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CTAN update: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

the daemon creeps out again, and cries in his forthright voice: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: siunitx > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/siunitx > Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.1h: > - Detect AMS display-like environments thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and tickled the catalogue repository a bit. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/siunitx.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/siunitx The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please delete all > files in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ > > and put the new ones in there. > > pstricks-add is a PSTricks related package, which has a lot > of additional features, like arrows, special curves, a... > > > pstricks-add.tex ----------- (Dominik Rodriguez/hv) > v 3.49 2011-01-18 -add macro psEllipseTangents for drawing tangent > lines of a point and an ellipse. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pstricks-add.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: mylatexformat (v3.2)
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

the daemon interferes with my lunch hour: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: mylatexformat (v3.2) > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Author's email: florent.chervet(a)laposte.net > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mylatexformat > Summary description: Make a format from the preamble of any LaTeX file > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Last revision of etoolbox introduced the hooks > > BeforeBeginEnvironment AtBeginEnvironment > AtEndEnvironment AfterEndEnvironment > > Those hooks didn't work with mylatexformat v3.1 > > (for mylatexformat temporarily redefines egin in order > to dump at egin{document}) > > Version 3.2 solves the problem and etoolbox remains > compatible: etoolbox can be included, with all its features, > in a format made with mylatexformat. thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mylatexformat.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mylatexformat The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN has a new package: Beamer2Thesis
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

This should be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Beamer2Thesis Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Fiandrino Claudio Summary description: Beamer theme for thesis License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Beamer2Thesis is a Beamer theme that allows you, with specific commands, to make your own thesis presentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/themes/… . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/beamer2thesis (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: notes2bib
by CTAN Announcements 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

the daemon had already stirred by the time i got to work... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: notes2bib > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/notes2bib > Summary description: Integrating notes into the bibliography > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.0e: > - Include back-references in notes when using biblatex thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/notes2bib.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/notes2bib The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: tabu (v 2.0)
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

the daemon's after me, and me all tired, as i am: > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: tabu (v 2.0) > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/tabu > Summary description: Flexible LaTeX tabulars > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New in version 2.0 > > ** Vertical spacing adjustments ** > > . Fixed vertical spaces: > extrarowheight extrarowdepth > and extrarowsep to set both in one shot > > . Dynamic vertical spaces: > abovetabulinesep elowtabulinesep > and abulinesep to set both in one shot > > ** Horizontal lines ** > . User defined line style as in: > abulinestyle{ myline = 1pt on2pt blue } > can now be used in the | specifier: |[myline] > > . |[...] can now be used also inside the preamble > of multicolumn (only inside tabu environment) > > ** Bug fixed / improvements ** > . Fixed a bug in abu@prepnexttok > Again!!! Difficult case! > > . Improved compatibility with cellspace. > But this is far better to use the new spacing commands > abulinesep and/or extrarowsep. > > > > You can see an example of interfaces-TikZ papergraduate > command in tabu documentation, page 13. > > Any feedback is appreciated ! thanks for the upload (the above looks like lots of work...). i've installed the update and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/tabu.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tabu/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: interfaces
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

the daemon wrote (in his flippant way): > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: interfaces > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/interfaces/ > Summary description: Interfaces with keys for other packages > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 2.8 > . New in interfaces-tikz : > papergraduate to draw graduated paper, > whether inside a tikzpicture: > papergraduate (A) - (B); > > or alone in a paragraph : > papergraduate > draws a graduated paper (millimeters) on the > current page background. > > Currently there is no option (might be added later). > > Required to compile tabu v2.0 documentation to be uploaded > soon. 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.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/interfaces.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/interfaces/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: biblatex-chem
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

the daemon's had a hard time with me not around. nothing to bother me with... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: biblatex-chem > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chem/ > Summary description: biblatex styles for chemistry > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.0d: > - Improvements to ACS style when using optional items 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.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/biblatex-chem.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-ch… The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: fragmaster
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '11

16 Jan '11

This should be at your local mirror. This version adds win32 compatibility to fragmaster perl script. Old version in CTAN (and texlive) had some UniXisms that should now be fixed. This should make fragmaster work under win32 texlive. Note that the prior maintainer, Tilman Vogel, has graciously agreed to a new maintainer. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: fragmaster Version number: 1.4 Author's name: Agustin Martin Domingo Location on CTAN: /support/fragmaster Summary description: Using psfrag with PDFLaTeX. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fragmaster enables you to use psfrag with PDFLaTeX. It takes EPS files and psfrag substitution definition files, and produces PDF and EPS files with the substitutions included. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/fragmaster . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fragmaster (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: quotchap
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jan '11

16 Jan '11

This should be at your local mirror. Note that the original author Karsten Tinnefeld has graciously agreed to a new maintainer, Jan Klever. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: quotchap Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Jan Klever Summary description: A package for creating decorative chapter headings with quotations. License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Added package options for several new fonts. Added command to set any font for chapter number. Updated documentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/quotchap . Information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/quotchap (it may take a day for the information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . For your users group see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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