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Re: CTAN Upload: csquotes (context sensitive quotation marks)
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Philipp Lehman wrote: > I've uploaded the file 'csquotes.tar.gz' to the incoming directory on > ftp.dante.de. Please extract it to macros/latex/contrib/csquotes after > removing all files from this directory. > > Thank you in advance. > > ABOUT CSQUOTES > > LaTeX provides environments for typesetting longer quotations, but > there is no dedicated markup for short quotations embedded in the > text body. > > The csquotes package: > > * provides proper markup for inline quotations in the first place > * supports both control sequences and active characters > * toggles between inner and outer quotation marks for nested quotes > * interfaces with Babel and adapts quotation marks as required > * features fully configurable quotation styles and active characters > > CHANGES > > 2003-12-11 v1.3 > * Added MakeForeignQuote and MakeHyphenQuote > * Added RestoreQuotes > * Internal changes Thanks for the update, it replaces all files in macros/latex/contrib/csquotes For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: dblfloatfix.sty
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 Morten Høgholm submitted: > Name of contribution: dblfloatfix.sty > Suggested location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/misc/ > Summary description: dblfloatfix.sty: Fixes for twocolumn floats. > License type: lppl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the LaTeX package dblfloatfix which solves two problems: > > a)~floats in a twocolumn document come out in the right order and > b)~allowed float positions are now [tbp]. > > (This is actually just a merge between fixltx2e and stfloats with a few refinements.) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your upload. I installed it as macros/latex/contrib/misc/dblfloatfix.sty For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: 3DLDF 1.1.4
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 Laurence Finston submitted a new version of: > Name of contribution: 3DLDF 1.1.4 > Suggested location on CTAN: graphics/3DLDF > Summary description: Three-dimensional drawing with MetaPost output. Version 1.1.4. > License type: gpl > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3DLDF 1.1.4 (A GNU package). > New release. The program itself hasn't changed much. The Texinfo manual > can now be generated in Info and HTML formats.Bug fix in the shell > script that's used in controlling recompilation. Added the function > Rectangle::is_rectangular() and made mediate() a member function in > class Point. MAX_REAL is now really the second largest float, but only > on 32-bit, little-endian architectures. On other architectures, 3dldf > will exit with an error message. I plan to make this work on other > architectures soon. > > Laurence Finston > 3DLDF maintainer > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the update, I installed tarball, PDFs and README in graphics/3DLDF as requested. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload notification: texpack
by Rainer Schöpf 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 Paolo Lulli wrote: > Name of contribution: texpack > Suggested location on CTAN: systems > Summary description: Scripts to create documented LaTeX style, class files and docs in a Unix environment > License type: artistic > > Announcement text: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > texpack is a little bundle of scripts to create documented LaTeX style, class files and docs. > Texpack provides useful scripts for the automated creation of the skeleton required by *.dtx documented TeX files. > It is useful both for creating packages (*.sty) and new classes (*.cls). It also > provides a command to automate the creation of commonly needed > LaTeX skeleton file. It is mostly useful for the Italian author, but > also provides the fast creation of a conditional preamble for > handling dvi/pdf compilation > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your upload. I decided that your package belongs to the support tree, so I installed it in support/texpack I took the liberty to add a README file, containing your announcement text. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: CTAN upload longdiv.tex
by Robin Fairbairns 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Donald Arseneau writes: > I've uploaded longdiv.tex to UK/incoming. > Would you please place it in macros/generic (or what is appropriate) > > License is PD > > Abstract -- > Work out and print INT long division problems. i've created a new directory macros/generic/misc, with a single entry macros/generic/misc/longdiv.tex (so far). thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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tug.ctan.org upload: latex4wp
by Jim Hefferon 09 Dec '03

09 Dec '03

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org, and will soon make its way to your favorite local mirror. Thanks, Jim Hefferon ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: latex4wp Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph.D. Location on CTAN: info/latex4wp/ Summary description: A LaTeX guide specifically designed for word processor users. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This update to 'LaTeX for Word Processor Users' adds information on extended hyperlinks (references to external programs) and tables. A minor bug was also fixed. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can have a look at the package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/latex4wp/ although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror of CTAN that is near to you; see http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors

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Re: New release of FeatPost uploaded
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Dec '03

08 Dec '03

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, L. Nobre G. wrote: > I've uploaded the file > featpost.tgz > to > dante.ctan.org/incoming > > This file contains, among other files and directories: > > -An installation script > bashscript/dosome.sh > > -Documentation > doc/macroMan.sgml > > -Two sets of macros > macro/featpost2D.mp > macro/featpost3D.mp > > -And lots of example programs in > example/ > > It is meant to replace the actual > graphics/metapost/macros/featpost > sub-tree. The new description of this package is: > FeatPost is an extension of the MetaPost language, > works in three dimensions > and has several features to facilitate > the production of physics schemes. > > No change was introduced in the licensing: GPL. Thanks for the update, it has been installed as graphics/metapost/macros/featpost For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of ConTeXt extra math support files (updated 2003.12.07)
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Dec '03

07 Dec '03

Giuseppe Bilotta writes: > + what you've uploaded : ctx-math.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to : UK (ftp.tex.ac.uk) > > + where you want the files to go : > the two files contained in the .zip file should > be unpacked to > tex-archive/macros/context/contrib/maths > replacing the previous files. > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software: > GNU GPL licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > The .zip archive contains two ConTeXt modules (t-nath.tex > and t-amsl.tex) that complement the math features in > ConTeXt. t-amsl provides some environments and commands that > most (AMS-)LaTeX users expect. t-nath provides for ConTeXt > the same functionality as provided by the Nath package for > LaTeX. > > This new upload fixes a couple of bugs concerning 'cases' > constructs and some font-related issues. Also, the nath > module now automatically loads the amsl module so there's no > need to manually load both if you need to use nath. i've installed the files as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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Re: Upload of Version 1.03 of beamer
by Rainer Schöpf 05 Dec '03

05 Dec '03

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Till Tantau wrote: > I have put version 1.04 of the beamer package (macros/latex/contrib/beamer) in > the incoming directory of dante.ctan.org. The file beamer-version-1.04.tar.gz > is a replacement tar ball. > > Version 1.04: > - Fixed problem with Spanish style. > - Fixed problem with compress in beamerthemesplit > - Fixed bug that made beamerthemeclassic useless > - Fixed incompatibility with deluxetabular > - Fixed bug with gray option. Renamed to blackandwhite. > - Fixed bug that caused columns in slidetop mode to be centered. Thanks for the update, I installed it as requested, in macros/latex/contrib/beamer For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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Re: Upload of ConTeXt extra math support files
by Robin Fairbairns 03 Dec '03

03 Dec '03

Giuseppe Bilotta writes: > + what you've uploaded : ctx-math.zip > > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to : UK (ftp.tex.ac.uk) > > + where you want the files to go : > tex-archive/macros/context/t-party/bilotta > (the t-party subdirectory does not exist. I think it's worth > the effort to create it to hold third-party extensions to > ConTeXt) > > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software: > GNU GPL licence > > + a brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > > The .zip archive contains two ConTeXt modules (t-nath.tex > and t-amsl.tex) that complement the math features in > ConTeXt. t-amsl provides some environments and commands that > most (AMS-)LaTeX users expect. t-nath provides for ConTeXt > the same functionality as provided by the Nath package for > LaTeX. after our discussion, i've actually installed the two packages (is that the right name for a context object?) in a new directory macros/context/contrib/maths: 2003/08/11 | 4817 | macros/context/contrib/maths/t-amsl.tex 2003/12/01 | 90213 | macros/context/contrib/maths/t-nath.tex thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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