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CTAN update: xkeyval v2.5e and pst-xkey 1.6
by CTAN Announcements 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted an update to the xkeyval and pst-xkey packages. The xkeyval package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. The pst-xkey package is an adaptation of the techniques of xkeyval to the needs of the family of packages associated with pstricks, so that those packages can safely, and with relative ease, use key-value syntax in their commands. Changes: 1) updated docs 2) added ignorespaces to psset Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval License: LPPL Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update --- memoir class updates
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Peter Wilson writes: > > I have uploaded files mempatch.sty and memmanadd.pdf to UK incoming. > > Please use these to replace the ones currently in > > macros/latex/contrib/memoir. > > > > Changes in mempatch v4.2 (2005/11/22) > > o minor bug and typo fixes > > o methods for inserting code when inputting files i've installed the two files, refreshed the archive copies and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. users may browse the new versions at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/ and download the entire package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: flowfram
by CTAN Announcements 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Nicola Talbot writes, via the upload daemon: > Name of contribution: flowfram > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/flowfram > Summary description: Create text frames for posters, brochures or magazines > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frames can now be rotated. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the revised package as requested, and upgraded the catalogue entry. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: The AcroTeX eDucation Bundle
by CTAN Announcements 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

D. P. Story writes (via tug.ctan.org's upload page): > Name of contribution: The AcroTeX eDucation Bundle > Author's name: D. P. Story > Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu, dpstory(a)acrotex.net > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ > Summary description: AcroTeX eDucation Bundle Update > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The AeB is a collection of LaTeX packages and demo files that can be > used to create online tutorials and quizzes in PDF. > > Home page of AcroTeX is http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/webeq.html > > and in the future it will be > > http://www.acrotex.net after some discussion with prof. story, i've placed the new version in a new macros/latex/contrib/acrotex directory -- the old location, macros/latex/contrib/webeq is to be retired. the files are already present at cam.ctan.org, and will soon be available at the other ctan sites. the revised catalogue entry is going to take me a while yet. we are, as always, grateful for the upload. to browse the new version, go to http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex/ to download the complete package http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acrotex.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: Ibycus-Babel interface, version 3.0
by CTAN Announcements 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted an update to the Ibycus-Babel interface package. Location on CTAN: fonts/greek/package-babel/ibycus-babel/ License: lppl > This is version 3.0 of the Ibycus-Babel interface, a set of files > to enable the use of Ibycus-encoded Greek fonts with Babel. > > What's new in version 3.0 ? > > * Alternative typefaces with Ibycus encoding are supported > now, beside the original Ibycus fonts by P. MacKay. > This affects primarily the future TeX adaption of the > MinionPro fonts. > > * The hyphenation patterns (file ibyhyph.tex) were corrected > to fix a bug regarding the use of lunate sigmas. > > * The macro code includes a workaround for babel/3796. > > * The installation instructions (file install.txt) have been > merged into the file README. (Please delete the existing > install.txt from CTAN.) Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: polytable 0.8.2
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Andres Loeh submitted an update to the polytable package. This package implements a variant of tabular-like environments where columns can be given a name and entries can flexibly be placed between arbitrary columns. Complex alignment-based layouts, for example for program code, are possible. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/polytable Summary description: tabular-like environments with named columns License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The new version 0.8.2 replaces the old one. It implements a more concise user interface and fixes some bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the movie15 package. This package defines includemovie with PDF-1.5 compatibility. Option 'autoplay' causes the media clip to be started right after the page has loaded. This is useful for side by side movie clips to be played back synchronously. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15/ Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a maintenance release with minor changes to implementation and documentation. Option `playerid' has been added to the inclusion macro. It forces a particular player plugin to be used instead of the default one. This can be useful in cases, where the default player is buggy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload: LaTeX support for Adobe MinionPro
by CTAN Announcements 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Achim Blumensath submitted a new package minionpro to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /fonts/MinionPro Summary description: LaTeX support for Adobe MinionPro License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides support for the MinionPro font from Adobe. We provide a wide range of encodings and variants, including greek, cyrillic, four figure versions, and math alphabets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package updated --- memhfixc.sty (memoir/hyperref fixes)
by CTAN Announcements 17 Nov '05

17 Nov '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memhfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty. > > The memhfixc attempts to make the hyperref package work with the memoir > class. > > Changes in version 1.7 (2005/11/15) > o (Hopefully) Resolved hyperref destination problem with continued captions > o (Hopefully) Resolved hyperref destination problem with side captions thanks for the upload; i've installed it and pushed it to the other archives. the new version may be viewed at/downloaded from http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/memhfixc.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: PGF and TikZ version 1.01
by CTAN Announcements 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, Till Tantau submitted an update to the pgf package. PGF is a macro package for creating graphics directly in TeX and LaTeX. Its usage is similar to pstricks and the standard picture environment. Unlike pstricks, it produces both PostScript and PDF output and works together with latex, dvips, pdftex, and pdflatex. PGF is used extensively with beamer for production of presentations. This version is a bugfix version. Version 1.01 of pgf/TikZ: - Added textures support. - Added text opacity option. - Fixed bug in pgfbasesnakes.code.tex causing lot's of 'missing = in nullfont' message in log file. - Fixed bug that made plain tex mode unusable. - Fixed missing pgfsys-vtex.def in FILES. - Fixed wrong box placements in compatibility mode. - Fixed SVG support to create legal xml. - Moved documentation to doc/generic/pgf. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: mentis v1.4
by CTAN Announcements 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Georg Verweyen submitted an update to the mentis package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mentis/ Summary description: Update for the mentis-class that will basically reduce silly warnings. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minor update for mentis.cls -- a class for publishing at mentis, Paderborn Germany and maybe a blueprint for a humanities book class. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: fig2vect 1.1.1
by CTAN Announcements 15 Nov '05

15 Nov '05

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Dirk Krause submitted an update to the fig2vect package. The fig2vect program converts figures from jFig, XFig and WinFig to MetaPost, EPS, PDF, TeX and SVG. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Yet another Fig to vector converter License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bugfix: Previous versions of fig2vect cut the wrong end of an arc if only one arrowhead was attached to the arc. This is fixed now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: exteps
by CTAN Announcements 14 Nov '05

14 Nov '05

The package described below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim ==================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: exteps Author's name: Palle JÃ¸rgensen Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/exteps/ Summary description: Update -- including adding advanced clipping of the EPS picture License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.2 of the exteps module for MetaPost. exteps is a module for inclusion of external EPS figures into MetaPost figures. It is written solely in MetaPost, and whence does not require any post processing of the MetaPost output. Changes: I have eliminated the 'showpage' issue, and I have added the possibility advanced clipping of the EPS picture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/exteps/ . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: xcolor 2.07
by CTAN Announcements 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 Uwe Kern submitted an update of the xcolor package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/ Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005/11/12 v2.07 * New features: - color model `Hsb' allows to specify hue in degrees; - color model `tHsb' (`tuned Hsb') for user-defined hue configuration on color wheels; - easy generation of color harmonies derived from `Hsb' or `tHsb' color wheels, e.g., color{red>wheel,1,12} yields an `analogous' color to `red' on a 12-spoke wheel; - additional 317 predefined color names according to rgb.txt, which is part of Unix/X11 distributions; - `svgnames' option extended by 4 colors taken from rgb.txt; - enhanced syntax for immediate conversion, e.g., definecolor{foo}{rgb:gray}{0.3} or color[rgb:wave]{478}; - @ifundefinedcolor and @ifundefinedmodel commands; * Changes: - enhanced documentation; - several changes to internal macros. * Bugfixes: - wrong calculation of color series components in some cases of negative step parameters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: babelbib bundle
by CTAN Announcements 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005, Harald Harders submitted an update of the babelbib bundle. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: CTAN/biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib >From the README: This package enables to generate multilingual bibliographies in cooperation with babel. Two approaches are possible: Each citation may be written in another language, or the whole bibliography can be typeset in a language chosen by the user. The current version supports Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography of the bibliographies. Many of the standard and extended bibliography styles are available. ChangeLog: 2005/11/13 1.20 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) - Add Greek language. - Change method to write urldate to enable to write it in brackets. - Bugfix in names writing of abbreviated styles. - Ensure to write URL's in latin font. - Numerals for French and Spanish. - Add the fields ANNOTE and ANNOTELANGUAGE to all bibTeX styles and introduce the command txannotation which prints the annotations on request. - Add the package options isbn, noisbn, issn, noissn, varlanguage, nolanguagenames, annote, and noannote. - Add new font jtitle for titles of journal articles. - Fix a bug with additional spaces after names. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN bundle update --- archaic fonts (several)
by CTAN Announcements 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded archaic.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use the contents > to replace the equivalent files in /fonts/archaic (and asamples.pdf > replacing asamples.ps). There are no technical changes but a *.map file has > been provided covering all my archaic fonts. > > I have also uploaded the following .tar.gz files: > hieroglf, > protosem, > phoenician, > greek4cbc, > greek6cbc, > etruscan, > runic, > nabatean, and > oands. > Theses should replace the corresponding subdirectores under fonts/archaic. > The revisions to the bundles are essentially new *.pfb and *.afm files with > FontNames matching the *.map files. The FontName for font Font now follows > the scheme Archaic-Font. i've installed the lot (whew!), and am updating the catalogue for every font in the entire bundle (since they used to refer to archaic/asample.ps...) thanks for the uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: acronym-1.25 uploaded
by CTAN Announcements 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Tobias Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.25 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.25. > > As usual, this is a minor update. Only announce it if it strikes you as important. following a few recent messages on comp.text.tex, perhaps now is a good moment to get a summary of recent changes into the open. > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.25 (November 2005) properly handle acronyms in pdfbookmarks > -- Heiko Oberdiek <oberdiek there uni-freiburg.de> > > Version 1.24 (October 2005) ac* commands are now not fragile anymore ... > -- José Emilio Vila Forcén jose.vila there cui.unige.ch > > Version 1.23 (October 2005) fixed typo in nolist option. added > comment about fragility of ac commands. > -- Tobias Oetiker (oetiker with ee.ethz.ch) > > Version 1.22 (October 2005) added starred versions of ac(p), acf(p), acs(p), > acl(p), acfi, acsu & aclu > -- Stefan Pinnow (Mo-Gul here gmx.net) > > Version 1.21 (September 2005): fixed the acused command again ... broke it > in 1.20 (this time I amended the docs, so that the intention becomes clear). > Set acronyms as used in the first run, not only in the second one. > -- Tobi Oetiker oetiker there ee.ethz.ch > > added new option nolist to suppress printing the acronym list all together > -- José Emilio Vila Forcén jose.vila there cui.unige.ch > ... > ------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-geo (mostly documentation)
by CTAN Announcements 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-geoDOC.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please > > - replace the files > Changes > pst-map2d.tex > with the ones in /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-geo > - delete doc/doc.tgz > - put all documentation files of doc/* in there > > There are only small fixes to the layout in the > documentations. They are now unzipped. i've installed the package, and am in the process of rewriting the catalogue entry. thanks for the upload: we always prefer to have documentation visible, like this (even if it does mean lots of catalogue work!). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: svninfo
by CTAN Announcements 12 Nov '05

12 Nov '05

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 Achim Brucker submitted an update of the svninfo package. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/svninfo/ Summary description: A LaTeX package for accessing svn keywords License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The svninfo package is used to extract the revision and file information provided by the subversion (svn) revision control system and provides commands for accessign them within LaTeX documents. Also support files for the latex2html converter is provided. Note, that this is an adaption of the rcsinfo package for rcs. So, if you know rcsinfo, you will also be familar with svninfo. This version fixes a problem with '_' in file names and adds support for several new package options: draft, final, eso-foot, and scrpage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: pst-geo
by CTAN Announcements 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-geo.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the existing ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-geo note: this upload does not affect the data, doc or examples directories. > pst-geo is a bundle of PSTricks related packages for > various cartographic projections of the terrestrial > sphere. The projections can be of Mercator, Lambert, > cylindrical etc). > > this new versions now use pst-xkey, the extended > key value interface. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: pst-calendar
by CTAN Announcements 10 Nov '05

10 Nov '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded the new package pst-calendar.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please put all files into the new dir > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-calendar > > pst-calendar is a PSTricks based package for calculating > and plotting calendars in the range 2000-2099. The output > can be in a plain format or as a 3D-dodecaeder for a whole > year with a month on every side. > http://PSTricks.tug.org/November.pdf > > The authors are Manuel Luque and Herbert Voss i have installed the new package and updated the catalogue. access the package via http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-calendar/ or download it via http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-calendar.zip thanks, herbert, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: pst-osci
by CTAN Announcements 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-osci.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with existing ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-osci/ > > this new version 2.82 uses pst-xkey, the extended > key value interface. > > pst-osci is a PSTricks package to draw easily > oscilloscope screen shots. Three channels can be used > to represent the most common signals (damped or not): > namely sinusoidal, rectangular, triangular, dog's tooth > (left and right oriented). The third channel allows > you to add, to subtract or to multiply the two other > signals. Lissajous diagrams (XY-mode) > can also be obtained. > > the authors are Manuel Luque and Christoph Jorssen i have installed the new version of the package, and updated the catalogue to record information about the new documentation. thanks for the upload. new version urls http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-osci/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-osci.zip Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Experimental CTAN Tree: commercial/
by CTAN Announcements 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

The CTAN team has, over the years, had requests to hold sample packages from, or limited-use versions of, commercial products. Because these may be of interest to our visitors, we have decided to try providing such a facility. We will be creating a new tree commercial/ in the near future. Commercial suppliers of TeX-related material will be welcome to make submissions for such a tree via our usual upload mechanism. We expect to eventually migrate all of the shareware that we hold to this tree, as time permits. We are aware of potential pitfalls arising from this expansion, so we wish to note two cautions. (1) We cannot operate as a sales site. In particular, we are unable under any circumstances to take money for this service. (2) All Internet users are aware of the explosion of programs that steal from users, whether by stealing personal information, or credit card numbers, or passwords, or by stealing the user's system resources. One reservation that we have is that a commercial/ tree would carry with it a greater potential for us to inadvertently add to this explosion. Therefore, we retain the right to reject any materials that we judge to be malware, or to remove it from the archive when it is reported to us. Malware includes software containing viruses or trojans. It also includes spyware, i.e., software components that transmit personal or system information without knowledge or approval of the user. Judgement as to what software falls into this category will be at the sole discretion of the CTAN team. Jim Hefferon for the CTAN team comments to: ctan (at) dante.de

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CTAN update: babelbib
by CTAN Announcements 06 Nov '05

06 Nov '05

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, Harald Harders submitted an update to the babelbib package. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib > >From the README: > > This package enables to generate multilingual bibliographies in > cooperation with babel. Two approaches are possible: Each citation > may be written in another language, or the whole bibliography can > be typeset in a language chosen by the user. The current version > supports Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, > German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. > In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography > of the bibliographies. > Many of the standard and extended bibliography styles are available. > > > ChangeLog: > > 2005/11/05 1.17 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - Change the language in alpha-numerical bib items. > - Handle numerical edition numbers. > > 2005/10/31 1.16 Harald Harders (h.harders(a)tu-bs.de) > - Allow to alter space between two abbreviated forenames. > > The change of the language in alpha-numerical bib items (babalpha) will > enable the use of non-latin alphabets in bibliographies (greek, cyrillic) > when they will be available. > > Numerical edition numbers are only handled by German 3. Auflage and > English 3rd edition right now. Please give me advice for other languages > how to translate edition = 3 to an ordinal number. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New class on CTAN: hepthesis
by CTAN Announcements 06 Nov '05

06 Nov '05

Andy Buckley writes (by the medium of the cambridge upload script): > Name of contribution: hepthesis > Author's name: Andy Buckley > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/hepthesis > Summary description: LaTeX class for typesetting masters and PhD theses > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > hepthesis is a LaTeX class for typesetting large academic reports, > in particular PhD theses. It was originally developed for > typesetting the author's high-energy physics PhD thesis and includes > some features specifically tailored to such an application. In > particular, hepthesis offers: > > * Attractive semantic environments for various rubrik sections; > * Extensive options for draft production, screen viewing and binding-ready output; > * Helpful extensions of existing environments, including equation and tabular; > * Support for quotations at the start of the thesis and each chapter; > * And more :) > > This is the first public release of hepthesis after approximately > two years of development and recent user testing. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload: i've installed it, and updated the catalogue. copies should be at the other two ctan sites within a few hours, and at mirror sites somewhat later. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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