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tug.ctan.org site will not be working for a while
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

The web scripts at http://tug.ctan.org are being upgraded and consequently aspects of the site will be non-functional, perhaps for a few days. The ftp archive will remain up. Only the web interface -- addresses that start with http -- will be affected. I apologize for this interruption. I hope people consider the end result an improvement. Jim Hefferon

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CTAN has a new package: alphabib
by CTAN Announcements 16 Apr '06

16 Apr '06

A new package has been installed 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: alphabib Author's name: Mael Hilléreau Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils Summary description: Addition of alphabetical headers into BibTeX '.bbl' files. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- alphabib is a little Bash script allowing addition of alphabetical headers into BibTEX bibliographies. This may be usefull with large bibliographies so that to find entries quickly. It takes a bibliography file produced by BibTEX (file with extension '.bbl') as an input, and creates a new file with incorporated alphabetical headers. Those headers break the bibliography into bibliographic entry sets having the same initial. Each set is entitled with a header consisting of the initial letter corresponding to entries composing it. Note that this script is mostly intended for use with alpha-like BibTEX styles (e.g. alpha.bst). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils . 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: FiXme version 3.2
by CTAN Announcements 12 Apr '06

12 Apr '06

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make it to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: FiXme version 3.2 Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/fixme Summary description: A LaTeX2e package for inserting fixme and meta-notes in your documents License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce the release of FiXme version 3.2. What's new: =========== ** Added the marginclue layout option which only signals a fixme in the margin, withtout the actual contents. ** Fix incompatibility with AMS-Book reported by Claude Lacoursière: @starttoc takes 2 arguments. ** Support for Croatian thanks to Marcel Maretic <marcel(at) fsb.hr>. ** Fix incompatibility with Beamer reported by Akim Demaille: protect contents of lox file.ug in environments. Description: ============ This package provides you with a way of inserting fixme notes in your documents. Such notes can appear inline, as marginal notes, footnotes, index entries, in the log file and as warnings on stdout. It is also possible to summarize them in a list. When you switch from draft to final mode, any remaining fixme note will be logged, but removed from the document's body. Additionally, critical notes will abort compilation with an informative message. FiXme also comes with support for AUC-TeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fixme . 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: noitcrul
by CTAN Announcements 12 Apr '06

12 Apr '06

One more from Paul Ebermann that I somehow contrived to overlook yesterday has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: noitcrul Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/noitcrul Summary description: noitcrul - underline without italics correction (in math) License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The LaTeX package 'noitcrul' provides an underline-variant without italics correction at the end, for math. This sometimes gives better-looking formulas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/noitcrul . 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: randbild
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

The package described below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon get to your favirote mirror. Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: randbild Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/randbild Summary description: randbild - put little plots of curves on the margin. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'randbild' - put little plots of curves on the margin. To create the plots, use pst-plot-commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/randbild . 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: faktor
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: faktor Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/faktor Summary description: faktor - typeset quotient structures with LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'faktor' - typeset quotient structures. Use factor{A}{B} to typeset a quotient structure A modulo B: A / / B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/faktor . 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: extpfeil
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

Another in this series of packages has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should be at your favorite mirror soon. Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: extpfeil Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/extpfeil Summary description: extpfeil - extensible arrows, and a command to create new ones License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'extpfeil'. Some more extensible arrows (useable like xleftarrow from amsmath), and a command to simply create new ones (which was missing in amsmath, mathtools, etc.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/extpfeil . 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: dateiliste
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

This package has been put on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: dateiliste Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/dateiliste Summary description: dateiliste - include list of used files (like listfiles) in the document, and related features. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'dateiliste' - Include list of all used LaTeX files in the document, pretty formatted as a table. - add the main file to the file list. - get file version infos (for filelist and the included list) from CVS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/dateiliste . 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: pauldoc
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

This package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pauldoc Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pauldoc Summary description: pauldoc - helpers for german language LaTeX package documentation License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'pauldoc' - some macros to facilate the creation of LaTeX package documentation in german language. (Has also a command to include the LPPL in the documentation.) This package is used by the documentation of other packages from Paul Ebermann (noitcrul, robustcommand, randbild, dateiliste, faktor, extpfeil), so you'll need it :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pauldoc . 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: robustcommand
by CTAN Announcements 11 Apr '06

11 Apr '06

Paul Ebermann has uploaded a number of new packages of which this is the first. It has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: robustcommand Author's name: Paul Ebermann Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/robustcommand Summary description: robustcommand - DeclareRobustCommand-variant with error checking License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX-package 'robustcommand' - a variation of DeclareRobustCommand, which checks that the command is not yet defined. So you don't mistakenly redefine already defined commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/robustcommand . 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: thesis-titlepage-fhac: Titlepage for diploma thesis at Fachschule Aachen (Standort Juelich)
by CTAN Announcements 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 Jürgen A. Lamers submitted the new package thesis-titlepage-fhac to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/thesis-titlepage-fhAC Summary description: Little style to create a standard titlepage for diploma thesis License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yet another thesis titlpage style: Support of Fachhochschule Aachen (Standort Juelich) Happy TeXing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: language/french (frenchle)
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Bernard Gaulle writes > I just upload frenchCTAN.tar.gz to ftp.tex.ac.uk. > This is the free material to replace language/french (but not > the nonfree language/french/frenchpro). The contents are > the contrib and the frenchle directories which are LPPL. > I upgraded the LaTeX package frenchle to V5,996. I recall > that frenchle is a package which can bee loaded alone or as > an alternate French option of Babel for typesetting French documents. i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade of FrenchPro to V5,996
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I just upload to ftp.tex.ac.uk the archive frenchpro.tar.gz which > is the updated version V5,996 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. > The FrenchPro web site is at http://frenchpro6.com/french/ i have installed the new version at nonfree/language/french/frenchpro, and i have updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: rsc.bst
by CTAN Announcements 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to 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: rsc.bst Author's name: Joseph Wright Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/misc/rsc.bst Summary description: RSC Journals BibTex file License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minor modification of pccp.bst, to conform to most RSC journals (e.g. Dalton Trans.). Issue number removed from output, and minor improvements to incolletion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/misc/rsc.bst . 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: LaTexMng
by CTAN Announcements 05 Apr '06

05 Apr '06

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTexMng (version 2.0) Author's name: Petr Vabishchevich Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexmng Summary description: Upgrade of LaTexMng License type: shareware Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTexMng Version 2.0 LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTexMng is easy to use product of integrated development environment software for Windows. This application integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. LaTexMng requires Windows 2000 or XP, or later editions of MS Windows. We do not warrant that the software is error free. This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby. Licensed to use Shareware Version of this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. The free evaluation period starts at the moment of installation of the software. New features in version 2.0: * Support of work with BibTeX files; * Insertion of TeX-objects (commands, symbols) with new toolbox; * Preparation ibitem elements for thebibliography environments of your LaTeX document with Bibliography template. Installation LaTexMng is distributed as LaTexMngSetup.exe. Run LaTexMngSetup.exe and simply follow the on-screen instructions to install LaTexMng. LaTexMng is copyright (C) 2004-2006, by VNP Comp. Contact: Home Page: http://www.latexsoft.com e-mail: latexmng(a)latexsoft.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng . 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: jneurosci
by CTAN Announcements 05 Apr '06

05 Apr '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: jneurosci Author's name: Matthias H Hennig Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/jneurosci Summary description: Journal of Neuroscience Bibtex Style License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a slightly modified version of the namedplus style, which fully conforms with the Journal of Neuroscience citation style. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/jneurosci . 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 upgrade: dvipng
by CTAN Announcements 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

A package has been updated at 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: dvipng Author's name: Jan-Åke Larsson Location on CTAN: /dviware/dvipng Summary description: A fast DVI to PNG/GIF converter. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This program makes PNG graphics from DVI files as obtained from TeX and its relatives. The 1.8 release adds the possibility to include bitmapped images (PNG, JPEG, and GIF), and changes PostScript inclusion so that the image is not cropped to the boundingbox (unless requested) and has a transparent background. From now on, for performance reasons, the output image will be truecolor if an image is included. The output quality is substantially improved when using the Freetype font library. Freetype hinting has previously been disabled in dvipng (because of substandard output from the Computer Modern font), but from the 1.8 release onwards, hinting will be enabled in a mode that prefers shape over contrast (which works well with the Computer Modern font). In short, the output quality is visibly better when Freetype is available than when it isn't. The release also fixes a few bugs and enhances the internal color cache for better performance. Report any bugs you find, see README for instructions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/dviware/dvipng . 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: gnuplottex
by CTAN Announcements 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

A new package has just been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear 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: gnuplottex Author's name: Lars Kotthoff Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/gnuplottex Summary description: Gnuplottex allows you to generate and include gnuplot graphs from within LaTeX. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gnuplottex allows you to include gnuplot graphs in your LaTeX files. Gnuplot is a versatile plotting package. More information can be found at http://www.gnuplot.info/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/gnuplottex . 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: csquotes 3.4
by Robin Fairbairns 02 Apr '06

02 Apr '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. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue. it's on its way out to the other ctan sites, and to the mirrors, even now. > 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 mostly a documentation update, but there are also some changes > to the code. > > * Stricter validation of user-defined active characters > * Author interface now documented in the manual > * Added documentation of @enablequotes > * Added documentation of @disablequotes > * Added documentation of @verbatimquotes > * Added documentation of @deletequotes > * Added documentation concerning string handling > * Added documentation of interface to internal marks thanks for the update. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: MemoirChapStyles
by CTAN Announcements 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: MemoirChapStyles Author's name: Lars Madsen Location on CTAN: /info/MemoirChapStyles Summary description: Memoir chapter style showcase License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This document showcases besides the six default chapter styles in the memoir class, 17 extra chapter styles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/MemoirChapStyles . 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 44
by Robin Fairbairns 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Jean-Pierre Drucbert wrote: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: minitoc version 44 > Author's name: Jean-Pierre F. Drucbert > Filename: minitoc.zip > Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/minitoc > Summary description: Mini-table of contents by chapter, part or > section. Also LOFs and LOTs. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > corrections of bugs > addition of new language > improved documentation > new hints > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue (which wasn't describing the full facilities of the package). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

The package below has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The twentyfourth CTAN release (Build 2786) has the following improvements: * Spline drawing improved. Number of spline points reduced from 500 to 200 for speed up. Removed a bug in the previewing of splines and removed memory leakage. * Possibility to draw dots in PGF output mode. * Canvas drawing area is now white to better simulate paper. * Used memory shown in statusbar of build 2670 should not have been there since it creates crashes in Windows 9x/ME. Removed for this build. * Removed invalid image drawing when zooming. * Bounding box was not correct when rotating objects. * Current arrow style is now indicated with text in the style form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix . 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: wordlike
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Juergen Fenn submitted an update to the wordlike package. The package simulates typical word processor layout: narrow page margins, Times/ Helvetica/ Courier fonts, ormalsize and small headings, and sloppy typesetting. It aims at making life easier for those users who are discontent with LaTeX's standard layout settings because they need a layout that resembles the usual wordlike output. The package draws on several discussions in the de.comp.text.tex and comp.text.tex newsgroups that are referred to in the manual. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/wordlike License: LPPL Changes as compared to v1.1: * Broken v1.1 on CTAN replaced by fixed local v1.2a (thanks to Martin Wilhelm Leidig for point out this problem which is my fault, sorry about that...). * Hint to the arial package added. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: showexpl
by CTAN Announcements 27 Mar '06

27 Mar '06

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Rolf Niepraschk submitted the new package showexpl to CTAN. This package provides a way to typeset LaTeX source code and the related result in the same document. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/showexpl Summary description: Typesetting LaTeX source code License type: lppl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: xifthen
by CTAN Announcements 25 Mar '06

25 Mar '06

A new package has just been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon be at the mirror that you use. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xifthen Author's name: Josselin Noirel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xifthen Summary description: Extended ifthen features License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package implements new commands to go within the first argument of ifthenelse to test whether a string is void or not, if a command is defined or equivalent to another. It includes also the possibility to make use of the complex expressions introduced by the package calc, together with the ability of defining new commands to handle complex tests. This package requires the e-TEX features. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xifthen . 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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cambridge somewhat off the air this morning (23 mar 2006)
by Robin Fairbairns 23 Mar '06

23 Mar '06

for a period this morning, our mail system (incorporating @tex.ac.uk) and probably also web server (incorporating www.tex.ac.uk and hence the uk tex faq) won't be functioning. ftp.tex.ac.uk and rsync.tex.ac.uk ought not to be affected. the disruption should all be over by lunch time Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: abc
by CTAN Announcements 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should soon appear at the mirror that you prefer. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: abc Author's name: Enrico Gregorio Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/abc Summary description: This package supports abc music notation in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The abc package lets you include lines of music written in the ABC Plus language ( http://abcplus.sourceforge.net ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/abc . 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 22 Mar '06

22 Mar '06

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Patrick Daly submitted an update to the natbib package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/natbib/ Summary description: General bibliography citation system License type: lppl 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 &ndash; plainnat, unsrtnat, abbrnat. The bibliography styles produced by custom-bib are designed from the start to be compatible with natbib. Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V7.3: Updated user documentation for natbib; code unchanged from version 7.2 in Jan 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: URW A030 (Arial) fonts and TeX support files
by CTAN Announcements 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006, Walter Schmidt submitted the new package arial to CTAN. This upload comprises the URW A030 font family (an Arial clone) in Type1 format, accompanied by all required files to use the fonts with LaTeX. The fonts are subject to the Aladdin Free Public License; the TeX support files are distirbuted under LPPL. Location on CTAN: fonts/urw/arial Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: MetaUML
by CTAN Announcements 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

A package has been updated 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: MetaUML Author's name: Ovidiu Gheorghies Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml Summary description: MetaPost library for UML textual notation License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MetaUML has evolved into a usable, human-friendly textual notation for UML, offering now support for class, package, activity, state, and use case diagrams. This release (0.2.3) has many improvements over the previous version released on CTAN (0.1.0) - see the project's webpage for details: http://metauml.sourceforge.net . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/metauml . 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: randtext
by CTAN Announcements 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror (this package replaces switcheml, which has move to the obsolete/ tree). Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: randtext Author's name: Charles Duan Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/randtext Summary description: Typeset obfuscated text to foil spam email address harvesters. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package randtext, which supersedes switcheml, provides a single macro andomize{TEXT} that typesets the characters of TEXT in random order, such that the resulting output appears correct, but most automated attempts to read the file will misunderstand it. This function allows one to include an email address on a TeX document and publish it online without fear of email address harvesters or spammers easily picking up the address. For more information, please read the comments at the top of the package file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/randtext . 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: mathdots
by CTAN Announcements 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

The package described below has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Please note that it is no longer a single file, and so has been moved to a directory. The changes should soon appear 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: mathdots Author's name: Daniel Luecking Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/matdots/ Summary description: Commands to produce dots in math that respect font size. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Redefines ddots and vdots, and defines iddots. The dots produced by iddots slant opposite to ddots. These commands are designed to change size appropriately in scripts, as well as in response to LaTeX size changing commands. Similar improvements are made to the amsmath (or AmS-TeX) accent commands dddot and ddddot. May be used in plain TeX also. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/matdots/ . 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: BaKoMa TeX -- Patch 1 for V 7.50 - TeXWord fixes.
by CTAN Announcements 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Basil K. Malyshev submitted a patch for V 7.50 of the bakoma package. This patch touches TeXWord only: 1) Fixed problem with automatical attaching some macro packages. 2) Ctrl+M is improved. Now it enters text mode when issued in math mode. To apply the patch for BaKoMa TeX 7.50 only texword.bkz unit is required. 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 7.50 > ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.50 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/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: tabvar
by CTAN Announcements 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Daniel Flipo submitted version 1.0 of the tabvar package. This LaTeX package is meant to ease the typesetting of tables showing variations of functions as they are used in France. The documentation is in French. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/tabvar License: LPPL What is new in version 1.0: the minimal width of the C, L, R columns can now be customized via TVmaxcolwidth. --------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

An update to the package listed below has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soonn make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: Nick van Beurden Location on CTAN: /systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: as is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The twentythird CTAN release (Build 2670) has the following improvements: * Major bug solved: tool crashed when not registered. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix . 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: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to his movie15 package. This package defines the command includemovie with PDF-1.5 compatibility. Option 'autoplay' causes the media clip to be started right after the page has loaded. This is useful for side by side movie clips to be played back synchronously. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15 Summary description: Multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update adds a new option, `3Dcalculate', to movieref. It simplifies the determination of good option settings (`3Droo', `3Dcoo') for inclusion of 3D objects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: Stellenbosch thesis bundle
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make it 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 thesis bundle 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 varios 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: The Visual LaTeX FAQ
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and it should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Scott, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: The Visual LaTeX FAQ Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /info/visualFAQ/ Summary description: An example-based interface to the UK TeX FAQ License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Having trouble finding the answer to a LaTeX question? The Visual LaTeX FAQ is an innovative new search interface that presents over a hundred typeset samples of frequently requested document formatting. Simply click on a hyperlinked piece of text and the Visual LaTeX FAQ will send your Web browser to the appropriate page in the UK TeX FAQ. This release attempts to address some of the problems with PDF hyperlinks that users have reported. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive//info/visualFAQ/ . 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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[Fwd: tug.ctan.org upload: cooltooltips]
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

A new package is at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: cooltooltips Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cooltooltips Summary description: Associate a pop-up window and tooltip with a PDF hyperlink License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The cooltooltips package enables a document to contain hyperlinks that pop up a brief tooltip when the mouse moves over them and also open a small window containing additional text. cooltooltips provides the mechanism used by the Visual LaTeX FAQ to indicate the question that each hyperlink answers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cooltooltips . 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: linearA [CORRECTION]
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Apostolos Syropoulos submitted the new package linearA which contains all the necessry files to replicate texts written in the Linear A script. Location on CTAN: fonts/linearA License: LPPL Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: BaKoMa TeX 7.50 - TeXWord improvements.
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma > MOst noticeable improvements of TeXWord: > > * Ctrl+Up, Ctlr+Down keys move caret out of current TeX > group. > * Shift+Ctrl+Up, Shift+Ctrl+Down keys move caret with > selection, > that enables sequential selecting nested groups.(like > to mouse clicks). > * Ctrl+Enter key inserts a stuff depend on current > context > In itemize, enumerate environments (including short > and running variants) > it inserts `item'. In description environemnt - > `item[label]'. > In thebibliography environemnt - `ibitem[label]'. > In eqnarray, align, flalign, alignat environments - > `. > [In advance, Shift+Tab key inserts alignment point > (`&').] > * Math superscripts (`^{...}') and subscripts > (`_{...}') have > context commands for decompose and cut an object. > * `Insert|RAW TeX Code' (Ins) -- new command. > * Wasy symbols panel has been added. > * Phaistos symbols panel has been added (shown when > font is available) > > 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 7.50 > ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.50 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/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: linearA
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Apostolos Syropoulos submitted the new package linearA which contains all the necessry files to replicate texts written in the Linear A script. Location on CTAN: fonts/archaic/linearA License: LPPL Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: A Classic Thesis Style
by CTAN Announcements 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at the mirror that you like the best. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: A Classic Thesis Style Author's name: André Miede Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/classicthesis Summary description: A Homage to The Elements of Typographic Style License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Template bundle to make thesis writing easier and to produce beautiful documents in general. (Will probably be converted into a class with proper LaTeX documentation etc. later on.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/classicthesis . 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: cellspace
by CTAN Announcements 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

A new package has been installed 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: cellspace Author's name: Josselin Noirel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/cellspace Summary description: Ensuring a minimal spacing of table cells License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is well known that high or deep cells tend to touch the hlines of a tabular. This package provides a modifier S acting on usual column types so that to ensure a minimal distance that can be controlled through two parameters cellspacetoplimit and cellspacebottomlimit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cellspace . 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 v0.03p
by CTAN Announcements 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

On Sun, 12 Mar 2006, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update of pdftex.def Location on CTAN: graphics/pdftex/pdftex.def Latest changes: 2006/02/23 v0.03n * Compatibility for plain-TeX: file can be loaded multiple times; colorfix is not applied for undefined macros (HO). 2006/02/24 v0.03o * Catcode protections mainly because of babel's shorthands (HO). 2006/03/02 v0.03p * pagecolor support for plain-TeX fixed (HO). ----------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: poemscol 2.44
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 John Burt submitted an update to the poemscol package. Poemscol is a set of LaTeX macros for typesetting critical editions of poetry. Its features include automatic linenumbering, generation of separate endnotes sections for emendations, textual collations, and explanatory notes, special marking for cases in which page breaks occur during stanza breaks, running headers of the form ``Notes to pp. xx--yy''for the notes sections, index of titles and first lines, and automatic generation of table of contents. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/poemscol Summary description: macros for critical editions of poetry License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed bug which put extra white space after new kinds of endnotes in sections of line numbered prose. Improved handling of conditionals in prose sections numbered by sentence and paragraph. More flexibility in numbering prose sections by sentence and paragraph. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Sch�pf

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CTAN update: splitindex
by CTAN Announcements 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 Markus Kohm submitted an update to the splitindex package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/splitindex Summary description: Using a unlimited number of indices with almost every LaTeX-class License type: lppl Description: ------------ SplitIndex consists of a LaTeX package, splitidx, and a small program, splitindex (available in perl, TeX, Java, C, binaries for Windows-Cygwin, OpenBSD-i386, Linux-i386). The package may be used to produce one index or several indices. Without using the program the number of indices is limited by the number of TeXs output streams. But using the program you may use even more than 16 indices. At this case, splitidx outputs only a single file jobname.idx and the program splits that file into several raw index files and calls your favorite index processor for each of it. Changes at version 0.9: ----------------------- - New option `useindex' makes index and alias for sindex. - New command ` ewprotectedindex' behaves like ` ewindex' but tries to protect the argument of `index' and `sindex' using `@onelevel@sanitize'. - New option `protected' makes all `index' and `sindex' calls use `@onelevel@sanitize' to protect the argument. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Sch�pf

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CTAN package upgrade: gellmu, version 0.8.2
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

William F. Hammond writes: > I've uploaded version 0.8.2 of GELLMU to ftp.tex.ac.uk > > I suggest that it be placed in support/gellmu. > > License: GPL i have installed the upgrade as suggested, and updated the catalogue entry. > This is a maintenance release incorporating a number of relatively > small improvements as well as bug fixes. It supersedes previous > versions although small changes in the XML document type may affect > old documents slightly. > > GELLMU stands for Generalized Extensible LaTeX-Like MarkUp. It > provides a way to write in an XML document type of one's choice using > LaTeX-like source. In addition, for its regular track the package > provides software for reliable translation of its own article XML > document type to ordinary LaTeX, classical HTML (suitable for terminal > window browsers and palmtops), and the modern form of HTML with > support for mathematics (XHTML+MathML). More information may be found > at the website, http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/gellmu > > Changes since the last CTAN posting (which was October 2004), > as noted in the file README: > > --- > > IMPORTANT ISSUE for MathML output > > The newer versions of Perl are somewhat incompatible regarding with > less new versions regarding the UTF-8 content-encoding. This can > create problems with parsing math zones while generating XHTML+MathML > output. One of the aspects of this issue is that the meaning of use > UTF-8 has changed (as advertised by advance warnings). The specific > concern is with splitting a UTF-8 string into the array of its > characters. > > It seems to be the case with Perl 5.6 that use UTF-8 is adequate for > Gellmu's parsing, while with Perl 5.8.1 and later one wants both use > UTF-8 and use encoding. There seems to be no encoding available > by default in 5.6. Consequently, this release of gellmu provides a > dummy library encoding.pm that is intended for use when there is no > separate encoding package installed with Perl 5.6. With the newer > Perl versions simply move the small dummy encoding.pm out of (or to > another name in) the perllib directory in the Gellmu tree. > > CHANGES IN VERSION 0.8.2 (28 Feb 2006) > > 1. Tables and Tabular now have functioning p cells. Only par, > not parb, should be used to introduce a new paragraph in > a tabular p-cell. For a forced linebreak inside a p-cell use > the named form rk rather than \, which may only be used > to begin a new row. > > 2. Horizontal alignment in tables and tabular now function in > HTML, as do horizontal rules (via hline in tabular or trule > in table) and vertical rules (via '|' in table or tabular > argument). Much of the new functionality with tables in HTML > is based on assuming web browsers have CSS2 support. > > 3. Added support for the attribute style of assertion, which > plays the role of heoremstyle in LaTeX. If style is unset, > the assertion is set in italics, while if style has the value > definition, the assertion is set upright. > > 4. Bug. Finally decided to rely on CSS for HTML/XHTML handling > of assertion style. > > 5. Bug. Used the bm package in LaTeX formatting (and CSS in > XHTML+MathML) to correct the appearance of mathbf. > > 6. The elements par and parb are no longer allowed inside emph. > The element par now requires explicit closing in source. > > 7. Use of the elements mbox, regch, and text, is now restricted > to math zones. > > 8. Minor changes will be needed in order for some old documents to be > used with new DTDs. > > 9. Numerous bug fixes. > > > CHANGES IN VERSION 0.8.0.7 (01 Feb 2005) > > 1. Bug/Change. Coding for the element text inside math elements > in mathprep.pl had assumed that text had no sub-elements > (consistent with the content model of MathML's mtext). > The author is debating with himself as to whether this is too > restrictive. Meanwhile that code has been changed. > > 2. Change. Added AMSMath names ltimes, rtimes, and mp to > the article document type. > > 3. Bug/Change. Pushed handling of the element sref out to end > formatters (parallel to handling of ref) so as to use the > .xlb database. > > 4. Change. Added handling in HTML and LaTeX formatters of eqntag. > > 5. Change. Positive labelwidth in LaTeX formatting of menu and Menu. > > > CHANGES IN VERSION 0.8.0.6 (01 Dec 2004) > > 1. Bug fix. The script mathprep.pl was failing to write 'mchld=' > when a container had no actual content, thereby causing htmlgart.pl > to exit with an error message. > > 2. Bug fix. The parameter entity %opline was nonsensically > allowing %fmath content. Its model was tightend and a new version > %mopline using math|tmath instead of %fmath was created for use > with itemlabel and op0. > > 3. Bug fix. The shell script bin/linux/lmkg was revised to prevent > failure with some versions of /bin/sh. > > 4. Change. The HTML dl written by htmlgart.pl for formatting > assertion was revised to have class attribute assertion so > that CSS-controlled margins can be customized. > > 5. Change. The CSS stylesheet webstyle/mxh.css was changed to zero > left and right margins for dl.assertion and to inhibit linebreaking > inside all math containers, inline as well as block. > > 6. Bug fix. Comments were inhibited (for validation) at the top level > of thebibliography. > > 7. Change. Provided a GMT timezone option for the banner datestamp in > HTML output. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: blockdraw_mp
by CTAN Announcements 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

A new package has just been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at the mirror that you like the best. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: blockdraw_mp Author's name: Henrik Tidefelt Location on CTAN: /graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/blockdraw_mp Summary description: MetaPost macros for the creation of block diagrams and bond graphs License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package targets the simple problem of producing block diagrams and bond graphs. In more detail, the provided functionality can be divided into o Standard elements such as labeled blocks and bond graph arrows. o Standardized way for selecting input and output points on blocks. o Means for the construction of carpented paths connecting points. o Standardized label positioning along block connections. o Higher-level macros that specialize and/or combine some of the above. An important example from the group of higher-level macros is the macro that takes two blocks as arguments and generates a path connecting them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/blockdraw_… . 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: icsv
by CTAN Announcements 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thank you, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: icsv class Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/conferences/icsv/ Summary description: Class for typesetting articles for the ICSV conference License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an ad-hoc class for typesetting articles for the ICSV conference, based on the previously hacked together active-conf by the same author. Hopefully it's useful to someone. Contact me for refinements or if things don't work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/conferences/icsv/ . 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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