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Re: CTAN Submission -- parallel-package
by Rainer Schöpf 14 Apr '03

14 Apr '03

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Matthias Eckermann wrote: > I just uploaded an update to my 'parallel'-package to ftp.dante.de > /incoming/parallel. > > Please remove all old files in > /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/parallel/ > and put the new files (from /incoming/parallel/*) there. > > The most important change of this beta-4 release is the switch to LPPL. Thanks > to Frank Mittelbach for some minor enhancements. > > In /incoming/parallel there is: > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 Mr.Ftp server 1854 Nov 10 1997 README > -rw-rw-r-- 1 Mr.Ftp server 36339 Nov 10 1997 parallel.dtx > -rw-rw-r-- 1 Mr.Ftp server 1578 Nov 10 1997 parallel.ins > [...] > What is it > ----------- > > The PARALLEL-package provides a small tool to typeset in two columns > or on two pages parallel, e.g. if you want to set two languages besides. > > Please remember: this is only an ``interim-public-beta'' until I'll > have finished the complete documentation, the code should be fine. > > date/release: parallel beta 4 $Date: 2003/04/13 16:54:40 $ > primary site: CTAN /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/parallel/ > > > Installation > ------------ > > (You need LateX2e) > 1) Run latex on parallel.ins and three times on parallel.drv. > 2) Put parallel.sty where latex can find it. > 3) View and/or print parallel.dvi, latex the exampl*.tex, if you want. > > > Author & Thanks > --------------- > > Matthias Eckermann (mge), Berlin, Germany, mge(a)arcor.de, mge(a)suse.de > - debugging : Bernd Raichle (br), Stuttgart, Germany > - contributions : Wonkoo Kim (wk), Pittsburgh, PA, USA > Frank Mittelbach, Mainz, Germany > > > Disclaimer/ License > ------------------- > > This file is part of the 'parallel'-package > > Copyright (c) 1994-2003 Matthias Eckermann > > This program may be distributed and/or modified under the > conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.2 > of this license or (at your option) any later version. > The latest version of this license is in > http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > and version 1.2 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX > version 1999/12/01 or later. > > This program consists of the files parallel.dtx, parallel.ins, readme Thanks for the update. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/parallel Please note that this is a new location; the old one in macros/latex/contrib/supported/parallel is no longer correct. (The CTAN Team announced last week that the supported and other directory will be deleted and everything moved up one level.) For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- URW PostScript Base35 fonts
by Rainer Schöpf 12 Apr '03

12 Apr '03

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file base35.tgz to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. Its contents should go into > a new directory: > > fonts/urw/base35 > > The upload occurs in accordance with the suggestions by > Staszek Wawrykiewicz <staw(a)gust.org.pl>. > > These are URW's PostScript Base fonts, which are provided > under the GPL and usually distributed in conjunction with > Ghostscript. As far as TeX is concerned, pdfTeX and other > applications need them as drop-in replacements for Adobe's > non-free original Base fonts. For several reasons they > should, from now on, be kept on CTAN also as a collection of > their own: > > * There exists already at least one collection of these > fonts with incompatible extensions (or bugs?) but unchanged > file names, so we need a reference distribution, which is > known to work with TeX applications as usual. > > * In the present collection a long-standing bug of URW's > Helvetica fonts - the wrong germandls - has been corrected. > Many thanks to Primoz Peterlin, who did the work! (All > other font files are exactly the same as in GNU Ghostscript > 7.x and 8.00.) Note that the bug fix has not yet found its > way into the Ghostscript distribution, but this should > happen soon: Primoz Peterlin has contacted the GS > maintainers. > > * In the present collection all files are already named > according to the Karl-Berry scheme. > > See the file README.base35 for more information. Thanks for the upload. We took the liberty to put the different types of files (pfb,pfm,afm) into separate subdirectories in fonts/urw/base35 For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload to ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Apr '03

12 Apr '03

Eitan Gurari writes: > + what you've uploaded > > tex4ht-mn.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > + where you want the files to go > > /tex-archive/support/TeX4ht/ > > please remove old tex4ht.zip from that directory > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > > lppl LaTeX Project Public Licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > An updated version of tex4ht i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the update. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- LaTeX2e-Kurzbeschreibung v2.3, now under GFDL
by Rainer Schöpf 10 Apr '03

10 Apr '03

Walter Schmidt schrieb: > I have uploaded the zip archive l2kurz.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, move its contents to > the CTAN directory info/lshort/german/. Doing so will replace > the present files (except the empty latex2e-kurzbeschreibung) > and add one new file. > > This is version 2.3 of the German LaTeX2e-Kurzbeschreibung. > Main news is, that the document is now released under the > GNU Free Documentation License. > > Apart from the license, there are only minor changes and > updates; see the file CHANGES. (A major revision is due > after the release of the next LaTeX2e only.) Thanks for the update, I installed it in info/lshort/german For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Changes in the structure of CTAN
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Apr '03

10 Apr '03

The CTAN team are working to improve searching and browsing of CTAN. The first visible steps will include a large number of directory moves. Over the next few days, the directories macros/latex/contrib/(other|supported) are going to disappear, and their contents will move to macros/latex/contrib We believe this will increase clarity, since there has in practice been no discernible difference between the two sub-trees apart from content. The moves have already started; contrib/other/misc and contrib/supported/misc have been merged and moved to contrib/misc. Whenever new packages are submitted from now on, they will go direct into subdirectories of contrib/ (two such have appeared so far). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload -- mpsproof.tex
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Apr '03

10 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from Daniel Luecking ----- Name of contribution: mpsproof.tex Name and email: Daniel Luecking Suggested location on CTAN: macros/plain/misc OR(?) graphics/metapost/contrib/misc Summary description: Modified version of mproof.tex that works with pdftex or tex License type: Public Domain Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The file mpsproof.tex can be used just like mproof.tex to produce proofs of Metapost figures. The difference is that it works with either pdftex or tex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed your file in CTAN:graphics/metapost/contrib/misc/mpsproof.tex Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- statistik
by Reinhard Zierke 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from Michael Niedermair ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20030406.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Statistik Name and email: Michael Niedermair <m.g.n(a)gmx.de> Suggested location on CTAN: /tex/latex/misc Summary description: Erstellen einer Kapitelstatistik License type: Free - Public Domain Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mit dem Paket werden die Seitenzahlen jedes Kapitels (mit Kapitelnummer und Kapiteltext) in eine externe Datei geschrieben. Dabei können verschiedene LaTeX-Dateien sowie CSV bzw. XML-Dateien erzeugt werden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/statistik/ The package is documented in German only. An English translation of the above announcement text is: This package writes the page numbers of each chapter (plus chapter number and title) into an external file. Several kinds of LaTeX files, CSV and XML files can be produced. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Submission -- tabvar
by Reinhard Zierke 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from Daniel Flipo ----- I have just uploaded into ftp.dante.de/incoming a file tabvar.tgz, which contains a first beta release (v. 0.8) of the `tabvar' package designed to typeset tables of variations of functions. The license is LPPL. It should be unpacked in 'macros/latex/supported/' Extract from the README file: --------------------------------------------------------------------- This LaTeX package is meant to ease the typesetting of tables showing variations of functions as they are used in France. The documentation is in French. Listing of the package: -- source : tabvar.dtx tabvar.ins tabvar.mp and 00README (this file) -- font: tabvar.afm tabvar.tfm tabvar.pfb tabvar.map -- inputs: tabvar.sty tabvar.cfg tabvar.1 tabvar.2 tabvar.3 -- doc: tabvar.pdf demo.pdf demo.tex Have a look at the PDF file demo.pdf in the doc directory, to have a quick overview of how to use this package. The complete documentation of the commands provided is in tabvar.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/tabvar/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.35 - Expert fonts
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Apr '03

08 Apr '03

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 5.35 (issued 7-Apr-2003). > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > This version has Patch status and may be freely installed by > holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 5.30. > > Main improvement is support of Expert fonts by Font Setup Wizard: > `small caps', `old style figures', and other glyphs from Expert encoding. > In advance, for OpenType and TrueType fonts direct access to TS1 glyphs > (such as `Euro') is supported. > > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 8-Apr-2003 Thanks for the update, I installed the files in the nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma subtree. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.35 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.35 > > 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 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: > PostScript, HPGL, DXY, 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, > * 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. > > *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 5.35 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.30 *** > > Main improvement is support of Expert fonts by Font Setup Wizard: > `small caps', `old style figures', and other glyphs from Expert encoding. > In advance, for OpenType and TrueType fonts direct access to TS1 glyphs > (such as `Euro') is supported. > > Fonts with glyphs from expert encoding are generated with suffixes: > 9e (T1), 9t (OT1), and 9c (TS1). Conventionally, these fonts are accessed > via LaTeX font family with suffix `x'. So, for example, to access expert > fonts, you must use `fontfamily{padx}' instead of `fontfamily{pad}'. > > NOTE: > ATM compatible (PFB/PFA) expert fonts comes in two font files. > First have standard encoding, and second has Expert encoding. > For such fonts installation order is important. Font with expert > encoding should be installed after font with standard encoding. > In other case expert encodings T1 (*9e), OT1 (*9t), and TS1 (*9c) > will be missed. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ----------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pbox
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

my upload daemon doth wink slyly and saith: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20030407.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: pbox > Name and email: Simon Law > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/supported/pbox/ > Summary description: A variable-width parbox > License type: GNU Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The pbox command is a variable-width version of the parbox > command, but the specified width is the maximum value. The box > tries to be just as wide as its actual contents. As well, this > package provides commands to determine a pbox's width. > > If you are looking for a variable-width minipage, try the varwidth package. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package as directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/pbox; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: eps2pdf uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Nikola Jaksic writes: > I've just uploaded eps2pdf application into: ../incoming/eps2pdf > directory at ftp.tex.ac.uk node. > > There you will find two files eps2pdf.zip and eps2pdf.readme. > > Please copy this new version over the old one into > ../support/eps2pdf directory. > > As stated in eps2pdf.readme file this is public domain completly > free software intended to make conversion from eps to pdf file as > easy as possible. > > Can you supply the eps2pdf application with the catalogue's entry? > See the text bellow! > > In short: > > Contribution's name: eps2pdf > My name: Nikola Jaksic (in LaTeX code: Nikola Jakv{s}i{c}) > My mail: nikola.jaksic(a)fs.uni-lj.si > Summary: Eps2pdf is an application that makes eps to pdf file(s) > conversion easier. > Catalogue text: > The eps2pdf is a GUI shell that makes conversion of the EPS file(s) > into the PDF one(s) easier. The actual conversion is carried out by > the GhostScript. The eps2pdf makes everything clikable, enables you > to search for eps files and add them into the list, enables you to > select directory and add all eps files into the list, enables you > to edit the list of eps files prior conversion, enables you to > convert all files in the list, alerts you if conversion failed, > doesn't need GhostScript exe file in the PATH variable, can search > for GhostScript exe file, can handle long filenames with spaces, > enables you to edit and store configuration, makes batch mode > available with full functionality, enables the EPS preview and > enables the use of the windows Shell command. > > > Please, feel free to contact me, if something else is needed. i've installed the new version in support/eps2pdf, as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload -- ncctools 2.05
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: ncctools Name and email: Alexander I Rozhenko Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported/ncctools Summary description: New release 2.05 of the NCCTOOLS bundle License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New version of manyfoot package released in this bundle: more service and compatibily added. Selection of custom footnote rules added. Perpage footnote numbering option added. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/ncctools Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- fnbreak.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded the file fnbreak.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the package fnbreak.sty (and an xml file for the catalogue). License is LPPL. Please put the contents of the archive to CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/fnbreak >From the README: This package detects footnotes that are split over several pages. It writes a warning into the log file. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/fnbreak Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload -- Ednotes
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: Ednotes Name and email: Uwe Luck <uwe.lueck(a)web.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/ Summary description: critical edition, line numbers, layers of footnotes License type: LPPL Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- These packages offer macros for critical edition typesetting with LaTeX (cf. EDMAC/LEDMAC). Packages `lineno.sty' by Stephan I. Bottcher and `manyfoot.sty' by Alexander Rozhenko are enhanced and combined. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed your package in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/ednotes Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload -- ltabptch.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: ltabptch.sty Name and email: Uwe Luck Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/ Summary description: longtable patch, tools/3485, tools/3180 License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- longtable.sty (David Carlisle, tools) inserts wrong spaces above & below the table---bug report tools/3485, cf. tools/3180. This is corrected by the present patch. (DPC was busy and has not yet told what he thinks about it.) ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/ltabptch/ltabptch.sty Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- germbib bst files
by Rainer Schoepf 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded the file germbib-bst.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It containes > the bibtex styles gerabbrv.bst, geralpha.bst, gerplain.bst, and > gerunsrt.bst. > Please replace the old files in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/germbib/bst/. > License stays whatever it was before. > > This is a bug fix. It enables these styles to detect the author or editor > name others in order to replace it by et al.. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested, in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/germbib/bst/ For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload
by Rainer Schoepf 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Maurizio Loreti wrote: > + what you've uploaded > incoming/initials.tar.gz > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > > + where you want the files to go > the archive files should replace the ones actually in the directory > tex-archive/nonfree/fonts/initials/ > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > the .pfb and .afm files are freely usable for personal (non commercial) > use; the other files are public domain. > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > this is an update of the previous collection of fonts for decorative > initials (a.k.a. dropped capitals) and of the related service files that > allow their use with LaTeX. now 23 different fonts are included. From > the distribution README file: > > > This archive contains PostScript binary files for a few decorative > > initials (also called dropped initials) fonts, and the service > > files needed in order to use these fonts with [La]TeX. > > > > The fonts are freely usable for non-commercial use, and are a (small) > > subset of the ones designed and crafted by: > > > > Dieter Steffmann <dieter(a)steffmann.de> > > Marburger Straße 93a, D-57223 Kreuztal (Germany) > > > > and available under his Web page > > > > http://www.steffmann.de/english/index.htm > > > > (follow the link to Fonts). That URL states: > > > > You may download [the fonts] for free and use them for personal > > purposes. Thanks for the update, I installed it in nonfree/fonts/initials For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Ukrainian translation of lshort v 4.11
by Rainer Schoepf 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Maksym Polyakov wrote: > I have uploaded to ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/lshort-ukrainian > > > Ukrainian translation of 'Not so short introduction to LaTeX', > updated to v. 4.11 > > files > lshort-ukr-4.11.src.tar.gz > lshort-ukr.dvi > lshort-ukr.pdf > lshort-ukr.ps.gz > > Files should be placed to > CTAN:/tex-archive/info/lshort/ukrainian Thank you for the update, I installed the files as requested, For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: MiKTeX-WinEdt-TrueType-Anleitung
by Rainer Schoepf 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Jens Weissenburger wrote: > I have uploaded the file MiKTeX-WinEdt-TrueType-Anleitung.zip to the > /incoming directory at ftp.dante.de. > The content of the archive should replace > /tex-archive/info/german/MiKTeX-WinEdt-TrueType-Anleitung > > It is an update to the most up-to-date versions of the described > software. > > ********************************************************************* > I think the most interesting part of this guidance is the German > version of Damir Rakityansky page Using TrueType fonts with TeX > (LaTeX) and pdfTeX (pdfLaTeX). The other sections describe the co- > operation of MiKTeX with WinEdt. > ********************************************************************* Thanks for the update, I installed it in info/german/MiKTeX-WinEdt-TrueType-Anleitung For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- ledmac package
by Robin Fairbairns 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded ledmac.tar.gz to UK incoming. The distribution > is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > The ledmac package is for typesetting critical editions. It is a > LaTeX port of the plain TeX EDMAC macros. > > version 0.1 (2003/03/25) first public experimental release. > > I don't know where this would best go on CTAN as it is > definitely experimental, but hopefuly robust in the sense that any > bugs will be repeatable. All I can say is that it processed the four > EDMAC example files I tried. If there is a `tryout' area perhaps it > should go there, otherwise in macros/latex/contrib/supported. i've installed the stuff; thanks for the upload. faut de mieux, the directory is now macros/latex/contrib/supported/ledmac sorry about the delay. other mail to you seems blocked, and i've only just put two and two together about my mail about positioning... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package: apacite
by Jim Hefferon 28 Mar '03

28 Mar '03

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you in a day or two. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ======================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: apacite Author's name: Erik Meijer Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib/apacite Summary description: citation style following rules of American Psychological Assoc. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update of apacite LaTeX/BibTeX citation package that attempts to implement the rules of the American Psychological Association. Still work in progress, but a big step forward from the 1994 version. Main changes: author indexing facility, additional code for compatibility with babel/backref/natbib. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN package update: booktabs
by Jim Hefferon 28 Mar '03

28 Mar '03

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to a mirror near you in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: booktabs Author's name: Simon Fear (patch by Danie Els) Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/booktabs Summary description: publication quality tables License type: gpl Announcement text: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The booktabs package provides some additional commands to enhance the quality of tables in LaTeX. Guidelines are given as to what constitutes a good table in this context. This is a patched version of booktabs. The original author, Simon Fear, could not be contacted or reached in any other way up to now. This patch was submitted on behalf of the wide group users of this very useful package. All changes were properly documented. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upload -- Font Installation Guide
by Reinhard Zierke 28 Mar '03

28 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Philipp Lehman ----- I've uploaded the file 'ltxfonts.pdf' to the incoming directory on ftp.dante.de. This is the initial upload. I suggest to create the new subdirectory 'info/Type1/fontguide/' and moving ltxfonts.pdf into this directory. Thank you in advance. For the catalogue: ltxfonts.pdf - The Font Installation Guide The font installation guide discusses the most common scenarios you are likely to encounter when installing Type1 Postscript fonts. While the individual tools employed in the installation process are documented well, the actual difficulty most users are facing when trying to install new fonts is understanding how to put all the pieces together. This is what this guide is about. ----- End of forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. After some internal discussion we installed this document as CTAN:info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide.pdf This is my first try at an XML Catalogue entry; I hope it is correct (The license type gfdl doesn't fit with the current dtd but this will probably be adapted soon): *************************************************************** <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=The Font Installation Guide datestamp=2003/03/28 modifier=zierke(a)dante.de> <about> <name>The Font Installation Guide</name> <caption>Using PostScript fonts to their full potential with LaTeX</caption> <author> <name>Philipp Lehman</name> <email>lehman(a)gmx.net</email> </author> <license type=gfdl /> </about> <description> <abstract> The font installation guide discusses the most common scenarios you are likely to encounter when installing Type1 Postscript fonts. While the individual tools employed in the installation process are documented well, the actual difficulty most users are facing when trying to install new fonts is understanding how to put all the pieces together. This is what this guide is about. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide.pdf</ctan> </distribution> </entry> *************************************************************** Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- CJK version 4.5.2
by Reinhard Zierke 28 Mar '03

28 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Werner LEMBERG ----- I've uploaded the archives cjk-4.5.2.tar.gz cjk-4.5.2-doc.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de/incoming. Please replace the old CJK version in language/chinese/CJK with the new one. In the archive, the top directory is called cjk-4.5.2 -- maybe it is better to rename this to 4_5.2 as with the previous archive. The archive cjk-4.5.2-doc.tar.gz should not be unpacked. Below is a proper announcement. Thanks in advance. Werner ====================================================================== CJK 4.5.2 ========= CJK 4.5.2 is available from ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/language/chinese/CJK and other CTAN hosts and its mirrors. Following the CTAN rules, the source files of CJK are unpacked. Additionally, the archive CJK-4.5.2-doc.tar.gz is available which provides some CJK documentation and example files in various output formats. Current development snapshots (updated twice a day) are available from ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/cjk/devel/. Bug reports should go to cjk-bug(a)ffii.org. CJK is a macro package for LaTeX, providing simultaneous support for various Asian scripts in many encodings (including Unicode): Chinese (both traditional and simplified) Japanese Korean Thai A special add-on feature is an interface to the Emacs editor (cjk-enc.el) which gives simultaneous, easy-to-use support to a bunch of other scripts in addition to the above: Cyrillic Greek Latin-based scripts Russian Vietnamese See below for the relevant snippet from the history file. Enjoy! Werner ====================================================================== Version 4.5.2: new: 28-Mar-2003 The new macro CJKnohwkatakana prevents the use of the C49 encoding for half-width katakana; instead, the characters are mapped to full-width glyphs. The opposite command is CJKhwkatakana (the default). Improved support for pseudo-vertical typesetting. . CJKvert.sty provides new commands CJKvert (the default) and CJKhorz to toggle pseudo-vertical typesetting. . After loading CJKvert.sty, LaTeX reads file `<foo>.fdv' (if it exists) immediately after reading `<foo>.fd'. Such a file contains additional information how to typeset a font vertically. Most importantly, outline fonts can be configured so that they are rotated with the graphicx package, making it work with both dvips and pdfTeX. See `vertical.doc' for more information. errors: CJKchar sometimes didn't accept 7bit representations. pinyin.sty: Added missing syllables chua, den, ua. Make it work properly in tables. contrib/wadalab: Older versions of the `makefont' script produce bad hints for all Wadalab fonts. Either use the new version to regenerate all fonts or use the new script `fixwada' to correct fonts created with an old version of `makefont'. EUC-TW.chr: Make it really work. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:language/chinese/CJK/ and the documentation in CTAN:language/chinese/cjk-4.5.2-doc.tar.gz, replacing the old version 4.5.1. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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new CTAN package: mps2eps
by Jim Hefferon 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to a mirror near you real soon now. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: mps2eps Author's name: Jon Edvardsson Location on CTAN: support/mps2eps Summary description: MPS2EPS converts a MetaPost output file (.mps) to a self-contained EPS file License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Having a problem with your MetaPost pictures? Symbols missing when pictures are included in your LaTeX document? Should you use prologues := 1 or not? Well then MPS2EPS is a file converter for you! - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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