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CTAN update: paresse
by CTAN Announcements 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

the daemon reports: > Name of contribution: paresse > Author's name: Yvon Henel > Package version: 4.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/paresse/ > Summary description: Defines macros using § to type greek letters so > that the user may e.g. type §a to get the effect of $alpha$. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > paresse now uses skeyval-bc to retain the old ways of the ever forward > moving skeyval. Thanks to Ahmed Musa for his kind help. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/paresse > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/paresse/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: refcheck
by CTAN Announcements 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

the daemon tells us: > Name of contribution: refcheck > Author's name: Oleg Motygin > Package version: 1.9.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/refcheck/ > Summary description: Refcheck informs (by notes on margins and > warnings) about numbered unlabelled equations, unused labels and > bibliography items. > License type: gpl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > A bug is fixed (problem with optional ibitem labels whose first two letters are equal). > > Format of warnings is changed. thanks for the upload; i installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/refcheck > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/refcheck/

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New on CTAN: persian-hm-ftx
by CTAN Announcements 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Hossein submitted the persian-hm-ftx package to CTAN. Summary description: A set of 228 Persian TrueType fonts derived from FarsiTeX Metafonts. License type: ofl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HM_FTX fonts are Persian fonts which are derived from the Metafont fonts included in the FarsiTeX package, farsitex-1.0pre1, released in 2004 by Behdad Esphahbod. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/persian/hm-ftx . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/persian-hm-ftx (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: schemata
by CTAN Announcements 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Charles P. Schaum submitted the schemata package to CTAN. Summary description: Print topical diagrams for, e.g., Scholastic theology and philosophy, in plain TeX and LaTeX.. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The schemata package facilitates the creation of topical schemata, outlines that use braces (or facsimiles thereof) to illustrate the breakdown of concepts and categories in Scholastic thought from late medieval and early modern periods. This packages functions with both plain TeX and LaTeX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/schemata . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/schemata (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: battleship
by CTAN Announcements 17 Feb '13

17 Feb '13

Josef Kleber submitted an update to the battleship package. Summary description: A LaTeX style file for typesetting Battleship logic puzzles License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A LaTeX style file for typesetting Battleship logic puzzles (aka Bimaru, Marinespiel, Batalla Naval, ...). You have to find the positions of ships in a grid. Numbers next to the grid reveal the number of ship segments in the respective columns and rows. License: LPPL Changes in v1.1: - added placeship place a complete ship at (column,row) in direction {V|H} with length (length) - added placewater puts a water marker into the grid - added placeisland puts an island with random outline into the grid - renamed ship -> placesegment - added attleshipsetup resetting global options ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/battleship . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/battleship (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: schwalbe-chess
by CTAN Announcements 17 Feb '13

17 Feb '13

Stefan Hoening submitted an update to the schwalbe-chess package. Summary description: Typeset the german Problem Chess Magazine Die Schwalbe License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Code is split into a class and a style file now. Added environment: WebBesprechung ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/schwalbe-chess . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/schwalbe-chess (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: fonts-tlwg
by CTAN Announcements 16 Feb '13

16 Feb '13

Theppitak Karoonboonyanan submitted an update to the fonts-tlwg package. Summary description: Thai fonts for LaTeX from TLWG License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Add missing glyphs for LaTeX in monospace fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/thai/fonts-tlwg . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fonts-tlwg (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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New on CTAN: contracard
by CTAN Announcements 16 Feb '13

16 Feb '13

Sam Whited submitted the contracard package to CTAN. Summary description: A class for generating calling cards for contra and square dances License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `contracard' class can be used to create calling cards for traditional country dances such as contra and square dances. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/contracard . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/contracard (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Update: libertine
by CTAN Announcements 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

Bob Tennent submitted an update to thre libertine package. Summary description: LaTeX support for the Linux Libertine and Biolinum fonts License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrected libertine.sty bugs in setting figure options. Added libertineMono-type1.sty and rewrote libertine-type1.sty and biolinum-type1.sty to allow them to activated together as well as separately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/libertine . More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/libertine (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update (and move): spelling
by CTAN Announcements 14 Feb '13

14 Feb '13

> The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: spelling > Author's name: Stephan Hennig > Package version: 0.3 > Location on CTAN: macros/luatex/generic/spelling/ > Summary description: Aid spell-checking LuaTeX documents. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v0.3 (2013-02-12) > > New: > > - LanguageTool support: LanguageTool error reports in > the XML format can be parsed for spelling errors > (with the help of the LuaXML package). LanguageTool > is a cross-platform style and grammar checker. > > Changes: > > - Default file names used by the package have been > changed: > > <jobname>.spb => <jobname>.spell.bad > <jobname>.spg => <jobname>.spell.good > <jobname>.txt => <jobname>.spell.txt > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The current CTAN directory is /macros/luatex/latex/spelling. Please > move the package to /macros/luatex/generic/spelling. > > Rationale: Even though, there's currently only a LaTeX style file, the > package works with all formats. All functionality is implemented on > the Lua side and can be accessed via directlua. I have removed the > sentence stating only LaTeX were supported from the manual. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.ctan.org/pkg/spelling > or they may browse the package directory at > http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/spelling/ Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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