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CTAN has a new package: miktex_update
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '08

09 May '08

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, Josef Kleber submitted a new package miktex_update to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /support/miktex_update Summary description: A cygwin bash script for automatic updating and installing new packages of MiKTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The miktex_update script offers automatic updating and installing of new packages of an existing MiKTeX installation. It supports direct connection with online repositories of the MiKTeX server network, as well as synchronizing a local repository (CTAN) with following update. In the end you should have an up-to-date and complete MiKTeX installation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Das Script miktex_update bietet automatisches Updaten und Installieren neuer Pakete einer existierenden MiKTeX-Installation. Es unterstützt die direkte Verbindung mit Online-Repositories des MiKTeX-Servernetzwerks, als auch das Synchronisieren eines lokalen Repository (CTAN) mit anschließendem Update. Nach Abschluß des Scripts sollte man eine aktuelle und vollständige MiKTeX-Installation vorfinden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/miktex_update/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=miktex_update (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 has a new package: Slovenian translation of lshort2e
by CTAN Announcements 08 May '08

08 May '08

The package below has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the system in the next day. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Ne najkrajši uvod v LaTeX2e Author's name: Bor Plestenjak Location on CTAN: /info/lshort/slovenian Summary description: Slovenian translation of The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation of TNSS Introduction to LaTeX v. 4.20 into Slovenian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/slovenian . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/lshort-slovenian (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: engrec
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '08

07 May '08

The package below has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: engrec Author's name: Yvon Henel, TeXnicien de surface Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/engrec/ Summary description: Two macros engrec and EnGrec to enumerate with lower/upper case greek letters. They have the syntax of alph and friends. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENGREC 1.1 2008-05-07 50th anniversary edition Changes * requires amstext and not the whole of amsmath any more * the additional greek letter macros are now defined with rmfamily and upshape so no funny discrepancy should arise anymore between say Alpha and Delta when used in a non-roman or non-upshape environment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/engrec/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/engrec (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: statex v. 2
by CTAN Announcements 07 May '08

07 May '08

The material below has been put on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: statex v. 2 Author's name: Rodney Sparapani Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/misc Summary description: a statistics style for latex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Syntax incompatible upgrade of statex v. 1, hence the name change. Although, not syntax compatible, the new syntax is more internally consistent and more latexy. Also, new experimental option autobold, to bold statistical formulas for presentation (often needed so that greek characters, subscripts and superscripts can be seen by the audience). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/statex2.sty . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/statex (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: modroman
by CTAN Announcements 04 May '08

04 May '08

The package here has been installed at tug.ctan.org and will soon work its way through the system. Thank you again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: modroman Author's name: Yvon Henel, TeXnicien de surface Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/modroman/ Summary description: modroman.sty, two macros to write numbers in lower case roman numerals thus i, ij, iij, iv and so on. (See the final j?) With option upourv, modroman 6 writes uj instead of vj. The default option, vpourv, makes it write vj. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MODROMAN 0.4 2008-05-04 50th anniversary edition ;-) Changes: v0.4 redefinition of the auxiliary macros via a new command and, consequently, compactification of the code suppression of the if... to manage options use @ifdefinable for the def-s, just in case some garbage files to the garbage can lbnl ;-) a tmf ready zip is now available and should be, at last, tds compliant Files: LISEZMOI.txt README.txt modroman.dtx modroman.ins modroman.pdf % bilingual documentation Makefile % *nix tool modroman.tds.zip ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/modroman/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/modroman (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: curve2e
by CTAN Announcements 04 May '08

04 May '08

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at all the mirrors. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: curve2e Author's name: Claudio Beccari Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/curve2e Summary description: Upgrade of existing package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.01 of curve2e.sty contains several corrections to both the code and the documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/curve2e . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/curve2e (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: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 04 May '08

04 May '08

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: siunitx Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/siunitx Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v0.7b: - Fixed bug with applying settings on a per-unit basis - TDS-style zip included ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/siunitx . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/siunitx (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: mhequ
by CTAN Announcements 02 May '08

02 May '08

On Thu, 1 May 2008 Martin Hairer submitted an update to the mhequ package. MHequ simplifies creating multi-column equation environments, and tagging the equations therein. It supports sub-numbers of blocks of equations (like (1.2a), (1.2b), etc) and references to each equation individually (1.2a) or to the whole block (1.2). The labels can be shown in draft mode. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mhequ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The functionalities of the equs and equa environments are merged, but equa still exists for backwards compatibility. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mhequ/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=mhequ (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: isodoc-0.4
by CTAN Announcements 01 May '08

01 May '08

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 Wybo Dekker submitted an update to the isodoc package. The isodoc class can be used for the preparation of letters and invoices (and, in the future, similar documents). Documents are set up with options, thus making the class easily adaptable to user's wishes and extensible for other document types. The class is based on Victor Eijkhout's NTG brief class, which implements the NEN1026 standard. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/isodoc License: LPPL --------------------------------------------------------------------- major changes of v0.4 relative to v0.3) - norwegian translations added (thanks Sveinung Heggen) - option shift: shift all output on the page - option currency added: changes euro into other - option cityzip added: put zip behind city instead of before --------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/isodoc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=isodoc (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 1.13
by CTAN Announcements 01 May '08

01 May '08

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 Wybo Dekker submitted an update to the ctable package. ctable.sty provides commands to easily typeset centered or left or right aligned tables and (multiple-)figure floats, with footnotes. Instead of an environment, a command with 4 arguments is used; the first is optional and is used for key,value pairs generating variations on the defaults and offering a route for future extensions. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ctable License: LPPL --------------------------------------------------------------------- major changes of v1.13 relative to v1.12): - cap option with empty argument will prohibit insertion in lot/lof - added option continued, for continuation tables: same number as previous table, ` (continued' added to caption. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ctable . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=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 package update: Metapost 1.004
by CTAN Announcements 01 May '08

01 May '08

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Regards, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Metapost 1.004 Author's name: Taco Hoekwater Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/base Summary description: This is metapost 1.004, a bugfix release License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See the file CHANGES or the comp.text.tex. (usenet) posting entitled MetaPost 1.004 announcement for a detailed description of changes in this release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/base . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/metapost (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: lcyw
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 Vladimir Lidovski submitted the lcyw package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/lcyw/ Summary description: This package makes available the Classic Cyrillic CM fonts for LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package makes available the classic CM Cyrillic fonts from CTAN:/fonts/cyrillic/cmcyr/type1 for LaTeX. This support was missing for 10 years! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/lcyw/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=lcyw (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 has a new package: miktex_update
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, Josef Kleber submitted the miktex_update package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /support/miktex_update Summary description: A cygwin bash script for automatic updating and installing new packages of MiKTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The miktex_update script offers automatic updating and installing of new packages of an existing MiKTeX installation. It supports direct connection with online repositories of the MiKTeX server network, as well as synchronizing a local repository (CTAN) with following update. In the end you should have an up-to-date and complete MiKTeX installation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Das Script miktex_update bietet automatisches Updaten und Installieren neuer Pakete einer existierenden MiKTeX-Installation. Es unterstützt die direkte Verbindung mit Online-Repositories des MiKTeX-Servernetzwerks, als auch das Synchronisieren eines lokalen Repository (CTAN) mit anschließendem Update. Nach Abschluß des Scripts sollte man eine aktuelle und vollständige MiKTeX-Installation vorfinden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/miktex_update/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=miktex_update (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: dvdcoll
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008, Josef Kleber submitted an update to the dvdcoll package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/dvdcoll Summary description: A class for typesetting DVD archives License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Having lost the overview of my DVD archives, I simply could not remember if I already recorded the documentary running on TV that day. I chose to recreate the index using LaTeX: the design aim was a hyperlinked and fully searchable PDF-document listing my DVDs with all titles, contents, lengths and so on. Further requirements were support for seasons of tv series and a list with all faulty or missing programs for rerecording. The dvdcoll class supports all these requirements. dvdcoll.cls follows the structure <number><title><length>. As a result, the class is not limited to DVDs - you can of course typeset archives of CD-ROMs, Audio-CDs and so on. Supported languages at the moment: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish. Some help is needed for other languages! ;-) License: LPPL Changes in v1.1a: 2008/04/21 Bugfix: pn@pdf@string@def (pdfnotiz.sty) [jk] macro name change in hyperref.sty [2008/04/12 v6.77m] (HyPSD@AMSclassfix -> HyPsd@AMSclassfix) the same fix is needed in the derived macro pn@pdf@string@def ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/dvdcoll . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=dvdcoll (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 package update: dashrule
by CTAN Announcements 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: dashrule Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/dashrule Summary description: Draw dashed rules in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The dashrule package makes it easy to draw a huge variety of dashed rules (i.e., lines) in LaTeX. dashrule provides a command, hdashrule, which is a cross between LaTeX's ule and PostScript's setdash command. hdashrule draws horizontally dashed rules using the same syntax as ule, but with an additional, setdash-like parameter that specifies the pattern of dash segments and the space between those segments. Because dashrule's rules are constructed internally using ule (as opposed to, e.g., PostScript specials) they are fully compatible with every LaTeX back-end processor. This minor update enables hdashrule to begin a paragraph. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/dashrule . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/dashrule (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: Class for the journal Computational Complexity
by CTAN Announcements 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Michael Nüsken submitted an update to the computational-complexity package. The LaTeX2e class cc was written for the journal Computational Complexity, and it can also be used for a lot of other articles. You may like it since it contains a lot of features as more intelligent references, a set of theorem definitions, an algorithm environment, ... Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/computational-complexity License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes and clarification of license. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/computational-complexity . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=computational-complexity (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 CTAN package --- memoir class v1.61803 beta
by CTAN Announcements 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Peter Wilson wrote: > I have uploaded memoir161803beta.tar.gz to UK incoming. This is a > beta version of the next (final?) release of the memoir class. I don't > know where it should go as I think that it must not replace the > current memoir collection but be available for those who want to try > it out. i have placed the submission on the latex experimental tree, at macros/latex/exptl/memoir-beta when we have the final version, we can erase that location (or redirect it to memoir proper). > This version incorporates all the current patches, and provides a > few new facilities, especially an extended range of pt size > options. The manual is heavily revised and includes all the material > that was in the Addendum, and more. Users should read the README > before printing the manual. > > I hope to release the real version before I leave the US (soon). I > would like to hear of any problems, which can either be emailed to me > (herries dot press (at) earthlink dot net) or preferably sent to the > comp.text.tex newsgroup. I am unlikely to have time to respond > individually but I will collect all responses. i have installed the package as indicated above, and created an entry in the catalogue. i believe the location is sufficiently different from that of the original package that one hopes it won't be a source of confusion. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/memoir-beta.html or browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/memoir-beta/ thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: isonums
by CTAN Announcements 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

[corrected post -- previous one escaped by mistake, sorry] my upload daemon quoth (some time ago) ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: isonums > Author's name: Luis Rivera > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/misc/isonums.sty > Summary description: display numbers in math mode according to ISO 31-0 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The isonums package makes a quick hack to ziffer.sty to display > numbers in math mode according to ISO 31-0, regardless of input format > (european $1.235,7$ or angloamerican $1,235.7$). The options [euro, > anglo] control the global input format. Default input format is > anglo. Documentation is included as comments to the text source. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/isonums.html > or they may read or download the file itself at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/isonums.sty Thanks for the upload. I have installed the package and created a catalogue entry for it. The package was installed some time ago, and will be well on its way around the world. The catalogue entry will appear on the web tonight some time. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: isonums.sty
by CTAN Announcements 24 Apr '08

24 Apr '08

my little upload monster writes: ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: > Name of contribution: isonums > Author's name: Luis Rivera > Author's email: jlrn77(a)gmail.com > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ziffer > Summary description: display numbers in math mode according to iso-31-0 > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > the isonums package makes a quick hack to ziff.sty to display numbers in math mode according to ISO-31-0, regardless of input format (european $1.235,7$ or angloamerican $1,235.7$). The options [euro, anglo] control the global input format. Default input format is anglo. Documentation is included as comments to the text source. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/isonums.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ziffer > _______________________________________________

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CTAN package update: acronym-1.30
by CTAN Announcements 23 Apr '08

23 Apr '08

Tobi Oetiker has uploaded a new version of his acronym package. Differences from his previous release (1.27) are: Tobias Oetiker <oetiker(a)oetiker.ch> wrote: > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.30 (April 2008) Corrected code to redefine labels and > adjusted behavior with cmd{AC@used}. > -- Ulrich Diez > > Version 1.29 (April 2008) let withpage option show the 'corect' page number > and not just the first one. > -- Domagoj Babic (babic in cs.ubc.ca) (with help from Ulrich Diez) > > Version 1.28 (April 2008) fixed layout of addpage list > -- Tobias Oetiker (tobi with oetiker.ch) thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version, and the tds.zip file; i have also updated the catalogue repository (*very* slightly...) users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/acronym.html (will be updated in a minor way overnight), and they may browse the package itself at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acronym/ the install file is at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/install/macros/latex/contrib/acronym.tds.z… Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: edmargin 1.0
by CTAN Announcements 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

The materials below have been put up at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: edmargin 1.0 Author's name: John Burt Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/edmargin Summary description: Multiple series of endnotes for critical editions, including sections defined on the fly License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmargin provides a very simple scheme for endnote sections for critical editions. Endnotes can either be marked in the text, or with marginal references to the page in the note sections where the note is to be found. Notes can be set in individual paragraphs, or in block paragraph mode (where there are many short notes). Note sections will have running headers of the form "Textual notes to pp. xx--yy" New note sections can be created on the fly. There are predefined endnote sections for textual notes, emendations, and explanatory notes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/edmargin . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/edmargin (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 support of simple installation files
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Over the years, installing files on a TeX system has become increasingly tiresome. When I started using TeX, in the 80s, most packages would say install the files where (La)TeX can find them (if they gave any advice at all on installation). While this advice was plainly good, it didn't help much since few people would want to do the contrary, and it offered no real hints. However, it didn't matter much: I found it easy, as a complete novice, to guess where the file ought to go. TeX systems have changed a lot since then, and most modern systems use a standard called TDS (TeX Directory Structure) to specify how TeX-files should be arranged on disc. The TDS is pretty straightforward once you've read it, and it will give good a usable answer, about where to put a new file, every time. However, not many people _want_ to read it, and as a result TeX forums are forever being asked how to get TeX to find new files. (I keep rewriting the text in the UK FAQ, in this area, too -- see http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=installthings which doesn't yet mention these installation files.) The TDS is a simple structure, and almost all files can be installed simply by putting them in the right place, and updating a single index. The CTAN network is therefore starting to hold TDS ZIP files, which have a built-in directory structure that matches the TDS. These things have to be built, of course, and we're expecting that package writers will supply them for us. This puts an extra burden on the writer; however, it should make the package user much happier, which in turn must help keep the TeX community lively and active. Nitty gritty details (users): Users can see whether a TDS file is available, when they view the catalogue entry for the package they propose to download. A user should download that file, and unpack it in a TDS directory to which she has access, and then generate a file index for the TDS directory tree. The TDS directory on Unix-like systems will typically be the local tree, or the user's tree ~<userid>/texmf Users of MiKTeX systems should not ordinarily need the TDS files; the management of updates for MiKTeX is very efficient indeed, and it is seldom as much as a week between a (free) package appearing, and there being a new (version of a) MiKTeX package being available. However, in extremis, the user of a MiKTeX system see which trees are available using the MiKTeX Options app, Roots tab; see http://docs.miktex.org/manual/localadditions.html for details. The user may generate an index using texhash under unix-like systems. On an MiKTeX system, use the Refresh FNDB button on the MiKTeX Options app General tab. Nitty gritty details (developers): Package writers should refer to the web page http://www.ctan.org/tds-guidelines.html for details of the file structure we assume. Note that the ZIP file does _not_ contain the texmf/ directory itself; it is made at the texmf/ level. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College .................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: siunitx Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/siunitx Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v0.7a: - Bug fix for minus sign in text mode - Improved output of prefixes when using units literally ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/siunitx . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/siunitx (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: The vc bundle
by CTAN Announcements 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The vc bundle Author's name: Stephan Hennig Location on CTAN: /support/vc Summary description: version control for TeX and friends License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The vc bundle ----------------------------------- This is a script based approach to version control for TeX documents. It works more reliably than keyword substitution based approaches, since it tracks all files in a working copy, not only .tex files. The vc bundle works with LaTeX and plain TeX. Currently, Bazaar, Git and Subversion are supported. v0.5 (2008-04-21) ---------------------- Incompatible changes: * Don't write sensitive information to vc.tex, by default (see appendix A). - Bazaar: BZRBranchNick - Subversion: SVNPath, SVNName, SVNUrl, SVNNodeKind, SVNRepositoryRoot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/vc . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/vc (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: achemso
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

that elusive beast, ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: achemso > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/achemso > Summary description: LaTeX and BibTeX support for American Chemical > Society publications > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.2i: > - Added usetitle option to include journal titles in bibliography > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/achemso.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/achemso/ i have installed the update, and updated the catalogue repository. the package itself is on its way to the other ctan nodes, and will spread to other mirrors over the next 24 hours. the catalogue entry has little change, and the web page will be regenerated separately at each ctan site, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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