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CTAN update: biber
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

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: biber Version number: 0.7 Author's name: Philip Kime Summary description: Biber is a BibTeX replacement for users of biblatex License type: artistic Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Biber is a BibTeX replacement for users of biblatex. Biber is written in Perl, and offers full Unicode support. The present release coincides with the release of biblatex 1.1, for which this version of Biber was specifically developed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/biber . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/biber (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: physymb
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

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: physymb Version number: 0.1 Author's name: David Zaslavsky Summary description: A set of assorted macros useful to physicists License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The physymb package (physics symbols) contains a large collection of small macros that may be useful to physicists and occasionally some mathematicians. It streamlines writing Dirac notation, derivatives, vector variables, unit vectors, scientific notation, elementary particles, and many other things. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/physymb . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/physymb (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 package update: biblatex 1.1
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded biblatex.tar.gz and biblatex.tds.zip to the incoming > directory of the UK node. This is an update for > macros/latex/contrib/biblatex/. Please purge the old files, install > the new ones, and announce the upload as usual. Thank you very much. > > RELEASE NOTES > > * Update etoolbox to version 2.1. > * Update Biber to version 0.7. > * See the file RELEASE for further release notes. > > CHANGES > > See the changelog in biblatex.pdf. 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/biblatex.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xpackages
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

i'm hoping the daemon's coup de grace, for the day, is: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xpackages > Author's name: LaTeX3 Project > 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} > usepackage{xcoffins} > > 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 2119) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This release adds a first CTAN snapshot of the xcoffins > package. The xcoffins package allows the alignment of boxed > materials using a series of handle positions, supplementing > the single TeX reference point. At present, the basic coffin > concept is secure but further work may take place on > functionality and interface as the package is applied to a > variety of design scenarios. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The LaTeX3 Project > ---------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload. i've installed the new stuff, and made a preliminary stab at cataloguing the xcoffins detail (i will review that work tomorrow, in the cold light of day). > 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 will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: jmlr
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

the daemon carries on and says: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: jmlr > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/jmlr > Summary description: Class files for the Journal of Machine Learning Research > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > jmlr.cls v1.10: > > * now loads xkeyval > > * now loads hyperref (instead of jmlrbook loading it) > > * added class option prehyperref={stuff to do before hyperref loaded} > > * added class option tablecaption=<position> (where <position> can > either be top or bottom). > > * fixed 10pt, 11pt and 12pt class options, which weren't having > any effect. > > * modified hanks to ensure hyperlink works correctly. > > * added mdseries to definition of addr. > > * added startpage (used by jmlrmakebook). > > * modified artpart and ookpart to correct bookmark level number > > jmlrbook.cls v1.10: > > * code loading hyperref moved to jmlr.cls > > * added 10pt, 11pt and 12pt class options. > > * Removed redundant redefinition of @bookpart > > makejmlrbook v0.2: > > * Uses startpage to set initial page number for stand-alone > articles. > > * Makes subdirectories in html directory for each article. > > * copies any image files generated by tex4ht into html directory. > > * added time stamp at the end of each of the generated html file. 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/jmlr.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/jmlr The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: svn-multi
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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: svn-multi Version number: v2.4a Author's name: Martin Scharrer Summary description: Update to use new version of 'filehook' and 'currfile' packages. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update adds support for the new version of the required 'filehook' and 'currfile' packages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/svn-multi . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/svn-multi (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: currfile
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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: currfile Version number: v0.3 Author's name: Martin Scharrer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/currfile Summary description: Updated to v0.3: Use of new version of the 'filehook' package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update uses the new version of the 'filehook' package which simplifies the code and makes it faster. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/currfile . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/currfile (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: filehook
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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: filehook Version number: v0.4 Author's name: Martin Scharrer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/filehook/ Summary description: Updated to v0.4: More and better hooks! License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update adds new hooks and removes the usage of an argument from the user level hooks. Existing documents might need minor adjustments. See the user manual for more details. ChangeList: * Improved support for 'memoir' class and 'scrlfile' package. * Added AtBeginOfEveryFile and AtEndOfEveryFile hooks. * Changed handling of macro arguments in hook code. * Added filename parsing code to support TeX files with and without extension. * Added AtBeginOfEveryFile/AtEndOfEveryFile hooks. * Fixes misspelled stringAfterOfIncludeFile. * Added patch for listings lstinputlistings to avoid hooks for verbatim files. * Added star argument for AtBeginOfClass and PackageFile. * Worked on scrlfile and memoir compatibility. * Readded fink compatibility code. * Updated documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/filehook/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/filehook (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: rsc
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

as i stumble about, tired out of my mind, _another_ upload is grabbed by the daemon... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: rsc > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rsc > Summary description: Support for RSC and Wiley journals > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v3.1e: > - Option to skip loading mciteplus 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/rsc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rsc/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xetexref
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College Update summary: The Jan 2011 version of xetexref brings some clarified explanation of font loading thanks to Karl Berry, and some additional font feature-related primitives I discovered while reading the XeTeX source. Also, the fonts used in the document have been changed to now be all freely available. Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: /info/xetexref Caption: Reference documentation of XeTeX. Description: The package comprises unofficial reference documentation for XeTeX detailing its extended features. Author: Will Robertson License: lppl Name: XeTeXref ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xetexref (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 update: rsc
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

the daemon starts my working year with: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: rsc > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/rsc > Summary description: BibTeX styles for styles for Royal Society of > Chemistry and Wiley journals > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v3.1d: > - New 'linkdoi' option > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/rsc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/rsc The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: aomart
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: /macros/latex/contrib Caption: Typesetting articles for The Annals of Mathematics Description: This package provides the class for typesetting articles for The Annals of Mathematics, http://annals.princeton.edu/. Author: Boris Veytsman License: lppl Version: 1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/aomart (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 package update: etoolbox 2.1
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

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. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/etoolbox.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: rec-thy
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

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: rec-thy Version number: 1.2 Author's name: Peter Gerdes Summary description: Commands to typeset recursion theory papers. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update to version 1.2 Fixed awful bug stopping options from working. Added mrref option. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/rec-thy . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/rec-thy (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: biblatex-mla
by CTAN Announcements 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 James Clawson submitted an update to the biblatex-mla package. Summary description: MLA style files for biblatex License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update for biblatex-mla brings support for version 1.0 of biblatex and edition 7 of the MLA Handbook. For more on the changes to this version, please see the documentation and the included CHANGES file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-mla (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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New on CTAN: turnthepage
by CTAN Announcements 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

the daemon tried to rouse my attention around lunch time. i was busy with a 4-month backlog of log tidies, and so on ... so the install was delayed. > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: turnthepage > Author's name: Merciadri, Luca > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/turnthepage > Summary description: Indicating on twosided documents to turn the page > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On some examination sheets, some professors or lecturers like to > indicate to the reader that the `page' can be turned. One might > implement a LaTeX mechanism so that each odd page (except the last > one, if any) displays a message to turn the page. This mechanism can > also be useful for different kinds of documents. This package should > thus be used for exams, or special documents printed `twoside.' thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package and created an entry in the catalogue repository for it. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/turnthepage.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/turnthepage/ The catalogue entry will first appear overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: cprotect
by CTAN Announcements 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

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: cprotect.zip Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Bruno Le Floch Summary description: verbatim in macro arguments (footnote, section,...) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduces the macro cprotect, which allows the control sequence that follows to take verbatim text among its argument. For instance, footnote, section, chapter, itle... can be made to contain verb, and egin{verbatim}...end{verbatim}, as well as any catcode change. Moving arguments, ableofcontents, etc. also work well! A typical use: cprotectsection{The verb+|+ symbol.} works as wanted. Similar command for protecting environments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from author: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am also thinking of writing a package that parses a TeX file for regexp, if people think it might be useful (probably a hard exercise in catcode changes). Let me know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cprotect . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/cprotect (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: mla-paper
by CTAN Announcements 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '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: mla-paper Version number: 12.29.2010 Author's name: Ryan Aycock Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mla-paper/ Summary description: Proper MLA formatting License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update reflects changes to LaTeX and corrects a formatting issue. Thanks to Teddy Bradford for the fix. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mla-paper/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/mla-paper (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: productbox
by CTAN Announcements 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '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: productbox Version number: 1.1 Author's name: Gerd Neugebauer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gene/productbox Summary description: Typesetting a Three-Dimensional Product Box License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- productbox.dtx provides a style file for typesetting a three-dimensional product box. This product box can be rendered as it is standing on a surface and some light is shed onto it. Alternatively it can be typeset as a wireframe to be cut out and glued together. This will lead to a physical product box. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gene/productbox . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/productbox (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: latexmk
by CTAN Announcements 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '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: latexmk Version number: 4.21 Author's name: John Collins Location on CTAN: /support/latexmk Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation routine License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fix for problems with parsing quoted filenames in log file. Latexmk now works correctly with the latest version of asymptote.sty. 2. Fix for some issues with use of bibtex. 3. More general pattern specification for files deleted by clean-up operation. 4. Other smaller changes --- see the file CHANGES. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/latexmk . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/latexmk (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: enumitem-zref
by CTAN Announcements 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

i was out of the house at the time, but the daemon said: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: enumitem-zref > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/enumitem-zref > Summary description: Extended references for list of items formatted by enumitem package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug fix: when a nested list appeared within an empty item > > (aaaaahhh everypar !!) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/enumitem-zref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/enumitem-zref The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: uothesis
by CTAN Announcements 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '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: uothesis.cls Version number: 2.4 Author's name: Michael Anderson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/uothesis Summary description: A LaTeX class to support the generation of theses and dissertations for the University of Oregon License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The uothesis.dtx bundle provides a LaTeX class file and documentation for the class file. The class file generates documents that are suitable for submission to the Graduate School and conform with the style requirements for dissertations and theses as laid out in the Fall 2010 UO graduate school student manual. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/uothesis . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/uothesis (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: tabu
by CTAN Announcements 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

and there's more; the daemon also said: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: tabu > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/tabu/ > Summary description: Flexible LaTeX tabulars > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Improved reporting in the .log file > + Time for trials (tabu profiling with pdfelapsedtime) > > Fixed a bug of savetabu when used just after > multicolumn... > > Fixed a bug of abucline with colortbl (arrayrulecolor) > > Better privacy of tabu column types > > Improvement in the rewritting process (but only very few > poeple should notice...) > > Documentation thanks for the update; i've installed it and updated the catalogue repository, in a minor sort of way. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/tabu.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tabu/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: interfaces
by CTAN Announcements 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

early risers, texies. the daemon greets me, when i first read mail, with: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: interfaces > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/interfaces/ > Summary description: Interfaces with keys for other packages > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ocsetup: multi column table of contents > key ocsetup{columns/sep} didn't work - Fixed > > + Some Code Optimisation. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/interfaces.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/interfaces/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pst-node
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-node.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please replace > all files with the ones in the directory > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-node/ > > pst-node is a PSTricks related package and provides > macros for drawing nodes and node connections. > > ----- pst-node.tex > 1.14 2010-10-28 - added the macros > psGetEdgeA and psGetEdgeB for getting the > edge coordinates of connections > - added the macro psDefBoxNodes, which sets > 12 nodes of the given argument, see documentation thanks for the upload; i've 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/pst-node.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-node/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new package on CTAN: Spanglish
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

the daemon tries to wake me up ... but *i'm already awake* ! > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: Spanglish > Author's name: Luis Rivera > Location on CTAN: /language/spanish/babel/contrib/spanglish > Summary description: Simplified Spanish support for Babel > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Very simplified or ultra sloppy support for Spanish in > Babel, mostly as a fallback in case spanish.ldf fails for > some reason. Provides basic support for Spanish hyphenation, > captions, date, frenchspacing, indentfirst, symbolic > footnotes, enumerations, small caps roman numerals, and a > handful of shorthands and Spanish math operators. No options > or attributes for customization available. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package and created an entry in the catalogue repository for it. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/Spanglish.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/language/spanish/babel/contrib/spanglish/ The catalogue entry will appear (for the first time) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xgreek
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 Apostolos Syropoulos submitted an update to the xgreek package. Summary description: A bugfix of the previous version License type: lppl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/xetex/latex/xgreek . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=xgreek (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: luamplib
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard wrote: > I just uploaded version 1.07 of luamplib to UK's incoming. News: > > 2010/12/28 v1.07 > * fix two bugs reported by Arno Trautmann that made the package crash with > luatex 0.65 (mp 1.5+). > * remove support for using .mem files (to fix the second bug) i've 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/luamplib.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: lato
by CTAN Announcements 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

the daemon writes... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: lato > Author's name: Mohamed El Morabity > Location on CTAN: /fonts/lato/ > Summary description: LaTeX support for the Lato font family > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lato is a sanserif typeface family designed in the Summer 2010 by > Warsaw-based designer L ukasz Dziedzic for the tyPoland foundry. This > font, which includes five weights (hairline, light, regular, bold and > black), is available from the Google Font Directory as TrueType files > under the Open Font License version 1.1. > > This package provides support for this font in LaTeX. It includes the > original TrueType fonts, as well as Type 1 versions, converted for this > package using Font-Forge for full support with Dvips. thanks for the upload; i have installed the package and made an entry in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/lato.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/fonts/lato/ The catalogue entry will not appear until some time overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: epspdf & epspdf-extra
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, Siep Kroonenberg submitted updates to the epspdf and epspdf-extra packages. Summary description: Converter for PostScript, EPS and PDF with optional GUI License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Need for Unix wrappers eliminated; symlink will do ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/epspdf . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=epspdf http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=epspdf-extra (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: The fldigigal
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

the daemon said (yesterday): > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: The fldigigal > Author's name: D. P. Story > Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fldigigal/ > Summary description: Create digiatl slidge shows with Flash from a LaTeX source > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Minor update, version 0.5a: Removed some spurious spaces, changed the > size of fgRmAnnot from 640bp x 480bp to 320bp x 240bp; minor changes > to example files > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the new version and tweaked the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/The fldigigal.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fldigigal/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: droid
by CTAN Announcements 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '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: droid Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Mohamed El Morabity Location on CTAN: /fonts/droid Summary description: LaTeX support for the Droid font families License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Droid typeface family was designed in the fall of 2006 by Ascender's Steve Matteson, as a commission from Google to create a set of system fonts for its Android platform. The goal was to provide optimal quality and comfort on a mobile handset when rendered in application menus, web browsers and for other screen text. The Droid family of fonts consists of Droid Serif, Droid Sans and Droid Sans Mono, licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0, and available in the Android Git tree. This package provides support for this font in LaTeX. It is licensed under the LaTeX project public license version 1.3c or above, except the fonts delivered under the Apache License version 2.0. Notice that this package does not support the Droid Pro family sold by the Ascender foundry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/droid . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/droid (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: lpic
by CTAN Announcements 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

This should soon 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: lpic Version number: 0.8 Author's name: Rostislav Matveev Summary description: Put LaTeX material over included graphics License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package lpic defines convenient interface to put any LaTeX material on top of included graphics. LaTeX material could also be rotated and typeset on top of a white box overshadowing graphics. Coordinates of LaTeX boxes are given relative to the original, unscaled graphics, when graphics is rescaled, LaTeX annotations stay at their right places (unless you do something extreme). In a draft mode it allows to draw a coordinate grid over the picture for easy adjustment of positions of the annotations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lpic . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/lpic (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: fldigigal
by CTAN Announcements 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '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 fldigigal Package Version number: 0.5 Author's name: D. P. Story Summary description: Create a Flash Slide show of digital photos License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fldigigal package uses the rmannot package (Adobe Distiller workflow required) to create, what I am calling, an AcroTeX Flash Digital Gallery; that is, a Flash slide show that displays a series of digitals (PNG, JPG, GIF). The document author describes the digitals (path and caption) from the LaTeX source, on compilation, fldigigal write an XML file, which Distiller embeds in the PDF. The digitals may be embedded in the PDF, or reside on the Internet (reducing filesize). Three layouts of are offered at this time: vertical thumbnails, horizontal thumbnails, or no thumbnails. The home page for this package is http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/fldigigal.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fldigigal . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fldigigal (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: mdframed
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

On Tue, 22 Dec 2010 Marco Daniel submitted an update to the mdframed package. Summary description: auto-split frame environment License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- changes in version 0.6a: - fixes bugs - added mdfsetup to the documentation - expanded documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=mdframed (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: latex2man
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010, Jürgen Vollmer submitted an update to the latex2man package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Latex2man is a tool to translate UNIX manual pages written with LaTeX into the troff format understood by the UNIX man(1)-command. Alternatively HTML, TexInfo, or LaTeX code can be produced too. Output of parts of the text may be supressed using the conditional text feature (for this, LaTeX generation may be used). There is LaTeX package (latex2man.sty) used for writing the Man-page and a PERL script (latex2man) doing the actual translation. Changes from version 1.23: add CSS support for HTML generation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latex2man . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=latex2man (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: dante.ctan.org upload: ydoc
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, Martin Scharrer submitted an update to the ydoc package. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update fixes some bugs and adds a few features. It is required to build the documentation of 'filehook' v0.3 correctly. This class and its packages is still in apha stage and should not be used by other people yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ydoc/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=ydoc (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: filehook
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, Martin Scharrer submitted an update to the filehook package. Summary description: Updated to v0.3: Add support for package and class file hooks. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update adds AtBeginOfPackageFile, AtEndOfPackageFile, AtBeginOfClassFile and AtEndOfClassFile hook macros to execute code before or after packages or classes. Special care is taken to execute the AtEnd code after any code inserted by the package or class itself using the standard LaTeX macros AtBeginOfPackage/AtBeginOfClass. This version now triggers an error when a incompatible definition of InputIfFileExists is detected. An option 'force' is provided to overwrite this. Further information can be taken from the discussion on comp.text.tex: svn-multi incompat fink -- Was: [Re: CTAN update: fink] (e.g. https://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_frm/thread/d535855d0bc…). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/filehook/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=filehook (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: zwpagelayout
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '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: zwpagelayout Version number: 1.1 Author's name: Zdenek Wagner Summary description: Package update License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.1 adds a few features: support of black overprint, possibility of setting PDF information without the need of loading the hyperref package, automatic setting of ArtBox, TrimBox and BleedBox (can be disabled) and partial compliance with PDF/X-1a. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/zwpagelayout . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/zwpagelayout (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: biblatex-chem
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '10

22 Dec '10

the daemon wrily remarks on the start of the holiday torrent: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: biblatex-chem > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chem/ > Summary description: biblatex styles for chemistry > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.0a: > - Correctly format 'et al.' when truncating name list in > RSC style > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed the new files and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex-chem.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-che… The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: ucharclasses
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '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: ucharclasses Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Michiel Kamermans Location on CTAN: /macros/xetex/latex/ucharclasses Summary description: A XeLaTeX package for automatic code insertion between unicode blocks, such as automatic font switching for different languages License type: other-nonfree Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package addresses one of the few features where TeX still has to play catch-up to word processing programs: automatic font switching for different languages. In fact, it goes one better than word processing programs and comes with macros for inserting arbitrary code between text from different unicode blocks, by making use of XeTeX's little known intercharclass behaviour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xetex/latex/ucharclasses . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ucharclasses (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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has a new package: productbox
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim ............................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: productbox Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Gerd Neugebauer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gene/productbox Summary description: Typesetting a Three-Dimensional Product Box License type: other-free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- productbox.dtx provides a style file for typesetting a three-diemnsional product box. This product box can be rendered as it is standing on a surface and some light is shed onto it. Alternatively it can be typeset as a wireframe to be cut out and glued together. This will lead to a physical product box. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gene/productbox . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/productbox (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: mdframed
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 Marco Daniel submitted an update to the mdframed package. Summary description: auto-split frame environment License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- changes in version 0.6: - added style=3 with pstricks - added option pstrickssetting - added option splitbottomskip (see documentation) - added option splittopskip (see documentation) - added options for hidden lines (see documentation) - changed the calculation - fixed bugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=mdframed (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: dvisvgm
by CTAN Announcements 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 Martin Gieseking submitted an update to the dvisvgm package. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dvisvgm is a command-line utility that converts DVI files to SVG. The latest release 1.0.4 is a small maintenance update that fixes two scaling issues in the PostScript handler. For further information including a list of recent changes and pre-compiled binaries for Windows/MiKTeX see the project page http://dvisvgm.sourceforge.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/dviware/dvisvgm . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=dvisvgm (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: fancytooltips
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

This also 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: fancytooltips package Version number: 1.8 Author's name: Robert Mařík Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/fancytooltips/ Summary description: New version of fancytooltips package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version adds new options blur and fg. Includes also full example of a presentation which contains extracted popups od pictures and formulas which follow reflinks (see the README file in examples/fancy-preview2 directory for more details). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fancytooltips/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fancytooltips (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: ocgtools
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '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: ocgtools package update Version number: 0.8a Author's name: Robert Mařík Summary description: Minor bugfix License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed minor problem related to color management and new eforms.sty package. Thanks to Paolo Russu for the bug report. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ocgtools/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ocgtools (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: comfortaa
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '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: comfortaa Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Mohamed El Morabity Summary description: LaTeX support for the Comfortaa font family License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comfortaa is a sans-serif font comfortable in every aspect designed by Johan Aakerlund. This font, which includes three weights (thin, regular and bold), is available on Johan's deviantArt web page as TrueType files under the Open Font License version 1.1. This package provides support for this font in LATEX. It is licensed under the LATEX project public license version 1.3c or above, except the fonts delivered under the OFL version 1.1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/comfortaa . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/comfortaa (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: msu-thesis
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ Update summary: Important bug fixes from version 1.5b, plus some user command changes. Basic package information, as sent by the contributor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: /macros/latex/contrib/msuthesis Caption: Class for Michigan State University Master's and PhD theses. Description: This is a class file for producing dissertations and theses according to the Michigan State University Graduate School Guidelines for Electronic Submission of Master’s Theses and Dissertations (2010). The class is based on the memoir document class, and thefore inherits all of the functionality of that class. Author: Alan Munn License: lppl1.3 Name: msu-thesis Version: 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/msu-thesis (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 update: expl3
by CTAN Announcements 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

oddly, cambridge isn't snowed in, but i'll bet the daemon had to force himself out of bed in the cold: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: expl3 > Author's name: LaTeX3 Project > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3 > Summary description: Packages supporting LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 2103) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This intermediate release, focussing mainly on improving l3fp. > A number of bugs in the module are fixed, and the range of > functions covered is extended to include exp, ln and powers. > A bug in the l_if_ee:nn(TF) family of functions is also > fixed. wow -- that was quick! 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/expl3.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/expl3 The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xlop
by CTAN Announcements 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '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: xlop Version number: 0.23 Author's name: Jean-Côme Charpentier Summary description: Xtra Large OPerations (process and display operations) License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Xlop (eXtra Large OPeration) will typeset arithmetic problems either in-line or “as in school” (using French school conventions). So for example, opadd{2}{3} can give either $2+3=5$ or something similar to: egin{tabular}{r} 2\ +3\ hline 5end{tabular}. This release fix some bugs and offers an english manual. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/xlop/ . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xlop (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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