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Re: Update of the minitoc package; version 55
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Jul '07

01 Jul '07

Jean-Pierre Drucbert wrote (while i was away at the stour festival): > I have uploaded a new version (#55) of the minitoc package in > the /incoming directory of ftp.tex.ac.uk . The file is named > > minitoc.zip (14826798 bytes) > > This package should completely replace its previous version in > > tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ > > The licence is LPPL. > > This package allows the creation of mini-tables of contents, > lists of figures or lists of tables per part, chapter or > section, with language dependent titles. > > This new version has the following changes or improvements: > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Minitoc version #55 > -- Added a hint (warning W0097) about the flowfram package > (incompatible). > -- Added a hint (I0053) about the float, floatrow, trivfloat, and > rotfloat packages. > -- Regrouping some marginal notes about messages; improving their > positions. > -- Improved page breaks in the documentation. > -- Updated the bibliography. > -- Updated the documentation. > * -- Corrected a bug about minitocs in appendices for the memoir class. > * -- Corrected some mtcset... commands to use edef to correctly > evaluate mtc@toks. > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > * bug fixes > > The administravive trivia are in the `CATALOG' file in the > distribution. > because the old one will be obsolete in few months. > > Note that the documentation is mainly available in PDF form, > -- in (not perfect) english: minitoc.pdf > -- in french: fminitoc.pdf > The ``cmk'' script may be used to convert the PDF documentation > into PostScript. > > The INSTALL file (and, better, the ``Installation'' chapter in the > documentation) describes the files of this package (the list > of files is in minitoc.l). > > A minitoc-tds.zip file is also available in the distribution. i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository (in a very minor way). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN update -- pax v0.1d
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jun '07

30 Jun '07

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 at 07:02 +0200, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the pax package. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/pax > Changes of version 0.1c: > * l@addto@macro renamed to PAX@l@addto@macro to avoid > collision with scrlttr2.cls. > > Changes of version 0.1d: > * Use of package `etexcmds' for safer unexpanded. _______________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: xfor
by CTAN Announcements 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

quoth the cambridge upload daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: xfor > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xfor > Summary description: extends @for > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The xfor package redefines @for so that it is possible to prematurely > terminate the loop before the end of the list is reached. A > conditional is provided to afterwards test if the loop prematurely > terminated, and the remainder of the list is stored in > @forremainder. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've installed it as suggested and made an entry in the catalogue. Interested viewers may look at my first stab at a catalogue entry for the package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xfor.html or may browse the package itself at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xfor Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN packages updated: pst-func & pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 25 Jun '07

25 Jun '07

Herbert Voss <LaTeX(a)zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > I uploaded pst-func.tgz and pstricks-add.tgz to the uk ctan node; > please update the packages graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func and > graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add details -- pst-func: > pst-func is a PSTricks related package for drawing > special mathematical functions like distributions, > polynomials, a.s.o. > > This update has a new macro psVolume, which shows the > behaviour when the function f(x) rotates around the > x-axis. See page 33/34 of the documentation. > > > pst-func.tex -------- > 0.49 2007-07-23 - add psVolume, rotating a function F(x) around the > x-axis details -- pstricks-add: > pstricks-add is a PSTricks related package, which has a lot > of additional features, like arrows, special curves, a... > > This update has new internal PostScript procedures and three > new arrow types. > > pstricks-add.pro ----------- (Dominik Rodriguez/hv) > v 0.11 2007-06-23 - Added wavelengthToCMYK routine (hv) > - RGBtoCMYK procedure > > pstricks-add ----------- (Dominik Rodriguez/hv) > v 2.86 2007-06-23 - add option CMYK > - add additional arrow types i have installed both sets of updated files, and also the relevant catalogue entries. the new versions should be visible from all mirrors within 24 hours or so, but users may browse the new versions at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-func/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ respectively. thanks, herbert, for the uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: svn-multi
by CTAN Announcements 23 Jun '07

23 Jun '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: svn-multi Author's name: Martin Scharrer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/svn-multi/ Summary description: Update of svn-multi (was svnkw.sty) to version 1.2 License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release adds the following features: - Macros to typeset date and time informations (year, month, ...) - Macros to typeset main filename and URL - Macro svnnolinkurl (needs hyperref.sty) to handle URLs with underscores - Macros svnRegisterRevision and svnFullRevision to typeset named revisions - Added better behaviour when svnFullAuthor is used on an non-registered user name. Same for the new svnFullRevision. Also the package documentation got reviewed and updated. The handling of filenames and URL with underscore and percent letters are now described. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/svn-multi/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=svn-multi (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 package update: extsizes
by CTAN Announcements 22 Jun '07

22 Jun '07

A minor problem with the extsizes package has been reported. Since CTAN has no current address for the designated maintainer, the original author (Wolfgang May) has volunteered to provide a corrected version. The new version is now installed, at Cambridge, and is even now on its progress around the world. Thank you, Prof. May, for the new version. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: japanese
by CTAN Announcements 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: japanese Author's name: ING Location on CTAN: /language/japanese/japanese Summary description: A package which adds functionality of Japanese option in babel License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently, the babel package does not provide a Japanese option. This package behaves in a similar way as if you provided (non-existent) Japanese option in the babel package so that you can handle Japanese language with it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/japanese/japanese . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=japanese (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: templates-sommer [correction]
by CTAN Announcements 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 Jörg Sommer submitted the the templates-sommer package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: info/templates/sommer License type: lppl Note that the templates-fenn package has been moved to info/templates/fenn Jörg writes: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to follow Jürgen Fenn's example and publish some templates for LaTeX documents on CTAN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/templates/sommer . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=templates-sommer (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: TeXshade v1.17
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jun '07

20 Jun '07

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 at 16:16 +0200, Eric Beitz submitted an update to the texshade package. TeXshade is an alignment shading software completely written in TeX/LaTeX which can process multiple sequence alignments in the .MSF and the .ALN file format. It provides in addition to common shading algorithms special shading modes featuring functional aspects, e.g. charge or hydropathy, and a plenitude of commands for handling shading colours, text styles, labels, legends and even allows the user to define completely new shading modes. TeXshade combines highest flexibility and the habitual TeX output quality-with reasonable time expenditure. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/texshade/ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This TeXshade update introduces to new groups of commands to the DNA and protein sequence alignment LaTeX package which allow one a) to set a second threshold percentage for labeling two levels of sequence conservation, i.e. `allmatchspecial' becomes more flexible, and b) to put describing names left or right from feature lines and individually change their color and font styles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/texshade . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=texshade (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: oberdiek bundle -- selinput v1.0
by CTAN Announcements 19 Jun '07

19 Jun '07

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the oberdiek bundle. > New: > > * selinput v1.0 > This package selects the input encoding by specifying between > input characters and their glyph names. > > Updates: > > * stringenc v1.1 > * cs{StringEncodingConvertTest} added. > * Fixes for cp850, cp852, nextstep. > > * inputenx v1.2 > * Documentation update. _______________________________________________ This bundle is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=oberdiek (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: cleveref
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '07

17 Jun '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: cleveref Author's name: Toby Cubitt Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ Summary description: Automatic cross-reference formatting. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This release includes a new poorman's cleveref option. When the option is supplied, the LaTeX document is processed as usual. But in addition, a sed script is written containing rules for replacing all the cleveref cross-reference commands with the text that they expand to. Running the LaTeX source through this sed script creates a version of the source that produces identical dvi or pdf output, but no longer requires the cleveref package. This allows all the features of cleveref to be used in LaTeX documents intended for distribution to places that do not support the cleveref package, for example for submission to academic journals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=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: BaKoMa TeX 8.0 - Unicode (UTF8) support, TeXWord: Handling TeX Errors, User Macros, etc.
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '07

17 Jun '07

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 at 16:08 +0400, Basil Malyshev submitted version 8.0 of the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma License: shareware > > Most important improvements: > > * BaKoMa TeX 8.0 supports Unicode (UTF8) input encoding. > To edit UTF8 encoded documents you can choose 'UTF8' > option among other encodings of the parameter 'Document Input Encoding'. > BaKoMa TeX supports UTF8 via complete Unicode > (there is no restrictions related with current code page). > Also, many features in BaKoMa TeX 8.0 internally works via Unicode. > It includes spell checker, search, keyboard input, displaying, etc. > > * TeX Word Improvements: > + Handling TeX Errors - new feature. > Buttons with red arrowsa are appeared at right bottom corner > of main window when error messages exist in console window. > These buttons allow browsing throght error messages and sources > with accuracy of a single character. > + User - new program menu with user defined macros. > User/Manage User Macros - dialog for adding macros to User menu. > + Search in Text Source Window > It is available as option of context menu (when no selection) > or via shortcut keys: F3, Alt+F3, Shift+F3. > Search in Preview window is redesigned for more consistency. > + Input focus in source window is now stable > Focus is returned to source window after all operations > (invoking menu, opening dialogs, clicking toolbar and panel buttons, > etc.) > and even after switching to another application. > This feature enables using all TeXWord input tools > at editing in source window. > + Speller Dialog is redesigned and have two > additional commands to install more dictionaries: > 'Install from Internet', 'Install from Local Disk'. > + Openning *.TEX files prompts to use TeXWord or Centaur. > + Mouse wheel scrolls window under mouse cursor. > + Menu and dialog accelerators work with any keyboard. > > More details about changes and another bug fixing see at: > < > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes7.html> > > -------------------- About BaKoMa TeX 8.0 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 8.0 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document immediately in DVI Viewer. > > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX related > with import graphics, font support, and document export. > > It supports processors: > (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX. > Other processors such as Omega may be added in future. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro packages as: > PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), draftcopy, > PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. > > Editing slides in WYSIWYG interface > (with such packages as PowerDot, Prosper, Beamer, etc.) > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > TeXWord dramatically simplifies editing complex formulas and tables. > > TeXWord is transparent for cooperation. > TeXWord don't use additional macro packages. > It uses only standard LaTeX packages, so that documents made up > in TeXWord may be compiled in any LaTeX setup without any adaptation. > In other side, TeXWord can handle arbitrary LaTeX documents. > So, that your coleagues may even don't know that you use > powerful WYSIWYG tool to edit your part of common work. > > Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as > good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > < > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package updated: fmtcount
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote, on behalf of nicola talbot: > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20070615-100502/ > > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: fmtcount > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/fmtcount > Summary description: Display the value of a LaTeX counter in a variety > of formats > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.1: > > Added German support. Added check for USenglish, UKenglish and british > babel settings. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the update; i've updated the package distribution at cambridge and pushed the changes out to other ctan sites. i've also installed your tds .zip file at install/macros/latex/contrib/fmtcount.tds.zip Users can have a look at the package at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/fmtcount (mirrors may take up to two days to get this new version) the catalogue entry may be viewed at http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/fmtcount.html (updated information will start appearing in that entry from around midnight BST today; again, mirroring delays may apply.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: oberdiek bundle -- stringenc v1.0, catchfile v1.0
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 at 12:10 +0200, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the oberdiek bundle. > New: > > * stringenc v1.0 > This package provides StringEncodingConvert for converting > a string between different encodings. Both LaTeX and plain-TeX > are supported. > > * catchfile v1.0 > This package catches the contents of a file and puts it in a macro. > It requires e-TeX. Both LaTeX and plain-TeX are supported. > > Updates: > > * grffile v1.4 > * Encoding support added with options `encoding', > `inputencoding', and `filenameencoding'. > > * bookmark v1.0 > * Bug fix in code for second parameter of XYZ. > > * centernot v1.1 > * Real symbols added in documentation part. > > * infwarerr v1.1 > * Small fixes. > > * kvoptions v2.7 > * The patch part fixes LaTeX bug latex/3965. > > * zref v2.1 > * Module titleref supports caption of package `listings'. > * Fixes in module titleref for support of packages `titlesec' > and `longtable'. _______________________________________________ This bundle is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=oberdiek (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: Version 1.18 of pgf/TikZ
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 Till Tantau submitted version 1.18of his PGF/TikZ package. Location on CTAN: /graphics/pgf License: Mixed LPPL/GPL/FDL PGF is a macro package for creating graphics. It is platform- and format-independent and works together with the most important TeX backend drivers, including pdftex and dvips. It comes with a user-friedly syntax layer called TikZ. Its usage is similar to pstricks and the standard picture environment. Unlike pstricks, it can produce either PostScript or PDF output, and works with plain (pdf-)TeX, (pdf-)LaTeX, and ConTeXt. Release notes: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This new version of pgf/TikZ contains new features and fixes a number of bugs. A notable new feature is the new math library due to Mark Wibrow, which allows you to use fancy mathematical expressions directly inside TikZ. This release also includes a matrix library, which simplifies alignments. There are now commands that allow you to extract pictures into separate files more asily. Some users will also enjoy the new calendar support. Finallly, if you have always been looking for an easy way to create a triangular shape, have a look at Mark's regular polygon shape. Although this version should already be perfectly usable and reasonably bug-free, it is still a beta-version. Release 1.20 will be the next stable version. I will release it within a few weeks, once I got feedback on this version. Change log: Version 1.18: - Added regular polygon and start shapes (by Mark Wibrow). - Added graphic externalization commands. - Added barycentric coordinate system. - Added direct TikZ plotting of function based on math engine. - Added math documentation into main documentation. - Added Mark Wibrow's math library. - Added calendar support. - Added matrix stuff. - Added automatic driver selection for xetex. - Added growth parent anchor option. - Fixed superfluous spaces in quick math parse code - Fixed superfluous ewboxes in math and image code - Fixed mth parser to recognize wdmybox. - Fixed wrong pgfmathsetrandomseed - Fixed wrong pgfmathradians@ - Fixed problems with long mantissa and plain tex math code. - Fixed things so that setlength works in pictures, once more. - Fixed selectfont problem in pdfsys-dvipdfm.def - Fixed problem with lost lastx/lasty in foreach in TikZ. - Fixed snake+rectangle+transform problem. - Fixed rectangle+rounded corner problem. - Fixed postscrip eofill1 problem. - Fixed amsmath/pgf clash because of wrong definition of : - Fixed size of hyperlinks inside nodes. - Fixed ConTeXt problem in pgfbaseplot. - Fixed .aux problems in plain and ConTeXt mode. Using .pgf as extension now. _______________________________________________ This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=pgf (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: libertine
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 Michael Niedermair submitted an update to the libertine package, previously named linux-libertine. Libertine is a font family with a wide range of shapes, and support of several alphabets (including Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Hebrew). Location on CTAN: /fonts/libertine Summary description: new version of font libertine License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The new version of the font libertine: - versales ß - add parameter osf and scaled - all glyphs are available with the glyph name - use ExTeX-Afm2Mtx for the base mtx files - new font version: Re-2.6.9, It-2.6.4, Bd-2.6.5, BI-2.6.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/libertine . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=libertine (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: templates-sommer
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 Jörg Sommer submitted the the templates-sommer package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: info/templates/sommer License type: lppl Note that the templates-fenn package has been moved to info/templates-fenn Jörg writes: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to follow Jürgen Fenn's example and publish some templates for LaTeX documents on CTAN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/templates/sommer . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=templates-sommer (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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Extended loss of service at cam.ctan.org
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

The Cambridge CTAN services suffered an extended failure of their network support, from approx. 1130 BST yesterday morning (2007-06-13) to approx. 0715 BST this morning. (We have not yet had a coherent explanation of what went wrong, from our network service provider, but it is clear that the backup routing and other redundancy provisions simply didn't work.) We therefore suffered extended outage of ftp.tex.ac.uk (aka cam.ctan.org) www.tex.ac.uk, including the UK TeX FAQ, and rsync.tex.ac.uk My apologies to all our users. Should it turn out that something other than ordinary incompetence was the cause of the failures, interested parties will no doubt be able to read all about it, some time soon, on the risks forum (or newgroup comp.risks). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pdftex.def v0.04h
by CTAN Announcements 13 Jun '07

13 Jun '07

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Heiko Oberdiek submitted a new verison of the pdftex.def file. Location on CTAN: graphics/pdftex/pdftex.def > Changes of version 0.04h: > * Fix for pagecolor: v0.04f uses keyword `page' for pdfliteral, > but this keyword is not available before pdfTeX 1.30.0. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: JJ_Game Class
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jun '07

12 Jun '07

The package below has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: JJ_Game Class Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/jj_game Summary description: A LaTeX class to construct Jeopardy-like games License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a major update of the jj_game class that was first published 9/3/2000 and made available through my web site at http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/jj_game.html JJ_game class is a Jeopardy-like game in which you compete for cyber money by answering questions composed by the game author. The questions can be multiple choice, math fill-in or text fill-in. Since the year 2000, many techniques have been developed, and this version of jj_game has many enhancements an new features: (1) Added the ability to post math and text fill-in questions (2) Enhanced control over the color design of the game (3) The distribution comes with 9 designs (color schemes) jeopardy, florida, iceland, hornet, qatar, norway, germany, bahamas and spain (4) Five general graphical backgrounds provided, and two additional ones that are used in a custom design (5) language option, currently english and german. Additional languages will be added as translators volunteer The basic game can be constructed using dvipsone, dvips, pdftex and dvipdfm (untested in this version). Additionally, there is a pro option that requires the use of dvipsone or dvips and Acrobat Pro 7.0 or later with distiller. I have used the jj_game class in some of my classes for extra credit; for this purpose, the following features were developed: (6) A forcredit option that forces the student---assuming the contestant is taking the game for credit---to enter his/her name. (7) With the pro option, layers are used to hide the questions from the contestant before he/she selects a question from the game board. When the contestant selects a question, the question is made visible. The questions are in layers with a no print attribute, so the contestant cannot print out the game and distribute the questions to other contestants even if the questions are visible. Documentation jjg_man.pdf contains all details of the game, and wonderful demo files are also supplied. Get the latest AeB (AcroTeX eDucation Bundle, web,exerquiz,etc) http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/webeq.html and if applicable, get AeB Pro http://www.math.uakron.edu/~dpstory/aeb_pro.html Hope you like the new version, now, I simply must get back to my retirement! one dps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/jj_game . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=jj_game (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 package update: Synapsen
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Synapsen Author's name: Dr. Markus Krajewski Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/Synapsen/ Summary description: Reference management tool for BibTeX. License type: shareware Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct connection to text processors like MS Word or Open Office 2.2; improvement of the data import via BibTeX; support of the biblatex-package; new fields for shorttitle, translator, main title; revision of the automatic counter of paper copies; several minor fixes and improvements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/Synapsen/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=synapsen (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 package update: FiNK
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: FiNK Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/fink Summary description: The LaTeX2e FIle Name Keeper -- keeps track of input'ed or includ'ed files License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce the release of FiNK version 2.0, 5 years after the previous version ! New in this release: ** New macros finkdir, finkbase, finkext and finkpath providing the current file's name components, suggested by Alain Schremmer ** New options maindir and mainext for tweaking the main file's name components Description: This package looks over your shoulder and keeps track of files input'ed (the LaTeX way) or include'ed in your document. You then have a permanent access to the directory, name and extension of the file currently being processed through several macros. FiNK also comes with support for AUC-TeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fink . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=fink (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: unroman
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: unroman Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/unroman Summary description: From Roman numerals to Arabic numbers License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The unroman package provides a number of functions to convert from Roman numerals to Arabic numbers. The set of functions is designed to cover a range of applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/unroman . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=unroman (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: trivfloat
by CTAN Announcements 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: trivfloat Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contib/trivfloat Summary description: Quick floats in LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The trivfloat package provides a quick method for defining new float types in LaTeX. A single command sets up a new float in the same style as the LaTeX kernel figure and table float types. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contib/trivfloat . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=trivfloat (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: pdf-forms-tutorial
by CTAN Announcements 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 Dirk Krause submitted the new package pdf-forms-tutorial to CTAN: Location on CTAN: /info/pdf-forms-tuturial Summary description: Small tutorial how to create PDF forms using pdflatex, hyperref and insdljs License type: fdl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package contains a tutorial and examples how to create PDF forms using pdflatex with the hyperref and insdljs packages. There is an english and a german version of both the tutorial and the examples. The english versions may need corrections in style, spelling and grammar. Volunteers are welcome, please see the README file how to contact me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/pdf-forms-tutorial . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=pdf-forms-tuturial (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: synproof
by CTAN Announcements 09 Jun '07

09 Jun '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: synproof Author's name: Paul Isambert Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/synproof Summary description: Easy drawing of syntactic proofs (a.k.a. derivations) in modern logic. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a set of macros based on PSTricks that will enable you to draw syntactic proofs easily (inspired by the Gamut books). Very few commands are needed, however fine tuning of the various parameters (dimensions) can still be achieved through key=value pairs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/cntrib/synproof . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=synproof (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 package update: findbib
by CTAN Announcements 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: findbib Author's name: Kevin Goldstein Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/findbib Summary description: Find bibliographic details from SPIRES License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of the findbib script which incorporates changes in the Spires website and arxiv numbering system. Findbib is a script that enables the user to avoid writing BibTeX database entries for papers that appear on SPIRES: if the citation key is in SPIRES standard form or in the form of an arxiv number, the bibliographic details are retrieved on-line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/findbib . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=findbib (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 package update: minitoc - version 54
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

Jean-Pierre Drucbert <Jean-Pierre.Drucbert(a)onecert.fr> wrote: > I have uploaded a new version (#54) of the minitoc package in > the /incoming directory of ftp.tex.ac.uk . The file is named > > minitoc.zip (14665648 bytes) > > This package should completely replace its previous version in > > tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ > > > The licence is LPPL. > > This package allows the creation of mini-tables of contents, > lists of figures or lists of tables per part, chapter or > section, with language dependent titles. > > This new version has the following changes or improvements: > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Minitoc version #54 > -- Added the ``open'' and ``close'' features. > -- Indexing the features. > -- Added the mtc-ocf.tex example file. > -- Added the mtcfixnomenclature command. > -- Added the mtc-nom.tex example file. > -- Correction in the mtcsetfeature command and siblings. > -- Some mini-tables are set on two columns (or more) in the manual. > -- Indexing the messages. Messages noted in the right margin. > -- Corrected a bug in the mtcoff package. > -- Added latinc.mld and latinc2.mld for classical latin. > -- Added internal hyperlinks for messages. > -- Added mtcoffset and co. for an horizontal offset of a mini-table. > -- Added mtcsetoffset for an horizontal offset of a mini-table type. > -- Added the mtc-ofs.tex example file. > -- More internal links in the documentation. > -- Added a clickable table of all messages. > -- Added lithuanian2.mld, latvian2.mld and letton2.mld. > -- Updated the documentation. > _______________________________________________________________________ > > The administravive trivia are in the `CATALOG' file in the > distribution. > Please update my e-mail address: jean-pierre.drucbert(a)onera.fr > because the old one will be obsolete in few months. > > Note that the documentation is mainly available in PDF form, > -- in (not perfect) english: minitoc.pdf > -- in french: fminitoc.pdf > The ``cmk'' script may be used to convert the PDF documentation > into PostScript. > > The INSTALL file (and, better, the ``Installation'' chapter in the > documentation) describes the files of this package (the list > of files is in minitoc.l). thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version, and committed a small change to the catalogue. the catalogue itself will be updated overnight. users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minitoc.html and the package's ctan directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: AeB Tiling Backgrounds
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

The package below has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: AeB Tiling Backgrounds Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/aeb_pro/aeb_tilebg Summary description: Take a rectangular graphic and tiles it as the background of the page License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This newest package is a simple application of established packages graphicx, multido and AeB Web. The package takes a rectangular graphic and uses it to tile the background of the pages. Download your favorite tiled background swatch from the Internet, convert it to an .eps or a .pdf format (depending if you use distiller---should work for users of Ghostscript as well---or pdftex), place that image in the same folder as your source document. Now, anywhere in your document, use the command setTileBgGraphic to create your tiled background. Other features Turn tiling on or off. Draft mode (an package option) used during the content development stage. Change the way the tiles are laid out, change from top-to-bottom to bottom-to-top. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/aeb_pro/aeb_tilebg . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=aebtilebg (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 package update: moderncv
by CTAN Announcements 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should by now be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: moderncv Author's name: Xavier Danaux Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/moderncv Summary description: A modern curriculum vitae class. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of small fixes, some new elements and color variants for the two official styles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/moderncv . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=moderncv (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 package update: classicthesis
by CTAN Announcements 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

The package below has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: classicthesis Author's name: André Miede Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/classicthesis Summary description: major update License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Major update. Several bugfixes and new features such as MinionPro support, pdftex letterspacing capabilities (via microtype) and many more (see CHANGES for more information). Also included: examples how to use classicthesis for articles, CVs etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/classicthesis . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=classicthesis (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: fig2vect 1.1.8
by CTAN Announcements 31 May '07

31 May '07

On Thu, 31 May 2007, Dirk Krause submitted an update to the fig2vect package. The fig2vect program converts figures from jFig, XFig and WinFig to MetaPost, EPS, PDF, TeX and SVG. Program highlights: - Designed for use with LaTeX/pdfLaTeX. Handling of special text is left up to LaTeX, for non-special text you can choose whether or not to use LaTeX. For text handled by LaTeX you have three choices: - Use the fonts exactly as specified in the Fig file. - Convert to use fonts in the same features (serif/sans-serif/monospaced, normal/bold, upright/italic). This allows to use the same font families in the graphics as in the document where the graphics is included. - Write no font selection commands (text contains commands itself if necessary). - X-splines are approximated by a sequence of Bezier spline segments. - Fill patterns are drawn by vector graphics operations. - Image width and height are found by inspecting graphics elements (except texts), the paper format name is not used here. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Yet another Fig to vector converter. License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1.6: Bugfix in the mmp output driver 1.1.7: Support for UTF-8 encoded text in Fig files 1.1.8: Option -a allows to create an output file name automatically based on the input file name and the output driver. Note: the default for text handling changed. If your system uses UTF-8 encoding (i.e. LANG=``de_DE.utf-8'') fig2vect attempts to UTF-8 decode all texts. If you use jFig you must turn this off because jFig already decodes keyboard events and saves text correctly. For details see the http://fig2vect.sourceforge.net/faq.html#h4utf8setdef fig2vect FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/fig2vect . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=fig2vect (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: mf2pt1
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '07

30 May '07

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mf2pt1 Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /support/mf2pt1 Summary description: Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. mf2pt1's advantage over tools such as TeXtrace and mftrace is that it does not rely on bitmap tracing and therefore can produce higher-quality Type 1 fonts than trace-based tools. The catch is that mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input so it is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format. This update fixes a few minor bugs and adds support for a new --bpppix command-line option that lets the user specify the number of big points per pixel that MetaPost utilizes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/mf2pt1 . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=mf2pt1 (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: gcard
by CTAN Announcements 30 May '07

30 May '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: gcard Author's name: George McBane Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gcard Summary description: arrange text on a sheet to fold into a greeting card License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gcard.sty provides a simple LaTeX2e package for producing greeting cards. It arranges four panels onto a single sheet (typically, A4 or letter) so that when the sheet is folded twice the four panels are arranged as front cover, inside left and right pages, and back cover. It uses the textpos package for placement on the sheet and the graphicx package for the necessary rotation. The four panels are set in minipages for formatting by the user. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gcard . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=gcard (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 package update: elatex 1.1
by CTAN Announcements 28 May '07

28 May '07

Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded `elatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/elatex. Please purge > the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. Thank you very much. > > ABOUT > > The elatex 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 strictly related to e-TeX but match > the profile of this package. This package will not modify any part of > the LaTeX kernel. Its name is not meant to imply that it patches > LaTeX such that the kernel makes use of e-TeX facilities by default. i've installed this new version, and pushed it out to the other ctan nodes. thanks for the update. users may browse the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/elatex.html or the archive directory for the package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/elatex/ (the catalogue entry has been updated in the repository, but not much. the new version will appear on the archives overnight.) see below for details of the (extensive) updates in this new version of the package. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team > CHANGES > > * Added protected@csedef > * Added protected@csxdef > * Added gluedef > * Added gluegdef > * Added csgluedef > * Added csgluegdef > * Added mudef > * Added mugdef > * Added csmudef > * Added csmugdef > * Added protected@eappto > * Added protected@xappto > * Added protected@cseappto > * Added protected@csxappto > * Added protected@epreto > * Added protected@xpreto > * Added protected@csepreto > * Added protected@csxpreto > * Fixed bug in ewrobustcmd > * Fixed bug in enewrobustcmd > * Fixed bug in providerobustcmd

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CTAN has a new package: LatexPaper
by CTAN Announcements 27 May '07

27 May '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: LatexPaper Author's name: Silas S. Brown Location on CTAN: /support/latexpaper Summary description: Calculate LaTeX settings for arbitrary font and page sizes License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A python script to calculate LaTeX settings for arbitrary font and page sizes, helpful when producing documents for people with low vision. Compatible with any other LaTeX package and avoids the usual drawbacks of giant print (less weight in the font etc) by taking the approach of typesetting on small paper and then using magstep. Can also help for typesetting posters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/latexpaper . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=latexpaper (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: cleveref
by CTAN Announcements 26 May '07

26 May '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: cleveref Author's name: Toby Cubitt Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ Summary description: Automatic cross-reference formatting. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The cleveref package enhances LaTeX's cross-referencing features, allowing the format of references to be determined automatically according to the type of label being referred to (equation, section, etc.). The formatting for each reference type can be fully customised in the preamble of your document. In addition, cleveref can typeset references to lists of multiple labels, automatically formatting them according to their type, and collapsing sequences of numerically onsecutive labels to a reference range. Again, the multiple-reference formatting is fully customisable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cleveref/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=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: makecell
by CTAN Announcements 25 May '07

25 May '07

On Wednesday, 23 Jul 2006, Olga Lapko submitted an update to the makecell package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/makecell Summary description: Tabular column heads and multilined cells License type: LPPL Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package offers a command, based on one-column tabular environment, which allows to support a common layout for tabular column heads in whole document. Another offered command is for creation of multilined tabular cells. There are also: 1) a macro, which changes vertical spaces around all cells in tabular (like in tabls package) but based on macros of array package; 2) macros for multirow cells/heads, which use macro from multirow package. 3) macros numbered rows of cells or skipping cells in tabulars; 4) diagonally divided cells; 5) horizonral lines in tabulars with defined thickness. ----- Changes: Added: *) command for diagonally divided cells; *) commands for horizonral lines in tabulars with defined thickness. Added package-satellite tablists (beta): creates tabulated lists of short items (useful for lists of exersizes in textbooks) Corrections in documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team, Joachim Schrod

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CTAN package upgrade: FrenchPro to V5,9993
by CTAN Announcements 24 May '07

24 May '07

Bernard Gaulle <frenchprobg(a)free.fr> wrote: > I just uploaded to ftp.tex.ac.uk the archive frenchPRO.tar.gz which > is the updated version V5,9993 of FrenchPro. This is all the material > to replace the nonfree language/french/frenchpro. > > FrenchPro is distributed as shareware with all source files ; it > is designed for typesetting professional French documents and can > work alone as a LaTeX package as well as an option of Babel or MLP. > This distribution is using the keyboard package along with the msg > package for localisation. i-installers are included for all > platforms: Windows, Unix, macOs X, Linux and co. > > The FrenchPro web site is at http://frenchpro6.com/french/ > > Mods in this update (V5,9993): > - processing case of empty caption{} > - better processing of exttt > - making few macros robust > - TeXLive installation facilited for mono-user and multi-users > - taking in account specific Unix peculiarities, including Ubuntu The CTAN team is slowly removing the nonfree/ tree, since (while it seemed a good idea at the time) we find we can't manage it properly. (free/nonfree distinctions are now supported by the catalogue, alone.) i have therefore taken this opportunity to move FrenchPro to the main tree, at language/french/frenchpro users may browse the new version at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/language/french/frenchpro/french/ or view the updated catalogue entry, at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/frenchpro.html Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: songs
by CTAN Announcements 23 May '07

23 May '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: The Songs Package Author's name: Kevin W. Hamlen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/songs Summary description: Create beautiful song books for your church or fellowship License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Create beautiful song books for your church or fellowship using this LaTeX style package. Boasts a very easy chord-entry syntax and supports: multiple modes (words-only / words+chords / slides / handouts), measure bars, guitar tablatures, automatic transposition, scripture quotations, and multiple indexes (sorted by title, author, important lyrics, or scripture references). For more info go to: http://songs.sourceforge.net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/songs . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=songs (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 package update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 22 May '07

22 May '07

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > and put the new ones in there. i've done that, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > pst-barcode is a PSTricks related package for drawing > barcodes for all important modes. > > This new version comes with: > > - Added parsable example options field to each encoder. > - An encoder for the Pharmaceutical Binary Code symbology was added. users may browse the directory containing the new version at http://www.tex.ac.uk/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html will be updated within two hours, to cover this new version. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: WinShell 3.2
by CTAN Announcements 21 May '07

21 May '07

On Sun, 20 May 2007, Ingo H. de Boer submitted an update to the winshell package. Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/winshell/ Summary description: A graphical user interface for easy working with LaTeX. License type: nosource Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I am happy to announce a new release of WinShell. best regards, Ingo ######################################## WinShell 3.2 major BugFixes/Features to version 3.1 - Additional Danish, Dutch, Galician, Portuguese and Russian language support - Built-in spell checker based on Hunspell 1.1.5 - Update to Scintilla 1.73 - Spell check dialog starts from mouse position - Re-Design of Project Window - Wrong Macros behavior corrected (e.g. undo, multiple tag replacement) - Sort project file entries - Tasks in the Output Window - Toggle tabs in the Output Window - Rework of SaveAs dialog - Bold font in text editor - High resolution toolbar and menu images - Portable WinShell (use WinShell on e.g. USB flash drive) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/winshell/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=winshell (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: mlist
by CTAN Announcements 19 May '07

19 May '07

A new package has been put into place on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: mlist Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mlist Summary description: Separation of form/content for maths `lists' License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Consider this package an exploration of separation of form and content for some mathematical constructions. This package defines the commands ewvect, ewmatr, and ewfunc for creating macros to typeset vectors, matrices, and functions. For example, Logical indexing can then be used to refer to elements or arguments without hard-coding the symbols in the document: ewvectmyvect{V}[elem=a,b,c] myvect{1,2,3} produces left( V_a, V_b, V_c ight) All aspects of the typeset appearance can be adjusted, and new `mlists' can be defined to represent other mathematical constructs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mlist . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=mlist (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 package update: epstopdf perl script
by CTAN Announcements 18 May '07

18 May '07

from our upload daemon: ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: epstopdf perl script > Author's name: Gerben Wierda > Location on CTAN: support/epstopdf > Summary description: Script to translate EPS files to PDF files. May > require ghostscript. > License type: bsd > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This script is maintained as part of TeX Live. This CTAN version is > not updated regularly. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the new version of the script, and removed the old (windows) c-coded version which was out of date, buggy and whose maintainers we could not contact. thanks for the upload. > You can have a look at the package at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/epstopdf/epstopdf i have updated the catalogue repository, but not regenerated the web pages. the web catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/epstopdf.html should reflect the new situation by about 0100 local time here. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: dlfltxb bundle
by CTAN Announcements 18 May '07

18 May '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. (Note that this subsumes dltltxbcodetips so that package has been dropped.) Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: dlfltxb bundle Author's name: Lars Madsen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/dlfltxb Summary description: Various macros either used for creating Introduktion til LaTeX or presented in the book as code tips. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the README. Here is a small recap: * dlfltxbcodetips: various macros helpful in typesetting math * dlfltxbmarkup: provides a macros used through out Introduktion til LaTeX for registering macro names, packages etc. in the text, in the margin and in the index, all by using categorised keys. * dlfltxbmisc: various macros for typesetting LaTeX arguments. It also provides the macro used in the bibliography that can wrap a URL up into a bib entry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/dlfltxb . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=dlfltxb (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: AeB Pro eEnvelope System (APES)
by CTAN Announcements 17 May '07

17 May '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: AeB Pro eEnvelope System (APES) Author's name: D. P. Story Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/aeb_pro/aebenvelope Summary description: LaTeX package for using eEnvelopes for sending attached documents License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The AeB Pro eEnvelope System (APES) LaTeX package that uses the concept of an eEnvelope to attached files. The system uses any one of four provided eEnvelope templates, or can use a custom designed template. The AeB Pro package is required to attach documents to the eEnvelope. The AeB Pro, hence eEnvelope, requires Acrobat Pro, version 7.0 or later, and requires the document author to create PDF using distiller. Be sure to get the latest aeb_pro.zip and acrotex.zip distributions (in the latter case, all you need is acrotex_pack.zip) if you already have installed the full distribution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/aeb_pro/aebenvelope . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=aebenvelope (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: GFS Solomos
by CTAN Announcements 17 May '07

17 May '07

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: GFS Solomos Author's name: Antonis Tsolomitis Location on CTAN: /fonts/greek/GFS/GFSSolomos Summary description: New GFS font License type: OFL Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New GFS font, GFS Solomos OFL license ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/greek/GFS/GFSSolomos . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=gfssolomos (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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New CTAN package: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 16 May '07

16 May '07

ctan-upload(a)tex.ac.uk wrote: (isn't it a sweet little machine?) > An upload to cam.ctan.org is in /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20070516-164353/ > > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: glossaries > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/glossaries > Summary description: Create glossaries and list of acronyms > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The glossaries package supports acronyms and multiple glossaries. New > entries are defined to have a name and description (and optionally an > associated symbol.) Plural forms can also be specified. New glossary > styles can be defined, and preambles and postambles can be > specified. There is provision for loading a database of terms, only > terms used in the text will be added to the relevant glossary. > > *This package replaces the glossary package which is now obsolete.* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > You can have a look at the package at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries i've installed the package, and i have also installed nicola's tds-form .zip file (more or less ready for direct installation) at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/install/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries.td… the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/Catalogue/entries/glossaries.html will be available in about 4 hours' time. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: Philosophersimprint class
by CTAN Announcements 16 May '07

16 May '07

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Philosophersimprint class Author's name: Boris Veytsman Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/philosophersimprint Summary description: Typesetting articles for online journal ``Philosophers' Imprint'' License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As said in its mission statement at http://www.philosophersimprint.org, ``Philosophers' Imprint is a refereed series of original papers in philosophy, edited by philosophy faculty at the University of Michigan, with the advice of an international Board of Editors, and published on the World Wide Web by the University of Michigan Digital Library. The mission of the Imprint is to promote a future in which funds currently spent on journal subscriptions are redirected to the dissemination of scholarship for free, via the Internet.'' The journal used to accept manuscripts in Rich Text Format only. However, for many authors, especially from the field of logic, TeX seems to be a better choice. I was commissioned to write a LaTeX class for this journal. The aim of the class is to help authors to typeset their own articles in the ``Web-ready'' format. We do not assume the authors have any commercial fonts installed on their machines. The class uses only freely available and freely distributed fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/philosophersimprint . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=philosophersimprint (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 package update: pst-fractal
by CTAN Announcements 16 May '07

16 May '07

Herbert Voss <LaTeX(a)zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > I uploaded pst-fractal.tgz to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_ > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fractal/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > pst-fractal is a PSTricks related package for drawing > fractals like Mandelbrot and Julia sets. > > This new version 0.04 has some bug fixes and new macros > for fractal trees, Appolonius circle, fern and the Koch flake. i've installed the package as requested and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. users may browse the catalogue entry (not yet up-to-date with the repository) at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-fractal.html or look at the distribution itself at: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-fractal/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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