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CTAN has a new package: TengwarScript
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '06

07 Jan '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. I apologize for the delay; thank you for prompting me. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: TengwarScript Author's name: Ignacio Fernández Galván Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tengwarscript Summary description: A package for writing tengwar with LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The TengwarScript package provides a mid-level access to tengwar fonts while still generating good output by default. Each tengwar sign has an individual command, wich should place the sign nicely with relation to the preceding signs. So, to write the word quetta in Quenya mode one would write: TquesseTacuteTtincoTTdoublerTTthreedots TengwarScribe supports several tengwar fonts which can be found in Type 1 format or easily converted, including Dan Smith's fonts, Tengwar Parmaite, Tengwar Annatar and others. The full set of supported fonts can be found in the manual and in the sample tengfonts.pdf file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tengwarscript . 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 . _______________________________________________ Ctan mailing list Ctan(a)dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan

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CTAN package update: NCCLATEX
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

The package described below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should be at your favorite mirror soon. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ===================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: NCCLATEX bundle Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ncclatex Summary description: Release 1.4 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the major release of the bundle having many improvements. It requires the `ncctools' bundle of release 3.4. Seven new packages are introduced. Other packages and the `ncc' class are revised. The new `nccdefaults' package sets defaults for some packages from the `ncctools' bundle in correspondence with Russian polygraph. It does this without loading of packages to be modified via the AddToPackage hook. The new `ncctheorems' package specifies 8 theorem-like environments in 3 variants that were early specified in the `ncclatex' package. The same AddToPackage technique is used here. So, all these environments will be declared after the `nccthm' package is loaded. The new `nccbiblist' package introduces the biblist environment and redefines the thebibliography environment. The new `ncctitlepage' package redefines the titlepage environment in NCC-style and introduces the titlepage* environment. It also applies auto-restoration of the text area if it was changed inside these environments with the ExpandTextArea command of the `textarea' package from the `ncctools' bundle. The new `ncctitle' package is renamed from the `ncctitle.clo' file. It is made independent on the `ncc' class and can be used together with other classes. This package introduces commands for preparing a book title, abstract, and last page in rules of Russian polygraphy. The new `nccheadings' package contains definition of `headings' and `myheadings' page styles in NCC-style. The new `nccsections' package applies a customization to sectioning technique of the `nccsect' package from the `ncctools' bundle. Six customization options are allowed now with this package: newsecstyle (separate styles for a number and a text in section declaration commands), newtocstyle (separate styles for a number and a text in TOC declaration commands), chapterinline (chapter tag in line with text), chaptersection (the same as previous but no Chapter/Appendix prefix), partinline (part tag in line with text), partsection (the same as previous but no Part prefix). The `ncchdr' and `nccindex' packages are now independent on the `ncc' class. They can be used together with other classes. In the `ncclatex' package, the `minimize' option is introduced. With this option only required packages are loaded when the `ncclatex' package is used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncclatex . 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 package update: NCCTOOLS
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '06

04 Jan '06

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: NCCTOOLS bundle Author's name: Alexander I Rozhenko Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ncctools Summary description: Release 3.4 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the major release of the bundle having many improvements. Three new packages are introduced and the `nccsect' package is essentially improved. The most interest package is the `addtopackage'. It introduces the AddToPackage command applying commands after a specified package is loaded. Using it, you can specify patches, additions, and other staff that will be executed right after the respective package is loaded (or at the point where this command is applied if the respective package is already loaded). The new `topsection' package introduces the opsection command which can be used to prepare headings for standard environments such as the bibliography, table of contents, index etc. It automatically selects the respective sectioning command to prepare a heading and updates headers. This command is compatible with standard LaTeX classes and with ncc-based classes. The new `textarea' package introduces the ExpandTextArea command and related staff. This command expands the text area on headers, footers, or margins by changing page layout parameters. The RestoreTextArea command restores the original page layout parameters. In addition, the StartFromTextArea and StratFromHeaderArea commands are specified here. In the `nccsect' package, the sectionstyle declaration can be now applied to particular section levels. The aftersectionvspace allows change the vertical space skipped after a display section. Section declarations now cover all sectioning commands (in the previous version part command for book-like classes was out of scope of the package). The problem of compatibility with the `hyperref' package is solved. Many hooks are introduced for the customization purpose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncctools . 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 package update: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '05

28 Dec '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pstricks-add to the uk mirror > > please replace the files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > > this new version 2.73 has > - renaming the setLNode and setLCNode to > psLNode and psLCNode. > - new macro psLDNode > - add missing fillstyle for psStep > - add StepType Riemann i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: C.D.P. Bundle
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005, Gustavo Mezzetti submitted an update to the C.D.P. Bundle Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cdpbundl Summary description: Business letter in the Italian style License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of version 0.34, which provides for better interaction with the hyperref package and has some bells and whistles added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: xcolor 2.09
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Uwe Kern submitted an update to 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005/12/21 v2.09 * New features: - definecolor and color now accept space-separated color specifications, e.g., color[rgb]{1 .5 0}; - experimental `xcdraw' option extended to `pdftex' and `dvipdfm' drivers. * Changes: - test file xcolor2.tex made compatible with recent changes in `pstricks'; - test file xcolor3.tex extended; - driver test file xcolor4.tex extended to demonstrate the different frame drawing approaches; - more efficient implementation of driver-specific code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: exteps
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Happy holidays, 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 of the exteps MetaPost module License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.3 of the exteps module. I have now included all of the features that I (for now) think is sufficient to use the module for all purposes. This release includes a perl script to use when handling large EPS files (Yeah, I know -- some of the idea of this module is lost by this, but it's only for /very large/ EPS files). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 package update: LEd
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

The package below has been updated on CTAN. Thank you for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LEd Author's name: Adam Skórczynski & Sebastian Deorowicz Location on CTAN: /support/LEd Summary description: LEd 0.43 beta License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New features and fixed bugs in this release: - preliminary version of English help file, - toolbar with additional compilation commands: MetaPost, METAFONT, BibTeX, users commands, - French resources (thanks to Olivier Devineau), - scrolling the DVI page to the special position, - definition of users keywords and hints is available, - Ctrl+Space shortcut inserts a tilde now, - configuration of code-completion, - Italian spellchecking dictionary, - fix: double-click problem, - fix: PageDown and PageUp problem, - fix: parsing source files, - fix: code-folding problem, - fix: some small bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/LEd . 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: ant 0.7
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Achim Blumensath submitted an update to the ant package. ant is a typesetting system inspired by TeX. It does not aim at complete compatibility with TeX but focuses instead on a flexible, clean, and modular design. Location on CTAN: /systems/ant Summary description: ant is not TeX. License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm pleased to announce the release of ant version 0.7. The archive can be found at http://ant.berlios.de ant is a typesetting system inspired by TeX. It does not aim at complete compatibility with TeX but focuses instead on a flexible, clean, and modular design. New in this release are: o improved h&j algorithms (better ligature handling, river detection) o improved OpenType support o improved PDF generator ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upload: pstricks
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pstricks.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > > /graphics/pstricks/doc > /graphics/pstricks/latex > /graphics/pstricks/generic > > pstricks.tex has its own color handling, which makes > it difficult to support packages like color or the > extended xcolor. These new versions of pstricks.sty > and pstricks.tex fix some known problems. > > The old package pstcol.sty is obsolete and > shouldn't be used anymore. > For more information read the file > /doc/pstnews1-14.pdf thanks for the upload; i've installed all the files on the archive, and updated the catalogue (including a pointer to the new pstnews file). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-func
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-func.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func > > ..... pst-func.tex > 0.43 2005-12-19 new macro psSi for the integral sin Si(x) > and si(x)=Si(x)-pi/2 > and Ci(x),ci(x) the integral cosin > > ..... pst-func.pro > 0.05 2005-12-19 new subroutine Si and si for the integral sin > new subroutine for the integral cosin > new subroutine factorial (recursive) i've updated the files on the archive, and noted the version number in the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: fouriernc
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should be winging its way to your favorite mirror even now. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: fouriernc Author's name: Michael Zedler Location on CTAN: /fonts/fouriernc Summary description: Add-on to the Fourier package that substitutes NC-Schoolbook for Utopia License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a LaTeX math font setup that substitutes NC-Schoolbook for Utopia in the Fourier package . In order to use it you need to have the Fourier-GUTenberg fonts installed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/fouriernc . 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: showframe 0.1g
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '05

19 Dec '05

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Rolf Niepraschk submitted an update to the eso-pic package, namely version 0.1g of showframe.sty. pacakge Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic/ Summary description: Small correction. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Draws visible frames for the text and margin area, and lines for the head and foot to check layout in detail. This new version adds the missing check of @mparswitch. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: arXivBib
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '05

18 Dec '05

John Forkosh writes: > I've uploaded ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/arxivbib.zip , > which is a new package. > > As per your README.uploads instructions... > + what you've uploaded > arxivbib.zip > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/arxivbib > (also, please unzip arxivbib.zip README > and place that README file alongside > arxivbib.zip in the arxivbib directory) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > o arXivBib, licensed under the gpl, retrieves > abstract pages from arXiv.org and reformats > them as BibTeX entries. It saves lots of > typing if you have many such references to cite, > but isn't worth the trouble if you only have a few. > o please see > http://www.forkosh.com/arxivbib.html > for a more complete discussion (arxivbib.html > is also included in the arxivbib.zip file) i've installed the new stuff as requested, and updated the catalogue. users may browse the new package at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/arxivbib/ (there's just the README and the .zip file containing the whole package). thanks, john, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: sphyphb
by CTAN Announcements 17 Dec '05

17 Dec '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: sphyphb Author's name: Rodrigo Medina Location on CTAN: language/spanish/nonstandard/sphyphb Summary description: Experimental Spanish hyphenation patterns License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hyphenation patterns for spanish, following RAE 1999. Only phonetic rules are used. It is believed that it gives the right hyphenation of all Spanish words, but extensive test is needed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/spanish/nonstandard/sphyphb/ . 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: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 16 Dec '05

16 Dec '05

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the movie15 package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15/ Summary description: Multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If the same media file is included several times, its file contents will now be embedded only once into the resulting PDF, reducing the size of the latter. Things like EveryShipout{ includemovie[autoplay]{0pt}{0pt}{pagesound.mp3} } can now be done without blowing up the PDF file too much. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: pstricks
by CTAN Announcements 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pstricks.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace or save all files in the directtories > of CTAN/graphics/pstricks/ > > this is a minor bugfix version: > > pstricks.sty : v0.30 drop support of pstcol.sty > pstricks.tex : v1.13 make the star version of psdot available > > pstcol.sty : v1.20 the replacement for the file > CTAN/macros/latex/required/graphics/pstcol.dtx > it now does only a usepackage[noxcolor]{pstricks} > > pst-text.pro : v1.00 enable writing of 16bit japanese characters i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. users may inspect the files at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks (the files are actually in subdirectories generic, latex and dvips); users may download the whole bundle via: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks.zip (note that the zip file omits the enormous graphics/pstricks/contrib tree). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: hep ... plus package upgrade: hepunits
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

Andy Buckley has provided a new package hep: The hep package is a relatively thin wrapper package on a variety of packages useful for typesetting high-energy physics documents. It is aimed at HEP users who just want to write papers without having to worry about which packages to include. hep includes a useful minimal set of packages by default, with more specialist ones being available via package options. he's also provided an update of his package hepunits: Changes include the addition of proper documentation, much improved options handling and a new option to stop the package from polluting the macro namespace for people who are picky about such things. i've installed both the new and the upgraded packages at cambridge, and updated the catalogue for each. view the packages at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hep http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hepunits or download from: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hep.zip http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hepunits.zip thanks, andy, for the new package. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 7.44 - TeXWord - handling multi-file documents.
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma License: shareware > Most noticeable improvements are: > > * Improved support of multi-file LaTeX documents. > It includes: handling files in subdirectories (include{foo/foo.tex}),<br> > improved caret moving between source files, selection, fixing related bugs, etc. > * 'Window|Show Outline' (new option) > Provides quick way to hide/show document outline window by using > keyboard shortcut (Alt+W O)<br> > * Improved diagnostic in case of loading document which use > document class not available in current latex setup. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 7.44 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.44 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > > 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: > Prosper, PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWYG interface > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: fig2vect
by CTAN Announcements 14 Dec '05

14 Dec '05

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Dirk Krause submitted an update to the fig2vect package. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Yet another Fig to vector converter, version 1.1.2 License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I was notified that the use of %!PS-Adobe-x.0 EPSF-x.0 is not allowed if the setpagedevice operator is used. So if you use the configuration setting ps setpagedevice = yes the EPS output is simply started using %!PS-Adobe-x.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: stubs
by CTAN Announcements 12 Dec '05

12 Dec '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to the mirror that you like the best. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: stubs Author's name: Norbert Stuhrmann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/stubs Summary description: Creating stubs with contact information (e.g. for sale offers). License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a macro which prints a line of stubs at the bottom of the page, e.g. for contact informations within sale offers. -- version 0.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/stubs . 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 package replacements: lucida, lucidabr
by CTAN Announcements 11 Dec '05

11 Dec '05

Karl Berry writes: > The lucida (fonts/metrics/bh/lucida) and > lucidabr (macros/latex/contrib/psnfssx/lucidabr) packages have been > updated on CTAN. > > The lucida package contains font metrics for Lucida, but no actual > outlines (such as .pfb files). The outlines must be purchased > separately. The metrics have been updated by Walter Schmidt; see > technical details below. > > The lucidabr package contains basic LaTeX macro support for Lucida under > the NFSS (New Font Selection Scheme). Only documentation has been > updated; the actual LaTeX support is unchanged. lucidabr is now > maintained by TUG, via volunteers Morten Hoegholm and Karl Berry. > > TUG will be making a separate announcement about availability of the > fonts. > > For more information, questions, and bug reports, see information and > mailing list at http://tug.org/lucida. > > -- > > Technical details for the lucida metrics update: > > 2005-09-15 > > Font family hlhj with oldstyle figures added. > Documentation (doc/fonts/lucida/lucida.txt) updated > accordingly. > > 2005-08-24 > > Changed directory layout: > Metrics, VFs and Type1 fonts are no longer spread over > several directories each, and the documentation resides in > <texmf>/doc/fonts /lucida now. Thus, all bottom-level > directories have the name lucida (which works well with > TeX Live, although it is not required by the TDS.) > > The font map files lucidabr.map and lumath.map have been > concatenated to one single file named lucida.map; and > there is only one single map file lucida.ali for VTeX, > too. > > Map files using standard (Karl Berry style) names for > the Type1 font files have been abolished, since both > MikTeX and TeX Live seem to prefer the original file > names. > (Note, however, that all tfm and vf files carry _standard_ > names, because the original names would not be able to > distinguish between LY1, T1 and TS1 encoding.) > > exteuro is now provided in _all_ TS1-encoded fonts; when > there is no such character in the physical Type1 font, it > is faked. > > Improved Polish diacritics and dj in most virtual fonts. > > Revised VFs and metrics of the smallcaps fonts hlhbc8t and > hlhrc8t to fix a minor bug regarding the size of the > hungarumlaut accent. > > Oldstyle figures from the Lucida Calligraphy-Italic fonts > are made available also for the italic shape of the Lucida > Bright family. > > Revised documentation; in particular, the API provided by > the fd files to scale the fonts (DeclareLucidaFontShape) > is now documented. > > The Lucida typeface family was designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes. > (R) Lucida is a trademark of Bigelow & Holmes Inc. > registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and other > jurisdictions. i have installed the both sets of files at cambridge, and pushed the results out to the other ctans (and hence to mirrors). at the same time, i have deleted the (very) old metrics on ctan at fonts/lucida the new files may be viewed at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/metrics/bh/lucida/ (metrics, etc.) http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/psnfssx/lucidabr/ (macros, etc.) and users may download them from: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/metrics/bh/lucida.zip (metrics, etc.) http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/psnfssx/lucidabr.zip (macros, etc.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: MetaUML
by CTAN Announcements 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

The new package described below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and will soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: MetaUML Author's name: Ovidiu Gheorghies Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml Summary description: MetaUML: a MetaPost library for typesetting UML diagrams License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MetaUML is a GNU/GPL MetaPost library for typesetting UML diagrams. It offers (partial) support for UML class diagrams, use case diagrams, state machine diagrams and activity diagrams. Additional information can be found on the project's site: http://metauml.sourceforge.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml . 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 package upgrade: pst-func
by CTAN Announcements 10 Dec '05

10 Dec '05

Herbert Voss wrote (yesterday): > I have uploaded pst-func.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func > > This new version has > > ..... pst-func.tex > 0.42 2005-12-09 new macro psGaussI for the integral of the Gaussian > curve > use mue as option name instead of xShift (psGauss} > > ..... pst-func.pro > 0.04 2005-12-05 new subroutine Simpson for the integral of Gaussian curve i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload, and sorry about the delay. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: fontch
by CTAN Announcements 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: fontch Author's name: Rodrigo Medina Location on CTAN: /macros/plain/contrib/fontch/ Summary description: Macros for changing fonts and sizes in plain TeX. T1 support License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fontch macros allow to change font size and family in any place of a plain TeX document. Sizes of 8, 10, 12, 14, 20 and 24 points are available. A sans serif family (sf) is defined in addition to the families already defined in plain TeX. Optional support for Latin Modern T1 and TS1 fonts is given. There are macros for non-latin1 letters and for most TS1 symbols. Math mode always uses CM fonts. A command for producing doubled-spaced documents is also provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/plain/contrib/fontch/ . 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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