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CTAN update: xkeyval v2.0
by CTAN Announcements 30 Jan '05

30 Jan '05

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 2.0 of his package xkeyval This package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval License: LPPL Update info: --------------------------------------------- 1) setkeys ismade nestable. This solves an issue with PSTricks. 2) Several macros have been simplified. --------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- pkfix 1.2
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jan '05

29 Jan '05

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted version 1.2 of the package pkfix Short description of pkfix: Some PostScript files with bitmapped fonts contain comments, added by dvips. Then pkfix tries to find the type 1 versions of the font and replaces them. License: LPPL Location on CTAN: support/pkfix/ Changes of v1.2: * Bug fix: Merging is now based on type 1 names. This solves the problem, if different bitmap fonts maps to the same type 1 font, eg. (ecrm1000, larm1000) -> SFRM1000. * Suppression of PK generation, if environment variable MKTEXPK is supported. * If output file is - (standard output) then messages of pkfix are written to standard error output, resulting in better pipe support. Changes of v1.1: * Bug fix: embedded encodings are now detected and used. * The temporary dvi files are now written directly. Thus pkfix does not depend on TeX (but on dvips) and runs faster. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update -- pkfix 1.1
by CTAN Announcements 29 Jan '05

29 Jan '05

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Heiko Oberdiek submitted version 1.1 of his pkfix package. License is LPPL. Location on CTAN: support/pkfix/ Short description of pkfix: Some PostScript files with bitmapped fonts contain comments, added by dvips. Then pkfix tries to find the type 1 versions of the font and replaces them. Changes of v1.1: * Bug fix: embedded encodings are now detected and used. * The temporary dvi files are now written directly. Thus pkfix does not depend on TeX (but on dvips) and runs faster. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: PSNFS 9.2 update (encoding vector 8r.enc)
by CTAN Announcements 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted an updated version of the file 8r.enc containing a PostScript encoding vector for the TeX Base 1 encoding. Announcement: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The update affects the comment (file header) only: The version number has been changed from 2.0pre to 2.0. Rationale: Initially, this version of 8r.enc was meant to be a _preliminary_ release only. However, no further changes turned out to be necessary ever, so I always forgot to remove the pre from the version string. This sloppiness of mine may have contributed to some recent confusion regarding the correct version of the file. Note that the date string in the file header is unchanged, i.e, 30 October 2002, because it should stay in sync with the change log of the corresponding encoding file 8r.etx in the Fontinst distribution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload, I installed the file. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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CTAN upload: lipsum
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 Patrick Happel submitted a new package called lipsum giving easy access to 150 paragraphs of Lorem Ipsum dummy text. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. See http://lipsum.com/ for more information. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/lipsum/ License type: lppl Thanks for the upload, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX Word - True WYSIWYG LaTeX Editor
by CTAN Announcements 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Basil Malyshev submitted an update for BaKoMa TeX 7.0 (issued 23-Jan-2004). Location on CTAN: nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important feature of BaKoMa TeX 7 is one new program: `BaKoMa TeX Word'. Key Features: 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. So, 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), 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. Editing Prosper's slides in WYSIWTYG interface is one impressive feature of `BaKoMa TeX Word'. Another important application of `BaKoMa TeX Word' is final step corrections of LaTeX papers before publishing. 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 update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the update, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: As Is License type: nosource Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The fifteenth CTAN bugfix 1 release has the following improvements: * Picture dimensions when converting to EEPIC and PGF were incorrect. * Added some more support for the PGF conversion: colour and grayscale now fully supported, conversion of plain/shade/colour rectangles, conversion of plain/shade/colour squares, conversion of plain/shade/colour ellipses, conversion of plain text, conversion of plain lines. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN package upgrade: microtype
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

A package has been upgraded 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: microtype Author's name: R Schlicht Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/microtype Summary description: An interface to the micro-typographic extensions of pdfTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES in v1.6: - - ------------------ * New option `factor to influence protrusion resp. expansion of all characters of a font (set) * When pdfTeX is too old to expand fonts automatically, font expansion has to be enabled explicitly * Protrusion: + improved digits + added italic uppercase Greek letters + tuned CMR math letters * Use e-TeX extensions, if available - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/microtype although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN has a new package: evweek
by Jim Hefferon 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thank you for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: evweek Author's name: Emanuele Vicentini Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/calendar/contrib/evweek Summary description: Weekly calendar format License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class, a simple spinn-off of the official weekly, incorporates small bug-fixes and some extensions. To use it you have to install the LaTeX Calendar Bundle and, optionally, the evautofl package. Changes in v0.4 (2005/01/23) o Added a little, stupid example of use. o Added a control on evautofl availability. o Added the compact option. o Added the ferial option. Changes in v0.3 (2003/11/28) o Added three new calendar options to enable printing of lines in every day's box. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/calendar/contrib/evweek although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: msg package update V 0.20
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I have uploaded on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of msg, the localization package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > Volunteers are really welcome to translate the short (13 lines) > default messages file in their own language; you will find it below. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. No pb reported at that time. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.20 mods: bug correction: e removed in edef #1. > documentation changes incl. a Migration scheme section. i've installed hte new version as requested; thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team > HERE ARE THE few lines to translate in all other languages: > %%%%%%% > msg{1}{filedatespace fileversionspace package to issue localized % > messages, now loaded.}{} > msg{2}{invalid optional parameter provided:}{} > msg{3}{invalid language requested: ``CurrentOption''}{} > msg{4}{This is to test the #1 feature}{} > msg{5}{``msg'' package line number }{msgparti{issues #msgid #1 message}} > msg{6}{msg package: UNUSUAL end of file reached % > when loading msg@filenamespace file!}{} > msg{7}{stringmsgspace syntax error}{help{last % special test case > argument is missing.}} > msgheader{MESSAGEspacemsgid:space``}msgtrailer{''} > msg{8}{here is a customized message}{}% > msg{9}{here is a customized message % > MessageBreak which continuation is aligned}{} > msgheader{Messagespacemsgidspace(msg):space}msgtrailer{} > msg*{10}{****** I emphasize: this is a WARNING! ****** % > MessageBreak ****** Be careful.^^J}{} > msgheader{}msgtrailer{} > msg{11}{The msg package is in use with ``tracefiles'' option.}{} > msg{12}{A risk of infinite loop arose; % > MessageBreak % > please check the message file: msg@filename}% > {help{Look at rules to apply in messages files.}} > msg{*}{erroneous message id ``msgid''}{} > %%%%%%%

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Re: CTAN update - titlesec 2.6/titletoc 1.5
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Javier Bezos writes: > I've uploaded to the UK server the file titlesec.zip > with a new release of titlesec and titletoc. Please > replace the contents of CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/titlesec > by the new ones. License is still LPPL. > > The main new feature is a preliminary support for > partial LOFs and LOTs in titletoc. As with partial > TOCs, you may even create several sets of intermixed > partial lists. > > Bug fixes (titlesec) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - drop and margin did not worked (period :-(). > - \ allowed a page break (not exactly a > titlesec bug, but...) > - block does not give the error of hmode any > more, as it's a general purpose shape. > > Other new features (titlesec) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - A new argument in float pagestyles to add, > say, rule settings. > - ...break in top shape (eg, chapterbreak). > - toctitles changes the behaviour of optional > argument so that the TOC entry is always the > full title. > - newlinetospace replaces \ with spaces in > TOC and running heads. > > Other new features (titletoc) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - package options rigidseps, to ease fitting to a > grid. i've installed the packages as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: lineno / ednotes for critical editions
by CTAN Announcements 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Uwe Lück uploaded updates to the lineno and ednotes packages. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ednotes License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Thanks to Alexander Rozhenko, you now can download most recent unpacked versions of manyfoot.sty and nccfoots.sty -- no more generating procedure. 2. The README.txt addresses indexing with line numbers. 3. The original TUGboat article `tb77lueck.pdf' has been corrected and updated -- resulting in `ednotugb.pdf'. 4. `ednotes.sty' and `ednotugb.pdf' refer to the `ellipsis' package concerning spacing with the ellipsis dots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: esint
by CTAN Announcements 20 Jan '05

20 Jan '05

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 Eddie Saudrais uploaded an update to the esint package, a solution to access to alternate integral symbols using the Computer Modern fonts. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/esint License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Change of the fd file in order to avoid an error using align environment when esint package in loaded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: l2tabuen
by CTAN Announcements 19 Jan '05

19 Jan '05

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, Jürgen Fenn uploaded v1.8.5 of the english translation of Mark Trettin's guide to LaTeX called `l2tabu' v1.8, giving a lot of practical advice about how to avoid the most common mistakes a user is prone to make (i.e., obsolete commands and packages). Location on CTAN: info/l2tabu/english Changes: - References adapted to the UK TeX FAQ v3.13 - Licence changed to GNU Free Documentation Licence Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- update mempatch v3.4 patch file for memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatchv34.sty to UK incoming. > > Please use this, renaming it to mempatch.sty, to replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/memoir/mempatch.sty > > This fixes a minor problem with memoir's counterwithout* macro. (One of > the few problems that I have found before the users) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: juramisc
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '05

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 Axel Sodtalbers uploaded a new version of the package juramisc juramisc is a collection of LaTeX packages and classes for typesetting german juridical documents. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/juramisc License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated: jurabook 0.75 (beta) (2004/10/17) - new commands: shortindexingon and shortindexingoff - new command: dumpoptions - rewritten example file ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- updated mempatch.sty v3.3 for the memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '05

18 Jan '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. > > This version (v3.3) fixes some (un)wanted spaces in the verse and array > environments for the memoior class. i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: xkeyval 1.9 and pst-xkey 1.3
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '05

16 Jan '05

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded xkeyval 1.9 and pst-xkey 1.3 The xkeyval package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. The pst-xkey package is an adaptation of the techniques of xkeyval to the needs of the family of packages associated with pstricks, so that those packages can safely, and with relative ease, use key-value syntax in their commands. General ---------------------------------------------------------- This is the last update of the xkeyval bundle for now. I will maintain the package though when problems come up and might implement new features if there are any requests. xkeyval 1.9 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Added delpresetkeys and delsavekeys 2) Added file extension to default families for ExecuteOptionsX and ProcessOptionsX 3) Added a test for back linking with pointers 4) Made the running command in XKV@whilist contain last used list entry at exit and 5) Updated license information pst-xkey 1.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1) Updated license information ---------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: pseudocode
by Jim Hefferon 14 Jan '05

14 Jan '05

A package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pseudocode Author's name: Donald L. Kreher Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/pseudocode Summary description: A LaTeX enviromnet for specifying algorithms in a natural way. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides the environment pseudocode for describing algorithms in a natural manner. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pseudocode although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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CTAN update notification: movie15
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jan '05

14 Jan '05

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 Alexander Grahn uploaded an update to his package movie15 Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/movie15 Summary description: multimedia inclusion package License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an upgrade to `movie15', a multimedia inclusion package. Now you can produce self contained PDF's with the standard latex -> dvips -> ps2pdf procedure as well. File embedding is done during the Postscript to PDF conversion step. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jan '05

13 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should shom be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== 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: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates of the current version (CTAN15 release) include: * Completely rewritten internal database to store objects allowing faster drawing and editing of the objects with less memory. Thanks to Robert Rutten for early testing and debugging. * PGF output functionality added, though not stable yet. Only added for demonstration purposes. * EEPIC output changed to have extension .eepic instead of .out. The PGF drawings will have the extension .pgf. This change was moreover done because .out is already an output extension for LaTeX. * Multilevel undo and now working on more stages of the drawing process. * All objects selectable with CTRL+A. Arrow drawing used to have this shortcut key and is now assigned to CTRL+W. * Stripped buggy and more or less useless features like zoom form, instances, anti-aliasing. * When previewing PDF output, now closes all documents when Adobe Acrobat Reader is already open. The preview PDF file couldn't be overwritten in previous versions of LaTeXPiX because when it is opened in Acrobat the file gets a read-only status. * Added rulers with support for centimetres and inches. Moreover, the grid distance is also controllable from the main drawing grid. * Some preferences were not stored, thanks to Robert Rutten for finding this bug. * Crash occurred when registering manually. Thanks to the various users for pointing this out. * Set unitlength to 0.254 because in EEPIC 1 inch which equals 2.54 cm so 0.254 mm. * Transparency can be set for Windows NT based systems. * Using MDI form for drawing canvas, making toggling of toolbar redundant and offering more stable user interface. * Using RGB colours instead of CMYK colours. This prevents unnecessary conversions and is somewhat more accurate. * Option added to snap to grid without forcing the mouse to snap to grid too. * Log file can be save containing all statusbar messages for debugging purposes. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN ahs a new package: nohyphbx
by Jim Hefferon 13 Jan '05

13 Jan '05

A new package has been installed at 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: nohyphbx.tex Author's name: Ole Michael Selberg Location on CTAN: /language/hyphenation Summary description: hyphenation patterns for Norwegian License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A revised version of Rune Kleveland's nohyphb.tex, adjusted manually in order to prevent numerous wrong hyphenations, especially in compounds. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/language/hyphenation although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN update: extract
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens submitted version 1.3 of his package extract The package provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Announcement text: Update information for extract v1.3: 1) Added extractline command. 2) Added `document-handles' option. 3) Added examples and documentation. 4) Added line extraction method for commands. 5) Removed some checks for more flexibility. 6) Simplified the package to save memory. 7) Changed name: extractlabel -> extractionlabel. and: 8) Updated license info to define the minimal distribution of the package. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: Euler-VM 4.0
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Walter Schmidt submitted version 4.0 of the Euler-VM fonts. Location on CTAN: fonts/eulervm License type: unknown Announcement text: Euler-VM, in the CTAN directory fonts/eulervm, is a collection of (virtual) math fonts and a related LaTeX macro package. Euler-VM blends well with various popular text fonts, such as Palatino or Minion. The present submission constitutes version 4.0, featuring the following bug fixes and changes: An obscure bug, affecting the extensible symbols in the font zeuex10, has been fixed. (I'm surprised that it went unnoticed since the very first release of Euler-VM, even though it seemed quite serious to me.) Slightly changed vertical symmetry axis in formulas, to comply exactly with the design of the math symbols in the Euler fonts. Documentation in PDF format, to show the fonts in use. NB: The macro package and the fd files are unchanged, except for the version number. Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: struktex
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 Jobst Hoffmann submitted version 8.0d of his package struktex Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/struktex Summary description: package for creating Nassi-Shneiderman structure charts License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Even in the age of OOP one must develop algorithms. Nassi-Shneiderman structure charts are a well known tool to describe an algorithm in a graphical way. This packages presents some macros for generating those structure charts in a LaTeX document. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission: The catalanbib bibliographic styles
by CTAN Announcements 12 Jan '05

12 Jan '05

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 Robert Fuster submitted the package catalanbib to CTAN. It contains the catalanbib bibliographic styles. Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/contrib/catalan Summary description: BibTeX bibliographic styles for the Catalan language License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The catalanbib package includes several Catalan bibliografic styles for BibTeX: the standard ones ---adapted to the Catalan typographical conventions--- (caplain.bst, caunsrt.bst, caabbrev.bst, and caalpha.bst), and also four author-date styles (caauda{0-3}.bst). ----------------------------------------------------- El paquet catalanbib conté diversos estils bibliogràfics per fer servir el BibTeX en català: els estils estàndard ---adaptats a les convencions tipogràfiques catalanes--- (caplain.bst, caunsrt.bst, caabbrev.bst i caalpha.bst) i altres quatre estils autor-data (caauda{0-3}.bst). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: bibexport
by Jim Hefferon 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: bibexport Author's name: Nicolas Markey Location on CTAN: /biblio/bibtex/utils/bibexport Summary description: Exporting entries out of a .bib file License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a shell script using BibTeX to extract .bib entries that are cite'd in a document. It also permits to expand a BibTeX file, i.e. to develop abbreviations (except standard ones) and crossrefs. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/utils/bibexport although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: attachfile
by Jim Hefferon 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: attachfile Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/attachfile/ Summary description: Attach an arbitrary file to a PDF document License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting with PDF 1.3 (Adobe Acrobat 4.0), PDF files can contain file attachments -- arbitrary files that a reader can extract, just like attachments to an e-mail message. The attachfile package brings this functionality to pdfLaTeX and provides some additional features not available in Acrobat, such as the ability to use arbitrary LaTeX code for the file icon -- including things like includegraphics, tabular, and math. Settings can be made either globally or on a per-attachment basis. attachfile makes it easy to attach files and customize their appearance in the enclosing document. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/attachfile/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upload notification: Revise bst files for natbib
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 Patrick Daly uploaded revised bst files for the natbib package. natbib is a Bibliography style with author-year and numbered references. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/natbib License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The natbib package comes with replacement bst files for 3 of the 4 standard BibTeX styles: plainnat, abbrvnat, unsrtnat. Until now, the ordering is exactly as for the original styles, which is not always appropriate for author-year citation. Especially when works have identical authors and years, as in a multipart paper, the original ordering has undesirable side effects. The revised style files improve on this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: extract v1.2
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded version 1.2 of his package extract Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Summary description: Extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document Update info: 1) fixed AfterEndEnv hook for nested environments 2) increased efficiency of package 3) simplified optional argument check for extract environment Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: l2tabuit v.1.8.4
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 Emanuele Zannarini uploaded version 1.8.4 of l2tabuit the italian translation oMark Trettin's `l2tabu'. Location on CTAN: /info/l2tabu/italian/ License type: other Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update to my previous (v1.8.3) italian translation of the Mark Trettin's practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.8. Changes from previous version: * fixed typos * fixed/updated references ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: unitsdef
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 Patrick Happel uploaded an update of his package unitsdef to CTAN. There are a lot of packages for typesetting units in LaTeX2e. Some define macros to typeset a lot of units but do not suit to the actual font settings, some make the characters needed available but do not predefine any unit. This package tries to comply with both requirements. It predefines common units, defines an easy to use interface to define new units and changes the output concerning to the surrounding font settings. Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/unitsdef/ Summary description: Typesetting units in LaTeX2e License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of unitsdef to version 0.2. It includes some bugfixes, all units are robust now, a configuration file is supported and unitsdef now uses xspace to simplify the writing process. There are some new options to exclude some abbreviations to avoid conflicts with macros defined by other packages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: msg package update V 0.10
by CTAN Announcements 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of the msg package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > Volunteers are really welcome to translate the short (13) messages > file in their own language. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.10 mods: bug corrections: mostly msgencoding not running before > egin{document}; > German message file completed. > Few documentation changes. thanks for the upload; i've installed the files as required. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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hyperlatex
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

idling through the catalogue, as i do, i lighted on the silly state of this stuff. i've updated it from sourceforge, and pushed a new version out.

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CTAN package update: pxfonts and txfonts
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

The two packages shown below have been updated at tug.ctan.org and will make their way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: pxfonts / txfonts Contributer's name: karl berry Location on CTAN: /fonts/txfonts and /fonts/pxfonts Summary description: [pt]xfonts.sty update for active characters License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The txfonts.sty and pxfonts.sty packages released in 2000 by Dr. Young Ryu had the deficiency of using to specify character codes, etc. Consequently, if is an active character when these styles were read (e.g., if german.sty had been loaded), they would not work. Thomas Esser fixed this some years ago in teTeX by changing all the references to decimal. This upload simply propagates the new files to CTAN, with Dr. Ryu's permission. (Thanks also to Volker Schaa for reporting the inconsistency.) Also, the txfonts.map and pxfonts.map files from the TeX Live distribution are now included in the distribution on CTAN; they simply omit the entries for the standard base fonts (e.g., Palatino-Roman, Times-Roman). Finally, users of [pt]xfonts may be interested in this note on future work from Dr. Ryu: When I released the current txfonts and pxfonts, I thought it would be the final release. But, I have heard of some issues, especially those related to spacing of math alphabets, symbols and the size of small caps (being too small), integrals looking ugly, and parentheses being flat too quickly. I have a plan to update these fonts (together with complete hxfonts including complete math alphabets and symbols), but not until I finish something that I am now committed to. Hopefully it will be within a couple of years... - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the two packages at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/pxfonts/ and http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/txfonts/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors .

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uk tex faq v3.13
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

i've just reinstalled the faq at ctan help/uk-tex-faq and at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq there has been a very long delay since v3.12, for various reasons. the changes list (appended) looks impressive, but isn't very startling for nearly 6 months' work. i have been doing experiments about presentation of the faq, and i'm hoping to have an entirely new mechanism in a few months' time. in the mean time i shall try to install updates in a more timely fashion. so, if you have been, thanks for listening. robin fairbairns (faltering faq maintainer.) ======================= Changes in version 3.13 Fonts: Substantial re-arrangement and re-writing of Choice of scalable outline fonts (label psfchoice) Installing (La)TeX files: Reference made to Jim Hefferon's One person TeX system web page, both under tutorials, and under the installation answers. Current TeX-related projects: Reworked, and brought up-to-date, question label textrace (new question title, as well). New or revised packages (or just ones never before mentioned): algorithmicx (mentioned in label algorithms) bbm fonts and macros (mentioned in label numbersets) bib2xhtml conversion utility (mentioned in label htmlbib) doublestroke fonts and macros (mentioned in label numbersets) euler (macros) and eulervm (macros and fonts) (mentioned in label concrete) extract (mentioned in label conditional) fourier (and utopia) fonts (mentioned in label psfchoice) gellmu latex-like xml system (mentioned in label mathml) latexdiff (mentioned in label changebar) ledpar (mentioned in label parallel) mathtime pro (mentioned in label psfchoice) metatype1 (mentioned in label textrace) parcolumns (mentioned in label parallel) protext (mentioned in label TeXsystems) texniccenter (mentioned in label editors) wallpaper (mentioned in label watermark) xcomment (mentioned in label conditional) ziffer (mentioned in label dec_comma) Presentation: Switched to LuxiMono (in place of cmtt) for monospace fonts, in the default distribution; removed computer modern targets from the makefile -- no .dvi files will now be distributed. New answers: subsection{Creating citations}: label i18nbib: Non-english bibliographies subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}: label rulethk: The thickness of rules in LaTeX tables section{The joy of TeX errors}: label ouparmd: Not in outer par mode subsection{Page layout}: label changemargin: substantial rewrite (not really a new answer) subsection{Generic macros and techniques} label subverttoks: Subverting a token register Things removed: label commercial: Reference to Y&Y TeX Inc (which no longer exists). label psfchoice: Reference to fonts Lucida New Math, MathTime and MathTime plus, none of which are now available since the demise of the distributors, Y&Y TeX.

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CTAN package update: FiXme
by Jim Hefferon 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

The package below has been updated, and should by now have reached all the mirrors. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: FiXme Author's name: Didier Verna Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/fixme Summary description: A LaTeX2e style for managing fixme's and meta-comments. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm happy to announce the Christmas release of FiXme: 3.0 ! New in this release: - - - FiXme now provides environments for longer notes. - - - Layouts can be overridden on a per-note basis. - - - Bug fix in the marginal note layout. 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. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/fixme although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: CTAN submission --- ledpar package update
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '05

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded ledpar.tar.gz to UK incoming. This unpacks into a > directory called ledpar. Please use the contents of this directory to > replace similarly named files in macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. the > distribution is under the LPPL. > > The ledmac package supports the typesetting of critical editions. The > ledpar package is an extension which provides for parallel (multilingual) > texts. > > The ledpatch.sty file eliminates spurious spaces generated by the ledmac > package and the new version of ledpar.dtx improves the cooperation between > the ledpar and babel packages. i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- update mempatch.sty for memoir class
by CTAN Announcements 04 Jan '05

04 Jan '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 > > The patch for the memoir class fixes a minor quibble or two, and also > provides more controls over the position of sidebars. i've installed the file as requested. thanks for the upload. > Best wishes for a fruitful and stress free 2005 and to you, and to all our readers, too! Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: l2tabuit v1.8.3
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Emanuele Zannarini uploaded an update to l2tabuit, the Italian Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu'. Name of contribution: l2tabuit v.1.8.3 Location on CTAN: info/italian/l2tabu/ Summary description: Italian Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu' License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update to my italian translation of the Mark Trettin's practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.8. Changes from previous version: * fixed typos * caption.sty * euler vs. eulervm * TEXINPUTS vs. graphicspath * fixed colors for b/w printing * some little changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: fourier
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

A 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: fourier-GUT Author's name: Michel Bovani Location on CTAN: fonts/fourier-GUT Summary description: It is a major upgrade of the fourier-GUTenberg font distribution License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- An upgrade of fourier GUT, including boldmath symbols, new ornaments, corrected metrics... See the documentation for details. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/fourier-GUT although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: update xkeyval and extract packages
by CTAN Announcements 03 Jan '05

03 Jan '05

On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, Hendri Adriaens uploaded updates to his packages xkeyval and extract ------------------------------------------------------------ xkeyval is an extension of the the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval License: lppl Changes: 1) Simplified some code for speed. 2) Updated the license info. 3) restructured package, changed a name of an internal file 4) pointer replacement macros have been updated in order to avoid capacity problems when pointers are nested deeply. ------------------------------------------------------------- The package extract provides the means to extract specific content from a source document and write that to a target document. One could, for instance, use this to extract all exercises from lecture notes and generate an exercises book on the fly. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/extract License: lppl Changes: 1) Added conditional extraction with labels 2) Revised documentation 3) Added examples. 4) Updated the license info. -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the updates. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: msg package update V 0.09
by CTAN Announcements 30 Dec '04

30 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update of the msg package > for LaTeX package/class writers. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users who could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is also really > easy to use by class/package writers. Volunteers are still welcome > to translate the short messages file in their own language. > Currently msg is localized in French, Englisk, Norsk and German. > > Please, be free to try/test it on any existing package/class and > report any pb. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.09 mods: bug correction whith the tracefiles option, > msgencoding now generalized, > few documentation changes. i've installed the new files in macros/latex/contrib/msg, as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: MnTTeX- Tools for Typesetting the Secret History of the Mongols
by CTAN Announcements 27 Dec '04

27 Dec '04

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 Oliver Corff submitted his new package MNTTeX to CTAN. Name of contribution: MnTTeX- Tools for Typesetting the Secret History of the Mongols Author's name: Oliver Corff Location on CTAN: /language/mongolian/MNT Summary description: The Package assists in typing the special Chinese characters used in the Secret History of the Mongols License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Secret History of the Mongols (Monggol-un niguca tobciyan -> MNT) is the oldest work of Mongolian literature surviving today. Though the language of the text is Middle Mongolian, the text was written entirely in Chinese characters which were used to render Mongolian phonetically. Modern tools for typing, editing and typesetting Chinese do not easily lend themselves for preparing research documentation due to pecularities of the historical source. The MNTTeX package assists the scholar typesetting the complex Chinese material by accessing all characters either by number or pronounciation as well as offering convenient access to small or combined characters. The MNTTeX package relies on an existing environment for processing Chinese characters and assumes that the package CJK is installed. Furthermore it is required to use the font zysong.ttf or a similar font in Song style.Since not all characters used in the MNT are provided by modern fonts they had to be made for this package. Being closely modelled according to Song style, these especially made characters would stand out in stark contrast from e.g. Kaiti style character sets. Limited in number, these individual characters were coded as scalable vector images, rather than as font. No difference between these characters and ordinary characters can be perceived in print even though the on-screen display may appear hardly intelligible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN has a new package: wallpaper
by Jim Hefferon 24 Dec '04

24 Dec '04

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon -- unless the holidy rush slows it down -- be at your favorite mirror. Thanks for the contribution, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: wallpaper Author's name: Michael H.F. Wilkinson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper Summary description: Easy addition of wallpapers (background images) to LaTeX documents, including tiling. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This collection contains files to add wallpapers (background images) to LaTeX documents. It uses the eso-pic.sty package, but provides simple commands to include effects such as tiling. An example is provided, which works under both LaTeX and pdfLaTeX. A (pdf) manual is provided as well. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/wallpaper although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN upgrade: msg package update V 0.08
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

Bernard Gaulle writes: > I upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk an update (V 0.08) of the msg package > for LaTeX. > > The msg package is a LaTeX package designed to localize any > document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could > obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to > use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under > consideration; this is the main reason why it is still a beta version > which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report, > and even localize the messages file in their own language. > Documentation is provided in... English (-like). > > It is localized itself in French, Englisk, Norsk and now German. > > The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is: msg.tar.gz > Ctan directory: macros/latex/contrib/msg > > % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of > % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt > % > % This file has the LPPL maintenance status maintained. > % The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr > > V 0.08 mods: added German messages file; added input encoding > facility (msgencoding); test file stronger; > documentation changed. good to see the contributions taking off. i've installed the files as requested -- thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: C.D.P. Bundle
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 Gustavo Mezzetti uploaded version 0.33 of the C.D.P. bundle. The C.D.P. Bundle can be used to typeset high-quality business letters formatted according to Italian style conventions. It is highly configurable, and its modular structure provides you with building blocks of increasing level, by means of which you can compose a large variety of letters. It is also possible to write letters divided into sections and paragraphs, to include floating figures and tables, and to have the relevant indexes compiled automatically. A single input file can contain several letters, and each letter will have its own table of contents, etc., independant from the other ones. Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/cdpbundl Summary description: Business letters in the Italian style License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of version 0.33, which provides a better interaction with the hyperref package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: pdftex 1.20b
by CTAN Announcements 23 Dec '04

23 Dec '04

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 Martin Schröder uploaded the new version 1.20b of pdftex to CTAN. pdftex is an extension of TeX which directly generates PDF documents instead of DVI. Most TeX distributions, including teTeX, fpTeX and miktex include pdftex and pdflatex. Location on CTAN: /systems/pdftex/ Summary description: A bug fixing release of pdfTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------ pdfTeX 3.141592-1.20b was released on 2004-12-22 ------------------------------------------------ - Fixed some minor bugs, mostly with hz - The info line output format initialized to PDF/DVI isn't shown anymore, as this info wasn't reliable (bug 112). - Now the PDF-related statistics (PDF objects...) in the .log file is only shown in PDF output mode. It start with a line PDF statistics:. - pdfimageresolution is not limited to 2400 [dpi] anymore, can now be between 0 and 65535 [dpi]. - pdfTeX uses xpdf 3.00pl2 - pdfTeX uses libpng 1.2.8, which fixes some png-related bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package revision: tensor
by CTAN Announcements 22 Dec '04

22 Dec '04

Philip G. Ratcliffe writes: > I've just uploaded to ftp.tex.ac.uk a slightly improved version of the > tensor package: a small problem in conjunction with the color package > has been eliminated and I've added a some minor extra capabilities. All > covered in the updated documentation. i have updated the version in macros/latex/contrib/tensor thanks for the upload. > One small point: the original package by Mike Piff should possibly be > (re)moved since it actually takes precedence in the TDS. Note that the new > package is perfectly backward compatible. distribution managers should note this. for my part, i've simply moved mike's original to the ctan obsolete/ tree Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: Ibycus 4, release 4.5
by CTAN Announcements 21 Dec '04

21 Dec '04

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Walter Schmidt uploaded the new release 4.5 of the Ibycus 4 system, a collection of fonts and macros to typeset ancient Greek. This upload occurs in agreement with the original author if Ibycus, Pierre MacKay. Location on CTAN: fonts/greek/ibygrk Main news (see also the file NEWS in the distribution): The bold Ibycus font is now available in Postscript format. It was converted from Metafont to Type1 by Harald Harders. The regular Ibycus Type1 font should work flawlessly with Acrobat Reader 5 now; special thanks to Peter Heslin and Ralf Stubner, who succeeded to find and fix a long-standing bug. Virtual fonts and related font metrics are no longer needed. Fixed definition of the macro greek, so as to work also with default font encodings other than OT1. New text-generating command extgreek as a counterpart to the declaration greek. Improved installation intructions which should suit recent TeX systems. Ibycus 4.5 is released under the GNU General Public License. Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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