Adrian P. Robson submitted the
makeshape
package to CTAN.
Summary description: A method for declaring new PGF shapes
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This package simplifies writing PGF shapes.
Declaring custom shapes with correct anchor borders can be difficult. Complex
shapes often need complicated calculations to find the touching point of a
connecting line. This package only requires that a developer write a PGF path
describing the anchor border. It also provides macros that help with the
management of shape parameters, and the definition of anchor points.
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quoth the daemon:
> Name of contribution: dvisvgm
> Author's name: Martin Gieseking
> Package version: 1.1
> Location on CTAN: dviware/dvisvgm/
> Summary description: dvisvgm 1.1 has been released
> License type: gpl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> dvisvgm is a command-line utility that converts DVI files to SVG.
>
> The latest release is a small feature update that introduces support
> for sub-fonts, TrueType collections (.ttc files), and PDF
> mapline/mapfile specials. These additions enable dvisvgm to convert a
> subset of DVI files created with CTeX, for example.
>
> For further information including a more detailed list of recent
> changes and pre-compiled binaries for Windows/MiKTeX see the project
> page http://dvisvgm.sourceforge.net
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Robin Fairbairns
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Dániel Majoros submitted an update to the
simplecd
package.
Summary description: Simple CD, DVD and other covers for printing
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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- Added the nohcenter package option
- Added the jeweltitledlempty layout
- Added the jewelbackIIlempty layout
- Added the singlesheet cover with jewel layout support
- Improved noalign option and layout placement relation
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Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the
fnpct
package.
Summary description: Footnote kerning and interaction with punctuation
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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adaption to changes in sepfootnotes package, minor other fixes
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Boris Veytsman submitted an update to the
adjmulticol
package.
Summary description: Adjusting Margins for Multicolumn and Unicolumn Output
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This package provides an extension of the multicol package with the
option to change the margins for multicolumn and unicolumn layout.
The package understands the difference between the even and odd
margins for two side printing.
Changes:
v1.1 Changed calculations for unicolumn layout
which might previously lead to loss of text
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Jochen Wertenauer submitted an update to the
vhistory
package.
Summary description: Support for creating a revision history
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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- Added Croation translation
- New option tablegrid
- Introduced possibility to change column width
Thanks to the users for their input which led to these changes.
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Hello TeX folk,
The host tug.ctan.org now resolves to the new official North American
redistribution site at the University of Utah, thanks to
long-time TeX stalwart Nelson Beebe, Pieter Bowman, and their
institution's support.
So, folks in North America (and maybe elsewhere) should consider
tug.ctan.org when using an explicit CTAN host. By rsync:
rsync://tug.ctan.org/CTAN/
rsync is by far the most efficient way to do transfers, but of course
the site is also available by ftp and http:
ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/
The Utah site is itself updated hourly, so there is no worry about stale
material.
As a reminder, there is the generic redirector
http://mirror.ctan.org/
which should go to an up-to-date and nearby host. We recommend using
this url in articles, mailing list posts, etc., to better balance
CTAN traffic. For example,
http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/
Great thanks also to Jim Hefferon for years of hosting the master
North American mirror of (and participating in) CTAN
at St. Michael's College.
Karl
Peter Flynn submitted an update to the
latex-brochure
package.
Summary description: Sample publicity flyer for LaTeX, as a 4pp A4 folder (A3 sheet) and Letter folder (Ledger sheet)
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This version updates the wording and replaces references to obsolescent packages with new ones.
EDITORS SOUGHT: if you have a change request or a suggestion for improvement, please contact the maintainer.
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Peter Flynn submitted an update to the
latex-veryshortguide
package.
Summary description: A 4-page reminder of what LaTeX does, for printing on A4 paper, double-sided, and folding once to A5.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This revision corrects some minor typographical inconsistencies and rephrases
some descriptions for greater clarity. The preformatted version uses commercial
typefaces: if you use CM or something else you may have to rearrange the text a
little, as space is very tight.
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Daniel Flipo submitted an update to the
tabvar
package.
Summary description: Typesetting of tables showing variations of functions
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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New command TVstretch added. It should be used to enlarge cell's height when
necessary (see examples in file demo.pdf).
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Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the
exsheets
package.
Summary description: Yet another package for the creation of exercise sheets.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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There has been a potentially breaking change: the {tasks} environment previously
provided by ExSheets has been extracted into a package of its own (`tasks') now
shipped with and being part of the exsheets bundle. This does not change any
syntax per se. However, the options for the environment are no longer set with
SetupExSheets but with settasks. Also the object that is used for the list
template and its instances has been renamed from `exsheets-tasks' into `tasks'.
Another breaking change while we're at it) is a syntax difference with the
{tasks} environment: the optional argument for the number of columns is no
longer set in braces but parentheses. This is deliberate as it reflects the
optional nature of the argument better and is consistent with the syntax of
NewTasks, too.
Additionally the labels of the list got an additional offset of 1ex from the
items which will lead to different visual output. In some cases this might
actually lead to the most annoying changes. In this case say
settasks{label-offset=0pt} which should cure things again.
Unrelated with the above there have been improvements to the random selection of
questions which seems to work properly now.
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Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the
chemnum
package.
Summary description: a comprehensive approach for the numbering of chemical compounds
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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added + version of cmpdref that only references a compound label but doesn't declare it similar to cmpd+{<label>}.
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the daemon writes:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: clipboard
> Author's name: Eduardo C. Lourenco de Lima
> Package version: 0.2
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/clipboard/
> Summary description: Copy and paste into and across documents
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The clipboard package provides a basic framework for copying and
> pasting text and commands into and across multiple documents. It
> replaces the copypaste package.
>
> 2013/01/18 v0.2
> Renamed: copypaste->clipboard
> Commands:
> Copy {key} {content}
> Paste {key} {content}
>
ewclipboard {basename}
> openclipboard {basename}
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Announcement required: Yes
>
> Additional comments:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This is a complete replacement for the copypaste package. I cleaned up
> the code but decided to rename the package because I had to rename all
> user commands due to old yank being confusing to emacs users.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and added an
entry in the catalogue repository.
in due course, the copypaste package will move from the main ctan tree
(leaving a link, in the first instance); we don't throw out packages
immediately, unless they prove to be a legal embarrassment, or the
like....
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/clipboard.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/clipboard/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
the daemon told me:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: sepfootnotes
> Author's name: Eduardo C. Lourenco de Lima
> Package version: 0.2
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/sepfootnotes/
> Summary description: Support footnotes and endnotes from separate files
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The sepfootnote package supports footnotes and endnotes from separate
> files. Basically, it provides sepfootnotecontent and sepfootnote:
> the former defines the content of a note; the latter typesets that
> note. It is compatible with both standard footnote and footcite from
> biblatex.
>
> 2013/01/17 v0.2
> * utf8: Support keys with UTF-8 characters
> *
ewfootnotes: Use the standard footnote counter
> *
ewfootnotes*: Use its own footnote counter
> * sepfootnote: Default footnote apparatus
> * addto{prefix}notes: Add text and commands to endnotes
> * print{prefix}note: Print the content of a note
> * jobname.ent-{prefix}: Renamed endnote external file
> * {prefix}noteref: Removed
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> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/sepfootnotes.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/sepfootnotes/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
the daemon wrote
> Name of contribution: acro
> Author's name: Clemens Niederberger
> Package version: 1.0
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/acro/
> Summary description: typeset acronyms
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The syntax of the commands `DeclareAcronym' and of `printacronyms'
> has changed! Since this will break compatibility with documents set
> with prior versions of `acro' the option `version=0' has been
> introduced which _should_ retain compatibility.
>
> Also new:
> - new `accsupp' acronym property
> - new `sort' acronym property
> - new default: `sort=true'
> - new options `page-ranges', `next-page', `next-pages', `pages-name',
> `record-pages'
> - no automatic label placement for page number referencing any more,
> the page referencing now is done with a different method
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catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/acro.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/acro/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
Silke Hofstra submitted an update to the
sourcecodepro
package.
Summary description: Use Source Code Pro with TeX(-alike) systems
License type: ofl
Announcement text:
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This version removes 'sourcecodepro-type1.sty' and 'sourcecodepro-otf.sty' in
favour of a single 'sourcecodepro.sty' with overrides 'type1' (or 't1') and
'opentype' (or 'otf').
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the daemon wrote:
> Name of contribution: datatool
> Author's name: Nicola Talbot
> Package version: 2.13
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datatool/
> Summary description: Tools to load and manipulate data
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> * Added new package `datagidx'
>
> - create glossaries/indexes /without/ using an external tool such
> as makeindex or xindy
>
> * datatool.sty
>
> - added dtlsort (like DTLsort but user supplies custom
> comparison handler).
>
> - added DTLgnewdb, DTLgdeletedb, DTLgcleardb
>
> - added DTLsaverawdb
>
> - added ifDTLnewdbonload, DTLnewdbonloadtrue,
> DTLnewdbonloadfalse
>
> - added dtlparsewords
>
> - fixed bug in @DTLnewrow (misspelt PackageError command)
>
> - removed spurious space in @dtl@setheaderforindex
>
> - removed spurious space in DTLaddentryforrow
>
> - removed spurious space in DTLdisplaydb and DTLdisplaylongdb
>
> - removed spurious space in @dtl@getsortdirection
>
> - removed spurious space in @dtl@readline
>
> - removed spurious space in DTLrawmap
>
> - dtl@setcharcode and dtl@setlccharcode now check
> for @dtl@wordbreak instead of space and tilde
>
> - dtl@setlccharcode bug fix (characters without a lowercase
> now correctly dealt with)
>
> - dtlicompare and dtl@teststartswith now use
> dtl@setwordbreaksnohyphens to deal with spaces
>
> - added @dtlstringnull and @dtlnumbernull and fixed bug in
> DTLifnull
>
> - renamed datatool.pdf to datatool-code.pdf
>
> * datatool-base.sty
>
> - added dtlwordindexcompare
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> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
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Robin Fairbairns
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Zdenek Wagner submitted an update to the
zwpagelayout
package.
Summary description: Page layout and crop-marks
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Version 1.4c is a bug fix, the PDF boxes (TrimBox and BleedBox) now properly
work in the (x)dvipdfm(x) family of drivers.
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Boris Veytsman submitted an update to the
philosophersimprint
package.
Summary description: Typesetting articles for the journal Philosopher's Imprint
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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As said in its mission statement at
http://www.philosophersimprint.org, ``Philosophers' Imprint is a
refereed series of original papers in philosophy, edited by philosophy
faculty at the University of Michigan, with the advice of an
international Board of Editors, and published on the World Wide Web by
the University of Michigan Digital Library. The mission of the Imprint
is to promote a future in which funds currently spent on journal
subscriptions are redirected to the dissemination of scholarship for
free, via the Internet.'' The journal used to accept manuscripts in
Rich Text Format only. However, for many authors, especially from the
field of logic, TeX seems to be a better choice. I was commissioned
to write a LaTeX class for this journal.
The aim of the class is to help authors to typeset their own
articles in the ``Web-ready'' format. We do not assume the authors
have any commercial fonts installed on their machines. The class
uses only freely available and freely distributed fonts.
Changes in version 1.3
- Added copyright licensing information
Changes in version 1.2
- Added trailing slash to the title page URL
Changes in version 1.1
- New formatting of journal URL
- Better handling of footnotes
- Use for microtype if exists
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the daemon offers:
> Name of contribution: dejavu
> Author's name: Pavel Farar
> Package version: 2.33
> Location on CTAN: fonts/dejavu
> Summary description: LaTeX support for the DejaVu fonts
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> - Changed the Em Size in the Type 1 version of the fonts
> from non-standard value 2048 to 1000. This corrects
> problem with weird spacing of letters when xelatex
> used Type 1 version of DejaVu fonts, lualatex was
> Ok. Problem reported by Felix Lehmann.
>
> - The support files were not regenerated, because they are
> created from the TrueType fonts, not from the Type 1
> fonts.
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catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
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> or they may browse the package directory at
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Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
the daemon stirred and cried:
> Name of contribution: pst-vectorian
> Author's name: Patrick Fradin
> Package version: 0.4
> Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-vectorian/
> Summary description: Printing ornaments
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This is a PSTricks related package for drawing ornaments. The
> documentation is in french, but the examples are self-explanatory
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> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-vectorian.html
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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:
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>From the CHANGES file, Version 7.4:
New macro lthick.
Simplified shadebox.
The ifroff macro renamed to iftpic.
New configuration file m4defaults.m4.
Reworked darrowlibrary for consistency with solid lines and arrows; new macro darc and wrappers
Darc, Darrow, Dline; old version included in olddarrow.m4 to ease transition.
Macros and examples fixed and made more robust for gpic (where possible).
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Christian Tellechea submitted an update to the
xstring
package.
Summary description: String (token list) manipulation
License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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xstring update
v1.7 2013/1/13
==============
* bugfix: global assignments for groupID (no more save stack-error)
* macros are now long
NOTE: CTAN path changed!
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Bob Tennent submitted an update to the
pmx
package.
Summary description: pre-processor for MusiXTeX
License type: gpl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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Several changes at movement breaks to improve compatibility with M-Tx
and musixlyr.
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