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CTAN Update: logicpuzzle
by CTAN Announcements 05 May '13

05 May '13

Josef Kleber submitted an update to the logicpuzzle package. Summary description: Typesetting logic puzzles License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The logicpuzzle bundle allows you to typeset various logic puzzles. At the moment the following puzzles are supported: * 2D-Sudoku (aka Magiequadrat, Diagon, ...) * Battleship (aka Bimaru, Marinespiel, Batalla Naval, ...) * Bokkusu (aka Kakurasu, Feldersummenrätsel, ...) * Chaos Sudoku * Hakyuu (aka Seismic, Ripple Effect, ...) * Hitori * Kendoku (aka Mathdoku, Calcudoku, Basic, MiniPlu, Ken Ken, Square Wisdom, Sukendo, Caldoku, ...) * Killer Sudoku (aka Samunapure, Sum Number Place, Sumdoku, Gebietssummen, ...) * Laser Beam (aka Laserstrahl, ...) * Minesweeper (aka Minensuche, ...) * Skyline (aka Skycrapers, Wolkenkratzer, Hochhäuser, ...) incl. Skyline Sudoku and Skyline Sudoku (N*N) variants * Slitherlink (aka Fences, Number Line, Dotty Dilemma, Sli-Lin, Takegaki, Great Wall of China, Loop the Loop, Rundweg, Gartenzaun, ...) * Sudoku * Tunnel License: LPPL Changes in v2.0: - added support for Minesweeper puzzle https://bitbucket.org/kleberj/logicpuzzle/wiki/Minesweeper - added support for Tunnel puzzle https://bitbucket.org/kleberj/logicpuzzle/wiki/Tunnel - moved package contents to logicpuzzle.sty and lpenv.sty merged docs into logicpuzzle.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/logicpuzzle . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/logicpuzzle (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: tocloft
by CTAN Announcements 04 May '13

04 May '13

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: tocloft > Author's name: Will Robertson > Package version: 2.3f > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/tocloft/ > Summary description: Control over the Table of Contents, List of > Figures/Tables, and creating new lists. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > After a long delay, a number of improvements have been made to Peter > Wilson's tocloft package. Unfortunately I've not been able to attend > to all requests at this stage. Full change notes below. > > Changes in version 2.3f (2013/05/02) > - (Try to) support KOMA and titlesec packages w.r.t. part entries > - Extraneous whitespace fixes > - Doc explanation of removing between-chapter space in LoF, LoT > - Add cftpnumalign to specify alignment of the page number in its box > - Prevent some Dimension too large issues with large font sizes and > a no dots ToC design. > - Bug fix for the macro used to store the extension filename for new > lists of > - Doc typos fixed thanks to Kevin Godby > > Thanks to Andre Pinkert, Florent Chervet, Stephan Stiller, Matthew > Skala, Simon Verleger, Leo Liu, Haruyuki Kawabe, and Axel Sommerfeldt > for suggesting all of the changes above and my apologies for the slow > turn-around releasing the package. > Announcement required: Yes thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tocloft > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tocloft/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: dcpic
by CTAN Announcements 04 May '13

04 May '13

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: dcpic > Author's name: Pedro Quaresma > Package version: 5.0.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/diagrams/ > Summary description: Commutative diagrams in a LaTeX or TeX documents. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks to Xingliang Liang. He added a new arrow dotArrow. > The base scale of the graph has changed from 1pt to .1pt to solve a > problem with the implementation of the oblique equalline (Thanks to > Antonio de Nicola). > The LaTeX circle and oval commands where replaced by the PiCTeX > circulararc and ellipticalarc commands to avoid differences in > scales. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/dcpic > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/diagrams/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: raleway
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

Silke Hofstra submitted the raleway package. Summary description: Use Raleway with TeX(-alike) systems License type: ofl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides the Raleway font family as a LaTeX package. For XeTeX and LuaTeX users the original OpenType fonts are used. Full documentation and revision history in `raleway.pdf`. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/raleway . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/raleway (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: xint
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

Jean-François Burnol submitted an update to the xint package. Summary description: Expandable operations on long numbers License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 1.05a fixes a wrong affirmation and a broken link in the documentation of 1.05, and removes five or six strange expandafter's from the code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/xint . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xint (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: censor
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

Steven B. Segletes submitted an update to the censor package. Summary description: Tools for Producing Redacted Documents License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The censor package has been upgraded to V3.10. With this release, the lackout command will now work across paragraph boundaries. Additionally, xblackout has been introduced, to provide blacking for interword spaces and periods, which is not supported by the basic lackout command. Users have the option of which form to use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/censor . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/censor (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: enotez
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

the daemon reports: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: enotez > Author's name: Clemens Niederberger > Package version: 0.7 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/enotez/ > Summary description: Endnotes for LaTeX2e > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - new option `backref' adds links from the notes in the list > back to the notes in the text (needs `hyperref' loaded) > - new: AtEveryListSplit, AfterEveryListSplit, > EnotezCurrentSplitTitle > - new option: `list-heading' > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/enotez > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/enotez/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: abnTeX2
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

the daemon alerted the ctan team: > Name of contribution: abnTeX2 > Author's name: Lauro Cesar Araujo > Package version: 1.6.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/abntex2/ > Summary description: Typeset technical and scientific Brazilian documents based on ABNT rules > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2013/04/30 - v1.6.1 > . fixed use of different languages on example and documentation > files: option brazil must be on documentclass > . added visual enhancements on documentation files > . changed the name of documentation files: > from: Manual de uso dos estilos bibliográficos do pacote abntex2cite: > estilos bibtex compatíveis com a ABNT NBR 6023 > to: O pacote abntex2cite: Estilos bibliográficos compatíveis com a ABNT NBR 6023 > from: Manual de uso do pacote abntex2cite: tópicos específicos da > ABNT NBR 10520:2002 e o estilo bibliográfico alfabético (sistema autor-data) > to: O pacote abntex2cite: Tópicos específicos da ABNT NBR 10520:2002 e o > estilo bibliográfico alfabético (sistema autor-data) > . added information about bibliographies on examples. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/abnTeX2 > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/abntex2/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN (afaict): parsitex
by CTAN Announcements 03 May '13

03 May '13

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: parsitex > Author's name: Persian TeX Group > Package version: 3.10 > Location on CTAN: systems/parsitex/ > Summary description: A localized Persian and bidirectional extension of TeX > License type: pd > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The ParsiTeX engine is a localized Persian and bidirectional extension of TeX. > It is based on TeX--XeT algorithm of Knuth but does not have any of the limitations of > the TeX--XeT included in etex. For the details of changes please look at parsitex.pdf. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes you friendly neighbourhood archivist notes that parsitex is distributed as a change file on current tex. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/parsitex > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/parsitex/ thanks for the upload; i installed the package and created an entry in the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: circuit_macros
by CTAN Announcements 02 May '13

02 May '13

Dwight Aplevich submitted an update to the circuit_macros package. Summary description: Macros for drawing circuits and other diagrams for LaTeX and the web. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 7.5 simplifies usage and introduces several new macros including examples for automatically drawing logic functions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/circuit_macros . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/circuit_macros (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: ptex2pdf
by CTAN Announcements 02 May '13

02 May '13

Norbert Preining submitted an update to the ptex2pdf package. Summary description: Convert Japanese TeX documents to pdf License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 0.3 2013-05-01 NP include the readme in the lua code fix program name for -e -u ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/japanese/ptex2pdf . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ptex2pdf (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: moderncv
by CTAN Announcements 01 May '13

01 May '13

Xavier Danaux submitted an update to the moderncv package. Summary description: A modern curriculum vitae class License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 1.5.1 (29 Apr 2013) - made sure that XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX is in use before loading the awesome icon set and if not, revert to the marvosym icon set. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/moderncv (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: bxdpx-beamer
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Takayuki YATO submitted the bxdpx-beamer package. Summary description: To fix some problems in use of Beamer with dvipdfmx License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This packges makes the two types of links work on dvipdfmx: - Navigation symbols - framezoom'd regions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/bxdpx-beamer . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bxdpx-beamer (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: pxpgfmark
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Takayuki YATO submitted the pxpgfmark package. Summary description: To make inter-picture connections work with e-pTeX engine License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PGF’s feature of “inter-picture connections” does not work on e-pTeX + dvipdfmx. The engine has the necessary feature to support inter-picture connections, but the current driver does not know it. This package fixes the problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/pxpgfmark . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pxpgfmark (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: factura
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Emilio Lazo Zaia submitted the factura package. Summary description: A class for issuing invoices in Venezuela License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First version - 1.0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/factura . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/factura (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Elie Roux submitted an update to the luaotfload package. Summary description: LuaTeX opentype font management system License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013/04/27, luaotfload v1.3: * blacklisting lingoes.ttf (segfaults) * unblacklisting ttc fonts (warning: may break LuaTeX < 0.65) * fixing font cache file name with non-ascii characters ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: exsheets
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the exsheets package. Summary description: Create exercise sheets and exams License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- exsheets: - various fixes: includequestions led to unexpected question selection in some cases - fix: addpoints didn't add to the question property tasks: - new option `item-indent' cntformats: - proper use of internal macro names ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/exsheets . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/exsheets (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: modiagram
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the modiagram package. Summary description: Drawing molecular orbital diagrams License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fix: adapt to deprecated expl3 commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/modiagram . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/modiagram (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: fixmetodonotes
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Gioele Barabucci submitted an update to the fixmetodonotes package. Summary description: Tools to highlight FIXME and TODO annotations. License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Several bugfixes. * Now notes use a namespaced counter (making fixmetodonotes compatible with Springer LNCS LaTeX classes). * Fixed documentation wording for the definition of new notes. * Fixed installation directory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/fixmetodonotes . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fixmetodonotes (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: sansmathfonts
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Ariel Barton submitted the sansmathfonts package. Summary description: Provides sans serif small caps and math fonts for use with Computer Modern License type: lppl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/sansmathfonts . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/sansmathfonts (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: ctable
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

Wybo Dekker submitted an update to the ctable package. Summary description: Flexible typesetting of table and figure floats using key/value directives License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - require xcolor instead of color - added option bgopacity - added option sidecap (for memoir only) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ctable . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ctable (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: russianb (babel support for Russian)
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: russianb > Author's name: Igor A. Kotelnikov > Package version: 1.30a > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/russian/ > Summary description: Russian Language Definition File for Babel 3.9 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > version 1.3a > Added the language attribute 'ancient' for typesetting old Slavonic and Church books. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/russianb > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org//macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/russian/ thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. i apologise for continuing delays in making announcements. my health remains unreliable, and slows me down a lot. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: PythonTeX
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: PythonTeX > Author's name: Geoffrey Poore > Package version: 0.11 > Location on CTAN: / > Summary description: Allows Python code entered within a LaTeX > document to be executed, and the output to be included in > the original document. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The PythonTeX package allows you to enter Python code within a LaTeX > document, execute the code, and access its output in the original > document. > > PythonTeX provides fast, user-friendly access to Python from within > LaTeX. Python code is only executed when it has been modified, or > when it meets user-specified criteria. Code may be divided into > user-defined sessions, which automatically run in parallel. Errors > and warnings are synchronized with the LaTeX document, so that they > refer to the document's line numbers. External dependencies can be > tracked, so that code is re-executed when the data it depends on is > modified. PythonTeX also provides syntax highlighting for code in > LaTeX documents via the Pygments syntax highlighter. > > PythonTeX includes a depythontex utility that creates a copy of a > document in which all Python code has been replaced by its output. > This can be convenient for journal submissions, sharing documents, and > converting to other formats. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes (we always announce new packages.) > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/PythonTeX > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org// thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. i apologise for continuing delays in making announcements. my health remains unreliable, and slows me down a lot. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: ipaex-type1
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: ipaex-type1 > Author's name: Takayuki YATO > Package version: 0.2a > Location on CTAN: fonts/ipaex-type1/ > Summary description: IPAex Fonts converted to Type1-format Unicode subfonts > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package contains the IPAex Fonts converted into Unicode subfonts > in Type1 format, which is most suitable for use with the CJK > package. Font conversion was done with ttf2pt1. > > This package is distributed under the “IPA Font License Agreement > v1.0” (see LICENSE for detail), which is the same as the one under > which the original fonts are licensed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/ipaex-type1 > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/ipaex-type1/ thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. i apologise for continuing delays in making announcements. my health remains unreliable, and slows me down a lot. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: verbatimbox
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '13

29 Apr '13

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: verbatimbox > Author's name: Steven B. Segletes > Package version: 3.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/verbatimbox/ > Summary description: Routines to put verbatim text in a box, used when > verbatim is inaccessible. Also, for adding vertical buffer > to an object. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The verbatimbox package has undergone a major overhaul. > > The package allows verbatim material to be placed into LATEX boxes, > for later recall. This function is useful in several situations, primarily in places > where the verbatim environment is otherwise inaccessible (for example, in the > midst of a tabular environment). It is also useful if a given verbatim text needs > to be recalled multiple times within a document. > > The introduction of the new myverbbox environment allows the user to > place verbatim content in a box for which he chooses the name, thus > allowing more than one verbatimbox to be in play at a time. > > While there is application for its use within the verbatimbox > application, this package also offers an independent command > (addvbuffer) for conveniently providing vertical buffer space above > and below a LaTeX object. The new optional argument allows one to > specify the amount of buffer to add above and below the object. > > Finally, authentic documentation is provided, sorely lacking in prior versions. > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/verbatimbox > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/verbatimbox/ thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. i apologise for continuing delays in making announcements. my health remains unreliable, and slows me down a lot. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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