Hendri Adriaens submitted an update to the
powerdot
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Version number: 1.5c 2017-08-28
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Summary description: A presentation class
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acro
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Version: 2.7c 2017-08-28
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Summary description: Typeset acronyms
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forms16be
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Version number: 2017-08-11
License type: lppl1.2
Summary description: Initialize form properties using big-endian
encoding
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The forms16be package provides support for UTF-16BE Unicode character
encoding (called a big-endian character string) for the text string
type (PDF Reference, version 1.7, beginning on page 158). Text strings
are used in text annotations, bookmark names, article threads,
document information, and so forth (to partially quote page 158). The
particular application is to set property values of form fields, at
least those properties that take the text strings as its value. The
package contains support for Basic Latin plus the ability to enter any
unicode character using the notation uXXXX, where 'XXXX' are four hex
digits. Package works for dvips/Distiller, pdflatex, lualatex, and
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Chu Yanshuo (初砚硕) submitted the
hithesis
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Version number: 1.0.2
License type: lppl1.3a
Summary description: Harbin Institute of Technology Thesis Template
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hithesis is a LaTeX thesis template package for Harbin Institute of
Technology in order to make it easy to write theses for either bachelor’s,
master’s or doctor’s
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D. P. Story submitted the
eq-save
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Version number: 2017-08-12
License type: lppl1.2
Summary description: Save exerquiz quizzes, continue later, document
remember your progress on quizzes
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The Japanese TeX Development Community submitted an update to the
ptex-fonts
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Version number: 2017-08-27
License type: bsd3
Summary description: Fonts for use with pTeX
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* Update document.
* Rebuild TFM/VF files.
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The Japanese TeX Development Community submitted an update to the
ptex-base
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Version number: 2017-08-27
License type: bsd3
Summary description: Plain TeX format and documents for pTeX and e-pTeX
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* Fixed mistaken kinsoku parameters.
* Fix typo in various documents and comments.
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The Japanese TeX Development Community submitted an update to the
uplatex
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Version number: 2017-08-27
License type: bsd3
Summary description: pLaTeX2e and miscellaneous macros for upTeX
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The Japanese TeX Development Community submitted an update to the
platex
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Version number: 2017-08-27
License type: bsd3
Summary description: pLaTeX2e and miscellaneous macros for pTeX
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* Fix a bug in
olinebreak, which was introduced in 2017/05/05.
* Fixed mistaken kinsoku parameters.
* Change the reference character of adjustbaseline for safety.
* exppl2e.sty: Added a lot of experimental codes.
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Brian Dunn submitted an update to the
lwarp
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Version: 0.38 2017-08-27
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Summary description: Converts LaTeX to HTML
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Added lwarpmk actions to force a single recompile.
Added macros to optionally force a starred section onto
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Improved documentation for front/back matter.
Added packages appendix, tocbibind, fncychap, fix2col;
relsize, scalefnt ; realscripts, metalogo, xltxtra ;
grffile, romanbar ; arabicfront, chappg, nonumonpart,
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Fix for part for article class.
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Version: 8.6
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Summary description: M4 Macros for Electric circuit diagrams
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beilstein
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Version number: 1.2
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Support for submissions to the Beilstein Journal
of Nanotechnology
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This is the first CTAN upload of the beilstein bundle. It provides a
LaTeX class file and a BibTeX style file in accordance with the
requirements of submissions to the ``Beilstein Journal of
Nanotechnology''.
Although the files can be used for any kind of document, they have only
been designed and tested to be suitable for submissions to the
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.
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Version number: 1.0
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xelatex/polyglossia to write arabic documents with fancy
boxed theorem-alike environments.
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
pstricks-base
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Version number: 2.75
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: PostScript macros for TeX
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Paulo Roberto Massa Cereda submitted an update to the
checkcites
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Version: 2.0 2017-08-25
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Summary description: Check citation commands in a document
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Features:
- Code rewritten from scratch
- Multiple file lookup
- BibLaTeX support (via --backend biber)
- More friendly and meaningful messages
Fixes:
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- No exit status (#3)
- Strict entry lookup (#4)
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John Burt submitted an update to the
poemscol
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Version number: 2.8
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Summary description: Typesetting Critical Editions of Poetry
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More flexibility for formatting endnote sections. Bug fixes.
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
pst-fit
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Version number: 0.02
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Summary description: Macros for curve fitting
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Curve fitting with PSTricks
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Maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the
reledpar
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Version number: 2.20.1 2017-08-23
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Typeset scholarly editions in parallel texts
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Fix bug with continuousnumberingwithcolumns when left column and right
column have not the same size
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Donald Brower submitted an update to the
nddiss
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Version: 3.2017.2
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Summary description: Notre Dame Dissertation format class
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Many small changes since last version. Most important are
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Martin Sievers submitted an update to Bjørn Pedersen's
bpchem
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Version: 1.1
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Summary description: Typeset chemical names, formulae, etc
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This version resolves a conflict with recent LaTeX releases
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
pst-poker
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Version: 0.02 2017-08-23
License: lgpl3
Summary description: Drawing poker cards
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This version doesn't load txfonts by default. It uses only
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S. Jensen submitted the
endofproofwd
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Version number: 2017-08-22
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: An “end of proof” sign
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My package provides an additional end of proof sign.
The command is wasserdicht
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Claudio Beccari submitted the
pm-isomath
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Version number: 1.00 2017-08-22
License type: lppl1.3
Summary description: Poor man ISO math for pdfLaTeX users
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This small package realizes a poor man aapproximation of the ISO
regulations for physical sciences and technology. Contrary to other
more elegant solutions, it does not load any math alphabet, since
pdflatex can use only a maximum of such alphabets. The necessary user
macros are defined for typsetting common math symbols that require
specia ISO treatement.
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Chris Hughes submitted an update to the
latexindent
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Version number: 3.3 2017-08-21
License type: gpl3
Summary description: Indent a LaTeX document, highlighting the
programming structure
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This represents Version 3.3, the full details are given at
https://github.com/cmhughes/latexindent.pl/pull/83.
New features:
maximum indentation: #50
blank line poly-switch: #57
ifnextchar issue: #73
the -y/yaml switch: #79
absolute paths for the -l switch: #82
Bug fixes:
an ifelsefi bug: #76
empty environment bug: #78
a command/special bug: #80
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Andrew A. Cashner submitted the
octave
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Version: 2017-08-21
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Typeset musical pitches with octave designations
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The `octave` package typesets musical pitch names with designation
for the octave in either the Helmholtz system (with octave numbers),
or the traditional system (with prime symbols).
Authors can just write `pitch{C}{4}` and the pitches will be
rendered correctly depending on which package option was selected.
The system can also be changed mid-document.
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