1.1 to CTAN. + what you've uploaded jkthesis.tar.gz + which CTAN node you've uploaded to Ftp.dante.de/incoming + where you want the files to go replace all files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/jkthesis/ + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list below). LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. Just one more thesis class. Of course the one I like most:)) It has a German manual that hopefully describes it's usage and gives a little bit of background. This class should solve all your formatting hassles for a dissertation at a German school and give you a great looking thesis:) I am not sure how well it goes with the often more stringent (and sometimes very ugly) requirements in other countries. For an example look at http://science.jochen-kuepper.de/publications.shtml --> D2 ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/jkthesis/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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t1-fraktur
by Jim Hefferon 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

The t1-fraktur package has been installed at tug.ctan.org in fonts/t1-fraktur. It should make its way to a mirror near you in a day or two. > T1 encoding fraktur fonts have been reviewed recently. Everything needed > (including an example) > is in fonts/t1-fraktur > > Please take it and send me your suggestions for enhancement. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org

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Re: [Upload] a free drop-in replacement for Adobe's Courier
by Robin Fairbairns 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

Rolf Marvin B e Lindgren [subject to the manglings of my mailer] wrote: > I have uploaded bcr.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > I assume I want the files to go to the /pub/tex/fonts/ directory and > that I would like the lppl conditions to apply. > > there are README files in English and Norwegian. the files just make it > easy to use Bitstream's free Courier, which was made available for > unrerstricted use by IBM many years ago. in my biased and eccentric > opinion, these fonts look nicer than Adobe's Courier, being somewhat > darker. they go well with e.g. Times and Helvetica. i've installed the files under fonts/psfonts/bitstream/courier (which seemed an appropriate sort of place). i arranged them in subdirectories, to match the way other fonts/psfonts sub-sub- directories appear. thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: ePiX
by Jim Hefferon 11 Jul '02

11 Jul '02

There has been a considerable upgrade on this existing package. The new version should make its way to a mirror near you in a day or two. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =========================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: ePiX Author's name: Andrew D. Hwang Location on CTAN: graphics/epix Summary description: Version 0.8.5 License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Color, spline, and line width declarations have been simplified, and arbitrary-width lines are available. Text may be aligned with a reverse LaTeX-style option. Line segments may be specified by points other than their endpoints. A bug that affected drawing of arrowheads has been fixed, and the code has been cleaned up. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade, since some of the new declarations are not backward-compatible. The package includes a script that will bring old input files into compliance with the new syntax. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Upload of pdfcprot-2002-07-10.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 11 Jul '02

11 Jul '02

On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Carsten Schurig wrote: > I just uploaded the file pdfcprot-2002-07-10.tar.gz into the > incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. > > The tar.gz should extract to the following files: > > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 3477 2002-07-10 19:51:22 INSTALL.txt > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 14439 2002-07-10 20:11:22 LEGAL.txt > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 7717 2002-07-10 19:51:15 Makefile.unx > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 77363 2002-07-10 19:57:59 pdfcprot.dtx > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 5520 2002-07-10 19:51:11 pdfcprot.ins > -rw-r--r-- cs/users 3032 2002-07-10 19:51:25 README.txt > > Please copy them to /macros/latex/contrib/supported/pdfcprot/. The > additional files 00README and 00CONTEN should be deleted. The > license is still LPPL 1.2 or newer. > > The most important news in this version (1.5) is a fix for a bug > which prevented the usage together with the new KOMA-Script version > (2.9). Thanks for the update, I installed it as you requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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BiBLE Package moved on CTAN
by Rainer Schoepf 11 Jul '02

11 Jul '02

The author of the BiBLE package, Kai Schreiber has clarified the license conditions, so that we can move it from the nonfree part of CTAN into the standard tree. The path is therefore now bibliography/bibtex/utils/bible For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf -------------readme.txt for bible package README.TXT for BiBLE for Windows V0.99 (15.03.2000) ****************************************************************** Before you use this software, read and understand the following: 1. BiBLE was written because I wanted a convenient way to edit my own BibTeX library. I can't and won't guarantee that it works with yours. Try it at your own risk. 2. Don't use the program on your library before you know what you're doing. Create a backup copy of your library. 3. If you find any errors or have suggestions for future versions, tell me. Maybe I'll include them. schreiber(a)genista.de 4. You may redistribute this package only as a whole with all the files unchanged. The distribution contains: bible.exe - the win32 executable bible.hlp - the windows helpfile bible.ini - initialization file test.bib - demonstration database readme.txt - this file versions.txt - the version history 5. BiBLE is free to use. 6. Read the windows helpfile. 7. The .ini-file contains the information about the possible itemtypes and their fields. If you want to add custom items, you can do so. Just add another type-name to the types=... line, and a line saying typename=x,f,f,f,f. The x is the number of required fields following, the fs are the numbers of the field in the fields=... line. If you want to add your own optional or required fields DO SO ONLY AT THE END OF THAT LINE or all the other items will get messed up. The line starting with choice= contains alternative field pairs. Don't change the first pair, as it is the only one where you can have both field values set (type inbook, fields chapter and/or pages). If you need custom fields with and/or behaviour contact me and explain why. 8. Have fun.

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New CTAN package: savetrees
by Jim Hefferon 10 Jul '02

10 Jul '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: savetrees Author's name and: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/savetrees Summary description: Pack as much text as possible onto each page of a LaTeX document License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The goal of the savetrees package is to pack as much text as possible onto each page of a LaTeX document. Admittedly, this makes the document far less attractive. Nevertheless, savetrees is a simple way to save paper when printing draft copies of a document. It can also be useful when trying to meet a tight page-length requirement for a conference or journal submission. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: BiBLE
by Rainer Schoepf 10 Jul '02

10 Jul '02

On Wed, 8 May 2002 Kai Schreiber wrote: > Name of contribution: BiBLE > Suggested location on CTAN: > Summary description: BibTeX Library editing for Win32 > License type: Nosource > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a project I wrote for managing a BibTex-reference library on > Win32 systems. It is capable of importing references in Medline Format > via the clipboard and of exporting html overviews of the library as well > as complex filtering of the contents. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Since readme.txt imposes an additional license condition: 5. BiBLE is postcardware. You're free to use it once you have sent me a nice postcard: Kai Schreiber Sieben-Höfe-Straße 105 72072 Tübingen Germany I installed the package in nonfree/bibliography/bibtex/utils/bible Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Burmese
by Rainer Schoepf 10 Jul '02

10 Jul '02

On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 Johannes Reese wrote: > Name of contribution: Burmese > Suggested location on CTAN: /tex-archive/language/burmese > Summary description: support for writing Burmese characters > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The package provides support for writing Burmese characters. It comes > with a preprocessor written in Perl, and it uses Type1 fonts > obligatorily. The user can write Burmese texts in Roman script, by an > intuitive transscription. Nothing but the characters in different script > sizes are provided so far. A few characters are missing. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Submission --- geometry 3.2
by Rainer Schoepf 09 Jul '02

09 Jul '02

On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Hideo Umeki wrote: > I have uploaded the new (bug-fixed) version of `geometry' > package (v3.2) to ftp.dante.de/incoming/geometry-3.2.tgz. (tar + gzip) > > Please replace the contents of > /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry. > > Thank you in advance. > > ------------ > 2002-07-08 Hideo UMEKI <hideo.umeki(a)toshiba.co.jp> > * Release 3.2 > * Added known problem: for crop package with its 'center' option and > 'mag' larger than 1000, the result is not the one expected. > * Bug fix: double-valued marginratio setting like {1:1,1:5} didn't > work properly. {h|v}marginratio should have been set by edef > instead of def (line:439-440 in geometry.sty). > The bug was introduced in v3.1. > (I'd like to thank Rolf Niepraschk for his pointing out the bug.) > * Added two test files: gtest15.tex gtest16.tex > ------------ Thanks for the update, i installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: Eurosym
by Jim Hefferon 08 Jul '02

08 Jul '02

A package on tug.ctan.org has been updated and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Eurosym Author's name: Henrik Theiling Location on CTAN: fonts/eurosym Summary description: European currency symbol (Euro symbol) License type: other Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is version 1.4 of Eurosym. It contains a small correction of the construction after all measures are now known. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: new version of FiXme (2.2)
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Jul '02

06 Jul '02

Didier Verna writes: > I've just uploaded a new version (2.2) of FiXme to cam.ctan.org/incoming. > This should replace the old one in the contrib directory. > > From the NEWS file: > > * Version 2.2 > * =========== > ** New option silent to suppress notes logging. > ** Support for Danish thanks to Kim Rud Bille <krbi01(a)control.auc.dk> i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- geometry 3.1
by Rainer Schoepf 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Hideo Umeki wrote: > I have uploaded the new version of `geometry' package (v3.1) > to ftp.dante.de/incoming/geometry-3.1.tgz. (tar + gzip) > > Please replace the contents of > /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry. > > ------------ > > Package: Geometry v3.1 (2002/07/04) > Author: Hideo UMEKI (hideo.umeki(a)toshiba.co.jp) > Licence: Distributed under the terms of LPPL > Abstract: The geometry package provides a flexible and complete user > interface to page dimensions. > > * Release 3.1 (Bug-fixed version) > * Bug fix: error in setting geometry dimensions with widthof of > calc package. Gm@defbylen and Gm@defbycnt are introduced to set > geometry dimensions. Thanks I replaced the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- MonTeXIVu, MonTeX.Type1, ui-24.def and ctib
by Reinhard Zierke 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

----- Forwarded message from Oliver Corff ----- Today, you'll find in the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de the following files: 1. ctib.tar.gz The latest version of ctib, 0.6, has a greatly enhanced repertoire of glyphs and more than a dozen new ligatures (Tibetan stacks), and a lot of new punctuation symbols. More or less the whole Unicode range of symbols is covered, too. The work is based on Sam Sirlin's Tibetan fonts. Please note that upgrading to ctib 0.6 requires recompilation of old documents as the font layout has changed. ctib.tar.gz goes into CTAN:language/tibetan/ctib and replaces all previous files completely. 2. montexivu.tar.gz This latest version of MonTeX features many more Latin input encodings (all those a standard installation offers), an overhauled documentation, and, for the first time, experimental Unicode support for utf8-encoded Mongolian. Please note that upgrading to MonTeX IVu requires the presence of the utf8 input encoding system and there the file uni-24.def, containing the Mongolian plane (U+1800) of Unicode. montexivu.tar.gz goes into CTAN:language/mongolian/montex. 3. montex.type1 A collection of Type1 outline files for the Mongolian scripts of MonTeX. These allow the pleasant display of Mongolian and Manju in PostScript and PDF documents. These fonts were contributed by Apostolos Syropoulos. They should be placed into CTAN:language/mongolian/montex/contrib. A detailed README file with instructions will follow later. 4. uni-24.def The definition for plane U+1800 of Unicode, containing Traditional Mongolian. This file should go into the ../data directory of the ucs/utf8 input encoding package (I happen to ignore where this is located, unfortunately...) ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the uploads. I installed the new versions of ctib and montex in CTAN:/tex-archive/language/tibetan/ctib CTAN:/tex-archive/language/mongolian/montex as suggested. And I installed the Unicode definition file in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/unicode/data/uni-24.def (pending the inclusion of this file in Dominique Unruh's sources) Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Submission -- geometry 3.0
by Reinhard Zierke 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

----- Forwarded message from Hideo Umeki ----- I am pleased to announce version 3.0 of geometry package. Package: Geometry v3.0 (2002/06/30) Author: Hideo UMEKI (hideo.umeki(a)toshiba.co.jp) Licence: Distributed under the terms of LPPL Abstract: The package provides a flexible and complete user interface to page dimensions. Geometry becomes even more flexible and powerful with the release of version 3.0. This new release contains major changes and enhancements in user interface, calculation schemes and the default settings of the page dimensions. o New default layout. The automatic centering is no longer default layout. Instead centering, the idea of margin ratio and common values for default settings are introduced. o Option 'twosideshift' is obsoleted. o A complete set of options 'ignore*' and 'include*' for head, foot and marginpar. And 'ignoreall' is now set by default. o New options: '{h,v}marginratio', 'ignore*', 'include*', 'lines', 'heightrounded', 'screen', 'asymmetric', 'showframe' and etc. See the manual for the detail. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: placeins.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jun '02

28 Jun '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > I have uploaded placeins.sty version 2.0 to ctan/uk, destined > for macros/latex/contrib/other/misc > > The default behaviour has been changed to prevent floats from > floating up past a FloatBarrier. A package option [above] > is now provided to restore the original more permissive > behavior (in analogy with [below]). > > (Licence is public domain) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- AstroSym 2.00
by Reinhard Zierke 27 Jun '02

27 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Peter Schmitt ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20020625.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: AstroSym 2.00 Name and email: Peter Schmitt Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/astro Summary description: font of astronomical symbols (MetaFont) License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AstroSym 2.00 provides 55 astronomical (and astrological) symbols -- planets, signs of the zodiac, and other (including variant shapes) -- in three styles, plus 6 symbols for the phases of the moon. [It extends version 1 which had 29 symbols in three styles.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/astro Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: cTAN submission --- newfile package
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Jun '02

27 Jun '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded newfile.tar to the UK incoming directory. Please use > this to create a new /macros/latex/contrib/supported/newfile directory. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README > > The newfile package provides convenient user level commands for reading > and writing new files during a LaTeX run. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: OLETeX
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

A new package has been placed on tug.ctan.org and should appear at your local mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: OLETeX Author's name: Peter Trifonov Location on CTAN: systems/win32/oletex Summary description: OLE-LaTeX interface License type: bsd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The program is aimed to allow LaTeX users easily embed pictures and other objects produced by OLE-aware programs into their LaTeX documents keeping it platform-independent. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New on CTAN: decsci.bst
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

New material has been added to CTAN and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tugn.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: decsci.bst Author's name: Paul A. Rubin Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/ Summary description: BibTeX style file for the journal Decision Sciences License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is is BibTeX style file suitable for submissions to Decision Sciences, the journal of the Decision Sciences Institute. Use it with the natbib package (author-year format citations). - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: xmltex for CTAN
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Jun '02

26 Jun '02

Sebastian Rahtz sent me an update for macros/xmltex (which i've installed), and asked me to delete macros/passivetex (which i've done). he writes: > This release of xmltex is to bring it into line > with the slightly enhanced version that has been > distributed with PassiveTeX for the last year. Regular > users should notice no difference, except that the default > xmltex.cfg now turns *off* the verbose reporting. > > The PassiveTeX update fixes some small problems, > nothing outstanding Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- ctable-1.2.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Jun '02

25 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Wybo Dekker ----- - I have uploaded ctable-1.2.tar.gz - at ftp.dante.de - I suggest to unpack it in texmf/source/latex/ctable - GPL - ctable.sty provides commands to easily typeset centered table and (multiple-)figure floats, with footnotes. It makes use of the booktabs, keyval and tabularx packages. Instead of an environment, a command with 4 arguments is used; the first is optional and is used for key,value pairs generating variations on the defaults and offering a route for future extensions. Best regards, Wybo Dekker ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the package in the directory CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/ctable/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 4.60
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Jun '02

25 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.60. Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Most important new features: * Pasting Images by using `Edit|Paste' editor command. * Automatical generation of BB-files for ALL graphical formats, * Improved appearance of raster images on a Display. * Improved handling of True Color images (touches PNG, BMP, MSP, WMF). * Important refinments in generation of PDF files. More details are explained at end of this message. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 24-Jun-2002 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.60 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.60 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 * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). * PostScript enabled TeX system. Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. * 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. * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * 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*, 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: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * OpenType, * 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. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. * 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. * 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. 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. * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.60 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.50 User Interface * Pasting Images When Windows Clipboard contains an image `Edit|Paste' editor command launches a wizard for pasting one. The wizard provides reasonable way for importing clipboard image into LaTeX document. It sequentially performs: 1 saving the image into a file (PNG or EPS), 2 insertion of proper `includegraphics' command at the cursor position. Commonly, this operation requires pressing only ENTER key two times. * Automatical generation of BB-files is now available for all formats BaKoMa TeX beginning from version 3.0 supports automatical creation of BB-files for most frequently used graphical formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX. In this version the same approach is extended for other graphical formats: BMP, MSP, WMF, and compressed PostScript (supported extensions are: `.pz', `.ps.Z', `.eps.Z', `.ps.gz', `.eps.gz'). * Bottom TAB Frame will be restored (if it was minimized) at any activity inside controlled windows (Console, Messages). * Space = Shift+Space = Ctrl+Space. They are bind to the same procedure. * Small fix for valid handling of 8-bit BIB-files by BibTeX8. Graphics * Appearance of raster images on a Display was improved Now you can find that quality of displaying raster images by DVI Viewer is comparable with one provided by Acrobat Reader. * Import of True Color PNG files was improved. (LIBPNG was upgraded to most recent version.) * Embedding into PDF True Color images imported via Metafile filters (BMP, MSP, WMF) was refined. * Fixed problem related with printing PDF from AcrobatReader 5.0 on a PostScript printer. * Fixed problem related with handling PDF by some Acrobat PLUG-INS. For more information about changes see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> ----- End forwarded message ----- THanks for the upload. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: ePiX
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jun '02

24 Jun '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or so. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: ePiX Author's name: Andrew D. Hwang Location on CTAN: graphics/epix Summary description: LaTeX preprocessor for creating mathematically accurate figures License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ePiX (epic with a soft k:) is a command-driven (non-GUI) preprocessor for creating flexible, mathematically accurate line figures containing mathematical typography. The language is simple and easy to use; detailed documentation and sample files are included. ePiX is written for and tested on GNU/Linux, but should run on any Unix-like operating system; a C++ compiler and GNU Bash are required for ordinary use. ePiX is very usable, but in a fairly rapid state of development; feedback (bug reports, feature requests, general suggestions) is welcome! - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Jun '02

21 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Markus Kohm ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20020621.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the June '02 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka What we forgot in our previous release. -------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrbook.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrreprt.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlttr2.cls 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2002/03/28 v2.1 typearea.sty 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrlfile.sty 2002/06/21 v2.9 scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b -------------------------------------------------------- What is new in this KOMA-Script release -------------------------------------------------------- The two most important changes are that there is now a completely rewritten letter class (scrlttr2) included and for our non-german users we are happy to provide the first time in the KOMA-Script history a complete english manual. Furthermore, the article, report and book classes know some new options, commands and environments. For example KOMA-Script provides an environment to set captions beside a figure or table. Enhanced control over the captions should make packages like caption2 almost unnecessary. A new interface allows to select the style of different text elements very easily. The scrdate and scrtime packages now support also the languages dutch and croatian. The new package scrlfile gives package developers and even users more control over package dependencies. This release includes of course some minor bug fixes and many more enhancements not mentioned here. Go discover. ---------------------------------------------------- Notes to the CTAN and the TeX Catalogue maintainers: ---------------------------------------------------- - I've used tar.bz2 because it's much shorter. - There's a ``koma-script.xml'' at this distribution. Please use it or modified version of it for The TeX Catalogue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for uploading the new version. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: New version of CJK
by Rainer Schoepf 20 Jun '02

20 Jun '02

On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > CJK 4.5.1 > ========= > > After a seemingly endless period of lazyness I've finally managed to release > CJK 4.5.1. The last `official' version has been 4.2.0, released in December > 1998. Intermediate versions (4.3.0, 4.4.0, and 4.5.0, already providing > most of the features of 4.5.1) appeared on the TeX Live CDs. > > CJK 4.5.1 is available from ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/language/chinese/CJK > and other CTAN hosts and its mirrors. Following the CTAN rules, the source > files of CJK are unpacked. Additionally, the archive cjk-4.5.1-doc.tar.gz > is available which provides some CJK documentation and example files in > various output formats. > > Current development snapshots (updated twice a day) are available from > ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/cjk/devel/. > > Bug reports should go to cjk-bug(a)ffii.org. > > > CJK is a macro package for LaTeX, providing simultaneous support for various > Asian scripts in many encodings (including Unicode): > > Chinese (both traditional and simplified) > Japanese > Korean > Thai > > A special add-on feature is an interface to the Emacs editor (cjk-enc.el) > which gives simultaneous, easy-to-use support to a bunch of other scripts in > addition to the above: > > Cyrillic > Greek > Latin-based scripts > Russian > Vietnamese > > See below for the relevant snippet from the history file. > > Enjoy! > > > Werner > > > ====================================================================== > > Version 4.5.1: new: > 17-Jun-2002 CJKulem.sty: > Full underlining support using the latest version of > ulem.sty. > > Bg5+ and GBK charsets and encodings added (together with > `Bg5+text' and `GBKtext' environments). The encodings > are C09 and C19, respectively. > > `bg5+latex' and `gbklatex' scripts added (together > with its DOS and OS/2 pendants); both call the new > converter `extconv'. > > EUC-JP and EUC-TW encodings (*with* single shifts) added. > > SJIS encoding with DNP fontencoding. > > A configuration file `CJK.cfg' will be read in by CJK.sty > just before the endinput command. > > CJKnumb.sty: > Added the macro CJKdigits to CJKnumb.sty for printing > a (INT) number with CJK digits. > > Added macro CJKnullspace to control the amount of > space inserted before and after a circle character > used for CJK digit zero. > > Added the macro CJKindent to CJK.sty which sets the > paragraph indentation to two ideographic spaces. > > Added a test file `CJKbabel.tex' for testing CJK, > emacs 20, and the babel package. > > Thai support for Babel added. > > Added a test file `thai.tex' for testing Thai. > > cjk-enc.el: > Will now work with XEmacs also (except for Thai). > > Support for ISO-8859-7 (Greek) added. > > * Support for multifile documents added. As a > * consequence, it is now necessary to specify the > * encoding of all files with local variables for Emacs > * (see the comments at the end of the files in the > * `examples' directory how to do that; the `coding: ...' > * line must exist. > > The translation tex->cjk will now be executed only if > the source file is more recent than the corresponding > output file (it is still possible to force translation > though). > > Hyphenation patterns for unaccented pinyin syllables > (together with support for the Babel package) in > utils/pyhyphen. Documentation is in doc/pyhyphen.doc. > > pinyin.sty: > Added option `useCMmacron' (for LaTeX only) to use > a macron accent from the CM fonts in case the current > font doesn't have it (e.g. some versions of virtual > files for Palatino). > > Compound syllables can now be hyphenated. > > MULEenc.sty: > Added CJKinclude{<file>}, CJKinput{<file>}, and > CJKbibliography{<file>} macros which behave similar > to include, input, and ibliography but include > (input) <file>.cjk and <file>-cjk.bib instead. > > CJK.sty/MULEenc.sty: > The command CJKverbatim will suppress insertion of > glue between CJK and Thai characters in verbatim > environments if the `verbatim' package is used. This > is useful if you have overlong lines. > > changed: > Thai support has been redesigned. The external program > `thaiconv' has been replaced by a Lisp file called > thai-word.el; ligatures in virtual Thai fonts are now > used to select the proper glyph representation forms. > See thaifont.doc and cjk-enc.doc for details. > > CNS stuff moved into a `CNS' directory. > > * CJK.sty/MULEenc.sty, > * cefconv, cef5conv, cefsconv, bg5conv, sjisconv, > * cjk-enc.el: > * The character slot 0xA0 is no longer used for > * CJKchar; instead, the multiplex character 0x7F > * interface will now handle this also. Additionally, > * character 0x7F (instead of 0xFF) will be used as > * delimiting character. 0x7F is used for all CJK > * characters also in preprocessed mode---as a > * consequence, preprocessed and non-preprocessed data > * can be used simultaneously. > * > * You *must* update the *conv programs (if you use > * them). CJKpreproc and CNSpreproc now contain the > * current version string so you can check whether really > * the new versions are called. > > cjk-enc.el: > ET5 encoding for Vietnamese replaced with T5 encoding. > > The version for emacs 20 has been removed. Please > upgrade your emacs to 20.7 or newer. > > contrib/wadalab: > Use CJK font size functions instead of DNP ones. > > hbf2gf: > The configure option --with-kpathsea-dir has been > replaced with --with-kpathsea-include and > --with-kpathsea-lib to support web2c installations > with multiple architectures. > > errors: > cjk-enc.el: > The formatting parameter `%i' has been replaced with > `%d'. > > pmC.chr: > Missing ifCJK@ added. > > Punctuation macros fixed. > > Bg5.chr: > Fixed a typo CJK@temp -> CJK@gtemp. > > hbf2gf: > Will now work correctly with very large pixel sizes. > > Punctuation with half-width katakana in SJIS encoding > improved. > > A bug fixed which prevented the usage of caption files > together with hyperref. > > KS encoding with HLaTeX fontencoding will now support > punctuation also. > > Specifying a font size factor (like `CJK * [1.5]') in > FD files no longer produces a warning message for > all subfonts. > Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: poemscol.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Jun '02

20 Jun '02

john burt told our upload web page: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020619.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: poemscol.sty > Name and email: John Burt <---> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/supported/poemscol > Summary description: Macros for critical editions of poetry > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Poemscol numbers lines of verse, makes separate endnote sections for > emendations, collations, and explanatory notes, with notes tied to > the line numbers, marks cases where stanza breaks fall on page > breaks. Poemscol provides most of the features necessary for an > critical edition of a poet's works, such as described by the MLA > Committee on Scholarly Editions. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package in macros/latex/contrib/supported/poemscol (not quite as suggested...). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- layouts package
by Robin Fairbairns 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded layouts.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current contents of macros/latex/contrib/supported/layouts > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > FROM THE README: > > The layouts package enables the display of various elements of a > document's layout including: the general page layout; disposition of floats; > layouts of paragraphs, lists, footnotes, table of contents, and sectional > headings; font boxes. > Facilities are provided for document designers to experiment with the layout > parameters. > > Changes in version 2.6 > o Expanded page layout options i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: mpp, a mutlilingual pretty-printer for noweb
by Jim Hefferon 17 Jun '02

17 Jun '02

A new version of the material from web/noweb/contrib/kostas has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you soon. It consists mainly of bug fixes for the 4/2002 version of mpp. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: mpp, a mutlilingual pretty-printer for noweb Author's name: Kostas Oikonomou Location on CTAN: web/noweb/contrib/kostas Summary description: mpp, a mutlilingual pretty-printer for noweb License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Improvements and bug fixes - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixb package
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memfixb.sty to the UK incoming directory. Please use > this to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixb.sty > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > The memfixb package provides temporary fixes for the memoir class. This > release corrects an oversight in the definition of the description > environment. i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocloft package
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Jun '02

14 Jun '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded tocloft.tar to the UK incoming directoty. Please use this > to replace the current contents of /macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocloft. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocloft package provides control over the typography of the Table of > Contents, List of Figures and List of Tables. You can also define your own > kinds of List of ... > > Changes in version 2.3 > o Made compatible with the koma classes > o Added control over the page style i've installed the package as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: skak (chess) package minor update
by Rainer Schoepf 13 Jun '02

13 Jun '02

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Hoffmann Torben-CTOH001 wrote: > Upload: skak.zip > > Node: ftp.dante.de > > Where to go: replace the old skak package in fonts/skak > > Licensing conditions: LPPL (Latex Project Public Licence) > This software is copyright but you are granted a license which gives > you, the ``user'' of the software, legal permission to copy, > distribute, and/or modify the software. However, if you modify the > software and then distribute it (even just locally) you must change > the name of the software to avoid confusion. > > Summary: > This is just a minor addition to version 1.0 of the skak package: > the reference manual now contains info about the package options. Thanks for the update, I installed it in fonts/skak For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 4.50
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.50. Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Most important new features: * Handling fonts embedded into imported Postscript was improved. * Unlimited number of objects in PDF Generation. * Adobe Illustrator 10 Compatibility. * Mathematica 4 Compatibility. * Improved appearance of thin filled elements on Display. * Controlable protection of Global VM for imported PostScript graphics. * Directory for user graphics files is definable in `Options|Directories...' * Command set for tasks around `include' and `input' LaTeX commands: saving expanded document, openning all includes, looking in Gather. * Preserving column position at moving by Up/Down arrows. More details are explained at end of this message. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 10-Jun-2002 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.50 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.50 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 * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). * PostScript enabled TeX system. Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. * 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. * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * 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*, 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: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * OpenType, * 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. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. * 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. * 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. 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. * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.50 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.40 GRAPHICS * Handling fonts embedded into imported Postscript. Handling of fonts embedded into imported graphics was improved. New option: `Options|Graphics|Substitute Embedded Fonts' forces graphical engine to substitute embedded fonts by a fonts installed under BaKoMa TeX. However, when an embedded font isn't matched with some installed font it will be rendered by built-in engine. * Unlimited number of objects in PDF Generation. We have removed any limitations related with generation of PDF files. They are: number of pages, objects, palettes, encodings, fonts, and images. Currently, they are limited only by Virtual Memory available on your computer. Now, you can typeset an enciclopedies. * Adobe Illustrator 10 Compatibility PostScript interpereter was drastically improved to handle import of EPSF generated by Adobe Illustrator 10. * Mathematica 4 Compatibility Commonly, it includes configuration for Tyep1/TrueType fonts used by Mathematica 4 for generating EPS files. * Improved appearance on Display of thin filled elements Commonly, it is to avoid pixel drop out. It provide visibility of small elements even at small zoom factors. Now you can find that thin elements are appeared in DVIEW like to Acrobat Reader display. * `Options|Graphics|Protect Global VM' (new option) enables suppression of writing to Postscript intertpreter global memory by prologs of imported Postscript graphics. * `Graphics Files' is new option in dialog `Options|Directories...'. It lets user to define additional directory for graphical files shared by all documents. Text Editor Features * `File|Save LaTeX Document to Single File ...' (new command) saves the LaTeX Document into single file expanding `include' and `input' LaTeX commands. It is similar to `LaTeXpand' tool. * `File|Open All Includes' (new command) opens (recursively) all files included into currently selected file by `include' and `input' LaTeX commands. * `Window|Close Others' (new command) closes all windows except of currently selected. * `Includes' is new category of Gather (Search|Gather...). It lists appearance of `include' and `input' LaTeX commands. * `Preserve Column at moving by Up/Down' is new option in `Options|Editing Setting ...' dialog It enables preserving column position while moving the cursor by using Up and Down arrows. By default this feature is enabled. For more information about changes see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new files as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: subfiles
by Jim Hefferon 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: subfiles Author's name: Federico Garcia Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfiles Summary description: Allows individual typeseting of files that are input License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Using subfiles set, the user can handle multi-file projects more comfortably, since it is possible both to process the subsidiary files by themselves, and to process the main file that includes them, without making any changes to them. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New version of UK TeX FAQ on CTAN and on Web
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Jun '02

09 Jun '02

I've just installed on CTAN a new version of the UK TeX FAQ. This new version is also available via the Web via http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq, and TeX distribution builders will find a copy suitable for their use in the usual place. This new version includes an extremely useful answer from David Kastrup, which summarises recent work on the TeX document preparation environment (and puts it in the context of better established work); this answer appears in the TeX Projects section of the FAQ. In addition, there are a few new answers I have written and a number of minor corrections, some of which address changes in the layout of CTAN. The README file that comes with the distribution contains a Licence statement (PD), at Thomas Esser's urging. As always, comments, suggesstions or corrections are welcome. A new address for them has been created, which appears at the appropriate place in the FAQ (somewhat hidden to discourage the bozos who fail to read the surrounding text that says this is not a question-answering service), but the old address will continue to work for a while. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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CTAN submission -- skak version 1.0 - chess typeseting the easy way
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Jun '02

05 Jun '02

----- Forwarded message from Torben Hoffmann ----- Upload: skak2.zip Node: ftp.dante.de Where to go: replace the old skak package in fonts/skak Licensing conditions: LPPL (Latex Project Public Licence) This software is copyright but you are granted a license which gives you, the ``user'' of the software, legal permission to copy, distribute, and/or modify the software. However, if you modify the software and then distribute it (even just locally) you must change the name of the software to avoid confusion. Summary: This is version 1.0 of the skak package - it differs from the earlier non-numbered releases in the following aspects: 1. The documentation has been split into three documents: * A short user guide. * An example of how to use the skak package. * A reference manual listing all available commands. 2. Some minor bugs have been removed - thanks to all that have contacted me regarding these subtle errors. Best regards and happy chess typesetting. /Torben ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/skak/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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TexLive images withdrawn
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Jun '02

01 Jun '02

a last-minute problem has arisen, and the TexLive images i put on ctan systems/texlive/Images last week have now been withdrawn. i've deleted them here in cambridge; they will disappear from the rest of ctan in the next few days. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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pdfTeX upheavals, texlive sources
by Robin Fairbairns 31 May '02

31 May '02

following a lot of confusion about the state of pdftex on ctan, most of it arising from problems in areas beyond the control of the ctan team, it has been decided that ctan will no longer hold a pdftex directory on the main tree. (the pre-existing pdftex directory has been moved to obsolete/systems/pdftex.) the sources of pdftex are available in a number of alternative places: as a pdftex source archive: systems/web2c -- which has been brought up to date after a long hiatus as part of a complete distribution source archive: systems/texlive/Source - a new directory containing compressed archives of the latest state of the texlive discs; this is a *new* directory systems/unix/teTeX-beta - the latest teTeX snapshot (note, at the time this beta is finally released, the source will become systems/unix/teTeX) while this means that there's no headline directory containing pdftex, the ctan team consider that the situation that we now have consistent, maintained, copies of the source more satisfactory. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: Swimgraph
by Jim Hefferon 31 May '02

31 May '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Swimgraph Author's name: Martin J. Osborne Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported/swimgraph Summary description: Macros for producing graphical and textual representations of swimming performances License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package provides two macros that produce representations of a swimmer's performances. The user records data in a text file and specifies as arguments of the macros the date range in which she is interested; the macros extract the relevant information from the file and process it as follows. * swimgraph produces a graph of the times in a single swimming event (specified as an argument), plotting long course and short course times in separate lines. Records and qualifying times, stored in text files, may optionally be included on the graph. * swimtext produces a written record of the times in all events. Files of current world and Canadian records are included. The package requires the PSTricks and keyval packages. For attractive output, it requires also a color output device. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: mn2eguide.zip
by Rainer Schoepf 31 May '02

31 May '02

On Fri, 31 May 2002 Nadine Thompson wrote: > Name of contribution: mn2eguide.zip > Suggested location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex2e/supported/mnras > Summary description: Style guide to writing MNRAS papers using the mn2e class file plus sample file. > License type: Nosell > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A guide for authors who are preparing papers for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) using the > LaTeX2e document preparation system and the mn2e class file, together with a sample article. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. As the license type is nosell, I added the files to the directory nonfree/macros/latex/contrib/supported/mnras and added a link in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mnras For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- soul.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 29 May '02

29 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded version 2.3 of `soul.sty' as archive >--- soul.tar.gz ---< to >--- ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ ---< Please replace the contents of >--- /macros/latex/contrib/supported/soul/ ---< by the new files. The package is again licenced under the terms of the >--- LPPL ---< The soul package provides hyphenatable letterspacing, underlining, overstriking, and highlighting. Version 2.3 ============================================================= - fixes a nasty hack, that kept soul from playing nice with ccfonts.sty (beton.sty), cmbright.sty and possibly other packages. This is now solved cleanly. (Under normal circumstances this would have become version 2.2.1 or something, but soul is IMHO feature complete and has already stabilized after the rewrite. So I consider this fix worth getting released soon and with its own minor release number. Imagine, this was the very last bug and I had to stick to an odd version number like 2.2.1a forever. Shudder ...) - fixes some small bugs in the documentation, as always - GO FORTH now and steal sheep! :-] m. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/soul/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- thumbpdf v3.1
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Heiko Oberdiek ----- I have uploaded thumbpdf.zip in the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. After unzipping it updates the files in the directory CTAN:support/thumbpdf/ The licence remains LPPL 1.2. Version 3.1 is mainly a bug fix release: * At error messages version 3.0 exits before printing the message. * Some minor bug fixes, see thumbpdf.pl. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/thumbpdf/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- cmbright update
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file cmbr-update.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unzip this file in the CTAN directory fonts/cmbright. This submission will update the CM-Bright fonts to version 1.0g. Changes affect the fonts metrics of the text companion fonts, which were wrong. The font shapes are, fortunately, unchanged. Besides, I have `cleaned up' the documentation of the macro package. Special thanks to Vladimir Volovich, who -- once again -- spotted the longstanding bugs. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/cmbright/ -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- fontinst update
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file fi-update.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. It includes up-to-date 8y.etx and 8r.etx files with Euro character, to go into the fontinst pre-release These .etx files match the corresponding encoding vectors texnansi.enc and 8r.enc now. (The latter was recently updated together with PSNFSS version 9.) Please, unzip fi-update.zip in the CTAN directory fonts/utilities/fontinst-prerelease. Doing so will overwrite the following files: inputs/etx/8r.etx inputs/etx/8y.etx manifest.tex manifest.txt thank you very much Walter Schmidt ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I habe installed the new files in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/utilities/fontinst-prerelease as suggested. -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- fonts/euro-ce rev. 3.0
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from H.W. de Wijn ----- Dear CTAN administrators: + I have uploaded to CTAN at dante.ctan.org the following files: [ deleted ] and have stored them in a directory named euro-ce. The total size is about 32 kB. + The above version of euro-ce (v3.0) is to replace the current version 1.3 residing in CTAN's existing directory .../fonts/euro-ce. I really attempt to minimize on updates, but this one constitutes a genuine and necessary improvement. + Purpose of euro-ce in abstract form for use in indexes, et cetera: (1) METAFONT source of the official euro currency symbol and scores of variants (boldface, italic, boldface italic, slanted, boldface slanted, condensed, outline). (2) METAFONT source of the CE mark and several variants. With kind regards, Harold W. de Wijn ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I have installed it as requested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/euro-ce/ -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.44
by Robin Fairbairns 24 May '02

24 May '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.44. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Commonly, this patch fixes problem related with hanging > BaKoMa Console under Microsoft Windows 2000 updated by > hotfixes issued in first half of March. > > This version has *Patch status* and may be freely installed > by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 23-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. this mail constitutes that announcement. > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.44 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.44 > > 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 > > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). > * PostScript enabled TeX system. > Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. > * 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. > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * 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*, > which is tested for compatibility with output from popular > software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, 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: > PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. > > FONTS > > BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * OpenType, > * 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. > > USER INTERFACE > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * 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. > * 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. > > 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. > * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.44 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.40 > > * Fixed hanging `BaKoMa Console' after an input waited by TeX processor, > that was caused under Windows 2000 updated by hotfixes isuued > in first half of March. > * Fixed `fullpage.sty' for LaTeX 2.09 compatibility mode. > * Removed pauses when System Console is used for Dynamical Preview. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- i've installed the files as you requested, and pushed them out to the other ctan nodes. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: jasthesis
by Jim Hefferon 24 May '02

24 May '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: jasthesis Author's name: James A Shepherd Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/jasthesis Summary description: A laTeX class that typesets my thesis, roughly BS4821:1990 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class sets up LaTeX to produce a document conforming to the standards required by the University of Bristol, UK. It should also be approximately BS4821:1990 standard. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: proof
by Jim Hefferon 22 May '02

22 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way soon to a mirror near you. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: proof Author's name: Klaus Bosau Location on CTAN: support Summary description: Proof is a shell based completion to an ordinary word processing program, able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources. This program needs an intact TeX/LaTeX environment and GNU bash (Bourne Again Shell), version 2.03 or higher to work properly. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Proof is a shell based auxiliary program that's able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources and thus can be used to quickly produce snapshots of TeX related documents whenever necessary. Its main purpose however is to act as a completion to an ordinary word processing program which normally lacks appropriate facilities to process TeX sources within a common TeX/LaTeX environment. Here, Proof completely relieves the author of doing shell related work and thus simplifies the process of preparing PostScript documents particularly in those cases where various different sources are involved. Besides Proof offers a simple control mechanism that may be accessed from within the editor being used, an interface to common METAFONT font test algorithms and a simple back-up facility, ensuring that sourcefiles can easily be restored when accidentally overwritten or deleted. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: drftcite.sty version 3.9?
by Robin Fairbairns 22 May '02

22 May '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > Thomas Esser brought to my attention: > > > I just have noticed that TeX Live has version 3.9 of drftcite.sty whereas > > the latest CTAN version is version 3.7. > > That is an oversight. I've uploaded version 3.9 (Nov 2001) > to ftp.tex.ac.uk: incoming.drftcite.sty. It should > replace the one in macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite. > > This version has quite a few changes (some of which I won't remember > now) and maybe I should have called it 4.0. Since it isn't as > thoroughly tested as I used to do, mybe I'll adopt the convention > that a .9 version is a pre-test of the next major revision :-) i've installed this new version to replace the old one: macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite/drftcite.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: Pazo fonts v1.003
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file mathpazo.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. > > This is version 1.003 of Diego Puga's Pazo math fonts. > > Please, rename the existing CTAN directory fonts/mathpazo to > fonts/mathpazo-1001 and install the uploaded files to a new > directory fonts/mathpazo > > Notice that version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts is to be used with > version 9 of PSNFSS, which was also updated now. > > [Version 1.001 should, however, still be kept on CTAN, with > respect to the users of the TeXLive6 CD-ROM, which includes > PSNFSS 8.2, but it is lacking the required Pazo 1.001 fonts.] > > What's new? > > * Added all the remaining uppercase latin letters and the > digit one to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. > > * Re-designed Phi to make it better proportioned. > > * Re-designed varsigma to give it a more recognisable shape > Re-designed xi and zeta to match the new varsigma. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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minor update to uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 21 May '02

21 May '02

i've installed a minor update to the uk faq. changes are -- removes assertions about the EC view of euro symbol typesetting -- various typos corrected sources, etc., are now on ctan at help/uk-tex-faq the web-massaged version is at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq

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Re: Upload: ttf2tex 0.5, a TrueType font installer for teTeX
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Tue, 21 May 2002, Philipp Lehman wrote: > From the README: > > ttf2tex is a Bash script which generates all files required to use > TrueType fonts with teTeX from a set of .ttf files. In short, it will > do for TrueType fonts what fontinst's latinfamily command does for > Type 1 PostScript fonts. ttf2tex is designed for Linux/UNIX systems > running teTeX. > > From the CHANGELOG: > > 2002-05-21 v0.5 > * preliminary support for OpenType fonts (TT based only) > * support for real small caps > * support for old style figures > * support for -n and -N switches of ttf2tfm > * new option to disable hyphenation (for 'typewriter' typefaces) > * new option to overwrite files when installing > * new option to dump internal vectors > * check availability of required binaries > * default path for .ttf files changed > * updated and extended manual Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/ttf2tex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: PSNFSS 9
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the following ZIP archives to the /incoming directory > at dante.ctan.org: > > psnfss9.zip > lw35nfss9.zip > freenfss.zip Thanks for the update. I installed the files in psnfss9.zip in macros/latex/required/psnfss and added lw35nfss.zip and freenfss.zip to this directory. > This is version 9 of the PSNFSS system, supporting the use > of the Base35 PostScript fonts and the free Charter, Utopia > and Pazo fonts with LaTeX. PSNFSS 9 is to be used with the > latest version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts, which were also > updated now. > > > Main news > --------- > > The TeXBase1 encoding (file 8r.enc) includes the Euro symbol > in slot 128 now. Thus, future fonts that provide the Euro, > can be supported. This does, however, _not_ affect the > present Base35, Charter and Utopia fonts. The corresponding > file 8r.etx in the fontinst distribution will soon be > updated accordingly. > > Pazo fonts: Added all the missing uppercase latin letters > and numeral 1 to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. Re-designed > Phi, varsigma, xi and zeta. Font metrics and virtual > fonts (freenfss.zip) updated accordingly > > Palatino text fonts: The textcompanion fonts of the > Palatino family provide the Euro symbol exteuro as well as > the Omega extohm now. The letters are actually taken from > the Pazo fonts. > > mathptmx.sty: Improved hbar. Added missing redefinitions > of defaultscriptratio and defaultscriptscriptratio. > > Documentation updated and slightly improved. All fonts are > embedded in psnfss2e.pdf now. > > There are no changes over the pre-release as of 2002-04-24, > except for a minor fix to the Pazo blackboard bold fonts, > whose metrics are, however, unchaged. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: psnfss-src.zip (PSNFSS 9 fontinst sources)
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file psnfss-src.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. These are the fontinst sources of the > latest PSNFSS version 9. > > Please, remove everything (!) from the CTAN directory > > fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source ; > > then unpack the archive file there. Please, create an additional > subdirectory fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source/mathpazo, which should > constitute a link to fonts/mathpazo/pazofnst. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: manuscript
by Jim Hefferon 20 May '02

20 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: manuscript Author's name: Matej Cepl Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/manuscript Summary description: LaTeX package emulating appearance of typewriter. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package emulates appearance of the document written on classical typewriter as much as possible. The package should be compatible both with classical article-like packages as well as with packages from koma-script family. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: piechartMP
by Robin Fairbairns 18 May '02

18 May '02

our upload daemon rumbled, and quoth: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020514.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: piechartMP > Name and email: Jens-Uwe Morawski <...> > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/metapost/macros/piechartmp/ > Summary description: Drawing 2D/3D pie-charts with MetaPost > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The package piechartMP enables even users > with not much Metapost experience to draw their > pie-charts with MetaPost. > It supports basic 2D pie-charts as well pie-charts in 3D projection. > The chief purpose for the piechartMP developmentwas the > support for presentations. The user can make segments > invisible or hide a segment completely, in order to draw > multiple different charts from one data-set. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed this contribution as suggested. thanks for the upload (and for your tolerance of ctan internal processes ;-) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BSR2dvi for Textures
by Reinhard Zierke 16 May '02

16 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Laurent Siebenmann ----- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 02:29:46 +0200 (MEST) From: lcs(a)math.u-psud.fr To: ctan(a)dante.de, lcs(a)math.u-psud.fr, wwwmaint(a)dante.de Subject: BSR2dvi upload Sender: owner-ctan(a)dante.de #NAME OF CONTRIBUTION: BSR2dvi #UPLOADED TO: ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/BSR2dvi.zip #MY POSTING: http://topo.math.u-psud.fr/~lcs/BSR2dvi.zip #AUTHOR'S NAME: Laurent Siebenmann #AUTHOR'S EMAIL: lcs(a)matups.math.u-psud.fr #LOCATION ON CTAN: Expand zip atchive to become dviware/BSR2dvi #SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: A free mass converter, from the private format for the TeX implementation Textures by BlueSky Research (BSR), to TeXs' standard output format dvi. #LICENSE TYPE: public domain #KEYWORDS: Textures, DVI export, Macintosh, freeware #ANNOUNCEMENT: -------------------------------------------------------------- This is the alpha release of BSR2dvi. It is a public domain Macintosh program for mass extraction from Textures' all-in-one file format to TeX's output format suffixed .dvi. It uses a multi-file 'drag-and-drop' user interface, or (for eary Macs) the older 'joint-launch' user interface. BSR2dvi is a natural partner to BSR's own freeware DeleteType utility of 1992, which somewhat similarly extracts TeX's ASCII input format commonly suffixed .tex or .ltx. --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/dviware/BSR2dvi/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: dante:/incoming/platex-1.2.3.zip
by Rainer Schöpf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > Platex is a set of tools to typeseting in Polish. > Some of macros are alredy used by other packages (not typically Polish;-), > so we decided to put it finally in latex/supported/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/platex with a symbolic link in languages/polish/platex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.40
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > General new features are: > * Automatical Format Detection. > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > * Scroll Margins to extend visible area around a caret. > In details see at end of this message. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 14-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.40 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.20 > > 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 > > * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). > * PostScript enabled TeX system. > Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. > * 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. > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * 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*, > which is tested for compatibility with output from popular > software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, 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: > PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. > > FONTS > > BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: > * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), > * PostScript Type 3, > * TrueType, > * OpenType, > * 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. > > USER INTERFACE > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * 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. > * 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. > > 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. > * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.40 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.30 > > * Automatical Format Detection. > There is new virtual TeX format: `* Auto *'. > When this format is chosen BaKoMa TeX automatically detects format > required for typesetting current document. > > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 wraps lines that are too long to fit a predefined width > > * Scroll Margins. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 supports scrolling text window before caret > touch window edge. Number of `Visible lines' and number of > `Visible columns' are customizable. > > Problems fixed in 4.31: > > * `Dynamical Preview' improvements: > + fix for `twoside' option to avoid left-right jumping at every keystroke, > + fix sectioning counters to avoid increasing section numbers in editing, > + removing OUT-file to avoid displaing document outline. > * Fix: Calculating Zoom = 0 in case of minimized DVI window (NNN). > * Fix: Overlapping TAB Frame with Tool bars (SL). > * Default of `Persisten Selection' is `false' > (This setting is more compatible with another text editors). > * Added `Close' command to Edit Window Context Menu. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the update, I installed the new files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- crop.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 14 May '02

14 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded version 1.6 of `crop.sty' as archive >>>> crop.tar.gz <<<< to >>>> ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ <<<< Please replace the contents of >>>> /macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop/ <<<< by the new files. The package is again licenced under the terms of the >>>> LPPL <<<< The new version now =================== - has a new option for setting the info line font, e.g: crop[font=small extsf] - automatically uses the currently loaded device dependent graphic[sx] driver; that can still be overridden by explicitly asking for a specific driver (dvips, pdf(la)tex, vtex currently supported) - supports the (no)graphics options also for pdftex - has a fix for a nasty bug, which disallowed setting custom physical paper sizes in the config file ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop replacing the old version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: LogFilter
by Robin Fairbairns 14 May '02

14 May '02

our little daemon writes: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020513.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: LogFilter > Name and email: kasper B. Graversen <censored> > Suggested location on CTAN: nonfree/support/logfilter > Summary description: LogFilter is a program that monitors the > logfiles (La)TeX/PDF(La)TeX produces and presents them in an > interactive environment to the author > License type: Nosource > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > LogFilter is a program that monitors the logfiles TeX/LaTeX produces and > presents them in an interactive environment to the user. > The program lets the user choose which errors he cares to see. Furthermore > LogFilter integrates with your editor so that when pressing an error, your > editor will open the tex file and jump to the according line. > > > A word about the license: this package is `nosource', meaning that it > is supplied in binary format (a .jar file) and the source code for it > is not made available. This renders the software non-free in the sense > of the Debian Free Software Guidelines and many other free software > advocates. Please note, however, that the license *does* allow free use > and distribution of the software, but modification is generally not > possible. For more, see the following link. > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: mwcls on dante:/incoming
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've aploaded to DANTE:/incoming/mwcls.zip > please mkdir /tex-archive/macros/latex/supported/mwcls > then unzip here the contents of mwcls.zip (sorry for not packing > it already into subdirectory) > > This is the first inauguaration on CTAN of standard LaTeX classes, > tailored to the Polish printing customs (something like ntgclass or > komascript). mwcls are already on TeX Live since version 6. > > Please make also ln -s from language/polish/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls with a link in languages/polish/mwcls For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New release of the UK TeX FAQ
by Robin Fairbairns 13 May '02

13 May '02

I have just released v3.0 of the UK TeX FAQ, both to the web (http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq) and to CTAN (help/uk-tex-faq) This release represents a major upheaval of a good proportion of the FAQ; I have re-arranged the questions into what seems to me to more nearly to represent logical order. (Note that I don't believe it's possible to have an entirely logical order, but I believe this new order is better.) There are changes to the way in which things are presented, as well as several new questions (for some of which I am indebted to help from other people). However, users should beware. The structure is sufficiently different that things may have gone wrong and not been noticed in my testing. If the FAQ misbehaves for you, in whatever way, feel free to mail me at the supposed From address of this message. I remain open to suggestions for new questions and answers; the FAQ itself tells you how to submit such things. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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Re: CTAN subimssion -- catdvi 0.13
by Rainer Schoepf 11 May '02

11 May '02

On Sat, 11 May 2002, Bjoern Brill wrote: > I have uploaded catdvi-0.13.tar.gz into ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ . > The contents of this archive should replace the current contents of > the directory CTAN:/dviware/catdvi/ . > > The catdvi program is licensed under the GNU General Public License, > version 2 or later. > > catdvi is a free DVI to plain text translator written in portable ISO C. > It can generate output in UTF-8 (Unicode), ASCII and some other customary > encodings, formatted for either good readability or easy machine processing. > > Changes since the last version submitted to CTAN (0.11) include several new > or improved TeX font encodings, European currency symbol support, improved > math layout, usability enhancements and a bunch of bug fixes. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: SQLTeX
by Jim Hefferon 10 May '02

10 May '02

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: SQLTeX Author's name: Oscar van Eijk Suggested location on CTAN: support/SQLTeX Summary description: An SQL Preprocessor for LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SQLTeX is a well documented preprocessor to enable the use of SQL statements in LaTeX . It is a perl script that reads an input file containing the LaTeX source with SQL commands, and writes a LaTeX file that can be processed with your LaTeX package. The SQL commands will be replaced by their values. It's possible to select a single field for substitution substitution in your LaTeX document, or to be used as input in another SQL command. When an SQL command returns multiple fields and or rows, the values can only be used for substitution in the document. This is v1.4 of SQLTeX. New in this version is the option to replace values in the database results using configurable replace files; e.g., if the database value contains a percent sign (`%'), SQLTeX automatically replaces it by an escaped percent sign (`\%'). This version only supports MySQL databases. It has been tested on Linux, but should work an all platforms where Perl is installed. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload: changed license conditions for the CM Bright fonts
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file cmbright.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. The ZIP archive contains the > files readme and copyrite.txt. They are to replace the > existing files > > fonts/cmbright/readme > and > fonts/cmbright/mf/copyrite.txt . > > In agreement with MicroPress Inc I have changed the license > conditions for my Computer Modern Bright fonts. The > restriction, that would forbid the creation and distribution > of scalable vectorized versions of the fonts, such as Type1, > has been abandoned. The fonts are released under the LPPL, > which applies without any modifications or restrictions now. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of gradback.sty
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Bjoern Pedersen wrote: > + what you've uploaded > gradback.sty > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > > + where you want the files to go > > /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/gradback > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > LPPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) > > gradback.sty is a small addition to ( and requiring) pstricks to > generate gradient backgrounds. For usage notes, please see the > sty-file. Thanks for the upload, I installed the file as proposed. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: multicap
by Jim Hefferon 09 May '02

09 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tugn.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: multicap Author's name: John Vassilogiorgakis Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/multicap Summary description: Formating captions inside multicols License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a package for formating captions inside multicols. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: slovak-lshort
by Jim Hefferon 09 May '02

09 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: slovak-lshort Author's name: Jan Busa (Jan Buv{s}a) Location on CTAN: info/lshort/slovak Summary description: slovak translation of Not So Short Introduction ... License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The source files, PostScript and PDF files of slovak translation of the Not so Short Introduction to System LaTeX 2e - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Uploaded update to dvii to CTAN
by Rainer Schoepf 07 May '02

07 May '02

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Adam H. Lewenberg wrote: > * Uploaded: Files dvii.c, dviiman.dvi, dviiman.pdf, dvii.exe, > and README to /incoming on ftp.dante.de > > * Location: place in tex-archive/dviware/dvii replacing old files > > * License: these files are licensed under the LPPL (Latex Project Public > License) > > * What this upload does: > > Updates dvii to version 0.44. Added an option to suppress display of > `physical' pages as well as another option to ignore certain opcodes > when computing checksums. Updated manual. > > More information on dvii can be found at > > http://www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html > > > > From the README file: > > dvii is a utility written in C that extracts information from a TeX > dvi file and displays it on the command line. Information displayed > can include a summary: > > File comment (usually the date file was compiled) > File size > Number of (physical) pages > Number of fonts > > as well as more detailed information: > > Font names for all fonts used > List of physical page number/TeX page number pairs > List of all specials and the page on which they appear > List of all fonts on a per page basis > > More information can be found at the dvii home page > > http://www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html > > Currently, there are some pre-compiled executables (DOS, Win 9X/NT, > Solaris, OSF1, and Linux) available at the dvii website > www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html. If none of these are suitable, > you will need to compile the C source. To compile, you need to have > a C compiler along with the standard C libraries. For example, if > you have the C compile gcc, type > > gcc dvii.c -o dvii.exe (assuming DOS/Windows platform) > gcc dvii.c -o dvii (assuming Unix platform) Thanks for the update, I installed it at the location indicated: dviware/dvii For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: ziffer.sty v2.1
by Rainer Schoepf 06 May '02

06 May '02

On Mon, 6 May 2002, M. Vaeth wrote: > I have uploaded a new release of ziffer.sty (v2.1). It should replace > macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/ziffer.sty > This is a small package which allows typesetting of numbers according to > the conventions used in Germany and some other countries. More precisely: > . (within a number in math-mode) becomes a small space [1000-separator] > , (within a number in math-mode) becomes a 'decimal-separator comma' > -- (in math-mode) gets a more natural spacing (customizable). > In other contexts, the above symbols can be used as usual (also in math-mode). > In the new release, the '--' conversion is not the default anymore and can > be switched on/off separately. The reason is that this conversion causes > (unavoidable) problems with newer versions of amsmath. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/ziffer.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: revised cases.sty on ctan.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 03 May '02

03 May '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > A revised cases.sty (2.5) to fix bug with formatting of over-full > displays, to replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/cases.sty, > is uploaded to Campridge ctan. so i've now installed it in the proper place. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Eurosym
by Robin Fairbairns 02 May '02

02 May '02

A submission was uploaded to cam.ctan.org: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: Eurosym > Name and email: Henrik Theiling <---> > Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/eurosym > Summary description: Officially Shaped Euro Symbol for LaTeX in Metafont > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package contains the Metafont source for a Euro symbol > that conforms to the official shape construction. Moreover, > there is LaTeX style to use it and several extensions that > do not conform to the official shape but are still thought > to be useful. > Version 1.3 contains a Licence and Type1 fonts generated by > textrace and modified by pfaedit. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files as a replacement for the previous fonts/eurosym thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: How to Package Your LaTeX Package
by Jim Hefferon 01 May '02

01 May '02

A new tutorial has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: How to Package Your LaTeX Package Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: info/dtxtut Summary description: Tutorial on writing .dtx and .ins files License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This tutorial is intended for advanced LaTeX2e users who want to learn how to create .ins and .dtx files for distributing their homebrewed classes and style files. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Upload: ntheorem.dtx
by Rainer Schoepf 01 May '02

01 May '02

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Wolfgang May wrote: > I have uploaded a new version (1.203) of the ntheorem package > to ftp.dante.de/incoming. The file ntheorem.dtx should replace the old > one in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntheorem/ntheorem.dtx Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixb package
by Robin Fairbairns 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded memfixb.sty to UK incoming. Please install this in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. > > The memfixb package provides temporary fixes for the memoir class, > version 1.1. This release fixes: > o Not initializing maxsecnumdepth > o Bad interaction between subcaption and pdfLaTeX with the hyperref package i've installed the file as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: mathabx
by Jim Hefferon 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ============================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: mathabx Author's name: Anthony Phan Location on CTAN: fonts/mathabx Summary description: mathabx, quite large series of mathematical symbols License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The mathabx series are at their development's first stage. The ``me'' suffix means ``Merely for Evaluation''. Their author hopes to have time one day to design anew some symbols, especially large ones. Thus, he claims no stability about metrics and encoding of these fonts, nor about plain TeX and LaTeX input files. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upload: LaTeX Songbook Style version 4.0
by Jim Hefferon 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and is making its way through the mirroring process. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX Songbook Style version 4.0 Author's name: Christopher Rath Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/songbook Summary description: Latest version of LaTeX Songbook style License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.0 of my LaTeX Songbook style has now been posted to CTAN as well as the Songbook homepage (http://www.rath.ca/Misc/Songbook). The Songbook style provides an all purpose songbook style for LaTeX2e. The package allows for three types of output from a single input file: words and chords books for the musicians to play from, words only songbooks for the congregation to sing from, and overhead transparency masters for congregational use. The style will also print a table of contents, an index sorted by title and first line, and an index sorted by key. It attempts to handle songs in multiple keys, as well as songs in multiple languages. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- WP2LaTeX
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from J.Fojtik ----- + what you've uploaded wp2latex package update + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de/incoming + where you want the files to go support/wp2latex + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list below). GPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) New: Supported style epsfig.sty, fixed problem with filenames. New: RTF parser now working. Try make rtf. New: Small attempt to do something with raster images. New: Gamma version of Windows GUI. New: Ability to read WP3.x Macintosh files. New: Make install perhaps works under Linux. New: Supported package fontenc[T1]. New: Better windows GUI. Nested tables supported. New: German localization (Thanks to Hillmar Preusse). New: Make install should work under DOS/WINDOWS. New: T602 parser. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/wp2latex/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: skull
by Jim Hefferon 25 Apr '02

25 Apr '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Thanks for the material, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tugn.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: skull Author's name: Scott Pakin (uploader only; package written by Henrik Christian Grove) Location on CTAN: fonts/skull Summary description: Skull-and-crossbones symbol License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metafont version of a skull-and-crossbones symbol, with LaTeX bindings. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN uploads -- showlabels, textpos, urlbst and feyn
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Apr '02

25 Apr '02

Norman Gray writes: > I've just uploaded four packages to ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming. Two are > updates, two are new. > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > showlabels-1.4.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacing macros/latex/contrib/supported/showlabels/ > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Showlabels: put the names of labels into the margins of a draft document > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 1.4 > > This package helps you keep track of all the labels you define, by > putting the name of new labels into the margin whenever the > label command is used. > > The package allows you to do the same thing for other commands. The > only one for which this is obviously useful is the cite command, but > it's easy to do it for others, such as the ef or egin commands. > > Changes in v1.4, 24 July 2001 > ------------------------------ > > Significant alteration to the mechanism for displaying the labels, > which makes it easy to do the same trick for the cite command. It's > also fairly easy to extend this to any other commands which might want > it, through the new showlabels command, though ef is the only one > which immediately springs to mind. > > Also, the package option [inline] was introduced, giving an > alternative format for displaying the labels. This route is ripe for > generalisation. > > Corrections to the code which places labels in the margin. This is > manifest in that the package is now (more) compatible with the wrapfig > package. > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > textpos-1.2.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacing macros/latex/contrib/supported/textpos/ > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Textpos: absolute positioning of text on the LaTeX page > ------------------------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 1.2 > > This package facilitates placing boxes at absolute positions on the > LaTeX page. There are several reasons why this might be useful, but > the main one (or at least my motivating one) is to help produce a > large-format conference poster. > > This package provides a single environment, which contains the text > (or graphics, or table, or whatever) which is to be placed on the > page, and which specifies where it is to be placed. > > > Changes in v1.2, 21 April 2002 > ------------------------------- > > Rolf Niepraschk <niepraschk(a)ptb.de> provided code to make textpos > compatible with the {calc} package. > > Added the [verbose] and [quiet] package options. > > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > urlbst-0.1.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > I suppose in biblio/bibtex/contrib/urlbst ? > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > Adds a `webpage' BibTeX entry type, and support for general `url' and > `lastchecked' fields, to arbitrary BibTeX style files. > > %%VERSION%% 0.1 > > The Perl script urlbst.pl can be used to add this support to an > arbitrary .bst file which has a reasonably `conventional' structure. > The result is meant to be robust rather than pretty. > > Usage: urlbst.pl [input-file [output-file]] > > if either the input-file or the output-file is omitted, they default > to stdin and stdout respectively. If the input file already has a URL > entry type, then the script objects. > > For example: > > urlbst.pl `kpsewhich siam.bst` siamurl.bst > > The distributed files abbrvurl.bst, alphaurl.bst, plainurl.bst and > unsrturl.bst are versions of the standard style files which have been > pre-converted. > > Only the style files which result from conversion of the standard > styles are checked in the regression tests. Other style files which > are known to work include > > acm.bst, amsalpha.bst, amsplain.bst, apalike.bst, gerabbrv.bst, > geralpha.bst, gerapali.bst, gerplain.bst, gerunsrt.bst, ieeetr.bst and > siam.bst > > Style files known not to work, because they are too different from the > standard styles, include the koma-script styles and the refer styles > (they are not designed to produce conventional .bbl files). The > natbib and revtex style files already have URL fields. If you have a > BibTeX style file which you think ought to work, but with which the > script fails, send it to me, and I'll try to work out what I've missed. > > > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > feyn-0.1.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > I suppose in fonts/feyn ? > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Feyn: a Metafont for Feynman diagrams > ------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 0.1 > > This describes the font `feyn', which can be used to produce relatively > simple Feynman diagrams within equations in a LaTeX document. > > The other Feynman diagram package which exists is Thorsten Ohl's > `feynmf/feynmp' package. That works by creating Metafont or MetaPost > figures using a preprocessor. It's more general than this package, > but is at its best when creating relatively large diagrams, for > figures. In contrast, the present system consists of a > carefully-designed font with which you can write simple diagrams, > within equations or within text, in a size matching the surrounding > text size. i've installed all four packages as suggested (i.e., i've adopted your proposed locations for urlbst and feyn). thanks for the uploads. (sorry about the delay in installing: an emergency at [real] work intervened.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Announcement Greek kerkis fonts
by Rainer Schoepf 24 Apr '02

24 Apr '02

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Antonis Tsolomitis wrote: > I have uploaded to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de (nova.dante.de) > the file kerkis.zip > > The package contains the first (I believe) Type1 font to > fully support Greek (polytonic included) through Babel. > The support of the latin alphabet is also at a very good level > as kerkis supports ot1 and t1 encodings. It is an extension > of the Bookman Old Style fonts. In addition to Greek it contains > many missing ligatures from URWBookman and true Small Caps. > > Since the package supports the latin languages I suppose that > it is proper to be placed among the other Type1 fonts. > Since it especially supports Greek I think that a link should be placed > inside the Greek directory pointing to kerkis (for the moment it is the > only free way to create descent pdf files in Greek as the default > support for Greek provides only Metafont fonts). > > Licensing: They are free to redistribute. There is only one restriction > that is if they are used for commercial purposes (eg books) > the Copyright section must include a note about the fonts saying that > the document uses > kerkis fonts (C) Department of Mathematics, University of the Aegean Thanks a lot for the upload, I installed these files in fonts/greek/kerkis For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission - protocol.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 23 Apr '02

23 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Thomas Leineweber ----- I have put a new version of protocol.sty in the incoming directory on ftp.dante.de. The file protocol.tgz is intended to replace the contents of the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/protocol/ on CTAN. It is a new version of the protocol package for typesetting meeting-protocols (in german). It is licensed under the lppl. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/protocol. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- preview latex 0.7.2b
by Reinhard Zierke 23 Apr '02

23 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.2b.tar.gz and preview-0.7.2b.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. 0.7.2b is a post-release hotfix for a build problem. Upgrading from 0.7.2 is not necessary unless building the release failed. A separate announcement is probably not necessary. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.2b.tar.gz under support/preview-latex/ and unpack the README from it to support/preview-latex/README Create a symbolic link from support/preview-latex/preview-latex.tar.gz to preview-latex-0.7.2b.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.7.2b.tar.gz in the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ It contains just README-preview, preview.dtx and preview.ins. The reason is that the preview.dtx file can also be used as a standalone LaTeX style for extracting selected elements from a LaTeX source into separate pages of a DVI file. Previous versions of preview-latex can be deleted. Here are the release notes: Release notes for version 0.7.2 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex is a system for displaying inline images of selected parts of a file in Emacs source buffers. The employed style file preview.sty is independently useful for extraction of selected text elements as images. The package is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, at least GNU Emacs-21.1 under the X window system, AUC TeX (11.11 recommended, see below), a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. This version for the first time also fully supports XEmacs with a version of at least 21.1.14. Some issues with the display engine have been uncovered in the course of porting; consult the PROBLEMS file for more information. No Emacs versions of preview-latex have yet been tested to run under the MS Windows operating system. Recent CVS versions of Emacs could possibly be made to run preview-latex there, and we have had a positive report with Cygwin XEmacs. Please report your experiences. Release 0.7.2 is a consolidation release containing mostly bug fixes. Its stability should be sufficient for third party package providers of GNU Emacs packages. The XEmacs part still has rough edges, partly due to XEmacs internal bugs that are expected to be ironed out in future XEmacs releases. The README file provides adequate information for preinstalled distributions. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. User feedback about errors and suggested feature improvements is welcome and heeded. The home page is <URL:http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net>, the SourceForge project page that among others offers anonymous CVS access is located at <URL:http://sourceforge.net/projects/preview-latex>. If you can spare the time, you can also comment on or rate this project at <URL:http://freshmeat.net/projects/preview-latex>. Additional files can be found at <URL:http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/preview-latex>: * If you don't have texinfo 4.0 or later installed, prebuilt documentation files can be found there. * AUC TeX can be found at several places, but if you want the latest 11.11 (alpha, but stable AFAIK) with no known issues concerning preview-latex, you can find it there as well. * RPMs for preview-latex and AUC TeX are provided for users of RedHat Linux. For the binary RPMs, you will need the preview-latex-common RPM as well as the Emacs-flavor specific RPM. The RPMs require a few packages: * GhostScript 6.51 is included in RH 7.2, but if you use an earlier release it can be downloaded from the RH7.2 updates, <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.2/en/os/i386/>. The current beta of RedHat 7.3 (see below) includes GhostScript 6.53. * Emacs-21.2 is part of the beta release for RedHat 7.3 at <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/skipjack/en/os/i386/RedHat/R…> unless it has already been superceded by the regular release. I installed this using 'rpm -i --nodeps --force', which worked for me, but since it does not follow the usual emacs + emacs-X11 + emacs-nox, YMMV. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex and CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: subfigure package version 2.1.3
by Jim Hefferon 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

An upgrade of a package on CTAN has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: subfigure package version 2.1.3 Author's name: Steven Douglas Cochran Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure Summary description: LaTeX package for providing support for the inclusion of small, `sub', figures and tables. It simplifies the positioning, captioning and labeling of them within a single figure or table environment. In addition, this package allows such subcaptions to be written to the List of Figures or List of tables if desired. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The subfigure package version 2.1.3 fixes an incompatability with several packages including the tocloft and the ccaption packages when used with the hyperref package. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: TeXtopo
by Rainer Schoepf 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 Eric Beitz wrote: > Name of contribution: TeXtopo > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/textopo > Summary description: Plotting, shading and labeling of membrane protein topologies > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is an update (v1.3) of the LaTeX package for plotting, shading > and labeling of membrane protein topologies. The new version introduces > two more helical wheel styles and the indication of the hydrophobic > moment. Further, the DVIPS driver is not mandatory anymore as is > 'rotating.sty'. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: datetime
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

Nicola Talbot writes: > Name of contribution: datetime > Name and email: Nicola Talbot <> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/other > Summary description: Changes format of oday. Provides commands > for current time. > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The package datetime.sty provides various different formats for the > command oday, and also provides commands for displaying the > current time, either in 12hr or 24hr format. In addition, there are > macros for displaying the value of a count register as an ordinal > (e.g. ordinal{3} would print 3rd, and ordinalstring{3} would print > third) as well as macros for displaying the value of a count > register as a string (e.g. umberstring{3} would print three). i've installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/other/datetime thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: WinShell 2.2 upload
by Rainer Schoepf 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Ingo H. de Boer wrote: > I have uploaded the WinShell 2.2 Release to > > ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/winshell > > Please move the files to > > ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/systems/win32/winshell/ > > and delete all the older files. > > thanks & greets > > Ingo > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > What is WinShell ? > > WinShell is a graphical user interface for easy working with LaTeX or > TeX. It includes a text editor, different tool bars and user > configuration options. It is NOT a LaTeX system. An additional LaTeX > package for Windows is needed. > > WinShell falls under the 'nosource' licence. Thanks for the update, I installed it in systems/win32/winshell For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Submission -- rcsinfo
by Rainer Schoepf 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, Jürgen Vollmer wrote: > Hi, > > I put a new version (1.9) of my rcsinfo package to ftp.dante.de > > The rcsinfo package is used to extract information of the RCS (Revision > Control System) and use it in a LaTeX document. > For users of LaTeX2HTML, a perl-package translating LaTeX documents to HTML, > rcsinfo.perl is added, which adds the functionality to that tool. > > The following files are contained in rcsinfo-1.9.tar.gz > rcsinfo-1.9/rcsinfo.dtx > rcsinfo-1.9/rcsinfo.ins > rcsinfo-1.9/Makefile > rcsinfo-1.9/README-1.9 > > Please put it into tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/rcsinfo > > HISTORY > 1.9 : the initial $ of $Id may be omitted. > 1.8 : rcsinfo.perl can deal now with latex2html version 99.1. > Restructured package files. > 1.7.1 : Make does not abort, if laext2html is not found > 1.7 : Underscores in file names are now handeled correctly. > 1.6 : Fixed problems with the french-option of `babel'. > (The `:' is made active when using the french language. > Now rcsinfo can handle this situation). > 1.5 : - The Babel-package is not loaded automagically anymore. > This avoids problems within the `babel'-package when other > packages (like `ifthen' or `varioref') are loaded _and_ no > language was given in the `documentclass'. > - Fixed the `notoday' option. > 1.4 : Support fancyhdr-package, added rcsinfo.cfg configuration file. > 1.3 : Fixed documentation, new address, reimplemeted parts, added > rcsinfo.perl. > 1.2 : New Makefile. > 1.1 : (internal changes). > 1.0 : Initial Version, submitted to CTAN. > > License: > This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms > of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN > archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either > version 1 of the License, or any later version. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/rcsinfo For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- checkend and titlesec macros
by Reinhard Zierke 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Javier Bezos ----- I uploaded to the dante server the following 2 files to /incoming/bezos: checkend.sty readme checkend.sty should be added to the files under macros/latex/contrib/supported/bezos while readme should replace the file with the same name in that directory. From the style file: % When an environment is left open, LaTeX gives an error at the % end of the document. However it only informs about the first % of them, while the rest are shown with meaningless errors: % % (end occurred inside a group at level N) % % This package replaces them with more useful messages % which show which environments (in reverse order) were % not closed. % % That's all. There are no user macros. Just use the package. ============ I've uploaded as well the following 2 files to /incoming/titlesec/ frame.tss readme which should replace the files with the same name under macros/latex/contrib/supported/titlesec It's a bug fix (mispaced top rule in frame). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed all files as suggested updating the directories macros/latex/contrib/supported/bezos and macros/latex/contrib/supported/titlesec Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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