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> Name of contribution: cabin
> Author's name: Bob Tennent
> Package version: 2013-01-24
> Location on CTAN: fonts/cabin/
> Summary description: a humanist sans font, with LaTeX support
> License type: ofl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> For type1 use with other fonts, the semibold and medium options are
> now implemented without re-defining fdefault or mddefault.
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(CTAN comment) in addition, the package inconsolata.sty has apparently
been replaced by a package zi4.sty
> Announcement required: Yes
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> Uploader's additional comments:
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> cabin.tds.zip should be installed at /install/fonts/
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the creature that whispers in my ear reports:
> Name of contribution: mhchem
> Author's name: Martin Hensel
> Package version: 2013-06-23
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mhchem/
> Summary description: Typeset chemical formulae/equations, H and P
> Statements, and R and S Phrases
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> - compatibility with many more babel languages
> - fraction possible in amounts (0.5H2O)
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the ethereal agent reported:
> Name of contribution: luaintro
> Author's name: Herbert Voß
> Package version: 0.02
> Location on CTAN: info/examples/luaintro/
> Summary description: Examples from of the book Einfuung in LuaTeX und LuaLaTeX”
> License type: lppl
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>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> Updated examples to work with TL 2103 and LuaTeX 0.76
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the daemon reports:
> Name of contribution: babel-greek
> Author's name: Günter Milde
> Package version: 1.5
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/babel-contrib/greek/
> Summary description: Babel support for Greek
> License type: lppl
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> Q new version of the Babel support files for the Greek language and
> script with partial support for Unicode-aware TeX engines
> (XeTeX/LuaTeX).
>
> * bugfixes and cleanup,
> * LICR macros in string definitions,
> * LGR font encoding not used with XeTeX/LuaTeX.
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>
> Announcement required: Yes
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Peter Lenser submitted the
create-struktex
package.
Summary description: Create a Tex-File from Java Code to build Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams with struktex.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The program structgen.jar translates methods, written in Java, in a Tex-File
to build Nassi Shneidermann structure charts with struktex written by Jobst
Hoffmann.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/support/create-struktex
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Thomas F. Sturm submitted an update to the
tcolorbox
package.
Summary description: colored text boxes, LaTeX examples, theorems, documentation
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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- bug fix: 'ams nodisplayskip lower' was applied to upper.
- new option 'check odd page'
- new environments for the 'skins' library:
'tcbclipinterior', 'tcbclipframe', 'tcbcliptitle'
- new keys for the 'skins' library:
'watermark overzoom', 'clip watermark'
'clip title', 'clip upper', 'clip lower'
- NOTE: watermarks are now clipped by default.
To get the old behaviour add the option 'clip watermark=false'
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Stefan Hoening submitted an update to the
chess-problem-diagrams
package.
Summary description: A package for typesetting chess problem diagrams
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Added code to use Equihopper in diagrams.
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Stephane Galland submitted an update to the
autolatex
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License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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The action makeflat cannot retreive the images that are not automatically
generated by AutoLaTeX, ie. the images that must be included as-is in the PDF
document. This release fixes this bug by using the image search path of the
graphicx package.
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Steven B. Segletes submitted the
stackengine
package.
Summary description: Highly customized stacking of objects, insets, baseline changes, etc.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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The stackengine package provides a versatile way to vertically stack objects in
a variety of customizable ways. A number of useful macros are provided, all of
which make use of the stackengine core. These macros allow a wide variety of
tasks, including:
-creating aligned stacks of specified inter-item gap;
-creating aligned stacks of specified inter-item baselinse shift;
-stacking both above and below the baseline;
-overlaying character glyphs;
-insetting graphical images atop larger background images;
-top and bottom lapping; shifting the horizontal axis of a stack;
-changing the baseline of an object;
-subfigure labeling;
This package is primarily intended for text mode, thought it can be adapted for use in math mode.
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Paul Pichaureau submitted an update to the
mathdesign
package.
Summary description: High quality, free mathematical fonts that match with existing text fonts.
License type: gpl
Announcement text:
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v 2.6 * distribution splitted in free and commercial-fonts
* fontdimen corrected (for fractions)
* infinity symbol redesigned
* afm files no longer distributed
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