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CTAN submission: LaTeX package gensymb.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt <w-a-schmidt(a)arcor.de> ----- I have uploaded the file gensymb.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it to the CTAN directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/was . Doing so will add the files gensymb.dtx and gensymb.ins and update the files upgreek.dtx and readme.1st. The other files in this directory are to remain unchanged. This is the first (and somewhat experimental) release of the LaTeX package gensymb.sty. It provides generic commands degree, celsius, perthousand, micro and ohm, which work both in text and math mode. Various means are provided to fake the symbols or take them from particular symbol fonts, if they are not available in the default fonts used in the document. This should be perfectly transparent at user level, so that one can apply the same notation for units of measurement in text and math mode and with arbitrary typefaces. Note that the package has been designed to work flawlessly in conjunction with the famous units.sty. This upload updates also the source file of my package upgreek.sty. However, only the documentation has been changed with respect to the new gensymb package, which can coopereate with upgreek. The macro package upgreek.sty is actually unchanged. thank you in advance Walter Schmidt ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new and updated files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/was/ as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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withdrawal of systems/unix/teTeX/1.0
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

with the arrival of teTeX 2.0, all traces of teTeX 1.0 are being removed from the archive. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Need file to be removed from server
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Feb '03

11 Feb '03

Ross Maloney writes: > I have uploaded xbibfile-0.7.tar.gz to the /incoming directory of > ftp.tex.ac.uk for consideration for inclusion in CTAN. > > I suggest it be located in CTAN at biblio/bibtex/utils. The package > xbibfile is released under the GNU Public License. > > Xbibfile is used to create and search BibTeX databases. It is > written in C and uses the GTK graphics libraries to create its user > interface. It was written under Linux using the X Window system. > It was written out of my need for such a research tool and has > performed satisfactory in that role. At some future stage I may get > around to increasing its capabilities so some hooks are in place for > doing that expansion. However, it is usable in its current state. > > This is the first public release of this package. The 0.7 is a > version number for my own records. i have installed the contents of your .tar.gz in a new directory biblio/bibtex/utils/xbibtex, which is now set off to propagate. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- needspace package
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded needspace.sty to UK incoming. Please ue this to > replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/needspace.sty. It is released > under the LPPL. > > Package Description: > > Provides commands to reserve space at the bottom of a page. If > there is not enough space on the current page a new one is started. > > Changes in version 1.3 (2003/02/07) > o Added new Needspace and Needspace* commands (providing a new algorithm) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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installed up-to-date version of scripttex
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

macros/scripttex, on ctan, was dated 1991; an eager user spotted a newer version on the web. i've therefore contacted the author, adrian mccarthy, and with his permission have installed the latest version (v.104 of march 2002) to replace the older version. beware: some file names in the previous version have changed. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN (Cambridge) upload: varwidth.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

Donal Arseneau writes: > I have uploaded varwidth.sty and varwidth.xml (for the catalogue) > to ftp.tex.ac.uk:incoming. Please put it in > macros/latex/contrib/other/misc. > > I am releasing this as version 0.9 because it has gotten mouldy > waiting for me to get back to it. (It does work, mostly.) > Anyone who tries it should be sure to make bug reports. > > It is released under LPPL. > > % The varwidth environment is based on minipage, and takes the same > % parameters, but the specified width is just a maximum value -- the > % environment will be typeset with a narrower natural width if > % possible. > % > % In a varwidth environment, paragraph line-breaks are chosen > % according to the specified width, but each line is reset to > % match a narrower natural width, if there is one. > % > % The arrowragged command works like aggedright, but produces > % generally narrower lines in paragraphs, but more text in the last > % line (the lines have more-equal lengths). > % > % This version works fine, but there are still many questions about > % how it would work best. Should there be a version that avoids the > % usual minipage formatting style? > % > % Numbered equations are not handled well, especially with leqno. > % AMSmath environments have not been tried, and undoubtedly fail. > % > % It also defines a ewcolumntype{V} that is the {varwidth} > % counterpart of a p column in tabulars. i've installed the file as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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minor update of uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

i've updated the faq in a very minor way, and reinstalled on ctan and the web. changes: correct links for tetex v2.0 new text (and revised link) for question tds Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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Re: WinShell 2.2.2beta upload
by Rainer Schöpf 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Ingo H. de Boer wrote: > I have uploaded a new WinShell 2.2.2beta to > ftp.dante.de/incoming/winshell > please copy the files to > ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/systems/win32/winshell > > Thanks > Ingo > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > WinShell is a graphical user interface for easy working with > LaTeX or TeX. It includes a text editor, different tool bars > and user configuration options. It is NOT a LaTeX system. An > additional LaTeX package for Windows is needed. > > Now, ISpell is also included ! Thanks for the new version. The files are now in directory systems/win32/winshell For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload to Cambridge: wrapfig.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've uploaded yet another version of wrapfig.sty to ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > Version 3.5 from last week introduced float.sty support, but > for the previous version of float.sty, not the current. > > Version 3.6 supports current float.sty, and retains support for > the previous version. It also supports the new-float mechanisms > of memoir.cls and ccaption.sty. > > It also introduces a new command to support other, unknown, > classes of float: e.g., egin{wrapfloat}{figure} is the same > as egin{wrapfigure}. > > Version 3.6 still retains the deficiencies I've known about for > years. thanks for the upload: i've installed it as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocbibind package
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded tocbibind.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocbibind. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocbibind package can be used to add the ToC and/or > bibliography and/or index etc., to the Table of Contents listing. > > Changes in version 1.5f (2003/02/04) > o Fixed Index heading MakeUppercase problem i've installed the package as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload: cjhebrew manuals
by Rainer Schöpf 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Christian Justen wrote: > I just uploaded the following files: > cjhebrew.pdf > cjh-en.pdf > to ftp.dante.de/incoming/cjhebrew > > Please install the files in CTAN/language/hebrew/cjhebrew. > > cjhebrew.pdf is the updated German manual for CJHebrew an should > replace the old version. > > cjh-en.pdf is an English translation of the CJHebrew manual. > > License: lppl > > Short description: CJHebrew is a system for typesetting of Hebrew > text with LaTeX containing two type 1 fonts. Thanks for the new docs, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: platex and mwcls packages
by Rainer Schöpf 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've uploaded to dante:/incoming > platex-1.2.4.zip > mwcls.zip > > Both contain updated packages already on CTAN. > Please unzip platex-1.2.4.zip in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/platex > > and mwcls.zip in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls Thanks for the updates. I installed the files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: skak v1.2
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

and behold! our upload daemon did say (yesterday, when i was too busy to do anything about it): > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20030203.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: skak v1.2 > Name: Torben Hoffmann > Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/skak > Summary description: Easy chess typesetting using SAN input > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes from v1.1: > * Better Informator symbols. > * Description of how to choose a different font. > * movecomment command added - allows easy typesetting of comments. > * The PostScript files are 10 times smaller (for big files) > * All dead code has been removed from skak.sty > > Most of this is due to a big effort by Dirk Bächle - plaudits are in order. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files ins skak.zip as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror 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: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: LaTeX picture editor for Windows License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeXPiX is a picture editor for LaTeX and works on all Microsoft Windows versions. LaTeXPiX offers advanced picture drawing, editing and generation beyond the scope of most other available editors. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: iTe
by Jim Hefferon 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror 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: iTe Author's name: wolfgang kuehn Location on CTAN: support/ite Summary description: the interactive Tex editor License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iTe is an easy to use, interactive authoring tool for LATEX and TEX documents. With iTe running inside emacs, it is possible to select arbitrary display fragments such as figures, equations, labels, captions, etc. These fragments can then be freely moved, rotated and scaled. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New version (3.4) of UK TeX FAQ on CTAN and the Web
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

I have installed a new version of the FAQ. As usual, a small set of new questions/answers has been added, and a number of typos and plain-and-simple bugs have been corrected. In addition, I have addressed a significant problem with the presentation of URLs for directories, on the Web. In the last few months I have learned that some browsers always provide the answer non-existent if you ask a CTAN node for a .tar.gz or a .zip file of a directory. (Tracing reveals packets where the client is asking whether the file exists before attempting to download it; of course the file _doesn't_ exist, and our FTP daemons aren't smart enough to spot this case. None of which explains _why_ these browsers behave like this.) Now, whenever the FAQ used to present a .tar.gz URL for a directory, it also presents a .zip URL, and a URL for browsing (the latter two in parentheses). If all else fails, frustrated users may download a directory one file at a time. I have also made a small improvement to the way searches are conducted. I've been thinking about how to do this job better, but at least now one of the worst excesses of the stupidity of the old version have gone: the search regards space-separated words as distinct. A further advance has come for users of the PDF versions; thanks to the good offices of Heiko Oberdiek, those files now have thumbnails by each question title. In the thumbnail's data, one finds the URL for this question (in my favoured label format), and the question title. As always, I shall be pathetically grateful for help with new answers, or corrections to old answers, in the FAQ -- feel free to mail to faq(a)tex.ac.uk An HTML-only (i.e., no searching) version of the FAQ is available for use by TeX distribution builders; for those who already use it, the new version is in the usual place -- those who don't already use it may contact me for details. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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CTAN submission -- KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20030129.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the February '03 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka the three days too early release. -------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrbook.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrreprt.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlttr2.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2002/11/01 v2.1a typearea.sty 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlfile.sty 2003/01/28 v2.9l 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 - index is not longer openright with option openany - missing files at source of english guides added - some fixes behind the curtain (e.g. of scrlttr2) Go discover. -------------------------------------------------------- XML file to be used at The TeX Catalogue: -------------------------------------------------------- See koma-script.xml at the distribution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: ctan upload: wrapfig.sty 3.5
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've uploaded version 3.5 of wrapfig.sty to ctan/UK. > > Please use it to replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/wrapfig.sty > > New with version 3.5: support for float.sty > > New with version 3.4: setting linewidth in wrapped text. > > As before the license is lppl. i've installed the new version; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Uploaded updated style file
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

Rohit Grover writes: > Uploaded to cam.ctan.org > Directory: incoming/newpunk > > Updated style file and test latex file for using Knuth's punk fonts. The > old one (released 1992) doesn't work anymore because it uses obsolete > syntax. This version should probably replace the current punk.sty in the > CTAN tree. i've rearranged the fonts/punk directory: fonts/punk/source contains the original .mf files fonts/punk/latex contains your contribution: punk.sty punktest.tex thanks for the contribtion Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ragged2e v2.00
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 Martin Schröder submitted: > Name of contribution: ragged2e v2.00 > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms/ > Summary description: A new improved version of ragged2e > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version fixes some (hopefully all) bugs and introduces some new features. > The bugs had to do with the handling of spaceskip and xspaceskip; this has been completely redesigned. > The new features are new options for setting the complete document, all footnotes and all parboxes raggedright. The new version also incorporates the raggedr package. Thanks for the update. Following the upload instructions, I replaced the files ragged2e.dtx ragged2e.ins and removed the files ragged2e.asc ragged2e.bug ragged2e.dvi The updated xml entry follows: <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=ragged2e datestamp=2003/01/28 modifier=martin(a)oneiros.de> <about> <name>ragged2e</name> <caption> Defines Centering, RaggedLeft, and RaggedRight, and corresponding environments. </caption> <author> <name>Martin Schröder</name> <email>martin(a)oneiros.de</email> </author> <license type=lppl/> <version> <number>2.00</number> <released>2003/01/28</released> </version> <xref refid=everysel/> </about> <description> <abstract> A LaTeX package which defines new commands Centering, RaggedLeft, and RaggedRight and new environments Center, FlushLeft, and FlushRight, which set ragged text and are easily configurable to allow hyphenation. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms</ctan> <texlive>latexextra</texlive> </distribution> </entry> For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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encTeX on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

encTeX is (another) tex extension, written at the change-file level. it provides means of translating input, on the way into tex's mouth. the most recent version allows translation of multibyte sequences, such as utf-8 encoding. i have established a mirror of enctex into ctan at systems/enctex, to aid people's evaluation of the system. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: iagproc
by Jim Hefferon 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

New material has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your local mirror 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: iagproc Author's name: Martin Vermeer Location on CTAN: latex/contrib/supported/misc Summary description: LaTeX2e class file for two column IAG Proceedings articles License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX2e class file for two column IAG Proceedings articles, like for the Banff GGG2000 Symposium or the Thessaloniki IGGC 2002 meeting. Format description: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~sideris/GGG2000/instructions.pdf - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: Makor 2
by Jim Hefferon 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and should be at your favorite local mirror in a 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: Makor 2 Author's name: Alan Hoenig Location on CTAN: language/hebrew/makor Summary description: Typesetting Hebrew with vowels with Omega License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use Makor2 to typeset: Hebrew with vowels or liturgical accents; Yiddish; docs prepared using ArabTeX Hebrew conventions; Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia; Old Hebrew; and much, much more; see files README and mkr2man.pdf for additional details and copious examples. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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bug fix version of footmisc on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

i have replaced macros/latex/contrib/supported/footmisc.dtx, to bring the release up to version 5.2 this version fixes two bugs: - that multiple option did not work with perpage option enabled. - an interaction with the color package that caused errors if the para option was enabled. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 24 Jan '03

24 Jan '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a configurable class for general fiction, non-fiction > and mathematical books. It encompasses the standard book and report > classes and can simulate the article class as well as a double > spaced typewritten manuscript. > > It provides a variety of predefined page, chapter, and caption > styles and easy ways of creating new ones. There is a reasonably > intuitive way of specifyng page margins, etc., with an option for > printing trimming marks. Documents can use 9pt, 10pt, 11pt, 12pt, > 14pt or 17pt as the normal font size. > > Changes (2003/01/22) > o Second optional argument to section etc., for page header text > o Number formatting --- cardinals and ordinals, numeric and spelled out > o Better cooperation with natbib, chapterbib, hyperref and nameref packages > o New version (1.3) of mempatch.sty > o New version (1.1) of memhfixc.sty > o New version of the Addendum whew! i've installed the new stuff as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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