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CTAN update: xetexref
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xetexref Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /info/xetexref Summary description: Reference documentation for XeTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- License change to the LPPL and a couple of missing maths primitives added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/xetexref . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xetexref (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 .

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CTAN update: bclogo
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: bclogo Author's name: Chupin Maxime Location on CTAN: /graphics Summary description: This package facilitates the creation of colorful boxes with a title and logo. It relies mainly on PSTricks and/or Tikz. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.22, new logos, several style of helm, new documentation... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/bclogo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/bclogo (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 .

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CTAN Update: biblatex-mla
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 James Clawson submitted an update to the biblatex-mla package. The package provides biblatex support for citations in the format specified by the MLA. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/ biblatex-mla Summary description: MLA (humanities) style files for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This minor update, version 0.6.1, fixes some errors in displaying articles, removes some rogue spaces, and brings native (babel and csquotes) quotations and punctuation nesting to footnotes. Please note that newspaper articles now must include entrysubtype={newspaper} in bibtex entries, and update your .bib files accordingly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-mla (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: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk mirror. Please replace the > files with the ones in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > > pstricks-add is a PSTricks related package, which has a lot > of additional features, like arrows, special curves, ... > > This update has the following changes > > pstricks-add.tex > v 3.16 2009-01-17 > - add optional argument for psplot and parametricplot > for additional PostScript settings > - make showorigin also valid for the ticks > - fixed bug with psgraph and the optional labels > - fixed bug with psaxes and the optional arguments > - added the PostScript variable ps@Exit to exit loops in > psaxes and parametricplot > - added yMaxValue option for plotstyles lines, polygons and beziers > to draw discontinued functions > - modified psxTick and psyTick (Martin Chicoine) > - new macro use@keep@par, which doesn't delete the setting > after using it > - added psBoxplot i've installed the new version, and slightly modified the catalogue repository. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks-add.html and browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ the (rather small) change to the catalogue will appear on the web overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: metalogo
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jan '09

17 Jan '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and within a day should work its way through the mirror system. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: metalogo Author's name: Andrew Gilbert Moschou Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/metalogo Summary description: Extended TeX logo macros License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package exposes spacing parameters for various TeX logos to the end user, to optimise the logos for different fonts. Written especially for XeLaTeX users. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/metalogo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/metalogo (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: pst-sigsys
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

This package has been put up at tug.ctan.org and in the next day should make its way through the mirroring system. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pst-sigsys Author's name: Farshid Delgosha Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-sigsys Summary description: The pst-sigsys is a collection of useful macros for disciplines related to signal processing. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pst-sigsys is a collection of useful macros for disciplines related to signal processing. It defines macros for plotting a sequence of numbers, drawing the pole-zero diagram of a system, shading the region of convergence, creating an adder or a multiplier node, placing a framed node at a given coordinate, creating an up-sampler or a down-sampler node, and connecting a list of nodes using any node-connecting macro. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-sigsys . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pst-sigsys (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 .

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CTAN package update: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

this message appeared in my inbox... > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: glossaries > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/glossaries > Summary description: Create glossaries and lists of acronyms > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.18: > * fixed missing closing } in glossaries-babel.sty > > * added glstarget so that glossary styles can be modified > in the document without using internal commands. > > * glossary-super.sty isn't loaded if supertabular.sty isn't > installed. > > * added nolong, nosuper, nolist, notree and nostyles package > options to prevent loading unnecessary packages. > > * added oldacronym (emulates the old glossary package's > ewacronym command). > > * added sublistdotted style. > > * fixed bug caused by misspelt glspagewidthlist (should be > glspagelistwidth). > > * fixed border in super4colheaderborder and > altsuper4colheaderborder styles. > > * fixed sort sanitization when package option sanitize={name=false} > is used. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/glossaries.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries > _______________________________________________ i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. updates to catalogue entries (such as they are) will take place overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: visualtex 3.98
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and is making its way through the mirror system. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: visualtex 3.98 Author's name: Alex Romanenko Location on CTAN: / systems/ win32/ visualtex Summary description: new version 3.98 License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- completely rewritten code ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/visualtex . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/visualtex (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 .

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CTAN package update: Voss Mathmode
by CTAN admin (Robin Fairbairns) 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)FU-Berlin.DE> wrote: > I have uploaded Mathmode.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace the files with the existing ones in > /info/math/voss/mathmode/ > > This new version has the following changes: > > 2.37 2009-01-14 - updated bibliography > - switch to utf8 thanks for the upload; i've installed it as suggested, and updated the catalogue repository. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/voss-mathmode.html or visit the directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/math/voss/mathmode/ (the catalogue entry will be updated overnight, but the change doesn't amount to much.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 8.40 - Choose Font Dialog, Using Windows Fonts.
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma/ > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.40 are: > > * Dialog to choose document fonts. > Supports both TEXMF fonts and Windows system fonts. > It displays font families common for most windows applications. > > * Direct usage of Windows fonts in LaTeX documents. > Just use code: enewcommand{ mdefault}{@times@new@roman) > Magical '@' links latex font family with windows font family. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 8.40 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 8.40 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Classical IDE. > They are high compatible, so that you can choose what to use > depend on kind of a document or stage of work under a document. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It supports processors: > (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX. > Other processors such as Omega may be added in future. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, > PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > Editing slides in WYSIWYG interface > (with such packages as PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.) > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > TeXWord dramatically simplifies editing complex formulas and tables. > > TeXWord is transparent for cooperation. > TeXWord don't use additional macro packages. > It uses only standard LaTeX packages, so that documents made up > in TeXWord may be compiled in any LaTeX setup without any adaptation. > In other side, TeXWord can handle arbitrary LaTeX documents. > So, that your coleagues may even don't know that you use > powerful WYSIWYG tool to edit your part of common work. > > Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as > good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some screenshots are available at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/screenshots.php> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 8.40 are: > > * Dialog to choose document fonts. > Supports both TEXMF fonts and Windows system fonts. > It displays font families common for most windows applications. > > * Direct usage of Windows fonts in LaTeX documents. > Just use code: enewcommand{ mdefault}{@times@new@roman) > Magical '@' links latex font family with windows font family. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/changes.php> or > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: sageep
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jan '09

15 Jan '09

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: sageep v1.0 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/sageep Summary description: LaTeX Style for Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society's Annual Meeting Papers License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) is an international scientific organization with about 700 members. One of its main activities is its annual meetings, the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP). The papers for this meeting are accepted as PDF files. This class typesets papers according to the guidelines, intended for SAGEEP-2009. It should probably work for the future SAGEEP, unless EEGS changes its guidelines. The class was commissioned and paid for by US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sageep . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/sageep (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 .

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CTAN update: varsfromjobname
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

This package has been updated. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: varsfromjobname bugfix Author's name: Uwe Ziegenhagen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/varsfromjobname Summary description: License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In version 0.4 was an error due to some missing % chars ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/varsfromjobname . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/varsfromjobname (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 .

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CTAN update: newlfm
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jan '09

11 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and is making its way through the mirroring system to your local neighbor. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: newlfm Author's name: Paul Thompson Author's email: paul(a)wubios.wustl.edu Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/newlfm Summary description: Letter, fax, memo formatting class License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- newlfm v 9.1 is uploaded. This is a slight upgrade in functionality. The system now supports the inclusion of letterhead form as wallpaper, so that the letter info is superimposed on the letter. Additionally, spacing commands for the closing line are included. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/newlfm . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/newlfm (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 . -- Please reply to the list ctan (at) dante.de, not directly to me.

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CTAN update: chemstyle
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

quoth my upload daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: chemstyle > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/chemstyle > Summary description: Writing chemistry with style > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.3d: > - Alkyl radicals now work with mhchem > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/chemstyle.html the (very minor) update to the catalogue will appear on the web overnight tonight. > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/chemstyle thanks for the update; i've installed and updated things as needed. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: biblatex-chicago-notes-df
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and within a day should be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: biblatex-chicago-notes-df Author's name: David Fussner Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib Summary description: Chicago notes + bibliography style files for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version (0.8.5) adopts the American punctuation tracker provided by biblatex, thereby fixing many small formatting errors and eliminating the need for the awkward custpunct commands, but now requiring, at least in some circumstances, that you use mkbibquote when quoted material appears inside a bibliography field. The package also now supports several new entry types provided by biblatex 0.8. Please see the docs for all the details of these and other changes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblate… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-chicago-notes-df (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 .

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CTAN update: language/spanish reorganization
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

Some changes to /language/spanish are propagating through the mirror system at this very moment. See for instance http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/spanish for the new layout. Thanks to Javier for his work and his patience. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... What's new ---------- - The language/spanish directory has been reorganized and will become a permanent place for the latest version of the spanish style for babel, including the Spanish doc. - spanish 5.0h has two changes: - fixed wrong kerning with '' - added two package options: noitemize and noenumerate

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CTAN Update: todonotes
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 Henrik Skov Midtiby submitted an update to the todonotes package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/ Summary description: The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually appealing way. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of things happened in this release. Added three new translations french, spanish and Catalan thanks to Richard Dominique and Joan Queralt. Improved the visual appearence of the inserted notes (rounded corners and optional shadows) with code from Joan Queralt. Found an untranslated textstring ''Figure'' in the source. Added a figwidth option to the missingfigure command, patch by Paul Ivanov. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=todonotes (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: pst-func
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-func.tgz to the uk node. Please replace the > files with the ones in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func/ i've done that and updated the catalogue entry for the package in the repository; thanks for the upload. > pst-func is a PSTricks related package for drawing > special mathematical functions like distributions, > polynomials, a.s.o. > > This update has new PostScript routines for the > Chebyshev polynomials first and second kind. > > pst-func.tex -------- > 0.58 2008-12-08 - add ChebyshevT and ChebyshevU (first and second kind) > the macros are only wrappers for the PS routines > - take the optional argument comma from pstricks-add > into account for psPrintValue > > ..... pst-func.pro > 0.10 2009-01-08 added ChebyshevT and ChebyshevU (first/second kind) users may view the catalogue entry at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-func.html or browse the package itself at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func/ the catalogue entry (on the web) will be updated overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: xecolour
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xecolour Author's name: Vafa Khalighi Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/latex/ Summary description: Colour is XeLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xecolour package is a simple package which defines about 140 different colours by XeTeX's colour feature that can be used in bidirectional texts without any problem. All the command names are the names of the colours (i.e. lue for blue colour) except `` ancolour'' for ``tan colour'' and the general syntax of the command is colourname{<text>} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xetex/latex/xecolour . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xecolour (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 .

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CTAN update: keys3
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '09

04 Jan '09

my little daemon wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: keys3 > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/keys3/ > Summary description: Key management for LaTeX3 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Added .store in skip properties > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/keys3.html (which will be updated overnight) > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/exptl/keys3/ thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: todonotes
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '09

04 Jan '09

On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 Henrik Skov Midtiby submitted an update to the todonotes package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/ Summary description: The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually appealing way. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed a typo in a macroname. Added a textsize option for the package and the prepend / noprepend option for the todo command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=todonotes (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: bclogo
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '09

03 Jan '09

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Please note the change of location. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: bclogo Author's name: Chupin Maxime Author's email: notezik(a)gmail.com Location on CTAN: /graphics/bclogo Summary description: This package facilitates the creation of colorful boxes with a title and logo. It relies mainly on PSTricks and/or Tikz. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New version of bclogo, a new option, new logos, and now we can use it with pdflatex with the use of tikz : we charge the package bclogo with an option pstricks or tikz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/bclogo . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/bclogo (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: ctanify
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '09

03 Jan '09

CTAN is happy to announce Scott Pakin's ctanify package, designed to prepare packages for CTAN. Thanks, Jim Hefferon CTAN and Saint Michael's College ................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: ctanify Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /support/ctanify Summary description: Prepare a LaTeX package for upload to CTAN License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ctanify is intended for developers of LaTeX packages who want to distribute their packages via the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). Given a list of filenames, ctanify creates a tarball (a .tar.gz file) with the files laid out in CTAN's preferred structure. The tarball additionally contains a ZIP (.zip) file with copies of all files laid out in the standard TeX Directory Structure (TDS), which facilitates inclusion of the package in the TeX Live distribution of TeX. So far, ctanify has been tested only on Linux. Volunteers willing to help port ctanify to other platforms are especially welcome. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/ctanify . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ctanify (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 .

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CTAN Update: ArsClassica package
by CTAN Announcements 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 Lorenzo Pantieri submitted an update to the arsclassica package. The package changes some typographical points of the ClassicThesis style, by André Miede. It allows to reproduce the look of the guide http://www.lorenzopantieri.net/LaTeX_files/ArteLaTeX.pdf (the web page is in Italian). Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/arsclassica/ Summary description: The manual is now in English. Support for the English, French, Spanish and German language. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in version 2.5.3 (January 2009) o Documentation both in English and in Italian; o Support for the English, French, Spanish and German language, via the new options english (default), french, spanish and german, respectively. o New name, arsincludegraphics, for the command which allows to include graphics with ``Alice Blue'' coloured background. The old name, myincludegraphics, is still manteined (for now), but deprecated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/arsclassica/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=arsClassica (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: CJK version 4.8.2
by CTAN Announcements 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 Werner LEMBERG submitted an update to the cjk package. CJK is a macro package for LaTeX, providing simultaneous support for various Asian scripts in many encodings (including Unicode): – Chinese (both traditional and simplified), – Japanese, – Korean and – Thai. A special add-on feature is an interface to the Emacs editor (cjk-enc.el) which gives simultaneous, easy-to-use support to a bunch of other scripts in addition to the above: – Cyrillic, – Greek, – Latin-based scripts, – Russian and – Vietnamese. Location on CTAN: /language/chinese/CJK/ License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > CJK 4.8.2 > ========= > > CJK 4.8.2 is available from > > http://mirror.ctan.org/language/chinese/CJK > > and other CTAN hosts and its mirrors. Following the CTAN rules, the > source files of CJK are unpacked. Additionally, the archive > cjk-4.8.2-doc.tar.gz is available which provides some CJK > documentation and example files in various output formats. > > Current development snapshots are available from > > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=cjk.git;a=summary > > which also shows the commitments to the git repository of the CJK > package. > > Bug reports should go to cjk-bug(a)ffii.org. > > > CJK is a macro package for LaTeX, providing simultaneous support for > various Asian scripts in many encodings (including Unicode): > > Chinese (both traditional and simplified) > Japanese > Korean > Thai > > A special add-on feature is an interface to the Emacs editor > (cjk-enc.el) which gives simultaneous, easy-to-use support to a bunch > of other scripts in addition to the above: > > Cyrillic > Greek > Latin-based scripts > Russian > Vietnamese > > See below for the relevant snippet from the history file. > > Enjoy! > > > Werner > > > ====================================================================== > > > Version 4.8.2: > 29-Dec-2008 > new: > CJKnumb.sty: > The new command CJKdigits* is the same as CJKdigits > but uses the traditional glyph for digit zero. > > changed: > The various directories `norasi' and `garuda' have been > changed to `norasi-c90' and `garuda-c90', respectively. > > Thai support has been updated to use the fonts from > thailatex version 0.4.2. For easier maintainance it is > now expected that the PFB and AFM files (for `norasi' > and `garuda') are no longer renamed. > > errors: > Poor-man's bold fonts could work incorrectly for > substituted fonts. > > Unicode didn't use proper glyph representation forms in > vertical mode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/chinese/CJK/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=cjk (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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