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New CTAN package: pst-electricfield
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pst-electricfield.tgz to the uk ctan node. Please > put all files into the _new_ directory > > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-electricfield/ > > pst-electricfield is a PSTricks related package and provides > macros for drawing electric field and equipotential lines. > There can be any number of charges which can be placed in > a cartesian coordinate system by (x,y) values. > > the authors are > Juergen Gilg > Manuel Luque > Patrice Megrét > Herbert Voß > > pst-electricfield.tex -------- > 0.13 2010-06-09 - first CTAN version > > pst-electricfield.pro -------- > 0.05 2010-06-09 - first CTAN version > > pst-electricfield.sty -------- > 2010-05-28 - first CTAN version thanks for the upload. i've installed the new files and made an entry in the catalogue repository. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/pst-electricfield.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-electricfiel… The catalogue entry will first appear some time overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team [4 new packages today -- marvellous what a tex live closing date will do!]

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CTAN update: ryethesis
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '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: ryethesis Version number: 1.1 Author's name: Jason Lassaline Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/ryethesis Summary description: Bug fixes to existing Ryerson University Thesis class License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes for the Ryerson University Thesis class including: - Fix for location of previous degrees - Fix for including List of Appendices - Updated sample usage, including output of additional required commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ryethesis . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/ryethesis (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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New CTAN package: texapi
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

the weather's almost like summer, and the daemon staggers in with a new package: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: texapi > Author's name: Paul Isambert > Location on CTAN: macros/generic > Summary description: Macros to write format-independent packages. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Texapi provides utility macros to write format-independent (and > -aware) packages. It is similar in spirit to Philipp Lehman's > etoolbox, except it isn't tied to LaTeX. > > Tools include: engine and format detection, expansion control, command > definition and manipulation, various testing macros, string > operations, and highly customizable while and for loops. > > The package requires e-TeX. thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and created an entry in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/texapi.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/generic/texapi/ the catalogue entry won't appear until after the processing run some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: yax
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

the daemon's struggling to keep up: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: yax > Author's name: Paul Isambert > Author's email: zappathustra(a)free.fr > Location on CTAN: macros/generic > Summary description: Yet Another Key System. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > At first sight, YaX is just a key-system (and at second sight > too). However, YaX rather organizes attributes in parameters, and the > latter can be executed, so that YaX is halfway between key management > and macro definition (and actually aims at being a user's interface). > > Values to attributes can be retrieved and tested in various ways, with > full expandability ensured as much as possible. > > Finally, YaX's syntax is a quite peculiar (as few braces as possible), > but can be customized. > > It is based on texapi and thus requires e-TeX. thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and created an entry in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/yax.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/generic/yax/ the catalogue entry will appear some time overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: pstricks-add
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks-add.tgz to the uk ctan node. > Please replace _all_ files with the ones in the directory > /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pstricks-add/ i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. thanks for the upload. > pstricks-add is a PSTricks related package, which has a lot > of additional features, like arrows, special curves, a... > > This update has a modified macro psComment > > v 3.41 - fix bug with psComment and the if@star > added another optional argument for the > put command Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/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: pstricks - base
by CTAN Announcements 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Herbert Voss wrote: > I uploaded pstricks.tgz to the uk CTAN node. Please replace > the two files with the ones in the main directory > > /graphics/pstricks/base/latex/ > > 0.45 2010-06-16 - add option pdf for using auto-pst-pdf together > with pdflatex (needs an option -shell-escape > for TeXLive or -enable-write18 for MiKTeX i've installed the update; nothing in the catalogue needed to be changed. Users may view the package's catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/pstricks.html or browse the package's directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/base Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: mhchem
by CTAN Announcements 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 Martin Hensel submitted an update to the mhchem package. Summary description: Typeset chemical formulae/equations and Risk and Safety phrases License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently, the mhchem bundle consists of two packages: mhchem and rsphrase. The mhchem package provides two commands: one for typesetting chemical molecular formulae and one for typesetting chemical equations with these formulae. The rsphrase package contains the text of all official Risk and Safety (R and S) Phrases that are used to label chemicals. At the time being, these phrases are available in Danish, English, French, German (current spelling), Italian, and Spanish. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mhchem/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=mhchem (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 has a new package: chronology
by CTAN Announcements 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Thanks again, Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ........................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: Chronology Version number: 1.0 Author's name: Levi Wiseman Summary description: Provides a horizontal timeline with per day granularity. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A new timeline package. Allows labeling of events with per day granularity. Other features include relative positioning with unit specification, adjustable tick mark step size, and scaling to specified width. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/chronology . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/chronology (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: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

that old daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: glossaries > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/glossaries > Summary description: Create glossaries and lists of acronyms > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v2.06: > > * Added altnewglossary > > * added facility to customise acronyms if the predefined styles > don't fit the user's requirements. > > * Serbian dictionary added (provided by Zoran Filipovic) > > makeglossaries: > > * Scans aux file for @input in case printglossary is in an > imported file. thanks for the upload. i've installed the files and updated the catalogue repository (in the usual minuscule way). > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/glossaries.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries and the catalogue entry on the web will change overnight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: asymptote
by CTAN Announcements 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '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: Asymptote Version number: 1.98 Author's name: John Bowman Summary description: 2D & 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language License type: lgpl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Memory usage and garbage collection were greatly improved, and many optimizations were made. Labels are now aligned using the rotational instead of the shiftless part of the transform. A portable CYGWIN memory limit fix was implemented. Noncyclic stokepaths are discarded to work around a bug in gs 8.71. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/asymptote . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/asymptote (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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