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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As is License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeXPiX build 1210 (CTAN release 10) contained some bugs. The tenth CTAN bugfix 1 release has the following improvements: * Number of possible polygon/spline points was said to be increased to 50 but in fact only 10 points were possible. Removed this bug. * Webupdate hung because it want to be on top always. * Added automatic update check when starting up the program. This option can be set on or off in the preferences menu. * Removed tips from the help menu. * Added a small section about GUI fonts in the manual. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix 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 submission -- 3DLDF 1.1.5 Release
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

I installed the current version of 3DLDF in CTAN:graphics/3DLDF/ These are the Release Notes: ----- Forwarded message from Laurence Finston <lfinsto1(a)gwdg.de> ----- Release of 3DLDF 1.1.5. 3DLDF is a GNU package for three-dimensional drawing with MetaPost output. It is available from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/3dldf and other ftp servers. Please see the author's website, http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~lfinsto1 and http://www.gnu.org/directory/graphics/3D/3DLDF.html for more information. In release 1.1.5, I've tied up some loose ends. I wanted to do this before starting on the input routine. * Added `const real step' argument to the version of Ellipse::intersection_points() that takes an Ellipse argument. * BUG FIX: Added `touch 3DLDFmp.mp' to the `3DLDFmp.mp' target in 3DLDF-1.1.5/CWEB/Makefile.am. This ensures that TeX and dvips will be run if MetaPost is run on `3DLDFmp.mp'. This happens if `3DLDFput.mp' is newer than `3DLDFmp.mp', but the latter isn't changed, so TeX and dvips weren't being run. I'm surprized nobody's complained about this. Not yet documented in the _3DLDF User and Reference Manual_. * Added `PHONY' targets as synonyms for certain targets: `cpl' for `3dldf'. For compiling and linking `3dldf'. `mp' for `3DLDFmp.mp'. For running MetaPost on `3DLDFmp.mp'. `ldf' for `3DLDFput.mp'. For running `3dldf'. Not yet documented in the _3DLDF User and Reference Manual_. * It is now possible to ``typedef'' `real' to either `float' or `double'. This means that `real' can now be made a synonym for either `float' or `double' by using a `typedef' declaration. `real' is typedeffed to `float' by default. * Added `const TINYINT(1) ldf_real_float' and `extern const TINYINT(1) ldf_real_double' for use in non-conditionally compiled code. They are set according to the values of `LDF_REAL_FLOAT' and `LDF_REAL_DOUBLE'. * `Transform::epsilon()' and `Point::epsilon()' now return different values, depending on the values of the preprocessor macros `LDF_REAL_FLOAT' and `LDF_REAL_DOUBLE'. I have not yet tested whether good values are returned when `real' is `double'. * `MAX_REAL' and `MAX_REAL_SQRT' are no longer constants. Their values are set at the beginning of `main()'. However, users should not change their values. `MAX_REAL' is the second-largest `float' or `double' on a given machine. This now works for all common architectures. * Added `namespace System' containing the following functions: `get_endianness()', `is_big_endian()', `is_little_endian()', `get_register_width()', `is_32_bit()', `is_64_bit()', and the template function `get_second_largest()'. `namespace System' and its functions are documented in `system.texi', which is new in edition 1.1.5 of the _3DLDF User and Reference Manual_. * Replaced the various `create_new_<type>()' functions with the template function `create_new()'. The latter is documented in `creatnew.texi', which is new in edition 1.1.5 of the _3DLDF User and Reference Manual_. * Added the file `3DLDF-1.1.5/CWEB/cnepspng.el' to the distribution. It contains the definitions of the Emacs-Lisp functions `convert-eps' and `convert-eps-loop'. * Added the files 3DLDF-1.1.5/CWEB/exampman.web and 3DLDF-1.1.5/CWEB/examples.mp to the distribution. They contain the C++ and MetaPost code, respectively, for generating the illustrations in the _3DLDF User and Reference Manual_. ----- End forwarded message ----- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As is License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The tenth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Open polygons and splines are now possible by pressing CTRL+BkSp when last point position has been chosen. Pressing BkSp closes the polygon/spline. * Bug fixes in the drawing engine. * Bug fixes in the check if objects are not fully visible or invisible within the canvas area. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix 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 has a new package: subfig
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should be mirrored to your favorite source site in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: subfig Author's name: Steven Douglas Cochran Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/subfig Summary description: Figures broken into subfigures License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package supersedes the subfigure package (which will continue to be supported, but no longer maintained). The name has changed because the subfig package is not completely backward compatible with the older subfigure package due to an extensive rewrite to use the new caption package to produce its subcaptions. The major advantage to the new package is that the user interface is keyword/value driven and easier to use. To ease the transition from the subfigure package it includes a configuration file (subfig.cfg) which nearly emulates the subfigure package. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive//tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/subfig 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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Re: Upload of esint.zip
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Jan '04

11 Jan '04

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Martti Nikunen wrote: > I have uploaded the file esint.zip the incoming directory of > ftp.dante.de. It contains the font esint10 by Eddie Saudrais in PostScript > Type1 format and the corresponding map file. > > I think the files could be put to directory CTAN/fonts/ps-type1/esint. > > Licensing terms: pd > > [...] > > Here is the README file from the package > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > Eddie Saudrais's font esint10 in Adobe PostScript Type 1 format > by Martti Nikunen (martti.nikunen(a)helsinki.fi). > > This PostScript Type 1 implementation of the font esint10, originally > created by Eddie Saudrais using METAFONT, is freely available for general > use. > > The conversion was done with the free mftrace program > (http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen/mftrace/). > > This distribution does not contain the TFM files that are necessary to > use the fonts with TeX; the TFM files can be generated from the Metafont > sources obtained by following the instructions in > CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/esint. > > The fragment for the dvips mapfile is simply > > esint10 esint10 <esint10.pfb > > and the line in updmap.cfg for teTeX should be > > MixedMap esint.map > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Thanks for your upload, I installed the files in directory fonts/ps-type1/esint For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: KOMA-Script
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Jan '04

11 Jan '04

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 Markus Kohm wrote: > Name of contribution: KOMA-Script > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/koma-script > Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the > January '04 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka > everybody loves Anabel. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > What is KOMA-Script > -------------------------------------------------------- > > KOMA-Script is a versatile bundle of LaTeX2e document > classes and packages. It aims to be a replacement to > the standard LaTeX2e classes. > KOMA-Script does not stop with the features known from > the standard classes, but it extends the possibilities > in order to provide the user an almost complete working > environment. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Versions of classes and packages at this release: > -------------------------------------------------------- > > scrartcl.cls 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrbook.cls 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrreprt.cls 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrlttr2.cls 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) > scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m > scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m > scrpage2.sty 2003/05/31 v2.1b > typearea.sty 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrlfile.sty 2004/01/07 v2.9p > scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) > scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b > > -------------------------------------------------------- > What is new in this KOMA-Script release > -------------------------------------------------------- > > This is only a bug-fix-release: > - typo-fixes at the guides > - some improvements of the german guide > - some fixes (use of othersectionlevelsformat, > captionbeside, error messages, warnings, addpart at > scrartcl, running head with bibtotocnumbered and > listtotocnumbered, ...) > Go discover. Thanks for the new version, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/koma-script For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: The rotfloat package 1.2
by Rainer Schöpf 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Axel Sommerfeldt wrote: > Name of contribution: The rotfloat package 1.2 > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/rotfloat > Summary description: Combining the float and rotating package > License type: lppl > > Abstract: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The float package provides commands to define new floats > of various styles (plain, boxed, ruled, and userdefined ones); > the rotating package provides new environments (sidewaysfigure > and sidewaystable) which are rotated by 90 or 270 degrees. > But what about new rotated floats, e.g. a rotated ruled one? > This package makes this possible; it builds a bridge between both > packages and extend the commands from the float package to define > rotated versions of the new floats, too. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Changes: > Rewritten for better compatibility. Furthermore rotfloat now supports the > float placement specifier [H] for rotated floats as well and a bug was fixed > which had prevented the usage of the color package. Thanks for the new version, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- babelbib
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:50:01 +0100 (CET) From: Harald Harders <h.harders(a)tu-bs.de> To: ctan(a)nova.dante.de Subject: CTAN submission -- babelbib Sender: owner-ctan(a)dante.de I have uploaded babelbib-v0_44.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains a new version of the babelbib bundle with unchanged license (LPPL). Please replace all files in CTAN:/biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib by its contents. >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, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portoguese, Spanish, and Swedish. In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography of the bibliographies. Supported bibliography styles are bababbrv.bst, bababbr3.bst, babalpha.bst, babamspl.bst, babplai3.bst, babplain.bst, and babunsrt.bst. Change log: - 0.44 2004/01/06 - Improved spacings in documentation - 0.43 2004/01/06 - Document the problem using frenchle.sty when using french language with some babel versions - Warn if using french language - Fix a bug in detection of the used languages that did not work with some versions of babel ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- ppr-prv class update (v. 0.09)
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

----- Forwarded message from Mathieu Goutelle ----- I have uploaded an update of the ppr-prv class in /incoming/ppr-prv.tgz on dante.ctan.org. Please replace all files in macros/latex/contrib/ppr-prv by the ones in the archive. This class is used with LaTeX presentations using the prosper class. ppr-prv stands for Prosper Preview. The aim of this class is to produce a printable version of the slides written with Prosper, with two slides per page. Changes since previous version are: * The load of the babel package is now better detected ; * ppr-prv is now compatible with the patch for Prosper written by Hendri Adriaens <http://stuwww.uvt.nl/~hendri/Downloads/haprosper.html>. Best regards, -- Q: Connaissez-vous la différence entre l'ignorance et l'apathie ? R: J'en sais rien et je m'en fous. Mathieu Goutelle - <URL:http://webperso.easyconnect.fr/goutelle> ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/ppr-prv Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.20 - Continuous View, FIG/PDF import
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 6.20 (issued 2-Jan-2004) Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. NEW FEATURES: * Fancy DVI Page Layout - `Continuous View' Like to Acrobat Reader BaKoMa DVI Viewer supports different page layouts: Single Page, Continuous, Facing, and Continuous - Facing. * Importing more Graphical Formats - FIG, PDF. + Importing FIG files. LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics[font=Helvetica]{foo.fig}' + Importing PDF files. [Preliminary implementation] LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics[page=2]{foo.pdf}' Currently, importing PDF files has several restrictions that will be resolved in next version. * Improved Font Support + Support TrueType fonts without Postscript glyph names. + Support for outlined fonts configured for DVIPS via `/PainType 2 store'. * New Packages + TeXsis format has been added on request of users. More information about changes is at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 5-Jan-2004 --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.20 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.20 For more information about BaKoMa TeX see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 HIGHLIGHTS * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). ** Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. ** Generates *SVG* (PSTricks, Prosper + animation features). ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH. * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. * Font Setup Wizard installs OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts in one click * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. * Easy to install and use. * Much less expensive than other analogues. GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2*, which is tested for compatibility with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: EPS/PS, HPGL, DXY, FIG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * TeX PK/VF. The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), * EC/TC, * LH (T2A), * Concrete (Math, ECC), * Malvern, * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. Math Fonts: * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). Diagram drawing fonts: * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. Any font type can be used for any output device/format. This feature is supported by automatic font conversion between font formats when needed. This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 even without ATM. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, mathematics, pictures, etc. * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, * Quick navigation via document structure, * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), * Powerful support for different input encodings, * Project support, * Graphics import assistant, * Assitance for multi-file documents: context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. * Support for Multi-User systems. OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS * View on Windows Display. * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. * PostScript (really scalable), * PDF, * SVG (animation effects are supported), * HTML. Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. PDF GENERATION FEATURES * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). * Creating PDF files which share fonts. Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste of cyrillic and other international characters. * Handling HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. HTML GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX documents into HTML files. * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, such as slides. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX into generated HTML pages. SVG GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. Sample of animated presentation is available at: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html Key Features: SVG output is compatible with another output formats (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical formats, font formats, and other features are supported. In details: * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) are supported. * Graphical formats: EPS, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, FIG, BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. are supported. *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.20 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.15 *** Fancy DVI Page Layout - `Continuous View' Page Layout may be changed via `View|Page Layout' submenu or via toolbar. Default page layout may be defined under Display tab of `Viewer Preferences' dialog. DVIEW supports following page layouts: Single Page, Continuous, Facing, Continuous - Facing, and also Highlighted Fonts - Single Pageis replacement for Font Highlighting feature. Importing more Graphical Formats - FIG, PDF. Importing FIG files. LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics{foo.fig}' Additional key font (graphicx package) lets you define default font: `includegraphics[font=Helvetica]{foo.fig}' Importing PDF files. [Preliminary implementation] LaTeX users may just say: `includegraphics{foo.pdf}' Additional key page (graphicx) lets you choose page other then first: `includegraphics[page=5]{foo.pdf}' Support for importing PDF files is yet not complete. There are following unsupported features: Embedded CFF and TrueType fonts, Separation and DeviceN color spaces, shading patterns, and Postscript generation by using DVIPS. However, all these features will be supported in next version. Improved Font Support * Support TrueType fonts without Postscript glyph names. It uses standard glyph names according to unicode. If name is not defined synthetic name in form `uniXXXX' is used. * Support for outlined fonts configured for DVIPS via `/PainType 2 store'. * Force reading Font metrics from TTF-file for all TrueType fonts, even when using TFM file is specified. New Packages * TeXsis format has been added on request of users. For more information see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for the upload. As usual, I installed this at CTAN:nonfree/systems/win32/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The nineth CTAN release has the following improvements: * New procedure for drawing and resizing squares and circles which is much more easy to use. * Bug fix in the text editor form when entering text with '[' and ']'. * Now shows the bounding box of inserted images instead of the image itself during preview. * First/last point of closed polygons and spline could not be selected. * Number of polygon/spline points increased to 50. * Bug fix in arc conversion. LaTeX even crashed when converting or previewing. * A grayscale of 100 percent resulted into a filling of the object with the border colour. This way corrected by setting the grayscale to 99 percent when converting to LaTeX code. * Added Polish and Japanese translations. * General LaTeXPiX GUI font can be changed, this was mainly implemented to deal with the different charsets some languages like Japanese, Chinese and Korean use. * Removed bugs and improved the preview functionality. * When converting drawing to LaTeX and saving them to a .out file you are asked to confirm the overwriting of the currently existing converted file. This message can be set on or off by the Confirm Overwrite Converted File option in the preferences menu. * Warnings are given when objects are outside the canvas region or not fully visible if they are partially outside the canvas. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix 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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Re: CTAN upload notification: isotope.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 Heiko Bauke submitted: > Name of contribution: isotope.sty > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/isotope/ > Summary description: package for type setting isotopes > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Vertical spacing between nuclear and atomic number has been improved. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: isotope.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 Heiko Bauke submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: isotope > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/isotope > Summary description: package for type setting isotopes > License type: lppl Thanks for the upload, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: HA-prosper
by Rainer Schöpf 30 Dec '03

30 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 Hendri Adriaens wrote: > Name of contribution: HA-prosper > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib > Summary description: Patch for prosper > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > HA-prosper is a patch for prosper that adds new > functionality to prosper based presentations. > > Among the new features you will find automatic > generation of a table of contents on each slide, support > for notes, portrait slides support and lots more... > > And available styles demonstrate how to expand the > functionality of prosper even further. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed your patch package as macros/latex/contrib/ha-prosper For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: csvtools
by Jim Hefferon 24 Dec '03

24 Dec '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite local mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: csvtools Author's name: Nicola Talbot Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/csvtools Summary description: Use data in CSV file for mail merging, creating tables etc License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package allows you to repeatedly perform a set of LaTeX commands on data in each row of a comma separated variable (CSV) file. This can be used for mail merging, converting CSV files into tables, etc. Examples of use given in documentation. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/csvtools 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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Re: CTAN upload notification: The rotfloat package 1.1a
by Rainer Schöpf 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Axel Sommerfeldt wrote: > Name of contribution: The rotfloat package 1.1a > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/rotfloat > Summary description: Combining the float and rotating package > License type: lppl > > Abstract: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The float package provides commands to define new floats > of various styles (plain, boxed, ruled, and userdefined ones); > the rotating package provides new environments (sidewaysfigure > and sidewaystable) which are rotated by 90 or 270 degrees. > But what about new rotated floats, e.g. a rotated ruled one? > This package makes this possible; it builds a bridge between both > packages and extend the commands from the float package to define > rotated versions of the new floats, too. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Changes: > Only cosmetic changes in the package, bugfixes in the documentation Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: The caption package 3.0
by Rainer Schöpf 23 Dec '03

23 Dec '03

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Axel Sommerfeldt wrote: > Name of contribution: The caption package 3.0 > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/caption > Summary description: Customising captions in floating environments > License type: lppl > > Abstract: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The caption package provides many ways to customise the captions > in floating environments like figure and table and cooperates with > many other packages. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Changes: > Totally rewritten, new interface, many new features Thanks for hte new version, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: showframe v0.1f
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 Rolf Nieprasch submitted: > Name of contribution: showframe v0.1f > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic/ > Summary description: Draws visible frames for the text and margin area, and lines for the head and foot to check layout in detail. > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a reimplementation of geometry's `showframe' (no > more part of `geometry'). `showframe' uses now the `eso-pic' package. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload, I installed the file as macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic/showframe.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: blindtext
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 Knut Lickert submitted: > Name of contribution: blindtext > Name and email: Knut Lickert <knut(a)lickert.net> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/blindtext > Summary description: Blindtext.sty: Create text and ClassOverview > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > blindtext.dtx /blindtext.ins > The packages define command to create text for testing documents. > It is possible to create text, lists and whole documents. > Supported languages: (n)german, english > > --------------------------------- > ClassesGe.pdf + ClassesEn.pdf > The two pdf-Files gives an overview on different LaTeX-classes (german and english). > There is a short description and an example of the layout of the class. > Each example shows a table of contents, some pages text, lists up to level 4. > > Details can be found in http://www.lickert.net/tex/Klassen (update and english version will come soon) > > The two PDF's belong to blindtext.sty but you can copy them also to > info/ > info/german/ > > This package was part of the minutes packages > (tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minutes) > Please delete > macros/latex/contrib/minutes/blindtext.dtx > macros/latex/contrib/minutes/blindtext.ins > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your new version. I installed it as macros/latex/contrib/blindtext as requested, and deleted the old files in macros/latex/contrib/minutes For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: menu
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 Knut Lickert submitted: > Name of contribution: menu > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/menu > Summary description: Menu.sty > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Defines menu{x!y} to typeset something like x->y. > Can be used for documentations > Example: Call Systems->Save to save the file) > > Details can be found in http://www.lickert.net/tex/menu/ (only german) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your submission, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/menu For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload of bardiag ver.0.5
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, R. Stepanyan wrote: > On Monday, December 22nd, I have uploaded a file bardiag_0.5.tgz in > the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. > > The file contains a new version of my package bardiag, which can be > found in the graphics directory of CTAN. > > There are no changes in the licensing conditions whatsoever. The files > should just replace the old ones (new ver.0.5 replaces old 0.4). > > A short description of the package can be found in the README file > included in the upload. Thanks for the update, I installed the package as graphics/bardiag For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload version 1.30 of mimetex.zip to ftp.dante.de
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, John Forkosh wrote: > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > version 1.30, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (a) Improved LaTeX compatibility, e.g., left(... ight) now works > in addition to mimeTeX's abbreviation (...) (and ditto for > other sized delimiters). Similarly, {...atop...} works > as expected, and ditto for various other commands that weren't > precisely compatible in earlier versions. > (b) Improved anti-aliasing. > (c) New commands aisebox{}{} and otatebox{}{} to afford users > better control over rendered images, extit{} and {it...}, > lim_ and all other functions and r for trace, hspace{} and > other new math spaces, various other new commands like fbox{}, > and several minor bug fixes. > (d) Recognizes html special characters like < and > since some > web tools cause problems by translating < to < and > to > > etc. Also translates %xx url-encoded charcaters for essentially > the same reason. > (e) Thoroughly updated documentation. > ---------------------------------------------------- > From the original submission... > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either gif images > or mime xbitmaps of them, rather than the usual TeX dvi's. > MimeTeX images are therefore easily inserted directly into html > documents using a standard html <img> tag, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^xe^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing lots > of little gif image files, one file for each converted expression. > This makes your web site and html documents more easily maintained. > See > http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples > for many examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/mimetex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pst-vue3d
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 Manuel Luque and Herbert Voss wrote: > Name of contribution: pst-vue3d > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-vue3d/ > Summary description: Drawing 3D scenes > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The new version of pst-vue3D (1.0e) is not compatible > to the old one. It has now unique macro names and a > better handling of the parameters. There are > also some new macros: > - pNodeThreeD (x,y,z) %cartesian > - pNodeThreeD (x;y;z) %spherical > - AxesThreeD (u) > - AxesThreeD (x,y,z) > - PyramideThreeD[fracHeight=<value>](x,y,z){height} > > The documentation is now in english and there are some > new examples. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the new version, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- bgteubner class bundle
by Rainer Schöpf 22 Dec '03

22 Dec '03

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded bgteubner.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the > entire tree below CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner by its contents. > License stays LPPL with some extra remarks for bgteubner.cls. > An xml file for the catalogue is enclosed. > > > From bgteubner.xml: > > The bgteubner.cls document class has been programmed by order of the > Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany, to ensure that books of this > publisher have a unique layout. 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 used. > 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). > > > ChangeLog: > > 2003/12/17 v1.14 > - Avoid usage of gteubnerfileversion and gteubnerfiledate > - New command GetFileInfo (from url.sty) > - New abbreviated Bib styles (bgteuabbr.bst and bgteuabbr2.bst) > > 2003/12/16 v1.13 > - Second Bib style with different name format (bgteupln2.bst) > - Use variable margins for theorem-like environments > - Make delimiter for theorems configurable > - Avoid negative margins of theorems grey boxes > - Reduce margins of advanced and exercises in grey boxes > > 2003/11/13 v1.12 > - Problem with float.sty solved > - Lists for new floats get the same layout as other lists > - Redeclare captions of user-defined floats when using float.sty Thanks for the update. I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload -- dvi2bitmap
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Dec '03

21 Dec '03

Norman Gray writes: > + what you've uploaded > > dvi2bitmap-0.12 > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > tex-archive/dviware/dvi2bitmap, replacing the files already there > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > GPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > dvi2bitmap is a utility, wrapping a library, to convert TeX DVI files > directly to bitmaps, without going through the complicated (and slow!) > route of conversion via PostScript and PNM. See fuller description at > <http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/norman/star/dvi2bitmap/> and release > notes for 0.12b1 and b2 there. files installed as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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