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Re: CTAN submission --- memoir class updates
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memupdate.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this > to replace corresponding files in macros/latex/contrib/memoir. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a flexible class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical works as books, reports, articles or > manuscripts. Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12 14 or 17pt as the > normal font size. Many methods are provided to let you create your > own particular design. > > Changes (2003/11/16) > > o New version 1.9 of mempatch.sty (major extensions for typesetting > arrays and tabulars; hung paragraphs; reduced moans about using > deprecated font commands; bug fixes) > > o New version of the Addendum (memmanadd.pdf) > > o Apart from the README, no changes to any other files. > > I hope that next time the patches and Addendum will be bundled > into the class code and manual. i've installed the new files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: pdfcprot: package should be considered unsported
by Robin Fairbairns 20 Nov '03

20 Nov '03

Carsten Schurig writes: > as I didn't have the time to actively support 'pdfcprot' for more > than a year now and I don't see this changing in the near future, I > announce herewith officialy that I won't support'pdfprot' any > longer. > > Please move it to the unsupported tree and add the attached > README.unsupported to the directory. Please announce the change to > CTAN-ANN. there's never been an unsupported tree, but we collapsed the supported/other level of the tree earlier this year ... so the pdfcprot directory doesn't move. however, i have installed your new README.unsupported into the directory, so anyone who looks is unlikely to be misled. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: sseq
by Jim Hefferon 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite local mirror in a day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: sseq Author's name: Tilman Bauer Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/sseq Summary description: Drawing spectral sequence charts in LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a new LaTeX environment for inline typesetting of spectral sequence charts (certain two-dimensional diagrams coming up in mathematics, in particular in topology and algebra). It is built on top of Xy-pic. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sseq although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix Summary description: License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighth CTAN bugfix release has the following improvements: * On Windows 95/98/ME LaTeXPiX crashed because it could not retrieve a registry value. This retrieval is removed for now until a good solution is found. * All preferences are now stored in the registry instead of in a .set file. * Added PDF preview possibility. * It is now possible to set a fixed executable path for your LaTeX executable, DVI preview and DVI-to-PDF convertor. In the old situation is was assumed that you used latex.exe, yap.exe and dvitopdfm.exe. Also, these files had to be specified in the Windows path statement. When this was not the case the preview process failed. Now you can set fixed paths and specifiy your favorite set of executable to use for the previewing. * Added copy and paste to clipboard commands. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN submission -- soul.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Melchior FRANZ ----- I've just uploaded ## soul.tar.gz ## to ## ftp.dante.de ## licensed under the ## LPPL ## Please unpack to ## macros/latex/contrib/soul/ ## The soul package provides hyphenatable letterspacing, underlining, overstriking, and highlighting. Version 2.4 ============================================================= - fixes bug that broke using soul under plain TeX, ConTeXt etc. - adds accent - adds > definition (for additional space between characters) - defsoulomit#1{#1} outside the soul domain - lets capssave check for overwriting a cs-name - fixes -,'` flushing - adds MakeUppercase and extsuperscript to font list - fixes font handling bug (makes MakeUppercase et al. work) - makes rudimentary footnotes work - fixes charhyphencharfont for negative hyphenchar (hl{ exttt{a-b}} ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/soul/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- beamer version 1.00, pgf version 0.40
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Nov '03

13 Nov '03

----- (shortened) forwarded message from Till Tantau ----- I have put version 1.00 of the beamer package (macros/latex/contrib/beamer) in the incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. I have put version 0.40 of the pgf package (graphics/pgf) in the same directory. Possible text for announcement of beamer: Version 1.00: - Added part managment and documented it. - Changed appendix to use part internally. Appendix can now contain numerous sections. - Added ameslide commands for inserting slides into the article version. - Added draft option. - Fixed bug with pause and notesonly. - Added CJK option for Chinese fonts in navigation bars. - Added includeslide command. - Added eamertemplateroundedblocks (quite cute). - Added three examples. - Added compressnotes option. Needs pgf 0.40. Note that the syntax of pgfdeclareimage has changed. Possible text for announcement of pgf: Version 0.40: - Changed syntax of pgfdeclareimage. Uses key=value scheme now. All parameters may now be omitted. - Added pgfimage command. - Option for selecting a specific page from an image file. - Fixed bug in xxcolor.sty having to do with @ifempty command. - Reworked the formatting of the user's guide. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed both packages as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer and CTAN:graphics/pgf replacing the previous versions. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN submission --- ledmac package
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Nov '03

13 Nov '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded ledmac.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use > this to replace the current macros/latex/contrib/ledmac. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > The ledmac package is for typesetting critical editions. It is a > LaTeX port of the plain TeX EDMAC and TABMAC macro. > > Changes in version 0.22 (2003/11/09) > o More control over paragraphed footnotes > o More control over page or line number printing in footnotes > o Aditional example > o Eliminated clash with the amsfonts package i've installed the files as requested; thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: CTAN Submission --- combine class
by Robin Fairbairns 13 Nov '03

13 Nov '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have just uploaded combine.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use > this to replace the current macros/latex/contrib/combine. The > distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > The combine class lets you bundle individual documents into a > single document, such as when preparing a conference proceedings. > > ...The auxiliary combcite package provides a version of the cite > package for use with the combine class. > > Changes in version 1.0 of combcite (2003/11/09) > o First public release > > Changes in version 0.52 of combine.cls (2003/11/09) > o Added `memoir' to the class options i've installed the files as requested: thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Submission -- lettrine
by Reinhard Zierke 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Daniel Flipo ----- I have just uploaded into ftp.dante.de/incoming a file lettrine.tar.gz, which contains an upgrade (V 1.5) of the lettrine package designed to typeset various sorts of dropped capitals. It should replace the old version in 'macros/latex/contrib/lettrine'. The license is unchanged (LPPL). This release offers a new functionality: % Instead of giving optional parameters to the |lettrine| command, % it is now possible to set them on a per character basis in a % second config file (this was suggested by Pascal Kockaert): % | enewcommand{DefaultOptionsFile}{| extit{filename}|}| % in the preamble (or anywhere in the document) will % force each call to |lettrine| to read the file extit{filename}. % See examples of such config files in the subdirectory % file{contrib}. Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/lettrine Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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cam.ctan.org (ftp.tex.ac.uk) resurrected
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

i believe the server was down for less than two hours. there were users downloading things before _i_ was satisfied that it was going again (ca 1730 gmt). my apologies to all and sundry for the inconvenience. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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cam.ctan.org (ftp.tex.ac.uk) failed
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

due to a little local difficulty, the machine serving the cambridge ctan site was down for a while this afternoon (11 nov 2003). now that it's back up, the ftp server is not working. i'm struggling with the problem, and will report progress as soon as there is any. (the rsync server appears to be working.) my apologies for the inconvenience Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: xcolor 1.04
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: xcolor 1.04 Name and email: Uwe Kern Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/xcolor Summary description: Driver-independent color extensions for LaTeX and pdfLaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003/11/09 v1.04 * New feature: easy access to current color within color expressions. * New option: `override' to replace definecolor by xdefinecolor. * New command: racingcolors for logging color-specific information. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/xcolor Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- contour package
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded contour-v1_04.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/contour by its contents. License stays LPPL. >From the README: This package generates a colored contour around a given text in order to enable printing text over a background without the need of a color box around the text. Change log: 1.04 2003/11/09 - Avoide usage of cs{textversion} etc. - Avoid line break of inner text ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/contour Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- babelbib package
by Reinhard Zierke 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded babelbib-v0_42.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the updated version of the babelbib bundle. License stays LPPL. Please replace the files in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib by its contents. >From the README: This package enables to generate multilingual bibliographies in cooperation with babel. Two approaches are possible: Each citation may be written in another language, or the whole bibliography can be typeset in a language chosen by the user. The current version supports Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portoguese, Spanish, and Swedish. In addition, the package supports commands to change the typography of the bibliographies. Supported bibliography styles are bababbrv.bst, bababbr3.bst, babalpha.bst, babamspl.bst, babplai3.bst, babplain.bst, and babunsrt.bst. Change log: - 0.42 2003/11/09 - Use unique version strings for all files of the bundle - Reorganise documentation - 0.41 2003/11/02 - Added Norwegian and corrected Swedish ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:biblio/bibtex/contrib/babelbib Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Version 0.93 of beamer
by Reinhard Zierke 10 Nov '03

10 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Till Tantau ----- I have put version 0.93 of the beamer package (macros/latex/contrib/beamer) in the incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. The file beamer-version-0.93.tar.gz is a replacement tar ball (this time with prefix beamer/ !). Possible announcement text: Version 0.93: - Added article, common, presentation macros for creating an article version of a presentation from the same file. - Corrected several examples in the user guide. - Added additional hyperlink commands. - Added button management. - Reworked the formatting of the user's guide. - Added new navigation symbols. - Replaced inrow option and theme splitcondensed by compress option. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/beamer/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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UK TeX FAQ v3.10
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Nov '03

07 Nov '03

i've installed a new version on ctan (help/uk-tex-faq) and on the web (http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq). during my time off work sick in the last two months, i wrote a few new questions, and did fairly major tidying in several areas. (it took the mind off being uncomfortable for most of the time...) i propose to do some work on the web server's performance (by using a somewhat more sensible mechanism to generate html from the latex source) before the next full release, so i may make minor content- related releases between now and 2004. (the existing texfaq2html mechanism has persisted since 1995, when the faq operated on a web server at the university of sussex.) Robin Fairbairns FAQ maintainer, and for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: custom-bib
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: custom-bib Name and email: Patrick Daly Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/custom-bib Summary description: Customizing bibtex style files License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update fixes a bug that entered with the last revision. It caused the comma separating options in the docstrip batch file to be in the wrong location when external language files were added. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/custom-bib Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- epiolmec
by Reinhard Zierke 06 Nov '03

06 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Apostolos Syropoulos ----- I have upoloaded on ftp.dante.de/incoming the file epiolmec.tar.gz, which contains all the necessary files to typeset Epi-Olmec ``documents.'' Note that when you decompress the file epiolmec.tar.gz, it creates the directory and some subdirectories. Ideally, these subdirectories should be installed in /languages/epiolmec. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload, I installed it in CTAN:language/epiolmec. (CTAN:languages being a symbolic link to CTAN:language). For the unknowing (like me until a few minutes ago), Epi-Olmec is a script used in Southern Middle America until about 500 AD. The license is LPPL. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: Upload to Cambridge: relsize.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > Continuing to clear out my backlog... > I have uploaded a new version of relsize.sty to ftp.tex.ac.uk: > relsize.sty 3.1 July 4, 2003 > to replace tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/relsize.sty > > Significant changes > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 1) > The new version tries harder to make changes of constant relative > scale (magsteps), rather than just following the sequence of > font size commands (which have irregular size increments). It > will continue to lock on to those specified fixed sizes (with > possible user control) but may interpret steps differently. > > Old: ormalsizesmaller => small (10pt -> 9pt) > New: ormalsizesmaller => footnotesize (10pt -> 8pt) > > This new system is like a chromatic scale as opposed to a diatonic > scale. (Hmmmmm maybe I should provide a compatibility package > option...) > > 2) > The math size-changing is changed to have super/subscripts attached > better. It is still not a seamless solution though. i've installed the file as requested; thanks for the upload Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: latexMP (update)
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031105.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: latexMP (update) Name and email: Jens-Uwe Morawski Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/latexmp Summary description: Interface for LaTeX-based typesetting in MetaPost License type: pd Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- the update includes: - code cleanup, new key-value implementation - bug fixes in documentation and examples - a new macro ransparent that provides an interface to MetaFuns transparency features ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the previous version in CTAN:graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/latexmp Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 6.10 - Animated GIF, Sound for SVG
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Basil K. Malyshev ----- I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 6.10 (issued 1-Nov-2003). Please put the files to 'CTAN:nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma' directory. Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.10 are: SVG Generation: * Import of animated GIF into SVG as animated image. * Import multi-page Postscript into SVG as animated graphics - every page is translated as frame. * Sound effects are supported by SVG.STY via sound command. * More customization in Navigation Bar added at SVG generation: size, colors. More details about SVG Generation features are available in <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> Graphics (Supported for View, Print, SVG, PDF, Postscript) * Support of transparent background in imported GIF files. * Support of Color Key Masked Images - Type 4 (Postscript Level 3) BibEdit Improvements: * Refined disappering comment subwindow when adding new fields and resizing window. * Added Rename command for changing entry key and field name. More information about changes is at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 4-Nov-2003 PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups. --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 6.10 ---------------------- CONTENTS * Highlights * Graphical Capabilities * Fonts * User Interface * PDF Generation Features * HTML Generation features * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 6.10 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 * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system. * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (like to Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org). ** Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc. ** Generates *SVG* (PSTricks, Prosper + animation features). ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH. * Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available. * Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format. * Font Setup Wizard installs OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts in one click * Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages. * Easy to install and use. * Much less expensive than other analogues. GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2*, which is tested for compatibility with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc. All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.). The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP. FONTS BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats: * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported), * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters), * PostScript Type 3, * TrueType, * TeX PK/VF. The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font format including the following fonts: * CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX * AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols), * EC/TC, * LH (T2A), * Concrete (Math, ECC), * Malvern, * CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY * Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk. Math Fonts: * Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke). Diagram drawing fonts: * Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase), * Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd), * timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc. Any font type can be used for any output device/format. This feature is supported by automatic font conversion between font formats when needed. This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers. In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems. Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click. OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0 even without ATM. USER INTERFACE * Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, mathematics, pictures, etc. * Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen for using Dynamical Preview efficiently. * One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors, * Quick navigation via document structure, * DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent), * Powerful support for different input encodings, * Project support, * Graphics import assistant, * Assitance for multi-file documents: context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files, * Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file, * Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection, * Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries, * Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands, * Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics. * Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. configurable for handling (La)TeX commands. * BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included. * Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible. * Support for Multi-User systems. OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS * View on Windows Display. * Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver. * PostScript (really scalable), * PDF, * SVG (animation effects are supported), * 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. * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste of cyrillic and other international characters. * Handling 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. SVG GENERATION FEATURES BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output, makes it the best for producing high quality presentations. Sample of animated presentation is available at: ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html Key Features: SVG output is compatible with another output formats (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical formats, font formats, and other features are supported. In details: * All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported. * TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported. * ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.) are supported. * Graphical formats: EPS, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported. * More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported. * Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For Acrobatmenu most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported. * Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc. are supported. *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation. * All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1 (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported. Details about adding animation to generated SVG files are explained at: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> *** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 6.10 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 6.0 *** SVG Generation: * Import of animated GIF into SVG as animated image. * Import multi-page Postscript into SVG as animated graphics - every page is translated as frame. * SVG.STY have new command (sound) to add sound effects (WAV-files). * More customization in Navigation Bar added at SVG generation: Size, colors. More details about SVG Generation features are available in <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/svgwrite.html> Graphics (Supported for View, Print, SVG, PDF, PDF, Postscript) * Support of transparent background in imported GIF files. * Support of Color Key Masked Images - Type 4 (Postscript Level 3) BibEdit Improvements: * Refined disappering comment subwindow when adding new fields and resizing window. * Added Rename command for changing entry key and field name. For more information see <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ---------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new resp. changed files as suggested in CTAN:nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: alnumsec
by Reinhard Zierke 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: alnumsec Name and email: Frank Küster Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/alnumsec Summary description: alphanumeric sectioning numbering with standard sectioning commands License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package allows you to use alphanumeric section numbering, e.g.: A. Introduction; III. International Law. It s output is similar to alphanum.sty, but you can use the standard LaTeX sectioning commands. Thus it is possible to switch numbering schemes easily. Greek letters, double letters (bb) and different delimiters around them are supported. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/alnumsec as suggested. However, I added the above announcement text to the README file in that directory. For a cursory visitor, this is a bit more informative than just installation instructions. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: upload to Cambridge: cite.sty and overcite.sty
by Robin Fairbairns 05 Nov '03

05 Nov '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I have uploaded new versions of cite.sty and overcite.sty to > ftp.tex.ac.uk. They should replace the ones currently in > macros/latex/contrib/cite. > > overcite.sty is now just a stub, loading cite.sty with the [superscript] > option. > > 4.0: Combine overcite with cite: [superscript] = [super] option. Also add > [nocompress] option and CiteMoveChars hook; multibib hooks. > 4.01 f -> fseries i've installed the packages replacing older versions in macros/latex/contrib/cite thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: LaTeXPiX
by Jim Hefferon 04 Nov '03

04 Nov '03

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and those updates should make their way to your favorite mirror very soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeXPiX Author's name: N.J.H.M. van Beurden Location on CTAN: systems/win32/latexpix License type: pd Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighth CTAN release has the following improvements: * Oval radius is now editable * So called instances can now be saved and loaded again. They act like grouped objects. A number of objects can be saved to an instance file (.lpxi) and be inserted as a grouped single object in your drawings. E.g. a complete two input AND gate can be drawn once, saved to a instance file and be inserted a lot of times to create a logic scheme. * Added some preferences. * Inclusion of bitmap (*.bmp) images is not possible anymore for it is not fully supported by LaTeX. * Improvements made on arc drawing and conversion. * Framebox text rotation can now be specified within a range of -360..360 * Movement, resizing and drawing of objects now by default snaps to grid, by holding the shift key you can move, resize and draw freely without snapping. * Webupdate checker implemented. When a newer version is found on the CTAN server it asks if you want to be redirected. * Major improvements and additions made to the manual. It is not finished yet but a lot better and clearer than the previous releases. * Language editor added again. If you feel like translating LaTeXPiX into your language, please help me. See the manual for details. * Bolditalic texts are possible. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/latexpix although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN submission -- bgteubner document class
by Reinhard Zierke 04 Nov '03

04 Nov '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded bgteubner-1_10.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please unpack it to CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner/, replacing the old files. License stays LPPL with some minor extra remarks. >From the README: I have programmed the bgteubner.cls document class by order of the Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany. This has been done to ensure that books of this publisher have a unique layout. The publisher has allowed me to distribute the document class with auxilliary files and documentation freely. Unfortunately, most of the documentation is only available in German. Since the document class is intended to generate a unique layout, many things (layout etc.) are fixed and cannot be altered by the user. If you want to use the document class for another purpose than publishing with the Teubner Verlag, this may arrise unwanted restrictions (For instance, the document class provides only two paper sizes: DIN A-5 and 17cm x 24cm; only two font families are supported: Times and European Computer Modern). The document class needs some additional packages, partly relatively new ones, partly packages that are not installed on most TeX installations. A list of needed packages is contained in usefiles.txt. ChangeLog: 2003/10/30 v1.10 - Add proof environment - Smaller indentation for quote, quotation, example, etc. - Spacing around important(*) and theorem-like environments improved - Limits for integrals below and above the sign in displayed equations - Command qed for proofs introduced - Font size in theorem-like environments adjustable (global switch, default is normalsize, now) - Line break in ISBN prohibited - Use the same format for ISSN and ISBN - Class option `layoutraster' removed Attention: Some measures have changed from version 1.07 to 1.10. Thus, the line breaks and page breaks will surely change. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thansk for the upload. I installed it replacing the previous version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: semantic
by Jim Hefferon 03 Nov '03

03 Nov '03

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror real soon now. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: semantic Author's name: Peter Møller Neergaard Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/semantic Summary description: Help for writing programming language semantic including software ligatures License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This revision updates semantic to version 2.0(epsilon). It includes a patch to make semantic compatible with amsmath 2.0. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/semantic although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN submission -- typogrid.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 31 Oct '03

31 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded typogrid-1_00.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains the new package typogrid.sty (License LPPL) which I suggest to put to CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/typogrid. >From the README: This package produces a typographic grid on every page of the document. That grid consists of vertical lines that devide the text block into columns. This may be useful to get the horizontal measures (distances etc.) into good values. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/typogrid Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission --- hieroglf font
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Wilson, Peter R ----- I have uploaded hieroglf.tar.gz to dante/incoming. Please use this to replace the current fonts/archaic/hieroglf. The distribution is under the LPPL. >From the README: The hieroglf package provides a Metafont version of about 75 Egyptian hieroglyphs from Serge Rosmorduc's comprehensive hieroglyph package. Sufficient glyphs are provided for writing a few names like Cleopatra or Ptolomeny (together with cartouches) and some numbers. There is a command for transliterating into a modern alphabet. The package is not for serious Egyptologists. New in version 1.2 o Numerals ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:fonts/archaic/hieroglf/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: Algorithm2e
by Reinhard Zierke 30 Oct '03

30 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload(a)nova.dante.de ----- A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031027.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Algorithm2e Name and email: Christophe Fiorio <fiorio(a)lirmm.fr> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e Summary description: Floating algorithm environment with algorithmic keywords (re)definition feature License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Algorithm2e is an environment for writing algorithms. An algorithm is defined as a floating object like figures. It provides macros that allow you to create different sorts of key words, thus a set of predefined key word is given. You can also change the typography of the keywords. The environment allows you to have vertical lines delimiting block of instructions. It defines also different sort of algorithms such as Procedure or Function allowing name of this functions to be reused in common text or other algorithms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thank you very much for the upload. I installed it as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/algorithm2e Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: l2tabuit (italian l2tabu)
by Reinhard Zierke 29 Oct '03

29 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Emanuele Zannarini ----- Name of contribution: l2tabuit Suggested location on CTAN: info/italian/l2tabu/ or info/l2tabu/italian/ Summary description: Italian Translation Of Mark Trettin's `l2tabu' License type: Free (Open Publication License v1.0) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I have uploaded `l2tabuit.zip' to ftp.dante.de/incoming/. Zip Archive I've provided contains 2 files: the pdf version of the document ´l2tabuit.pdf' and its LaTeX source ´l2tabuit.tex'. This is my italian translation of the Mark Trettin's practical overview to LaTeX, called `l2tabu' v. 1.6. The guide gives a large number of practical hints about avoidance of the most common mistakes a user can make (for instance: obsolete commands and packages, etc.). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it in CTAN:info/l2tabu/italian with a symbolic link from info/italian/l2tabu to this directory. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: makecirc
by Jim Hefferon 28 Oct '03

28 Oct '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org. It should make its way through the mirroring process to a site near you in a day or two. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: makecirc Author's name: Gustavo Sebastián Bustamante Argañaraz Location on CTAN: graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/makecirc Summary description: A METAPOST library for electrical circuit diagrams drawing. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MakeCirc is a METAPOST library that contains diverse symbols (the mayority of wich are electrician) for the use in circuit diagrams. MakeCirc tries to offer a high quality tool, with a simple syntax. MakeCirc is completely integrated with LaTeX documents and with other METAPOST drawings/graphics. Its output is a PostScript file. MakeCirc only requires (La)TeX and METAPOST to work - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/metapost/contrib/macros/makecirc although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: acronym-1.9 uploaded
by Robin Fairbairns 26 Oct '03

26 Oct '03

Tobias Oetiker writes: > I have uploaded acronym-1.9 to ftp.tex.ac.uk:/incoming/acronym-1.9. > > Recent Changes: > --------------------------------------------------- > Version 1.9 (October 2003): Fix hyperref processing to work regardles > of calling order. 'printused' now prints every acronym used not only > the ones called through ac. > -- Danie Els <dnjels(a)sun.ac.za> and Tobi Oetiker > > Version 1.8 (October 2003): When the hyperref package is loaded before the > acronym package, all acronyms will become a hyperlink to their own > definition. > -- Martin Salois <Martin.Salois(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> > > Version 1.7 (September 2003): Added acresetall for resetting the 'used'-tag > of ac. With the new option 'printonlyused', the acronym-list will consist of > the used acronyms only and not of all defined acronyms; Optional in a special > deflist - environment. > -- Sebastian Max <smx(a)comnets.rwth-aachen.de> > > Version 1.6 (May 2000): Added the smaller option and the macros acsfont, > acffont, and acfsfont used to control the appearance of acs and acf. > -- Ingo Lepper <lepper(a)math.uni-muenster.de> > > ... > ------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload: i've installed it replacing macros/latex/contrib/acronym Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: beamer
by Jim Hefferon 23 Oct '03

23 Oct '03

A package has been upgraded on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ================================================================= Development of the beamer class has moved to SourceForge, see http://latex-beamer.sourceforge.net for latest version, bug reports, etc. ChangeLog Version 0.90: - - Improved the installation procedure documentation. - - Added a plainframe command for creating frames that are completely filled with a picture. Navigation bars are suppressed. - - Clicking on the current frame icon will advance to last lide of the frame. - - Added nicer icons for the bibliography. These are now vector graphics that work nicely together with a background shading and can be zoomed arbitrarily. - - Fixed bug in overwritten document. - - Added appendix command. - - Fixed bug when using color options like red. - - Added theme beamerthemesplitcondensed, adapted from a submission by Paul Gomme - - Added command insertframenumber - - Added several new themes - - Fixed behaviour of split theme: optional arguments of section and subsection are now shown in navigation bars. - - Added side bar management.

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CTAN upload notification: 3DLDF
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Oct '03

20 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload ----- Name of contribution: 3DLDF Name and email: Laurence Finston <lfinsto1(a)gwdg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/3DLDF Summary description: A package for 3D graphics with MetaPost output License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3DLDF is a package for 3D graphics with MetaPost output. It is written in C++ using CWEB and includes a User and Reference Manual in Texinfo format. 3DLDF currently doesn't include an input routine, so user code must be written in C++, compiled, and linked with the rest of the program. Please don't be put off by this! Updates and news will be made available at http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~lfinsto1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XML file: ********************************************************************** <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=3DLDF datestamp=2003/10/20 modifier=ftpmaint(a)dante.ctan.org> <about> <name>3DLDF</name> <caption>A package for 3D graphics with MetaPost output</caption> <author> <name>Laurence Finston</name> <email>lfinsto1(a)gwdg.de</email> </author> <license type=gpl /> </about> <description> <abstract> 3DLDF is a package for 3D graphics with MetaPost output. It is written in C++ using CWEB and includes a User and Reference Manual in Texinfo format. 3DLDF currently doesn't include an input routine, so user code must be written in C++, compiled, and linked with the rest of the program. Please don't be put off by this! Updates and news will be made available at http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~lfinsto1. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>graphics/3DLDF</ctan> </distribution> </entry> ********************************************************************** Thanks for the upload; I installed the submitted archive plus the extracted README file in CTAN:graphics/3DLDF/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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[emanuelevicentini@yahoo.it: GuIT logo package]
by Reinhard Zierke 20 Oct '03

20 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Emanuele Vicentini ----- I've uploaded in incoming/ a little compressed tarball (guit.tar.gz) containing source and documentation of guit.sty, a package to typeset GuIT's logo. The package is released under the LPPL. I'd suggest to store tarball's contents in macros/latex/contrib/ Here's an extract from the README file: The guit.sty package provides some commands useful to correctly write the logo of Gruppo Utilizzatori Italiani di TeX (Italian TeX User Group), using the default document color or any other color the user may ever choose, in conformity with logo's scheme as seen on the Group site (http://www.guit.sssup.it). Likewise, commands are available that simplify the writing of GuIT acronym's complete expansion and of the correct address of Group's internet site. Optionally, using hyperref, the outputs of the above cited commands can become hyperlinks to Group's site (http://www.guit.sssup.it). Documentation available in Italian only. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/GuIT/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- MimeTeX 1.20 (update)
by Reinhard Zierke 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from John Forkosh ----- As per your README.uploads instructions... + what you've uploaded mimetex.zip (version 1.20, to replace support/mimetex/mimetex.zip) + which CTAN node you've uploaded to ftp.dante.de + where you want the files to go support/mimetex Please REPLACE all existing files (mimetex.zip and README) in support/mimetex (and please unzip mimetex.zip README and then 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. (a) added picture-like environment, along with picture element commands for circles/ellipses and lines (but not bezier curves yet), see http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#example12 (b) Also: various other changes and fixes, e.g., several delimiters can now be arbitrarily sized ---------------------------------------------------- From the original submission... MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, and emits either mime xbitmaps or gif images of them, rather than the usual TeX dvi's. MimeTeX images are therefore easily imported directly into html documents with the <tag>, e.g., <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt border=0 align=absmiddle> without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing lots of little gif files, one file for each converted expression. This makes your web site and html documents more easily maintained. See http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples for examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. MimeTeX is primarily intended to help you 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 images of your equations, which are later included in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX is, as far as I know, 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 LaTeX math expressions embedded in html documents. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/support/mimetex/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- view_print_ps_pdf
by Reinhard Zierke 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Wybo Dekker ----- - I have uploaded vpp-1.2.tar.gz - at ftp.dante.de - to be unpacked in /support/view_print_ps_pdf - LPPL - summary: vpp (View and Print Postscript/PDF) displays a pdf or postscript documentand lets you print (os save as PDF) selected pages to a one- or two-sided hardcopy or an A5-booklet. Can also be used to re-arrange pages in in document. - changes: . --batch parameter testing removed, so o option can be used . better pagecount and page dimension detection . Context used directly, not via texexec . changed oxyz subcommand so that absolute filenames can be used ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:support/view_print_ps_pdf/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- Books for the Teubner Verlag: bgteubner.cls
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded the file bgteubner-1_07.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please unpack it to CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner. License is LPPL. It contains a document class for producing books for the publisher Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany. Form the README: I have programmed the bgteubner.cls document class by order of the Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany. This has been done to ensure that books of this publisher have a unique layout. The publisher has allowed me to distribute the document class with auxilliary files and documentation freely. Unfortunately, most of the documentation is only available in German. Since the document class is intended to generate a unique layout, many things (layout etc.) are fixed and cannot be altered by the used. If you want to use the document class for another purpose than publishing with the Teubner Verlag, this may arrise unwanted restrictions (For instance, the document class provides only two paper sizes: DIN A-5 and 17cm x 24cm; only two font families are supported: Times and European Computer Modern). The document class needs some additional packages, partly relatively new ones, partly packages that are not installed on most TeX installations. A list of needed packages is contained in usefiles.txt. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this new package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/bgteubner/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- hhtensor package
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded hhtensor-0_6.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please unpack it to the directory CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/hhtensor. License is LPPL. An xml file is included for the catalogue. >From the README: This package provides commands for vectors, matrices, and tensors with different styles (arrows as the LaTeX default, underlined, and bold). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed this new package as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/hhtensor/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: pdfTeX v1.11b
by Reinhard Zierke 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031016.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pdfTeX v1.11b Name and email: Martin Schröder <martin(a)pdftex.org> Suggested location on CTAN: systems/pdftex Summary description: A new stable version of pdfTeX License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================================== Main change of pdfTeX 1.11b: =========================================================================== - Bugfix: The handling of /Rotate produced displaced images when /Rotate was 90 or 270. For complete release notes see http://www.pdftex.org/NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: METATeX
by Jim Hefferon 15 Oct '03

15 Oct '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your local mirror real soon now. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: METATeX Author's name: Ramon Casares Location on CTAN: macros/plain/contrib/metatex Summary description: METATeX communicates TeX and METAFONT License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- METATeX is a set of plain TeX and METAFONT macros that you can use to define both the text and the figures in a single source file. Because METATeX sets up two way communication, from TeX to METAFONT and back from METAFONT to TeX, drawing dimensions can be controlled by TeX and labels can be located by METAFONT. Only standard features of TeX and METAFONT are used, but two runs of TeX and one of METAFONT are needed. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/plain/contrib/metatex/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN has a new package: svn
by Jim Hefferon 15 Oct '03

15 Oct '03

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite local mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: svn Author's name: Richard Lewis Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/svn Summary description: Typeset Subversion keywords License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The svn package lets you typeset (in LaTeX) the value of Subversion keywords. It is approximately an equivalent to the rcs package, but for Subversion rather than CVS. Information about Subversion (a replacement for CVS) is available from <http://subversion.tigris.org/> - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/svn although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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CTAN submission -- isodate package
by Reinhard Zierke 14 Oct '03

14 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded isodate-2_11.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/isodate by its contents. License stays LPPL. This version adds support for printing months with Roman numerals, e.g., 14.,X.~2003. >From the README: Tune the output format of dates. This package provides ten output formats of the commands oday, printdate, printdateTeX, and daterange (partly language dependent): ISO (yyyy-mm-dd), numeric (e.g. dd.,mm.~yyyy), short (e.g. dd.,mm.,yy), TeX (yyyy/mm/dd), original (e.g. dd. mmm yyyy), short original (e.g. dd. mmm yy), as well as numerical formats with Roman numerals for the month. The commands printdate and printdateTeX print any date. The date is given as an argument using the actual date format for output: printdate{yyyy-mm-dd}, printdate{dd.mm.yyyy}, or printdate{dd/mm/yyyy}, and printdateTeX{yyyy/mm/dd}. The command daterange prints a date range and leaves out unnecessary year or month entries. E.g. 2000-05-03 to 2000-05-08 leads to `2000-05-03 to 08'. This package supports German (old and new rules, Austrian), US English, French, Danish, Swedish (by Christian Schlauer), and Norwegian (by Svend Tollak Munkejord). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/isodate/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- new package svninfo
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Achim D. Brucker ----- I uploaded a new LaTeX package to the CTAN network which I propose for including in the distribution: File uploaded: svninfo-0.1.tar.gz CTAN-node: ftp.dante.de Proposed location: macros/latex/contrib/svninfo Licence: lppl Description: This package is used to extract the revision and file information provided by the subversion (svn) revision control system. It is an adaption of the rcsinfo package for rcs. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new packages as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/svninfo. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- TrueType with teTeX tutorial
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded the file ttf-tetex.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. Please replace the files in CTAN:info/TrueType/ by its contents. This upload contains the tutorial Using TrueType fonts with teTeX and dvips that describes how to use TrueType fonts with teTeX, actually by converting them to Postscript Type 1 fonts. It is not described how to use TrueType fonts directly. The section about updmap has been changed since it has been outdated in the old version. In order to save disk space, the postscript version of the description has been omitted (there is a pdf version that should be enough). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload; I installed the new version as suggested. Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- numprint v1.10
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from Harald Harders ----- I have uploaded the file numprint-1_10.tar.gz to ftp.dante.de. It contains a new version of the numprint package. Please replace all files in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/numprint by its contents. And ignore the file numprint-1_00.tar.gz that I have uploaded a few days ago. License stays LPPL. >From the README: Print numbers with a separator every three digits and convert numbers given as 12345.6e789 to 12,345,6cdot 10^{789}. Numbers are printed in the current mode (text or math) in order to use the correct font. Many things, including the decimal sign, the thousand separator, as well as the product sign can be changed by the user, e.g., to reach 12,345.6 imes 10^{789}. If requested, numprint can round numbers to a given number of digits. If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit. Numbers can be rounded to a given number of digits. The package supports an automatic, language-dependent change of the number format. Tabular alignment using the tabular(*), array, tabularx, and longtable environments (similar to the dcolumn and rccol packages) is supported using all features of numprint. Additional text can be added before and after the formatted number. If you prefer to use the old version 0.32 you may use numprint032.sty which will stay fixed. The main new features are automatic language support and a really usable tabular alignment. Change log: - 1.10 2003/10/12 New tabular aligment mechanism (now comparable to dcolumn and rccol) with full support of all numprint formats. Math version npbold which aligns with normal math alphabet. Don't use substr package. Provide pmakebox command that works as makebox but takes a text instead of a length for calculating its width. - 1.00 2003/10/07 Automatically add a plus to numbers without sign. Define shortcut p for umprint on demand. Automatic support for different number formats in different languages (already supported are English and German). Better argument parsing. Automatically don't separate degree sign from number. Customize input characters (decimal sign, exponent character). Define a list of ignored characters. User defined signs exceeding +,-, and pm. Load configuration file if present. Improved calculation of box width for mantissa and exponent. Entirely new implementation (about 90% new code). ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed the new version as suggested replacing the old one in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/numprint Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- toolbox v4.4
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from M. Vaeth ----- I have uploaded a new release of toolbox (toolbox.zip) to the incoming directory. A description follows. Sincerely.Martin Väth Name of contribution: toolbox v4.4 Name and email: Martin Väth <vaeth(a)mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/toolbox (should replace previous release) Summary description: A package for (La)TeX which provides some macros which are convenient for writing indices, glossaries, or other macros. License type: Free (lppl) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A package for (La)TeX which provides some macros which are convenient for writing indices, glossaries, or other macros. It contains macros which support -implicit macros -fancy optional arguments -loops over tokenlists and itemlists -searching and splitting -controlled expansion -redefinition of macros -concatenated macro names Some new if-commands are implemented (e.g. oolboxIfEmpty to test whether a given argument is empty (i.e. an empty tokenlist)). Corrections in the documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/toolbox Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN upload notification: versions.sty
by Reinhard Zierke 13 Oct '03

13 Oct '03

----- Forwarded message from ctan-upload(a)nova.dante.de ----- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2003 From: ctan-upload(a)nova.dante.de To: ctan(a)dante.de Subject: CTAN upload notification: versions.sty Sender: owner-ctan(a)dante.de A submission was uploaded to nova.dante.de:/ftp/incoming/upload-20031010.001/. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: versions.sty Name and email: Uwe Luck <uwe.lueck(a)web.de> Suggested location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/versions Summary description: Optionally omit pieces of text. License type: LaTeX Project Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephan Bellantoni's `version.sty' has provided preamble commands for selecting environments to be included/excluded. `versions.sty' does the same, but corrects, improves, and extends `version.sty' in both implementation and function. See also `comment', `optional', `verbatim', and see package documentation for comparison with `version.sty' and `comment.sty'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XML file: ********************************************************************** <?xml version=1.0?> <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM ../catalogue.dtd> <entry id=versions.sty datestamp=2003/10/07 modifier=ftpmaint(a)dante.ctan.org> <about> <name>versions.sty</name> <caption>Optionally omit pieces of text.</caption> <author> <name>Uwe Luck</name> <email>uwe.lueck(a)web.de</email> </author> <license type=LaTeX Project /> </about> <description> <abstract> Stephan Bellantoni's `version.sty' has provided preamble commands for selecting environments to be included/excluded. `versions.sty' does the same, but corrects, improves, and extends `version.sty' in both implementation and function. See also `comment', `optional', `verbatim', and see package documentation for comparison with `version.sty' and `comment.sty'. </abstract> </description> <distribution> <ctan>macros/latex/contrib/versions</ctan> </distribution> </entry> ********************************************************************** ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload, I installed it (the second upload dated October 10) as suggested in CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/versions/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: ellipsis
by Jim Hefferon 11 Oct '03

11 Oct '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: ellipsis Author's name: Peter J. Heslin Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ellipsis Summary description: A LaTeX package to fix the uneven spacing around ellipses in text mode License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a simple package that fixes a problem in the way LaTeX handles ellipses: it always puts a tiny bit more space after dots in text mode than before it, which results in the ellipsis being off-center when used between two words. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ellipsis although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: Upload Octavo package 1.1
by Robin Fairbairns 10 Oct '03

10 Oct '03

Stefan A. Revets writs: > +Upload : Octavo.zip > +CTAN node : ftp.tex.ac.uk > +Where to go : macros/latex/contrib/octavo > +Licensing conditions : lppl > +Summary of upload : Version 1.1 of Octavo, which now deals > correctly and consistently with the > numbering of figures, tables _and_ > equations. Octavo is a modification of the > standard LaTeX book class, incorporating > classical design features to help with the > printing and making of beautiful books. thanks for the upload; i have installed the contents to replace the previous version of octavo in macros/latex/contrib/octavo Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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