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CTAN package upgrade: Frankenstein
by Jim Hefferon 11 Sep '01

11 Sep '01

An upgrade of the Frankenstein package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ============================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Frankenstein Name: Matt Swift Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/frankenstein Summary description: a collection of LaTeX packages and a Bibtex bibstyle License type: lppl Announcement text: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleanup release prior to some more significant work (I hope). Please see README for full package descriptions and ChangeLog for changes. Please note that a preformatted TeX Catalogue database describing these packages is at http://www.shore.net/~swift/latex/swift.db. A web page of description like the TeX Catalogue descriptions is at http://www.shore.net/~swift/latex/. The most important changes are noted here: all: LPPL instead of GPL * achicago.bst: Extensive revisions to documentation. Thanks to Panagiotis Louridas for pointing out a significant bug that would indicate authors with the same last name as the same with a 3-em dash in the bibliography. Major version to 1; reflects non-beta state. * achicago.sty: Depends on slemph and verbatim too now, but not relsize. * newclude.sty: Move from unsupported to supported. Extensive documentation revisions. Incorporation of includex package (working yet? includex still available). Revision and extension of hooks mechanisms. Remove group option. * tag.sto: Add 2d optional argument to include. Revise documentation. * titles.dtx: Changed: ooktitle -> ook, journaltitle -> journal, musictitle -> music, articletitle -> article, playtitle -> play, crafttitle -> craft. Compatibility easily retained in configuration file. New: species, WrapquotesSN, WrapquotesDN, WrapquotesSK, ospacelist (abstraction of what was hard-coded). * titles.cfg: New: ewletlongpoem extitswitch ewletfilm extitswitch ewletessaytitleWrapquotes ewletchaptertitleWrapquotes. * moredefs.sty: Many documentation changes. Change implementation of provideboolean and ewboolean to be compatible with ifthen package. Fix prependto@macro g@prependto@macro so they work. Fix check for defined macro in SaveName. Fix SaveName so it works. Fix GobbleO GobbleMO so they work. * abbrevs.sty: Added emulation of acromake.sty. * lips.sty: New: BracketedLips, olips, Lips, mla package option. * compsci.sty: New: file email. Add hyperlatex package option. * bits.sty: Requires letterhead package -- which I don't think I distribute. Aha, that's why this is unsupported! It may be usable with a dummy letterhead package. * attrib.sty: Add attribcitations. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN package upgrade: Frankenbundle, including swiftex.el
by Jim Hefferon 11 Sep '01

11 Sep '01

An upgrade of the Frankenbundle package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to the other CTAN sites and mirrors in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Frankenbundle, including swiftex.el Name: Matt Swift Location on CTAN: support/frankenbundle Summary description: Develop and distribute groups of LaTeX packages and classe; ALSO Edit doc.sty and normal LaTeX files with GNU Emacs. s and BibTeX bibstyles; License type: gpl Announcement text: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interim cleanup release prior to some more significant work (I hope). Please see README for a full description and ChangeLog for changes. Please note that a preformatted TeX Catalogue database describing this software is at http://www.shore.net/~swift/latex/swift.db. A web page of description like the TeX Catalogue descriptions is at http://www.shore.net/~swift/latex/. Frankenbundle: Develop and distribute groups of LaTeX packages and classes and BibTeX bibstyles. Frankenbundle allows an author to maintain and distribute a bundle of one or more LaTeX packages and classes and BibTeX bibliography styles, their documentation, and any support files with a high degree of sophistication, consistency, and convenience both for the author and their end users, who will receive the bundle in a form easy to understand and use. The author using Frankenbundle needs a Unix-like environment, GNU Make, and a rudimentary understanding of Makefiles. The end user does not need Make. Frankenbundle also includes swiftex.el: Swiftex.el: Edit doc.sty and normal LaTeX files with GNU Emacs. docTeX mode is for editing buffers containing self-documenting LaTeX code that uses the doc package, including the ltxdoc document class. For these buffers, docTeX mode is IMHO significantly more useful than the alternatives provided by standard Emacs and AUC TeX, though I do intend to merge this code into AUC TeX one day. swifTeX mode is for editing buffers containing normal LaTeX{} files and provides an alternative to the other LaTeX modes. The most important changes are noted here: * Frankenbundle: Handles variety of bundle licenses: LPPL and GPL are preconfigured. Extensive documentation revision. * swiftex.el: Fix `stx-merge-list' for the thousandth time. Additional documentation. Moved user documentation and todo list to swiftex-doc.txt. Begin to implement Emacs customization. Numerous bugfixes. Numerous small extensions. Please note that Frankenbundle is in the public domain and swiftex.el is under the GPL. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN submission: typedref
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Sep '01

11 Sep '01

Greg Seidman writes: > Please find on cam.ctan.org the file typedref.tar.gz, an update of the > saferef package. Due to the licensing of the original the name had to be > changed. The license for the original reads like this: > > %% Package `saferef' for use with LaTeX2e > %% Copyright (C) 1997 James Ashton (email `James.Ashton(a)anu.edu.au'). > %% All rights reserved. You may not alter the contents of this file > %% unless you also change its name. > > ...so I am not entirely certain of the legitimacy of my submission. Anyway, > my license reads identically (since I don't know what other rights I can > give according to the previous license). sigh. leave it where it is for the time being: you're obviously doing the best you can. if your version is enough better, we could well find saferef withering on the branch (at which point we could shuffle it off to obsolete, if we were to remember at that stage...). > Presumably, typedref belongs in the same place in the tree as saferef, i.e. > macros/latex/contrib/supported. > > The improvements over saferef are: > > 1. Compatibility with hyperref. This has been tested extensively. > 2. Support for referencing appendices in documents which do not define > chapter (i.e. anything that isn't a book). > 3. Minor documentation changes/fixes. thanks for the upload. i've installed the files as suggested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission - gloss 1.5
by Rainer Schoepf 10 Sep '01

10 Sep '01

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Javier Bezos wrote: > I've uploaded to the DANTE server the following files under > incoming/gloss/: > gloss.sty, gloss.tex, glsbase.bib, glsplain.bst, glsshort.bst, > readme, sample.bib, sample.tex. > > Please, delete the contents of /macros/latex/contrib/ > supported/gloss, and place under it the new files. > > Gloss is a LaTeX package which allows the creation of > glossaries using bibTeX. New in gloss 1.5: > - hyperlinks from text to entries when hyperref is used. > - a new glsshort.bst style which sorts entries by the > short field. > > License is lppl. Thanks for the update, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/gloss For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload: register
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Sep '01

07 Sep '01

Matthew Lovell writes: > I have uploaded register.tar.gz to the UK incoming directory. I would > suggest that this new packaged be placed under > > macros/latex/contrib/supported/register > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > A description of the package is as follows: > > The register package is designed for typsetting the programmable > elements in digital hardware, i.e., registers. Such registers > typically have many fields and can be quite wide; they are thus a > challenge to typeset in a consistent manner. > > Register is similar in some aspects to the bitfield package by > Reuben Thomas. Anyone doing hardware documentation using LaTeX > should examine both packages. > > Register requires a fairly recent version of the float package. i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- combine class
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Sep '01

06 Sep '01

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded combine.tar to the UK incoming directory. Please use > this to replace the current contents of > macros/latex/contrib/supported/combine. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The combine class lets you bundle individual documents into a single > document, such as when preparing a conference proceedings. > > The auxiliary combinet package puts the titles and authors from > maketitle commands into the main documents table of contents, and > combnat.sty enables the combine class and the natbib package to work > harmoniously together. > > Changes in version 0.45 of combine.cls and version 0.2 of combinet.sty: > o Fixed minor ToC alignment problem i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: New version TkTeXCAD
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Sep '01

05 Sep '01

Hilmar Straube writes: > What: New Beta for TkTeXCAD, a graphical user interface to the > picture environment > Which node: graphics > Licence: GPL > Description: Tk-Python script for graphical creation of picture > environments. Runs on every GUI-platform with the Tk/Python scripting > language (see www.python.org). Provides Lines, Vectors, circles, > filled rectangles, various textboxes, .EPS-graphics, ... i've installed the update. thanks for submitting. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Sep '01

04 Sep '01

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar to the UK incoming directory. Please > use this to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a configurable class for typesetting 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 plus easy means of creating new ones. There is a reasonably > intuitive way of specifying page margins, etc., with an option for > printing trimmining marks. Standard font sizes are 9--12pt and > 14pt. > > Changes in version 0.33 (2001/08/31) > o Added controllable chapter spacing in LoF and LoT > o Fixed bug in appendixpage > o Added dictionary style Index headers (in memman.(tex|ist) ) thanks for the upload: i've installed the files as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Sep '01

04 Sep '01

Maurizio Loreti writes: > + what you've uploaded: a file called brushscr.tar.gz > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to: ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go: the uploaded files should replace the > files currently in the directory tex-archive/fonts/brushscr > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software: public domain > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do: here follows the > uploaded file brushscr/README: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This directory contains: a Type-1 font named BrushScript-Italic, that > simulates hand-written characters; all the files needed by LaTeX in > order to use that font; a file AAA_readme.tex that fully describes the > package; a sample file sample.tex . > > The font itself and all the files are Public Domain. > > History: > > - The original (public domain) NeXT screen font has been edited, with > a Type-1 font editor named TypeSmith, on an Amiga computer. The > service files have been generated using the fontinst package by > Alan Jeffrey. > - Later, having TypeSmith generated a buggy font, a more strict dvips > refuses to handle BrushScript. Louis Vosloo of Y&Y, with enormous > courtesy, has fixed the font in his spare time (I no longer have an > Amiga computer, or a font editor of any kind). > - Rolf Niepraschk submits a file pbsi.sty . > - A more strict dvips (5.86e) still refuses to handle the font. Rolf > Niepraschk submits a fix, generated by the type1fix perl script > part of the TeXtrace package (http://www.inf.bme.hu/~pts/textrace/) > by Peter Szabo i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN update: Circuit_macros5.1
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Sep '01

04 Sep '01

Dwight Aplevich writes: > Circuit_macros5.1.tar.gz has been copied into the incoming directory > of ftp.tex.ac.uk. Its expanded contents are to replace the contents > of graphics/circuit_macros. The copyright is almost public domain. > > From the README: > ... > This is a set of macros for drawing high-quality line diagrams to > include in TeX, LaTeX, or similar documents. The macros were > originally intended for electric circuit diagrams containing > fundamental elements, amplifiers, transistors, and basic logic gates, > but several tools and examples for other types of diagrams are also > included. The advantages and disadvantages of such a system are > similar to those of TeX itself, which is macro-based, non-wysiwyg, > and which uses ordinary character input. > > The macros evaluate to drawing commands in the pic little language, > which is easy to read and learn. The programming elements in pic are > well suited to line drawings requiring parametric or conditional > components, fine tuning, significant geometric calculations or > repetition, or to drawings that are naturally block structured or > tree structured. Arbitrary formatted text can be included. Free > TeX- and LaTeX-compatible interpreters for m4 and pic are readily > available for Unix and PC machines. > > View or print the file examples.ps in the examples directory, or try > http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/~aplevich/Circuit_macros/ > > A collection of examples and hints intended for his colleagues has > been produced by Alan Robert Clark at http://ytdp.ee.wits.ac.za/cct.html > ... > CHANGES: > Version 5.1: Signal-flow graph (directed graph) macros. More consistent > rot3Dz. Work-around for a bug in some pic processors invoked by the > battery macro and for an arc instability invoked by the fuse macro. > Modified ground, dimension_, par_, label macros, b_current, diode, > transformer. New macros gpar_, ujt, scr, contact, relay. Document > fixes and additions. Changes to examples for portability. > ... i have installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new version of AMS-LaTeX (2.2)
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

----- Forwarded message from Barbara Beeton ----- A new version of AMS-TeX has been posted to the AMS server at ftp://ftp.ams.org/tex/amstex This will be mirrored to CTAN into the ../macros/amstex area in due course. This is AMS-TeX version 2.2. It is mostly a bug fix release, but a few important changes have been made: - The copyright notice is no longer reported at run time, and there is no longer an explicit request for use of AMS-TeX to be acknowledged. (A footnote Typeset by AMS-TeX that appears at the bottom of the first page of an article can be removed by the command ologo.) - An explicit subclassyear has been added to facilitate reference to versions of the Mathematics Subject Classification other than the default (1991). - The definition of folio was simplified to include only the page number, permitting auxiliary packages such as index.tex (from texsis) to be used without conflict. - Empty elements (addresses, thanks, subjclass, caption) are checked and extraneous footnotes, punctuation, etc., are suppressed as appropriate. Users of AMS-TeX are advised to consider obtaining this new release. ----- End forwarded message ----- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New release (3.4b) of the changebar package
by Johannes L. Braams 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Hi all, I have just prepared a new release of the changebar package to mirrored onto CTAN. The changes are; - support for VTeX has been added, thanks to a contribution by Michael Vulis - support for colored changebars has (finally) been added - a problem with changebar and shadethm used in the same document has been fixed. - a number of minor typo's have been fixed. Kind regards, Johannes Braams

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Re: The Green Point
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Markus Triska wrote: > I have uploaded the file greenpoint.mf on node ftp.dante.de today. > It should go into the directory fonts, possibly in its own sub-directory, greenpoint. > The file is available under the terms of the GNU GPL. > > greenpoint.mf is a METAFONT-implementation of the logo commonly known as Der Gruene Punkt (The Green Point). In Austria, it can be found on nearly every bottle. It should not be confused with the Recycle-logo, implemented by Ian Green. > > I want to thank Beate Edl for her sharp eye and her suggestions. Thanks for the upload. As you suggested, I installed it in fonts/greenpoint/greenpoint.mf For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf PS: I would appreciate if you would not send HTML enhanced Email. All CTANners are human, not browsers.

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Re: upload musixps-unix.tar.gz
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

Takanori Uchiyama writes: > I uploaded musixps-unix.tar.gz at cam.ctan.org. > > Please replace previous one on fonts/musixtex/ps-type1/. > > The license of the fonts is LPPL. > > VERSION 1.11 > > CHANGES > + Fix wrong width of musix13.pfb. > + Fix wrong width of xslhu11-29 and xslhu11d-29d. > > OUTLINES > > This package provides PostScript (type 1) fonts (PFB format), and dvips and > dvipdfm map files for MusiXTeX. The fonts are based on the original METAFONT > sources, such as musix20.mf, which are distributed with MusiXTeX. The fonts > provided here may be used to produce printer-independent Postscript files. PDF > files generated using type 1 fonts are well displayed by the Acrobat Reader and > xpdf. > > The fonts were generated from the METAFONT sources in the TeX Live CD 2000 July > using TeXtrace 0.45 but musix11-20, xslhz20 and xslhz20d were upgraded to those > in musixtex-T102.tar.gz. > > Here is a list of the 71 generated fonts. > > musix11.pfb xgreg24.pfb xsld29.pfb xslhd24.pfb xslhu24.pfb xslu20.pfb > musix13.pfb xgreg29.pfb xsld29d.pfb xslhd24d.pfb xslhu24d.pfb xslu20d.pfb > musix16.pfb xsld11.pfb xsldd20.pfb xslhd29.pfb xslhu29.pfb xslu24.pfb > musix20.pfb xsld11d.pfb xsldu20.pfb xslhd29d.pfb xslhu29d.pfb xslu24d.pfb > musix24.pfb xsld13.pfb xslhd11.pfb xslhu11.pfb xslhz20.pfb xslu29.pfb > musix29.pfb xsld13d.pfb xslhd11d.pfb xslhu11d.pfb xslhz20d.pfb xslu29d.pfb > musixsps.pfb xsld16.pfb xslhd13.pfb xslhu13.pfb xslu11.pfb xslud20.pfb > musixspx.pfb xsld16d.pfb xslhd13d.pfb xslhu13d.pfb xslu11d.pfb xslup20.pfb > xgreg11.pfb xsld20.pfb xslhd16.pfb xslhu16.pfb xslu13.pfb xslz20.pfb > xgreg13.pfb xsld20d.pfb xslhd16d.pfb xslhu16d.pfb xslu13d.pfb xslz20d.pfb > xgreg16.pfb xsld24.pfb xslhd20.pfb xslhu20.pfb xslu16.pfb xtie20.pfb > xgreg20.pfb xsld24d.pfb xslhd20d.pfb xslhu20d.pfb xslu16d.pfb > > Note: musix25 and xgreg25 were not generated because they are not used in > musixgre.tex or musixtex.tex. > > The control points were reduced with Fontographer. > The fonts were hinted automatically with Fontographer. musix11 - 29 were > hand tuned by Takanori Uchiyama. thanks for the upload: i've installed the file as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: uiucthesis
by Jim Hefferon 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

A new LaTeX package has been installed at tug.ctan.org, and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon =============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: uiucthesis Name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/uiucthesis/ Summary description: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign thesis style License type: lppl Announcement text: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- uiucthesis is a LaTeX package for formatting theses in the format required by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Also, included is uiucredborder, a LaTeX class for filling out the infamous red-bordered form that must accompany UIUC theses. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- package ebezier
by Reinhard Zierke 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

A submission was uploaded to Dante. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: package ebezier Name and email: Gerhard Bachmaier Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ebezier Summary description: plotting commands for picture environment License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package ebezier is an extension of the (old) bezier.sty which is now part of LaTeX2e. It defines linear and cubic Bernstein polynomials together with some plotting macros for arcs. With the aid of the calc package also the calculation of square roots and henceforward lengths is supplied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for upload, I installed the package as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Submission -- draftcopy
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Aug '01

25 Aug '01

----- Forwarded message from Jürgen Vollmer ----- I put a new version (2.14) of my draftcopy package to ftp.dante.de This package is used to print on some pages the word `DRAFT' (or the language dependent analogon) ``behind'' the intended stuff. The following files are contained in draftcopy.tar.gz draftcopy/draftcopy.ins draftcopy/draftcopy.doc draftcopy/Makefile draftcopy/README draftcopy/THIS-IS-VERSION-2.14 Please put it into tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/draftcopy I'm looking still for translations for the word DRAFT. Have a look into draftcopy.sty, which are missing and send me some... Who knows an easy way to typeset foreign letters like Ü in postscript? Who knows how to implement draftcopy stuff for PDF? Changes since the last version: - Added conditional, final and draft options - Added draftcopyPageX, etc. to specify the start of the text on the page - Added draftcopySetScaleFactor to specify a scailng factor - Added the timestamp option and the draftcopyVersion macro - Added the greek language option (i.e. DRAFT is printed in the greek translation with greek letters) With best regards Jürgen Vollmer PS: Thanks to all people, sending me new ideas and code, your are mentioned in the package code. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/draftcopy/ replacing the old version Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submissions --- combine class & booklet package
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Aug '01

25 Aug '01

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded combine.tar and booklet.tar to the UK incoming > directory. Please use these to replace the current contents of > macros/latex/contrib/supported/(combine|booklet). > > The distributions are under the LPPL. > > From the READMEs > > --- The combine class lets you bundle individual documents into a single > document, such as when preparing a conference proceedings. > > Changes in version 0.44 > o Imported documents can now use a class that LoadClass's another class. > > > > --- Booklet provides some aids for printing simple booklets or signatures > for longer books. > > Changes in version 0.6 > o The number of ox es used is limited to the pages in a signature. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new package on CTAN: filecontents
by Jim Hefferon 24 Aug '01

24 Aug '01

A new LaTeX package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: filecontents Name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/filecontents Summary description: Less-limited version of LaTeX2e's filecontents and filecontents* environments License type: lppl Announcement text: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX2e's filecontents and filecontents* environments enable a LaTeX source file to generate external files as it's run through latex. However, there are two limitations of these environments: They refuse to overwrite existing files, and they can be used only before the documentclass declaration. The filecontents package removes these limitations, letting you overwrite existing files and letting you use filecontents/filecontents* anywhere. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- Metapost examples
by Reinhard Zierke 24 Aug '01

24 Aug '01

----- Forwarded message from Vincent Zoonekynd ----- Name of contribution: Metapost examples Name and email: ZOONEKYND Vincent Suggested location on CTAN:/tex-archive/info/metapost/examples/ Summary description: Example pictures drawn with Metapost License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- These are a few (hundred) example pictures drawn with metapost, ranging from very simple (lines and circles) to rather intricate (uncommon geometric transformations, fractals, bitmap, etc.). See also: http://www.math.jussieu.fr/~zoonek/LaTeX/Metapost/metapost.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the files as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- PSNFSS 8.2 final release
by Reinhard Zierke 23 Aug '01

23 Aug '01

The LaTeX required package PSNFSS is now version 8.2, i.e. I renamed the directory CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/psnfss-beta to CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/psnfss. >From the changelog (file changes.txt): 2001-06-04 PSNFSS-v8.2 * mathpazo.sty: Changed behavior of the options sc and osf; jmath and imath changed back to type 'mathord', as in normal LaTeX. * mathptm.sty: Revoked the changes re. AMS fonts, since the package is only provided for use with legacy douments, anyway. * Many changes to the documentation (psnfss2e.*). * test1.tex, test2.tex, test3.tex: Fixed typo. 2001/05/27 PSNFSS-v8.2beta * mathpazo.sty: An improved version of this package is now part of the PSNFSS distribution. * freenfss.zip: Added TFM, VF and FD files for the Pazo fonts. * mathptmx.sty New option: [slantedGreek] * The AMS fonts are scaled properly now, when used in conjunction with the packages mathptmx, mathpple or mathpazo. Specifying the [psamsfonts] option for the packages amsfonts or amssymb may be needed wrt/ the Euler Fraktur fonts, but will not affect the scaling of the others. * ot1*.fd: additional font shape substitition bx/ui -> b/it * fixed TFM file zptmcm7y.tfm so as to raise the subscripts generated by mathptmx (pr/3279) * fixed FD files for Adobe Courier so as to disable hyphenation (I wonder why this bug was never noticed...) * test file completely revised Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: ps2eps 1.35 in /incoming/ps2eps
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Roland Bless has submitted an update of support/ps2eps he writes of it: > ps2eps v1.35 in CTAN:support/ps2eps > ----------------------------------- > ps2eps is a tool to produce Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS/EPSF) > from usual one-paged Postscript documents. It calculates correct > Bounding Boxes for those EPS files and filters some special postscript > command sequences that can produce errorneous results on printers. > > You need: > - perl (an interpreter for the perl language, see http://www.perl.com) > - ghostscript (an interpreter/raster image processor > for the PostScript language, > see http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) > - maybe an ANSI-C compiler if you don't use Linux, Solaris, Digital > Unix, HP-UX or Windows 9x/NT/2000. > > The program is licensed under gpl. > > Important changes since version 1.28: > - Improved processing of files with leading or trailing binary code > - Improved processing of files with embedded binary coded images > - Removes gabby diagnostic output from Adobe Printer Driver (see > variable removeADO) > - Corrected handling of existing %%BoundingBox comments. Now it > takes the last one seen. Should esp. work with %%BoundingBox: > (atend) usage... > - Fixed case sensitiveness when checking for suffix replacement > (thanks to Erik J=F8rgensen) > - Heuristic added for finding end of file by counting %%EOF comments. > Now correctly treats already embedded EPS, too. > Usually only trailing garbage (e.g., PCL control sequences) follows > last %%EOF. However, sometimes the last %%EOF may be missing. > Therefore, the behavior is switchable by new -E option. > - New first line of code for getting rid of the #! comment > - EOF handling corrected, allowing better handling of already > embedded eps files > - New -P option to allow selective removal of embedded preview > images (was previously default) > - Preview images were not filtered in the prolog section (now > corrected with -P) > - New -N option to prevent inclusion of any surrounding postscript code Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: KOMA-Script
by Rainer Schoepf 19 Aug '01

19 Aug '01

Markus Kohm wrote: > Name of contribution: KOMA-Script > Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script > Summary description: KOMA-Script is a bundle of classes and packages > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is only an update or fix of the last release. > Most changes are bug fixes. There are also some new > features at scrpage2 e.g. option 'nouppercase' and macro > clearscrheadfoot. > > Never the less most files are changed, so I'll upload a > complete archive (but I've preseved file date and time of > the unchanged files). Please extract the contents of > directory > koma-script at the tar.gz into the koma-script directory > at CTAN. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Update of biocon package
by Rainer Schoepf 19 Aug '01

19 Aug '01

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Pieter Edelman wrote: > I just uploaded a new version of the biocon package to ftp.dante.de. It > should replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/biocon/ > directory on CTAN. It is still licensed under the GPL. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- booklet package
by Robin Fairbairns 18 Aug '01

18 Aug '01

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded booklet.tar to UK incoming. Please install the > contents into macros/latex/contrib/supported/booklet. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > booklet provides some aids in printing simple booklets or > signatures for longer books. i have installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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