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TexLive images withdrawn
by Robin Fairbairns 01 Jun '02

01 Jun '02

a last-minute problem has arisen, and the TexLive images i put on ctan systems/texlive/Images last week have now been withdrawn. i've deleted them here in cambridge; they will disappear from the rest of ctan in the next few days. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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pdfTeX upheavals, texlive sources
by Robin Fairbairns 31 May '02

31 May '02

following a lot of confusion about the state of pdftex on ctan, most of it arising from problems in areas beyond the control of the ctan team, it has been decided that ctan will no longer hold a pdftex directory on the main tree. (the pre-existing pdftex directory has been moved to obsolete/systems/pdftex.) the sources of pdftex are available in a number of alternative places: as a pdftex source archive: systems/web2c -- which has been brought up to date after a long hiatus as part of a complete distribution source archive: systems/texlive/Source - a new directory containing compressed archives of the latest state of the texlive discs; this is a *new* directory systems/unix/teTeX-beta - the latest teTeX snapshot (note, at the time this beta is finally released, the source will become systems/unix/teTeX) while this means that there's no headline directory containing pdftex, the ctan team consider that the situation that we now have consistent, maintained, copies of the source more satisfactory. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: Swimgraph
by Jim Hefferon 31 May '02

31 May '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: Swimgraph Author's name: Martin J. Osborne Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/supported/swimgraph Summary description: Macros for producing graphical and textual representations of swimming performances License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package provides two macros that produce representations of a swimmer's performances. The user records data in a text file and specifies as arguments of the macros the date range in which she is interested; the macros extract the relevant information from the file and process it as follows. * swimgraph produces a graph of the times in a single swimming event (specified as an argument), plotting long course and short course times in separate lines. Records and qualifying times, stored in text files, may optionally be included on the graph. * swimtext produces a written record of the times in all events. Files of current world and Canadian records are included. The package requires the PSTricks and keyval packages. For attractive output, it requires also a color output device. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: mn2eguide.zip
by Rainer Schoepf 31 May '02

31 May '02

On Fri, 31 May 2002 Nadine Thompson wrote: > Name of contribution: mn2eguide.zip > Suggested location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex2e/supported/mnras > Summary description: Style guide to writing MNRAS papers using the mn2e class file plus sample file. > License type: Nosell > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A guide for authors who are preparing papers for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) using the > LaTeX2e document preparation system and the mn2e class file, together with a sample article. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. As the license type is nosell, I added the files to the directory nonfree/macros/latex/contrib/supported/mnras and added a link in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mnras For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- soul.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 29 May '02

29 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded version 2.3 of `soul.sty' as archive >--- soul.tar.gz ---< to >--- ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ ---< Please replace the contents of >--- /macros/latex/contrib/supported/soul/ ---< by the new files. The package is again licenced under the terms of the >--- LPPL ---< The soul package provides hyphenatable letterspacing, underlining, overstriking, and highlighting. Version 2.3 ============================================================= - fixes a nasty hack, that kept soul from playing nice with ccfonts.sty (beton.sty), cmbright.sty and possibly other packages. This is now solved cleanly. (Under normal circumstances this would have become version 2.2.1 or something, but soul is IMHO feature complete and has already stabilized after the rewrite. So I consider this fix worth getting released soon and with its own minor release number. Imagine, this was the very last bug and I had to stick to an odd version number like 2.2.1a forever. Shudder ...) - fixes some small bugs in the documentation, as always - GO FORTH now and steal sheep! :-] m. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/soul/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- thumbpdf v3.1
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Heiko Oberdiek ----- I have uploaded thumbpdf.zip in the /incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. After unzipping it updates the files in the directory CTAN:support/thumbpdf/ The licence remains LPPL 1.2. Version 3.1 is mainly a bug fix release: * At error messages version 3.0 exits before printing the message. * Some minor bug fixes, see thumbpdf.pl. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/thumbpdf/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- cmbright update
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file cmbr-update.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. Please, unzip this file in the CTAN directory fonts/cmbright. This submission will update the CM-Bright fonts to version 1.0g. Changes affect the fonts metrics of the text companion fonts, which were wrong. The font shapes are, fortunately, unchanged. Besides, I have `cleaned up' the documentation of the macro package. Special thanks to Vladimir Volovich, who -- once again -- spotted the longstanding bugs. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the submission. I installed the new files as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/cmbright/ -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- fontinst update
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Walter Schmidt ----- I have uploaded the file fi-update.zip to the /incoming directory at dante.ctan.org. It includes up-to-date 8y.etx and 8r.etx files with Euro character, to go into the fontinst pre-release These .etx files match the corresponding encoding vectors texnansi.enc and 8r.enc now. (The latter was recently updated together with PSNFSS version 9.) Please, unzip fi-update.zip in the CTAN directory fonts/utilities/fontinst-prerelease. Doing so will overwrite the following files: inputs/etx/8r.etx inputs/etx/8y.etx manifest.tex manifest.txt thank you very much Walter Schmidt ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I habe installed the new files in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/utilities/fontinst-prerelease as suggested. -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN update -- fonts/euro-ce rev. 3.0
by Reinhard Zierke 26 May '02

26 May '02

----- Forwarded message from H.W. de Wijn ----- Dear CTAN administrators: + I have uploaded to CTAN at dante.ctan.org the following files: [ deleted ] and have stored them in a directory named euro-ce. The total size is about 32 kB. + The above version of euro-ce (v3.0) is to replace the current version 1.3 residing in CTAN's existing directory .../fonts/euro-ce. I really attempt to minimize on updates, but this one constitutes a genuine and necessary improvement. + Purpose of euro-ce in abstract form for use in indexes, et cetera: (1) METAFONT source of the official euro currency symbol and scores of variants (boldface, italic, boldface italic, slanted, boldface slanted, condensed, outline). (2) METAFONT source of the CE mark and several variants. With kind regards, Harold W. de Wijn ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I have installed it as requested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/fonts/euro-ce/ -- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.44
by Robin Fairbairns 24 May '02

24 May '02

Basil K. Malyshev writes: > I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.44. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > Commonly, this patch fixes problem related with hanging > BaKoMa Console under Microsoft Windows 2000 updated by > hotfixes issued in first half of March. > > This version has *Patch status* and may be freely installed > by holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 23-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. this mail constitutes that announcement. > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.44 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.44 > > 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. > * 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 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, 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 > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * 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. > > 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. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.44 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.40 > > * Fixed hanging `BaKoMa Console' after an input waited by TeX processor, > that was caused under Windows 2000 updated by hotfixes isuued > in first half of March. > * Fixed `fullpage.sty' for LaTeX 2.09 compatibility mode. > * Removed pauses when System Console is used for Dynamical Preview. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- i've installed the files as you requested, and pushed them out to the other ctan nodes. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload: jasthesis
by Jim Hefferon 24 May '02

24 May '02

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org. 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: jasthesis Author's name: James A Shepherd Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/jasthesis Summary description: A laTeX class that typesets my thesis, roughly BS4821:1990 License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This class sets up LaTeX to produce a document conforming to the standards required by the University of Bristol, UK. It should also be approximately BS4821:1990 standard. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: proof
by Jim Hefferon 22 May '02

22 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way soon to a mirror near you. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =============================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: proof Author's name: Klaus Bosau Location on CTAN: support Summary description: Proof is a shell based completion to an ordinary word processing program, able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources. This program needs an intact TeX/LaTeX environment and GNU bash (Bourne Again Shell), version 2.03 or higher to work properly. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Proof is a shell based auxiliary program that's able to process and view TeX-, LaTeX-, METAFONT- and MetaPost-sources and thus can be used to quickly produce snapshots of TeX related documents whenever necessary. Its main purpose however is to act as a completion to an ordinary word processing program which normally lacks appropriate facilities to process TeX sources within a common TeX/LaTeX environment. Here, Proof completely relieves the author of doing shell related work and thus simplifies the process of preparing PostScript documents particularly in those cases where various different sources are involved. Besides Proof offers a simple control mechanism that may be accessed from within the editor being used, an interface to common METAFONT font test algorithms and a simple back-up facility, ensuring that sourcefiles can easily be restored when accidentally overwritten or deleted. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: drftcite.sty version 3.9?
by Robin Fairbairns 22 May '02

22 May '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > Thomas Esser brought to my attention: > > > I just have noticed that TeX Live has version 3.9 of drftcite.sty whereas > > the latest CTAN version is version 3.7. > > That is an oversight. I've uploaded version 3.9 (Nov 2001) > to ftp.tex.ac.uk: incoming.drftcite.sty. It should > replace the one in macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite. > > This version has quite a few changes (some of which I won't remember > now) and maybe I should have called it 4.0. Since it isn't as > thoroughly tested as I used to do, mybe I'll adopt the convention > that a .9 version is a pre-test of the next major revision :-) i've installed this new version to replace the old one: macros/latex/contrib/supported/cite/drftcite.sty thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission: Pazo fonts v1.003
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file mathpazo.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. > > This is version 1.003 of Diego Puga's Pazo math fonts. > > Please, rename the existing CTAN directory fonts/mathpazo to > fonts/mathpazo-1001 and install the uploaded files to a new > directory fonts/mathpazo > > Notice that version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts is to be used with > version 9 of PSNFSS, which was also updated now. > > [Version 1.001 should, however, still be kept on CTAN, with > respect to the users of the TeXLive6 CD-ROM, which includes > PSNFSS 8.2, but it is lacking the required Pazo 1.001 fonts.] > > What's new? > > * Added all the remaining uppercase latin letters and the > digit one to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. > > * Re-designed Phi to make it better proportioned. > > * Re-designed varsigma to give it a more recognisable shape > Re-designed xi and zeta to match the new varsigma. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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minor update to uk faq
by Robin Fairbairns 21 May '02

21 May '02

i've installed a minor update to the uk faq. changes are -- removes assertions about the EC view of euro symbol typesetting -- various typos corrected sources, etc., are now on ctan at help/uk-tex-faq the web-massaged version is at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq

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Re: Upload: ttf2tex 0.5, a TrueType font installer for teTeX
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Tue, 21 May 2002, Philipp Lehman wrote: > From the README: > > ttf2tex is a Bash script which generates all files required to use > TrueType fonts with teTeX from a set of .ttf files. In short, it will > do for TrueType fonts what fontinst's latinfamily command does for > Type 1 PostScript fonts. ttf2tex is designed for Linux/UNIX systems > running teTeX. > > From the CHANGELOG: > > 2002-05-21 v0.5 > * preliminary support for OpenType fonts (TT based only) > * support for real small caps > * support for old style figures > * support for -n and -N switches of ttf2tfm > * new option to disable hyphenation (for 'typewriter' typefaces) > * new option to overwrite files when installing > * new option to dump internal vectors > * check availability of required binaries > * default path for .ttf files changed > * updated and extended manual Thanks for the update, I installed it in support/ttf2tex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: PSNFSS 9
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the following ZIP archives to the /incoming directory > at dante.ctan.org: > > psnfss9.zip > lw35nfss9.zip > freenfss.zip Thanks for the update. I installed the files in psnfss9.zip in macros/latex/required/psnfss and added lw35nfss.zip and freenfss.zip to this directory. > This is version 9 of the PSNFSS system, supporting the use > of the Base35 PostScript fonts and the free Charter, Utopia > and Pazo fonts with LaTeX. PSNFSS 9 is to be used with the > latest version 1.003 of the Pazo fonts, which were also > updated now. > > > Main news > --------- > > The TeXBase1 encoding (file 8r.enc) includes the Euro symbol > in slot 128 now. Thus, future fonts that provide the Euro, > can be supported. This does, however, _not_ affect the > present Base35, Charter and Utopia fonts. The corresponding > file 8r.etx in the fontinst distribution will soon be > updated accordingly. > > Pazo fonts: Added all the missing uppercase latin letters > and numeral 1 to Pazo Math Blackboard Bold. Re-designed > Phi, varsigma, xi and zeta. Font metrics and virtual > fonts (freenfss.zip) updated accordingly > > Palatino text fonts: The textcompanion fonts of the > Palatino family provide the Euro symbol exteuro as well as > the Omega extohm now. The letters are actually taken from > the Pazo fonts. > > mathptmx.sty: Improved hbar. Added missing redefinitions > of defaultscriptratio and defaultscriptscriptratio. > > Documentation updated and slightly improved. All fonts are > embedded in psnfss2e.pdf now. > > There are no changes over the pre-release as of 2002-04-24, > except for a minor fix to the Pazo blackboard bold fonts, > whose metrics are, however, unchaged. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission: psnfss-src.zip (PSNFSS 9 fontinst sources)
by Rainer Schoepf 21 May '02

21 May '02

On Mon, 20 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the archive file psnfss-src.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. These are the fontinst sources of the > latest PSNFSS version 9. > > Please, remove everything (!) from the CTAN directory > > fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source ; > > then unpack the archive file there. Please, create an additional > subdirectory fonts/psfonts/psnfss-source/mathpazo, which should > constitute a link to fonts/mathpazo/pazofnst. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: manuscript
by Jim Hefferon 20 May '02

20 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process 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: manuscript Author's name: Matej Cepl Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/manuscript Summary description: LaTeX package emulating appearance of typewriter. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package emulates appearance of the document written on classical typewriter as much as possible. The package should be compatible both with classical article-like packages as well as with packages from koma-script family. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: piechartMP
by Robin Fairbairns 18 May '02

18 May '02

our upload daemon rumbled, and quoth: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020514.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: piechartMP > Name and email: Jens-Uwe Morawski <...> > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/metapost/macros/piechartmp/ > Summary description: Drawing 2D/3D pie-charts with MetaPost > License type: LaTeX Project > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The package piechartMP enables even users > with not much Metapost experience to draw their > pie-charts with MetaPost. > It supports basic 2D pie-charts as well pie-charts in 3D projection. > The chief purpose for the piechartMP developmentwas the > support for presentations. The user can make segments > invisible or hide a segment completely, in order to draw > multiple different charts from one data-set. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed this contribution as suggested. thanks for the upload (and for your tolerance of ctan internal processes ;-) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- BSR2dvi for Textures
by Reinhard Zierke 16 May '02

16 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Laurent Siebenmann ----- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 02:29:46 +0200 (MEST) From: lcs(a)math.u-psud.fr To: ctan(a)dante.de, lcs(a)math.u-psud.fr, wwwmaint(a)dante.de Subject: BSR2dvi upload Sender: owner-ctan(a)dante.de #NAME OF CONTRIBUTION: BSR2dvi #UPLOADED TO: ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/BSR2dvi.zip #MY POSTING: http://topo.math.u-psud.fr/~lcs/BSR2dvi.zip #AUTHOR'S NAME: Laurent Siebenmann #AUTHOR'S EMAIL: lcs(a)matups.math.u-psud.fr #LOCATION ON CTAN: Expand zip atchive to become dviware/BSR2dvi #SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: A free mass converter, from the private format for the TeX implementation Textures by BlueSky Research (BSR), to TeXs' standard output format dvi. #LICENSE TYPE: public domain #KEYWORDS: Textures, DVI export, Macintosh, freeware #ANNOUNCEMENT: -------------------------------------------------------------- This is the alpha release of BSR2dvi. It is a public domain Macintosh program for mass extraction from Textures' all-in-one file format to TeX's output format suffixed .dvi. It uses a multi-file 'drag-and-drop' user interface, or (for eary Macs) the older 'joint-launch' user interface. BSR2dvi is a natural partner to BSR's own freeware DeleteType utility of 1992, which somewhat similarly extracts TeX's ASCII input format commonly suffixed .tex or .ltx. --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/dviware/BSR2dvi/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: dante:/incoming/platex-1.2.3.zip
by Rainer Schöpf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > Platex is a set of tools to typeseting in Polish. > Some of macros are alredy used by other packages (not typically Polish;-), > so we decided to put it finally in latex/supported/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/platex with a symbolic link in languages/polish/platex For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.40
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Basil K. Malyshev wrote: > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory > update for BaKoMa TeX 4.40. > > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. > > General new features are: > * Automatical Format Detection. > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > * Scroll Margins to extend visible area around a caret. > In details see at end of this message. > > Bye. > Basil K. Malyshev > 14-May-2002 > > PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. > > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.40 ---------------------- > > CONTENTS > * Highlights > * Graphical Capabilities > * Fonts > * User Interface > * PDF Generation Features > * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.20 > > 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. > * 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 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, > MatLab, CorelDraw, 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 > > * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, > * Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format). > * 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. > > 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. > > NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.40 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.30 > > * Automatical Format Detection. > There is new virtual TeX format: `* Auto *'. > When this format is chosen BaKoMa TeX automatically detects format > required for typesetting current document. > > * Wrapping Long Text Lines. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 wraps lines that are too long to fit a predefined width > > * Scroll Margins. > BaKoMa TeX 4.40 supports scrolling text window before caret > touch window edge. Number of `Visible lines' and number of > `Visible columns' are customizable. > > Problems fixed in 4.31: > > * `Dynamical Preview' improvements: > + fix for `twoside' option to avoid left-right jumping at every keystroke, > + fix sectioning counters to avoid increasing section numbers in editing, > + removing OUT-file to avoid displaing document outline. > * Fix: Calculating Zoom = 0 in case of minimized DVI window (NNN). > * Fix: Overlapping TAB Frame with Tool bars (SL). > * Default of `Persisten Selection' is `false' > (This setting is more compatible with another text editors). > * Added `Close' command to Edit Window Context Menu. > > For more information about changes see > <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html> > > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- Thanks for the update, I installed the new files. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission -- crop.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 14 May '02

14 May '02

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded version 1.6 of `crop.sty' as archive >>>> crop.tar.gz <<<< to >>>> ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ <<<< Please replace the contents of >>>> /macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop/ <<<< by the new files. The package is again licenced under the terms of the >>>> LPPL <<<< The new version now =================== - has a new option for setting the info line font, e.g: crop[font=small extsf] - automatically uses the currently loaded device dependent graphic[sx] driver; that can still be overridden by explicitly asking for a specific driver (dvips, pdf(la)tex, vtex currently supported) - supports the (no)graphics options also for pdftex - has a fix for a nasty bug, which disallowed setting custom physical paper sizes in the config file ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/crop replacing the old version. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: LogFilter
by Robin Fairbairns 14 May '02

14 May '02

our little daemon writes: > A submission was uploaded to /anfs/ctan-inc/upload-20020513.001/. > > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: LogFilter > Name and email: kasper B. Graversen <censored> > Suggested location on CTAN: nonfree/support/logfilter > Summary description: LogFilter is a program that monitors the > logfiles (La)TeX/PDF(La)TeX produces and presents them in an > interactive environment to the author > License type: Nosource > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > LogFilter is a program that monitors the logfiles TeX/LaTeX produces and > presents them in an interactive environment to the user. > The program lets the user choose which errors he cares to see. Furthermore > LogFilter integrates with your editor so that when pressing an error, your > editor will open the tex file and jump to the according line. > > > A word about the license: this package is `nosource', meaning that it > is supplied in binary format (a .jar file) and the source code for it > is not made available. This renders the software non-free in the sense > of the Debian Free Software Guidelines and many other free software > advocates. Please note, however, that the license *does* allow free use > and distribution of the software, but modification is generally not > possible. For more, see the following link. > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: mwcls on dante:/incoming
by Rainer Schoepf 14 May '02

14 May '02

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Stanis/law Wawrykiewicz wrote: > I've aploaded to DANTE:/incoming/mwcls.zip > please mkdir /tex-archive/macros/latex/supported/mwcls > then unzip here the contents of mwcls.zip (sorry for not packing > it already into subdirectory) > > This is the first inauguaration on CTAN of standard LaTeX classes, > tailored to the Polish printing customs (something like ntgclass or > komascript). mwcls are already on TeX Live since version 6. > > Please make also ln -s from language/polish/ Thanks for the upload. I installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls with a link in languages/polish/mwcls For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New release of the UK TeX FAQ
by Robin Fairbairns 13 May '02

13 May '02

I have just released v3.0 of the UK TeX FAQ, both to the web (http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq) and to CTAN (help/uk-tex-faq) This release represents a major upheaval of a good proportion of the FAQ; I have re-arranged the questions into what seems to me to more nearly to represent logical order. (Note that I don't believe it's possible to have an entirely logical order, but I believe this new order is better.) There are changes to the way in which things are presented, as well as several new questions (for some of which I am indebted to help from other people). However, users should beware. The structure is sufficiently different that things may have gone wrong and not been noticed in my testing. If the FAQ misbehaves for you, in whatever way, feel free to mail me at the supposed From address of this message. I remain open to suggestions for new questions and answers; the FAQ itself tells you how to submit such things. Robin Fairbairns UK TeX FAQ maintainer

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Re: CTAN subimssion -- catdvi 0.13
by Rainer Schoepf 11 May '02

11 May '02

On Sat, 11 May 2002, Bjoern Brill wrote: > I have uploaded catdvi-0.13.tar.gz into ftp://ftp.dante.de/incoming/ . > The contents of this archive should replace the current contents of > the directory CTAN:/dviware/catdvi/ . > > The catdvi program is licensed under the GNU General Public License, > version 2 or later. > > catdvi is a free DVI to plain text translator written in portable ISO C. > It can generate output in UTF-8 (Unicode), ASCII and some other customary > encodings, formatted for either good readability or easy machine processing. > > Changes since the last version submitted to CTAN (0.11) include several new > or improved TeX font encodings, European currency symbol support, improved > math layout, usability enhancements and a bunch of bug fixes. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN package update: SQLTeX
by Jim Hefferon 10 May '02

10 May '02

A package has been updated on 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: SQLTeX Author's name: Oscar van Eijk Suggested location on CTAN: support/SQLTeX Summary description: An SQL Preprocessor for LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SQLTeX is a well documented preprocessor to enable the use of SQL statements in LaTeX . It is a perl script that reads an input file containing the LaTeX source with SQL commands, and writes a LaTeX file that can be processed with your LaTeX package. The SQL commands will be replaced by their values. It's possible to select a single field for substitution substitution in your LaTeX document, or to be used as input in another SQL command. When an SQL command returns multiple fields and or rows, the values can only be used for substitution in the document. This is v1.4 of SQLTeX. New in this version is the option to replace values in the database results using configurable replace files; e.g., if the database value contains a percent sign (`%'), SQLTeX automatically replaces it by an escaped percent sign (`\%'). This version only supports MySQL databases. It has been tested on Linux, but should work an all platforms where Perl is installed. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload: changed license conditions for the CM Bright fonts
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Walter Schmidt wrote: > I have uploaded the file cmbright.zip to the /incoming > directory at dante.ctan.org. The ZIP archive contains the > files readme and copyrite.txt. They are to replace the > existing files > > fonts/cmbright/readme > and > fonts/cmbright/mf/copyrite.txt . > > In agreement with MicroPress Inc I have changed the license > conditions for my Computer Modern Bright fonts. The > restriction, that would forbid the creation and distribution > of scalable vectorized versions of the fonts, such as Type1, > has been abandoned. The fonts are released under the LPPL, > which applies without any modifications or restrictions now. Thanks for the update, I installed the files as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of gradback.sty
by Rainer Schoepf 10 May '02

10 May '02

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Bjoern Pedersen wrote: > + what you've uploaded > gradback.sty > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.dante.de > > + where you want the files to go > > /pub/tex/macros/latex/contrib/supported/gradback > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list > below). > LPPL > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) > > gradback.sty is a small addition to ( and requiring) pstricks to > generate gradient backgrounds. For usage notes, please see the > sty-file. Thanks for the upload, I installed the file as proposed. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New CTAN package: multicap
by Jim Hefferon 09 May '02

09 May '02

A new package has been installed on 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)tugn.ctan.org =================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: multicap Author's name: John Vassilogiorgakis Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/multicap Summary description: Formating captions inside multicols License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a package for formating captions inside multicols. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New CTAN package: slovak-lshort
by Jim Hefferon 09 May '02

09 May '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: slovak-lshort Author's name: Jan Busa (Jan Buv{s}a) Location on CTAN: info/lshort/slovak Summary description: slovak translation of Not So Short Introduction ... License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The source files, PostScript and PDF files of slovak translation of the Not so Short Introduction to System LaTeX 2e - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Uploaded update to dvii to CTAN
by Rainer Schoepf 07 May '02

07 May '02

On Tue, 7 May 2002, Adam H. Lewenberg wrote: > * Uploaded: Files dvii.c, dviiman.dvi, dviiman.pdf, dvii.exe, > and README to /incoming on ftp.dante.de > > * Location: place in tex-archive/dviware/dvii replacing old files > > * License: these files are licensed under the LPPL (Latex Project Public > License) > > * What this upload does: > > Updates dvii to version 0.44. Added an option to suppress display of > `physical' pages as well as another option to ignore certain opcodes > when computing checksums. Updated manual. > > More information on dvii can be found at > > http://www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html > > > > From the README file: > > dvii is a utility written in C that extracts information from a TeX > dvi file and displays it on the command line. Information displayed > can include a summary: > > File comment (usually the date file was compiled) > File size > Number of (physical) pages > Number of fonts > > as well as more detailed information: > > Font names for all fonts used > List of physical page number/TeX page number pairs > List of all specials and the page on which they appear > List of all fonts on a per page basis > > More information can be found at the dvii home page > > http://www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html > > Currently, there are some pre-compiled executables (DOS, Win 9X/NT, > Solaris, OSF1, and Linux) available at the dvii website > www.macrotex.net/dvii/dvii.html. If none of these are suitable, > you will need to compile the C source. To compile, you need to have > a C compiler along with the standard C libraries. For example, if > you have the C compile gcc, type > > gcc dvii.c -o dvii.exe (assuming DOS/Windows platform) > gcc dvii.c -o dvii (assuming Unix platform) Thanks for the update, I installed it at the location indicated: dviware/dvii For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: ziffer.sty v2.1
by Rainer Schoepf 06 May '02

06 May '02

On Mon, 6 May 2002, M. Vaeth wrote: > I have uploaded a new release of ziffer.sty (v2.1). It should replace > macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/ziffer.sty > This is a small package which allows typesetting of numbers according to > the conventions used in Germany and some other countries. More precisely: > . (within a number in math-mode) becomes a small space [1000-separator] > , (within a number in math-mode) becomes a 'decimal-separator comma' > -- (in math-mode) gets a more natural spacing (customizable). > In other contexts, the above symbols can be used as usual (also in math-mode). > In the new release, the '--' conversion is not the default anymore and can > be switched on/off separately. The reason is that this conversion causes > (unavoidable) problems with newer versions of amsmath. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/supported/misc/ziffer.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: revised cases.sty on ctan.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 03 May '02

03 May '02

Donald Arseneau writes: > A revised cases.sty (2.5) to fix bug with formatting of over-full > displays, to replace macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/cases.sty, > is uploaded to Campridge ctan. so i've now installed it in the proper place. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN upload notification: Eurosym
by Robin Fairbairns 02 May '02

02 May '02

A submission was uploaded to cam.ctan.org: > The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: > > Name of contribution: Eurosym > Name and email: Henrik Theiling <---> > Suggested location on CTAN: fonts/eurosym > Summary description: Officially Shaped Euro Symbol for LaTeX in Metafont > License type: Generic DFSG > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package contains the Metafont source for a Euro symbol > that conforms to the official shape construction. Moreover, > there is LaTeX style to use it and several extensions that > do not conform to the official shape but are still thought > to be useful. > Version 1.3 contains a Licence and Type1 fonts generated by > textrace and modified by pfaedit. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i've installed the files as a replacement for the previous fonts/eurosym thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New on CTAN: How to Package Your LaTeX Package
by Jim Hefferon 01 May '02

01 May '02

A new tutorial has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way through the mirroring process 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: How to Package Your LaTeX Package Author's name: Scott Pakin Location on CTAN: info/dtxtut Summary description: Tutorial on writing .dtx and .ins files License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This tutorial is intended for advanced LaTeX2e users who want to learn how to create .ins and .dtx files for distributing their homebrewed classes and style files. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Upload: ntheorem.dtx
by Rainer Schoepf 01 May '02

01 May '02

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Wolfgang May wrote: > I have uploaded a new version (1.203) of the ntheorem package > to ftp.dante.de/incoming. The file ntheorem.dtx should replace the old > one in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntheorem/ntheorem.dtx Thanks for the update, I installed it. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN submission --- memfixb package
by Robin Fairbairns 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded memfixb.sty to UK incoming. Please install this in > macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir. > > The memfixb package provides temporary fixes for the memoir class, > version 1.1. This release fixes: > o Not initializing maxsecnumdepth > o Bad interaction between subcaption and pdfLaTeX with the hyperref package i've installed the file as requested. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: mathabx
by Jim Hefferon 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

A new package has been installed on 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: mathabx Author's name: Anthony Phan Location on CTAN: fonts/mathabx Summary description: mathabx, quite large series of mathematical symbols License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The mathabx series are at their development's first stage. The ``me'' suffix means ``Merely for Evaluation''. Their author hopes to have time one day to design anew some symbols, especially large ones. Thus, he claims no stability about metrics and encoding of these fonts, nor about plain TeX and LaTeX input files. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN upload: LaTeX Songbook Style version 4.0
by Jim Hefferon 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and is making its way through the mirroring process. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ========================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX Songbook Style version 4.0 Author's name: Christopher Rath Location on CTAN: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/songbook Summary description: Latest version of LaTeX Songbook style License type: lgpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.0 of my LaTeX Songbook style has now been posted to CTAN as well as the Songbook homepage (http://www.rath.ca/Misc/Songbook). The Songbook style provides an all purpose songbook style for LaTeX2e. The package allows for three types of output from a single input file: words and chords books for the musicians to play from, words only songbooks for the congregation to sing from, and overhead transparency masters for congregational use. The style will also print a table of contents, an index sorted by title and first line, and an index sorted by key. It attempts to handle songs in multiple keys, as well as songs in multiple languages. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN submission -- WP2LaTeX
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from J.Fojtik ----- + what you've uploaded wp2latex package update + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de/incoming + where you want the files to go support/wp2latex + what licensing conditions you apply to your software (see list below). GPL + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. (please note that the mail should be in english for speedy processing) New: Supported style epsfig.sty, fixed problem with filenames. New: RTF parser now working. Try make rtf. New: Small attempt to do something with raster images. New: Gamma version of Windows GUI. New: Ability to read WP3.x Macintosh files. New: Make install perhaps works under Linux. New: Supported package fontenc[T1]. New: Better windows GUI. Nested tables supported. New: German localization (Thanks to Hillmar Preusse). New: Make install should work under DOS/WINDOWS. New: T602 parser. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/wp2latex/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: skull
by Jim Hefferon 25 Apr '02

25 Apr '02

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process in the next day or two. Thanks for the material, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tugn.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: skull Author's name: Scott Pakin (uploader only; package written by Henrik Christian Grove) Location on CTAN: fonts/skull Summary description: Skull-and-crossbones symbol License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metafont version of a skull-and-crossbones symbol, with LaTeX bindings. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN uploads -- showlabels, textpos, urlbst and feyn
by Robin Fairbairns 25 Apr '02

25 Apr '02

Norman Gray writes: > I've just uploaded four packages to ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming. Two are > updates, two are new. > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > showlabels-1.4.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacing macros/latex/contrib/supported/showlabels/ > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Showlabels: put the names of labels into the margins of a draft document > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 1.4 > > This package helps you keep track of all the labels you define, by > putting the name of new labels into the margin whenever the > label command is used. > > The package allows you to do the same thing for other commands. The > only one for which this is obviously useful is the cite command, but > it's easy to do it for others, such as the ef or egin commands. > > Changes in v1.4, 24 July 2001 > ------------------------------ > > Significant alteration to the mechanism for displaying the labels, > which makes it easy to do the same trick for the cite command. It's > also fairly easy to extend this to any other commands which might want > it, through the new showlabels command, though ef is the only one > which immediately springs to mind. > > Also, the package option [inline] was introduced, giving an > alternative format for displaying the labels. This route is ripe for > generalisation. > > Corrections to the code which places labels in the margin. This is > manifest in that the package is now (more) compatible with the wrapfig > package. > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > textpos-1.2.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > Replacing macros/latex/contrib/supported/textpos/ > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Textpos: absolute positioning of text on the LaTeX page > ------------------------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 1.2 > > This package facilitates placing boxes at absolute positions on the > LaTeX page. There are several reasons why this might be useful, but > the main one (or at least my motivating one) is to help produce a > large-format conference poster. > > This package provides a single environment, which contains the text > (or graphics, or table, or whatever) which is to be placed on the > page, and which specifies where it is to be placed. > > > Changes in v1.2, 21 April 2002 > ------------------------------- > > Rolf Niepraschk <niepraschk(a)ptb.de> provided code to make textpos > compatible with the {calc} package. > > Added the [verbose] and [quiet] package options. > > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > urlbst-0.1.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > I suppose in biblio/bibtex/contrib/urlbst ? > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > Adds a `webpage' BibTeX entry type, and support for general `url' and > `lastchecked' fields, to arbitrary BibTeX style files. > > %%VERSION%% 0.1 > > The Perl script urlbst.pl can be used to add this support to an > arbitrary .bst file which has a reasonably `conventional' structure. > The result is meant to be robust rather than pretty. > > Usage: urlbst.pl [input-file [output-file]] > > if either the input-file or the output-file is omitted, they default > to stdin and stdout respectively. If the input file already has a URL > entry type, then the script objects. > > For example: > > urlbst.pl `kpsewhich siam.bst` siamurl.bst > > The distributed files abbrvurl.bst, alphaurl.bst, plainurl.bst and > unsrturl.bst are versions of the standard style files which have been > pre-converted. > > Only the style files which result from conversion of the standard > styles are checked in the regression tests. Other style files which > are known to work include > > acm.bst, amsalpha.bst, amsplain.bst, apalike.bst, gerabbrv.bst, > geralpha.bst, gerapali.bst, gerplain.bst, gerunsrt.bst, ieeetr.bst and > siam.bst > > Style files known not to work, because they are too different from the > standard styles, include the koma-script styles and the refer styles > (they are not designed to produce conventional .bbl files). The > natbib and revtex style files already have URL fields. If you have a > BibTeX style file which you think ought to work, but with which the > script fails, send it to me, and I'll try to work out what I've missed. > > > > =========================================================================== > > + What you've uploaded > > feyn-0.1.tar.gz > > + where you want the files to go > > I suppose in fonts/feyn ? > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > > gpl > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > > Feyn: a Metafont for Feynman diagrams > ------------------------------------- > > %%VERSION%% > Version 0.1 > > This describes the font `feyn', which can be used to produce relatively > simple Feynman diagrams within equations in a LaTeX document. > > The other Feynman diagram package which exists is Thorsten Ohl's > `feynmf/feynmp' package. That works by creating Metafont or MetaPost > figures using a preprocessor. It's more general than this package, > but is at its best when creating relatively large diagrams, for > figures. In contrast, the present system consists of a > carefully-designed font with which you can write simple diagrams, > within equations or within text, in a size matching the surrounding > text size. i've installed all four packages as suggested (i.e., i've adopted your proposed locations for urlbst and feyn). thanks for the uploads. (sorry about the delay in installing: an emergency at [real] work intervened.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Announcement Greek kerkis fonts
by Rainer Schoepf 24 Apr '02

24 Apr '02

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Antonis Tsolomitis wrote: > I have uploaded to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de (nova.dante.de) > the file kerkis.zip > > The package contains the first (I believe) Type1 font to > fully support Greek (polytonic included) through Babel. > The support of the latin alphabet is also at a very good level > as kerkis supports ot1 and t1 encodings. It is an extension > of the Bookman Old Style fonts. In addition to Greek it contains > many missing ligatures from URWBookman and true Small Caps. > > Since the package supports the latin languages I suppose that > it is proper to be placed among the other Type1 fonts. > Since it especially supports Greek I think that a link should be placed > inside the Greek directory pointing to kerkis (for the moment it is the > only free way to create descent pdf files in Greek as the default > support for Greek provides only Metafont fonts). > > Licensing: They are free to redistribute. There is only one restriction > that is if they are used for commercial purposes (eg books) > the Copyright section must include a note about the fonts saying that > the document uses > kerkis fonts (C) Department of Mathematics, University of the Aegean Thanks a lot for the upload, I installed these files in fonts/greek/kerkis For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN submission - protocol.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 23 Apr '02

23 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from Thomas Leineweber ----- I have put a new version of protocol.sty in the incoming directory on ftp.dante.de. The file protocol.tgz is intended to replace the contents of the directory macros/latex/contrib/supported/protocol/ on CTAN. It is a new version of the protocol package for typesetting meeting-protocols (in german). It is licensed under the lppl. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested in CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/protocol. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- preview latex 0.7.2b
by Reinhard Zierke 23 Apr '02

23 Apr '02

----- Forwarded message from David Kastrup ----- I have uploaded preview-latex-0.7.2b.tar.gz and preview-0.7.2b.tar.gz to the incoming directory of ftp.dante.de. Its license is the GPL. 0.7.2b is a post-release hotfix for a build problem. Upgrading from 0.7.2 is not necessary unless building the release failed. A separate announcement is probably not necessary. I would recommend installing it in the following way: Put the packed archive preview-latex-0.7.2b.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-0.7.2b.tar.gz so that people can always get the newest version under this name. Unpack preview-0.7.2b.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 0.7.2 of the preview-latex package: preview-latex is a system for displaying inline images of selected parts of a file in Emacs source buffers. 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 for the first time also fully supports XEmacs with a version of at least 21.1.14. Some issues with the display engine have been uncovered in the course of porting; consult the PROBLEMS file for more information. No Emacs versions of preview-latex have yet been tested to run under the MS Windows operating system. Recent CVS versions of Emacs could possibly be made to run preview-latex there, and we have had a positive report with Cygwin XEmacs. Please report your experiences. Release 0.7.2 is a consolidation release containing mostly bug fixes. Its stability should be sufficient for third party package providers of GNU Emacs packages. The XEmacs part still has rough edges, partly due to XEmacs internal bugs that are expected to be ironed out in future XEmacs releases. The README file provides adequate information for preinstalled distributions. The INSTALL file contains a special section with advice for package providers. User feedback about errors and suggested feature improvements is welcome and heeded. 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: * GhostScript 6.51 is included in RH 7.2, but if you use an earlier release it can be downloaded from the RH7.2 updates, <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.2/en/os/i386/>. The current beta of RedHat 7.3 (see below) includes GhostScript 6.53. * Emacs-21.2 is part of the beta release for RedHat 7.3 at <URL:ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/skipjack/en/os/i386/RedHat/R…> unless it has already been superceded by the regular release. I installed this using 'rpm -i --nodeps --force', which worked for me, but since it does not follow the usual emacs + emacs-X11 + emacs-nox, YMMV. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/tex-archive/support/preview-latex and CTAN:/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/preview Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: subfigure package version 2.1.3
by Jim Hefferon 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

An upgrade of a package on CTAN has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should make its way through the mirroring process 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: subfigure package version 2.1.3 Author's name: Steven Douglas Cochran Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure Summary description: LaTeX package for providing support for the inclusion of small, `sub', figures and tables. It simplifies the positioning, captioning and labeling of them within a single figure or table environment. In addition, this package allows such subcaptions to be written to the List of Figures or List of tables if desired. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The subfigure package version 2.1.3 fixes an incompatability with several packages including the tocloft and the ccaption packages when used with the hyperref package. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: CTAN upload notification: TeXtopo
by Rainer Schoepf 22 Apr '02

22 Apr '02

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 Eric Beitz wrote: > Name of contribution: TeXtopo > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/supported/textopo > Summary description: Plotting, shading and labeling of membrane protein topologies > License type: Free > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is an update (v1.3) of the LaTeX package for plotting, shading > and labeling of membrane protein topologies. The new version introduces > two more helical wheel styles and the indication of the hydrophobic > moment. Further, the DVIPS driver is not mandatory anymore as is > 'rotating.sty'. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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