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CTAN update: expl3
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

that daemon's trying to grind me down: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: expl3 > Author's name: LaTeX3 Project > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3 > Summary description: Packages supporting LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The expl3 bundle: Low-level LaTeX3 programming conventions > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > The files of the expl3 bundle provide a low-level API for TeX > programmers with special syntax conventions, completely > separating it from document level syntax. Hence, the commands > provided are not intended for use at the document level nor for > use in describing design layouts in document class files. > > This API provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel > and other advanced extensions are built. Special care has been > taken so that they can be used within a LaTeX2e context as > regular packages. > > The TeX and eTeX primitives are all given a new name according > to these conventions. However, in the main direct use of the > primitives is not required or encouraged: the expl3 modules > define an independent low-level LaTeX3 programming language. > > At present, the expl3 modules are designed to be loaded on top > of LaTeX2e: > > usepackage{expl3} > > In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. > This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a > stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This release (SVN 1881) > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > As the existing LaTeX3 code is used by more people and for more > purposes, some of the original ideas are being re-examined and > inconsistencies and bugs are being addressed. This release > reflects the consolidation process, which is of course ongoing. > > The robustness of functions has been revised, and all functions > should now be either protected or fully expandable. This is > regarded as a general pattern for LaTeX3: any function which is > not expandable should be defined using cs_set_protected:Npn, > etc. > > On variables, the definitions for l_set:Nn and related > functions now allow # tokens in token lists, for example: > > l_set:Nn l_my_tl { single~#~token! } > > We hope that this means that token registers (toks) functions > are needed for the small number of primitive token registers > and for LaTeX2e work only. Feedback on this change is very > welcome. > > The file and keyval modules have been revised to provide > only higher-level functions for general use. The lower > level functions are either renamed, removed or not documented, > and the intention is that everything will be done via the > documented functions. > > In l3msg, msg_set:nnnn, etc., now read messages with expl3 > category codes (spaces are ignored). While this requires a > little more typing we feel that the consistency it brings is > valuble. > > One area of active discussion is whether register creation > should be local or global. This release includes *experimental* > support for locally-created registers using the > <var>_new_local:N functions. Be warned that this concept is > included for discussion and may not be retained in the longer > term. > > There are a number of other minor changes, as the team are > hard at work in a number of areas. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The LaTeX3 Project > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/expl3.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/expl3 the catalogue entry will change a bit, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: The CodeDoc class.
by CTAN Announcements 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

my upload daemon tells me: > Name of contribution: The CodeDoc class. > Author's name: Paul Isambert > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/ > Summary description: LaTeX code and documentation in LaTeX-format file. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fixed a fatal bug in produce mode when ProduceFile was used without > optional arguments. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/codedoc.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/codedoc the web copy of the catalogue will change very slightly, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: chemstyle
by CTAN Announcements 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

that there daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: chemstyle > Author's name: Joseph Wright > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/chemstyle > Summary description: Schemes and style for chemistry > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.0g: > - Add warning that schemeref does not wok with XeTeX > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/chemstyle.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/chemstyle and, as usual, the web copy of the catalogue will change, minutely, overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: disser
by CTAN Announcements 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .................................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: disser Version number: 1.1.5 Author's name: Stanislav Kruchinin Summary description: LaTeX classes, BibTeX styles, Makefiles and document templates for typesetting dissertations in Russian License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes in version 1.1.5 (2010-03-23): Classes and styles: + Add support for classified dissertations. + Add support for ISBN and DOI to gost705 style. + Add colorlinks option. + Add scientific consultant field. * Fix compatibility with latest versions of hyperref and oberdiek packages. Templates: + Enable colorlinks option by default. + Add examples of isbn and doi fields. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/disser . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/disser (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 .

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CTAN update: spreadtab
by CTAN Announcements 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: spreadtab Version number: v0.3 Author's name: Christian Tellechea Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/spreadtab Summary description: Spreadsheet features for LaTeX table environments. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- spreadtab v0.3 What's new ? * macro functions gcd, lcm and scitodec * <<b5>> displays the value of the cell b5 * STautoround* fills the decimal part with 0 * bugfixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/spreadtab . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/spreadtab (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 .

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CTAN update: xstring
by CTAN Announcements 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

This should within a day be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xstring Version number: 1.5d Author's name: Christian Tellechea Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xstring Summary description: String (token list) manipulation License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- xstring update version v1.5d 2010/03/28 =========== Changes =========== Bugfixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xstring . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xstring (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: xypdf
by CTAN Announcements 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

This should within a day be at your local mirror. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xypdf Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Daniel Müllner Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xypdf Summary description: PDF output for the Xy-pic package License type: gpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The xypdf package improves the output quality of the Xy-pic package when PDF documents are generated. It produces generic PDF code for graphical elements like lines, curves and circles instead of approximating these elements with glyphs in special fonts as the original Xy-pic package does. The xypdf package works both with pdfLaTeX and the two-step compilation LaTeX → dvipdfm(x). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xypdf . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/xypdf (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 .

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CTAN update: standalone
by CTAN Announcements 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ................................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: standalone Version number: v0.3 Author's name: Martin Scharrer Summary description: Update to v0.3: Automatic sub-preamble inclusion inside the main preamble License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update brings some exciting new options for the 'standalone' package. Using these options the preamble code of the sub-files can not only be skipped but extracted into an auxiliary file (.sta) which is then loaded by the main document during the next LaTeX run. The body content of the sub-files is skipped during the first run to avoid compile errors. To avoid option clashes of loaded packages all package option can be extracted first and predefined using 'PassOptionsToPackage'. Alternatively the sub-preambles can be simply printed (without special macros added by 'standalone') into a different auxiliary file (.stp) for easy manual copy&paste into the main document. If requested a list of required packages and pgf, tikz and tikz-timing libraries can be printed avoiding duplicates. New macros: onlyifstandalone{<code>} Used to hide code from the sub-preamble code extractor. standaloneignore Can be used to ignore code before the 'documentclass' of sub-files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/standalone . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/standalone (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 .

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CTAN has a new package: fc_arith
by CTAN Announcements 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

This should within a day be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ............................................................................. The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: fc_arith Version number: 0.1a Author's name: D. P. Story Summary description: fc_arith is a LaTeX package used to create an arithmetic flash card. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fc_arith is a LaTeX package used to create an arithmetic flash card. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems are randomly generated. The flash card created by fc_arith can be customized in many ways. Design and build your own flash card using an dvips/Acrobat Distiller work flow, or a pdftex work flow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fc_arith . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/fc_arith (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 .

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CTAN update: pdfrack
by CTAN Announcements 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: pdfrack Version number: 0.5 Author's name: Marc Boyer Summary description: Use psfrag with PDFLaTeX. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Add of an auto option to automaticaly convert all figures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/pdfrack . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/pdfrack (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 .

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