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CTAN update: popupmenu
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: popupmenu Version number: v1.0 Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/popupmenu/ Summary description: popupmenu is a LaTeX package used to create a menu structure. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- popupmenu is a LaTeX package used to create a menu structure. This menu structure (an array of menu items) is passed to the Acrobat JavaScript method app.popUpMenuEx() method to create a popup menu. Using the environments defined in this package, and the command popUpMenu, you can create and display hierarchical menus. The menu items can have JavaScript actions associated with them, they can be marked and dis- enabled. The package requires only hyperref. Thus, users of pdftex, dvipdfm, and dvips can use this package. Two examples are included in the distribution, additional examples can be found at the AeB Blog http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/aebblog.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/popupmenu/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/popupmenu (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: everyhook
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: everyhook Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Stephen Checkoway Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/everyhook Summary description: Add real hooks for TeX token parameters like everypar and everyhbox. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The everyhook package takes control of the six TeX token parameters everypar, everymath, everydisplay, everyhbox, everyvbox, and everycr. Real hooks for each of these can be installed using a stack like interface. For compatibility with LaTeX standard classes and packages, each of the everyX token lists can be set without interfering with the hooks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/everyhook . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/everyhook (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN has a new package: annot_pro
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The annot_pro package Version number: v1.0 Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/annot_pro Summary description: This package is used to create text, stamp, and file attachment annotations using Adobe Distiller, these annotations can be viewed in Adobe Reader. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is used to create text, stamp, and file attachment annotations using Adobe Distiller, these annotations can be viewed in Adobe Reader. For users of pdf(la)tex, use the pdfcomment package by Josef Kleber. For examples and a more complete explanation of annot_pro see http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/annotpro.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/annot_pro . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/annot_pro (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN has a new package: aeb_mlink
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The aeb_mlink package Version number: v1.0 Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mlink Summary description: The aeb_mlink package implements new links capable of created multi-line links. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The aeb_mlink package implements new links capable of created multi-line links. The new commands are mlhypertext, mlhyperlink, mlhyperref, mlnameref, mlNameref, and mlhref. All but the first are multi-line versions of hyperref commands with the same root name. Restriction: This package requires that the PDF be created by Adobe Distiller, version 7.0 or later to create multi-line links, and requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or later for the links to work correctly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_mlink . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/aeb_mlink (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN has a new package: acroflex
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The acroflex package Version number: v1.0 Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/acroflex Summary description: Uses a SWF file to create a graphing screen License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The acroflex package is part of the AeB Pro family of packages. It is a package that creates a graphing screen using the rmannot package. The user can type in functions and graph them. A graphing screen can be populated with pre-packaged functions for the user the scrutinize and interact with. The package can graph functions of a single variable x, a pair of parametric equations that are functions of t, and a polar function of t. The graphing screen is a rich media annotation what uses a specially developed SWF file, called the AcroFLeX Graphing widget. This package takes advantage of rich media annotations, which is a version 9 feature of Acrobat. This package requires Acrobat Pro and Distiller version 9. The user needs to use Adobe Reader 9.0 in order to obtain the graphing functionality. Further description and examples may be found at the acroflex home page at http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/acroflex.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/acroflex . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/acroflex (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: fontspec
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ======================================================================== Announcement: is requested Update summary: The latest version of fontspec (v2.1a) brings the following fixes/changes: * Sync with latest expl3 version * Fix for colours bug introduced in the last update * Fix for for bad interaction with LuaLaTeX and fallback fonts (such as using slshape when no slanted font specified) * Behaviour/messaging improvement when scripts/languages are requested that do not exist in the font * Fix bug with detecting font features/scripts in some cases with: - `fontspec_if_feature:n(TF)` - `fontspec_if_language:n(TF)` - `fontspec_if_current_script:n(TF)` - `fontspec_if_current_language:n(TF)` * Code for visible space fixed for LuaLaTeX use * Some messages in the log file are improved * Lots of internal changes to bring the implementation closer to being native expl3. Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: /macros/latex/contrib/fontspec Caption: Advanced font selection in XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX. Description: Fontspec is a package for XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX. It provides an automatic and unified interface to feature-rich AAT and OpenType fonts through the NFSS in LaTeX running on XeTeX or LuaTeX engines. Authors: Will Robertson; Khaled Hosny License: lppl1.3 Name: fontspec Version: v2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fontspec (this link may take a day to sync). Our archive service is sponsored by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .

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CTAN has a new package: rmannot
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The rmannot Package Version number: v1.0 Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rmannot Summary description: The rmannot package creates rich media annotations, in which can be played SWF, FLV, and MP3 files. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The rmannot package is part of the AeB Pro family of packages. It creates rich media annotations, in which can be played SWF, FLV, and MP3 files. Rich media annotations is a version 9 feature of Acrobat/Adobe Reader. Acrobat Pro and Distiller version 9.0 or later are required to build a document, Adobe Reader 9.0 or later is needed to activate the annotation and play the media. The home web page of the rmannot bundle is www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/rmannot.html where you will find a more detailed description of the package, as well as sample PDF files that can be viewed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rmannot . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/rmannot (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: todonotes
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: todonotes Version number: 0.9.5 Author's name: Henrik Skov Midtiby Summary description: The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually appealing way. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduced a new option for the todo command, that lets the user disable individual todonotes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/todonotes (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '10

26 Sep '10

that old daemon had this one, too, with the previous batch. but i had to go out ... hence the delay: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/s > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.0v: > - Changes to work with new expl3 release (SVN 2047) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/s the catalogue will change overnight tonight, but it's not worth waiting up for. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xpackages
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '10

26 Sep '10

i was (righteously) doing housework, and the daemon came up with: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xpackages > Author's name: The LaTeX Project > Author's email: latex-team(a)latex-project.org > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages > Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > The xpackages are experimental, high-level parts of LaTeX3. They > are designed to provide a link between the programming system > (expl3) and the user. Each xpackage is focussed in a different > area, for example creating document commands (xparse), > producing flexible formatting functions (xtemplate), etc. > > At present, the xpackages are designed to be loaded on top > of LaTeX2e: > > usepackage{xparse} > usepackage{xtemplate} > > In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. > This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a > stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. > > To use the xpackages, you will need to have the expl3 package > available. This provides the LaTeX3 coding environment on which > the xpackages are built. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 2047) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This release keeps xpackages in synchronisation with changes > to expl3. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The LaTeX3 Project > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages the catalogue entry, on the web, will change, slightly, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: expl3
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '10

26 Sep '10

the daemon cryeth: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: expl3 > Author's name: The LaTeX Project > Author's email: latex-team(a)latex-project.org > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ > Summary description: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 2047) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This release addresses a number of specific issues with the > expl3 system. Some of these are not back-compatible, but are > needed to improve the overall structure and reliability of > expl3. > > When used with LuaTeX, expl3 includes support for category > code tables. This support was used experimentally in setting > ExplSyntaxOn and ExplSyntaxOff, but this leads to unexpected > issues. This decision has therefore been reversed: category > code setting by expl3 itself is the same with all engines. > > The choice of quarks as delimiters has been tidied up. These > changes are internal, but may show up with existing code that > uses internal functions. A particular case is l_head:w and > l_tail:w, which are now delimited by q_stop (and not > q_nil as earlier). > > Prompted by the LuaTeX-specific issue mentioned above, the > team has revised the use of other primitives inside expl3. > Variation in behaviour between different engines is not > desirable for the successful application of expl3. As a result, > the team have decided to require the functionality of the > pdfstrcmp primitive. This means that the minimum engine > requirements for expl3 are now: > - pdfTeX 1.30 or later > - XeTeX 0.9994 or later > - LuaTeX 0.40 or later (0.60 or later strongly recommended) > > The l_if_eq:nn(TF) family of comparisons have been heavily > revised. There are now two distinct families: > - l_if_eq:nn(TF), a set of non-expandable functions which > compare the two input token lists on a token basis. > - str_if_eq:nn(TF), a set of expandable functions which > compare the two inputs on string (category-code independent) > basis. > Variants of these functions have also been revised: programmers > will need to check their code with the new implementation. > > Looking ahead, there may be more revisions of specific points > as the code is more widely used as as particular issues are > addressed. An effort to formalise the documentation will begin > shortly, and so another update is likely to take place before > November. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i have installed the replacement files, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/expl3.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ the catalogue entry on the web will change a bit overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: linegoal (version 2)
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '10

26 Sep '10

before dinner was served, the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: linegoal > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/linegoal > Summary description: A new ``dimen'' corresponding to the remainder of the line > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > the linegoal macro now behaves more like a dimen > Compatibility with calc has been optimized > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/linegoal.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/linegoal (though users shouldn't look for much enlightenment in the overnight changes from the update). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: calxxxx-yyyy
by CTAN Announcements 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: calxxxx-yyyy Version number: 1.0a Author's name: Hans-Martin Münch Summary description: Printing calendars for some chosen years. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Prints calendars for several years and in different languages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/calxxxx-yyyy . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/calxxxx-yyyy (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 .

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CTAN update: struktex
by CTAN Announcements 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: StrukTeX Version number: v133 Author's name: Jobst Hoffmann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/struktex/ Summary description: A package for the creation of Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Draw Nassi-Schneidermann charts Even in the age of OOP one must develop algorithms. Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams are a well known tool to describe an algorithm in a graphical way. This package StrukTeX presents some macros for generating those diagrams in a LaTeX document. The package provides the most important elements of a Nassi-Shneiderman diagram, including processing blocks, loops, mapping conventions for alternatives, etc. Diagrams are drawn using the picture environment (using pict2e for preference). The author is Jobst Hoffmann. See also pict2e. If one is working with (X)emacs and AUCTeX the drawing process is supported by structex.el, a style file which knows the syntax of most of the commands from the StrukTeX package. Version v133 contains a new implementation of the p... macros and Babel support. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/struktex/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/struktex (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: spot
by CTAN Announcements 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: spot Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Anders Hendrickson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/spot Summary description: Spotlight highlighting for Beamer License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package allows dramatic highlighting of words and phrases by painting shapes around them. It is chiefly intended for use in Beamer presentations, but it can be used in other document classes as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/spot . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/spot (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 .

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CTAN Update: biblatex-dw
by CTAN Announcements 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 Dominik Waßenhoven submitted an update to the biblatex-dw package. Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.3a [2010/09/21] This version of biblatex-dw supports biblatex 0.9d. Please note that you have to update biblatex at least to version 0.9b if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.3a! You will also need to install the package logreq which is a new requirement since biblatex 0.9b. Users might also need to update their data due to some changes in biblatex 0.9a and biblatex 0.9b. Please follow the hints for users given in biblatex’s RELEASE notes for both of these versions. The following changes were made to biblatex-dw: - Option »omitpages« was renamed to »citepages« and enhanced. As in the verbose standard styles, you can now choose between »permit«, »omit«, »suppress« and »separate«. Other as in the biblatex styles, the standard for this option in biblatex-dw is »separate«. - Option »herename« dropped. The same functionality can now be achieved by using »citepages=separate«. Note that the bibliography string »herename« was also dropped, »thiscite« is used instead. - New option »shorthandinbib«: if set to »true«, the shorthand of each entry will be typeset in the bibliography before each item. The shorthand will be set in brackets, separated by a space. You can customize this behaviour by adjusting the following commands: DeclareFieldFormat{shorthandinbib}{mkbibbrackets{#1}} ewcommand*{shorthandinbibpunct}{addspace} The default for »shorthandinbib« is »false«. - BUGFIX: The shorthandpunct could not be redefined by a simple enewcommand, but only as an argument of AtBeginDocument. This is now fixed, and a simple enewcommand is sufficient. - BUGFIX: The shorthandpunct was also printed, when the option »shorthandwidth« was not in use (this had only effect, when the shorthandpunct was redefined). This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: When using authortitle-dw with »firstfull=true«, a parencite had an erroneous space for the first citation without a postnote. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: The new editorial roles introduced in biblatex 0.9 were not fully supported. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: The option »firstfullname« did not work with biblatex’s option »uniquename«. This is now fixed. - BUGFIX: When using hyperref, some links to the bibliography were broken. This should now be fixed. - BUGFIX: In @inbook entries the punctuation after a book author was not the labelnamepunct. This is now fixed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-dw (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: installfont
by CTAN Announcements 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 Josef Kleber submitted an update to the installfont package. Summary description: A bash script for installing a LaTeX font family. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With this script you can install a LaTeX font family (Postscript Type1, Truetype, Opentype). It supports font series from light to ultra bold + (faked) small caps + faked slanted, but no expert fonts. The script will rename the fonts automatically (optinal) or will otherwise expect *.afm files and the font files (in Postscript Type1 format!) named in the Karl Berry scheme (e.g. 5nar8a.pfb). After running the script, you should have a working font installation in your local TeX tree. License: LPPL New in v1.6: - added new switch: -L, --log redirect terminal output of programms to LOG file - added support for small caps font in all supported font series. The script now installs: * light, light italic, light small caps * regular/medium, regular/medium italic, regular/medium small caps * semi bold, semi bold italic, semi bold small caps * demi, demi italic, demi small caps * bold, bold italic, bold small caps * extra bold, extra bold italic, extra bold small caps * ultra bold/heavy, ultra bold/heavy italic, ultra bold/heavy small caps feature requests by: Kurt Lidwin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/installfont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=installfont (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 package update: csquotes 5.0c
by CTAN Announcements 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded 'csquotes.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. There's > also a csquotes.tds.zip file. Please delete the old files, install the > new ones, and announce the upload. > Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The csquotes package provides advanced facilities for inline and > display quotations. It is designed for a wide range of tasks ranging > from the most simple applications to the more complex demands of > formal quotations. > > CHANGES > > See the changelog in the manual for a list of changes. thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/csquotes.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/csquotes/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN : [Freefont-announce] new release 20100919
by CTAN Announcements 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

The new release should be on your local CTAN mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................. A year and a half has passed since the last release. The delay was largely my fault--you have my apologies. A lot has happened though. Several new ranges have been added, some of which are hard to find anywhere as free software. Sinhala and Vietnamese should now be much more functional. Lots of symbols have been added. Many glyphs have been cleaned up and some more kerning has been specified, for a better overall look. Get it at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/ Look for files dated 20100919 What follows is a summary of changes made to Gnu FreeFont since the last release. For a more complete listing, see the Changelog. Unicode ranges ============== new --- Cherokee (Daniel Johnson) Osmanya (Daniel Johnson) Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (Daniel Johnson) Tifinagh (Daniel Johnson) Armenian in Serif (Daniel Johnson) Vai (Daniel Johnson) Kayah Li (Daniel Johnson) Coptic (Steve White) Glagolitic (Steve White) deleted ------- Tamil from Sans (due to absence of necessary ligatures) replaced -------- Sinhala is now taken directly from the TeX font 'sinh' by Yannis Haralambous. It has been reviewed and corrected by a native speaker. altered ------- Armenian (spacing; Aiw to reference Phi on Daniel Johnson's advice) Vietnamese (better accent placement, esp. in Sans) Latin (general letter form improvements and clean-ups, numeral 1 and braces in mono re-designed for distinctness) Greek (various letter form improvements: made nu distinct from Latin v) Cyrillic (mark placement, letter forms) Mahjong Tiles (got rid of a bamboo shoot) Superscripts and subscripts (standardize placement) Georgian (added missing letter in Mono, Sans) Western Musical Symbols (much cleaning up, correcting) Miscellaneous Symbols (re-design of musical flat symbol) Hebrew (corrected some vowel marks) expanded -------- Currency Symbols Latin Extended-D (Mayanist letters from Daniel Johnson) Supplemental Arrows-A (completed in Serif) Arrows (completed in Serif, corrected some switched glyphs) Combining Diacritics Spacing Modifier Letters Letterlike Symbols Mathematical Symbols Miscellaneous Technical Symbols Scan Lines Geometric Shapes (completed in Sans) Number Forms (new vulgar fractions; completed in Serif roman) Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols Internatonal Phonetic Alphabet Phonetic Extensions Supplement (completed in roman) IPA Extensions (completed in roman bold and oblique) Cyrillic (Abkhasian letters, yi_yi Ukrainian ligature) Cyrillic Extended-B Georgian (completed in Serif) Gurmukhi (completed Unicode range) Gujarati (completed Unicode range) Devanagari (completed Unicode range) Tamil (completed Unicode range) Technical/Legal =============== Added full GNU copyright notice to each SFD file. Reduced cases of nested character references, to ameliorate a bug in Mac OS 10.6 Various improvements to kerning Removed TTF Names for sample text TTF Names tables to give locale-specific names to the various faces. Checked each with a native speaker. Added special characters for TrueType, .notdef .null nonmarkingreturn Corrected the replacement character Added GASP tables for control of hinting/smoothing (anti-aliasing) of TrueType. PS Blues Values improvements; removed BlueFuzz altogether Deleted TrueType tables 'cvt', 'fpgm', 'prep' because of FontForge complaints. Arabic ligatures: turned on ignore combining marks on advice of Khaled Hosny. tools ===== range_report.py has been improved a lot and expanded for Unicode 5.2 ligature_lookups.py makes an HTML list and display of the ligatures in a font Thanks ====== Foremost to Daniel Johnson, who drew and contributed several ranges, as well as providing technical and moral support. To Harshula Jayasuriya for edits, advice, and other collaboration on the Sinhala range. To Yannis Haralambous for permission to include his TeX sinha font The Wellcome Library Robert Kiley, Head of e-Strategy for the Wellcome Library Thanks to Dominik Wujastyk, for providing us with feedback and contacts to repsonsible people at the Trust. To Mina Magdy for much advice and criticism concerning the Coptic range (and for her tolerance of my choice of letter forms, which was different from hers). To Pavel Skrylev for many additions to old Cyrillic ranges. To Mohammed Anwari for correct ligatures in Buginese. To Khaled Hosny for his patch for Persian. To Karl Berry for hard work and overall sanity. -- and to the Debian packaging team -- and to the many bug reporters!

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CTAN update: datetime
by CTAN Announcements 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

the daemon's dancing again: lots of uploads since sunday morning: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: datetime > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/datetime > Summary description: Change format of oday with commands for current time > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 2.58: > > * Added Polish days of the week (supplied by Piotr Kempa). > > * Fixed bug that caused some of the def files to be truncated when > unpacked from the dtx file. > > * Added loadDTdef to ensure dt-*.def files are only loaded once. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/datetime.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/datetime there's nothing much new to be seen in the catalogue update on the web tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: memoir
by CTAN Announcements 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The Memoir class Version number: v3.6g Author's name: Lars Madsen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/memoir/ Summary description: Latest updates for the memoir class License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintenance release, from the README: -- fixed a typo in the vplaces env -- made eedspace work better with section and friends -- added settypeoutlayoutunit such that users can choose in which unit the layout list should be written to the log file. -- removed the footnoteA--C commands from the manual, they have never existed -- Added OnehalfSpacing* and DoubleSpacing* which will additionally also make floats and page notes have the same spacing. Macros to explicitly set these values have also been added ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/memoir (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 .

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CTAN update: euenc
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College Update summary: ........................................................................ Remove xunicode from the EU2 encoding; it is now loaded internally by fontspec. ........................................................................ Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package name: EUenc Caption: Unicode font encoding definitions for XeTeX. Description: Font encoding definitions for unicode fonts loaded by LaTeX in XeTeX or LuaTeX. The package provides two encodings: * EU1, designed for use with XeTeX, which the fontspec uses for unicode fonts which require no macro-level processing for accents, and * EU2, which provides the same facilities for use with LuaTeX. Neither encoding places any restriction on the glyphs provided by a font; use of EU2 causes the package euxunicode to be loaded (the package is part of this distribution). The package includes font definition files for use with the Latin Modern OpenType fonts. Location: /macros/latex/contrib/euenc Authors: Élie Roux; Will Robertson; Khaled Hosny Version: 0.1g License: lppl1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/euenc (the link may take a day to sync). Our archive service is sponsored by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .

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CTAN has a new package: elteikthesis
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ................................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: elteikthesis Version number: v1.0 Author's name: Daniel Majoros Summary description: Thesis class for the ELTE university's Informatics wing License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thesis class for the ELTE university's Informatics wing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/elteikthesis . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/elteikthesis (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 .

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CTAN update: hyph-utf8
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: hyph-utf8 Version number: 2010.09.18 Author's name: Mojca Miklavec, Arthur Reutenauer Location on CTAN: /language/hyph-utf8/ Summary description: Hyphenation Patterns in UTF-8 License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Added Afrikaans hyphenation patterns from OpenOffice.org (patterns need improvement) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyph-utf8/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/hyph-utf8 (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 .

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CTAN update: unicode-math v0.5b
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

that old daemon is really into the swing of things now. no doubt he'll be all upset with next week's total lack of work. > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: unicode-math v0.5b > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/unicode-math > Summary description: Unicode math support for XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > In addition to working around a recent problem with expl3 (which will also be > addressed there, shortly) version 0.5b of unicode-math brings: > > * Added missing symbols/synonyms: > diamond smallint emptyset hbar ackepsilon eth > * overline works for LuaLaTeX > * Fix slash; previously, it overwrote the text definition > * vartriangle now has the correct math class thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/unicode-math.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/unicode-math the catalogue entry on the web will be updated overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xltxtra
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

and again, the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xltxtra > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xltxtra > Summary description: Extras for LaTeX users of XeTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > In this release of xltxtra, code that was duplicated by the more > recent realscripts has been removed, and that package is loaded instead. > > Users are recommended only to load xltxtra for backwards compatibility now; > loading fontspec on its own is the recommended default (for both XeLaTeX and > LuaLaTeX). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xltxtra.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xltxtra note that this is a new location for the package. for the time being, i have planted links from the old location. (and of course, the updated catalogue entry won't appear on the web until some time tonight.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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ctan update: realscripts
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

the daemon's getting back into the swing of things: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: realscripts > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/realscripts > Summary description: Access OpenType subscripts and superscripts > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The previous redefinition of the footnote mark followed the LaTeX2e default, but > this clobbered KOMA-Scripts redefinition. > > The release of realscripts now plays nicely with KOMA-Script's footnote font > changes, and provide an interface to do the same thing for non-KOMA users. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/realscripts.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/realscripts the catalogue entry will change very slightly overnight Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New ctan package: berenisadf
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

the old daemon's been quiet for a bit, but then... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: berenisadf > Author's name: Clea F. Rees > Location on CTAN: fonts/berenisadf > Summary description: Berenis ADF fonts collection in ps type 1 format with TeX/LaTeX support. > License type: other-free > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Berenis Pro ADF version 1.004 in type 1 and OpenType formats with TeX/LaTeX > support. LY1 encodings. > > Fonts are released under GPL; support files are released under > LPPL. See README, COPYING, NOTICE.txt, manifest.txt and manual for > details. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i've installed the files and made a catalogue entry in the repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/berenisadf.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/berenisadf/ the catalogue entry won't appear on the web for a few hours (the installation was after midnight, local time...). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pageslts
by CTAN Announcements 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Micahel's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pagesLTS Version number: 1.1j Author's name: Hans-Martin Münch Summary description: Variants of last/total/specal pages' labels. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: LaTeX issued a Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.-warning, even if labels had not changed but were overwritten. - Starred version of lastpageref for suppressing hyperlinks introduced. - Diverse details changed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/install/macros/latex/contrib/pageslts . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pageslts (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 .

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CTAN update: mdputu
by CTAN Announcements 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mdputu Version number: 1.1 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /fonts/mdputu Summary description: Unslanted Digits in Adobe Utopia Italics License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Annals of Mathematics uses italics for theorems. However, slanted digits and parentheses look disturbing when surrounded by (upright) math. This package provides virtual fonts with italics and upright digits and punctuation. Changes: Version 1.1 - Changed the location of TFM and VF files per request by Karl Berry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/mdputu . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/mdputu (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 .

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CTAN update: jamtimes
by CTAN Announcements 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .................................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: jamtimes Version number: 1.9 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /fonts/jamtimes Summary description: Expanded Times Roman Fonts As Used in Journal d'Analyse Mathematique License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides LaTeX support for expanded Times Roman font, which has been used by Journal d'Analyse Mathematique for many years. Mathematics support is based on Belleek fonts. Changes: Version 1.9 - Fixed a bug in installation script that created unneeded copies of standard tfm files ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/jamtimes . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/jamtimes (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 .

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CTAN update: cleveref
by CTAN Announcements 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: cleveref Version number: 0.17.5 Author's name: Toby Cubitt Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ Summary description: Intelligent cross-referencing License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixes a bug that caused a compilation error when hyperref wasn't used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/cleveref (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 .

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CTAN update: pstricks - base
by CTAN Announcements 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-base.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please replace > the two files with the ones in the main directory > > /graphics/pstricks/base/generic/ > > > 2.12 2010-09-16 - new optional argument for setflat > - fix bug with doubled linecap definition > - fix bug with missing linejoin in psls@solid thanks for the upload; i have installed the files as requested and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/base/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pdfcrop 1.30
by CTAN Announcements 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the pdfcrop package. Location on CTAN: support/pdfcrop/ > Changes: > 2010/09/15 v1.30: > * Warning of pdfTeX because of pdfobjcompresslevel > avoided when reducing pdfminorversion. > * Fix for TeX syntax characters in input file names. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: installfont
by CTAN Announcements 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 Josef Kleber submitted an update to the installfont package. Summary description: A bash script for installing a LaTeX font family. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With this script you can install a LaTeX font family (Postscript Type1, Truetype, Opentype). It supports font series from light to ultra bold + (faked) small caps + faked slanted, but no expert fonts. The script will rename the fonts automatically (optinal) or will otherwise expect *.afm files and the font files (in Postscript Type1 format!) named in the Karl Berry scheme (e.g. 5nar8a.pfb). After running the script, you should have a working font installation in your local TeX tree. License: LPPL New in v1.5: - added new switches: * -m, --mapfilename file name of the map file * -O. --origfontname use original font names instead of Karl Berry names - added support for more font series. The script now installs: * light, light italic * regular/medium, regular/medium italic * small caps (regular + bold) * semi bold, semi bold italic * demi, demi italic * bold, bold italic * extra bold, extra bold italic * ultra bold/heavy, ultra bold/heavy italic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/installfont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=installfont (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: latex4wp
by CTAN Announcements 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: LaTeX for Word Processor Users Version number: 1.0.7 Author's name: Dr. Guido Gonzato Location on CTAN: /info/latex4wp/ Summary description: A LaTeX guide specifically designed for word processor users. License type: fdl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This manual explains how to replace a word processor effectively using LaTeX. The main word processor capabilities are listed, along with their equivalent LaTeX commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/latex4wp/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/latex4wp (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 .

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CTAN update: todonotes
by CTAN Announcements 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .................................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: todonotes Version number: 0.9.3 Author's name: Henrik Skov Midtiby Summary description: The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually appealing way. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Several minor changes were conducted including: * Added a english option as suggested by Marco Berghoﬀ. * Added the todototoc command by idea from Sven Augustin. * Use chapter (if available) for the list of todos heading. * Make an internal deﬁnition of the todo command, for easing redeﬁnition of the command behaviour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/todonotes (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 .

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ctan update: expl3
by CTAN Announcements 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

that old daemon wakes from the sleep of the power cut, and cries: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: expl3 > Author's name: The LaTeX Project > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ > Summary description: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The expl3 bundle: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > The files of the expl3 bundle provide a low-level API for TeX > programmers with special syntax conventions, completely > separating it from document level syntax. Hence, the commands > provided are not intended for use at the document level nor for > use in describing design layouts in document class files. > > This API provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel > and other advanced extensions are built. Special care has been > taken so that they can be used within a LaTeX2e context as > regular packages. > > The TeX and eTeX primitives are all given a new name according > to these conventions. However, in the main direct use of the > primitives is not required or encouraged: the expl3 modules > define an independent low-level LaTeX3 programming language. > > At present, the expl3 modules are designed to be loaded on top > of LaTeX2e: > > usepackage{expl3} > > In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. > This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a > stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 2020) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This update improves on the earlier l3fp implementation. This > is now a floating point module, allowing for calculations > across a wide range of input values. Current function coverage > is: > - Arithmetic > - Sine, cosine and tangent > - Comparisons > - Conversion of fp data to other types > > Other functions will be added over time, with priority given to > those required by other parts of LaTeX3. Requests for specific > functions to be added should be sent to the LaTeX-L list for > discussion. > > At the same time, a small number of issues with other parts of > expl3 have been addressed. This includes some internal fixes > and other refinements. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The LaTeX3 Project > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/expl3.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the modest change to the catalogue entry won't hit the web until some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: punknova
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Punk Nova font Version number: 1.002 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: OpenType version of Don Knuth's Punk font License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Add slanted and bold slanted fonts. * Split the MP sources into base and drivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/punknova . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/punknova (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 .

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CTAN update: luaotfload
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: luaotfload Version number: 1.19 Author's name: Khaled Hosny Location on CTAN: / Summary description: OpenType layout system for Plain TeX and LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fix LaTeX's detection (made Tikz fail under a non-LaTeX format) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luaotfload . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/luaotfload (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 .

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CTAN update: geometry
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: geometry Version number: 5.6 Author's name: Hideo Umeki Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/geometry Summary description: Flexible and complete interface to document dimensions License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 5.6 * Package 'ifxetex' is loaded for robuster detection of XeTeX. * Fixed a bug where 'pass' option was not reset in ewgeometry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/geometry . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/geometry (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 .

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CTAN Update: overpic
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 Rolf Niepraschk submitted an update to the overpic package. Summary description: Package for overwriting graphics License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reset the graphics parameter after including the main graphic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/overpic/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=overpic (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 has a new package: mdputu
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mdputu Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /fonts/mdputu Summary description: Unslanted Digits in Adobe Utopia Italics License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Annals of Mathematics uses italics for theorems. However, slanted digits and parentheses look disturbing when surrounded by (upright) math. This package provides virtual fonts with italics and upright digits and punctuation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/mdputu . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/mdputu (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 .

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TL 2010 available
by CTAN Announcements 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

karl berry writes: > We've gone ahead with the network release of TeX Live 2010. It is now > or will be soon available from CTAN sites > (http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive). As with last year, we > recommend doing a network install in one way or another instead of > downloading the large (2gb) ISO -- http://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html. > > Package updates will start propagating in another day or two. > > If anyone notices stale or missing information on the TL web pages, or > problems with the release, please report as usual. > > MacTeX 2010 has also been released and is available from CTAN. Its web > pages will be updated soon. > > The TeX Collection DVD will be released as soon as possible; hopefully, > it will go out in October. Issues with it (unrelated to TL) made me > decide it was not desirable to delay the TL release any longer. i believe ctan and its mirrors have more or less settled down with the new release. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: softmakerfreefont
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 osef Kleber submitted additional packages for the softmakerfreefont package: softmaker-broadway softmaker-egyptiennestd softmaker-grenoble softmaker-heliumtwo softmaker-inverserif softmaker-marseille softmaker-nevada softmaker-newcastle softmaker-quadrat softmaker-velo softmaker-veracruz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/softmakerfreefont/softmakerfreefont . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=softmakerfreefont (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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Re: CTAN package upload: etoolbox 2.0a
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded etoolbox.tar.gz and etoolbox.tds.zip to the incoming > directory of the UK node. This is an update for > macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox and install/macros/latex/contrib, > respectively. Please purge the old files, install the new ones, and > announce the upload. Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The etoolbox package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared > primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX > frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as > some generic tools which are not related to e-TeX but match the > profile of this package. > > CHANGES > > See the manual for a list of changes. i've installed the update, and made minor changes to the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/etooolbox.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: needspace
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

and finally (for his efforts before i switched my computer on, today), the daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: needspace > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/needspace > Summary description: Insert pagebreak if not enough space > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On a Sunday during a break from piles of marking, here's a bug fix to > needspace. It allows better behaviour for eedspace when followed by > addvspace, such as inserted by a section-like command. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/needspace.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/needspace thanks for this one, too; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the web version of the catalogue will change slightly, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: ifxetex
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

the daemon carried on with: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: ifxetex > Author's name: Will Robertson > Location on CTAN: macros/generic/ifxetex > Summary description: Am I running under XeTeX? > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug fix update for ifxetex to ensure that XeTeXrevision isn't accidentally set to > elax in the case that XeTeX is not being used. (High time for me to fix this > behaviour!) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/ifxetex.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/generic/ifxetex thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. the catalogue entry on the web will change, a bit, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xetexref
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

been quiet for a bit, that daemon, but today it started by saying: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xetexref > Author's name: Will Robertson > Author's email: wspr81(a)gmail.com > Location on CTAN: info/xetexref > Summary description: Reference documentation for XeTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This update on top of TL2010 brings the addition of some missing primitives and > expansion of one section in particular that was marked This description is > incomplete. > > Many thanks to Heiko Oberdiek, Paul Isambert, and William Adams for their help > for these updates. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xetexref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/xetexref i've installed the update and made the necessary change to the catalogue repository. (the web catalogue will change slightly, overnight.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: Antykwa Poltawskiego fonts
by CTAN Announcements 11 Sep '10

11 Sep '10

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 at 15:50 +0200, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted the new package poltawski to CTAN, replacing the old antp package. Location on CTAN: fonts/poltawski > Package: Antykwa Poltawskiego fonts > Version: 1.10 > Date: Sep 9 2010 > Authors: Bogusl{}aw Jackowski and Janusz M. Nowacki > License: GUST Font License > Location on CTAN: fonts/poltawski > > Maintenance status maintained. The Current Maintainer > of this work is Bogusl{}aw Jackowski and Janusz M. Nowacki. > > The package contains the Antykwa Po{l}tawskiego family of fonts in the > PostScript Type 1 and OpenType formats. > The original font was designed in the twenties of the XX century by > the Polish typographer Adam Po{l}tawski (1881-1952). > > Following the route set out by the Latin Modern and TeX Gyre projects > (http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry), the Antykwa Poltawskiego > digitisation project aims at providing a rich collection of > diacritical characters in the attempt to cover as many Latin-based > scripts as possible. To our knowledge, the repertoire of characters > covers all European languages as well as some other Latin-based > alphabets such as Vietnamese and Navajo; at the request of users, > recent extensions (following the enhancement of the Latin Modern > collection) provide glyphs sufficient for typesetting of romanized > transliterations of Arabic and Sanskrit scripts. > > The Antykwa Poltawskiego family consists of 4 weights (light, > normal, medium, bold), each having upright and italic forms and one > of 5 design sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12 and 17pt (in the OTF lingo: extended, > semiextended, normal, semicondensed, and condensed, respectively). > Altogether, the collection comprises 40 font files, > containing the same repertoire of 1126 characters. > > The preliminary version of Antykwa Poltawskiego (antp package) > released in 2000 becomes obsolete. > > --------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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