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CTAN Update: References v4.2
by CTAN Announcements 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Volker Kiefel submitted a new version of the references package. Location on CTAN: support/references License: gpl Summary: REFERENCES is bibliographic software for authors of scientific manuscripts and for management of bibliographic data of ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, of BOOKS, of CHAPTERS IN BOOKS and other document types including notes and electronic documents. REFERENCES supports LaTeX including BibTeX. Bibliographic records in MEDLINE format are easily imported. Retrieval of references is possible by keywords, authors' or editors' names, date of publication, title of article, book title, journal name and other data fields. Lists of references can be compiled in any bibliographic style required by the publishers of scientific journals. At present, REFERENCES is provided with a text based console interface compiled for win32-systems, an external text editor is required for editing data. New in References version 4.2: New field IDNR (``identification numbers'') will contain DOI, url and other identification numbers as the PubMed identification numbers. These numbers can be addressed by bibliographic/macro format definitions and they can be searched from search commands. Width of the field for the journal code has been enlarged from 4 to 10 characters. Changes in the structure of the table for format definitions: field width changed from 14 to 24 characters AWK-scripts for text manipulation (accessible through the [edit-main-p] option) are debugged and rewritten so that the output file name can be selected. Scripts are now more `portable', they do no longer depend upon gawk, but may now also be used with awk (Kernighan) or mawk. Kernighan's awk is now included instead of gawk. The function for selection of files by the user now asks for initial characters. New command [edit-main-h] calls PDF viewer with the References documentation (refsdok.pdf). Change in user interface: if the variable OPEN_EDITOR_YN is set to `1' (default) in the configuration file, References prompts the user to open a previously created/changed text file with the message: open editor with ``name-of-text-file''? [y/n] This makes the References user interface more comfortable. You may turn off this behaviour by setting `OPEN_EDITOR_YN=0' in refs.cfg, then References will work like v4.1j and earlier. -- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: fig2vect 1.1.0 - Yet another Fig to vector converter
by CTAN Announcements 27 Oct '05

27 Oct '05

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Dirk Krause submitted an update to his fig2vect package. The fig2vect program converts figures from jFig, XFig and WinFig to MetaPost, EPS, PDF, TeX and SVG. Program highlights: - Designed for use with LaTeX/pdfLaTeX. Handling of special text is left up to LaTeX, for non-special text you can choose whether or not to use LaTeX. For text handled by LaTeX you have three choices: - Use the fonts exactly as specified in the Fig file. - Convert to use fonts in the same features (serif/sans-serif/monospaced, normal/bold, upright/italic). This allows to use the same font families in the graphics as in the document where the graphics is included. - Write no font selection commands (text contains commands itself if necessary). - X-splines are approximated by a sequence of Bezier spline segments. - Fill patterns are drawn by vector graphics operations. - Image width and height are found by inspecting graphics elements (except texts), the paper format name is not used here. Location on CTAN: /support/fig2vect Summary description: Conversion program from *.fig to *.mp, *.eps, *.pdf, *.svg and *.tex License type: bsd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changed behaviour: Running with default settings the program now produces best quality instead of smallest output files. When upgrading from 1.0.x and below you should create a new fig2vect.cfg file based on fig2vect.cfg.sample. Bugfix: In earlier versions there were compilation errors when zlib or libbz2 were not found. This is fixed now. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package upgrade: pstricks
by CTAN Announcements 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I have uploaded pstricks.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please repcae all files with the ones in > > Changes -> /graphics/pstricks/generic/ > pstricks.tex -> /graphics/pstricks/generic/ > pstricks.sty -> /graphics/pstricks/latex/ > pstricks.pro -> /graphics/pstricks/dvips/ > > pstnews* -> /graphics/pstricks/doc/ i've installed the files and updated the catalogue. > this new update (1.12) has > > > pstricks.sty -------- > - a new option plain for only input{pstricks} > - drop support for scalebox check, it is now renamed > in pstricks.tex (hv) > - option DIA to prevent a clash with scalebox (hv) > > > pstricks.tex -------- > - spurious blank for multirput > - shift only for an absolute length > - add the missing arrows ]-[)-( > - rename otateleft | right | down to > psrotateleft | right | down to be consistant to the > other PSTricks macro names > - new fillstyle options > - move the code for arcs of an ellipse into pstricks.pro > - fix bug with multips (spurious blank) (hv) > - allow empty optional arrow argument psline[..]{}(2,2) > - redefined psarc@iv for negative loops of ccircle > - introduce new options shift and showgrid for the > main pspicture environment > - rename scalebox and scaleboxto to > psscalebox(to) to be consistant to the > other PSTricks macro names > > ---- pstricks.pro > - move the code for arcs of an ellipse from the main pstricks.tex into > this pro > - added new fillstyles thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I have uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ i've done that, and triggered the mirroring. > The changes in this release are as follows: > A new encoder for the bar codes used by the Australian Postal Service > was added. > > Project description: > Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript implements the printing of many > barcode formats entirely within level 2 PostScript, so that the > process of converting the input string into the printed output is > performed by the printer itself. This avoids the need to re-implement > the barcode generation process whenever your language needs change. > The project supports most major barcode formats including EAN-13, > EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, Code 128 (A, B, and C), Code 39, > Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet, Code 2 of 5, and Codabar. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: beamer version 3.06 and pgf 1.00
by CTAN Announcements 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Till Tantau submitted updates to the beamer and pgf packages. PGF is a macro package for creating graphics directly in TeX and LaTeX. Its usage is similar to pstricks and the standard picture environment. Unlike pstricks, it produces both PostScript and PDF output and works together with latex, dvips, pdftex, and pdflatex. PGF is used extensively with beamer for production of presentations. The beamer LaTeX class can be used for producing slides. Its functionality is similar to Prosper but does not need any external programs and can directly produce a presentation using pdflatex. Beamer uses pgf for pdf/ps independent graphics. Frames are created using frame{...}, and a frame can build multiple slides through a simple notation for specifying material for each slide within a frame. Beamer supports bibliographies, appendicies and transitions. Short versions of title, authors, institute can also be specified as optional parameters. A plainframe{} allows a picture, for example, to fill the whole frame. Support figure and table environments, transparency effects, a ransduration command, animation commands, a pauses environment. Beamer also provides compatibility with other packages like prosper. Here are the annoucements for the packages: -- latex-beamer 3.06: This release is now the official first version for use with the new pgf 1.00. This combination is now quite stable, so users are encouraged to switch over to 3.06. However, this is not yet a real new version 3.10 since there are still too many (known) problems. I'll try to work on these during the next months. Note that you *need* pgf version 1.00 (actually, 0.95 will do, but then you will *want* 1.00 instead) to use this version of beamer. Changes since latex-beamer 3.01: - Fixed bug in drawing of buttons. - Version for use with pgf version 1.00. - Added color theme wolverine and presentation theme AnnArbor, submitted by Madhusudan Singh <madhusudan.singh(a)gmail.com>. - Added two screen options. - Added subsubsections (evil!). - Added egin{frame}{Title}{Subtitle} syntax. - setbeamercovered is now scoped. - Fixed location of navigation symbols on plain frames. - Fixed wrong frame number in conjunction with fragile option. - Fixed compatibility definitions like eamertemplateballtoc. - Fixed compatibility definitions for eamersetleftmargin. - Fixed wobbling height of frametitle in default theme. - Fixed problem with serif theme and onlymath option. - Fixed problem with >127 characters and fragile option. - Fixed problem with activation of Chinese characters - Fixed problem with spaces in semiverbatim. -- pgf 1.00: Compared to the last stable version of pgf, namely version 0.65, this is almost a new program. The changes are so broad and fundamental that it does not really make sense to list them all. However, despite all the changes, this version should be fully compatible with the version 0.65. Here is an overview of the most important changes since 0.65: - The documentation is completely new and somewhat expanded. - There is now a package called TikZ that makes using pgf really easy. - pgf is no longer a pure latex package, it now also works with plain TeX and (thereby) ConTeXt. - pgf now supports not only pdftex and latex+dvips, but also dvipdfm, tex4ht (where it produces svg output) and vtex. - pgf is now layered and new backend drivers can be added much more easily. - The power of pgf has been vastly increased. It can now has a sophisticated coordinate system management, node management, supports opacity, has a new arrow management, and more. If you have been using versions 0.95 or higher, this is just the hopefully quite bugfree version of the versions sind 0.95. Note on the installation: Since pgf is no longer a latex package, it should now be unpacked in the generic part of the texmf tree, that is, as texmf/tex/generig/pgf. You *may* need to create a link in the latex part of the texmf tree at texmf/tex/latex/pgf pointing to /texmf/tex/generic/pgf/latex/pgf. This link is necessary if TeX finds an old version of pgf instead of the current one. Changes since pgf 0.65: - Added vtex support (finally!). - Added multi part mechanism to nodes. - Added very simple pgflibraryautomata. - Changed coordinate shape such that it now never produces a text label. - Renamed pgfshapebox to pgfnodeparttextbox (made necessary by the node part mechanism). - Added transparency to PGF (quite nice...). - Added foreach option to child path operation (also nice...). - Fixed problem with \ in centered text. - Fixed problem with hyperlinks in nodes. - Fixed wrong arrows in trees. - Reorganised directory structure of documentation. - Added tree mechanism. - Added snake mechanism. - Added layer mechanism. - Added new shapes: cross out, strike out, forbidden sign. - Added some more documentation. - Added none drawing and filling colors. - Added pgflibrarytikzbackgrounds. - Changed syntax of pgfqbox. - Changed syntax of several pgfsys@xxxx commands. - Added SVG support / a tex4ht backend. (Complicated text inside svg graphics is not supported well, but that's mainly a shortcoming of the svg specification.) - Fixed spacing problem in dvips. - Changed syntax of plot and plot marks. - Changed syntax of ellipse and elliptical arc options. - Fixed baseline bug in tikz. - Fixed bug in pgfpages. - Introduced every xxxx styles, got rid of shape actions option. - Added intersection of syntax for coordinates. - Started revising the documentation. - Changed names of some pgfpages commands. - Changed syntax of parabola command. - Proof read documentation. - Introduced three layers: system, basic, frontends. - Wrote two frontends: TikZ (*most* useful!) and pgfpict2e (a demonstration). - Largely rewrote the basic layer. - Largely rewrote the system layer. - Completely rewrote the documentation. - Added two utilities: pgfpages and pgffor. - Made macro naming more consistent. - Added plain tex support. - Added dvipdfm support. - Restructured directory structure. - Zillions of small bugfixes. -- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: pst.labo
by CTAN Announcements 23 Oct '05

23 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I have uploaded pst-labo.tgz tu the UK mirror. > Please replace the files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-labo/ > > > The documentation of pst-labo, a PSTricks related > package for drawing various assemblies of chemical objects, > is now available in three languages: > English, French, German i've installed the replacement files for mirroring by all CTAN sites. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: lineno.sty/ednotes.sty (critical editions, revising submittings)
by CTAN Announcements 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Uwe Lück submitted an update to the lineno and ednotes packages. The lineno package adds line numbers to selected paragraphs with reference possible through the LaTeX ef and pageref cross reference mechanism. Ednotes is a macro package for typesetting scholarly critical editions. It provides macros for critical edition typesetting with LaTeX, including support for line numbers and layers of footnotes. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes macros/latex/contrib/lineno Summary description: lineno.sty v4.32: bug fix License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mainly, a bug in vertical spacing has been fixed -- when a math display or a list meets a heading, or a heading meets a sub-heading [addvspace had been disabled]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > > this new version has > - use def instead of edef for X|YAxisLabel > - make psgraph correct use of the origin values > - added a new macro psLNode and lput for a > node label with absolute position > - moving the basic arrows into pstricks.tex )-(,]-[ > bugfix for hook arrow > - fix a bug with trigLabels and showorigin i've installed the file and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package updated: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded pst-barcode.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please replace all files in > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > > this new version has > - A checksum was added to the Code 2 of 5 encoder. > - A checksum was added to the Code 11 encoder. > - adding a PS-option width for the codes i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: amsldoc-vi
by CTAN Announcements 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Reinhard Kotucha submitted an update for the AMSLaTeX Manual v2.0, Vietnamese edition. to CTAN. Location on CTAN: info/amslatex/vietnamese. Description: AMSLaTeX Manual v2.0, Vietnamese edition. Original Author: American Mathematical Society Translator: Ky Anh <kyanh(a)o2.pl> License of the translation: LPPL, version 1.3 or newer, according to http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: pdftex 1.30.4
by CTAN Announcements 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 Martin Schröder submitted a new version of pdftex Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex Summary description: fixed some bugs License type: gpl > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The pdfTeX team is happy to announce the release of a new stable version: > > =========================================================================== > pdfTeX 1.30.4 > =========================================================================== > > This is the announcement of pdfTeX 1.30.4, an extended version of TeX that > can create PDF directly from TeX source files and enhance the result of TeX > typesetting with the help of PDF. > > =========================================================================== > Main changes of pdfTeX 1.30.4 > =========================================================================== > > - bugfix: whitespaces in filenames didn't work on Unix anymore (bug 377) > - bugfix: two immediates cancel themselves (bug 437) > - bugfix: wrong file name in error messages of image inclusion (bug 435) > > For complete release notes see http://www.pdftex.org/NEWS > > =========================================================================== > Legal notice / license > =========================================================================== > > pdfTeX is copyright (c) 1996-2005 Han The Thanh, <thanh(a)pdftex.org> > > pdfTeX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the > terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software > Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later > version. > > For a complete README (with a full discussion of the license) > please look at http://www.pdftex.org/README > > =========================================================================== > The files / installation > =========================================================================== > > You should first try to get a new version of pdfTeX through your > distribution. > > If you want to compile it yourself, have a look at http://www.pdftex.org -- > there you can find links to the pdfTeX sources on CTAN. And some useful > documentation. > > =========================================================================== > Mailing lists / web pages: > =========================================================================== > > Mailing list: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdftex > > Related web pages: > http://www.pdftex.org > http://sarovar.org/projects/pdftex/ > http://www.tug.org/tex-live/ > http://www.tug.org/tetex/ > http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes > http://www.dante.de/ > http://tug.org/ > http://www.pragma-ade.com/ > > Have fun! > > Martin Schröder (martin(a)pdftex.org) for the pdfTeX team, October 2005 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: fonts from GUST on dante/incoming
by CTAN Announcements 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted a number of font files to CTAN: > ------ > Package: antt > Version: 2.04 > Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki > License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) > Location on CTAN: fonts/antt/ > > The current release (v. 2.04) corrected some glyphs, > normalized again .map end .enc files names, and also added the support > for mathematical typeseting in LaTeX. > > ------ > Package: iwona > Version: 0.92 > Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki > License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) > Location on CTAN: fonts/iwona/ > > Iwona is a two-element sans-serif typeface. It was created as an alternative > version of the Kurier typeface, which was designed in 1975 for a diploma > in typeface design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision > of Roman Tomaszewski. > > Kurier was designed for linotype typesetting of newspapers and similar > periodicals. The Iwona fonts are an alternative version of the Kurier fonts. > The difference lies in the absence of ink traps which typify the Kurier font. > > This distribution contains a significantly extended set of characters covering > the following modern alphabets: latin (including Vietnamese), cyrillic and > greek as well as a number of additional symbols (including mathematical > symbols). The fonts are prepared in Type 1 and OpenType formats. For use > with TeX the following encoding files have been prepared: T1 (ec), T2 (abc), > and OT2 -- cirilic, T5 (Vietnamese), OT4, QX, texansi and nonstandard (IL2 > for the Czech fonts), as well as supporting macros and files defining fonts > for LaTeX. The doc/fonts/iwona folder contains examples for plain TeX as well > as for LaTeX and an example of typesetting mathematics. > > > ------ > Package: kurier > Version: 0.92 > Author: Janusz Marian Nowacki > License: GFNL (GUST-FONT-NOSOURCE-LICENSE based on LPPL) > Location on CTAN: fonts/kurier/ > > Kurier is a two-element sans-serif typeface. It was designed for a diploma > in typeface design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts under the supervision > of Roman Tomaszewski. The result was presented with other Polish typefaces > at the ATypI conference in Warsaw in 1975. > > Kurier was intended for linotype typesetting of newspapers and similar > periodicals. The design goals included resistance to technological processes > destructive to the letter shapes. As a result, amongst others, the typeface > distinguishes itself through intra- and extra-letter white spaces as well > as ink traps at cross-sections of some elements constituting the characters. > > This distribution contains a significantly extended set of characters covering > the following modern alphabets: latin (including Vietnamese), cyrillic and > greek as well as a number of additional symbols (including mathematical > symbols). The fonts are prepared in Type 1 and OpenType formats. For use with > TeX the following encoding files have been prepared: T1 (ec), T2 (abc), and > OT2 -- cirilic, T5 (Vietnamese), OT4, QX, texansi and nonstandard (IL2 for > the Czech fonts), as well as supporting macros and files defining fonts for > LaTeX. The doc/fonts/kurier folder contains examples for plain TeX as well > as for LaTeX and an example of typesetting mathematics. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: tabularht v2.0
by CTAN Announcements 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted an update to his tabularht package. The tabularht package defines some environments that add a height specification to tabular and array environments. The default set of new environments take a value for their height in the first argument: defined environments are: tabularht, tabularht* and arrayht. If package <xref refid='tabularx'>tabularx</xref> is also loaded, the package also defines environments tabularxht and tabularxht*. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/ License remains LPPL 1.3. > Changes: > * New option vlines with drives pdftex and dvips. > It tries to solve the problem of interrupted vertical > lines in tabularht environments, if the space between > the rows is inserted, e.g. by oalign{vspace{...}}. > * New commands for interrow space with support for > option vlines: > interrowspace, interrowfill, interrowstart ...interrowstop > * The height of the table can also be given by spread. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: dante.ctan.org upload: xcolor 2.06
by CTAN Announcements 17 Oct '05

17 Oct '05

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Uwe Kern submitted an update to the xcolor package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/ Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2005/10/15 v2.06 > * New features: > - color model `wave' for (approximate) visualisation of light > wavelengths, still somewhat experimental; > - pseudo-model `ps' for colors defined by literal PostScript code > in conjunction with `pstricks and `dvips'; an illustrative > example for a gamma-correction approach is given in xcolor2.tex; > - substitutecolormodel command for replacement of missing or > faulty driver-specific color models; > - improved detection and handling of driver-specific color models; > - `dvipdfmx' and `xetex' options to support these drivers; > - generic driver test file xcolor4.tex. > * Changes: > - XC@strip@comma doesn't generate a trailing space anymore, which > improves also the output of the `testcolors' environment. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission: Word2LaTeX
by CTAN Announcements 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Ingo H. de Boer submitted the new package word2latex to CTAN. The wsW2LTX library is an application programming interface (API) designed to translate a MS Word document to LaTeX and converts MS Word documents up to version 9, which is MS Word 2000. The library is based on libwv and on several other - mostly Unix based - libraries. Location on CTAN: support/word2latex License type: nosource Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: WinShell 3.0
by CTAN Announcements 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Ingo H. de Boer submitted version 3.0 of the winshell package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/winshell Summary description: WinShell is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for easy working with LaTeX or TeX. License type: nosource Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WinShell is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for easy working with LaTeX or TeX. It includes a text editor, different tool bars and user configuration options. It is NOT a LaTeX system. An additional LaTeX package for Windows is needed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Alexander Grahn submitted an update to the movie15 package. This package defines includemovie with PDF-1.5 compatibility. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15/ Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) The image file argument of the `poster' option has become optional with this update. This new variant of the `poster' option causes the player plugin of Adobe Reader to show the very first frame of the movie or to show the frame at the beginning of a movie segment, which has been specified with the `startat' and `endat' options. 2.) A new user macro has been added: movieref It allows embedded movies and sounds to be referenced from any location within the document. `movieref' creates a hyperlink to either stop, pause or resume the media, or to restart it at different settings, such as frame rate, volume and start/end positions. Furthermore, clicking the hyperlink opens the page containing the media it is pointing to. 3.) Compatibility commands `movie' and `hyperlinkmovie' have been added such that `movie15' can be used as a replacement for Till Tantau's `multimedia' package, which is part of his Beamer-Class. The benefits are fully embeddable media files and more accepted media formats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: outerhbox
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

A new package has been installed on 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: outerhbox Author's name: Jonathan Fine Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/misc/outerhbox.sty Summary description: outerhbox.sty - collect horizontal material for contributing to a paragraph License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collects horizontal mode material into an hbox, suitable for later unhbox'ing into a paragraph. For use with plain, LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc. Provides outerhbox, which is roughly similar to hbox, except that material is set in outer horizontal mode. This prevents TeX from optimising away math penalties and the like, that are needed when the material is unhbox'ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/misc/outerhbox.sty . 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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New CTAN package: pst-labo
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I uploaded a new package pst-labo.tgz to the uk mirror. > Please create a new directory and put all files in there > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-labo/ > > pst-labo is a PSTricks related package for > drawing basic and complex chemical objects. > The documentation is in german, but all examples > with the source code are self explanatory. > > the authors are Denis Girou, Manuel Luque, > Christophe Jorssen and Herbert Voss I've installed the package as requested, and updated the catalogue. Thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pdf-trans 2.1
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005, Staszek Wawrykiewicz submitted an update to the pdf-trans package. Version: 2.1 Author: Pawe{l} Jackowski License: Public Domain Location on CTAN: macros/generic/pdf-trans/ A set of macros for various transformations of TeX boxes (based on plain and pdfeTeX primitives). It was initially inspired by trans.tex (BOP, bop(a)bop.com.pl), remade to work with pdfTeX. News: Version 2.1 added some new macros: - ransround <0..4> sets pdf dimen rounding precision - oxgobble <box> macro swallows <box> and returns hbox{} Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: powerdot v1.2
by CTAN Announcements 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Hendri Adriaens submiited an uüpdate to the powerdot package. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/powerdot > powerdot v1.2: > 1) Added upen and bframe styles > 2) Simplified coding of most styles > 3) Solved some small bugs > 4) Speeded up compilations Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- mempatch v4.1 (patches for memoir class)
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

Peter Wilson writes: > Dear Robin/CTAN, > > I have uploaded mempatch.sty and memmanadd.pdf to UK incoming. Please > put these as replacements in macros/latex/contrib/memoir. > > mempatch.sty v4.1 (2005/10/06) provides minor fixes to the memoir class, > and also new macros for typesetting captions, legends, etc., at the side of > a float in addition to the regular top and bottom positions. > > memmandadd.pdf is an addendum to the manual (memman) for memoir and > includes descriptions of the latest macros. i've installed the files as requested, and updated the catalogue with the new patch number. Peter adds (for the benefit of his users): > In a few days I will be offline, not returning until early November, so > put any questions to the comp.text.tex newsgroup rather than directly to me. thanks for the upload -- have a good time away! Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: pst-eucl
by CTAN Announcements 07 Oct '05

07 Oct '05

The package described here was installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Again, thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pst-eucl Author's name: RODRIGUEZ Dominique Location on CTAN: /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-eucl Summary description: euclidian geometry with pstricks License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The pst-eucl package allow the drawing of Euclidean geometric figures using TeX pstricks macros for specifying mathematical constraints. It is thus possible to build point using common transformations or intersections. The use of coordinates is limited to points which controlled the figure. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-eucl . 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: pst-slpe
by CTAN Announcements 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

Herbert Voss writes: > I have uploaded pst-slpe.tgz to the UK mirror. > Please replace all files with the ones in > /graphics/pstricks/pst-slpe/ > > > PSTricks contains the pst-grad package, which provides a gradient > fill style for arbitrary shapes but it has some deficiencies. > pst-slpe instead has some more features: > 1. permitts the user to specify an arbitrary number of colours, > along with the points at which these are to be reached. > 2. conversion between RGB and HSV is done behind the > scene. > 3. provides concentric and radial gradients. > 4. with version 1.1 pst-slpe uses the xkeyval package for the > extended key handling. i've installed the new files as requested, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package submission: ifdraft v1.0
by CTAN Announcements 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted a new package called ifdraft to CTAN. > License: LPPL 1.3. > > Excerpt from the doc part inside the file: > > % Function: Switch for option draft. > % > % Use: usepackage{ifdraft} > % ifdraft{<draft case>}{<final case>} > % ifoptiondraft{<option draft is given}% > % {<option draft is not given} > % ifoptionfinal{<option final is given}% > % {<option final is not given} > % > % If none of the options draft or final is used, > % then this package assumes final as default setting > % for ifdraft. [...] > % > % If either draft or final is used, ifdraft is > % enough to distinguish between these cases. > % [...] Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update --- mempatch.sty v4.0a
by CTAN Announcements 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty. > > mempatch v4.0a fixes a problem with the starred section commands in the > memoir class. I will shortly be issuing a further mempatch with added > functions, so if you don't use section*, etc, you could wait for the next > patch. i've installed the package; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: svninfo
by CTAN Announcements 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005, Achim D. Brucker submitted an update to the svninfo package. Location on CTAN: /tex/macros/latex/contrib/svninfo/ Summary description: A LaTeX package for accessing svn keywords License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The svninfo package is used to extract the revision and file information provided by the subversion (svn) revision control system and provides commands for accessign them within LaTeX documents. Also support files for the latex2html converter is provided. Note, that this is an adaption of the rcsinfo package for rcs. So, if you know rcsinfo, you will also be familar with svninfo. This version adds support for short $ID:$ keywords with missing owner information, i.e, generated by an anonymous commit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: algorithm2e
by CTAN Announcements 04 Oct '05

04 Oct '05

This package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: algorithm2e Author's name: Christophe Fiorio Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e Summary description: Floating algorithm environment with algorithmic keywords (re)definition feature License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm2e is an environment for writing algorithms. Release 3.9 fixes all the known bugs, references problem with hyperref and add several new features as sidecomment. An algorithm is defined as a floating object like figures. It provides macros that allow you to create different sorts of key words, thus a set of predefined key words is given. You can also change the typography of the keywords. The environment allows you to have vertical lines delimiting block of instructions. It defines also different sort of algorithms such as Procedure or Function allowing name of this functions to be reused in common text or other algorithms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e . 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 7.40 - TeXWord and DVIEW improvements, LaTeX update.
by CTAN Announcements 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005, Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma package. Location on CTAN: systems/win32/bakoma Most noticeable improvements are: * Updated most of LaTeX packages. * Added new templates for: PowerDot, Beamer, LLNCS. * `Window|Docking Source/Console Windows' (new TeXWord option) defines way to split (vertical/horizontal) main window between page window and source text windows. * Fixing problem with loading many dictionaries in TeXWord. * Fixed problems with some PSTricks packages (PST-light3d, PST-math, etc.) * Fixed problems in importing some GIF and TIFF files. * Refined key binding in TeXWord. 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 7.40 > ------------------ > > BaKoMa TeX 7.40 supports two coexisting IDE: > 1) BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > 2) Text Editor + DVI Viewer - Clasical IDE. > > About BaKoMa TeX Word. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor. > > The word `True' is used to highlight two following > facts: > > 1) It is True WYSIWYG Editor. > It means that display shows precisely the same what > will be printed. > It looks such that you edit your document > immediately in DVI Viewer. > 2) It is True LaTeX Editor. > It edits LaTeX source text without any import/export > procedure. > It means that you can load and edit any LaTeX 2e > document. > > BaKoMa TeX Word is built on top of BaKoMa TeX graphic > engine and > consequently it inherits all features of BaKoMa TeX > related > with import graphics, font support, and document > export. > > It supports processors: > (1) Standard TeX and (2) e-TeX. > Other processors such as Omega may be added in > future. > > It imports: > EPS, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, > MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, FIG, HPGL, and DXY. > It supports fonts: > OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, PostScript Type1 > (including MM), > PostScript Type 3, and TeX PK/VF. > It exports: > DVI, PDF, SVG, PS, PNG (with HTML wrapper), and > HTML (TeX4HT). > > It includes built-in PostScript interpreter accessible > via DVIPS > compatible special interface that supports such macro > packages as: > Prosper, PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics (psfig), > draftcopy, etc. > > Most important application of BaKoMa TeX Word is > final step corrections of LaTeX papers before > publishing. > > Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWYG interface > is another impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. > > More information about `BaKoMa TeX Word' is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/texword.html> > > Some snapshots are available at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/snapshots/> > > Root of BaKoMa TeX distributions is at: > <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: ednotes/lineno (critical editions)
by CTAN Announcements 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 Uwe Lück submitted updates to the lineno and ednotes packages. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ednotes/ macros/latex/contrib/lineno/ Summary description: Updates: apparatus hook, modulo refinement ... License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Major achievements: 1. ednotes.sty offers PrecedeLevelWith for visually identifying apparatuses (think of pages where only one of them appears) or for controlling the shape of one or another apparatus paragraph (maybe depending on apparatus). (Requires manyfoot.sty v1.9!) 2. lineno.sty offers modulolinenumbers* and a package option `modulo*' for printing first line number after interrupting editor's text, regardless of the modulo. 3. To prevent lemma code from working in the apparatus (`fol...', e.g.), ednotes.sty now offers otinnote (replacing otthislemma, now without `undefined c...'). lineno.sty v4.31: documenting lineno.tex/pdf have been debugged. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: bibleref
by CTAN Announcements 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Nicola Talbot writes: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bibleref > Summary description: Format bible citations > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The bibleref package can be used to ensure consistent formatting of > bible citations. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package, and catalogued it. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: xcolor 2.05
by CTAN Announcements 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 Uwe Kern submitted an update to the xcolor package, which implements driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/ Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005/09/30 v2.05 * New features: - `testcolors' environment helps to test colors in different models, showing both the visual result and the model-specific parameters; - extractcolorspecs puts model/color specification into two separate commands, as opposed to extractcolorspec; - color names `pink' and `olive' added to the set of predefined colors. * Bugfixes: - definecolor{foo}{named}{bar} did not work in v2.04. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: cam.ctan.org upload: mcaption package
by CTAN Announcements 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Stephan Hennig writes: > Name of contribution: mcaption package > Author's name: Stephan Hennig > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mcaption > Summary description: Put captions in margin > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides a margincap environment to put figure > or table captions in the margin. See the documentation to > learn more about this package. > > v2.2 Changes: > * Provide package options bottom and top. > * Fixed bug with one sided documents. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package and pushed it out to the other sites, and i've updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: mcaption
by CTAN Announcements 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

Stephan Hennig writes: > Name of contribution: mcaption package > Author's name: Stephan Hennig > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mcaption > Summary description: Put captions in margin > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides a margincap environment to put figure > or table captions in the margin. See the documentation to > learn more about this package. > > v2.1 > Changes: * Now works with standard classes. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN location movements
by CTAN Announcements 29 Sep '05

29 Sep '05

In response to various problems we (or users) have encountered, the following changes of location have taken place: macros/latex/contrib/powerdot -> macros/latex/contrib/powerdot/distrib macros/latex/contrib/powerdot-contrib -> macros/latex/contrib/powerdot/contrib macros/latex/contrib/carlisle/textcase.* -> macros/latex/contrib/textcase Also, _files_ (not directories) macros/generic/* have moved to macros/generic/misc/*, except where the package has gained a directory of its own. (For example, there is a new directory macros/generic/tables.) A start has been made on similar moves in macros/plain/contrib and biblio/bibtex/contrib; there's one file in macros/latex209/contrib that needs to move to ./misc, too. The catalogue is updated as each move is made. Catalogue changes will propagate (at worst) on a daily timescale (according to the time zones in which individual copies are held). Note: not everything that's moved appears in the catalogue: there's just too much of it. It may well be that the whole of CTAN is properly catalogued by the end of this century... Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: vntex-3
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Reinhard Kotucha submitted a new version of the vntex package. Author's name: Han The Thanh Location on CTAN: /language/vietnamese/vntex Summary description: Macros and fonts for typesetting Vietnamese License type: LPPL/GPL VnTeX is a package which supports typesetting Vietnamese. It provides macro packages for LaTeX and plain TeX as well as fonts. Support is also provided for tex4ht. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: endheads 1.15
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 John Burt submitted an update to the endheads package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/endheads Summary description: Provides running headers of the form Notes to pp. xx--yy'' for endnotes License type: dfsg Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When you reset the endnotes by chapter, endheads 1.15 adds a centered line reading Chapter <number> <title> to the notes at the point where a new chapter begins. Endheads 1.15 also tests to see whether such a line is too close to the bottom margin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: preview 11.81
by CTAN Announcements 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Ralf Angeli submitted an update to the preview package. License: GPL Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/preview/ Here are the release notes: The main purpose of the preview package is the extraction of selected elements from a LaTeX source, like formulas or images, into separate pages of a DVI file. This works with DVI files postprocessed by either Dvips and Ghostscript or dvipng, but it also works when you are using PDFTeX for generating PDF files. Current uses of the package include the preview-latex package for WYSIWYG functionality in the AUCTeX editing environment, generation of previews in LyX, as part of the operation of the ps4pdf package, the tbook XML system and some other tools. The preview package is being developed along and distributed with preview-latex. With the integration of preview-latex into AUCTeX as of version 11.81, the preview package became part of AUCTeX as well. It can therefore be obtained as part of AUCTeX distribution files available at <URL:ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/>. CTAN provides the standalone preview package at <CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/preview>. For more information about the preview package please refer to the home page of AUCTeX at <URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/>. Version 11.81 of the preview package is mainly a bug fix release accompanying the new version of AUCTeX and adopting its versioning scheme. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update --- memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please put the contents > into macros/latex/contrib/memoir. The distribution is under the LPPL. > > Memoir is a comprehensive class supporting technical books, novels, > poetry, articles...Body font sizes are 9, 10, 11, 12 14 and 17pt. The class > provides many convenient methods for designing your own document layout. > > Changes in version 1.618 (2005/09/25) > o All patches from mempatch.sty v3.12 have been included > o Various minor new facilities > o ofiles now works properly > o Now supports making a glossary (or several if needed) > o New edition of memmanadd.pdf --- the addendum to the user manual > o New version of mempatch.sty (v4.0) which includes no code as it's not > needed > o NO CHANGE TO THE MANUAL (memman.pdf) i've installed the new/replaced files, and updated the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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A new package on CTAN: mcaption
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

Stephan Hennig writes: > Name of contribution: mcaption package > Author's name: Stephan Hennig > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mcaption > Summary description: Put captions in margin > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides an mcaption environment which puts > figure or table captions in the margin. The package only > works with one of the great KOMA-Script document classes > scrartcl, scrreprt or scrbook. See the documentation to > learn more about this package. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the package and pushed it out to the rest of the world; i've also made a catalogue entry for it. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: BibTexMng, version 5.0
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

The package described below has been updated on 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: BibTexMng, version 5.0 Author's name: Petr Vabishchevich Location on CTAN: /nonfree/biblio/bibtex/utils/BibTexMng/ Summary description: BibTexMng is a very easy to use product of bibliographic software for Windows. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New features in version 5.0: * Dialogue Find Files is added * Printing all references in an existing BibTeX database is possible with standard Windows commands * You can use clipboard in any Windows application and insert separate fragments into BibTeX record * The contextual menu for a choice of BibTeX fields * Various types of the interface * Small color syntax highlighting ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/nonfree/biblio/bibtex/utils/BibTexMng/ . 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 upload: tabularht v1.0 and tabularkv v1.0
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted two new packages to CTAN: tabularht v1.0 tabularkv v1.0 Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/ License: LPPL 1.3 >From the README of tabularht: % Function: This package defines some environments that adds % a height specification to tabular and array. % % Use: usepackage{tabularht} % % The package provides the following environments % that extend the tabular/array environment by % a height specification as first argument: % * tabularht, tabularht* % * arrayht % * tabularxht, tabularxht* % (if package tabularx is loaded) % % Example: % documentclass{article} % usepackage{tabularht} % % egin{document} % fbox{% % egin{tabularht*}{1in}{4in}{@{}l@{extracolsep{fill}}r@{}} % upper left corner & upper right corner\% % oalign{vfill}% % multicolumn{2}{@{}c@{}}{bounding box}\ % oalign{vfill}% % lower left corner & lower right corner\ % end{tabularht*}% % } % end{document} >From the README of tabularkv: % Function: This package adds a key value interface for tabular % by the new environment tabularkv. Thus the TeX % source code looks better by named parameters, % especially if package tabularht is used. % % Use: usepackage{tabularkv} % % The package provides the environment tabularkv % that takes an optional argument with tabular % parameters: % * width (width specification, tabular* is used) % * x (width specification, tabularx is used, % package tabularx must be loaded) % * height (height specification, see package tabularht) % * valign (vertical positioning, this option is optional) % values: top, bottom, center % % Parameter valign optional, the following are % equivalent: % egin{tabularkv}[..., valign=top]{l}...end{tabularkv} % egin{tabularkv}[...][t]{l}...end{tabularkv} % % Example: % documentclass{article} % usepackage{tabularkv} % % egin{document} % fbox{% % egin{tabularkv}[ % width=4in, % height=1in, % valign=center % ]{@{}l@{extracolsep{fill}}r@{}} % upper left corner & upper right corner\% % oalign{vfill}% % multicolumn{2}{@{}c@{}}{bounding box}\ % oalign{vfill}% % lower left corner & lower right corner\ % end{tabularkv}% % } % end{document} Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: TeXshade v1.12
by CTAN Announcements 26 Sep '05

26 Sep '05

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Eric Beitz submitted an update to the texshade package. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/texshade/ Summary description: Update of the DNA and protein sequence alignment LaTeX package TeXshade License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is version 1.12 of TeXshade, a package for setting sophisticated DNA and protein sequence alignments in LaTeX. The update contains various bug fixes. Further, a new optional parameter has been introduced into the showconsensus command that allows one to color shade the consensus sequence according to the degree of sequence conservation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: xcolor 2.04
by CTAN Announcements 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 Uwe Kern submitted an update to the xcolor package. xcolor provides easy driver-independent access to several kinds of color tints, shades, tones, and mixes of arbitrary colors. It allows a user to select a document-wide target color model and offers complete tools for conversion between eight color models. Additionally, there is a command for alternating row colors plus repeated non-aligned material (like horizontal lines) in tables. Colors can be mixed like color{red!30!green!40!blue}. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/ License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005/09/23 v2.04 * New features: - preparation for usage of additional - driver-provided - color models; - `pstricks' users may now specify explicit color parameters within psset and related commands, e.g. psset{linecolor=[rgb]{1,0,0}}; an illustrative example is given in xcolor2.tex. * Changes: - color model names sanitized (i.e., turned to catcode 12) throughout the package; - @namelet command deprecated because of name clash with `memoir' - please use XC@let@cc instead (more XC@let@.. commands are available as well); - simplified color conversion code by using the new XC@ifxcase command; - some minor changes to internal macros. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: makeplot
by CTAN Announcements 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ===================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: makeplot Author's name: Jose-Emilio Vila-Forcen Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/makeplot Summary description: Easy plots from Matlab to LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd like to announce the availability of my LaTeX2e makeplot Package. COPYRIGHT 2005 by Jose-Emilio Vila-Forcen (jemilio(a)ieee.org) This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN INSTALLATION: - call 'latex makeplot.ins' and copy the makeplot.sty - file into a path searched by LaTeX. DOCUMENTATION: - execute the following list of commands to create the PDF: latex makeplot.dtx makeindex -s gind.ist -o makeplot.ind makeplot.idx makeindex -s gglo.ist -o makeplot.gls makeplot.glo latex makeplot.dtx pdflatex makeplot.dtx Writing papers, it is very normal that the result of some Matlab simulations will be displayed. Since existing approaches to create EPS files from matlab (laprint, print -eps,...) does not satisfy all my requirements of fonts, quality, portability and to be able to perform fast small changes, I decided to create this package which could be seen as an extension to the PsTricks family. This package creates easily plots taking the data from files, and allows enough configuration to fit most of the cases. In the documentation it is described the requirements of the data files and how to generate EPS files from Matlab. Files of the `makeplot' package: README This file makeplot.dtx Sourcecode, example file & documentation makeplot.ins Installation script generating the source and an example makeplot.pdf PDF Version of the documentation data1.mat data2.mat Data files for the example. They could be generated using the dtx but I don't know how to avoid 'endinput' at the end ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/makeplot . 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 Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List
by FTP archive maintainer 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

The package below has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks, Scott, for the on-going contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive Summary description: Samples of thousands of symbols which are accessible from LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbols List is an organized list of 3300 symbols commonly available to LaTeX users. Some of these symbols are guaranteed to be available in every TeX distribution. Others require font files that come with some, but not all, TeX distributions. The rest require font files that must be downloaded explicitly from CTAN (http://www.ctan.org) and installed. The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbols List currently showcases symbols from 83 separate typefaces. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive . 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 . _______________________________________________ Ctan mailing list Ctan(a)dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan

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CTAN upload: graphicx-psmin
by CTAN Announcements 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted a new package graphicx-psmin to CTAN. This package is an extension of the standard graphics bundle and provides a way to include repeated postscript graphics (ps, eps) only once in a postscript document. This provides a way to get smaller postscript documents when having, for instance, a logo on every page. This package only works when post-processed with dvips, which should at least have version 5.95b! The difference for the pdf file is minimal (as ghostscript already includes only a single copy of graphics files). Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/graphicx-psmin License: LPPL Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN ahs a new package: powerdot-doc-vi
by CTAN Announcements 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: powerdot-doc-vi Author's name: kyanh Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/powerdot-contrib/doc-vi/ Summary description: powerdot documentation (vietnamese version) License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- powerdot documentation (vietnamese version). the main parts are translated from powerdot.dtx, powerdot's documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/powerdot-contrib/doc-v… . 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: dvisvgm
by CTAN Announcements 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 Martin Gieseking submitted a new version of the dvisvgm package. Location on CTAN: /dviware/dvisvgm Summary description: new release of dvisvgm License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dvisvgm is a command line utility for converting DVI files to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). The latest release 0.4.2 fixes some bugs and introduces options for SVG transformations (rotation, translation, scaling etc.) dvisvgm has been sucessfully tested on various Linux (teTeX) and Windows (MikTeX) systems. Precompiled versions for Windows/MikTeX can be downloaded from the project homepage (see README for further information). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Changebar release 3.5 available
by Johannes L. Braams 20 Sep '05

20 Sep '05

Hi, Last night I have prepared changebar release 3.5 for transfer to CTAN. This release has had a couple of long standing problems fixed by Piet van Oostrum. The major featres are: * The changebar can now be used in conjunction with pdfLaTeX * The changebar package works with both the color and xcolor pacakages * The problems with bars appearing in unexpected places have been resolved * A couple of sample files with their pdf output have been added to the distribution. The files were contributed by Piet van Oostrum. Kind regards, Johannes Braams

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