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Version 3.11 of the UK TeX FAQ
by Robin Fairbairns 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

i have just installed on ctan (help/uk-tex-faq) and the web (http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq) a new version of the faq i maintain. the new distribution on ctan includes a file CHANGES-3.11 which lists what i've changed. apart from significant changes to the macro coding of faq source and of the conversion to html for the web version, highlights include: 17 new answers, extension of several documentation and help answers; thorough scan of answers for places where either or both of the koma-script bundle and the memoir class can help; many changes to reflect upgrades of several packages, or packages that weren't previously mentioned. and of course, several errors are corrected. please report any errors of fact, or of representation, to faq(a)tex.ac.uk please do _not_ bother to ask questions on that address. if you're reading this message on comp.text.tex or texhax, you *already* *know* where to ask questions. the future of the faq may potentially include significant improvements in its delivery. there is, sadly, little chance that i can improve the searching mechanisms without external help (all pleas for such help have proved fruitless): i don't have the spare time to make myself an expert in such things. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer and for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: osa.bst
by Rainer Schöpf 14 Mar '04

14 Mar '04

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 Richard J Mathar submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: osa.bst > Suggested location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/osa.bst > Summary description: BibTeX bibliography style for journals of the OSA > License type: dfsg > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is an upgrade/refinement of my older osa.bst > file of 2002 that is already in the CTAN. It is a full > replacement, and the version=1.0 ought be removed by > this one here, labelled version=1.2. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your update. The file, together with its documentation has been installed in directory biblio/bibtex/contrib/osa The old file (biblio/bibtex/contrib/osa.bst) was removed. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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LaTeX anniversary release 2003/12
by Rainer Schöpf 13 Mar '04

13 Mar '04

Who remembers December 23, 1993, when the first public release of LaTeX2e appeared? The LaTeX3 Project Team wishes to announce the LaTeX 10th Anniversary Release, officially dated December 2003. It contains numerous changes, additions and improvements, some of which I'd like to mention: - (Partial, experimental) support for Unicode input: the inputenc package has a new option utf8. - New version of the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), now DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines) approved. - TLC2 - The LateX Companion, 2nd edition is about to appear For more info, see the news sheets ltnews15 and ltnews16 in the documentation directory (see below). At the same time, the website of the LaTeX3 Project Team has a new look. Come and visit: http://www.latex-project.org/ As usual, the files can be downloaded from a CTAN mirror near you. Go to the CTAN root directory and look for macros/latex/base Documentation (in PDF) can be found in macros/latex/doc The required packages are in macros/latex/required -- Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: umich-thesis.cls
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 Bil Kleb submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: umich-thesis > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/umich-thesis > Summary description: University of Michigan Thesis LaTeX class > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A LaTeX2e class to create a University of Michigan dissertation > according to the Rackham dissertation handbook. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed the class file and the README in macros/latex/contrib/umich-thesis For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of version 2.10 of beamer
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Till Tantau submitted version 2.10 of his beamer package, to be installed in macros/latex/contrib/beamer > Change Log: > > Version 2.10 > - Fixed some spacing problems in uncover and invisible, itemize > and pause. > - Moved head/footline calculation after beginning of document. > This fixes all sorts of problems. > - Added utf8 encoding support. > - Added a (HA-)Prosper emulation layer. > - Added a seminar emulation layer. > - Added third level of itemize/enumerate nesting (I don't like it, > but some people do). > - Added the onslide command for use outside overprint > environments. It generalises pause in a simple, easy-to-use > way. > - Added incremental overlay specifications (very useful). > - Added beamer.el emacs plug-in, contributed by Thomas Baumann. > - Fixed problem that caused empty columns to disappear. > - ef will now create hyperjumps. > - Switched to amsthm for theorems. Theorems now accept > optional arguments (amsthm like). > - Added ewtheorem support. Thanks for the update, I installed the package. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission - PSNFSS 9.1b
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the ZIP file psnfss91b.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it to the CTAN > directory > > macros/latex/required/psnfss > > thus replacing all files that exist there. (Do not unpack > the inner archives lw35nfss.zip and freenfss.zip.) > > This is release 9.1b (2004-01-26) of the PSNFSS collection; > a set of virtual fonts, font metrics, map files and macros > to support the Base35 fonts and the free Charter and Pazo > fonts. The license is, of course, LPPL. > > Main changes over version 9.0c are: > > * The Euro symbol exteuro is now available in all text > font families supported by PSNFSS (except Utopia). This > matches the corresponding changes in the latest version > 1.99f (2004/02/22) of the textcomp package. > > * The Utopia fonts are no longer regarded as required; the > package utopia.sty is marked as obsolete. > > * Charter: A number of long-standing bugs regarding the > fontdimens and the kerning data have been fixed. In > particular, the overly tight kerning between between L and > quoteright has been abolished. > > * Package helvet.sty: Fixed implementation of the key-value > interface. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: Nkarta
by Jim Hefferon 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Nkarta Author's name: Daniel H. Luecking Location on CTAN: fonts/nkarta Summary description: A corrected version of the karta font License type: unknown Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The font karta.mf had a few problems. The font nkarta contains the same characters, but two incorrect ones are corrected. Also, most strange path errors have been eliminated and capacity exceeded errors have been reduced. Moreover, the same figures have been provided as MetaPost code. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/nkarta although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: CurVe
by Jim Hefferon 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: CurVe Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: macros/contrib/curve Summary description: A Curriculum Vitae class for LaTeX2e - Version 1.6 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CurVe is a class package that hopefully will make your life easier when you want to write your CV. It provides you with a set of commands to create rubrics, entries in these rubrics etc. CurVe will then properly format your CV for you (possibly splitting it onto multiple pages, repeating the titles etc), which is usually the most painful part of CV writing. Another nice feature of CurVe is its ability to manage different CV flavors simultaneously. It is in fact often the case that you want to maintain slightly divergent versions of your CV at the same time, in order to emphasize on different aspects of your background. CurVe also comes with support for AUC-TeX. New in version 1.6: ** Support for rubric and subrubric titles horizontal alignment ** Support for standard LaTeX page style mechanism ** Support for oneside and twoside options ** Support for Portuguese thanks to Adiel Mittmann <adiel(a)inf.ufsc.br> ** Bug fix in ibliography ** Fix conflict with Hyperref - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/contrib/curve although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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tug.ctan.org upload is back up
by Jim Hefferon 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

The page at http://www.ctan.org (which is the same as http://tug.ctan.org) that allows contributors to send things to us via a web form is back up. I apologize for the downtime. Jim Hefferon

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Re: CTAN submission -- bgteubner document class
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded the file bgteubner-ctan-v1_20.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. > It contains an update of the bgteunber document class. License stays the > same (LPPL with an extra text). > Please replace all files in macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner by its > contents. > > From the README: > > I have programmed the bgteubner.cls document class by order of the > Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany. This has been done to ensure that > books of this publisher have a unique layout. The publisher has > allowed me to distribute the document class with auxilliary files > and documentation freely. Unfortunately, most of the documentation > is only available in German. > > Since the document class is intended to generate a unique layout, many > things (layout etc.) are fixed and cannot be altered by the user. > If you want to use the document class for another purpose than publishing > with the Teubner Verlag, this may arrise unwanted restrictions > (For instance, the document class provides only two paper sizes: > DIN A-5 and 17cm x 24cm; only two font families are supported: > Times and European Computer Modern). > > The document class needs some additional packages, partly relatively > new ones, partly packages that are not installed on most TeX > installations. A list of needed packages is contained in usefiles.txt. > > > ChangeLog: > > 2004/03/07 v1.20 > - Enable use of the MathTime and MathTimePlus fonts if available (package > option mathtime) > - Bugfix: the mathcomp symbols (e.g., ccelsius, cohm, cperthousand) > now use the correct fonts > - With Times, many textcomp symbols are not available. Define > substitutions > (sometimes with minor quality, then with a warning). This is done by the > package ptmxcomp.sty which someday may be available seperately. > - Bugfix: Avoid page break after title in theorem-like environments, > exercises, and answers > - Warnings when using oldstylenums > - The titlepage now only types out how many figures, tables, and exercises > are used, if they really are used > - Bugfix: The adjustment of many margins inside the important(*) and > longimportant environments is fixed again > - Bugfix: Workaround for bug in framed.sty which caused a wrong margin > if only an theorem was inside longimportant > - New environment longimportant* as important* Thanks for the update, I installed the package as macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pst-jftree
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 John Frampton submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: pst-jftree > Suggested location on CTAN: > Summary description: tree drawing macros > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > PSTricks macro package (Tex or LaTex) for typesetting syntax trees for > linguistics. Includes documentation and examples. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your submission. I installed the files in graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-jftree For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: bib-fr
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 Nicolas Markey submitted: > Name of contribution: bib-fr > Suggested location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/bib-fr > Summary description: French translation of classical BibTeX styles > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > These files are French translations of the classical > BibTeX style files. Translations can easily be > modified by simply redefining FUNCTIONs named fr.*, > at the beginning (lines 50-150) of each file. > If you modify anything, however, please change the > name of the file. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it in biblio/bibtex/contrib/bib-fr For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: l2tabuit
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 Emanuele Zannarini submitted: > Name of contribution: l2tabuit > Name and email: Emanuele Zannarini <ezannarini(a)libero.it> > Suggested location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/italian > Summary description: Italian translation of l2tabu version 1.7 > License type: dfsg > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I have uploaded an updated version of `l2tabuit.zip' > to ftp.dante.de. Zip Archive I've provided contains > 2 files: the pdf version of the document and its > LaTeX source. > > This is my italian translation of the Mark Trettin's > practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.7. > The guide gives a large number of practical hints > about avoidance of the most common mistakes a user > can make (for instance: obsolete commands and > packages, etc.). > > License type: OPL. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed the files in info/l2tabu/italian For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Fancyhdr
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Piet van Oostrum submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: Fancyhdr > Name and email: Piet van Oostrum <piet(a)cs.uu.nl> > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/fancyhdr > Summary description: New version of fancyhdr as described in the new LaTeX Companion > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is an update of fancyhdr with additional commands to change the > header and footer widths as described in the second edition of The > LaTeX Companion. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: sansmath-bugfix (ctan upload)
by Robin Fairbairns 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Donald Arseneau writes: > Thomas Thömmes writes: > > i was using your sansmath-package together with the koma-script-package > > and had the following problem: error @tempa already defined > > I was just cleaning out old mail, and saw that the correction > for this bug was not on CTAN! > > I've just uploaded sansmath.sty to CTAN/UK, for replacement > of the version in macros/latex/contrib/misc/ i've installed the replacement; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: upload pstricks-add
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Mar '04

07 Mar '04

Herbert Voss writes: > I just uploaded pstricks-add to > ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming > > please install the files into the new dir: > > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add > > pstricks-add collects a lot of the code which was posted > to the pstricks mailing list and has some more new features: > > pstricks-add: > - pstricks > o new options for pspicture environment > o ellipses, > o braces as node connection/linestyle > o ArrowInside > > - pst-plot > o new options step, start end for plotting data files > o new options xLabel, yLabel > o new option plotNo for multiple data files x y1 y2 y3 ... > o new macro psplotPolynomial[coeff=<0 a1 a2 ...>]{<xStart>}{<xEnd>} > > - pst-node > o new macro nclineII for a two-colored line > o new option lineAngle for ncdiag i've installed the files as suggested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- combinet package
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Mar '04

07 Mar '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded combine.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the curent macros/latex/contrib/combine. The distribution is > under the LPPL. > > From the README > > The combine class lets you bundle individual documents into a > single one, such as when preparing a conference proceedings. There are > also auxiliary packages: combinet, combnat and combcite. > > Changes in version 0.2a of combinet.sty (2004/03/06) > o Minor internal change to ease hyperref pain i've installed the combine bundle as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: l2tabuen
by Rainer Schöpf 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Juergen Fenn wrote: > I have uploaded an updated version of `l2tabuen.zip' to ftp.dante.de. > It contains my English translation of Mark Trettin's guide to LaTeX > called `l2tabu' v. 1.7, giving a lot of practical advice about how to > avoid the most common mistakes a user can make (i.e., obsolete > commands and packages). > > Would you please replace both the *.tex, and the *.pdf files in > > info/l2tabu/english > > Thank you very much in advance. > > Name of contribution: l2tabuen > Suggested location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/english > Summary description: English translation of l2tabu version 1.7 > License type: opl > > There are no changes to the present TeX Catalogue entry. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- mempatch.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > Please announce that I hope this refixes an indentation bug after > the verbatim environment. installed as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submision --- expressg metapost package
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded expressg.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/expressg. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README > the expressg MetaPost package provides facilities to assist in > drawing diagrams that consist of boxes, lines, and annotations, such > as IDEF or UML. Particular support is provided for creating EXPRESS-G > diagrams. > > Changes in v1.6 (2004/02/29) > o Additional `box' types: outputbox, stickfigure, bullseye i've installed the update, as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- ledmac package
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded ledmac.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. The distribution is > under the LPPL. > > From the README: > The ledmac package is for typesetting critical editions. It is a > LaTeX port and extension of the plain TeX EDMAC, TABMAC and EDSTANZA > macros. > > Changes in v0.4 (2004/02/29) > o Added draft/final options > o All footnotes can be used in minipages > o New minipage-like environments that can include page breaks and put > footnotes at the end of the environment, even if this is in the > middle of the page. i've installed the package as you request; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: l2tabufr
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 Yvon Henel wrote: > Name of contribution: l2tabufr > Suggested location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/french/ > Summary description: French translation of l2tabu version 1-7 > License type: dfsg > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > French translation of > l2tabu version 1.7 dated 2004-02-07 by Mark Trettin. > > This version replaces the preceding. > LaTeX source, two pdf (one with embedded fonts, one without) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in info/l2tabu/french For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: polytable
by Rainer Schöpf 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 Andres Loeh wrote: > Name of contribution: polytable > Suggested location on CTAN: CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/polytable > Summary description: tabular-like environments with named columns > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > > The new version 0.7.2 replaces the old one and fixes some bugs. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/polytable For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload -- lineno.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Feb '04

29 Feb '04

Stepha Boettcher writes: > The uploaded file: > > ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/lineno.tar.gz > > provides version 3.10a of the lineno.sty package, located in > > ctan:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lineno/ > > This version includes two fixes for bugs found by Uwe Lück and Frank > Mittelbach. i've installed the contents of the tarball to replace macros/latex/contrib/lineno, as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: fonts/cm/sauter/base/c-cmr.mf
by Jim Hefferon 28 Feb '04

28 Feb '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and the change should make their way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thank you for the update. Jim Hefferon The following was written by the author of the package. ===================================================== I have submitted an update to the file c-cmr.mf for your approval. The file is on ctan.tug.org, which appears to be alan.smcvt.edu. I would like the file to go to fonts/cm/sauter/base/c-cmr.mf. The file is Public Domain. This edit corrects letter_fit# for large point sizes. The previous formula was causing trouble for ligatures. John Sauter

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