Our provider has informed us that the CTAN node
dante.ctan.org
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We apologize for the inconvenience.
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This package was updted at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your
local mirror.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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Name of contribution: tablor
Author's name: Guillaume Connan
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tablor
Summary description: Create tables of signs and of variations.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Version 4.02b : fixes a bug in TSq and allows to use LaTeX commands
inside tablor environments.
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the
gmeometric
package.
Changing the size of the typeset area is well-known to be a dangerous operation
in TeX documents. This package identifies the circumstances where the geometry
command of the geometry package may safely be used, (other, of course, than in
the preamble of a document) and provides a mechanism for using it.
The package makes use of the authorās gmutils package.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmeometric
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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update for compatibility with geometry v4.1
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update of the
gmverb
package.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmverb
Summary description: Redefinition of verbatim and verb; this version introduces verbatimleftskip skip
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This version introduces verbatimleftskip skip as the indent of verbatim
environments.
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the
gmutils
package.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmutils
Summary description: a basic package used by other packages of mine.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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minor changes and experimental gmath declaration that sets the math letters and
symbols from the default Roman font. only the symbols present in the font are
set.
added the pdfLaTeX logo
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 Grzegorz Murzynowski submitted an update to the
gmdoc
package.
Gmdoc is a LaTeX package and an example class for documenting (La)TeX packages,
document classes, .dtx etc., providing hyperlinks. The package is believed to
be compatible with doc and permits minimal markup of code (the macrocode
environment is no longer necessary). The package provides automatic detection
of definitions (detecting such things as def,
ewcommand, DeclareOption
etc.).
The package needs hyperref and the authorās three āābasicā packages:
gmutils,
gmverb, and
gmiflink
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gmdoc
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The package for documenting TeX/LaTeX sources with minimal markup. This update
provides oCTAN macro, a shorthand for changes{ver.}{date}{put to CTAN on
date}
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/gmdoc
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This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your
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Thanks again,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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Name of contribution: ptptex
Author's name: Publication Office, Progress of Theoretical Physics
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ptptex
Summary description: A minor revision of ptptex.cls, manptp.tex and
templete.tex
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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ptptex.cls is revised to add a new command, PTPindex. This command
is used to print Subject Indexes below the abstract. The version of
this class file is 0.91.
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Name of contribution: fahyph
Author's name: Vafa Khalighi
Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation/fahyph
Summary description: Persian Hyphenation for XeTeX
License type: lppl
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fahyph provides Unicode hyphenation patterns for Persian (the
file is a part of XePersian package). The patterns were designed for
use with XeTeX (a Unicode variant of TeX).
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: TeXcount
Author's name: Einar Andreas RĆødland
Location on CTAN: /support/texcount
Summary description: Perl script counting words in LaTeX documents
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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TeXcount (version 2.1) now provides more detailed output, including
subcounts per section or cumulative word counts, and the choice to output
just the total sum. The documentation has also been improved, and colour
keys for interpreting the detailed output has been added. See
http://folk.uio.no/einarro/Comp/texwordcount.html
for more details, help, FAQ and online web service running the script.
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my little robot ctan-upload said...
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: siunitx
> Author's name: Joseph Wright
> Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx
> Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> v1.1e:
> - Fixed issue with cellspace package (see documention for details)
> - Added kilomol and kmol units
> - Minor fix for celsius
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx
thanks for the upload. i have installed the files and made the
necessary minor adjustment to the catalogue.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and is makeing its way to
your local mirror.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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Name of contribution: verbatimcopy
Author's name: Lars Madsen
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/verbatimcopy/
Summary description: verbatimcopy provides functionality to let TeX copy
one file into another.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Updated version of verbatimcopy.
The code has been rewritten by Ulrich Diez such that it can now handle
spaces in filenames (use 'enquotefilenames' package option) and it can
also handle special chars in filenames through a verb-like interface.
See the doc for more information.
Please note that this version is NOT backwards compatible, though the
old functionality is provided through the 'compatibility' package option.
In compliance with the Debian guidelines, the source of the docs is
now provided.
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: easylist
Author's name: Paul Isambert
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/easylist
Summary description: Creating list of numbered items with a single active
character.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This package allows you to create lists of numbered items (like
Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus') with a single active character as the only
command. The appearance of the list may be controlled thanks to various
parameters.
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http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/easylist
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: tufte-latex
Author's name: Kevin Godby
Location on CTAN: /
Summary description: A Tufte-inspired LaTeX class for producing handouts and papers
License type: apache2
Announcement text:
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A small bugfix update to the existing Tufte-LaTeX document classes.
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: biblatex-dw
Author's name: Dominik Wassenhoven
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/
Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Version 1.2c
- New option 'idembibformat': When using 'idembib=true',
you can choose whether you want to have an 'idem' string
in the bibliography (idembibformat=idem) or a dash
(idembibformat=dash), as is the standard setting in
biblatex. The standard is 'idembibformat=idem'.
- Option 'idembib' changed: Now 'false' means that
subsequent entries of the same author are given with full
names, not a dash (as was the behaviour up to now). The
standard is 'idembib=true'.
- Improved xref support: The child entry does not only scan
for the 'volume' field of the parent entry, but prints
also 'location' and 'year', if they differ from the
parent entry.
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This package is located at
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblateā¦
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: latexmk
Author's name: John Collins
Location on CTAN: /support/latexmk
Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation program
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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Corrects problem with misreading of log files generated by current
MikTeX (v. 2.7) that puts double quotes around space-containing filenames.
Correction of problem with using -pspdf option.
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Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss(a)FU-Berlin.DE> wrote:
> I uploaded pst-3dplot.tgz to the uk mirror. Please replace the
> files with the ones in the directory
> /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot/
>
> pst-3dplot is a PSTricks related package for drawing
> 3-D objects in parallel projection.
>
> This update has the following changes
>
> pst-3dplot.pro --------
> 0.27 2008-11-12 add routine for scalar and vector product
>
>
> pst-3dplot.tex --------
> 1.82 2008-11-12 - rewrote pstThreeDCircle to allow non orthogonal
> vectors for the 3d circle plane
>
> The documentation uses the pst-doc class, which is also available
> from CTAN, it can be find in the doc directory of the base system.
thanks for the upload; i have installed it as requested, and updated the
catalogue repository.
users may examine the catalogue entry at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-3dplot.html
or browse the package directory at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-3dplot/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your
local mirror.
Thanks again,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: Gentium
Author's name: Thomas A. Schmitz, Mojca Miklavec
Location on CTAN: /fonts/gentium
Summary description: Gentium font and TeX support files
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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This package includes TrueType fonts from SIL, files needed to use them
in pdfTeX in multiple encodings (agr, t2a, ec/T1, texnansi, l7x, qx, t5)
and support files for ConTeXt. Other encodings or LaTeX support can be
added on demand.
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: geometry
Author's name: Hideo Umeki
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/geometry
Summary description: Flexible and easy interface to page dimensions
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Release v4.1:
* Bug fixed: Missing ProvidesPackage.
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http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/geometry
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Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: program.sty version 3.3.11
Author's name: Martin Ward
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/program
Summary description: A style file for typesetting programs in maths mode
with indentation
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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Here's a copy of my LaTeX2e style file for typesetting programs
and algorithms in my favourite style without having to type
in endless tabbing commands. Each line is set in math mode
so all the indentation and spacing is done automatically.
The notation |variable_name| can be used within normal text,
maths expressions or programs to indicate a variable name.
Use origbar to get a normal | symbol in a program.
The commands A, B, R, T and typeset the corresponding bold
letter with the next object as a substript (eg S1 typesets {f
S$_1$} etc). They now cope with primes as well, (eg $S2'''$). The
program.sty file can be easily edited to reflect your favoured style.
Typesetting a program is as easy as:
(IF x
e 0 THEN |long_name|_{123} = x^y FI)
See the program-demo.tex file for examples.
The file should work with or without AMSLaTeX.
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This package is located at
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2008, Wolfgang Helbig submitted the new
tex-ewd
package to CTAN.
Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/tex-ewd
Summary description: Macros to typeset calculational proofs and programs in Dijkstra's style.
License type: bsd
Announcement text:
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Edsger W. Dijkstra and others suggest a unique style to present mathematical
proofs and to construct programs. This package provides macros that support
calculational proofs and Dijkstras guarded command language.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/tex-ewd
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Rainer Schƶpf
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008, Markus Kohm submitted an update to the
marginnote
package.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/marginnote
Summary description: Notes in the margin, even where marginpar fails
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This package provides the command marginnote that may be used instead of
marginpar at almost every place, where marginpar cannot be used, e.g. inside
floats, footnotes, frames made with framed package ...
Changes at version 1.1a:
------------------------
- with pdfTeX >= 1.40 usage of pdfsavepos and pdfxpos also in DVI mode
- distribution with marginnote.tds.zip instead of marginnote.texmf.zip
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schƶpf
my own little ctan-upload daemon wrote:
> ======================================================================
>
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: PSBao
> Author's name: Nino Vessella
> Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/
> Summary description: A package to draw Bao diagrams
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> PSBAO: a LaTeX2e package to draw Bao diagrams in LaTeX. It has been
> created using the Go package written by Victor Bos (September 4, 2008)
> as basis and it is built on top of the PSTricks package.
>
> To all the people who have never played bao I suggest to visit:
> http://www.swahili.it/bao
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/psbao.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/psbao
> _______________________________________________
i've installed the package (which has therefore started on its way to
all mirrors), and created a catalogue entry (which will at best not
appear on the web until some time tonight).
thanks for the upload.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Sun, 9 Nov 2008, Dominik Wassenhoven submitted an upadte to
the
biblatex-dw
package.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/
Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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version 1.2b
- BUGFIX: With 'xref=true', the first (full) citation did
not show the overall pages of @INBOOK, @INCOLLECTION and
@INPROCEEDINGS entries. This is now fixed.
- New option 'nolocation'. If set to 'true', the location
and the publisher are omitted (even if you set
'nopublisher=false'). The default is 'false', i.e. the
location is printed.
- The option 'shorthandibid' can now also be used on a
per-entry basis.
- Improved xref support: If the 'volume' field of a child
entry is set and the 'volume' field of the corresponding
parent entry is not set, the volume of the child entry
will be printed immediately before the pages.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/
. More information is at
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schƶpf
last friday, the cambridge upload daemon wrote:
> ======================================================================
>
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: tablor
> Author's name: Guillaume Connan
> Location on CTAN:
>
> /macros/latex/contrib/tablor
> Summary description: Create tables of signs and of variations
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Correction of two small bugs with TV and TSc.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/tablor.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tablor
> _______________________________________________
i've installed the update as requested; thanks for the upload.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 Henrik Skov Midtiby submitted an update to the
todonotes
package.
The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually
appealing way. The package takes several options to enable
customization/finetuning of the visual appearance.
Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/todonotes
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Added a new use case to the documentation (how to alter the line spacing of inserted notes)
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/todonotes/
. More information is at
http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=todonotes
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_______________________________________________
Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schƶpf
This package has been updated 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: geometry
Author's name: Hideo Umeki
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/geometry
Summary description: Flexible and easy interface to page dimensions
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Release 4.0:
* More robust driver detection.
* New option: resetpaper.
* Adjustment to opskip introduced.
* ANSI paper sizes added.
* Bug fixed: Wrong ISO paper sizes.
* Bug fixed: pdfTeX magnification problem.
* Package source organization changed.
* Many other improvements to the code and documentation.
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Name of contribution: xstring
Author's name: Christian Tellechea
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Summary description: manipulation of strings
License type: lppl
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package xstring update
version v1.4 2008/11/04
This package does not require LaTeX (but eTeX is required).
Consequently, the xstring.tex file should be installed in
the tex/ subtree.
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* from this version, arguments can be (La)TeX code, i.e chars,
control sequences, groups between braces, and tokens with
other catcodes (excepted catcode 6 and 14).
New code for almost all macros.
* New expansion mode : expandarg
The first token of each argument is expanded one time, then
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* many corrections in the manual.
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Name of contribution: Hyphenation Patterns in UTF-8
Author's name: Mojca Miklavec
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Summary description: Hyphenation patterns have been converted into UTF-8
and should serve as a replacement for the old patterns without any
change in functionality. The patterns should be considered upstream
replacement that will be used in TeX Live and other distrubutions
instead of loading the old files.
License type: other-free
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- replaced Hungarian patterns with a newer version
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Name of contribution: ionumbers
Author's name: Christian Schneider
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Summary description: restyle numbers in math mode
License type: gpl
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`ionumbers' stands for `input/output numbers'.
This package restyles numbers in math mode. If a number in the input file
is written, e.g., as |$3,231.44$| as commonly used in English texts, this
package is able to restyle it to be output as `$3,231{,}44$' as commonly
used in German texts (and vice versa). This may be very useful, if you
have a large table and want to include it in texts with different output
conventions without the need of changing the table.
Furthermore this package can automatically group digits left to the
decimal separator (thousands) and right to the decimal separator
(thousandths) in triplets without the need of specifing commas
(English) or points (German) as separators. E.g., the input
|$1234.567890$| can be output as `$1,234.,567,890$'.
Finally, an |e| starts the exponent of the number. For example,
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Herbert Voss wrote:
> I uploaded PSTricks5_de.tgz to the uk mirror. Please put
> all files into the new directory
>
> /info/examples/PSTricks5_de/
>
> The tarzip collects all examples as stand alone documents
> for the fifth edition of the PSTricks book.
(users should note that the book is only available in german.)
i have installed the files and updated the catalogue; thanks for the
update.
this replaces the earlier PSTricks4_de directory, though that remains
available on the archive (at least for the time being).
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> Author's name: Joseph Wright
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> Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> v1.1d:
> - Added micL, mL, microliter, milliliter units
> - Option tabexpalign as alias for tabalignexp
> - Bug fix for per=frac
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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i have installed the new version, and have updated the catalogue entry
(for regeneration overnight tonight).
Robin Fairbairns
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Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: lithuanian
Author's name: Sigitas ToluŔis
Location on CTAN: /language/lithuanian
Summary description: Lithuanian language support package for TeX
License type: lppl
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Lithuanian language support package for TeX provides:
- Lithuanian hyphenation;
- Lithuanian adds for Babel;
- Lithuanian TeX fonts for urw font family;
- examples for making Lithuanian TeX fonts with fontinst;
- extra tools for inputenc and fontenc.
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Name of contribution: VauCanSon-G
Author's name: Lombardy Sylvain, Sakarovitch Jacques
Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/vaucanson-g
Summary description: PSTricks macros for drawing automata
License type: lppl
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VauCanSon-G is a package that allows you to draw automata within texts
written using LaTeX. It is a set of macros that uses commands of the
beautiful PSTricks package which is part of the current LaTeX
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Author's name: Antoine Lejay, J. Gilbey
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Summary description: A symbol for the shuffle product
License type: pd
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This style allows one to access to a symbol (in Metafont) for the shuffle
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Summary description: Enhanced support for GUST's Latin Modern fonts.
License type: lppl
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This package is experimental.
The package supports a number of features of the Latin Modern fonts
which are not easily accessible via the default (La)TeX support provided
in the official distribution. In particular, the package supports the use
of the various styles of digits available, small-caps and upright italic
shapes, and alternative weights and widths. It also supports variable
width typewriter and the quotation font.
By default, the package uses proportional oldstyle digits and variable
width typewriter but this can be changed by passing appropriate options
to the package. The package also supports using e.g. different styles of
digits within a document so it is possible to use proportional oldstyle
digits by default, say, but tabular lining digits within a particular
table. See the README for details.
The package requires the official Latin Modern distribution, including
ts (La)TeX support. The package relies on the availability of both the
fonts themselves and the official font support files.
Only the T1 and TS1 encodings are supported for text fonts. The set up
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Name of contribution: CaSylTeX
Author's name: Ivan A Derzhanski
Location on CTAN: /language/casyl/
Summary description: Typeset Cree/Inuktitut in Canadian Aboriginal
Syllabics (version 2).
License type: pd
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TeX macros and a fount for typesetting Cree and Inuktitut in Canadian
Aboriginal Syllabics (updated version).
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 Henrik Skov Midtiby submitted an update to the
todonotes
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Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/todonotes
Summary description: Let you mark things todo in your latex document.
License type: lppl
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Added the caption option to the todo command.
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schƶpf
This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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Name of contribution: biblatex-chicago-notes-df
Author's name: David Fussner
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib
Summary description: Chicago notes + bibliography style files for biblatex
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This update allows biblatex-chicago-notes-df to work with biblatex
version 0.8 (and only with that version). It also thoroughly reworks
the contextual capitalization facilities available in the style, using
a combination of automatic functionality in selected fields and the
new autocap command provided by biblatex 0.8. The package
documentation gives full details on how these changes, and others,
will affect your .bib file.
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Henrik Skov Midtiby submitted an update to the
todonotes
package.
The package lets the user mark things to do later, in a simple and and visually
appealing way. The package takes several options to enable
customization/finetuning of the visual appearance.
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/todonotes
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This update fixes a bug that was triggered by the babel package. The problem
made the package unusable when then babel package was loaded with the frenchb
option.
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ctan-upload(a)cl.cam.ac.uk wrote:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: notes2bib
> Author's name: Joseph Wright
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> Summary description: Integrating notes into the bibliography
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> v1.6:
> - Bug fix with
ofiles
> - New option keyword for separating notes and references using
> biblatex (gives endnotes-like effect but with hyperref abilities)
> - Some documentation improvements
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/notes2bib.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/notes2bib
thanks for the upload; i've installed it as required, and updated the
catalogue entry.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
This package has been updated on tug.ctan.org.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: tablor
Author's name: Guillaume Connan
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tablor
Summary description: Create tables of signs and of variations.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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New environment TVCP for functions with a removable singularity like,
for instance, exp(-1/x^2) near 0. (Version 4.02)
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Name of contribution: syllogism
Author's name: Nicolas Vaughan
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/syllogism
Summary description: A package for typesetting syllogisms and
syllogistic-style arguments in LaTeX
License type: lppl
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Release 1.1 of the syllogism package.
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> Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> v1.1c:
> - Minor config changes for
em and degree
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html
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i've installed the package update as requested, and will update the
catalogue repository in a moment or two.
thanks for the upload.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
This package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your
favorite mirror.
Thanks,
Jim Hefferon
Saint Michael's College
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Name of contribution: xskak 1.2
Author's name: Ulrike Fischer
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xskak
Summary description: An extension to the skak package for chess typesetting.
License type: lppl
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This update adapts xskak to skak version 1.5 and corrects some small bugs.
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Name of contribution: historische-zeitschrift
Author's name: Dominik Wassenhoven
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/historische-zeitschrift/
Summary description: biblatex style for the German journal
'Historische Zeitschrift'
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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'historische-zeitschrift' is a citation style for the
biblatex package. It provides citations according with the
house style of the 'Historische Zeitschrift', a German
historical journal. The scheme is a fullcite for the first
citation and 'Author, Shorttitle (as note N, P)' for later
citations (P being the page number). For further details, see
the description of the house style at
http://www.oldenbourg.de/verlag/historische-zeitschrift/hz-richtlinien.htm.
This package depends on biblatex (version 0.8 or higher) as
well as etoolbox (version 1.5 or higher) and cannot be used
without these packages!
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor:
Name of contribution: biblatex-dw
Author's name: Dominik Wassenhoven
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-dw/
Summary description: Humanities styles for biblatex
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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v1.2a
- Improved option 'edsuper' which also outputs non-INT
editions (though not as superscript, but rather similar
to a note.)
- The field 'origpublisher' (new in biblatex 0.8) is now
also supported.
- New option 'origfields' which can take the values 'true'
(standard) and 'false'. With this option, you can now
decide, whether you want to have the fields
'origlocation', 'origpublisher' and 'origyear' to be
printed or not.
-> New option 'origfieldsformat=parens|brackets|punct'.
The default is 'punct' which means that the new
punctuation mark 'origfieldspunct' (default:
addcommaspace) is used to introduce the reprint
phrase. If you choose 'parens' or 'brackets', the
reprint phrase is put in parentheses or brackets,
respectively, and the origfieldspunct is ignored.
- New option 'shorthandwidth'. With this option you can set
the width of the label in the list of shorthands to any
length (e.g. '3em' or '40pt'). This is useful if you have
very long shorthands.
-> New punctuation command 'shorthandpunct' which is
only exerted when you use the option 'shorthandwidth'.
Then it is set to a colon. You can redefine this
punctuation command with
enewcommand.
-> New length 'shorthandsep' which is only exerted if
you use the option 'shorthandwidth'. The length
'shorthandsep' defines the spacing after the label in
the list of shorthands.
- Improved package warnings.
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Name of contribution: tablor
Author's name: Guillaume Connan
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tablor
Summary description: create tables of signs and variations
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Version 4.01 :
- new environment tablor-xetex to use with XeLaTeX (only on UNIX OS).
- Minor change in TSc environment to deal with forbidden values
- minor bug fixed.
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