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CTAN update: pst-optexp
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: pst-optexp > Author's name: Christoph Bersch > Package version: 4.10 > Location on CTAN: graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp/ > Summary description: Drawing optical experimental setups > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4.10 2014-06-04 > * Added value firstcomp to parameter beamalign. > * Modified optsource to handle also the beam alignment. > > 4.9 2014-06-03 > * Added new component optsource. > * Improved naming of the last component name, which can now be > accessed also by its number besides using N. > * Fixed bug related to extnodes together with compname > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-optexp > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optexp/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: mk
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: mk > Author's name: Wybo Dekker > Package version: 3.02 > Location on CTAN: support/latex_maker/ > Summary description: a TeX and LaTeX maker > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes with respect to version 3.01: > - let vpp save its output in the working directory > - removed crappy version testing on texi2dvi - use texi2dvi from the /texinfo/ package > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Announcement required: Yes > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mk > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latex_maker/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: babel-russian
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

Igor A. Kotelnikov submitted an update to the babel-russian package. Version number: 1.3c License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Russian language module for Babel. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- fix bug in daterussian -- support for the packages listing, nomencl, nomentbl. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/russian More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/babel-russian We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN Update: fetamont
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

Linus Romer submitted an update to the fetamont package. Version number: 1.4 License type: lppl Summary description: fetamont is an extended version of Knuth’s logo typeface Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reduced the number of files drastically, this has changed the shape of letters like IJ in the script faces; improved the English of the typeface documentation; added a compiled version of the package documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/fetamont/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fetamont We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: dehyph-exptl
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

> Name of contribution: dehyph-exptl > Author's name: Werner Lemberg > Package version: 0.40 > Location on CTAN: language/hyphenation/dehyph-exptl/ > Summary description: experimental hyphenation patterns for the German language > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > English > ------- > > This package provides experimental hyphenation patterns > for the German language, covering traditional and > reformed orthography for several varieties of Standard > German. The patterns can be used with packages Babel > and hyphsubst from the Oberdiek bundle. > > Deutsch > ------- > > Dieses Paket enthält experimentelle Trennmuster für die > deutsche Sprache. Die Trennmuster decken das in > Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz gebräuchliche > Standarddeutsch in der traditionellen und reformierten > Rechtschreibung ab und können mit den Paketen Babel und > hyphsubst aus dem Oberdiek-Bündel verwendet werden. > > v0.40 (2014-05-21) > ------------------ > > Wortdatenbank > > Rechtschreibung hinzugefügt entfernt korrigiert > --------------------------------------------------------------- > traditionell (DE, AT) 2493 274 458 > traditionell (CH) 2493 274 457 > reformiert 2468 278 394 > > - Die Arbeiten an der Klassifizierung von > Trennstellen sind nahezu abgeschlossen. > > - Es wird eine Liste mit Schreibweisen vor der > I. Orthographischen Konferenz gepflegt (Datei > pre-1901). Mit Hilfe dieser Datei lassen sich > Muster erstellen, die veraltete Wörter und > Schreibweisen erwartungsgemäßer trennen. > > - Die Lizenz der Dateien im Entwickler-Repositorium > wurde klargestellt (MIT). (Das Paket dehyph-exptl > steht jedoch unter der LPPL.) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/dehyph-exptl > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/language/hyphenation/dehyph-exptl/

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CTAN update: chemnum
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: chemnum > Author's name: Clemens Niederberger > Package version: 1.0b > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/chemnum/ > Summary description: A method of numbering chemical compounds > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > bug fix: list of sublabels can now correctly be sorted and compressed > if referenced before they're defined > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemnum > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chemnum/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: babel-latin
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

Claudio Beccari submitted an update to the babel-latin package. Version number: 3.0 License type: lppl Summary description: Latin support for the babel package Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The laguage description file for Latin has been extended to classical Latin with its special spelling and hyphenation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/latin/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/babel-latin We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: chemnum
by CTAN Announcements 31 May '14

31 May '14

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the chemnum package. Version number: 1.0a License type: lppl Summary description: A method of numbering chemical compounds Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fix: subcompounds can now be correctly referenced before they're defined ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/chemnum/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemnum We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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New on CTAN: bagpipe
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

the little bell rings, and up pops: > Name of contribution: bagpipe > Author's name: Walt Innis > Package version: 302 > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/ > Summary description: package to support typesetting bagpipe music > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Typesetting bagpipe music in MusixTeX is needlessly tedious. This > package provides specialized and re-defined macros to simplify this > task. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/bagpipe > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: udesoftec
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: udesoftec > Author's name: J. Peter M. Schuler > Package version: 2014/05/27 v1.4.1 udesoftec > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/udesoftec/ > Summary description: The class is designed for typesetting theses at > the Research Group for Business Informatics and > Software Engineering at the University of > Duisburg-Essen. > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2014/05/19 v1.4.1 > * minor improvements to documentation > * moved tested addtitions from udesoftec-extra.sty to udesoftec.cls > > 2014/05/19 v1.4.0 > * splitted documentclass in two files to create udesoftec-bst.sty which holds the configuration for bibstyle and might be used separately > * major code cleanup: removed many usepackages and configuration which is not necessary anymore > * major documentation cleanup and improvement: added list of listings for easy access to code examples > * added list of listings and classoption omit-lol > * improved the title page background files > * updated tlmgr install for new dependencies > * fixed font usage to just stick to one family > * changed line spacing to a more appropiate value. > * changed box size to be same for all kind of boxes (e.g. citequotepar, lstlisting) > > == WARNING: your document might need update using newer version == > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/udesoftec > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/udesoftec/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: eledmac
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '14

30 May '14

Maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the eledmac package. Version number: 1.11.1-1.7.0 License type: lppl Summary description: Fix bug in critical notes Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release fixes a bug when starting a critical note by plus or minus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/eledmac/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/eledmac We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: tcolorbox
by CTAN Announcements 29 May '14

29 May '14

Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the tcolorbox package. Version number: 3.05 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Coloured boxes, for LaTeX examples and theorems, etc. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - compatibility fix for the upcoming version 2.0 of the package minted - inner boxes are enforced to be unbreakable now - library 'breakable': new key 'enforce breakable' (for breaking inner boxed deliberately) - library 'skins': * new options: 'lifted shadow', 'drop small lifted shadow', 'drop lifted shadow', 'drop large lifted shadow' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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New on CTAN: getmap
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '14

27 May '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: getmap > Author's name: Josef Kleber > Package version: v1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/getmap/ > Summary description: A style file for downloading OpenStreetMap maps > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The goal of this package is the simplest possible provision of > OpenStreetMap maps. In the simplest case, the specification of > the address is sufficient. The package loads the map using the > write18 feature, which you must activate to use this package. > The image will be downloaded by an external Lua script. You can > use this script, as well as the attached bash script also from > the command line. > > License: LPPL > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/getmap > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/getmap/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xpdfopen
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Jim Diamond submitted an update to the xpdfopen package. Version number: 0.86 License type: pd Summary description: Commands to control PDF readers, under X11 Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- adds 'load at named destination' support (-g/--goto option) for xpdf, evince and AR9. Also add aliases for option names to make ms-windows users feel at home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/xpdfopen/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xpdfopen We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: mathastext
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: mathastext > Author's name: Jean-François Burnol > Package version: 1.3d > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mathastext/ > Summary description: Use the text font in math mode > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > * if one of the Greek related options has been passed to the package, > its action may be turned off and again on using MTstandardgreek and > MTcustomgreek at any location in the document body. > > * in the subdued normal and bold math versions, the Greek letters in > math mode are the default ones, even if the package was loaded with > one of the Greek related options (previously, this was the case only > for LGRgreek and LGRgreeks). > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mathastext > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mathastext/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: stix
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: stix > Author's name: Khaled Hosny > Package version: 2014-01-01 > Location on CTAN: fonts/stix/ > Summary description: OpenType Unicode maths fonts > License type: ofl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Updated the README and added missing documentation sources. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/stix > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/stix/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: handout
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

the daemon reported: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: handout > Author's name: Maïeul Rouquette > Package version: 1.0.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/handout/ > Summary description: Multiple index > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version disables the indexing in handout also when using multiple > index. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/handout > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/handout/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: cinzel
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the cinzel package. Version number: 2014-05-24 License type: ofl Summary description: Cinzel and Cinzel Decorative fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workaround faulty x-heights in the fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/cinzel/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/cinzel We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: overlock
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '14

25 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the overlock package. Version number: 2014-05-24 License type: ofl Summary description: Overlock and OverlockSC fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Workaround faulty x-height values in the fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/overlock/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/overlock We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: playfair
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the playfair package. Version number: 2014-05-23 License type: ofl Summary description: PlayfairDisplay fonts, with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- x-height flaws corrected by using beta version of otftotfm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/playfair/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/playfair We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: koma-script-examples
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Elke Schubert submitted an update to the koma-script-examples package. Version number: 2014-05-18 License type: lppl Summary description: Examples from the KOMA-Script book. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains some examples from the 5th edition of the book »KOMA-Script«, »Eine Sammlung von Klassen und Paketen für LaTeX2e« by Markus Kohm, published by Lehmanns Media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/examples/KOMA-Script-5 More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/koma-script-examples We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: hyph-utf8
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Mojca Miklavec submitted an update to the hyph-utf8 package. Version number: 2014-05-22 License type: other-free Summary description: Hyphenation patterns expressed in UTF-8. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- update German patterns (by Werner Lemberg), version 2014-05-21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/language/hyph-utf8 More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/hyph-utf8 We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: asymptote
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

John C. Bowman submitted an update to the asymptote package. Version number: 2.32 License type: lgpl Summary description: 2D and 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The libc++ stringstream workaround was also enabled for FreeBSD. The segment(TINYINT(1)[] b) function was fixed. The side(pair,pair,pair) function was renamed to orient(pair,pair,pair) and an error in its documentation was corrected. New functions orient(triple,triple,triple,triple) and insphere(triple,triple,triple,triple,triple) were implemented. A random number generator incompatibility on some platforms was fixed. Support was removed for the obsolete utility texi2dvi4a2ps. Compiler warnings were suppressed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/asymptote More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/asymptote We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN Update: stix
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '14

24 May '14

Khaled Hosny submitted an update to the stix package. Version number: 2014-01-01 License type: ofl Summary description: OpenType Unicode maths fonts Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update the README and added missing sources for documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/stix/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/stix We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: Polyglossia
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: Polyglossia > Author's name: Arthur Reutenauer > Package version: 1.33.5 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/polyglossia/ > Summary description: Routines updates > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes to various language files, and new option in polyglossia.sty, > to disable hyphenation entirely. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/Polyglossia > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/polyglossia/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: cam.ctan.org upload: sympytex
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: sympytex > Author's name: Tim Molteno <tim(a)physics.otago.ac.nz> > Package version: 0.3 > Location on CTAN: support/sympytex/ > Summary description: A package for including symbolic computation > (using sympy) into LaTeX documents. > License type: gpl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > First upload to CTAN. SympyTeX supports inclusion of > symbolic-python (sympy) expressions, as well as graphical output > from the sympy plotting module as well as matplotlib. > > http://elec.otago.ac.nz/w/index.php/SympyTeX > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/sympytex > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/support/sympytex/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: latex2e-help-texinfo
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reported: > Name of contribution: latex2e-help-texinfo > Author's name: Karl Berry > Package version: 2014/05/19 > Location on CTAN: help/latex2e-help-texinfo/ > Summary description: Unoffical reference manual covering LaTeX2e. > License type: other-free > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > An update of the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual is available. > > This version adds a description of filecontents, more info on fnsymbol, > non-obsolescence of t et al., mostly suggested and/or written by > Vincent Belaiche. > > Some updates to the Spanish translation, also from Vincent. > > Suggestions, bug reports, all discussion welcome. The package home page > (with links to mailing lists, formatted versions, etc.) is > http://home.gna.org/latexrefman. > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/help/latex2e-help-texinfo/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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delayed update announcement: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '14

23 May '14

the daemon reported > Name of contribution: luaotfload > Author's name: Philipp Gesang > Package version: 2.4-4 > Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload/ > Summary description: OpenType ‘loader’ for Plain TeX and LaTeX > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hotfix for the 2.4 branch. Removes a flaw > in the file format detection. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > SHA1 checksum: > > 6579b5bfea24b90746a61227f3aa4ba883f08702 luaotfload.zip > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. The package should by now have reached all CTAN mirrors. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mh
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '14

22 May '14

Lars Madsen submitted an update to the mh bundle / mathtools package . Version date: 2014-05-21 License type: lppl Summary description: The MH bundle Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In this update only mathtools have been changed. * robust () and [], maintained when mathic is active * Bug comment about multlined inside array * Added DeclarePairedDelimiterXPP * Added comment about breakable auto scaling using DeclarePairedDelimiter * Added comment about Aboxed and hiding &'s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mh/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mh We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: alegreya
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '14

22 May '14

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the alegreya package. Version number: 2014-05-18 License type: ofl Summary description: Alegreya fonts with LaTeX support. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Problems with diacritics (due to faulty otf fonts) avoided by using truetype fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/alegreya More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/alegreya We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN update: georgian
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

also sprach the daemon: > Name of contribution: georgian > Author's name: Levan Shoshiashvili > Package version: 1.1 > Location on CTAN: language/georgian/ > Summary description: Support for typesetting in Georgian > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Update for GeoTeX georgian language support for TeX/LaTeX. > > 1.Fixed tt fonts missing glyphs. > 2. TextUppercase , TexTLowercase still don't work > 3. Hypenation works for XeLatex/Lualatex/pdflatex/latex see hyph-utf8 package. > 4. No cmap file. so search in pdf document generated with > pdf latex not possible. But with latex-dvips-ps->pdf searching works > 5. Babel support files are moved to Babel-georgian package. > 6. Fonts are still in beta stage and might be changed in new versions. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/georgian > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/language/georgian/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: tcolorbox
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the tcolorbox package. Version number: 3.04 License type: lppl Summary description: colored text boxes, LaTeX examples, theorems, documentation Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - compatibility fix for tabularx removed; compatible with tabularx 2014/05/13 v2.10 - boxed title improvements: * the 'title' node is accessible now from inside 'frame code' and 'interior code' * new keys 'underlay boxed title', 'no underlay boxed title', 'underlay boxed title pre' * documentation example updated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: encxvlna
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: encxvlna > Author's name: Zdeněk Wagner > Package version: 1.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/encxvlna/ > Summary description: Insert nonbreakable spaces, using encTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Important bug fix of the plain tex file. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/encxvlna > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/encxvlna/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: pst-eucl
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '14

19 May '14

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the pst-eucl package. Version number: 1.51 License type: lppl Summary description: Euclidian geometry with pstricks Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.51 2014/05/17 - added two new functions for angles and distances - added MarkHashLength|Sep (hv) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-eucl/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pst-eucl We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: asymptote
by CTAN Announcements 18 May '14

18 May '14

Andy Hammerlindl and John C. Bowman submitted an update to the asymptote package. Version number: 2.31 License type: lgpl Summary description: 2D & 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Compilation issues were addressed. A workaround for the broken stringstream container in MacOS 10.9 libc++ was implemented. The OpenGL zoom/menu button was fixed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/asymptote/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/asymptote We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: tex_gyre_math
by CTAN Announcements 18 May '14

18 May '14

Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted an update to the tex-gyre-math package. Version number: 17 May 2014 License type: gfl Summary description: TeX Gyre Math fonts are the math companions for the TeX Gyre corresponding families of fonts in the OpenType format Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New TeX Gyre Bonum Math and TeX Gyre Schola Math fonts added to the package fonts/tex-gyre-math. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/tex-gyre-math/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/tex-gyre-math We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: xpdfopen
by CTAN Announcements 18 May '14

18 May '14

Jim Diamond submitted an update to the xpdfopen package. Version number: 0.84 License type: pd Summary description: Commands to control PDF readers, under X11 Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xpdfopen provides the commands pdfopen and pdfclose, which facilitate the edit-compile-view cycle of document preparation for people working in an X11 environment. Version 0.84 of xpdfopen adds the ability for pdfopen to specify an initial page of the PDF file to display. This works with Adobe Reader 9.x and recent versions of both xpdf and evince. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/xpdfopen/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xpdfopen We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: Asymptote
by CTAN Announcements 16 May '14

16 May '14

the daemon whispers over my tinnitus... > Name of contribution: Asymptote > Author's name: Andy Hammerlindl and John C. Bowman > Package version: 2.29 > Location on CTAN: graphics/asymptote/ > Summary description: 2D & 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language > License type: lgpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A locale bug that interfered with the 3D PRC camera transformation was > fixed. Minimum OpenGL window constraints were removed in favour of > the viewportsize variable. The transform(u,v,O) function, which > projects onto the plane spanned by u and v through point O, was > fixed. Numerical overflow issues in quadraticroots and cubicroots were > fixed. The documentation was updated. > > The TeX bidirectional pipe was overhauled to support the context tex > engine again. The luatex and lualatex tex engines were enabled. The > inline option used by the asymptote.sty LaTeX package and the > inlineimage option used for generating external PRC files were > fixed. Portability issues were addressed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/Asymptote > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/asymptote/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: gitinfo
by CTAN Announcements 16 May '14

16 May '14

the daemon tells me. > Name of contribution: gitinfo > Author's name: Brent Longborough > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/gitinfo/ > Summary description: Allow use of selected git repository metadata in LaTeX documents > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Release 2 of gitinfo has been renamed to gitinfo2, to maintain backwards compatibility. > > This package is now informally deprecated, though it will continue to > work for existing git repositories. > > For new work, please use gitinfo2. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please commit this update together with, or after, committing the new > package, gitinfo2; not before. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/gitinfo > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gitinfo/ thanks for that. the new version was installed, subject to the constraints you requested. (despite that the two packages arrived at different install locations!) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: gitinfo2
by CTAN Announcements 15 May '14

15 May '14

Brent Longborough submitted the gitinfo2 package. Version number: 2.0 License type: lppl Summary description: Allow use of selected git repository metadata in LaTeX documents Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gitinfo2 is a new release of gitinfo. The package allows authors and book designers to incorporate selected metada from their git repository into LaTeX documents. The changes to version 2 are not backward-compatible, and the package name has been changed to avoid impact on existing users' repositories. All new repositories should use this version of the package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gitinfo2/ More information will appear later at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/gitinfo2 We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: hausarbeit-jura
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '14

14 May '14

Martin Sievers submitted an update to the hausarbeit-jura package. Version number: 1.1 License type: lppl Summary description: A class for writing juristische Hausarbeiten at German Universities Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Added documentation (German only) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/hausarbeit-jura/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/hausarbeit-jura We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN Update: modiagram
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '14

14 May '14

Clemens Niederberger submitted an update to the modiagram package. Version number: 0.2d License type: lppl Summary description: Drawing molecular orbital diagrams Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - fix: adapt to deprecated expl3 command - change dependency from `textgreek' to `chemgreek' ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/modiagram/ More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/modiagram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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CTAN update: xetexko
by CTAN Announcements 13 May '14

13 May '14

the daemon cries: > Name of contribution: xetexko > Author's name: Dohyun Kim > Package version: 2.6 > Location on CTAN: macros/xetex/generic/xetexko/ > Summary description: Typeset Korean with Xe(La)TeX > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.6 > > - remove dependency on xkeyval package; > instead, use expl3 syntax for font commands > > - font option [YetHangul=Off] has been removed, > [YetHangul] is still there however > > - assign U+FE00 block to IVS char class as per unicode 6.3 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xetexko > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/xetex/generic/xetexko/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: eledmac-eledpar
by CTAN Announcements 11 May '14

11 May '14

an echo on the wind (my notes say) tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: eledmac-eledpar > Author's name: Ma=EFeul Rouquette > Package version: 1.11.0-1.7.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/eledmac/ > Summary description: Font of lemma in footnote > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > By default, font of the lemma in footnote is the same as font of the > lemma in the main text. For example, if the lemma is in italic in the > main text, it is also in italic in note. The command > Xlemmadisablefontselection[<s>] allows to disable it for a specific > series. > > By default, font of the lemma in endnote is the same as font of the > lemma in the main text. For example, if the lemma is in italic in the > main text, it is also in italic in note. The command > Xendlemmadisablefontselection}[<s>] allows to disable it for a > specific series. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/eledmac > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/eledmac/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xkeyval
by CTAN Announcements 11 May '14

11 May '14

Hendri Adriaens submitted an update to the xkeyval package. Version number: 2.6d License type: lppl Summary description: Extension of the keyval package. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Implemented fix conformfix in keyval (2.6d) - changes to support the recent support of keyval for par (2.6c) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xkeyval We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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New on CTAN: docbytex
by CTAN Announcements 10 May '14

10 May '14

Petr Olsak submitted the docbytex package. Version number: 2011-03-01 License type: other-free Summary description: Creating documentation from source code Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DocByTeX is my package from 2011 for creating a documentation of source codes (C, .tex, etc.) by TeX. See more information at http://www.olsak.net/docbytex.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/docbytex More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/docbytex We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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CTAN Update: latex tools release (keyval update)
by CTAN Announcements 10 May '14

10 May '14

On Thu, 8 May 2014 the LaTex 3 project submitted an update to the latex tools package. Summary description: update to keyval in latex 20144 release License type: lppl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- as noted on the latex-l list the recent latex update included a bug fix to keyval that has proved to have incompatibilities with contributed packages, notably biblatex, so the change is being reverted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/ . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/required > (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to > appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . > Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: lualibs
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '14

09 May '14

the daemon reports: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: lualibs > Author's name: Philipp Gesang > Package version: 2.1b > Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/generic/lualibs/ > Summary description: Additional Lua functions for LuaTeX macro programmers > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hotfix for breakage due to Lua 5.2.2. > Many thanks to Hironori Kitagawa for discovering and > Karl Berry for forwarding the issue! > > * Remove util-env.lua which was kind of out of place anyways. > * Include most recent code from Context (2014-04-05). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > SHA1 checksum: > > 2cb89e8eec3c2250dfc852ce80cd944abb2d103a lualibs.zip (it checked out) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/lualibs > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/lualibs/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new on CTAN: environ
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '14

09 May '14

a rustle in the undergrowth ... and it's: > Name of contribution: environ > Author's name: Will Robertson > Package version: 0.3 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/environ/ > Summary description: A new interface for environments in LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > * Add environbodyname to change BODY syntax if necessary > * Fix RenewEnviron for environments not defined by environ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/environ > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/environ/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new on CTAN: newtxtt
by CTAN Announcements 09 May '14

09 May '14

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: newtxtt > Author's name: Michael Sharpe > Package version: 1.00 > Location on CTAN: fonts/newtxtt/ > Summary description: Enhancement of typewriter fonts from newtx > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Enhanced fonts with LaTeX support files providing access to the > typewriter fonts from newtx. Regular and bold weights, slanted > variants and a choice of four different styles for zero. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/newtxtt > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/newtxtt/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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