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CTAN has a new package: doc-pictex
by CTAN Announcements 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 Uwe Lück submitted the doc-pictex package to CTAN. Location on CTAN: /info/pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt Summary description: Recent (2008/02/15) list of documentations for PiCTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PiCTeX is a generic set of TeX macros for drawing diagrams and pictures, dating from 1987, written and described by Michael J. Wichura ... and descriptions (documentation) is somewhat hard to get. Doc-PiCTeX.txt is a recent (i.e., based on web search 2008/02/15) list of descriptions and reference lists. (A little rivalry with UK FAQ label `docpictex' which, however, is included.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/pictex/Doc-PiCTeX.txt . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=doc-pictex (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 package update: paresse
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ........................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: paresse Author's name: Yvon Henel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/paresse Summary description: version 2.1 of paresse, package to type greek letter in math mode using the character (unicode 00A7: section sign) made active License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- version 2.1, 2008-08-16 change: correction of a bog in fileinfo which prevented the package to be loaded ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/paresse . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/paresse (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: addlines
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

This package has-- after some mucking around on my part-- been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ..................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: addlines Author's name: Will Robertson Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/addlines Summary description: A user-friendly wrapper around enlargethispage, to space for more text to the current (+facing) page. License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Small update to add a feature: draft/final package options are now supported. The code has been updated to use the changepage package rather than chngpage (which is now obsolete). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/addlines . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/addlines (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: multiobjective
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at a mirror near you. Thanks again, Jim Hefferon ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: multiobjective Author's name: Luis Martí Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/multiobjective Summary description: A LaTeX package with multiobjective optimization and multicriteria decision making operators License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX does not explicitly includes the operators used in the fields related to multiobjective optimisation. Therefore, the appearence of those operators changes from paper to paper, sometimes leading to misunderstandings. The spirit behind this small package is to eliminate those variations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/multiobjective . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/multiobjective (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 package update: glossaries
by CTAN Announcements 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

quoth my ctan-upload: > ====================================================================== > > 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: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.15 : > * added altlong4col* and altsuper4col* styles > > * fixed PDF encoding problem caused when both translator > and hyperref packages are being used > > * fixed bug when using smallcaps and smaller options that causes > the long form in the list of acronyms to be the same for each > entry > > * Added warnings when rerun required when using glossary > group hyper navigation > > * added glslabel > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- i have installed the new version; thanks for the upload > 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 the revised catalogue entry will be updated overnight; the package itself should propagate to all mirrors within 24 hours of (about) now. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: changepage package
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Peter Wilson <herries.press(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > I have uploaded changepage.sty to Cambridge incoming. Please use > this to replace the current changepage.sty. > > The changepage package enables exact checking for odd/even pages > and locally changing the textwidth or page layout. > > Changes 2880/08/15 > o Version 1.0a --- fixed typo (a missing `p') i've installed the file, and updated the catalogue repository; thanks for the upload. users may view the catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/changepage.html or view the file itself at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/changepage.sty catalogue updating overnight, package distribution to mirrors over the next 24 hours or so. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package update: xstring
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: xstring Author's name: Christian Tellechea Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xstring Summary description: manipulation of strings License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- package xstring update version v1.1 <2008/08/15> ======= Changes ======= * does not require LaTeX anymore (but eTeX required). Consequently, the xstring.tex file should be installed in the tex/ subtree. * new tests : IfInteger and IfDecimal * improved code, and minor 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 package update: engpron
by CTAN Announcements 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ...................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: engpron Author's name: Yvon Henel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/engpron Summary description: version 2 of engpron, a package to write English pronunciation, makes the pound (£) an active character License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ENGPRON version 2 2008-08-15 50th anniversary edition This bundle contains: * the package itself: engpron.sty * bilingual really short documentation: engpron.pdf * documentation for the final user * engpron-fr.pdf % in French * engpron-en.pdf % in English * examples * engpron-ex-fr.pdf % in French * engpron-ex-en.pdf % in English * sources: Makefile, engpron.dtx, engpron.ins, README, LISEZMOI * TDS-compliant archive: engpron.tds.zip ================================ CHANGES. ================================ ENGPRON 2 2008-08-15 The active character £ (pound) is made `robust' with the meaning this word has in LaTeX parlance (moving argument) with the package drac if option `drac' is choosen as it is the case by default. Opposite option `nodrac'. Macros for syllable divisions and hyphenation. The macros for stress marking enable hyphenation if option `hyphenable' is enforced. Opposite option `unhyphenable' The macros for syllable divisions produce a glyph if option `visible' is enforced. Opposite option `invisible'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/engpron . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/engpron (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: siunitx
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

This package has been updated at tug.ctan.org. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ......................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.0i: - Re-introduced changes from 1.0g, accidentally omitted from 1.0h ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/siunitx . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/siunitx (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: drac
by CTAN Announcements 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

This package is new at tug.ctan.org and should soon be at your favorite mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon Saint Michael's College ............................................................................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: drac Author's name: Josselin Noirel and Yvon Henel Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/drac Summary description: drac: Declare Robust Active Character provides macro to define ``robust active character'' License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st public version This package provides the DeclareRobustActChar macro the use of which is similar to the one of DeclareRobustCommand but which protects the active character when it appears in a moving argument, see ltdefns.dtx in /latex/base. It provides also the ReDeclareRobActChar macro which is to DeclareRobustActChar as enewcommand is to ewcommand. English and French documentations provided. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/drac . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/drac (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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