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Re: [TeXmacs@math.u-psud.fr: Re: CTAN submission -- TeXmacs version 0.3.5.11]
by Rainer Schoepf 19 Dec '02

19 Dec '02

On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Joris van der Hoeven wrote: > I just uploaded the new GNU TeXmacs distribution in > > ftp.dante.de/incoming/TeXmacs > > The new distribution contains the files > > TeXmacs-1.0.1-1.i386.rpm > TeXmacs-1.0.1-1.src.rpm > TeXmacs-1.0.1-src.tar.gz > TeXmacs-1.0.1-static-gnu-linux.tar.gz > > The files should be put into the directory systems/unix/TeXmacs > All existing files in this directory become obsolete, > except for the file .message. Thanks for the update, I installed the files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Full announcement > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi all, > > We are happy to announce the release of GNU TeXmacs 1.0.1. > With respect to version 1.0, the major changes are the following: > > * The user interface has been completely redesigned so as > to become more intuitive and compatible with other software. > > * The TeXmacs -> LaTeX and LaTeX -> TeXmacs converters have > been improved. In particular, TeXmacs now generates LaTeX files > which do no longer depend on the TeXmacs.sty style file. > > * We implemented several structural editing primitives and > better ways to visualize structure. > > * The TeXmacs style files and packages have been reorganized, > completed and improved. > > * The documentation system has been improved. > In particular, we now provide online documentation and > you may update your documentation from the web. > The user manual has been translated into French too. > > * TeXmacs has been ported to Cygwin (Windows) and Fink (MacOS X). > > * Interfaces with the Axiom and Giac computer algebra systems > have been implemented. There is also an experimental interface > with GNU Octave. > > * Support has been added for Finnish and Ukrainian. > > As to the future, the focus for version 1.0.2 will be on further > stabilization of the editor and support of Html and MathML. > We also plan to work on a Windows port and better support for > external plug-ins.

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New CTAN package: degrade
by Jim Hefferon 19 Dec '02

19 Dec '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. It will make its way to 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: degrade Author's name: Peter Münster Location on CTAN: graphics/degrade Summary description: Degrades JPEG images to a given resolution License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A package that degrades JPEG images on the fly to decrease the size of the resulting PostScript or PDF file. You'll need the convert utility from the ImageMagick bundle and the jpeg2ps program from CTAN if you don't use VTeX. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upload -- statex.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Dec '02

18 Dec '02

----- Forwarded message from Rodney Sparapani ----- > I've just uploaded statex.sty to ftp.dante.de into incoming. > The licensing terms are LPPL. > This style is designed to make statistical notation easier to type and more > appropriately rendered. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the style file in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/statex.sty Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload -- preview-latex-0.7.7.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Dec '02

18 Dec '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.7.tar.gz and preview-0.7.7.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.7.tar.gz under support/preview-latex/ and unpack the README from it to support/preview-latex/README Create a symbolic link from support/preview-latex/preview-latex.tar.gz to preview-latex-0.7.7.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.7.7.tar.gz in the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ It contains just README-preview, preview.dtx and preview.ins. The reason is that the preview.dtx file can also be used as a standalone LaTeX style for extracting selected elements from a LaTeX source into separate pages of a DVI file. Previous versions of preview-latex can be deleted. Here are the release notes: Release notes for version 0.7.7 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex dresses up your LaTeX source by placing judiciously selected chunks (such as single formulas) chopped from unwieldy preview pages right into its Emacs/XEmacs buffer, while keeping the original source readily accessible. You get to have your eye candy and edit it, too. Since only the display of the text is affected, you can safely test-drive on important documents right away. There are no physical withdrawal symptoms to be feared if you chose to quit using it, but you'll find yourself unable to do so. The employed style file preview.sty is independently useful for extraction of selected text elements as images. The package is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, at least GNU Emacs-21.1 under the X window system, AUC TeX (11.14 recommended, see below), a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. This version also supports XEmacs-21, best in version 21.4.9 or later. The various Windows ports of XEmacs should work out of the box. Really. Recent CVS versions of Windows GNU Emacs can reportedly be made to work, too. Release 0.7.7 is 0.7.6 minus a last-minute bug for GNU Emacs, so 0.7.6 info applies: AFPL GhostScript releases 7.x should work. Treatment of multi-directory projects has been corrected, once yo upgrade to AUC TeX 11.14. An added feature can be customized into the new preview-required-option-list variable: checking the counters option will retain correct equation and section numbering even when you are regenerating single previews. Various bugs have been fixed and the installation process does a better job of getting things to work particularly for Windows users. The README file provides adequate information for firing up preinstalled distributions, and pointers how to provide feedback. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. The home page is <URL:http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net>, the SourceForge project page that among others offers anonymous CVS access is located at <URL:http://sourceforge.net/projects/preview-latex>. If you can spare the time, you can also comment on or rate this project at <URL:http://freshmeat.net/projects/preview-latex>. Additional files can be found at <URL:http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/preview-latex>: * If you don't have texinfo 4.0 or later installed, prebuilt documentation files can be found there. * Tarballs of preview-latex for all users, alternatively RPMs for RedHat Linux. For the binary RPMs, you will need the preview-latex-common RPM as well as the Emacs-flavor specific RPM. * AUC TeX is now located at <URL:http://www.nongnu.org/auctex>. The download area should also provide you with RPMs if you are using RedHat Linux. The RPMs require a few packages that should be readily available in current distributions. RedHat 7.3 contains Emacs-21.2 and GhostScript-6.52 which are about the minimum versions to be recommended. Later releases should work fine. XEmacs in current distributions will still be affected with a serious display bug, see the PROBLEMS file or the respective manual section. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested replacing the old versions in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- subfloat
by Rainer Schöpf 16 Dec '02

16 Dec '02

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Harald Harders wrote: > I have uploaded subfloat.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new > version of the subfloat package. Please replace the old version in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfloat/. > License is LPPL. > The new version avoids a problem with tabularx. > > From the README and the ChangeLog: > > subfloat.sty -- subnumbering for figures and tables > > This package enables subnumbering of different floats (figures and > tables) simular to the subequations-environment of the amsmath > package. It does not the same as the subfigure package which > generates subfigures within one normal figure. > > 2002-12-16 v2.13 <h.harders(a)tu-bs.de> > Remove error message of incorrect usage of the counters for > maximal float number due to an incompatibility to tabularx. Thanks for the update. I installed the files as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfloat For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: lshort and PTLshort uploads
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Dec '02

13 Dec '02

in the last two days, both english (info/lshort/english) and portuguese (info/lshort/portuguese) versions of lshort have been upgraded to v4.00 on ctan. thanks to Tobias Oetiker and Alberto Simões for their uploads. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Pitkänpuoleinen johdanto LaTeX2e:n käyttöön
by Rainer Schoepf 11 Dec '02

11 Dec '02

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 Timo Hellgren wrote: > Name of contribution: Pitkänpuoleinen johdanto LaTeX2e:n käyttöön > Suggested location on CTAN: /info/lshort/finnish (replaces the previous contents) > Summary description: The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e v.3.22 Finnish edition > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is an update of the Finnish edition of Tobias Oetikers dokument > The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e. In addition to translating > the original I have added emphasis on things you should consider when > making Finnish documents with LaTeX2e. This version adds all the stuff > in version 3.22 of the original text. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I replaced the files in info/lshort/finnish For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- patch for the memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Dec '02

10 Dec '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded mempatch.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to > replace the current > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/mempatch.sty. Please also > _advertise_ the patch upload. > > mempatch v1.0 fixes some minor infelicities in version 1.3 of > the memoir class. i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: tif2eps on dante:/incoming
by Rainer Schoepf 09 Dec '02

09 Dec '02

On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Staszek Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've just uploaded to dante:/incoming > tif2eps.zip > > Please unzip it in > support/pstools/ > and remove > support/pstools/tiff2ps/ > > The name of package was changed to avoid conflicts with tiff2ps available > in tiff tools (e.g. Linux distributions). > > tif2eps.xml goes directly to Graham. By the way, I'd suggest removing > obsolete help/Catalogue/entries/antyktor.html|xml (we have antt.html|xml) Thanks for the upload, I installed the new files in support/pstools/tif2eps and removed the old version in support/pstools/tiff2ps For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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new CTAN package: javascript TeX editor JS-TeX.hta]
by Jim Hefferon 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to a fovorite mirror near you 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: javascript_TeXed Author's name: Nick Yas'ko Location on CTAN: support/javascript_TeXed Summary description: Small MikTeX-editor for Win32 Intel platform. IE5.0+ need. License type: nocommercial Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a small editor for MikTeX as an HTML application (~20kb). It'll work on a Win32 Intel platform if you have Internet Explorer ver 5.0+. You can run it as JS-TeX.hta from command line or start JS-TeX.hta filename.tex If you have help for LaTeX in HTML, you can fill the HELP field in Options. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- Greek CB fonts in Type 1 format
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

----- Forwarded message from Apostolos Syropoulos ----- I have just uploaded the latest version of the Greek CB fonts (by Claudio Beccari). The font bundle includes a Type 1 version for each METAFONT driver file (i.e., 888 Type 1 font files!). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/greek/cb/ replacing the previous version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: upload (new version of) mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

John Forkosh writes: > As per your README.uploads instructions... > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > (version 1.00, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip) > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > Please REPLACE all existing files (mimetex.zip and README) in > support/mimetex (please unzip mimetex.zip README and place > this separate copy of README alongside mimetex.zip in the > support/mimetex directory) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > Bug fix and new features. > From the original submission... > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either > mime xbitmaps or gif images of them, which can be used in html > documents in the form, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > This allows you to embed math directly in html, reducing > the need for lots of external gif images, and making your html > documents more readable and easily maintained. See > http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples > for examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. > MimeTeX isn't primarily meant for latex2html-like tasks > where you're maintaining native LaTeX documents that are later > redistributed in several formats, including html. Rather, mimeTeX > is primarily meant to help maintain native html documents containing > math. In this sense it's a kind of lightweight alternative to > MathML, with the advantage that mimeTeX preserves LaTeX syntax. > Similar non-MathML packages, like textogif and gladTeX, > require setup procedures that use TeX to help generate external > gif (or png) images of your equations, which are later included > in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX, as far > as I know, is the only such non-MathML package that has its > own built-in parser and rendering engine, entirely independent > of TeX, and therefore requires no setup procedure or external > images whatsoever. It renders realtime, on-the-fly images > directly from your LaTeX math embedded in html documents. i've installed the files as required. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: latex4jed
by Jim Hefferon 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: 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 S-Lang file for the Jed editor provides a much enhanced LaTeX mode a la AUCTeX: menus, shortcuts, templates, syntax highlighting, document outline, integrated debugging, symbol completion, full integration with external programs, and more. It was designed with both the beginner and the advanced LaTeX user in mind. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission - preview-latex-0.7.5.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.5.tar.gz and preview-0.7.5.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.5.tar.gz under support/preview-latex/ (...) Unpack preview-0.7.5.tar.gz in the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ It contains just README-preview, preview.dtx and preview.ins. The reason is that the preview.dtx file can also be used as a standalone LaTeX style for extracting selected elements from a LaTeX source into separate pages of a DVI file. Previous versions of preview-latex can be deleted. Here are the release notes: Release notes for version 0.7.5 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex dresses up your LaTeX source by placing judiciously selected chunks (such as single formulas) chopped from unwieldy preview pages right into its Emacs/XEmacs buffer, while keeping the original source readily accessible. You get to have your eye candy and edit it, too. The employed style file preview.sty is independently useful for extraction of selected text elements as images. The package is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, at least GNU Emacs-21.1 under the X window system, AUC TeX (11.11 recommended, see below), a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. This version also supports XEmacs-21, best in version 21.4.9 or later. The various Windows ports of XEmacs should work out of the box. Recent CVS versions of Windows GNU Emacs could conceivably be made to work, too, but the jury is still out on that one. Release 0.7.5 is a bug fix release for XEmacs. Compatibility macros caused several conflicts with other packages when preview-latex was loaded after them. In addition, the preview icon could appear doubly in the toolbar. GNU Emacs users were not affected by either bug and need not upgrade from 0.7.4. The README file provides adequate information for firing up preinstalled distributions, and pointers how to provide feedback. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. The home page is <URL:http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net>, the SourceForge project page that among others offers anonymous CVS access is located at <URL:http://sourceforge.net/projects/preview-latex>. If you can spare the time, you can also comment on or rate this project at <URL:http://freshmeat.net/projects/preview-latex>. Additional files can be found at <URL:http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/preview-latex>: * If you don't have texinfo 4.0 or later installed, prebuilt documentation files can be found there. * AUC TeX can be found at several places, but if you want the latest 11.11 (alpha, but stable AFAIK) with no known issues concerning preview-latex, you can find it there as well. * RPMs for preview-latex and AUC TeX are provided for users of RedHat Linux. For the binary RPMs, you will need the preview-latex-common RPM as well as the Emacs-flavor specific RPM. The RPMs require a few packages that should be readily available in current distributions. RedHat 7.3 contains Emacs-21.2 and GhostScript-6.52 which are about the minimum versions to be recommended. Later releases should work fine. XEmacs in current distributions will still be affected with a serious display bug, see the PROBLEMS file or the respective manual section. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex/ and CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ replacing the old version Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- Euler-VM fonts v2.9a
by Rainer Schoepf 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file eulervm.zip to the /incoming directory > at dante.ctan.org. Please, unpack it to the CTAN directory > > fonts/eulervm. > > Doing so will replace all present files there. > > This is version 2.9a of the Euler-VM fonts and the related > LaTeX package eulervm.sty. Euler-VM is a set of generic > math fonts, based on the Euler and CM typefaces. > > With version 2.9a, both the fonts (*.vf, *.tfm) and the > macro package have changed. Main news is, that epsilon and > varepsilon were exchanged for each other; they were mixed up > in all previous versions. Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: mk-1.0.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Wybo Dekker wrote: > - I have uploaded mk-1.0.tar.gz > - at ftp.dante.de > - I suggest to unpack in support/mk > - GPL > - mk (make for latex) is a Perl script that, in close collaboration with > vpp (short for View and Print PostScript/PDF) is helpful in the cyclic > process of editing, viewing, and printing a latex document. > Essentially, mk uses the make utility for the management of file > dependencies, texi2pdf for compilation, gv (or any other viewer you > like) for viewing, and context's texexec for printing in various > formats. mk has been tested under linux only. Adaptation to othes OS's > should be not too complicated. Thanks for the upload, i installed the files in directory support/latex_maker For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: vpp-1.0.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Wybo Dekker wrote: > - I have uploaded vpp-1.0.tar.gz > - at ftp.dante.de > - I suggest to unpack in support/vpp > - GPL > - vpp (View and Print Postscript/PDF) displays a pdf document or a > postscript document (after conversion to pdf using gv, xpdf, or > acrobat reader (in that order of choice), or perhaps another pdf > viewer. One can use the viewer to print the document but, > alternatively, leave the viewer and use vpp's facilities to print > selected pages to a one- or two-sided hardcopy or an A5-booklet. Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in the directory support/view_print_ps_pdf For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: SplitIndex
by Reinhard Zierke 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from Markus Kohm ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021125.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: SplitIndex Name and email: Markus Kohm Suggested location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex Summary description: Using a unlimited number of indices with almost every LaTeX-class License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SplitIndex consists of a LaTeX package, splitidx, and a small program, splitindex. The package may be used to produce one index or several indices. Without using the program the number of indices is limited by the number of TeXs output streams. But using the program you may use even more than 16 indices. At this case, splitidx outputs only a single file jobname.idx and the program splits that file into several raw index files and calls your favorite index processor for each of it. The splitindex program is available as perl-program (splitindex.pl), java-program (splitindex.java/class), Windows-CYGWIN binary (splitindex.exe), Linux-i386-ELF binary (splitindex-Linux-i386), OpenBSD-3.0-i386 binary (splitindex-OpenBSD-i386) and even as TeX program (splitindex.tex with some limitations). The source splitindex.c is also part of the distribution. There's an installation documentation (install.txt) and an installation script (install.sh) at the package. The package was testet with the standard LaTeX classes and the KOMA-Script classes. This version is intended to be stable though the version number is less than 1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/splitindex Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CYAN submission -- preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz
by Reinhard Zierke 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz and preview-0.7.4.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.4.tar.gz under support/preview-latex/ (...) Unpack preview-0.7.4.tar.gz in the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ It contains just README-preview, preview.dtx and preview.ins. The reason is that the preview.dtx file can also be used as a standalone LaTeX style for extracting selected elements from a LaTeX source into separate pages of a DVI file. Previous versions of preview-latex can be deleted. Here are the release notes: Release notes for version 0.7.4 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex dresses up your LaTeX source by placing judiciously selected chunks (such as single formulas) chopped from unwieldy preview pages right into its Emacs/XEmacs buffer, while keeping the original source readily accessible. You get to have your eye candy and edit it, too. The employed style file preview.sty is independently useful for extraction of selected text elements as images. The package is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). At the current point of time, at least GNU Emacs-21.1 under the X window system, AUC TeX (11.11 recommended, see below), a working LaTeX installation and GhostScript are required. This version also supports XEmacs-21, best in version 21.4.9 or later. The various Windows ports of XEmacs should work out of the box. Recent CVS versions of Windows GNU Emacs could conceivably be made to work, too, but the jury is still out on that one. Release 0.7.4 is a consolidation release containing mostly bug fixes. Several interoperatibility problems under Windows and with various GhostScript versions have been dealt with. The previous release lead to problems when buffers without associated file name were put into LaTeX-mode. If this occured while first loading preview-latex, compatibility macros caused further problems with XEmacs. As a promotional measure, preview-at-point has been added to the tool bar. The README file provides adequate information for firing up preinstalled distributions, and pointers how to provide feedback. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. The home page is <URL:http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net>, the SourceForge project page that among others offers anonymous CVS access is located at <URL:http://sourceforge.net/projects/preview-latex>. If you can spare the time, you can also comment on or rate this project at <URL:http://freshmeat.net/projects/preview-latex>. Additional files can be found at <URL:http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/preview-latex>: * If you don't have texinfo 4.0 or later installed, prebuilt documentation files can be found there. * AUC TeX can be found at several places, but if you want the latest 11.11 (alpha, but stable AFAIK) with no known issues concerning preview-latex, you can find it there as well. * RPMs for preview-latex and AUC TeX are provided for users of RedHat Linux. For the binary RPMs, you will need the preview-latex-common RPM as well as the Emacs-flavor specific RPM. The RPMs require a few packages that should be readily available in current distributions. RedHat 7.3 contains Emacs-21.2 and GhostScript-6.52 which are about the minimum versions to be recommended. Later releases should work fine. XEmacs in current distributions will still be affected with a serious display bug, see the PROBLEMS file or the respective manual section. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I replaced the contents of CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex/ CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview/ with the new version as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission -- cmbright fonts v0.6
by Rainer Schöpf 24 Nov '02

24 Nov '02

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Harald Harders wrote: > file: hfbright.tar.gz > node: ftp.dante.de > location: CTAN:fonts/ps-type1/hfbright/ > license: LPPL > > Please replace all files in the directory by the contents of the tar > archive. Please remove the hfbright-beta directory. > > From the README: > > This package contains the cmbright fonts in Type1 format. Only the > fonts are included that are not part of the cm-super bundle > (thus, math and OT1 fonts). > This package contains the ready Postscript Type1 fonts in PFB format as > used by dvips and pdflatex, as well as a map file and a config file for > dvips. > > This version is tested with dvips and pdflatex. It will be quite stable > with the exception that the UniqueIDs will change someday. But this change > shouldn't cause any trouble. Thanks for the update, I installed the new version as requested, in fonts/ps-type1/hfbright For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 22 Nov '02

22 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh > > I have just discovered a vicious intermittent gremlin in the memoir > class that is not fixable by a patch file. > > My apologies to all memoir users. > > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir, and announce on CTT. > > Changes in version 1.3a > o Fixed figure/table numbering gremlin i've installed the replacement as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 21 Nov '02

21 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memoir.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a configurable class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical books. It encompasses the standard book and > report clasees, and can simulate the article class and a double spaced > typewritten manuscript. > > It provides a variety of predefined page, chapter and caption styles and > easy means of creating new ones. There is an intuitive way of setting page > margins, etc., with an option for printing trimming marks. Documents can use > 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 17pt as the nomal font size. > > Changes in version 1.3 > o More flexibility in defining chapter styles, and Part and Chapter listings > in the ToC > o ableofcontents and friends can be used multiple times > o Major extensions for indexing, including multiple and single column > indexes > o Major extensions to trim marks > o Can do N of M page numbering > o Added automatic inclusion of a patch file > o No change to he ser Manual, but an Addendum is supplied i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: mbboard
by Jim Hefferon 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to a mirror near you 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: mbboard Author's name: Anthony Phan Location on CTAN: fonts/mbboard Summary description: blackboard bold fonts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The distribution mbboard defines new blackboard bold fonts intended to be used with TeX both in text or math mode. This distribution has only version number 0.4. but is quite stable. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: ctable-1.3.tar.gz
by Rainer Schoepf 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Wybo Dekker wrote: > - I have uploaded ctable-1.3.tar.gz > - at ftp.dante.de > - It should replace ctable-1-2.tar.gz and should > be unpacked in /texmf/source/latex/ctable > - GPL > - changes: > * if the caption key is not used, no caption will be typeset, instead > of (previously) an empty caption > * several syntactic corrections Thanks for the upload. It repalces the old version of ctable at macros/latex/contrib/supported/ctable For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.10
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 5.10 (issued 17-Nov-2002). > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. i have (finally) completed installation of this new version. thanks for the uploads. > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.10 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * HTML Generation features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.10 > > 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. > * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. > * 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. > > 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. > * 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 5.10 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.0 *** > > User Interface > -------------- > * `Font Setup Wizard' for installing TrueType/OpenType fonts under BaKoMa TeX. > `Options|Install TrueType fonts for (La)TeX' editor menu command > opens a dialog to choose TrueType fonts files. > In advance `Drop and Drag' may be used to install a fonts. > This tool makes everithing to use TrueType font in LaTeX. > * `Undo buffer size' may be defined in `Options|Editing Settings' dialog. > * `Document Info' and `Outline' defined in `Document Properties' > dialog have immediate effect. Reopenning DVI file isn't required. > * Refined switching between windows under Windows XP. > * Fixed several problems under Windows 98: Alt+Space, redocking and exit crash. > > Graphics > -------- > > * Improved handling of fig2dev output (PostScript produced by XFig) > * Refined handling of complex clip pathes (GDI). > * Refined stroking on display (GDI) meterlimit, linecap, etc. > * Added support (for GDI output) for > + arbitrary transformed text (skewing, reflection), > + rotated/skewed bitmaps, > + elliptical pens. > * Improved text output in `Accurate' and `Readable' modes. > Fixed problem with using `Readable' mode under Windows 95/98. > * Fixed CropBox in PDF files generated with Prosper package. > > Fonts > ----- > > * Mathematica fonts are ready to use (TFM/VF/FD and STY files are included). > Encoding vectors for some fonts was fixed. > * Pazo fonts - fixed encoding definition. > * BBDING10 font was updated by Type1 version [LATEX2E.BKZ]. > * BG font was updated for elliptical pens [GAMES.BKZ]. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: threeparttable
by Robin Fairbairns 19 Nov '02

19 Nov '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > There was a recent complaint that threeparttable didn't work with > tabularx. I had a version that does work, but neglected to send > it to CTAN. It is now uploaded to > > Ctan_UK incoming > > Please replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/threeparttable.sty > with the version in incoming. i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: bmeps 1.0.6a
by Rainer Schoepf 17 Nov '02

17 Nov '02

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 Dirk Krause submitted to CTAN: > Name of contribution: bmeps 1.0.6a > Suggested location on CTAN: /support/bmeps > Summary description: Converter from PNG/JPEG/NetPBM to EPS > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Overview: > bmeps is a library and command line tool to convert > PNG/JPEG/NetPBM to EPS levels 1, 2 and 3 supporting > flate compression, run-length compression and ASCII85 > encoding. > > Update contents: > The Win32 binary shipped in the 1.0.6 package used DLLs > to read images. Some users asked for a Win32 static binary > to avoid problems coming from different DLL versions used > by bmeps and the LaTeX distribution. > The WIN32BINstatic directory contains the static binary, > the old binary (using DLLs) is in WIN32BINdynamic. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed the new version as support/bmeps For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission -- eso-pic 1.1b
by Rainer Schoepf 17 Nov '02

17 Nov '02

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Rolf Niepraschk wrote: > I uploaded a new version of my `eso-pic' package to `/incoming' > on ftp.dante.de (file: `eso-pic.zip'). This version has new options for > drawing background grids and changing the zero point of the coordinate > system. Thanks for the upload. The package has been installed in macros/latex/contrib/supported/eso-pic and the previous version removed from macros/latex/contrib/supported/ms/contrib For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: new version of bpchem
by Rainer Schoepf 16 Nov '02

16 Nov '02

On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Bjoern Pedersen wrote: > + what you've uploaded > bpchem.tgz > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ctan.dante.de > > + where you want the files to go > unpack the archive and put the files into > macros/latex/contrib/other/bpchem, > replacing any old files > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > lppl > > BPchem is a package for typesetting chemical names and (sum) formulae, and > numbering of chemical compounds. > > This release of bpchem contains some added features, as requested by > users, and fixes some bugs. Thanks for the upload, I installed the new files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixc package
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixc.sty, and announce > on ctt. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > The memfixc package provides temporary fixes and updates to v1.2 of the > memoir class, until the next release of the class. > > Changes in version 1.3 (2002/11/11): > o ableofcontents, listoffigures, etc., can be used multiple times > o pages where a section heading has been moved to the next page can be > typeset raggedbottom > o Fixed indexing when filenames are analphabetic (names have characters > other than letters) i've installed the new version as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: bmeps
by Rainer Schoepf 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 Dirk Krause wrote: > Name of contribution: bmeps > Suggested location on CTAN: /support/bmeps > Summary description: bmeps 1.0.6 - Converter from PNG/JPEG/NetPBM to EPS > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Overview: > This package contains a library and a command line program > to convert from PNG/JPEG/NetPBM to EPS. Different > compression and encoding mechanisms are available > when producing the EPS output file. > > Update: > - Documentation was enhancend. Now we have hyperlinks > from options examples in usage.html to sample > output pages. > - TIFF support was removed because the TIFF graphics file > format uses LZW compression. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixc package
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixc.sty, and announce > on CTT. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > The memfixc package provides temporary updates to version 1.2 of the > memoir class until the next version of the class is released. > > Changes in v1.2 (2002/11/06) > o Fix double definition of (lof|lot)depth counters when the subfigure > package is used. i've installed the file as required; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission -- lettrine
by Rainer Schoepf 06 Nov '02

06 Nov '02

On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Daniel Flipo wrote: > I have just uploaded into ftp.dante.de/incoming a file lettrine.tar.gz, > which contains an upgrade (V 1.4) of the lettrine package designed to > typeset various sorts of dropped capitals. > > It should replace the old version in 'macros/latex/supported/lettrine'. > > The license is unchanged (LPPL). > > This is a bug fix release to correct wrong linelengths in abstract/ > quote/quotation environments (bug found by Matthias C. Schmidt). > I have also updated the documentation and the demo file in the 'doc' > directory is now in PDF format instead PS format. Thanks for the upadte, I installed it in macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettrine For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- mtype13-1.13, i-ching-20021102
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Nov '02

05 Nov '02

----- Forwarded message from Bzyl Wlodzimierz ----- I have just uploaded (ftp.dante.de) packages mentioned in the Subject line. I want mtype13-1.13.tar.gz package to got to: systems/unix/mtype13 directory. The package is somehow similiar to ps2mf package located in this directory. The package i-ching-20021102.tar.gz I want to go to: fonts/psfonts/i-ching directory. The licensing for these packages is GPL. Below I include readme files, which are part of packages. --Wlodek Bzyl. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ``I-CHING package'' by Wlodek Bzyl <matwb(a)univ.gda.pl> November 2002 The package contains I-Ching-Regular -- Type 1 font, iching.sty and icircle.eps -- macros and graphics for typesetting divinations, and dod.sh -- shell script to make divinations with computer. The English translation of ``I Ching'' divinations is written by Alan M Stanier (see the file iching.tex on the CTAN) The I-Ching-Regular font was programmed with MTYPE13 tools (available from CTAN's). The package is distributed under GPL. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ``MTYPE13'' package by Wlodek Bzyl <matwb(a)univ.gda.pl> November 2002 The package contains MetaPost libraries, bash and Perl scripts which help in programming and creation of Type 1 and Type 3 fonts under Linux. The Type 1 part was written for DOS by JNS team (B. Jackowski, J. M. Nowacki, and P. Strzelczyk). and is available from <ftp://bop.eps.gda.pl/metatype1> ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the two packages as suggested in the directories CTAN:/tex-archive/systems/unix/mtype13/ CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/psfonts/i-ching/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- memfixc package
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memfixc.sty, and announce > on CTT. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > The memfixc package provides temporary updates to version 1.2 of the > memoir class until the next version of the class. > > Changes in v1.1 (2002/11/01) > o Ensures that printchapternonum is initialised > o Supports the natbib package citation indexing. done, in all particulars. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: datetime
by Robin Fairbairns 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

my upload daemon tells me that Nicola Talbot wrote: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: datetime > Name and email: Nicola Talbot <...> > Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/other > Summary description: Changes format of oday. Provides commands for current time. > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The package datetime.sty provides various different formats for the > command oday, and also provides commands for displaying the > current time, either in 12hr, 24hr or text format. In addition, > there are macros for displaying the value of LaTeX counter as an > ordinal (e.g. ordinal{page} would print 3rd if the current value of > page is 3, and ordinalstring{page} would print third) as well as > macros for displaying the value of LaTeX counter as a string > (e.g. umberstring{page} would print three). > > Since version 1.1, the command hedate has been changed to > formatdate to avoid name clashes with some class files. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i've replaced the older version, as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN installation: University of Wisconsin-Madison Slide Class File
by Jim Hefferon 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

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: University of Wisconsin-Madison Slide Class File Author's name: Eric Benedict Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/uwmslide Summary description: Produces slides with a simple Power Point like appearance. Several different slide enviroments are included. License type: artistic Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A slide format which produces slides with a simple Power Point like appearance. Several useful features include: - - uses standard titlepage to produce title slide - - several slide environments including: - plain slide (page with a title) - double slide (two column page with slide title) - item slide (item list with title) - left item slide - right item slide - - places a logo on the upper left corner of each slide if the logo file logo.eps is present. - - preconfigured in landscape mode - - uses Times Roman by default for simple conversion to *.pdf format. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional announcement information, by the package's author. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This slide class is different from what I found (when I wrote it a few years ago) first in that it has a different 'look and feel' for the output format. I wanted a simple base slide format which would mimic the format of the Power Point slides which my collegues were producing. This class also adds different slide environments which simplify the construction of the presentation. While I saw the idea of egin{slide} ... end{slide} in other classes; I added the ability to put in slide titles as well as creating different `stock format' slides. The preformatted slides allow for quicker presentation creation and are unique to my knowledge. For example to make an itemized list slide: egin{itemslide}{Example Itemized List} item First Point item Second Point item Third Point end{itemslide} Philosphically, I also was trying to minimize the amount of formating tricks which were needed by the user. I wanted the slide class to take care of those issues as cleanly as possible. I've also included a sample presentation which puts the class through its paces as it were. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN installation: University of Wisconsin-Madison Thesis Class File
by Jim Hefferon 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon make its way to your favorite mirror. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Thesis Class File Author's name: Eric Benedict Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/withesis Summary description: MS/PhD Thesis/Disseration format for UW-Madison. Includes example thesis with numerous LaTeX examples and beginner's introduction. Class heavily commented for easy modification! License type: artistic Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yet another thesis style file. The withesis.cls LaTeX class file produces MS/PhD theses in a format for UW-Madison. The class and example manual are based on the Purdue University style. Several useful features include: - - Draft mode with * diagonal draft screen for draft copy * optional margin box to locate margin violations * page source file listed on bottom of each page - -source code (Matlab, C, etc) inclusion command - -automatic generation of additional abstract in the format for the UMI microfilming abstract - -numerous degrees/majors included as defaults. - -example thesis illustrating * basic LaTeX usage (Essential LaTeX by Jon Warbrick) * different LaTeX styles/techniques for -equations -pictures/figures -general formatting *BibTeX usage guide/example - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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removal of mpfnmark
by Robin Fairbairns 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

the package macros/latex/contrib/other/mpfnmark seemed to offer interesting functionality, but unfortunately had a bug that meant that in many cases it simply didn't work. the author has not responded to suggestions that the bug be mended. i therefore added a working version of the functionality to the latest version of footmisc (macros/latex/contrib/supported/footmisc), some time ago. the ctan team has now decided that the mpfnmark package itself should be removed; it will disappear from mirrors over the next few days. users should switch to using footmisc, instead. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: upload of mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

John Forkosh writes: > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex (README is the first file in the mimetex.zip > archive, which you may want to keep a separate > copy of alongside mimetex.zip) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, emitting either mime > xbitmaps or gif images of them, which can be used in html > documents in the form, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > allowing you to embed math directly in html, which reduces > the need for lots of external gif images and makes your html > documents more readable and easily maintained. > Similar non-MathML packages, like textogif and gladTeX, > require setup procedures that use TeX to help generate external > gif (or png) images of your equations, which are later included > in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX, as far > as I know, is the only such non-MathML package that has its > own built-in rendering engine, entirely independent of TeX, > and therefore requires no setup procedure or external images > whatsoever. It renders realtime, on-the-fly images directly > from your LaTeX math embedded in html documents. > You can think of mimeTeX as kind of a lightweight MathML, > with somewhat less functionality but also with fewer requirements. > MimeTeX's syntax is very TeX-like, requiring only a short learning > curve (maybe 30 minutes) for a LaTeX-aware user to learn the > occasional exceptions. And mimeTeX should work with almost any > (graphical) browser and server. thanks for the (interesting-looking ;-) upload. i've installed it as suggested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- pdfcrop 1.1
by Reinhard Zierke 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

----- Forwarded message from Heiko Oberdiek ----- I have uploaded `pdfcrop.tar.gz' in the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Please create the directory CTAN:support/pdfcrop/ and unpack the files there (`README' and `pdfcrop.pl'). License: LPPL >From the README: PDFCROP takes a PDF file as input, calculates the BoundingBox for each page by the help of ghostscript and generates a output PDF file with removed margins. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the package as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/pdfcrop/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: notes
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021030.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: notes Name and email: Duncan Webb Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported Summary description: A package to highlight important sections of text with graphics License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A style for highlighting notable sections of text in a document by putting the text in a boxed frame and placing a small graphic in the margin. It has been specifically designed to work with double sided pages, placing the 'icon' in the correct margin. A LyX style is also provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the package as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/notes Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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FoilTeX 2.1.4a fixed!
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Oct '02

29 Oct '02

The first copy of FoilTeX 2.1.4 that was uploaded to CTAN recently was corrupted. A new version has been uploaded and we hope that all the problems have been fixed. My sincere apologies to all who downloaded the bad copy and had problems. Regards, Jim Hafner

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Re: new upload of FoilTeX 2.1.4a
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Oct '02

29 Oct '02

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Jim Hafner wrote: ****************************************************************** ****** ANNOUNCING the release of FoilTeX 2.1.4a for LaTeX2e ******* ****************************************************************** I have recently uploaded the latest release of the FoilTeX system for generating foils (transparencies, slides) using TeX. You should find it on your nearest CTAN in /nonfree/macros/latex/contrib/supported/foiltex ******************* About the package *************************** Its features include simplicity of use, compatibility with LaTeX, large sans serif font as default, extra macros to start foils with bold headings and special mechanisms to control footer and header. This new version (from 2.1.4 to 2.1.4a) mostly fixes an landscape orientation problem with dvips and Ghostview. James (Jim) Hafner IBM Research Division Almaden Research Center, K56-B2 650 Harry Road San Jose, CA 95120-6099 email: hafner(a)almaden.ibm.com ...................................................................... The history of science rewrites itself each day. We're living in days of wonder, Simon says. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe ...................................................................... For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: ebezier
by Rainer Schoepf 29 Oct '02

29 Oct '02

A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021029.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: ebezier Name and email: Gerhard A. Bachmaier Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/ebezier Summary description: Extended version 3 for ebezier License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ebezier supports plotting bezier curves in the picture environment. Highlights of the new version are .) Implementing line thickness. .) Different plot symbols. .) Lbezier for equally thick lines in all directions. .) Qbezier implementation to be used with new plot symbols and some others (see Section Changes). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN upload notification: yfonts-t1
by Reinhard Zierke 28 Oct '02

28 Oct '02

----- Forwarded message ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021025.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: yfonts-t1 Name and email: Torsten Bronger Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/gothic/ps/ Summary description: Y. Haralambous' yfrak, yswab, and ygoth in Type1 font format License type: Free Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This bundle contains the broken typefaces yfrak, ysawb, and ygoth, originally created by Yannis Haralambous, in Type-1 font format. It also includes the files necessary for use with pdftex and dvips. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the Type 1 fonts in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/yfonts/ plus a symbolic link from CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/fonts/gothic/ps/yfonts pointing to this directory Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: psfragger
by Reinhard Zierke 28 Oct '02

28 Oct '02

----- Forwarded message ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20021028.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: psfragger Name and email: Primoz Cermelj Suggested location on CTAN: support Summary description: Psfrag graphical interface on win32 system used to modify existing eps files and create pdf files. License type: Nocommercial Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PSFragger is a free tool used to replace labels in eps files by using psfrag and LaTeX. The result is modified eps file that can be further converted to PDF file for use with PDFLaTeX (eps to pdf conversion is included in this tool). Use of Ghostscript is assumed a priori. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. After stripping the text files of CR characters, I installed the package in CTAN:/tex-archive/nonfree/support/psfragger with a link from CTAN:/tex-archive/support/psfragger Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixc package
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Oct '02

25 Oct '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have now uploaded a proper version of memfixc.sty, and memhfixc.sty, > to UK incoming. Please install these in the > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir directory. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > Description: > ------------ > > memfixc is a package providing bug fixes and extensions to version 1.2 > of the memoir class. This release of memfixc provides: > > o Fix so that control over Part entries in the ToC work as advertised > o Extra controls for Part and Chapter ToC entries > o Extra control for chapter styles > > o Fix for poemtitle when hyperref package is used > > o Major extensions to trim marks > o Provides a `sheet' counter as well as the standard page counter > o Supports N of M page numbering, and N of M sheet numbering (e.g., for use > with trim marks) > > o Indexing extended to provide multiple indexes and indexes using other than > page counters > o Provides one column indexes in addition to the standard two column indexes > o Raw index entries from `excluded' include files are retained > o Raw index entries can be shown in the margins > > The memhfixc package provides a modification to the hyperref package to > enable it to work with memfixc. > > I will be away the week starting 28 October so will not be able to > respond to any plaudits or brickbats. thanks for the upload: i've installed the files as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team [readers should know that peter had sent a message to say that i shouldn't install the original memfixc.sty, but i missed it in my backlog of 600-odd mails that awaited me when i returned from a few days away. this installation fixes that memfixc.]

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixc package for memoir class
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Oct '02

25 Oct '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded memfixc.sty to UK incoming. Please install this in > the macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir directory. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > Description: > ------------ > > memfixc is a package providing bug fixes and extensions to version 1.2 > of the memoir class. This first release of memfixc provides: > > o Fix to make control over Part entries in the ToC work as advertised > o Extra controls for Part and Chapter ToC entries > o Extra control for chapter styles > > o Fix for poemtitle when hyperref package is used > > o Major extensions to trim marks > o Provides a `sheet' counter in addition to the standard page counter. > o Supports N of M page numbering, and N of M sheet numbering for use with > trimming marks > > o Indexing extended to provide multiple indexes and indexing using counters > other than the page (hyperref will work with page numbers but not others). > o Raw index entries from `excluded' include files are retained > o Provides one column indexes in addition to the standard two column > indexes. thanks for the upload: i've installed the file as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- epigraph package
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Oct '02

25 Oct '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded epigraph.tar to UK incoming. Please use this to replace > the current macros/latex/contrib/supported/epigraph. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The epigraph package is designed for typesetting epigraphs --- the pithy > quotations often found at the start (or end) of a chapter. Various aspects > are easily configurable. > > Changes in version 1.5a > o replaced flushleftright environment by flushepinormal to avoid clash with > the ccaption package's flushleftright i've installed the files (sorry about the delay...i've been a little preoccupied); thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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