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new release of uk tex faq (v3.5)
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

i've installed a new version of the uk tex faq, on ctan (help/uk-tex-faq), on the www.tex.ac.uk/faq web page, and for distributors on the private address they will already know. this new version has a few more questions answered, a number of updates and corrections of old answers, but textually there's been little change. the web appearance has changed slightly, but the big difference is that there is now a seach via google link (which specialises the search you request so that it only looks at the faq: Hans Nordhaug found this facility for me). i would welcome users' views on this addition: the existence of the google facility obviously saves me the trouble of writing a proper search mechanism (which has long been delayed on my list of things-to-do), but if users dislike the google arrangement, it won't continue. as always, i welcome comments about, or suggestions or (best of all) actual text, for the faq. submissions should be sent to faq(a)tex.ac.uk Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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new sansmath on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 09 Mar '03

09 Mar '03

donald arseneau has submitted a new package sansmath.sty (pd licence), and i've installed it in macros/latex/contrib/other/misc the package defines a new math version 'sans', and a command sansmath that behaves somewhat like oldmath. detailed documentation is to be found in the package file itself. as always, thanks, donald. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN material: latexcount
by Jim Hefferon 08 Mar '03

08 Mar '03

A new package has been installed at the tug.ctan.org node of CTAN and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: latexcount Author's name: P.D. Magnus Location on CTAN: support/misc Summary description: Perl script generates word count of LaTeX documents License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The latexcount script gives a reasonably accurate count of the number of words in the main text of an article, the number of words in footnotes, and the number of words total. The list of tags that don't get counted can be added to as needed. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: WinTeX 2000
by Jim Hefferon 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

A package has been upgraded at tug.ctan.org. I should make its way to a mirror near you quite soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================================= Name of contribution: WinTeX 2000 Author's name: Michael Muecke Location on CTAN: systems/win32/wintex2000 Summary description: WinTeX 2000 is a 32bit Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. License type: shareware Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WinTeX 2000 is a Windows TeX editor with a modern MDI-Interface and the MS Office look and feel. WinTeX 2000 offers powerful editing functions in a comfortable and easy to use environment. Key features: * MS Office look & feel * VBScript enabled application * Syntax highlighting * Auto spell automatically underlines misspelled words in your text * Thesaurus finds synonyms * Super fast editing of large files * Sophisticated BiBTeX editor - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submissions -- cmtiup and cmslup
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Mar '03

06 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Sergei V. Znamenskii ----- + what you've uploaded cmtiupsr.zip archive (27.04k) contains just the cmtiup.dtx file with all sources; cmtiup.zip archive (57.86k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmtiupem.zip archive (25.35k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmtiup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmtiup.pdf (133.15k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmtiup.tpm (1.95k) serves the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmtiup (replace old files, please) + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The new version of cmtiup package contains the following modification of cmti* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmti* fonts fy cmtiup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in italic text with formulas. No changes made in fonts; fatal bug in cmtiup.sty fixed (thanks to Shingo SAITO <new(a)ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp>) and documentation improved. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmti* to cmtiup*. -------------------------------------------------------------------- + what you've uploaded cmslupsr.zip archive (17.76k) contains just the cmslup.dtx file with all the sources; cmslup.zip archive (40.74k) contains all files packed for tds-compliant distribution; cmslupem.zip archive (27.03k) packed for use with emTeX without sources and virtual fonts. cmslup.txt (1.16k) contains brief plain text annotation; cmslup.pdf (128.55k) contains short version of user documentation in PDF format; cmslup.tpm (1.73k) can serve the fpTeX installation routine. + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go CTAN/fonts/cm/cmslup/ + what licensing conditions you apply to your software LPPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to The cmslup package contains the following modification of cmsl* fonts, named cmtiup*: (1) all Punctuation chars turns Uprighted (no slant), (2) corresponded italic corrections added as kerning; Replacement of cmsl* fonts fy cmslup* simplifies typesetting of articles where otherwise author or editor have to use additional tex commands to upright punctuation in slanted text with formulas and add appropriate kerns which may differ from italic correction. License: LPPL (LaTeX Project Public License) Contents: - METAFONT sources, - corresponding tfm files, - virtual font set to use type1 cm* fonts, - latex2e style file to switch from cmsl* to cmslup*. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested in the directories CTAN:fonts/cm/cmtiup/ and CTAN:fonts/cm/cmslup/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: EPM TeX Front End 4.0 (OS/2)
by Reinhard Zierke 01 Mar '03

01 Mar '03

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file epmtfe.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, delete all files and subdirectories from the CTAN directory systems/os2/epmtfe and unpack the uploaded ZIP file to this directory then. (Please, do not unpack the enclosed archives.) This is version 4.0 of the EPM TeX Front End, a module for the OS/2 Enhanced Editor EPM. It turns the EPM into an integrated TeX environment, providing (La)TeXing, previewing and executing of auxiliary programs from the editor menu. Remarkable features are: * (La)TeX errors are highlighted in the document source; * Postscript support (dvips conversion on-the-fly); * optional TeXing of a marked region of a file; * support for split source file; * OS/2 shell and WPS interface; * optional LaTeX syntax assist; * additional user-definable menu items; * works also in conjunction with VTeX/2; * stable, reliable, and esay to use. Two flavors of the TeX Front End are provided: * classic: for use with any TeX system, including emTeX and VTeX/2 * VTeX: for use with VTeX/2 _only_, making the use of this system particularly convenient Each variant is available with English or German user interface. Changes over version 3 are listed in the file NEWS. Main items are: * fully interactive configuration (except for the user-defined menu items); * thorough clean up of menus, window titles and error messages; * menu item to control VTeX's path cache; * improved log file parsing facility, making use of VTeX's particular log file format; ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:systems/os2/epmtfe Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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wrapfig.sty moved, extra documentation
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Feb '03

28 Feb '03

i suggested to donald arseneau that i should move wrapfig.sty to a directory of its own, and add to it a copy of his recipe for multiple- column inserts using wrapfig; he agreeed, and supplied a copy of his latest version of the recipe. i have now made the change: the new directory is macros/latex/contrib/supported/wrapfig the new directory will propagate to the other servers in due course. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: LaTeX Font Sampler
by Jim Hefferon 27 Feb '03

27 Feb '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX Font Sampler Author's name: Peter Flynn Location on CTAN: info/fontsampler Summary description: Samples of free typefaces available with LaTeX License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update of the sampler which has previously been available on our Web site. It has been extended to include a few more faces, and this version comes with the complete source code. The fonts themselves you have to install from the CTAN. Contributions of code are welcomed to enable us to include the omitted fonts. License: GNU GPL. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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ctan upload: sam2p
by Jim Hefferon 27 Feb '03

27 Feb '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It will make its way to your favorite mirror shortly. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: sam2p Author's name: Szabó Péter Location on CTAN: graphics/sam2p Summary description: A sophisticated raster image-converter to PostScript and PDF License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sam2p is a UNIX command line utility written in ANSI C++ that converts many raster (bitmap) image formats into Adobe PostScript or PDF files and several other formats. The images are not vectorized. sam2p gives full control to the user to specify standards-compliance, compression, and bit depths. In some cases sam2p can compress an image 100 times smaller than the PostScript output of many other common image converters. sam2p provides ZIP, RLE and LZW (de)compression filters even on Level1 devices. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: bbcard10.zip
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Feb '03

26 Feb '03

Patrick TJ McPhee writes: > I've uploaded bbcard10.zip to cam.ctan.org. The files it contains are > either public domain or under a bsd-style licence. > > I suggest installing under graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/bbcard. > > The files are metapost examples which are useful in their own right > and may provide value as models. > > bbcard.mp -- a bullshit bingo playing card > breakwidth.mp -- a macro which breaks text into paragraphs without > using an external formatter > calendar.mp -- a monthly calendar, which can generate a year's > worth of calendars in one step > scorecard.mp -- a baseball score card i've installed the files as you suggest. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- numprint.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 25 Feb '03

25 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded the file numprint.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the files in CTAN://macros/latex/contrib/supported/numprint by its contents. >From the README: Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers given as 123e456 to 123cdot 10^{456}. If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. Change log: - 0.20 2003/02/24 Added support for pm sign, Fixed bug which made units fragile. - 0.10 2003/01/08 Changed several command from <commandname> to p<commandname> because of an incompatibility with the french language of babel. This makes numprint.sty incompatible with older versions in some cases. License is LPPL. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for submitting the new version. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN://macros/latex/contrib/supported/numprint/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: DCpic
by Robin Fairbairns 24 Feb '03

24 Feb '03

our upload daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: DCpic > Name and email: Pedro Quaresma <xxx> > Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/generic/diagrams/dcpic > Summary description: Commutative diagrams and Graphs in a (La)TeX or > ConTeXt document > License type: GNU Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > DCpic is a package of TeX macros for graph modelling in a (La)TeX or > ConTeXt document. Its distinguishing features are: the use of PiCTeX > a powerful graphical engine, and a simple specification syntax. the new (v4.0) version of the package has now been installed as suggested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: Matthias Clasen's TeX extensions
by Reinhard Zierke 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Werner LEMBERG ----- With permission of Matthias I've just uploaded his bundle of TeX extensions (clasen.tar.bz2) to ftp.dante.de. Note that this stuff is about five years old -- the old ftp address is no longer valid. I'm not sure where to install since I couldn't find similar stuff; I suggest `systems/extensions/' as the place where to unpack the archive (which creates an additional subdirectory called `clasen'). Below some text for ctan-ann. ====================================================================== This bundle contains some proposals for extensions to TeX which I have implemented in a series of change files. These have only been tested with web2c 7.2 as contained on the TeX live III CD. glue/glue.ch Adapt Knuth's glue.web to replace all cases of floating-point arithmetic in TeX by fixed-point counterparts. hyphenation/classes.ch: Implements hyphen classes. hyphenation/count.ch: Implements demerits for more than 2 consecutive hyphens. math/accent.ch: Implements nestable and under math accents. math/cramp.ch: Implements primitives to switch to cramped styles. math/radical.ch: Implements generalized radicals with a left and right delimiter. math/fraction.ch: Implements mathstyle and fraction. hz/hz.ch Implement the hz-algorithm, ie using variants of a font to achieve better justification. margin/margin.ch Implement marginchar for hanging punctuation and hyphenation and optical margin correction. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for your upload. I installed it in CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/tex-extensions/clasen/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class update
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Feb '03

20 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded memoir.tar to UK incoming; this is not the > same contents as the memoir.tar.gz which I found to be in > incoming. Please use this to replace some of the contents of > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. The distribution is under the > LPPL. > > The changes are (2003/02/20): > o New version 1.3 of memhfixc.sty which should fix a problem with > hyperref's handling of memoir's appendices environment. > > o New version of the Addendum (memmanadd.pdf) with a description of > how to restyle footnotes. > > THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS I have installed the files (including a README) as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: shadow.sty --- new version for CTAN
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

With the original author's permission, Frank Mittelbach has corrected some spacing bugs in shadow.sty, and changed its licence to lppl. i've installed the new version as macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/shadow.sty i've moved the old version, macros/latex209/contrib/misc/shadow.sty to obsolete/macros/latex209/contrib/misc/shadow.sty Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: SciWordConv
by Jim Hefferon 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: SciWordConv Author's name: Berik I. Tuleuov Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/sciwordconv Summary description: For use Scientific Word/Scientific WorkPlace source files with another TeX compiler. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- These macros allows to combine the power of graphical front-end of Scientific Word/Scientific WorkPlace (SW/SWP) with one's favourite TeX compiler (for example, MiKTeX). Currently included support for russian language, other languages can be handled easily. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: latex4jed
by Jim Hefferon 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: latex4jed Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph.D. Location on CTAN: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/jed Summary description: A much enhanced LaTeX mode for the Jed editor. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a major upgrade to latex4jed. This release features greatly improved syntax highlighting and math menus, some minor enhancements, and three colour schemes. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Nath release 2003
by Rainer Schoepf 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 M.Marvan(a)math.slu.cz wrote: > I would like to update my previous, one-year-old contribution to the CTAN > archive. > > Name: Nath > Description: Natural math notation > License: GPL > Location: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ > > I have just uploaded four files to dante.ctan.org/incoming/Nath, intended > to raplace the old material. Thanks for the update, i installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/nath For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: upload musixps-unix.tar.gz 1.13
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

Takanori Uchiyama writes: > I uploaded musixps-unix.tar.gz at cam.ctan.org. > > Please replace previous one on fonts/musixtex/ps-type1/. > > The license of the fonts is LPPL. > > VERSION 1.13 > > CHANGES > + Fix a problem that xslz20 disappears with Acrobat 5. > > OUTLINES > > This package provides PostScript (type 1) fonts (PFB format), and > dvips and dvipdfm map files for MusiXTeX. The fonts are based on the > original METAFONT sources, such as musix20.mf, which are distributed > with MusiXTeX. The fonts provided here may be used to produce > printer-independent Postscript files. PDF files generated using type > 1 fonts are well displayed by the Acrobat Reader and xpdf. > > The fonts were generated from the METAFONT sources in the TeX Live > CD 2000 July using TeXtrace 0.45 or mftrace 1.0.12 but musix11-20, > xslhz20 and xslhz20d were upgraded to those in musixtex-T102.tar.gz. > > Here is a list of the 71 generated fonts. > > musix11.pfb xgreg24.pfb xsld29.pfb xslhd24.pfb xslhu24.pfb xslu20.pfb > musix13.pfb xgreg29.pfb xsld29d.pfb xslhd24d.pfb xslhu24d.pfb xslu20d.pfb > musix16.pfb xsld11.pfb xsldd20.pfb xslhd29.pfb xslhu29.pfb xslu24.pfb > musix20.pfb xsld11d.pfb xsldu20.pfb xslhd29d.pfb xslhu29d.pfb xslu24d.pfb > musix24.pfb xsld13.pfb xslhd11.pfb xslhu11.pfb xslhz20.pfb xslu29.pfb > musix29.pfb xsld13d.pfb xslhd11d.pfb xslhu11d.pfb xslhz20d.pfb xslu29d.pfb > musixsps.pfb xsld16.pfb xslhd13.pfb xslhu13.pfb xslu11.pfb xslud20.pfb > musixspx.pfb xsld16d.pfb xslhd13d.pfb xslhu13d.pfb xslu11d.pfb xslup20.pfb > xgreg11.pfb xsld20.pfb xslhd16.pfb xslhu16.pfb xslu13.pfb xslz20.pfb > xgreg13.pfb xsld20d.pfb xslhd16d.pfb xslhu16d.pfb xslu13d.pfb xslz20d.pfb > xgreg16.pfb xsld24.pfb xslhd20.pfb xslhu20.pfb xslu16.pfb xtie20.pfb > xgreg20.pfb xsld24d.pfb xslhd20d.pfb xslhu20d.pfb xslu16d.pfb > > Note: musix25 and xgreg25 were not generated because they are not used in > musixgre.tex or musixtex.tex. > > The control points were reduced with Fontographer. > The fonts were hinted automatically with Fontographer. musix11 - 29 were > hand tuned by Takanori Uchiyama. thanks for the upload (i was worrying about this font -- i should have guessed you would do the right thing :-). i have installed it here, and it will make its way to the other ctan sites soon. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class updates
by Robin Fairbairns 18 Feb '03

18 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please put its > contents into macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a flexible class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical works as books, reports, articles or > manuscripts. Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 17pt as the > normal font size. Many methods are provided to let you create your > particular design. > > Changes (2003/02/13) > o Reference sections, etc., by name as well as number > o Now 3 `need space' macros > o New macros for `slash' fractions (fractions like 6/19) > o Use of footnote in titling macros (e.g., author) ignored > o New version 1.4 of mempatch.sty > o New version 1.2 of memhfixc.sty > o new version of the Addendum (memmanadd.pf) > o NO CHANGES TO OTHER DOCUMENTS i've installed the new files as requested (leaving the majority of memoir in place). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: update to register package
by Rainer Schöpf 16 Feb '03

16 Feb '03

On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, Matthew Lovell wrote: > I have uploaded register.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. This is a new > version of the register package for typesetting hardware Control & > Status Registers, similar in some ways to the bitfield package. > > Please replace the files in > > macros/latex/contrib/supported/register > > with the contents of the tarball. > > The modifications allow register to work consistently with the > parskip package. Thanks for the update, I installed it as you requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: pst-optic
by Rainer Schöpf 16 Feb '03

16 Feb '03

On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 Herbert Voss submitted: > Name of contribution: pst-optic > Summary description: Drawing lenses and mirrors for optical systems > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This new version 0.9 has macros for refraction, reflection > and for spherical lenses/mirrors. > There are also some new utility macros for rotating nodes, > lines with arrows inside. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update. I installed it in graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-optic For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload -- ruhyphen package update
by Robin Fairbairns 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

Vladimir Volovich writes: > i've uploaded the file ruhyphen.tar.gz to the incoming directory of > ftp.tex.ac.uk > > this is an update to the ruhyphen package (collection of Russian > hyphenation patterns), version 1.6. > > please replace the files under language/hyphenation/ruhyphen directory > with the contents of this tarball (it may be unpacked in the > language/hyphenation, as it contains the ruhyphen subdirectory). > > the license is as previously, LPPL 1.2. > > the changes are not significant - accompanying patterns for the letter > yo were regenerated with the latest version of Alexander Lebedev's > rus-ispell dictionary; more important is that all 7 different patterns > are now fully redistributable (the files ruhyphas.tex and ruhyphzn.tex > previously had some restrictions on commercial usage, which were > removed by their authors), so that these 2 files can be re-included > into teTeX distribution. i have installed the files as requested, in language/hyphenation/ruhyphen. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Ukrainian translation of lshort
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Maksym Polyakov ----- I have uploaded to ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/lshort-ukr Ukrainian translation of 'Not so short introduction to LaTeX', v. 4.00 files lshort-ukr-4.00.src.tar.gz lshort-ukr.dvi lshort-ukr.pdf lshort-ukr.ps.gz Files should be placed to CTAN:/tex-archive/info/lshort/ukrainian ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for the submission. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/info/lshort/ukrainian/ Now we have 2^4 versions of this fine document. Will we reach 2^5 too? Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: corelfonts
by Jim Hefferon 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: corelfonts Author's name: Tony McClelland Location on CTAN: fonts/utilities/corelfonts Summary description: Perl script to install all Bitstream fonts on a Corel Ventura CD for use with LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There are several Bitstream PostScript Type1 fonts on the Corel Ventura 5 CD (and probably other Corel products). This perl script will automatically install them to your TeXMF tree and create LaTeX package files to use with them. You will need a Corel CD, perl and fontinst for this to work. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.25
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 5.25 (issued 12-Feb-2003). Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. This version has Patch status and may be freely installed by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 5.20. This version has following bug fixing and refinments: TeX4HT improvements: * Improved appearance of imported graphics in HTML4 output mode. * Fixed copying images from Common Picture Directory. * Sets background color in css to keep it consistent with image background. * Fixed tabbing translated via picture. Other fixes: * Updated Mathematica support, added wrisym, notebook2e, and notebook. * Buffer overflow (RunPL) at converting documents in too deep directories. * HTML external links, generated by DVI2HTML, now overloads frameset, * Fixed translating of URL directories (terminated by `/') to PDF and HTML. * Added Belleek fonts to PSFONTS.BKZ. Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 12-Feb-2003 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.25 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.25 For more information about BaKoMa TeX see <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html> BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95 HIGHLIGHTS * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). * PostScript enabled TeX system. ** Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH. * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. * Font Setup Wizard installs Postscript/TrueType fonts almost in one click * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. * Easy to install and use. * Much less expensive than other analogues. GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2*, which is tested for compatibility with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * OpenType, * TeX PK/VF. The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), * EC/TC, * LH (T2A), * Concrete (Math, ECC), * Malvern, * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. Math Fonts: * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). Diagram drawing fonts: * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. Any font type can be used for any output device/format. This feature is supported by automatic font conversion between font formats when needed. This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) Postscript Type 1 and TrueType fonts in one click. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, mathematics, pictures, etc. * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, * Quick navigation via document structure, * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), * Powerful support for different input encodings, * Project support, * Graphics import assistant, * Assitance for multi-file documents: context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. * Support for Multi-User systems. OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS * View on Windows Display. * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. * PostScript (really scalable), * PDF, * HTML. Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output. PDF GENERATION FEATURES * Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks). * Creating PDF files which share fonts. Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries. * Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms. * Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline. HTML GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX documents into HTML files. * `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options. * `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, such as slides. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command. Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX into generated HTML pages. *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 5.25 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.10 *** Font Setup Wizard (`Options|Install TrueType/Postscript fonts ...') ----------------- * supports installation of *Postscript Type 1* in advance to TrueType/OpenType fonts. * works faster, because of using dynamic update of ls-R files. BibEdit - new application ------------------------- BibEdit is new utility in BaKoMa TeX. It is intended for browsing and editing BIB files used by BibTeX program. It is launched for openning BIB files (Windows Explorer) or from Centaur Text Editor (Insert|Edit Bibliography, Insert|cite).. Features: * Edits several BIB files simultaneously, that is very useful to handle situation when `ibliography' command includes several files. * Easy to use - Help window provides user with useful hints for every editing mode; * Provide user with hints for preparing fields of different types; * Chroma codidng for fields: `Required', `Optional', and `Ignored'. * Tells user when one or more `Required' fields are missed. * Quick insertion of reference on string into the currently edited field; * Quick insertion of citation into your document. User Interface -------------- * Improved `Insert' menu. + `Complete Word' (Ctrl+Enter) LaTeX Syntax completion command. Context sensitive, adding/removing words, definable extra code. + `LaTeX Environment ...' (Alt+Enter) now it is implemented as dialog (instead of submenu) whicj lets you: (1) add/remove environments immediately in dialog (2) modify default arguments for environment. + `Edit Bibliography ...' Provide simple way to start edit of bibliography: In case of ibliography command launches BibEdit, In case of `thebibliography' environment opens file with him. If no bibliography in you document it helps to create it. + `cite' (Alt+C) inserts `cite' LaTeX command. However, at second call (when cite{} is already under cursor) it launches BibEdit or dialog with list of available bibliography entries. + `Insert Indexing Stuffs' lets you prepare document for indexing in one click. + ` ef' (Ctrl+R) and `pageref' (Ctrl+P) like to cite command, at second click, show list of labels in current document. + `Graphics|Graphics File' (inserts `includegraphics') detects that cursor is already under some `includegraphics' command and edit it instead of inserting another command. DVI Viewer ---------- * Support for `colorlinks' option of HyperRef</i> package. * `Document Properties|Outline' - more robust refreshing outline. * `File|Read PDF' and `File|View Postscript' commands check existing and date of PDF/PS file to suggest user (re)generate it if one is absent or older then DVI file. * `File|Edit Source TeX File' command is disabled when TeX source isn't available for currently opened DVI file. In advance, it works with non standard file extensions (DTX, DRV, LTX, etc.). Also, cursor isn't jumped into BOF when file is already opened. * Fixed Problem with mishandling negative deltas by ExtTextOut under Win98. * Handling kerning in Readable mode was refined. TeX4HT ------ * Copying imported PNG and GIF images into TeX4HT subdirectory (see texmf/tex/latex/tex4ht/tex4ht.fix). Fixes done in BaKoMa TeX 5.25 ----------------------------- TeX4HT improvements: * Improved appearance of imported graphics in HTML4 output mode. * Fixed copying images from Common Picture Directory. * Sets background color in css to keep it consistent with image background. * Fixed tabbing translated via picture. Other fixes: * Updated Mathematica support, added wrisym, notebook2e, and notebook. * Buffer overflow (RunPL) at converting documents in too deep directories. * HTML external links, generated by DVI2HTML, now overloads frameset, * Fixed translating of URL directories (terminated by `/') to PDF and HTML. * Added Belleek fonts to PSFONTS.BKZ. For more information about changes see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for the submission. I installed it as suggested replacing and expanding the old version in the nonfree CTAN tree at CTAN:nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: evweek.cls (extension of Latex Calendar Bundle)
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Emanuele Vicentini ----- I've uploaded in incoming/evweek a small spinn-off/bugfix of weekly.cls of the LaTeX Calendar Bundle. Licese is lppl. I'd put evweek.{dtx,ins} in a new subdirectory of calendar: macros/latex/contrib/supported/calendar/contrib Here's the summary: evweek.cls is a small extension of weekly.cls, the class for the weekly calendar format of the LaTeC Calendar Bundle. I've fixed a little problem with the height of titleboxes; the only extensions of this first release are five new options that allow a greater control over fonts used to typeset titleboxes. ===== Saluti, Emanuele. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you for the submission. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/calendar/contrib/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission: LaTeX package gensymb.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Feb '03

13 Feb '03

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt <w-a-schmidt(a)arcor.de> ----- I have uploaded the file gensymb.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it to the CTAN directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/was . Doing so will add the files gensymb.dtx and gensymb.ins and update the files upgreek.dtx and readme.1st. The other files in this directory are to remain unchanged. This is the first (and somewhat experimental) release of the LaTeX package gensymb.sty. It provides generic commands degree, celsius, perthousand, micro and ohm, which work both in text and math mode. Various means are provided to fake the symbols or take them from particular symbol fonts, if they are not available in the default fonts used in the document. This should be perfectly transparent at user level, so that one can apply the same notation for units of measurement in text and math mode and with arbitrary typefaces. Note that the package has been designed to work flawlessly in conjunction with the famous units.sty. This upload updates also the source file of my package upgreek.sty. However, only the documentation has been changed with respect to the new gensymb package, which can coopereate with upgreek. The macro package upgreek.sty is actually unchanged. thank you in advance Walter Schmidt ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new and updated files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/supported/was/ as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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withdrawal of systems/unix/teTeX/1.0
by Robin Fairbairns 12 Feb '03

12 Feb '03

with the arrival of teTeX 2.0, all traces of teTeX 1.0 are being removed from the archive. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Need file to be removed from server
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Feb '03

11 Feb '03

Ross Maloney writes: > I have uploaded xbibfile-0.7.tar.gz to the /incoming directory of > ftp.tex.ac.uk for consideration for inclusion in CTAN. > > I suggest it be located in CTAN at biblio/bibtex/utils. The package > xbibfile is released under the GNU Public License. > > Xbibfile is used to create and search BibTeX databases. It is > written in C and uses the GTK graphics libraries to create its user > interface. It was written under Linux using the X Window system. > It was written out of my need for such a research tool and has > performed satisfactory in that role. At some future stage I may get > around to increasing its capabilities so some hooks are in place for > doing that expansion. However, it is usable in its current state. > > This is the first public release of this package. The 0.7 is a > version number for my own records. i have installed the contents of your .tar.gz in a new directory biblio/bibtex/utils/xbibtex, which is now set off to propagate. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- needspace package
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded needspace.sty to UK incoming. Please ue this to > replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/needspace.sty. It is released > under the LPPL. > > Package Description: > > Provides commands to reserve space at the bottom of a page. If > there is not enough space on the current page a new one is started. > > Changes in version 1.3 (2003/02/07) > o Added new Needspace and Needspace* commands (providing a new algorithm) i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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installed up-to-date version of scripttex
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

macros/scripttex, on ctan, was dated 1991; an eager user spotted a newer version on the web. i've therefore contacted the author, adrian mccarthy, and with his permission have installed the latest version (v.104 of march 2002) to replace the older version. beware: some file names in the previous version have changed. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN (Cambridge) upload: varwidth.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

Donal Arseneau writes: > I have uploaded varwidth.sty and varwidth.xml (for the catalogue) > to ftp.tex.ac.uk:incoming. Please put it in > macros/latex/contrib/other/misc. > > I am releasing this as version 0.9 because it has gotten mouldy > waiting for me to get back to it. (It does work, mostly.) > Anyone who tries it should be sure to make bug reports. > > It is released under LPPL. > > % The varwidth environment is based on minipage, and takes the same > % parameters, but the specified width is just a maximum value -- the > % environment will be typeset with a narrower natural width if > % possible. > % > % In a varwidth environment, paragraph line-breaks are chosen > % according to the specified width, but each line is reset to > % match a narrower natural width, if there is one. > % > % The arrowragged command works like aggedright, but produces > % generally narrower lines in paragraphs, but more text in the last > % line (the lines have more-equal lengths). > % > % This version works fine, but there are still many questions about > % how it would work best. Should there be a version that avoids the > % usual minipage formatting style? > % > % Numbered equations are not handled well, especially with leqno. > % AMSmath environments have not been tried, and undoubtedly fail. > % > % It also defines a ewcolumntype{V} that is the {varwidth} > % counterpart of a p column in tabulars. i've installed the file as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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minor update of uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

i've updated the faq in a very minor way, and reinstalled on ctan and the web. changes: correct links for tetex v2.0 new text (and revised link) for question tds Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=maillists+askquestion

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Re: WinShell 2.2.2beta upload
by Rainer Schöpf 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Ingo H. de Boer wrote: > I have uploaded a new WinShell 2.2.2beta to > ftp.dante.de/incoming/winshell > please copy the files to > ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/systems/win32/winshell > > Thanks > Ingo > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > WinShell is a graphical user interface 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. > > Now, ISpell is also included ! Thanks for the new version. The files are now in directory systems/win32/winshell For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload to Cambridge: wrapfig.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've uploaded yet another version of wrapfig.sty to ftp.tex.ac.uk. > > Version 3.5 from last week introduced float.sty support, but > for the previous version of float.sty, not the current. > > Version 3.6 supports current float.sty, and retains support for > the previous version. It also supports the new-float mechanisms > of memoir.cls and ccaption.sty. > > It also introduces a new command to support other, unknown, > classes of float: e.g., egin{wrapfloat}{figure} is the same > as egin{wrapfigure}. > > Version 3.6 still retains the deficiencies I've known about for > years. thanks for the upload: i've installed it as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- tocbibind package
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded tocbibind.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/tocbibind. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The tocbibind package can be used to add the ToC and/or > bibliography and/or index etc., to the Table of Contents listing. > > Changes in version 1.5f (2003/02/04) > o Fixed Index heading MakeUppercase problem i've installed the package as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload: cjhebrew manuals
by Rainer Schöpf 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Christian Justen wrote: > I just uploaded the following files: > cjhebrew.pdf > cjh-en.pdf > to ftp.dante.de/incoming/cjhebrew > > Please install the files in CTAN/language/hebrew/cjhebrew. > > cjhebrew.pdf is the updated German manual for CJHebrew an should > replace the old version. > > cjh-en.pdf is an English translation of the CJHebrew manual. > > License: lppl > > Short description: CJHebrew is a system for typesetting of Hebrew > text with LaTeX containing two type 1 fonts. Thanks for the new docs, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: platex and mwcls packages
by Rainer Schöpf 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've uploaded to dante:/incoming > platex-1.2.4.zip > mwcls.zip > > Both contain updated packages already on CTAN. > Please unzip platex-1.2.4.zip in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/platex > > and mwcls.zip in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls Thanks for the updates. I installed the files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: skak v1.2
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

and behold! our upload daemon did say (yesterday, when i was too busy to do anything about it): > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20030203.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: skak v1.2 > Name: Torben Hoffmann > Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/skak > Summary description: Easy chess typesetting using SAN input > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Changes from v1.1: > * Better Informator symbols. > * Description of how to choose a different font. > * movecomment command added - allows easy typesetting of comments. > * The PostScript files are 10 times smaller (for big files) > * All dead code has been removed from skak.sty > > Most of this is due to a big effort by Dirk Bächle - plaudits are in order. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files ins skak.zip as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

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. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: LaTeX picture editor for Windows License type: pd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeXPiX is a picture editor for LaTeX and works on all Microsoft Windows versions. LaTeXPiX offers advanced picture drawing, editing and generation beyond the scope of most other available editors. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: iTe
by Jim Hefferon 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: iTe Author's name: wolfgang kuehn Location on CTAN: support/ite Summary description: the interactive Tex editor License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iTe is an easy to use, interactive authoring tool for LATEX and TEX documents. With iTe running inside emacs, it is possible to select arbitrary display fragments such as figures, equations, labels, captions, etc. These fragments can then be freely moved, rotated and scaled. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New version (3.4) of UK TeX FAQ on CTAN and the Web
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

I have installed a new version of the FAQ. As usual, a small set of new questions/answers has been added, and a number of typos and plain-and-simple bugs have been corrected. In addition, I have addressed a significant problem with the presentation of URLs for directories, on the Web. In the last few months I have learned that some browsers always provide the answer non-existent if you ask a CTAN node for a .tar.gz or a .zip file of a directory. (Tracing reveals packets where the client is asking whether the file exists before attempting to download it; of course the file _doesn't_ exist, and our FTP daemons aren't smart enough to spot this case. None of which explains _why_ these browsers behave like this.) Now, whenever the FAQ used to present a .tar.gz URL for a directory, it also presents a .zip URL, and a URL for browsing (the latter two in parentheses). If all else fails, frustrated users may download a directory one file at a time. I have also made a small improvement to the way searches are conducted. I've been thinking about how to do this job better, but at least now one of the worst excesses of the stupidity of the old version have gone: the search regards space-separated words as distinct. A further advance has come for users of the PDF versions; thanks to the good offices of Heiko Oberdiek, those files now have thumbnails by each question title. In the thumbnail's data, one finds the URL for this question (in my favoured label format), and the question title. As always, I shall be pathetically grateful for help with new answers, or corrections to old answers, in the FAQ -- feel free to mail to faq(a)tex.ac.uk An HTML-only (i.e., no searching) version of the FAQ is available for use by TeX distribution builders; for those who already use it, the new version is in the usual place -- those who don't already use it may contact me for details. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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CTAN submission -- KOMA-Script
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20030129.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: KOMA-Script Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Summary description: KOMA-Script, a versatile LaTeX2e bundle License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The KOMA-Script team is happy to announce the February '03 Release of the KOMA-Script bundle aka the three days too early release. -------------------------------------------------------- What is KOMA-Script -------------------------------------------------------- KOMA-Script is a versatile bundle of LaTeX2e document classes and packages. It aims to be a replacement to the standard LaTeX2e classes. KOMA-Script does not stop with the features known from the standard classes, but it extends the possibilities in order to provide the user an almost complete working environment. -------------------------------------------------------- Versions of classes and packages at this release: -------------------------------------------------------- scrartcl.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrbook.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrreprt.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlttr2.cls 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlettr.cls 2002/05/24 v2.6e (obsolete) scrtime.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrdate.sty 2002/02/02 v1.1m scrpage2.sty 2002/11/01 v2.1a typearea.sty 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrlfile.sty 2003/01/28 v2.9l scrpage.sty 2001/06/22 v1.3c (obsolete) scraddr.sty 2002/06/02 v1.1b -------------------------------------------------------- What is new in this KOMA-Script release -------------------------------------------------------- This is only a bug-fix-release: - typo-fixes at the guides - index is not longer openright with option openany - missing files at source of english guides added - some fixes behind the curtain (e.g. of scrlttr2) Go discover. -------------------------------------------------------- XML file to be used at The TeX Catalogue: -------------------------------------------------------- See koma-script.xml at the distribution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: ctan upload: wrapfig.sty 3.5
by Robin Fairbairns 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've uploaded version 3.5 of wrapfig.sty to ctan/UK. > > Please use it to replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/wrapfig.sty > > New with version 3.5: support for float.sty > > New with version 3.4: setting linewidth in wrapped text. > > As before the license is lppl. i've installed the new version; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Uploaded updated style file
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

Rohit Grover writes: > Uploaded to cam.ctan.org > Directory: incoming/newpunk > > Updated style file and test latex file for using Knuth's punk fonts. The > old one (released 1992) doesn't work anymore because it uses obsolete > syntax. This version should probably replace the current punk.sty in the > CTAN tree. i've rearranged the fonts/punk directory: fonts/punk/source contains the original .mf files fonts/punk/latex contains your contribution: punk.sty punktest.tex thanks for the contribtion Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ragged2e v2.00
by Rainer Schöpf 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 Martin Schröder submitted: > Name of contribution: ragged2e v2.00 > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms/ > Summary description: A new improved version of ragged2e > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This version fixes some (hopefully all) bugs and introduces some new features. > The bugs had to do with the handling of spaceskip and xspaceskip; this has been completely redesigned. > The new features are new options for setting the complete document, all footnotes and all parboxes raggedright. The new version also incorporates the raggedr package. Thanks for the update. Following the upload instructions, I replaced the files ragged2e.dtx ragged2e.ins and removed the files ragged2e.asc ragged2e.bug ragged2e.dvi The updated xml entry follows: <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=ragged2e datestamp=2003/01/28 modifier=martin(a)oneiros.de> <about> <name>ragged2e</name> <caption> Defines Centering, RaggedLeft, and RaggedRight, and corresponding environments. </caption> <author> <name>Martin Schröder</name> <email>martin(a)oneiros.de</email> </author> <license type=lppl/> <version> <number>2.00</number> <released>2003/01/28</released> </version> <xref refid=everysel/> </about> <description> <abstract> A LaTeX package which defines new commands Centering, RaggedLeft, and RaggedRight and new environments Center, FlushLeft, and FlushRight, which set ragged text and are easily configurable to allow hyphenation. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms</ctan> <texlive>latexextra</texlive> </distribution> </entry> For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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encTeX on ctan
by Robin Fairbairns 28 Jan '03

28 Jan '03

encTeX is (another) tex extension, written at the change-file level. it provides means of translating input, on the way into tex's mouth. the most recent version allows translation of multibyte sequences, such as utf-8 encoding. i have established a mirror of enctex into ctan at systems/enctex, to aid people's evaluation of the system. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: iagproc
by Jim Hefferon 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

New material has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: iagproc Author's name: Martin Vermeer Location on CTAN: latex/contrib/supported/misc Summary description: LaTeX2e class file for two column IAG Proceedings articles License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX2e class file for two column IAG Proceedings articles, like for the Banff GGG2000 Symposium or the Thessaloniki IGGC 2002 meeting. Format description: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~sideris/GGG2000/instructions.pdf - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upgrade: Makor 2
by Jim Hefferon 27 Jan '03

27 Jan '03

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and should be at your favorite local mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Makor 2 Author's name: Alan Hoenig Location on CTAN: language/hebrew/makor Summary description: Typesetting Hebrew with vowels with Omega License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use Makor2 to typeset: Hebrew with vowels or liturgical accents; Yiddish; docs prepared using ArabTeX Hebrew conventions; Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia; Old Hebrew; and much, much more; see files README and mkr2man.pdf for additional details and copious examples. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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