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Re: new version of OzTeX for CTAN (over 10MB)
by Robin Fairbairns 18 Apr '02

18 Apr '02

Andrew Trevorrow writes: > oztex5.sit > > It's a StuffIt archive and needs to be transferred in binary mode > (it's NOT a MacBinary file). > > The oztex5.sit file replaces ALL the existing files in > CTAN/tex-archive/systems/mac/oztex/ > > OzTeX is shareware but I don't place any restrictions on its > distribution so you can put it in the free tree if you like. > Whatever you decide is fine by me. > > OzTeX is a Macintosh implementation of TeX. More details here: > > http://www.trevorrow.com/oztex/ > > The site will be updated when oztex5.sit is available from CTAN. i've installed the file in nonfree/systems/mac/oztex on the cambridge ctan -- it'll propagate to the rest in due course. thanks for the update. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- preview-latex 0.7.1
by Reinhard Zierke 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.1.tar.gz and preview-0.7.1.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. 0.7.1 is a bug fix release mainly interesting for XEmacs users (some performance and error handling enhancements for GNU Emacs have been done as well). A potentially fatal XEmacs display bug in connection with dired and installation issues has been fixed. Please refer to the previous announcement and the RELEASE file for details. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it replacing the a few days 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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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.30 with Instant Preview
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma-430' directory > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > General new feture of this version is *Dynamic Preview* of the > selected text. It is like to `Instant Preview' by Jonathan Fine. > > In details see at end of this message. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 15-Apr-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.30 ---------------------- > > 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 > > * 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 4.30 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.20 > > DYNAMICAL PREVIEW > > Dynamical Preview is a new feature of BaKoMa TeX, > that allows the user to preview instantly selected region > of the file being edited. > > This feature is like to well known package: Instant Preview > (see: http://www.activetex.org). > > Dynamical Preview reformats the selected text on demand. > On modern computers, it refreshes preview window with every keystroke. > On old and slow computers, it will skip some editting stages. > In other words, this feature will not hang your input. > > Dynamical Preview is useful for completing following applications: > * typesetting complex paragraphs; > * typesetting complicated math formulas; > * designing a diagrams with LaTeX picture environment, > and with such macro packages as *PSTricks*, *Xy-Pic*, etc. > > MISCEANY: > * Handling of Mouse Wheel. > * `Generate as a Mirror Image' and `Generate as a Negative Image' > options was added to PDF Generation dialog. > * Del-key deletes non-persistent region. > * Shift + Left mouse click provides advanced way for selecting a text. > > 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 have installed the files as requested (they actually live in nonfree/, since the distribution is shareware, but there are links to that tree from the main tree). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- preview-latex 0.7
by Reinhard Zierke 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.tar.gz and preview-0.7.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.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.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.7.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 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, GNU Emacs-21 under the X window system, AUC TeX, 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. Some non-critical issues with the display engine have been uncovered in the course of porting; consult the PROBLEMS file for more information. No versions have 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 you stand a chance of trying XEmacs there, too. Please report your experiences. Release focus have been documentation improvements, staggering performance enhancements, better error handling and new features. For the first time, workable XEmacs support is included. The LaTeX style has gained a load of new options. It is now possible to generate all image files for a document with a single run of GhostScript on a single PostScript file from Dvips. The README file has been changed in order to provide adequate information for preinstalled distributions. In that case, including the separate INSTALL file will not be necessary. 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/ CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- jurabib package v0.52h
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Apr '02

13 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Jens Berger ----- I've just uploaded the file jurabib-052h.zip to ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ This archive contains an updated version (0.52h) of the jurabib package. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. The following files are included: jurabib.ins jurabib.dtx jbgerdoc.tex (German documentation) jbendoc.tex (English documentation) changes.txt Changes since 0.51n: bugfix regarding starred cite-commands, produced fatal error, reported by Jan Reidar Oeverland. small bugfix regarding jbfirstcitepageranges. wrong order of publisher and address in jureco.bst corrected (reported by Klaus Hellermann), all hardcoded : replaced by pubaddr. some improvements on norwegian language file nojbbib.ldf, contributed by Jan Reidar Oeverland. bugfix for indexing macros, reported by Andrea Rossato. bugfix for ibidem, reported by Matthias Steinbrink. command jbfirstcitepageranges introduced, it enables the output of pageranges for first citation of @ARTICLE and @PERIODICAL and adds an `here' before the page given via the optional argument of the cite command: `Author: Title [...], p. 192-225, here: p. 200' jbbookedaftertitle introduced, for a @BOOK-entry with author and editor you are able to switch from `author; editor (ed): title ...' to `author: title, ed. by editor, ...' this command is experimental! Markup for volume improved, it's possible to set a (globally) separation command after volume: aftervolsep. New field `totalpages' for @BOOK type introduced, produces `n pages' at the end of the bibliographic entry. A new macro called ibtotalpagesname can be used to adapt the sequence after the total pages number, but beware of using abbreviations with a period at the end, this can result in unwanted double dots! This feature is experimental too. again minor bugfix regarding formatpages and `pages=format'. jurunsrt.bst reintroduced. small bugfix regarding formatpages and `pages=format', reported by Klaus Hellermann. automatic formatting of second page removed, when using formatpages and `pages=format' (suggested by Benjamin von Engelhardt). bugfix for jblookforgender, reported by Benedikt Welter. markup for volume and indexed authors introduced, both suggested by Otto Janschek. small bugfix regarding `annote' option and `bibformat=tabular'. markup for ISBN and ISSN introduced. some modifications in frjbbib.ldf, contributed by Hélène Fernandez. some modifications in spjbbib.ldf and itjbbib.ldf, contributed by Pablo Rodriguez. some bugfixes for missing author in @COMMENTED. markup for numbered bibliography introduced (ibnumberformat). ibbudcsep added, configurable separation of urldatecomment (suggested by Carsten Mennenoeh), docs adapted. some bugfixes regarding gender handling: you have to use jblookforgender explicitely in the preamble now. again bugfix regarding `bibformat=ibidemalt', fsted and snded macros rewritten. hardcoded dot replaced by ibatsep in incolledformat check for jhuman.bst reintroduced. bugfix for `bibformat=ibidemalt', reported by Matthias Damm. jbshowbibextralabel introduced to show extra label for works from same year in the bibliography. bugfix for `pages=format', wrong `s' removed (reported by Maarten Wisse). bugfix for `hypercite=false'; check for loaded hyperref package removed, caused wrong hyperlinks (reported by Maarten Wisse). par added in jbannoteformat (suggested by Robert Schlicht). ib[e]imfont is using ib[e]fnfont instead of ib[e]lnfont by default (suggested by Robert Schlicht). minor bugfixes, some reported by Robert Schlicht. annote files for bibliography are useable now. These files have to be named like the bibliography database entry with .tex extension and are used if the annote field is empty. With ibAnnotePath you can give a path to your annote files (suggested by Robert Schlicht). dummy year reintroduced, needed for correct label generating. superfluous whitespace in cite removed. natbib emulation commands bug fixed and improved, much better endnotes-support now. natbib emulation commands are able to recognize a second optional argument. tilde removed from jb@deactivate@babel. citefield knows value `url' now. cite command can print out url, if no shortauthor and shorttitle is given. jurabib speaks now italian, first trial. (Thanks to Pablo Rodriguez). small bug inside jurabib.bst fixed, reported by Tilman Finke. bugfix regarding formatpages and `commabeforerest', found by Tilman Finke. again some definitions changed in spjbbib.ldf (thanks to Pablo Rodriguez). formatpages has now two optional arguments, I added one to make the separation before the start page configurable; is influenced by `commabeforerest' by default. new commands added to adapt the separation of formatpages automatically Please replace the current files in the directory CTAN:/macros/latex/contrib/supported/jurabib/ ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/jurabib/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- dtk: A Document Class and Style for ``Die TeXnische Komoedie''
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Apr '02

11 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Gerd Neugebauer ----- I have uploaded a new version of dtk-1.8.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. This file replaces the file usergrps/dante/dtk/dtk_1_6.tar.gz and the contents of the directory usergrps/dante/dtk/unpacked. The files are distributed under the GPL. Some words aout it: dtk: A Document Class and Style for ``Die TeXnische Komoedie'' written by Gerd Neugebauer gene(a)gerd-neugebauer.de dtk is a document class and style file which has been written to be used for the communications of the German speaking TeX users group Dante e.V.: ``Die TeXnische Komoedie''. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/usergrps/dante/dtk/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- shorttoc package
by Rainer Schoepf 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 Jean-Pierre Drucbert wrote: > I just have uploaded a new version of the package: > > shorttoc (shorttoc.tar.gz) > > in the /incoming directory of the ftp.dante.de CTAN node. > > The contents of shorttoc.tar.gz should replace the contents of > > /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/shorttoc > > The licence is LPPL. > > This version adds the macro > > anothertableofcontents (or anothertoc) > > to import and display the table of contents of another > document. It can also import and display the list of figures > (or similar things) from another document. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/shorttoc For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- ccaption package
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded ccaption.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/ccaption. > > the distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The ccaption package provides commands for `continuation captions', > unnumbered captions, and a legend heading for any occasion. Methods are also > provided to define captions for use outside floats, to define new floats and > subfloats, and to style captions. > > Changes in version 3.1a (2002/04/01) > o subfigure option code changed to support version 2.1.2 of the subfigure > package (coming to a CTAN near you soon). i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocbibind package
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded tocbibind.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocbibind. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocbibind package can be used to add the ToC and/or the LoF/LoT > and/or bibliography and/or index etc., to the Table of Contents listing. > > Changes in version 1.5c (2002/04/09) > o Fixed problem with occhapter in non-chaptered documents. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload report [lettre]
by Rainer Schoepf 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, MEGEVAND Denis wrote: > I've uploaded the latest version (2.345) 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. Thanks for your update. I replaced the old version at macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettre For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: MSC Macro Package
by Jim Hefferon 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '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. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: MSC Macro Package Author's name: V. Bos Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/msc Summary description: With the MSC Macro Package you can draw Message Sequence Charts in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The MSC Macro Package, version 1.10 is available. This package was written by S. Mauw and V. Bos. The MSC Macro Package provides LaTeX users with functionality to draw Message Sequence Charts. Version 1.10 is a major update since the previous version (which was available at http://www.win.tue.nl/~sjouke/mscpackage.html). It supports the ITU standard MSC2000, including MSCs, Hig-level MSCs, and MSC documents. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN Submission - titlesec 2.5
by Rainer Schöpf 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Javier Bezos wrote: > I've uploaded to the Dante server the following 13 files > in /incoming/titlesec: > > titlesec.tex > titlesec.sty > titletoc.sty > block.tss > drop.tss > wrap.tss > frame.tss > margin.tss > leftmargin.tss > rightmargin.tss > ttlkeys.def > ttlps.def > readme > > Please delete the contents of macros/latex/contrib/supported/titlesec > a place the new files in it. > > This release of titlesec/titletoc fixes some bugs as > for example: > - the extended settings didn't work properly in itlespacing, > - the page class added a blank page after it even > if openany. > > There are a few new features in titlesec (titletoc remains > almost unchanged): > - Now it's calc-savvy > - * shortand in lengths now accepts non INT numbers > and the unit is not hardcoded. > - More meaningful errors at some places. > > License is still lppl. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested in macros/latex/contrib/supported/titlesec > I've also uploaded gloss.tex (in incoming/), which should replace the > file with the same name under macros/latex/contrib/supported/gloss > (a new explanation about the steps to follow and a important > typo fixed). Thanks, I installed it as macros/latex/contrib/supported/gloss/gloss.tex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: gauss.sty
by Rainer Schoepf 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

On Sun, 7 Apr 2002 Manuel Kauers submitted an update for the gauss package. > Name of contribution: gauss.sty > Summary description: A Package for Typesetting Matrix Operations > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Update of the package version which is currently online. > The old version was not compatible with the latest version of amstex. But new version is. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/other/gauss/ For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: FigSize
by Jim Hefferon 06 Apr '02

06 Apr '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: FigSize Author's name: Anthony A. Tanbakuchi Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/figsize Summary description: Dynamic and automatic sizing of graphics and other elements relative to page. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The FigSize package enables automatic sizing of graphics, especially when including graphics with the graphicx package. The user only has to specify the number of graphics that should fit to a page or fraction there of and the package will dynamically calculate the correct graphics sizes relative to the page size. Thus, graphics can be auto-sized to fill a whole page or fraction and manual changes of graphic sizes are never needed when changing document layouts! Finally, the package's dynamic lengths can be used to allow other document element sizes to be dynamic. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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new CTAN package: plates
by Jim Hefferon 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '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: plates Author's name: Anthony A. Tanbakuchi Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/plates Summary description: Float environment that is gathered to end of doc for special printing (eg. plates, photos, color diagrams) License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The plates package provides a simple facility for inserting color figures in documents they should be gathered and printed together - --- just like in books with a section of color plates. The benefit of such a facility is to allow these special figures to be printed separately and later slipped into the final document. The package provides the plates environment to handle this situation. The user need only place these special figures in a plate environment instead of a figure environment and issue a command to print the plates at a chosen location in the document. Additional, if the author wishes to have a version of the document where the color figures are included in the text merely including the figures option will change the behavior of the plates environment to a figure environment, causing the plates to be printed directly in the text. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: purifyeps
by Jim Hefferon 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to you local 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: purifyeps Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: support/purifyeps Summary description: Make EPS files work with both latex+dvips and pdflatex License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- While pdfLaTeX has a number of nice features, its primary shortcoming relative to standard LaTeX+dvips is that it is unable to read ordinary Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files, the most common graphics format in the LaTeX world. purifyeps converts EPS files into a purified form that can be read by *both* LaTeX+dvips and pdfLaTeX. The trick is that the standard LaTeX2e graphics packages can parse MetaPost-produced EPS directly. Hence, purifyeps need only convert an arbitrary EPS file into the same stylized format that MetaPost outputs. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN package update: FiXme
by Jim Hefferon 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

An update to the package FiXme has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: FiXme Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: latex/contrib/supported/fixme Summary description: FiXme, insert fixme notes in your documents License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce a new *major* release of FiXme, a package for inserting fixme notes in your documents, version 2.0. Many new features in this release, including a new layout option (inline), notes counters, a usage summary at the end of processing, more translations, and most important, three additional macros for including non-critical notes (meta comments about the document actualy) of different importance levels. FiXme provides you with a way of inserting fixme notes in your documents. Such notes can appear inline, as marginal notes, footnotes, index entries, in the log file and as warnings on stdout. It is also possible to summarize them in a list. When you switch from draft to final mode, any remaining fixme note will be logged, but removed from the document's body. Additionally, critical notes will abort compilation with an informative message. FiXme also comes with support for AUC-TeX. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN package update: CurVe
by Jim Hefferon 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

An update to the package CurVe has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: CurVe Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: latex/contrib/supported/curve Summary description: CurVe, a LaTeX2e class for making curriculum vitae's License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce a new release of CurVe, a class for making curriculum vitae's, version 1.2. New in this release: more translations, a starred form for the entry macro, with a simplified syntax, and most important, support for standard bibliography inclusion. CurVe is a class package that hopefully will make your life easier when you want to write your CV. It provides you with a set of commands to create rubrics, entries in these rubrics etc. CurVe will then properly format your CV for you (possibly splitting it onto multiple pages, repeating the titles etc), which is usually the most painful part of CV writing. Another nice feature of CurVe is its ability to manage different CV flavors simultaneously. It is in fact often the case that you want to maintain slightly divergent versions of your CV at the same time, in order to emphasize on different aspects of your background. CurVe also comes with support for AUC-TeX. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa TeX 4.20
by Reinhard Zierke 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.20 and macro packages coming with BaKoMa TeX. Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 1-Apr-2002 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.20 ---------------------- 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 * 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 4.20 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.10 * Text Editor + Document Tabs for switching between Document Windows. + Windows of Console, Messages, Log-file, are managed inside Centaur Frame window (switched via TAB Control). + GUI Control bars are switched via TAB Control instead of radio buttons. GUI Control bars may include bitmaps. Added GUI Bar for insertion of LaTeX frequently used commands. + Show states of document tabs, toolbar, GUI Bar, status bar, and other control bars are controlled from context menu which is opened by right mouse button pushed under a control bar or program menu. + `File|Exit All BaKoMa TeX Programs' - new command. + Buttons for browsing through TeX Log file to TeX Control bar were added. + Alarm button is added at left edge of status bar. It is green when some warnings are in Message Window. It is blinked red when some errors are in message window. Pressing on this button shows Message Window. + Key binding list: list was changed to TAB Control. + Contents of text window is redrawn while dragging scroll bar thumb. + Moving mouse with pressed right mouse button drags text inside window. + Multiple click of left mouse button (without a moving) sequentially selects: Word, Line, Paragraph. * DVI Viewer + Added support for new HyperRef options: pdfpagemode, pdfstartview, pdfstartpage, pdfpagescrop, pdfpagetransition, pdfpageduration, pdfpagehidden. + Options pdfstartview and pdfstartpage are handled by DVI Viewer. * Bug fixing + Fixed conflict between LaTeX packages: PSfrag and Color. + Font handling is refined to import EPS files produced by Corel 9/10. + Fixed incorrect handling of T1-fonts (CM+CX) (baseline quotes) + Fixed a buffer overflow at embedding DOCINFO object into PDF. 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 version of BaKoMa TeX in CTAN://tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/ as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Korean version of lshort
by Reinhard Zierke 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Cheol Ju ----- I uploaded `lshort-kr.pdf', `lshort-kr-src.tar.gz' and `README-kr' to dante.ctan.org/incoming/lshort-kr. I want these files to go `CTAN:/tex-archive/info/lshort/korean/ lshort-kr is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or higher. lshort-kr is the korean translation of `The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX2e'. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/info/lshort/korean/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- pdfpages v0.2g
by Reinhard Zierke 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Andreas Matthias ----- I have uploaded the archive file `pdfpages.zip' to ftp.dante.de/incoming. Please, extract this archive and replace the files in /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/pdfpages/ The `pdfpages' package makes it easy to insert pages of external PDF documents. Several logical pages can be arranged onto each sheet of paper. (Like psnup.) The package provides hypertext operations like hyperlinks and article threads. Changes in version 0.2g: The new option `addtotoc' adds entries to the table of contents. This may be useful, if putting together conference proceedings. It is distributed under the LPPL. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/pdfpages/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Mar '02

29 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK/incoming. Please use this to replace > the current contents of macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. Also, delete > memfixa.sty from that directory (it has also been sitting in /incoming for > some time now). my desk is untidy, too. > From the README: > Memoir is a configurable class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematics. It encompasses the standard book and report > classes and can simulate the article class, as well as double-spaced > typewritten manuscripts. > > It provides a variety of predefined page, chapter and caption styles > together with easy means of creating new ones. There is a reasonably > intuitive way of specifying page margins, etc., with an option for printing > trimming marks. Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12 or 14pt as the normal font > size. > > Changes in version 1.1 (2002/03/28) > o Incorporated all fixes from memfixa.sty that applied to version 1.0 > o Removed memfixa.sty > o Minor change to *.clo files > o Native support for subfigures > o Fixed incompatibility with the natbib package > o Additional facilities for verse typesetting > o Experimental marginpar-like extensions > o New edition of the user manual i've installed (and deleted) files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New material on CTAN: ama.bst
by Jim Hefferon 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

New material has been installed on tug.ctan.org and 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: ama.bst Author's name: Eric Kort Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib Summary description: AMA (JAMA, Cancer, NEJM, etc) Style File for Bibtex License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ama.bst is a modification of IEEE bibtex style file to conform to the American Medical Association Style Guide guidelines for references. This is the style required by numerous biomedical journals (including JAMA, NEJM, Cancer) for manuscript submissions. Don't forget to rebuild the file database after placing this file somewhere such as bibtex/bst/base - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: TeXshade v1.6
by Rainer Schoepf 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

Eric Beitz <eric.beitz(a)uni-tuebingen.de> uploaded a new version of the sequence alignment shading package TeXshade (v1.6). Thanks for the upload, I installed it at the usual place in macros/latex/contrib/supported/texshade For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload: doublestroke font
by Rainer Schoepf 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Olaf Kummer wrote: > I have uploaded to ftp.dante.de the file ds.tar, > which contains replacement files for the files in > /tex-archive/fonts/doublestroke . > > This upload clarifies the license, which is > essentially public domain with the restriction that > Donald Knuth's conditions for modifying the CM fonts > (from which the doublestroke fonts are derived) > still apply. Thanks for the update, the new files have been placed in fonts/doublestroke For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload: marvosym
by Rainer Schoepf 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Thomas Henlich wrote: > I've uploaded the file LICENSE to the ftp.dante.de/incoming/marvosym > directory. > > This file describes the licensing conditions (GPL) of the marvosym package > and should be placed along with it, in the fonts/psfonts/marvosym/ tree Thanks for your upload. I placed the LICENSE file in fonts/psfonts/marvosym/LICENSE For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- verse package
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Mar '02

28 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > Dear CTAN/Robin, > > I have uploaded verse.tar.gz to UK/incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/verse directory. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > verse provides some aids for typesetting simple verse (poems). > > Changes in version 2.1 (2002/03/28) > o Added repeating patterns > o Added \> as a linebreaking command > o Fixed label when used with the first line of a poem. 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 26 Mar '02

26 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded verse.tar.gz to the UK /incoming directory. Please us this > to replace the current 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 2.0 (2002/03/24) > o Lines in a poem may be numbered (and label ed) > o Verses may be numbered or otherwise distinguished > o Line-end macros (\ and friends) work as advertised. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- layouts package
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded layouts.tar.gz to UK /incoming. Please use this to > replace the current 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: general page layout; disposition of floats; > layout of paragraphs, lists, footnotes, table of contents, and sectional > headings; font boxes. > > Facilities are provided for a document designer to experiment with the > layout parameters. > > Changes in version v2.5a (2002/03/24) > o Fixed problem with footer box size on page diagrams. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: ncclatex
by Jim Hefferon 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '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: ncclatex Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported/ncclatex Summary description: The NCCLATEX bungle is the first oficial release of NCC-LaTeX classes License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This bungle contains the NCC class and NCCLATEX package released for use with LaTeX2e. It works together with NCCTOOLS, Release 2.03 or later. The description of classes and packages is provided with the ncclatex.tex guide (ncclatex.dvi is also available and can be announced to conferences). The NCC-LaTeX has many customization features and service commands making it more powerfull than standard LaTeX classes. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: TrueTypeToType42
by Jim Hefferon 25 Mar '02

25 Mar '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: TrueTypeToType42 Author's name: THomas H. Barton Location on CTAN: /fonts/utilities/TrueTypeToType42 Summary description: Conversion of TrueType to PostScript Type 42 font License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TrueTypeToType42.ps and its auxiliary programs creates a PostScript Type 42 font file from a TrueType font file. The included C program ShowAllGlyphs creates a PostScript program which shows all the glyphs defined by the font. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: upload: devnag-contrib.zip
by Robin Fairbairns 23 Mar '02

23 Mar '02

anshuman pandey writes: > Hello, > > I've uploaded the devnag-contrib.zip to the incoming directory on > ftp.tex.ac.uk. The zip archive has files intended for the directory > /language/devangari/contrib/. The archive contains stored path names > for the following structures: > > /fonts/dvpn/ > /fonts/type1/ > > The files are supplemental files to be used by the Devanagari for > TeX package that resides in /language/devanagari/. i've installed the directories under language/devanagari/contrib/fonts the type1 directory's readme says: These outline renderings (PostScript Type 1) of Frans Velthuis' Devanagari fonts for TeX were created by Primoz Peterlin <primoz.peterlin(a)biofiz.mf.uni-lj.si>. The original METAFONT sources were automatically converted to PFB using Peter Szabo's TeXtrace <http://www.inf.bme.hu/~pts/textrace/> package, and subsequently edited using George Williams' PfaEdit PostScript font editor <http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/>. The AFM files were also automatically created by PfaEdit. Peterlin notes that a direct conversion from the TeX font metrics to Adobe font metric files might yield better results. To use these Type 1 fonts, copy the contents of dvng.map to psfonts.map, or modify the dvips config.ps file to reference the file. Anshuman Pandey 20 March 2002 thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: newlfm.zip
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Paul Thompson wrote: > I have uploaded a new version of newlfm.zip to the dante.de incoming directory. > > Note that I uploaded newlfm.zip first, determined that a minor change was > needed and tried to upload it again. However, > restrictions on incoming made that impossible. Thus, the current version > is anewlfm.zip. Please 1) delete newlfm.zip, 2) change anewlfm.zip to > newlfm.zip and 3) install as required. Sorry to be troublesome. > > It goes to macros/latex2e/contrib/supported/newlfm This is just a link. The path is macros/latex/contrib/supported/newlfm > License: gpl > Here is an announcement for the list: > > Announcing newlfm.cls, Version 3.4 - this is a minor features upgrade > > newlfm stands for NEW Letter Fax Memo > > Available at CTAN > macros/latex2e/contrib/supported/newlfm > > newlfm integrates the letter class with fancyhdr and geometry to > > o automatically make letterhead stationary > > o includes support for a database for addresses; instead of putting all > the information for different letters into different letters, you put > it in the database, and pull it into the letter with a single command > > o includes support for other languages, including pig Latin > > o includes a number of excluded article.cls features (table, figure) > > o integrates support for memos and faxes within the same package > > o full support for positioning of items (moving the date up or down; putting > the date between from and to blocks; etc.) > > o supports mass mailings and form letters easily and simply > > o prints addresses on labels. One Avery label type is set up, while others > are being added. > > o supports 3 different types of letters (standard, business) and includes > full control for positioning of letter elements > > o has a full manual, for ease of use > > Try it out!!! You may never use the letter class again!! Thankls for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Submission -- paralist v2.3b
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Mar '02

21 Mar '02

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Bernd Schandl wrote: > I have uploaded the file paralist.zip to the /incoming directory of > ftp.dante.de. > > The package is licensed under the LPPL. > > I recommend placing the unpacked files README, paralist.ins and > paralist.dtx in > macros/latex2e/contrib/supported/paralist/ > replacing the old versions. > > From the abstract: > This style file provides some new list environments. Itemized and > enumerated lists can be typesetted within paragraphs, as > paragraphs and in a compact version. Most environments have > optional arguments to format the labels. > Additionally, the LaTeX environments |itemize| and |enumerate| > can be extended to use a similar optional argument. > > New in the version are: > - Bug fixes for setdefaultenum caused by changes made in v2.3a Thanks for the upload. I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/paralist For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: yhcmex10
by Rainer Schoepf 20 Mar '02

20 Mar '02

On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Apostolos Syropoulos wrote: > I have just uploaded on ftp.dante.de/incoming/yhmath > the files TeX-yhmath10.pfb, yhmath.map and yhmath.pdf. > The Type 1 font can be used to typeset documents that > make use of the yhmath package. Thanks for the upload, I installed the files in fonts/yhmath For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Update of EASY package
by Rainer Schoepf 20 Mar '02

20 Mar '02

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Enrico Bertolazzi wrote: > I have put in the directory /incoming of ftp.dante.de a gziped > tar file easy.tgz. It contains the new version of easy macros > family > > This file should replace > the files in /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/easy > wich contain the old versions. Thanks for the update. I installed it after removing the .DS_Store files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upgrade: javaDVI
by Jim Hefferon 19 Mar '02

19 Mar '02

An upgrade of a package has been installed at 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: javaDVI Author's name: James Hurt Location on CTAN: dviware/javadvi Summary description: TeX and LaTeX DVI file viewer/printer coded in Java License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the second release of javaDVI, a DVI viewer and printer coded in Java. You will need Java RTE 1.3 to run this application. Read the file Readme.txt - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Correct WinShell 2.1 upload
by Rainer Schoepf 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Ingo H. de Boer wrote: > I have uploaded the correct WinShell 2.1 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 & sorry for the first incorrect version > > 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 corrected files, I installed them as you requested, in systems/win32/winshell For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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[TeXmacs@math.u-psud.fr: Re: CTAN submission -- TeXmacs version 0.3.5.11]
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Joris van der Hoeven ----- I just uploaded the new GNU TeXmacs distribution in ftp.dante.de/incoming/TeXmacs The new distribution contains the files TeXmacs-1.0-1.i386.rpm TeXmacs-1.0-1.src.rpm TeXmacs-1.0-src.tar.gz TeXmacs-1.0-static-gnu-linux.tar.gz The files should be put into the directory systems/unix/TeXmacs All existing files in this directory become obsolete, except for the file .message. ----------------------------------------------------------- Joris van der Hoeven <vdhoeven(a)texmacs.org> http://www.texmacs.org: GNU TeXmacs scientific text editor http://www.math.u-psud.fr/~vdhoeven: personal homepage ----------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/unix/TeXmacs/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- s2latex win32 binaries
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Kees Zeelenberg ----- I have uploaded to Dante an MS-Windows (Win32) executable for s2latex (converts Scribe documents to LaTeX documents): s2latex-win32.exe s2latex-win32.README No changes to the sources were necessary to compile them. I would suggest to place them in a subdirectory win32 of support / s2latex ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the files as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/s2latex/win32/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: uploaded: the sffms latex class
by Robin Fairbairns 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

M.C.D writes: > + what you've uploaded > > sffms/sffms.dtx > sffms/sffms.ins > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > cam.ctan.org > > + where you want the files to go > > /macros/latex/contrib/supported/ or > /macros/latex2e/contrib/supported/ - I'm not sure what the difference > is. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > LPPL (1.2 & above) > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > SFFMS is a latex class for formatting science fiction and fantasy > manuscripts in the format standard for the genre - 12pt monospaced font > with double spacing, etc., etc. It is based on a previous style file > called sfms. It would probably be appropriate for any fiction > manuscripts and non-technical non-fiction manuscripts as well. Full > documentation is provided in the .dtx file. i've installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/sffms [the latex2e directory is in fact an alias]. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New package on CTAN: iTeXMac
by Jim Hefferon 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

A new package has been installed on CTAN and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: iTeXMac Author's name: jerome Laurens Location on CTAN: systems/mac/iTeXMac Summary description: All in one application to use TeX on mac OS X License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First release of iTeXMac. This is a full cocoa application that takes benefit of mac os 10. It allows to produce higher quality TeX documents in a very efficient environment. It is GPL product. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: WinShell 2.1 upload
by Rainer Schoepf 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Ingo H. de Boer wrote: > I have uploaded WinShell 2.1 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. > > 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 a lot for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- lettrine
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Mar '02

13 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Daniel Flipo ----- I have just uploaded into ftp.dante.de/incoming a file lettrine.tar.gz, which contains an upgrade (V 1.2) of the lettrine package designed to typeset various sorts of dropped capitals. It should replace the old version in 'macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettrine'. The license is unchanged (LPPL). This new version corrects a bug due to incorrect handling of rubber lengths; the bug occured with seminar.cls for instance. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettrine' Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- language/bangtex
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Mar '02

13 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Palash B Pal ----- + what I've uploaded The following files: bfonts.tar.gz bsample.tar.gz bsty.tar.gz README.bangtex + which CTAN node I've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where I want the files to go Preferably in a directory/subdirectory called bangtex. + licensing conditions GPL + a brief summary of what the upload is intended to do. The several tar.gz files contain font and class files for typesetting in Bangla (Bengali) and Assamese. There are also some sample files, which includes the manual. The installtion instructions can be obtained from http://tnp.saha.ernet.in/~pbpal/bangtex/bangtex.html ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I unpacked the archives and installed them in CTAN:/tex-archive/language/bangtex/{examples,latex,mf} Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- biblio 1.21
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Mar '02

13 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from R.Stepanyan ----- Please find below some information about a new version of my program Biblio, which I have recently uploaded on Your archive (ftp.dante.de). Name of the Biblio v.1.2 contribution My name R. Stepanyan My email rstepanyan(a)yahoo.com Summary description system for maintaining and presenting bibliographies Suggested CTAN directory biblio/ Short text for announcement: Biblio is a program for preprocessing your bibliographic references (written in Perl). After preprocessing the input TeX file it creates output TeX file with references included according to the formats prescribed either in a separate file (template) or in the header of the input TeX file. Output TeX is ready for LaTeX. License lppl Note: license is changed (was Nosell)! Name of the uploaded file: biblio1.21_12mar2002.tar.gz (gunzip-ed tar archive) ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/biblio and removed the old one in .../nonfree/support/biblio. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- Euler-VM v2.8, ly1-min.zip, icomma.sty 2.0
by Reinhard Zierke 12 Mar '02

12 Mar '02

Walter Schmidt was as helpful as ever and sent three package updates to us: ----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file eulervm.zip to the /incoming directory at ftp://dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack this archive to the CTAN directory fonts/eulervm/ Doing so will replace the files readme and eulervm.dtx. This is release 2.8 of the LaTeX package eulervm.sty, supporting the use of the Euler math fonts with LaTeX. Apart from a minor code cleanup, the package has been modified so that it works not only with roman, but also with sans serif text fonts now. The .vf. and .tfm files of the Euler-VM fonts are unchanged. ----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file ly1-min.zip to the /incoming directory at ftp://dante.ctan.org. Please, move this archive -- without unpacking it -- to the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/psnfssx/ly1/, thus replacing the existing file. This archive includes a minimum set of support files for using the LY1 encoding with LaTeX. The present submission fixes only the file texnansi.enc, which had a wrong glyph name for the Euro symbol. The original source of the (correct) file is: <http://www.YandY.com/download/texnansi.enc> The other files in the archive are unchanged. ----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file icomma.dtx to the /incoming directory at ftp://dante.ctan.org. Please, move it to the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/was/ thus replacing the existing file. This is version 2.0 of the LaTeX package icomma.sty. It changes the behavior of the comma in math mode, so that the comma can be used both as a punctuation character and as a decimal separator. As compared with the previous release, the package has been fixed to avoid some potential problems. Special thanks to Bernd Raichle for providing the improved code! ----- End forwarded message ----- I installed all these updates as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Submission -- paralist v2.3a
by Reinhard Zierke 12 Mar '02

12 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Bernd Schandl ----- I have uploaded the file paralist.zip to the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. The package is licensed under the LPPL. I recommend placing the unpacked files README, paralist.ins and paralist.dtx in macros/latex2e/contrib/supported/paralist/ replacing the old versions. >From the abstract: This style file provides some new list environments. Itemized and enumerated lists can be typesetted within paragraphs, as paragraphs and in a compact version. Most environments have optional arguments to format the labels. Additionally, the LaTeX environments |itemize| and |enumerate| can be extended to use a similar optional argument. New in the version are: - Documentation mentions problem with babel package when using the french option - Some bug fixes for calculating the left margin in nested lists where enumerate and itemize are mixed. ----- End of forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload, I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/paralist/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- preview-latex-0.6.1.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 12 Mar '02

12 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.6.1.tar.gz and preview-0.6.1.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.6.1.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-0.6.1.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.6.1.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 0.6.1 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex is a system for displaying inline images of selected parts of a file in Emacs source buffers. It is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, GNU Emacs-21.1, AUC TeX, a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. XEmacs support is again being worked on. If you are planning on contributing, please contact the developers' list. Due to missing image support of Emacs-21.1 under Microsoft Windows, this platform is not usable at the current point of time. Release focus have been user interface improvements and documentation. The TeXinfo documentation now also contains instructions for the used LaTeX style, and users of Emacs' desktop package will have previews survive into their next Emacs session. The LaTeX style now has an option for making TeX bounding boxes known to Dvips in case it gets them wrong (frequent with packages like PStricks). Due to a defective backport of security handling, GNU GhostScript-6.53 failed to work with version 0.6. We now don't use the incomplete functionality. 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. 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/> * Finally, Emacs-21.1 can be downloaded from rawhide, <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/i386/RedHat/RPMS/>. 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 the new version as suggested 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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Re: CTAN Submission: CWEBbin 3.64 [p20]
by Rainer Schoepf 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Andreas Scherer wrote: > I have uploaded the files > > ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/cwebbin/README.p20 > ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/cwebbin/cwebbin-p20.tar.gz > > containing the adaptation of CWEBbin to the current CWEB 3.64 as of March > 2002. CWEBbin consists of a set of change files (to be applied with the TIE > processor) that make the original sources usable with ANSI-C/C++ compilers on > UNIX/Linux, MS/Windows, and Amiga. Extra functionality, like TeX macros and > CWEB macros for international documentation of CWEB programs, is introduced > in the archive and documented in README.p20. Binary files are not shipped > with this distribution. > > CWEBbin is contributed to the public domain. Licensing conditions are the > same as those of CWEB proper. > > Both the README.p20 file and the cwebbin-p20.tar.gz archive should be > installed at > > CTAN:/web/c_cpp/cwebbin > > and should replace the now out-dated version [p19]. Thanks for the update, which I installed as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocbibind package
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Mar '02

11 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded tocbibind.tar to UK/incoming. Please use this to replace > /macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocbibind. The distribution is under the > LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocbibind package can be used to add the ToC and/or bibliography > and/or the index. etc., to the Table of Contents listing. > > Changes in version 1.5c > o Fixed problem with ocetcmark i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- bmeps 1.0.2
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Mar '02

10 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20020306.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: bmeps 1.0.2 Name and email: Dirk Krause Suggested location on CTAN: CTAN:/tex-archive/support/bmeps Summary description: Bugfix for the bmeps program License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bmeps is a program to convert from PNG, TIFF, JPEG, NetPBM to EPS. It writes PS levels 1, 2 and 3. Depending on the PS level one can use run-length, flate and ASCII85-compression or encoding. Alpha channels in PNG and TIFF can be converted to PS level 3 image masks. This package contains a bugfix related to malformed DSC comments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the update, I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/bmeps/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- ccaption package
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded ccaption.tar to the UK incoming directory. It is a > new version of the ccaption package to match the soon-to-be-released version > 2.1 of the subfigure package. AFTER subfigure 2.1 has been installed on CTAN > please use ccaption.tar to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/ccaption, and announce it (I am away on > business all next week). > > From the README: > > The ccaption package provides commands for `continuation captions', > unnumbered captions, and a legen heading for any environment. Methods are > also provided to define captions for use outside floats and to define new > float (and subfloats with the subfigure package) environments. Tools are > provided for specifying your own captioning styles. > > Changes in version 3.1 > o subfigure option code changed to match released version 2.1 of the > subfigure package. the files were (eventually) uploaded a day or so ago, at the same time as was the new version of subfigure. i omitted to send this announcement at that time -- my apologies. thanks, peter, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixa package
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Mar '02

08 Mar '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memfixa.sty to UK/incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixa.sty. > > The memfixa package provides temporary fixes for the memoir class. This > release (v1.2) provides a trial fix for hiccups when the natbib package is > used with the memoir class. I would be grateful if anybody using the > memoir/natbib combination tried it out and let me know if it does not work > before I add it to the next release of memoir. i've installed the package as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: SQLTeX
by Jim Hefferon 07 Mar '02

07 Mar '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. 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: SQLTeX Author's name: Oscar van Eijk 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 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 submission --- subfigure and captcont packages.
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Steven Douglas Cochran writes (making it possible for me to produce two separate announcements, but it's late and i'm bundling them into one): > BEGIN======================== subfigure package ======================== > 1. Name of your contribution: > subfigure > > Your name: > Steven Douglas Cochran > > 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. > > Suggested CTAN directory: > macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure/ > > Short text for announcement: > > The subfigure package version 2.1 is finally (officially) > released. If you have been using version 2.0 or earlier, > than you should notice no difference in its default behavior. > If you have been using a beta release of version 2.1, you may > need to add the tight option to maintain the same > look-and-feel that you are used to. In addition, if you > use the options: RM, SF, TT, MD, BF, IT, SL, SC, or UP; you > will need to add their lowercase counterparts to get the same > output (see below). > > The main differences are: > > 1. Bug fixes. > > 2. Second optional argument to subfigure to allow control > over the list-of-figures entry separately from the > subcaption. > > 3. A tight option for a more compact and better looking > arrangement of your subfigures, the subcaptions and the > main caption. > > 4. A subref command to allow references to the subfigure > without the associated figure number (useful in the main > caption). > > 5. New raggedright option for the subcaption. Also, > changed the RM, SF, TT, MD, BF, IT, SL, > SC, and UP options to only affect the label portion > of the subcaption. Their lowercase counterparts affect > the subcaption text as before. You can now combine some > of these options for different effects---see the > documentation. > > 2. Indicate the license: > LaTeX Project Public License > > 3. Uploaded file(s): > The uploaded subfigure.tar.gz file unzips and untars into a > local ./subfigure directory. The contents of this directory > are: > > Makefile To install or process documentation on > a UNIX system. > README Manifest and overview of these files. > > subfigure.dtx Code and documentation. > subfigure.ins > > test.tex Test / example files. > test2.tex > test3.tex > test4.tex > END========================== subfigure package ======================== > > > BEGIN======================== captcont package ========================= > 1. Name of your contribution: > captcont > > Your name: > Steven Douglas Cochran > > Summary description: > > LaTeX package for providing support for retaining a figure or > table number across several float environments---usually over > several pages. It also allows control over the contents of > the List-of-Figures and the List-of-Tables pages. > > Suggested CTAN directory: > macros/latex/contrib/supported/captcont/ > > Short text for announcement: > > The captcont package provides the ability to continue the > numbering in your float environment (figure, table, etc.) > with a minimal overhead. This package adds three commands: > caption*, captcont, and captcont*. Along with the > caption command, these give full control over the caption > numbering, caption text and the entries in the list-of > pages. > > o caption and captcont generate list-of page entries. > o caption and caption* increment the figure or table > counter. > > This package also fully supports the subfigure package. > > 2. Indicate the license: > LaTeX Project Public License > > 3. Uploaded file(s): > The uploaded captcont.tar.gz file unzips and untars into a local > ./captcont directory. The contents of this directory are: > > Makefile To install or process documentation on > a UNIX system. > README Manifest and overview of these files. > > captcont.dtx Code and documentation. > captcont.ins > > test.tex Test / example file. > END======================== captcont package ========================= i've installed the files as suggested. thanks for the uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- webfiles 1.0.1
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Mark Potse ----- I just uploaded version 1.0.1 of the WEBFILES package to CTAN. Although the last release was two years ago, there are few changes. The code for PDF links has been improved, the color of links changed from red to blue to conform with other packages, and the documentation now mentions that recent versions of Levy & Knuth's cweave should be run with the +e flag to work correctly with webfiles.sty! Mark Potse ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/web/webfiles/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: TeXaide
by Jim Hefferon 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

A new package has been installed at 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: TeXaide Author's name: Design Science Location on CTAN: support/texaide Summary description: TeXaide is a special version of Equation Editor that generates TeX & LaTeX. License type: nosource Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TeXaide TeXaide(TM) is a special version of our Equation Editor that generates TeX using MathType's TeX translator technology. Whereas Equation Editor can be used with any application that supports OLE or can paste a graphic from the clipboard, TeXaide only generates TeX on the clipboard, where it can be pasted into any TeX system. Now you can generate TeX equations using Equation Editor's easy-to-use interface! Insert hundreds of characters and symbols without having to look them up! The following TeX translators are supplied: Plain TeX AMS TeX AMS LaTeX LaTeX 2.09 and later TeXaide is available for Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, XP, NT 4.0 and newer, and comes with a comprehensive help file that describes how to use the product. The download is only 1MB. TeXaide is free; all we ask in return is for your email address. From time to time we'll send you information related to our mathematical typesetting products but will not use your email address for any other reason. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN update -- snapshot pkg version 1.13
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Michael John Downes ----- I have submitted a new version 1.13 of the LaTeX package snapshot. There are two main changes in this version: 1. Give suitable warnings for files listed in an embedded RequireVersions statement that do not appear in @filelist, and vice versa. (This was on the to-do list.) 2. Add a test option that might be used, with some auxiliary scripting, as a sort of system-independent way to resolve file names to a full path for the files listed in the RequireVersions info. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/snapshot/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: FixpPak 8 for emTeX/TDS (OS/2)
by Reinhard Zierke 04 Mar '02

04 Mar '02

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file emtexfix8.zip to the /incoming directory at ftp://dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it in the CTAN directory systems/os2/emtex-contrib/emtexTDS . Doing so will replace the present files readme.eng readme.ger README.fixes and create a new subdirectory fix008 . (Please, do not specify the option -a for unzip; text files have already Unix line endings.) Please, remove the existing subdirectories fix004, fix005, fix006 and fix007; they are obsolete now. This is FixPak 8 for emTeX/TDS; see the file README.fixes for an overview. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the update in CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/os2/emtex-contrib/emtexTDS as suggested and removed the old fix00? directories. -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: mathdots.sty
by Jim Hefferon 01 Mar '02

01 Mar '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror on 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: mathdots.sty Author's name: Danial H. Luecking Location on CTAN: macros/generic Summary description: Defines an inverse ddots and improves ddots and vdots. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The mathdots packages provides the command iddots for diagonal dots slanting the opposite of ddots. It also modifies the LaTeX/plainTeX ddots and vdots so that they change size with LaTeX's size changing commands (such as large), and also change size appropriately in sub- and superscripts. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: smartref 1.9 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

Giuseppe Bilotta writes: > + what you've uploaded > > smartref19.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > the three files (smartref.sty, byname.sty and readme.txt) > should overwrite the previous ones in > > macros/latex/contrib/other/smartref > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > LPPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > This is version 1.9 of my SmartRef package, which adds deep > reference capabilities: the user can choose which extra counters > (usually part, chapter, section) number are to be stored > with labels so that they can be retrieved to know in which > part, chapter, section a certain equation, figure, table was > set, without having to mark the part, chapter or section. > > This release solves an issues where equation labels were not used > when using AMS-LaTeX, and it makes the smartref command > robust. i've installed the contents of the .zip file as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Uploads to CTAN -- tex4ht and AlProTex
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

Eitan Gurari writes: > ============================== tex4ht ===================== > > > + what you've uploaded > > tex4ht.zip > > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > cam.ctan.org / incoming > > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacement for tex4ht.zip at > > support/TeX4ht/ > > > + 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) > > The system translates (la)tex files to hypertext. The upload is a > yearly upgrade for the previous version. > > ============================== AlProTex.sty =================== > > > + what you've uploaded > > AlProTex.sty > > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > cam.ctan.org / incoming > > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacement for AlProTex.sty at > > web/protex/ directory > > > + 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) > > The file is an extension of the (la)tex based literate programming > system ProTeX. The upload adjusts the hypertext component to address > changes made in tex4ht. i've installed both files as requested. thanks for the uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: nth.sty put on ctan: uk
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Feb '02

28 Feb '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > I see there is no nth.sty on ctan, so I uploaded a new-revised version > to Cambridge. > > Public domain license. > > To go in macros/latex/contrib/other/misc or in macros/generic/? > > % nth.sty version 2002/27/02 Donald Arseneau > % Ordinal numbering style, 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th... 12th... 101st 102nd... > % > % (Public domain: take, include, extract, whatever) > % > % In LaTeX: > % usepackage[super,negative]{nth} > % where option [super] gives superscript `th' > % and option [negative] allows ``st, nd, rd'' suffixes on negative numbers. > % > % example: enewcommand{ hesection}{ordinal{section}} > % or enewcommand{ hesection}{@ordinalc@section} > % or enewcommand{ hesection}{ thc@section} > % > % In plain TeX: > % input nth.sty > % use: th{<number>}. > % Change formatting by redefining thscript and thtest i've installed the file in macros/generic/nth.sty (since it looks as if it is just that). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission -- draftcopy
by Rainer Schoepf 25 Feb '02

25 Feb '02

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Jürgen Vollmer wrote: > I put a new version (2.16) of my draftcopy package to ftp.dante.de > > This package is used to print on some pages the word `DRAFT' > (or the language dependent analogon) ``behind'' the intended stuff. > > The following files are contained in draftcopy.tar.gz > draftcopy/draftcopy.ins > draftcopy/draftcopy.doc > draftcopy/Makefile > draftcopy/README > draftcopy/THIS-IS-VERSION-2.16 > > Please put it into > CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/draftcopy/ > > I'm looking still for translations for the word DRAFT. > Have a look into draftcopy.sty, which are missing and send me some... > > Note: PDF support is still missing, but many people gave me hints how to do it. > If I have some spare time .... > > Changes since the last version: > - replaced a count99 by count@ > > With best regards > Jürgen Vollmer > > PS: > Thanks to all people, sending me new ideas and code, your are mentioned in the > package code. Thanks for the update. I installed it as you requested, replacing the old version in macros/latex/contrib/supported/draftcopy For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: txt2latex
by Jim Hefferon 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process 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: txt2latex Author's name: Tristan Miller Location on CTAN: support/txt2latex Summary description: Converts text files for use with LaTeX by escaping special characters and fixing quote marks License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a small Perl script intended to facilitate batch conversion of largely unformatted ASCII text for use with LaTeX. In contrast to txt2tex, it does not assume the document has any underlying structure. Its sole purpose is to escape special LaTeX characters and to fix single and double quotation marks. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload --- titling package
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Feb '02

20 Feb '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded titling.dtx to the UK incoming directory. Please > use this to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/titling/titling.dtx > > From the README > > The titling package provides controls over the typesetting of the > maketitle and hanks commands, makes the itle, author, and date > information permanently available, and allows multiple titles in a single > document. > > There is no technical change but some new examples have been added to > the documentation. i've installed the package as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- preview-latex 0.6
by Reinhard Zierke 19 Feb '02

19 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.6.tar.gz and preview-0.6.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.6.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-0.6.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.6.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 0.6 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex is a system for displaying inline images of selected parts of a file in Emacs source buffers. It is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, GNU Emacs-21.1, AUC TeX, a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. XEmacs support is not yet operative, and contributions would be welcome. Due to missing image support of Emacs-21.1 under Microsoft Windows, this platform is not usable at the current point of time, either. Release focus is user interface improvements and documentation. Main point has been an attempt to refrain from disabling previews unless the text under it has indeed changed and not just been replaced by something identical or decorated with font-lock. This makes preview-latex behave better when filling paragraphs, for example. Menu entries for clearing out previews again have been added, and temporary directories are removed when leaving Emacs. A TeXinfo manual has been started. Provision has been made for configuration files prdefault.cfg and prauctex.cfg for commonly defined operations. The latter file is provided and installed. 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>. For users of RedHat linux, a RPM is provided at the above site primarily for RH 7.x. The RPM requires 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/> * 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, an RPM can be found at the project homepage. * Finally, Emacs-21.1 can be downloaded from rawhide, <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/i386/RedHat/RPMS/>. 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 the new version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex/ and CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New package on CTAN: Rotpages
by Jim Hefferon 18 Feb '02

18 Feb '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite 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: Rotpages package Author's name: Sergio Callegari Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotpages Summary description: Multiple page rotation in latex 2e License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The rotpages.sty package for latex 2e permits to format documents where small sets of pages are rotated by 180 degrees and rearranged, so that they can be read by turning the printed copy upside-down. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload: webo.tar.gz
by Robin Fairbairns 18 Feb '02

18 Feb '02

Maurizio Loreti writes: > + what you've uploaded > A file calles webo.tar.gz > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > they are intended to replace the files in tex-archive/fonts/webomints > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > public domain > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > This is an upgrade to a previous upload. Some files have been > added, and the Makefile modified. Here follows the included > README file: > > On Tuesday 05 Feb 2002, Walter Schmidt (wal_schmidt(a)arcormail.de) has > posted a message on comp.text.tex about a freely downloadable > PostScript Type-1 font containing various types of ornaments. > > The URL is http://www.galapagosdesign.com/download/index.html, and > contains the following lines: > > Galapagos Design Group is pleased to make available to the > Internet community free downloads of original typefaces and > clipart. > > Our first offering is a tasty border and ornament font called > Web-O-Mints. Created by George Ryan, Web-O-Mints contains a > rich assortment of typographic decorations inspired by > historical sources. > > The Web-O-Mints font is available in TrueType or PostScript > format, for use on PCs or Macs. Web-O-Mints can be downloaded > and used immediately in all environments. We hope you enjoy > using this original collection of images. > > Here are all the files needed to use these fonts in LaTeX (generated > with the fontinst package) and three small example LaTeX files: > download these files in a local directory, cd there and type make > samples. Requires the fancyhdr package, and config.cmz for dvips. i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- esint package
by Reinhard Zierke 17 Feb '02

17 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from Eddie Saudrais ----- 1. I upload the esint package on ftp.dante.de. They are 3 files: esint.ins, esint.dtx and esint.readme. 2. Please, put the files on macros/latex/contrib/supported. 3. As usual, this is a GNU General Public Licence. 4. This package provides several alternate integral symbols (like oiint) using the Computer Modern font. Run latex on esint.ins to generate the files, install them (see the esint.readme), and run latex on esint.dtx file to obtain the documentation. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/esint/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: dvispell-dvistats
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

daniel taupin has uploaded: A linux or MSDOS/djgpp version of dvispell is provided (no more limited to 8+3 file names). Install specifications are included as well as a comprehensive set of dictionaries for spelling check. Win9x/MSDOS executable are provided. i have installed the files at support/dvispell thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: EC fonts of size more than 3583
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

daniel taupin has uploaded: Three upper size extensions for EC fonts, corresponding to standard size increase of 1.2 above 3583. Fit for higher sizes 'giant', 'Giant' and 'GIANT' (above 'huge', 'Huge' and 'HUGE') as provided by Taupin's version of 'moresize.sty' i have installed the .zip files of these extensions in fonts/ec/contrib thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Uploads: smallcap.sty, moresize and varsects.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

Daniel taupin has provided various things to ctan: 1. smallcap.sty: smallcap.sty make small caps be a font family rather than a shape. This allows bold and slanted small caps to be available (EC fonts do exist). This family is called T1cmsc, and t1cmsc.fd is provided with the style. 2. moresize.zip Daniel Taupin's moresize.sty provides upper sizes corresponding to standard size increase of 1.2 above 3583. Fit for higher sizes 'giant', 'Giant' and 'GIANT' (above 'huge', 'Huge' and 'HUGE'). Compatible but more extended with Christian Cornelssen's version of 'moresize.sty'. Requires extended *.fd, provided with the package. 3. varsects.sty Package varsects.sty redefines chapter, section, subsection... etc. with optional parameters changing vertical space before and after the title, and the font size, series, shape or family of this title. Usage is obvious when looking in the contents of the file. i have installed all these files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/taupin thanks, daniel, for the uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: york-thesis
by Jim Hefferon 15 Feb '02

15 Feb '02

A new package has been installed at 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: york-thesis Author's name: Norm Gall Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/york-thesis Summary description: A LaTeX2e thesis class definition for York University (Toronto, Canada) License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This takes care of almost everything for generating a thesis or dissertation. I've included the class file and a sample latex source file. Kudos to York for not having an insanely complicated format. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- g-brief 3.0
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from Michael Lenzen ----- please update 'g-brief' rel. 2.4 to rel. 3.0. (a) uploaded to ftp.dante.de (b) 'g-brief-3.0.tar.gz' to /incoming (c) g-brief is a document class for LaTeX 2e and serves for formatting formless letters in german or english language (d) macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/ (please replace and remove the old and obsolete files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief) ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- rotfloat v1.1
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from Axel Sommerfeldt ----- I just uploaded a new version of the LaTeXe `rotfloat' package to ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/rotfloat. What I've uploaded: rotfloat.ins + rotfloat.dtx + examples.tex Which CTAN node I've uploaded to: ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/rotfloat. Where you want the files to go: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotfloat (replacing the old version 1.0) What licensing conditions you apply to your software: LPPL A brief summary of what your upload is intended to do: The float package provides commands to define new floats of various styles; the rotating package provides new rotated environments. This rotfloat package builds a bridge between both packages and extend the commands from the float package to define rotated versions of the new floats, too. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the update. I Installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotfloat/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BibTool 2.46
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from Gerd Neugebauer ----- I have uploaded the following two files to ftp.dante.de/incoming BibTool-2.46.tar.gz BibTool-html.tar.gz The first one is meant to replace the file biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool/BibTool-2.45.tar.gz. The second file should be unpacked in the same directory to update the HTML gif and dvi files residing there (The new HTML version of the manual isn't availlable yet). BibTool is distributed under the GPL. The Readme file follows. ====================================================================== BibTool: A Tool for Manipulating BibTeX Data Bases BibTeX provides an easy to use means to integrate citations and bibliographies into LaTeX documents. But the user is left alone with the management of the BibTeX files. The program BibTool is intended to fill this gap. BibTool allows the manipulation of BibTeX files which goes beyond the possibilities --- and intentions --- of BibTeX. The possibilities of BibTool include * Pretty-printing BibTeX data bases adjustable by lots of parameters. * Syntactic checks with error recovery superior to BibTeX and helpful error messages. * Semantic checks can be specified by the user. * Sorting and merging of BibTeX data bases according to a free definable sort key. * Generation of uniform reference keys according to predefined rules or according to an own specification. * Selecting references used in one publication which are found by analyzing an .aux file. * Selecting references by a set of criteria (regular expressions). * Controlled rewriting of fields utilizing regular expressions to specify the rewriting rules. * Macro (String) expansion to eliminate the need of extra string definitions. * Collecting statistics about one or more BibTeX data bases. BibTool contains a documentation written in LaTeX of more than 60 pages (and still growing). BibTool is written in C and has been compiled on various operating systems like flavors of UN*X and MSDOG machines. It is distributed in source code. No compiled versions are available from the author (Useless to ask!). BibTool can be obtained from the CTAN archives: * ftp.dante.de:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool * ftp.tex.ac.uk:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool * ctan.tug.org:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool Get the file BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz where x.xx is the version number. Unpack it with the command (on UN*X) gunzip < BibTool-x.xx.tar.gz | tar -xvf - Alternatively get the file BibTool-x.xx.zip where x.xx is the version number. Unpack it with the command unzip BibTool-x.xx.zip It will create a directory named BibTool-x.xx which contains the installation instructions in the file INSTALL. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibtool/ replacing the ild files. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: LogFilter
by Jim Hefferon 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '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. 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 Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LogFilter Author's name: Kasper B. Graversen Location on CTAN: nonfree/support/logfilter Summary description: LogFilter is a program that monitors the logfiles (La)TeX/PDF(La) produces and presents them in an interactive environment to the author License type: nosource Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. It should work on any sane OS with Java (or JRE) installed - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Submission: The AcroTeX eDucation Bundle
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

D P Story writes: > -- mail the administrators (ctan(a)dante.de) to report: > + what you've uploaded > > I've uploaded to the uk ctan server, in the incoming/webeq directory > the following files: > > 154606 Feb 10 23:32 acrotex.zip > 12863 Feb 10 23:45 dljslib.dtx > 2174 Feb 10 23:45 dljslib.ins > 13221 Feb 10 23:32 eq_pdfs.zip > 63311 Feb 10 23:46 insdljs.dtx > 1963 Feb 10 23:46 insdljs.ins > 3080 Feb 10 23:32 readme.txt > 815769 Feb 10 23:39 webeqman.pdf > 542565 Feb 10 23:44 webeqman_p.pdf > > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > uk: ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > I have a directory > > tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/webeq > > delete all files in that folder, and replace with the files listed above. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > > lppl LaTeX Project Public Licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy > processing) > > > I've just uploaded the Web/Exerquiz Packages, now bundled > together under the name AcroTeX eDucation Bundle, read, > AcroTeX Education Bundle. > > The AcroTeX Bundle is a series of LaTex packages, as the name > implies, is intended for, but not limited to, the creation of electronic > education materials, authored using LaTeX, with final file form of > PDF. > > The materials are available for users of Distiller 5.0 or later (though > prior will work too), pdftex or dvipdfm. Distiller users must make > their postscript document using either dvips or dvipsone. > > The bundle comes with four componets > (1) The Web.sty : for good screen design > (2) The Exerquiz Package : for online exercises and quizzes > (3) The insdljs Package : for introducing document level JavaScript > into the PDF document from a LaTeX source > (4) The dljslib Package : A library of JavaScript functions, with the > package, you can check out a function for use in your document > > What's New: The introduction of the insdljs Package enables the > LaTeX author to write his/her own JavaScript in the LaTeX source, > the functions end up at the document-level of the final PDF > document. This is a standalone package that needs only hyperref > and verbatim. > > Exerquiz has been rewritten to use this package, and new > arguments of the math fill-in macro are introduced that lets the > author specify a JavaScript procedure that will process a given > question. As such, Exerquiz becomes quite programmable. See > jqzspec.pdf for example to see how Exerquiz can now process > math fill-in questions for which the answer is expected to be a > vector. In addition to math fill-in questions, there is now text fill-in > as well, this too has many options. > > In anticipation of the usefulness of insdljs, I recently wrote the > dljslib package. This package acts as sort of a library of routines > you can insert into your document. Very cool. i've installed the macros (and other things) as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixa package
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded memfixa.sty to the UK incoming directory. Kindly > use this to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixa.sty, and please announce the > update. > > The package provides temporary fixes to the memoir class until the next > version is released. Current fixes include: > o unfortunate interaction between the memoir class and the calc package > o mismatch between oneside/showtrims options > o 11pt option headheight too small > o one line narrow captions not centered > o provides class option to reinstate the deprecated font commands i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new on CTAN: osa.bst
by Jim Hefferon 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

This material has been installed at 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: osa.bst Author's name: Richard J Mathar Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/osa.bst Summary description: BibTeX style file for OSA (Optical Society of America) journ License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- osa.bst is a BibTeX style file that follows guidelines for OSA journals (Applied Optics,...). It has been generated by running latex makebst.tex and by-hand manipulation of the result to get roman-style (non-italicized) names of the proceeding's names. See http://www.osa.org/pubs/authors/style/ - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- webomints update
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from Maurizio Loreti ----- + what you've uploaded A file calles webomints.tar.gz + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go They are intended to replace the files currently in tex-archive/fonts/webomints + what licensing conditions you apply to your software public domain + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. A .tfm file was missing in the previous upload; sorry for any inconvenience, and thanks to Andreas Matthias (<amat(a)kabsi.at>) for signalling that error. Here follows the included README file: On Tuesday 05 Feb 2002, Walter Schmidt (wal_schmidt(a)arcormail.de) has posted a message on comp.text.tex about a freely downloadable PostScript Type-1 font containing various types of ornaments. The URL is http://www.galapagosdesign.com/download/index.html, and contains the following lines: Galapagos Design Group is pleased to make available to the Internet community free downloads of original typefaces and clipart. Our first offering is a tasty border and ornament font called Web-O-Mints. Created by George Ryan, Web-O-Mints contains a rich assortment of typographic decorations inspired by historical sources. The Web-O-Mints font is available in TrueType or PostScript format, for use on PCs or Macs. Web-O-Mints can be downloaded and used immediately in all environments. We hope you enjoy using this original collection of images. Here are all the files needed to use these fonts in LaTeX (generated with the fontinst package) and two small example LaTeX files. Just make samples in the directory to generate the PostScript output; needs fancyhdr and config.pdf (for dvips). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/webomints/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- eqlist 1.2, guitar 1.5, toolbox 4.2
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Feb '02

10 Feb '02

----- Forwarded message from M. Vaeth ----- I have uploaded the three latex packages eqlist.zip guitar.zip toolbox.zip to the incoming directory. (toolbox.zip is only an update). The description of the packages is appended. Sincerely. Martin Väth Name of contribution: eqlist v1.2 Name and email: Martin Väth <vaeth(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/eqlist Summary description: With this package you can write lists with equal indentation. The eqparbox package is required. License type: Free (lppl) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a list environment which typesets a description-like list but with the difference that the indentation corresponds to the longest item of the list. The eqparbox package is required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of contribution: guitar v1.5 Name and email: Martin Väth <vaeth(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/guitar Summary description: (La)Tex package for typesetting guitar chords over song texts. The toolbox package is required. License type: Free (lppl) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains (La)TeX macros for typesetting guitar chords over song texts. The toolbox package is required. Note that this package only places arbitrary TeX code over the lyrics. To typeset the chords graphically (and not only by name), I recommend to use an additional package like e.g. gchords.sty by K. Peeters. Further references to packages which allow to typeset songs or guitar chords can be found in the documentation of the package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of contribution: toolbox v4.2 Name and email: Martin Väth <vaeth(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/toolbox (should replace previous release) Summary description: A package for (La)TeX which provides some macros which are convenient for writing indices, glossaries, or other macros. License type: Free (lppl) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A package for (La)TeX which provides some macros which are convenient for writing indices, glossaries, or other macros. It contains macros which support -implicit macros -fancy optional arguments -loops over tokenlists and itemlists -searching and splitting -controlled expansion -redefinition of macros -concatenated macro names The new release keeps '#' in certain arguments unexpanded. I would like to thank David Kastrup <David.Kastrup(a)neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> for pointing out the problem and solutions. ----- End of forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the updated toolbox and the two new packages in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/{eqlist,guitar,toolbox} as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload: webo.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Maurizio Loreti wrote: > + what you've uploaded > A file calles webo.tar.gz > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > + where you want the files to go > tex-archive/fonts/webomints (or tex-archive/fonts/webo if this name is > too long) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > public domain > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > Here follows the included README file: > > On Tuesday 05 Feb 2002, Walter Schmidt (wal_schmidt(a)arcormail.de) has > posted a message on comp.text.tex about a freely downloadable > PostScript Type-1 font containing various types of ornaments. > > The URL is http://www.galapagosdesign.com/download/index.html, and > contains the following lines: > > Galapagos Design Group is pleased to make available to the > Internet community free downloads of original typefaces and > clipart. > > Our first offering is a tasty border and ornament font called > Web-O-Mints. Created by George Ryan, Web-O-Mints contains a > rich assortment of typographic decorations inspired by > historical sources. > > The Web-O-Mints font is available in TrueType or PostScript > format, for use on PCs or Macs. Web-O-Mints can be downloaded > and used immediately in all environments. We hope you enjoy > using this original collection of images. > > Here are all the files needed to use these fonts in LaTeX (generated > with the fontinst package) and two small example LaTeX files. Thanks for the upload. As you requested, I installed the files in the CTAN directory fonts/webomints For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: jDVI - DVI viewer and printer coded in Java
by Jim Hefferon 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process shortly. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =========================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: jDVI - DVI viewer and printer coded in Java Author's name: James Hurt Location on CTAN: dviware/jdvi Summary description: DVI viewer and printer coded in Java License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the initial release of jDVI, a DVI viewer and printer coded in Java. You will need Java RTE 1.3 to run this application, as well as the BaKoMa True Type fonts for which I am endebted to Basil K. Malyshev. For completeness, a copy of the BaKoMa fonts are included in a Zip file, the format suitable for use with jDVI. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN update: LaTeX for Word Processor Users
by Jim Hefferon 05 Feb '02

05 Feb '02

An update of a CTAN package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should by now have made it through the mirroring system. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX for Word Processor Users (update) Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph.D. Location on CTAN: info/latex4wp Summary description: This is a LaTeX guide specifically designed for word processor users. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX for Word Processor Users is a guide that helps converting knowledge and techniques of word processing into the LaTeX typesetting environment. It aims at helping WP users use LaTeX instead. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN update: ncctools
by Jim Hefferon 04 Feb '02

04 Feb '02

The ncctools package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should have made its way throught the mirroring process. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: ncctools Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ncctools Summary description: A new release of the NCCTOOLS bungle for LaTeX Project License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ------------------------------------------------------------------- % % NCCTOOLS, Release 2.0 %====================== % % HISTORICAL NOTES % ================ The `ncctools' bundle consists of a number of packages extracted from NCC style (developed by A. Rozhenko in 1992-1996 for LaTeX-2.09) while reimplementation it for LaTeX-2e. This job is not completed yet. So, some packages will be added to the bundle later. Four of the packages, namely dcounter, extdash, manyfoot, and nccfoots, are documented in corresponding `.dtx' files. Others are partially documented just inside `.sty' files. % % CONTENTS OF THE NCCTOOLS BUNDLE % =============================== cropbox.sty Implements the cropbox command which prepares a box with crop marks at its corners looking like angles. Angle parameters are customizable. cropmark.sty Implements the cropmark command producing crop box around page text area (header area, footer area and marginal notes are optionally taken into consideration). The cropmark command is used inside watermark commands. It accurately interprets current state of two-column, two-side, and reverse-margin modes. dcounter.dtx Dynamic counters. The counter declared as dynamic is really created at the first use and receives at that moment the count style which was established by the countstyle command. The special use of counstyle command with optional parameter allows modifying of subordination of existing counter. For example, while using the book class you can reject the subordination of the section counter to the chapter counter and resubordinate figures, tables and equations to sections. desclist.sty Implements the desclist environment. It is considered as an improvement of the description environment. The appearance of item markers is easy customizable on the fly. An optional parameter allows set a marker prototype for calculation of hang indentation skip. The description environment is redefined to use an optional parameter also. extdash.dtx The package implements the commands, Hyphdash, Endash, Emdash, and their *-forms, to control hyphenation of compound words and ordinary words dashed by em-dash. You can also use the shortcuts -/ =/ -- == --- === instead. On contrary to germanb style of the Babel package no active symbols added. You can also decrease the length of em-dash by the option `cyremdash' to satisfy the russian typesetting rules. manyfoot.dtx The package implements a command, ewfootnote, that adds footnote levels to the standard LaTeX's footnote mechanism. Footnotes of every additional level are automatically grouped together on a LaTeX-2e output page and are separated from another levels by the special vertical space and (maybe) rule. You can customize the typesetting style of additional footnotes choosing between ordinary footnotes and run-in paragraph footnotes (useful for critical editions). nccbbb.sty Implementation of poor Black Board Bold symbols. Ported from old NCC-LaTeX. It is useless in modern LaTeX but kept just in case. nccboxes.sty Additional boxes from NCC-LaTeX. The jhbox and jvbox can horizontally and vertically align a body with respect to a prototype. The addbox adjusts the height and depth of the box body (it is alternative to using the `calc' package). The pbox is a simple version of one-column table. It is independent on arraystretch value. The cbox is intended for design of fancy headers in tables. nccfancyhdr.sty Absolutely new implementation of functionality of the fancyhdr package. It is more transparent, simple, non-aggressive (redefining of standard page styles is optional), and bug-free (I hope :). Header width control is improved with two commands, namely extendedheaders (extended upon marginal notes) and ormalheaders. The command hispagestyle correctly works with fancy page styles (in fancyhdr, it didn't work because of use of global definitions). nccfoots.dtx The package implements commands for generating footnotes with manual marks. For example, to mark footnote by star you can write Footnote{*}{Footnote text}. nccmath.sty Extension of the `amsmath' package. Its main aim is to combine AMS's typesetting of display equations and NCC-LaTeX's one. In amsmath, the `eqnarray' environment leaves unchanged. This package redefines `eqnarray' to allow using of amsmath tag control features and display breaks. Intercolumn distance is reduced to the distance typical for relation operations. All columns are prepared in the displaystyle. A new `darray' environment is a mix of the AMS's `aligned' environment and LaTeX's `array' environment. It is typed out in the same way as `aligned' environment but has columns definition parameter as `array' environment. The use of column specifications is restricted to the necessary commands only: l,c,r,@, and * are allowed. The implementation is compatible with the array package. Some additional commands are introduced also. nccpic.sty Envelop for the `graphicx' package. It customizes graphics extensions list for most popular drivers, namely dvips, dvidpf, and dvipdfm, and for use with pdftex also. Extension list now contains extensions of graphics files which are processed on the fly without additional efforts. Using this feature simplifies typesetting. You need not specify a graphics file extension when use the includegraphics command. Depending on a dvi driver specified, a graphics file with an appropriate extension is searched. So, you only need to create a number of versions of a graphics file in different formats (for example, `.bmp' for dvips or Yap and `.png' for pdftex). After that you can produce resulting `.ps' and `.pdf' file without any changes in the source file. The recommended storage for graphics files is the graphics/ subdirectory of the directory the `.tex' file is translated. Some additional commands are introduced also. nccsect.sty Extension of LaTeX's section, caption, and toc-entries generation technique. The package contains many improvements. More interesting of them are: * simple declaring of sections of any level (including sections of 0th level and captions for floats); * user-controlled typeout for display sections (user can select one of the following typeout styles: hangindent, parindent, center); * customizing of section or caption tag by the manner similar to AMS equation tag; * simple declaring of toc-entries using prototypes for calculation of hang indentations; * umberline command newer overlaps the text going after; * PnumPrototype{} is used for calculation of right margin in table of contents; * different captions for different float types; * simple handle of new types of floats (after registration of a new float in the package you can declare a caption and toc-entry for it; be sure that the chapter command will automatically produce a vertical skip in a toc for the new float also). nccthm.sty Yet another extension to the ewtheorem command. Four orthogonal properties of theorems are used: numbering mode - standard or APAR (a number before header); theorem type - defines an appearance of a theorem (what fonts are used for header, comment, and body). The `theorem' and `remark' types a predefined; indent style - margin, nomargin, indent, noindent (selected in package options); break mode - do break after header or not? Hardcoded when a new theorem is declared. Can be overridden on the fly for concrete math statement. Easy customization of spacing and commands inserted after headers. Two types of QED symbol (white and black). The proof command is introduced. The ewtheoremtype command allows create new theorem types. The likeTYPE command is automatically created for every new type. It simplifies typeout of rare math statements. Instead of creation of a new theorem environment you can use liketheorem{Header}{Number}[Comment] for it, or likeremark, or ... Every theorem environment and theorem type can be redefined with enewtheorem and enewtheoremtype. Counters of all theorem-like environments are dynamic. So, they are created at the first use. This is very helpful for package writer. A number of theorem-like environments can be created in a package or class, and a user only selects the count style for them (in simple case this can be done with only one countstyle command in the document preamble). parskip.sty Useful for documents with non-zero skips between paragraphs. In this case, the additional vertical space inserted by lists is unlikely. The package provides identical distance between all paragraphs except section markups. It redefines control list commands and suppress opskip, partopskip, and itemsep in lists. As a result, the distance between ordinary paragraphs and paragraphs prepared by lists is the same. The command SetParskip{distance} is described to control this distance. tocenter.sty Provides two commands, namely ToCenter and FromMargins, which simplify the customization of page layout. It is now easy to change text width and height and center the text area on the page (the header, footer, and marginal note fields are optionally taken into consideration). Other way is like-Word declaring of paper layout: you set margins from the left, right, top, and bottom. watermark.sty Provides watermarks on output pages. A watermark is some text or picture printed at the background of paper. A watermark is usually stored in the page header. This way is inconvenient: it needs redefinition of page style commands. We use another method that is orthogonal to page mark commands and needs no redefinition of page marks. The left and right watermarks are allowed. Temporary hiswatermark acts on the current page only. Using this way it is easy to substitute a page header by your own page header with the hispageheading command.

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Re: Uploaded new labels.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 03 Feb '02

03 Feb '02

Julian Gilbey writes: > I've uploaded labels.tar.gz to ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > This tarball contains a replacement for the files in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/labels, and I have the permission of > Sebastian Rahtz to do this. > > It provides a new package option `newdimens' which allows a much more > flexible specification of the label layout. Without the option, the > package functions identically to the way it used to. > > No change in licensing conditions. i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: DCpic
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Feb '02

02 Feb '02

Pedro Quaresma writes: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020131.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: DCpic > Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/generic/diagrams/dcpic/ > Summary description: Commutative diagrams in a LaTeX or TeX document. > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > DCpic is a package of TeX macros for drawing Commutative Diagrams > in a (La)TeX or ConTeX t document. Its distinguishing features > are: the use of PiCTeX a powerful graphical engine, and a simple > specification syntax. A commutative diagram is described in terms of > its objects and its arrows. The objects are textual elements and the > arrows can have various straight or curved forms. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files in the submission, replacing the old version. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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VTeX/Free 7.530 for Linux and OS/2
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Jan '02

30 Jan '02

Release 7.530 of VTeX/Free is now mirrored in the CTAN directory sytems/vtex/ . VTeX/Free is a free TeX system, which is available for the Linux-x86 and OS/2 platforms. Unlike traditional TeX systems, VTeX/Free can generate PDF and PostScript output immediately from the TeX source. No intermediate DVI files are generated, no dvi driver programs are required, and there is no need to care for their -- sometimes problematic -- setup. Common PostScript and PDF viewers such as Ghostscript and Acrobat Reader can be used for (pre)viewing and printing. VTeX/Free includes a PostScript distiller, thus inclusion of PostScript graphics as well as inline PostScript programming (PSTricks, psfrag etc.) are supported, even when generating PDF output. VTeX/Free comes with a comprehensive LaTeX systen and many additional packages and fonts, now including also the full collection of the EC/TC fonts in Type 1 format. See the file CTAN:systems/vtex/NEWS for a list of all additions, changes and fixes with this release. VTeX/Free is a partial port of the commercial TeX system VTeX/Win by MicroPress Inc.

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Re: CTAN Submission -- cd-cover
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Jan '02

29 Jan '02

On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Christian Holm Christensen wrote: > * I've uploaded an update (now version 1.4) of the cd-cover class > > * cd-cover resided in > > macros/latex/contrib/other/cd-cover > > though Robin Fairbanks has suggested to put it in > > macros/latex/contrib/supported/cd-cover > > * The lisence of cd-cover is GPL > > * Typesetting CD covers for various case formats > > Changes: > > Automatic detection of the grpahics driver (if any) and automatic > emmision of |special| (or similar) so that the document will be > printed in landscape mode. Only supported for DVIPS, PDFLaTeX, and > VTeX. Some minor documentation changes. Thanks for the update. I removed the old version and installed your new version in macros/latex/contrib/supported/cd-cover For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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new packages from GUST on CTAN
by Reinhard Zierke 27 Jan '02

27 Jan '02

----- Forwarded message from Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz ----- I've just downloaded to dante://incoming/ 1. qfnt.zip -- it contains all set of the new qfonts families, generated by metapost; gpl Please remove first all stuff from fonts/psfonts/polish/qfonts/ even pl-qx.zip (obsolete) *except* of fonts/psfonts/polish/qfonts/qxcm/ Then unzip qfn.zip in fonts/psfonts/polish/qfonts/ Do not unpack zip files which are in qfnt.zip 2. antt.zip -- contains some files added; pd to be concise with all distributions like teTeX, TL, etc. it should go rather to fonts/psfonts/polish/antt/ so please unpack it in fonts/psfonts/polish/ Please *remove* fonts/psfonts/polish/antyktor 3. tap077.zip, 0README.TAP updated, pd; please replace the old contents of macros/generic/tables/ oops, and unpack 0README.TAP, as before (cannot upload) 4. tex-ps.zip contains 2 files updated: epsfx.tex and trans.tex please unpack it in macros/generic/TeX-PS 5. tiff2ps.zip updated, pd please unpack it in support/pstools/tiff2ps/ Updated xml files will go soon to Graham's Catalogue. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed all these files on CTAN as suggested. BTW, pl-qx.zip was in fonts/psfonts/polish/ not in fonts/psfonts/polish/qfonts/. I hope it was OK to remove it anyway. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- pdfpages v0.2d
by Reinhard Zierke 27 Jan '02

27 Jan '02

----- Forwarded message from Andreas Matthias ----- I have uploaded the archive file `pdfpages.zip' to ftp.dante.de/incoming. Please, extract this archive and replace the files in /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/pdfpages/ The `pdfpages' package makes it easy to insert pages of external PDF documents. Several logical pages can be arranged onto each sheet of paper. (Like psnup.) The package provides hypertext operations like hyperlinks and article threads. This version provides a new option `fitpaper', which adjusts the paper size to the one of the inserted document. It is distributed 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/pdfpages/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: Makor, version 1.0
by Jim Hefferon 25 Jan '02

25 Jan '02

An update of the Makor package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next few days. Thanks for the material, Jim Hefferon ============================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Makor, version 1.0 Author's name: Alan Hoenig Location on CTAN: language/hebrew/makor Summary description: A system for typesetting Hebrew with TeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Makor is my system for typesetting Hebrew with TeX. It uses an intuitive interface---that is, you type characters on the English keyboard according to more-or-less what they sound like, and Makor renders them in proper Hebrew, both with and without vowels (nekudot). The vowels are properly centered on their letters, and final letters are selected automatically by Makor+TeX. This package works with both plain TeX and LaTeX. This new version is formally version~1.0. In addition to many bug fixes, the new version includes: * support of many more fonts: -- OmegaSerifHebrew, which is like David or David light; -- Ezra (in regular, italic, bold, bold italic, and outline variants); -- Rashi (regular and bold); and -- Hadassah (regular, italic, bold, and bold italic); * ability to typeset numbers properly amid Hebrew text; * special typesetting treatment of the defective cholem; * Hebrew table macros---you enter the columns left-to-right, and Makor typesets them right-to-left; and * much, much more! The package is documented in the file makorman.tex. Please check out the file makorman.pdf which is replete with examples to see if this package might be of interest to you.

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Re: memfixa
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Jan '02

25 Jan '02

Peter Wilson has provided another copy of his memfixa.sty, which patches memoir.cls. he writes: > I think that it does need another announcement > as the person who tested the fix has distributed it to some others, so an > announcement would make it official. > > The fix now covers the memoir showtrims and oneside options and the calc > package. i've installed the replacement file as macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixa.sty Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- Short fix for memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 23 Jan '02

23 Jan '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded README.memoir and memfixa.sty to the UK incoming > directory. Could you please move README(.memoir) and memfixa.sty to the > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir directory. > > Description > ----------- > > The memfixa package fixes a problem when the memoir class showtrims > option is used with the calc package. Put usepackage{memfixa} right after > documentclass[...]{memoir} > > This is a short term fix until the next (soon) release of the memoir > class. i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload to CTAN
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Benjamin BAYART wrote: > Following README.uploads: > - I checked this package is admissible (under lppl). > - it should go into macros/latex/contrib/supported/stack > with a link relinput->stack > (it provides both, and relinput is probably the most > useful one). > > 1. I've upload stack.tar > 2. on dante.ctan.org > 3. as explained above, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/stack > with a symbolic link relinput -> stack > 4. this is provided under lppl > 5. a brief summary: > > Those files provide two packages: > - stack, which implements a stack mechanism without using > TeX's stack, so that your stack imbrication is not related > to the TeX-grouping mechanism (useful for package developpers) > - relinput, which implements a chdir-like mechanism so that > input can be done relatively to the directory where a file > is, and not relatively to where the main file is. > > Hope this might prove usefull. Thanks for the upload. I installed the package as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/stack with a link in macros/latex/contrib/supported/relinput For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- BaKoMa teX 4.10
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.10 and macro packages coming with BaKoMa TeX. Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. New features (in short): * Text Editor Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. * DVI Viewer supports link text broken across lines. * Fonts: CM-Super, MathPatho, PalatinoLinotype (from Windows XP). * Support for Multi-User systems. * Running under *Windows XP*. * Reading TeX files in binary mode. More details are explained at end of this E-Mail. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 21-Jan-2002 PS: Please send announce to approapriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.10 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.10 For more information about BaKoMa TeX see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000. HIGHLIGHTS * 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. * 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. 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, * Spell Checker is configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. 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 4.10 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.05 Text Editor -- Spell Checker improvements. * On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, Spell Checking was integrated with (La)TeX syntax highlighting. In other words, unknown word are highlighted on display. Of course highlighting works correctly when you enter a words. * Speller is now case sensitive. * Suggestions for correction of a misspelled words are present; * It recognizes soft hyphens (exam-ples), accented character typed in 7-bit notation (Fur), whose may be defined in special dictionary. * It recognizes *Babel shorthands* (Fur). We provide ready to use tables for every language which has shorthands defined by Babel package. DVI Viewer -- supports link text broken across lines. DVIEW (DVI Viewer), coming with BaKoMa TeX 4.10, supports link text broken across lines. DVIEW makes links on multiple lines into different PDF links to the same target. Links saved into PDF are the same as shown on display. In advance, there is simple solution for links broken across pages, even when a footnote (or another foot material) is present on this page. Fonts. * The system was improved to support *CM-Super* fonts. Displaying fonts is supported via automatical conversion to Unicoded TrueType fonts. We provide small module (CM-Super.BKZ) which installs all stuffs required to use CM-Super fonts. * The system was improved to support PalatinoLinotype fonts coming with *Windows XP*. The problem is that these fonts have no PostScript glyph names. The names are generated from CMAP table according to Adobe's glyph names. * *MathPazo* fonts was added to PSFONTS.BKZ module. * Experimental set of virtual fonts for Palatino fonts in T2A encoding was added. Running under Multi-User Environment. BaKoMa TeX was refined for working in multi-user systems (Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, NT, and Win 98 with enabled accounts). It includes: 1. saving an user settings into a private configuration file. 2. creating private directories for TEXMFLOCAL and VARTEX. Running under *Windows XP* BaKoMa TeX 4.10 is preliminary tested for running under Windows XP. In result, some features was improved in BaKoMa TeX 4.10. However, if compatibility problems with Windows XP are found we intend to develop an update release of BaKoMa TeX that will address the incompatibilities. Miscellany. TeX processor now reads TeX files in binary mode. This approach has following advantages: * All types of line separators (DOS, UNIX, MAC) are supported. * Reading of Ctrl-Z (ASCII 26) and other control characters as simple characters is supported. For more information about changes see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/dst/changes3.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it in CTAN:/tex-archive/nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma/ replacing the old version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: Upload: ttf2tex 0.4.1
by Rainer Schoepf 21 Jan '02

21 Jan '02

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've put a new release of ttf2tex into /incoming on ftp.dante.de. > Please unpack ttf2tex.tar.gz into support/ttf2tex, replacing the > contents of this directory. -- Thank you. > > From the README: > > ttf2tex is a Bash shell 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: > > 2002-01-21 v0.4.1 > * minor fixes and improvements > * slightly extended manual > * manual built with updated pdftex to fix > problems with Acrobat Reader 5 > > 2001-11-05 v0.4 > * revised weight substitution logic > * optional session log > * minor fixes and improvements > * updated and improved manual Thanks for the update, I put it in support/ttf2tex as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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