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CTAN has a new package: trlshort
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear on your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: trlshort Author's name: Bekir Karaoglu Location on CTAN: /info/lshort/turkish Summary description: Turkish translation of The not so short introduction to LaTeX2e of Tobias Oetiker License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkish translation of The not so short introduction to LaTeX2e of Tobias Oetiker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/turkish . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=trlshort (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 upload: purifyeps
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at the mirror that you like best. Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: purifyeps Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /support/purifyeps Summary description: Convert an ordinary Encapsulated PostScript file into one that works with both LaTeX+dvips and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- While pdfLaTeX has a number of nice features, its primary shortcoming relative to standard LaTeX+dvips is that it is unable to read ordinary Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files, the most common graphics format in the LaTeX world. purifyeps converts EPS files into a purified form that can be read by *both* LaTeX+dvips and pdfLaTeX. The trick is that the standard LaTeX2e graphics packages can parse MetaPost-produced EPS directly. Hence, purifyeps need only convert an arbitrary EPS file into the same stylized format that MetaPost outputs. This release updates the documentation according to some corrections sent to me by Heiko Oberdiek. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/purifyeps . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=purifyeps (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: mafr
by CTAN Announcements 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

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: mafr Author's name: Christian Obrecht Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/mafr Summary description: The 'mafr' package provides settings and macros for typesetting mathematics with LaTeX in compliance with French usage. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'mafr' package provides settings and macros for typesetting mathematics with LaTeX in compliance with French usage. It comes with two document classes, 'fiche' and 'cours', useful to create short high school documents such as tests or lessons. The documentation is in French. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mafr . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=mafr (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: forloop
by CTAN Announcements 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

A new package has gone into 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: forloop Author's name: N Setzer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/forloop Summary description: provides forloop command License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The forloop package provides the command forloop for the user. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/forloop . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=forloop (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: coolstr
by CTAN Announcements 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at the mirror that you like best. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint MIchael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: coolstr Author's name: N Setzer Author's email: nsetzer(a)umd.edu Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/coolstr Summary description: Deals with manipulation of strings License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The coolstr package is a subpackage of the cool package that deals with the manipulation of strings. A string is defined as a sequence of characters (not tokens). The package provides the ability to access a specific character of a string, as well as determine if the string contains numeric or INT data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/coolstr . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=coolstr (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: pst-asr
by CTAN Announcements 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

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: pst-asr Author's name: John Frampton Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-asr Summary description: Macros for use by linguists to typeset autosegmental representations License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pst-asr package is based on PSTricks and is intended to be used by linguists to typeset autosegmental representations. It consists of three files: pst-asr.tex, pst-asr.sty, and pst-asr-doc.pdf. It requires the PSTricks package and the XKeyVal package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-asr . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=pst-asr (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: variations
by CTAN Announcements 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

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: variations Author's name: Christian Obrecht Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/variations Summary description: A package for typesetting tables showing variations of functions according to French usage. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'variations' package provides macros for typesetting tables showing variations of functions according to French usage. These macros may be used by both LaTeX and plain TeX users. The documentation is in French. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/variations . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=variations (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: screenplay
by CTAN Announcements 16 Sep '06

16 Sep '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon reach your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Screenplay Author's name: John Pate Author's email: johnny(a)dvc.org.uk Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/screenplay Summary description: LaTeX .cls file to provide formatting as recommended by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm uploading this .cls file in the hope more experienced LaTeX users can improve it. However, it currently produces what I consider useful results. For more information, see http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/screenplay . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=screenplay (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: Stellenbosch thesis and other utilities 5.0
by CTAN Announcements 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Stellenbosch thesis and other utilities 5.0 Author's name: Danie Els Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/stellenbosch Summary description: Typesetting dissertations, theses and reports of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The usthesis class/style files are provided to typeset reports, theses and dissertations that conform to the requirements of the Engineering Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch. The class file usthesis.cls is based on the standard LaTeX book class, while usthesis.sty is a style file to be loaded on top of the very powerful memoir class. Both options give identical output, but the benefit of the using memoir is that it has many additional command and environments for formatting and processing of a document. Usthesis is primarily concerned with the formatting of the front matter such as the title page, abstract, etc. and a decent page layout on A4 paper. It also works together with the babel package to provide language options to typeset documents in Afrikaans or in English. Additional packages are provided for bibliographic matter, note title pages, lists of symbols, as well as various graphic files for logos. CHANGES FROM 4.0: a) Add to USthesis docs and to templates: - user defined layouts with memoir or geometry. - parskip package if spacing is required between paragraphs. b) Bugfix in usmeg-n.bst in FUNCTION{remove.spaces} c) Change default BIBand from & to and for usbib.sty with usmeg-a and usmeg-n options. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/stellenbosch . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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 48
by CTAN Announcements 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

Jean-Pierre Drucbert writes: > I have uploaded a new version (#48) of the minitoc package in > the /incoming directory of ftp.tex.ac.uk . The file is named > > minitoc.zip (5871882 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 #48 > --- updated the bibliography and its formatting; > --- fixed and updated add.bib; > --- correction of the preamble problem in add.bib and all generated > files; > --- added devanagari.mld, hindi.mld, and hindi-modern.mld; > --- added error E0036 if english.mld is not found to set the default > titles; > --- the bibliographic styles plainurl.bst and frplain1.bst are > renamed en-mtc.bst and fr-mtc.bst; > --- renamed all examples files with names beginning with ``mtc-''; > --- add.bib renamed mtc-add.bib; > --- the ``listfiles'' package option is now active by default; > --- added mtc-syn.tex example document file. > _______________________________________________________________________ > > The administravive trivia are in the `catalog' file in the > distribution. > > Note that the documentation is mainly available in PDF form, > -- in english (not perfect): minitoc.pdf > -- in french: fminitoc.pdf > > 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've installed the files as requested. users may examine the package via the catalogue entry: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/minitoc.html that has online links to the latest documentation as well as download links. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 7.70 - TeXWord improvements.
by CTAN Announcements 12 Sep '06

12 Sep '06

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, BaKoMa submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma License: shareware > Most noticeable improvements (in short): > > * Smart handling of SPACE in preview/proof window. > * independent key binding for text and math mode. > I.e. Ctrl+F inserts extsf or frac. > * More reasonable saving multi-file documents. > * Save As Template helps to customize template set. > * Go To Line (source context menu) > * Handling TeX generated files as READONLY for edit. > * Added Arabi package to ArabTeX.bkz unit. > Work around for displaying Arabic fonts included. > * Updated PSCyr in Russian.bkz unit. > * Fixed bugs in PS interpreter. > > 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 7.70 ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.70 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Classical 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 Preview Window. > 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'. > > Beginner users of LaTeX may consider TeXWord as > good start point for learning LaTeX together with writing papers. > > TeXWord is transparent for cooperation. > TeXWord don't use additional macro packages. > So that documents made with 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. > > 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 distribution is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=bakoma (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 update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: refstyle
by CTAN Announcements 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

The package described 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 the package's contributor. Name of contribution: refstyle Author's name: Danie Els Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/refstyle Summary description: Advanced formatting of cross references License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The update fixes a problem with xkeyval and adds Norwegian definitions. ------------ The refstyle provides a consistent way of producing references throughout a project. Enough flexibility is provided to make local changes to a single reference. The user can configure his or own setup. It has a direct interface to VARIOREF and namedref's from the NAMEDREF package can easily be incorporated (if needed). For large projects such as a series of books or a multi volume thesis, written as freestanding documents, a facility is provided to interface to the XR package for external document references. The REFSTYLE package is BABEL compliant in that all language definitions are added to the extras<langauge> token list, enabling local and global language changes through the BABEL language changing commands. Afrikaans, Danish, English, German, Norwegian and Swedish definitions are provided --- any other contributions will be appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/refstyle . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: article (sikumuna) layout style for lyx
by CTAN Announcements 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: article (sikumuna) layout style for lyx Author's name: Guy Rutenberg Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/lyx/sikumuna Summary description: an extended lyx layout style based on heb-article for use in Sikumuna License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- an extended lyx layout style based on article-hebrew for use in Sikumuna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lyx/sikumuna . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: natbib
by CTAN Announcements 08 Sep '06

08 Sep '06

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Patrick Daly submitted a bugfix update to the natbib package. Natbib provides a style with author-year and numbered references, as well as much detailed of support for other bibliography use. Provides versions of the standard BibTeX styles that are compatible with natbib - plainnat, unsrtnat, abbrnat. The bibliography styles produced by custom-bib are designed from the start to be compatible with natbib. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/natbib Summary description: General citation and bibliography package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fix for compress option when used with hyperref and dvips ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/natbib . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/info/?id=natbib Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: examdesign
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

There have been changes to the package examdesign. Previously, it used a class named exam.cls that conflicted with another of that name for a different package. The author, Jason Alexander, has graciously allowed a change to examdesign.cls. For more information about this package see http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=examdesign Thank you, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College

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CTAN package update: biblatex 0.2
by CTAN Announcements 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

Philipp Lehman writes: > I've uploaded `biblatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/exptl/biblatex. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. > > Thank you very much. > > RELEASE NOTES > > See the file `RELEASE' for release notes. > > CHANGES > > Added bibliography categories > Added DeclareBibliographyCategory > Added addtocategory > Added category and notcategory filters > Added ibbycategory > Added usage examples for bibliography categories > Added documentation of configuration file > Added documentation of ExecuteBibliographyOptions > Added documentation of AtBeginBibliography > Added AtEveryBibitem > Added AtEveryCite > Added AtEveryCitekey > Added optional argument to printtext > Added ifpage > Added ifpages > Added field titleaddon > Added field booktitleaddon > Added field maintitleaddon > Added field library > Added field part > Added field origlocation > Added field origtitle > Added field origyear > Added field origlanguage > Modified profile of field language > Extended entry type book > Extended entry type inbook > Extended entry type collection > Extended entry type incollection > Extended entry type proceedings > Extended entry type inproceedings > Added entry type alias www > Added compatibility code for the showkeys package > Support arbitrary characters in keyword and notkeyword filters > Support arbitrary characters in keywords field > Ignore spaces after commas in keywords field > Internal rearrangement of all bibliography styles > Fixed various bugs > > ABOUT > > The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the > bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with > BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX at > a fairly fundamental level. With biblatex, BibTeX is only used to > sort the bibliography and to generate labels. Instead of being > implemented in BibTeX's style files, the formatting of the > bibliography is entirely controlled by TeX macros. Good working > knowledge in LaTeX should be sufficient to design new bibliography > and citation styles. There is no need to learn BibTeX's postfix > stack language. Just like the bibliography styles, all citation > commands may be freely (re)defined. i have installed the update on CTAN macros/latex/exptl/biblatex thanks for the upload. the catalogue isn't much changed since v0.1, but users may conveniently access the package via the catalogue page http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex.html thanks for the upload, philipp -- the more i read about the package, the more impressed i am. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: Corso: Introduzione al mondo di LaTeX
by CTAN Announcements 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

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 the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Corso: Introduzione al mondo di LaTeX Author's name: Maurizio W. Himmelmann, Emiliano G. Vavassori, Fabiano Busdraghi Location on CTAN: /info/italian/GuIT/corso_guit Summary description: Materiale per il corso: Introduzione al mondo di LaTeX License type: nocommercial Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Viene qui presentato il materiale realizzato per il corso Introduzione al mondo di LaTeX tenuto dai membri del Gruppo Utilizzatori Italiani di TeX e destinato a chiunque abbia in animo di organizzare un corso ma non trovi il tempo e/o la voglia necessaria per allestire tutto il materiale. Il corso è articolato in quattro lezioni ed è rivolto a discenti senza alcuna conoscenza pregressa di LaTeX e/o linguaggi di programmazione. Esso può essere svolto sia per piattaforme Windows che *nix, essendo stato sperimentato con successo su entrambi i sistemi. Le presentazioni a video sono realizzate sulla base della classe guitbeamer sviluppata da Emiliano Giovanni Vavassori e disponibile su CTAN. [ This material provides everything is necessary to give a LaTeX course. The course is divided into four lessons and it has been written for people without any previous knowledge of LaTeX. It has been successfully tested on Windows and *nix platforms. The class guitbeamer is needed to run the presentations. Documentation available in Italian only.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/italian/GuIT/corso_guit . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: arabicfront
by CTAN Announcements 04 Sep '06

04 Sep '06

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, Javier Bezos submitted a new package arabicfront to CTAN. Location: macros/latex/contrib/bezos License: LPPL CTAN package page: http://www.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=arabicfront This package modifies frontmatter and mainmatter to number pages in arabic style starting from the front matter, while preserving the rest of the original definitions. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: pax v0.1
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted a new package pax to CTAN. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/pax/ License: other (lppl/gpl) ----------------------------------------------------------- >From the README: | A. PROJECT PAX | ============== | | If PDF files are included using pdfTeX, PDF annotations | are stripped. This project tries a solution without | altering pdfTeX. A Java program (pax.jar) parses the PDF file that | will later be included. It writes the data of the annotations | in a file that can be read by TeX. Then a LaTeX package (pax.sty) | extends the graphics package. If a PDF file is included, the package | looks for the file with the annotation data, reads them and puts | the annotations in the right place. | | Project status: experimental ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: Font packages antt, iwona, kurier
by CTAN Announcements 03 Sep '06

03 Sep '06

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted updates to the following packages: antt - http://www.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=antt iwona - http://www.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=iwona kurier - http://www.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=kurier Annoucnement texts: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package: antt Version: 2.08 Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) Location on CTAN: fonts/antt/ The current version (2.08) corrected the italic correction in math fonts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package: iwona Version: 0.98 Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) Location on CTAN: fonts/iwona/ Iwona is a two-element sans-serif typeface. It was created as an alternative version of the Kurier typeface, which was designed in 1975 for a diploma in typeface design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision of Roman Tomaszewski. Kurier was designed for linotype typesetting of newspapers and similar periodicals. The Iwona fonts are an alternative version of the Kurier fonts. The difference lies in the absence of ink traps which typify the Kurier font. This distribution contains a significantly extended set of characters covering the following modern alphabets: latin (including Vietnamese), cyrillic and greek as well as a number of additional symbols (including mathematical symbols). The fonts are prepared in Type 1 and OpenType formats. For use with TeX the following encoding files have been prepared: T1 (ec), T2 (abc), and OT2 -- cirilic, T5 (Vietnamese), OT4, QX, texansi and nonstandard (IL2 for the Czech fonts), as well as supporting macros and files defining fonts for LaTeX. The doc/fonts/iwona folder contains examples for plain TeX as well as for LaTeX and an example of typesetting mathematics. The current version (0.98) contains corrected: -- the italic corrections in math fonts -- exclamdown and questiondown ligatures in tfm files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package: kurier Version: 0.98 Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) Location on CTAN: fonts/kurier/ Kurier is a two-element sans-serif typeface. It was designed for a diploma in typeface design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision of Roman Tomaszewski. The result was presented with other Polish typefaces at the ATypI conference in Warsaw in 1975. Kurier was intended for linotype typesetting of newspapers and similar periodicals. The design goals included resistance to technological processes destructive to the letter shapes. As a result, amongst others, the typeface distinguishes itself through intra- and extra-letter white spaces as well as ink traps at cross-sections of some elements constituting the characters. This distribution contains a significantly extended set of characters covering the following modern alphabets: latin (including Vietnamese), cyrillic and greek as well as a number of additional symbols (including mathematical symbols). The fonts are prepared in Type 1 and OpenType formats. For use with TeX the following encoding files have been prepared: T1 (ec), T2 (abc), and OT2 -- cirilic, T5 (Vietnamese), OT4, QX, texansi and nonstandard (IL2 for the Czech fonts), as well as supporting macros and files defining fonts for LaTeX. The doc/fonts/kurier folder contains examples for plain TeX as well as for LaTeX and an example of typesetting mathematics. The current version (0.98) contains corrected: -- the italic corrections in math fonts -- exclamdown and questiondown ligatures in tfm files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: biblatex 0.1-beta
by CTAN Announcements 02 Sep '06

02 Sep '06

Philipp Lehman writes: > I've uploaded `biblatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is the initial public release of the biblatex package. I > suggest installing the package in macros/latex/contrib/biblatex. > Thank you very much. > > ABOUT (this is also for the catalogue) > > The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the > bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with > BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX at > a fairly fundamental level. With biblatex, BibTeX is only used to > sort the bibliography and to generate labels. Instead of being > implemented in BibTeX's style files, the formatting of the > bibliography is entirely controlled by TeX macros. Good working > knowledge in LaTeX should be sufficient to design new bibliography > and citation styles. There is no need to learn BibTeX's postfix > stack language. Just like the bibliography styles, all citation > commands may be freely (re)defined. > > Apart from the features unique to biblatex, this package also > incorporates core features of the following packages: babelbib, > bibtopic, bibunits, chapterbib, cite, inlinebib, mlbib, multibib, > natbib, splitbib. There are also some conceptual parallels to the > amsrefs package. The biblatex package supports split bibliographies, > multiple bibliographies within one document, and separate lists of > bibliographic shorthands. Bibliographies may be subdivided into > parts (by chapter, by section, etc.) and/or segmented by topics (by > type, by keyword, etc.). The package is fully localized and can > interface with the babel package. > > RELEASE NOTES > > Please be advised that this package is in beta stage and released > for testing only. The architecture of the package, including its > BibTeX interface and even the entry type and field specifications, > is under scrutiny and still subject to change. There are also > several gaps in this manual. TeX distributors are urged not to > consider this package while it is in beta. The version number will > be stepped up to 1.0 as soon as it is considered suitable for > distribution. whew! by agreement with the author, i've installed this major piece of work in the LaTeX experimental tree, macros/latex/exptl/biblatex explore the package on ctan via the catalogue: http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex.html thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: frenchle (updated to V5,999)
by CTAN Announcements 31 Aug '06

31 Aug '06

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I've upload to ftp.tex.ac.uk the file frenchle.tar.gz which is a replacement > for language/french/frenchle. This is the new version (V5,999) for > the LaTeX package frenchle, a ready to use package for typesetting > French documents with or without Babel. > > This upgrade (V5,999) provides the correction for a bug during > expansion of message -58- in various circumstancies. i have installed the new version as requested, and updated the catalogue. users may view details of the package at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/frenchle.html thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: pst-uml
by CTAN Announcements 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-uml.tgz to the uk mirror. > > Please delete all files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-uml > > and put the new ones in there. > The author is Maurice Diamantini. > > pst-uml is a latex package written to draw some > UML diagramms using pstricks packages > > This new version uses the extended xkeyval package > for a better key handling and has some more modifications > to the code. The documentation is still only in french. i have installed the new version as requested, and i have updated the catalogue -- see http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-uml.html thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: FrenchPro to V5,999
by CTAN Announcements 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Bernard Gaulle writes: > Dear CTAN maintainers, > > I just upload to ftp.tex.ac.uk the archive frenchPRO.tar.gz which > is the updated version V5,999 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 localization. i-installers are included for all > platforms: Windows, Unix, macOs X, Linux and co. > This is an intermediate update with bugs corrections related to > the jurabib and natbib packages. > The FrenchPro web site is at http://frenchpro6.com/french/ i have installed the new version; it should be at the main ctan sites by now, as well as some of the mirrors. i've also updated the catalogue -- see http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/frenchpro.html thanks, bernard, for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: escapeTeXt
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

The program described below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: escapeTeXt Author's name: Jim Hefferon Location on CTAN: /support/escapeTeXt Summary description: Make plain text safe for use in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This program massages plain text to make it more likely to safely pass through LaTeX. It can be run from the command line, so you can do drive-by LaTeXing. Where it differs from other such scripts already on CTAN is that its internal routines can also be imported for use by other Python programs, for instance one that makes documents from text gathered on a web form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/escapeTeXt . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: guia-bibtex
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

A new package has been added to tug.ctan.org and should soon appear on your favorite mirror. Thank you again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: guia-bibtex Author's name: Joaquin Ataz Lopez Location on CTAN: /info/spanish/guia-bibtex Summary description: Guia casi completa de BibTeX License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An (as-complete-as-possible) manual about the use of bibtex with LaTeX, in spanish. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/spanish/guia-bibtex . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .

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CTAN Update: Oberdiek Packages
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

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CTAN update: latex-tds 2006/08/26
by CTAN Announcements 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to th latex-tds package, containing ready to run zip archives for latex and its required packages. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/latex-tds/ > Changes: > 2006/08/26 > * Module tds for CTAN:tds/ added. > * Obsolete hyphenation patterns added to babel's source directory > to avoid violation of LPPL. > * Script adjust_checksum added and scripts are put below TDS:scripts. > * TDS:makeindex/base/ renamed to TDS:makeindex/latex/ > * Exception for sample2e.tex and small2e.tex that now go into > TDS:tex/latex/base/. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: csquotes 3.5
by CTAN Announcements 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Philipp Lehman writes: > I've uploaded `csquotes.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK > node. This is an update for macros/latex/contrib/csquotes. Please > purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as > usual. > > Thank you very much. i have installed the package and updated the catalogue. thanks for the update. > ABOUT > > The csquotes package provides advanced facilities for inline and > display quotations. It is designed for a wide range of tasks ranging > from the most simple applications to the more complex demands of > formal quotations. > > CHANGES > > This is just a minor maintenance update. > > * Exchanged definitions of French quotes and quotes* variants > * Internal updates for inputenc.sty 1.1b (2006-05-05) the package may be accessed via its catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/csquotes.html Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: textpos 1.7
by CTAN Announcements 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Norman Gray writes: > Name of contribution: textpos 1.7 > Author's name: Norman Gray > Author's email: norman(a)astro.gla.ac.uk > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/textpos/ (replacing current version) > Summary description: Place text at arbitrary positions on the LaTeX page > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package facilitates placing boxes at absolute positions on the > LaTeX page. There are several reasons why this might be useful, but > the main one (or at least my motivating one) is to help produce a > large-format conference poster. Other applications include placing > material within, say, figures. > > Version 1.7 adds control over the colour of the rules round text blocks, and > makes it possible to switch these rules on and off within the file > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue. see the catalogue entry http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/textpos.html for access to the package documentation, and to download. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN announcements are back on comp.text.tex
by CTAN Announcements 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

Messages on the CTAN announcements list have in the past been automatically fed to the usenet group comp.text.tex. Early in August that went out. We are glad to announce that we are back on ctt with the help of Kaja Christiansen. For comp.text.tex readers: the announcements list is your chance to hear about packages that are newly installed and packages that have received major upgrades, as well as occasional administrative information. To see which ctan-ann messages you have missed since the outage started, visit http://lists.dante.de/pipermail/ctan-ann/2006-August/thread.html . To subscribe to the list or to read the archives, visit http://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann . Sorry about the outage, Jim Hefferon for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: guitbeamer
by CTAN Announcements 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

The package described below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: guitbeamer.sty Author's name: Emiliano Giovanni Vavassori Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/GuIT/guitbeamer Summary description: The guitbeamer.sty package provides some commands written to make easier the production of LaTeX lessons License type: nocommercial Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Viene qui presentata l'interfaccia dei comandi della classe guitbeamer, scritta appositamente per rendere più semplice la produzione di diapositive per lezioni di LaTeX tenute da membri del Gruppo Utilizzatori Italiani di TeX. La classe si basa sulla ben più conosciuta classe beamer. [ The guitbeamer.sty package provides some commands written to make easier the production of lessons of LaTeX. The class is based on the well known class beamer. Documentation available in Italian only.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/GuIT/guitbeamer . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: xytree
by CTAN Announcements 24 Aug '06

24 Aug '06

The package described below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xytree Author's name: Koaunghi Un Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xytree Summary description: Tree macros using XY-Pic License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the major update version 1.5 of xytree. The aim of xytree is to draw linguistic syntactic trees with ease and to support hopefully sufficient functionality, that the linguist may need. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xytree . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: wegweiser_dtk.pdf
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

A new package has been uploaded to tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: weigweiser_dtk.pdf Author's name: Christian Faulhammer Location on CTAN: /info/digests/dtk/book_reviews/weigweiser_dtk.pdf Summary description: Book review LaTeX-Wegweiser by Christian Detig (in German) License type: unknown Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Review, published in Die TeXnische Komdie by Dante, of the book LaTeX-Wegweiser written by Christine Detig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/digests/dtk/book_reviews/ . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: struktex
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

On Son, 20 Aug 2006 Jobst Hoffmann submitted an update to the struktex package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/struktex Summary description: Draw Nassi-Schneidermann charts License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Draw Nassi-Schneidermann charts Even in the age of OOP one must develop algorithms. Nassi-Shneiderman structure charts are a well known tool to describe an algorithm in a graphical way. This package StrukTeX presents some macros for generating those structure charts in a LaTeX document. The package provides the most important elements of a structured box chart, including processing blocks, loops, mapping conventions for alternatives, etc. Diagrams are drawn using the picture environment (using pict2e for preference). The author is Jobst Hoffmann. See also pict2e. If one is working with (X)emacs and AUCTeX the drawing process is supported by structex.el, a style file which knows the syntax of most of the commands from the StrukTeX package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update [Correction]: MiKTeX+Ghostscript+GSview+USB-drive-HOWTO
by CTAN Announcements 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the file info/MiKTeX+Ghostscript+GSview+USB-drive-HOWTO.txt on CTAN. This HOWTO provides instructions for setting up a portable installation of MiKTeX (>=2.5), Ghostscript and GSview on external storage devices, such as USB sticks or mapped network drives, for use with MS Windows (2000, 2003, XP, ...) computers. License: gpl **Corrected** Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update accounts for the changes that came along with the new MiKTeX-2.5 release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: dante-book-reviews
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006, Juergen Fenn submitted an update to the CTAN directory digests/dtk/book_reviews which contains book reviews that appeared in the periodical of DANTE, the german speaking TeX users group. He writes: > It contains my recent book review of the second German edition of the > LaTeX Companion, Der LaTeX-Begleiter, by Frank Mittelbach, Michel > Goossens et.al., 2005, published last week in DTK 3/2006. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: dyntree
by CTAN Announcements 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: dyntree Author's name: Nicholas Setzer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/dyntree Summary description: Easily Construct Dynkin Tree Diagrams License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The dyntree package is intended for users needing to typeset a Dykin Tree Diagram---a group theoretical construct consisting of cartan coefficients in boxes connected by a series of lines. Such a diagram is a tool for working out the states and their weights in terms of the fundamental weights and the simple roots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/dyntree . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org .

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CTAN update: natbib
by CTAN Announcements 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 Patrick Daly submitted an update to the natbib package. Natbib Provides a style with author-year and numbered references, as well as much detailed of support for other bibliography use. Provides versions of the standard BibTeX styles that are compatible with natbib - plainnat, unsrtnat, abbrnat. The bibliography styles produced by custom-bib are designed from the start to be compatible with natbib. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/natbib Summary description: Minor bug fix in natbib package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 7.4, with a very small change to allow the nonamebreak option to work with numerical citations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Sch�pf

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CTAN update: MiKTeX+Ghostscript+GSview+USB-drive-HOWTO
by CTAN Announcements 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the file info/MiKTeX+Ghostscript+GSview+USB-drive-HOWTO.txt on CTAN. This HOWTO provides instructions for setting up a portable installation of MiKTeX (>=2.5), Ghostscript and GSview on external storage devices, such as USB sticks or mapped network drives, for use with MS Windows (2000, 2003, XP, ...) computers. License: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update accounts for the changes that came along with the new MiKTeX-2.5 release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: Ebib
by CTAN Announcements 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Ebib Author's name: Joost Kremers Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/ebib Summary description: A BibTeX database manager for Emacs License type: bsd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a major update of the Ebib package. Ebib is a BibTeX database manager that runs in Emacs. The two major improvements of the current version are that it now runs in XEmacs as well, and that one can open multiple .bib-files simultaneously. For more information, see <http://ebib.sf.net>. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/ebib . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: Stellenbosch 4.0
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: Stellenbosch 4.0 Author's name: Danie Els Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/stellenbosch Summary description: Typesetting dissertations, theses and reports of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The usthesis class/style files are provided to typeset reports, theses and dissertations that conform to the requirements of the Engineering Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch. The class file usthesis.cls is based on the standard LaTeX book class, while usthesis.sty is a style file to be loaded on top of the very powerful memoir class. Both options give identical output, but the benefit of the using memoir is that it has many additional command and environments for formatting and processing of a document. Usthesis is primarily concerned with the formatting of the front matter such as the title page, abstract, etc. and a decent page layout on A4 paper. It also works together with the babel package to provide language options to typeset documents in Afrikaans or in English. Additional packages are provided for bibliographic matter, note title pages, lists of symbols, as well as various graphic files for logos. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/stellenbosch . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: elsevier (elsart classes)
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

The elsevier classes have been updated: the directory macros/latex/contrib/elsevier now contains .cls files and documentation only. Simon Pepping (of Elsevier) writes: > Today I uploaded the file elsart.zip to the UK CTAN node, in the incoming > directory. > > The content of this zip file is meant to replace the content of the > directory macros/latex/contrib/elsevier/. > > This upload contains the following changes: > > Updated: elsart.cls. > > New: elsart1p.cls, elsart3p.cls, elsart5p.cls. > > Removed: elsart.sty, elsart12.sty. These are outdated. > > Rewritten: instructions-harv.pdf, instructions-harv.tex, > instructions-num.pdf, instructions-num.tex. These replace model-harv.pdf, > model-harv.tex, model-num.pdf, model-num.tex. > > Removed: instraut.*. These instructions are outdated. > > Modified: template-harv.tex, template-num.tex. thanks for the upload. i've installed the new version (and deleted all the old files), and updated the ctan catalogue. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: syntrace
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

The new package given below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: syntrace Author's name: Mathieu Boretti Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/syntrace Summary description: Label for trace in syntaxic tree License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package add support for for trace in tree created using synttree package. It provide two commands ( raceLabel et raceReference) to set and use trace. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contryb/syntrace . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: coollist
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

A new package now lives on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: coollist Author's name: nsetzer Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/coollist Summary description: manipulation of lists License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- manipulation of lists ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/coollist . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: munich.bst
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you again. Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: munich.bst Author's name: Martin Brixner Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/munich Summary description: Alternative name (year) Bibtex style useful for German or continental European authors License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Authors that are looking for an alternative to the Harvard or the Oxford Bibtex styles might find the Munich style (munich.bst) interesting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/munich . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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: pdftex.def v0.03t
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to the pdftex.def file. This file provides device-specific definitions for colour and graphics support when running pdf(La)TeX. Location on CTAN: graphics/pdftex/pdftex.def License: lppl Latest changes: % 2006/08/14 v0.03t % * Extensions added: .jpeg, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .PDF % No variants for .tif, because TIFF support is no longer available. % No need for uppercase variant of .msp. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: latex-tds
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted the new package latex-tds. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/latex-tds/ > PS: Excerpt from readme.txt: > > B. PROJECT LATEX-TDS > ==================== > > How it has started > ------------------ > The project started as I wanted to install the new LaTeX release 2005/12/01 > that was announced at 2006/04/27. However the files aren't packed in > TDS format, ready for unpacking in the destination directory. And > the documentation files were not yet generated or the provided > PDF files are lacking of basic features such as bookmarks or link support. > Thus this project has started. I thought it could be finished during > the afternoon at the day of the announcement ... > > Goals of the project > -------------------- > * From the sources a TDS compliant tree is constructed and populated. > The zipped result is distributed. > * All the documentation is generated from the sources. The PDF files > are user friendly and provide navigational support with bookmarks > and links. > * The PDF files are post-processed to reduce the file size. > > Scope > ----- > I don't have the time to assemble a TeX distribution with > thousands of packages. Therefore I restricted me to the > LaTeX base distribution and the required bundles. > In the following I will use the term `module' for a package bundle. > > Module list > ----------- > * base CTAN:macros/latex/base.zip > * tools CTAN:macros/latex/required/tools.zip > * cyrillic CTAN:macros/latex/required/cyrillic.zip > * amslatex CTAN:macros/latex/required/amslatex.zip > ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amslatex.zip > ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amsrefs.zip > * psnfss CTAN:macros/latex/required/psnfss.zip > * babel CTAN:macros/latex/required/babel.zip > > Author > ------ > Heiko Oberdiek <oberdiek at uni-freiburg.de> Thanks for the upload. I apologize for the delay in installing. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: pdfpages v0.4a
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '06

14 Aug '06

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Andreas Matthias submitted an update to the pdfpages package. This package simplifies the insertion of external multi-page PDF documents into LaTeX documents. Pages can be freely selected and similar to psnup it is possible to put several logical pages onto each sheet of paper. Furthermore a lot of hypertext features like hyperlinks and article threads are provided. This package supports pdfTeX (pdflatex) and VTeX. With VTeX it is even possible to use this package to insert PostScript files, in addition to PDF files. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/pdfpages License: LPPL Announcement text: Changes: -------- Since packages like pst-pdf must produce DVI output at the first run, it is no longer acceptable that pdfpages stops execution when running in DVI mode. Of course pdfpages cannot insert PDF documents in DVI mode but it will just insert empty pages. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: sugconf
by CTAN Announcements 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

A new package has just been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: sugconf Author's name: Ronald J. Fehd Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/conferences/sugconf Summary description: SAS(R) user group conference proceedings document class License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class may be used to typeset articles (output: Adobe v5 .pdf) to be published in the proceedings of SAS(R) User group conferences and workshops. The layout produced by the 'sugconf' class is based on the description contained in SUGI paper guidelines, published by SAS Institute: (2006) http://support.sas.com/usergroups/sugi/sugi31/package/WritersGuidelines.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/conferences/sugconf . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is 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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