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Re: xdoc upload
by Rainer Schöpf 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Lars Hellström wrote: > I have to ftp.dante.de uploaded an archive xdoc.tar.gz into /incoming. It > contains a directory xdoc with the six files: > README.txt > docindex.dtx > docindex.ins > xdoc2.dtx > xdoc2.ins > xdocdemo.tex > and I would like to have them put in /macros/latex/contrib/xdoc. The > licence that applies is the LPPL. > > This is an update of the material in /macros/latex/exptl/xdoc, so that > directory and its contents can be removed. It should probably be replaced > by a link to the new contrib/xdoc directory. > > BTW, am I right if I assume that you are in a process of moving the > previous contents of /macros/latex/contrib/other and > /macros/latex/contrib/supported to simply /macros/latex/contrib? (It > certainly looks that way in the archive.) Yes, we are. We announced this on the ctan-ann mailing lsit a while ago. Thanks for the upload, I installed the new material in macros/latex/contrib/xdoc and changed the directory macros/latex/exptl/xdoc to a link to the new one. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf > > On what these files are: > > xdoc2.dtx: > The xdoc2 package contains reimplementations of some of > the features found in the standard LaTeX doc package > by Mittelbach et al. Amongst other things, these > reimplementations provide support for: > * definiting new commands similar to DescribeMacro and > new environments similar to the macro environment, > * two-sided document layouts, > * sorting of version numbers as 2 < 11 < 100 > (if they are marked up using uintver), > * external cross-referencing, > * making index entries for invisible characters, > * optionally ignoring certain prefixes (such as @ and > @@) in macro names when sorting them. > The xdocdemo document demonstrates a couple of these > features. > > I consider the xdoc2 package to merely be the second > prototype for an (as yet nonexistant) package xdoc which > should provide the same features (and more). I have > decided to release the prototype to make its functionality > generally avaiable, but under a variant name to avoid > future incompatibility problems. (E.g., the final xdoc > package will probably use many LaTeX2e* features that are > still on the prototype stage. xdoc2, on the other hand, > uses no LaTeX2e* features.) > > docindex.dtx: > docindex.dtx contains a reimplementation of the doc mechanisms for > sorting and formatting a sorted index. docindex.ins installs two forms > of this package: docindex (which is a LaTeX2e* package) and docidx2e > (which works with the normal LaTeX2e). The main advantage of these > packages over the doc mechanisms is that configuration has been made > much easier.

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CTAN package update: LaTeX4Jed
by Jim Hefferon 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to a mirror near you in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ==================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: LaTeX4Jed Author's name: Guido Gonzato, Ph.D. Location on CTAN: support/jed Summary description: A much enhanced LaTeX mode for the Jed editor. License type: gpl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This LaTeX4Jed update introduces many new features: the ability to work on compressed files, new shortcuts, improved indentation of environments, and better documentation. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: sorry ...
by Robin Fairbairns 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

Peter Wilson writes: > I have uploaded memupdate.tar.gz to UK incoming. Please use this > to replace some of the files in > macros/latex/contrib(/supported?)/memoir. > > The distribution is under the LPPL. > > From the README: > > Memoir is a flexible class for typesetting general fiction, > non-fiction and mathematical works as books, reports, articles or > manuscripts. Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or 17pt as the > normal font size. Many methods are provided to let you create your > particular design. > > Changes (2003/06/28) > O New version 1.6 of mempatch.sty (improved even/odd page checking, > page layout, and bug fixes). > O New version of the Addendum (memmanadd.pdf) > O New version of the README. > O NO CHANGES TO ANY OTHER FILE. i've moved memoir down to macros/latex/contrib/memoir, and i've installed the files. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN submission -- ps2eps 1.45
by Reinhard Zierke 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

----- Forwarded message from Roland Bless ----- - I just uploaded an updated version of the ps2eps tool to ftp.dante.de. It's all in the subdir /incoming/ps2eps. - You can replace the existing version in support/ps2eps - The program is licensed under gpl. Due to a major bugfix, please announce the update -- if admissible -- as follows to CTAN-ANN. ps2eps 1.45 in CTAN:support/ps2eps ================================== ps2eps is a tool to produce Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS/EPSF) from usual one-paged Postscript documents. It calculates correct Bounding Boxes for those EPS files and filters some special postscript command sequences that can produce errorneous results on printers. You need: - perl (an interpreter for the perl language, see http://www.perl.com) - ghostscript (an interpreter/raster image processor for the PostScript language, see http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) - maybe an ANSI-C compiler if you don't use Linux, Solaris, Digital Unix, HP-UX or Windows 9x/NT/2000. - The program is licensed under gpl. Main changes 1.39 -> 1.45 ---------------------------- Please note: Versions <=1.42 may have changed postscript output by filtering too much postscript instructions. This could have been lead to wrongly colored boxes and text. Please consider re-running ps2eps over your files now. Sorry for the inconvenience! - corrected filter for deleting initclip instead of rectangles - option processing is done by GetOpt, i.e. long options are available, too. Syntax for -s has changed therefore. - Wildcards are resolved within the program, thus Windows users will profit from it. ----- End forwarded message ----- Thanks for the upload. I installed it as suggested replacing the old version in CTAN:/support/ps2eps/ Reinhard Zierke for the CTAN team

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Re: Upload announcement (octavo class)
by Robin Fairbairns 06 Jul '03

06 Jul '03

Stefan A. Revets writes: > Please find here hopefully complete and relevant details of an > upload I have made today to CTAN. As this is my first attempt at > writing a LaTeX package, I welcome any comments or suggestions you > may have before putting the package on CTAN. i've had a quick look, but i see no reason not to install your submission as it stands. > Name of the package: octavo.zip (containing octavo.dtx, octavo.ins, read.me) > CTAN upload node: ftp.tex.ac.uk > Suggested repository: macros/latex/contrib/supported/octavo > Licensing conditions: lppl > Summary of the package: > Octavo provides a modification of the standard LaTeX book class > to typeset books following classical layout and design > principles. In particular, book formats are set to classical > sizes such as foolscap, crown, post, demy, etc., margins are set > harmonically, an attempt is made to maintain a constant grid of > printed lines throughout the text, and the page styles are > defined more discretely. The documentation includes methods to > produce signatures so that books can actually be made by the > user. i've actually installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/octavo, since the supported/misc distinction is disappearing and all of both directories is being moved into contrib/ thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN package upgrade: Progress
by Jim Hefferon 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

An upgrade has been made to the CTAN package described below and by now it should have made its way to your favorite local mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ====================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Progress Author's name: Kasper B. Graversen Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/progress Summary description: Progress is a package which when compiling LaTeX documents, generates a HTML file giving an overview of the documents state (of how finished its parts are). License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package has become more configurable and now allows a graphical representation of progress as an alternative to the textural one. Finally, the two representations can easily be combined or used alternativly as done in the progress.dvi file in the archive. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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CTAN package upgrade: Manuscript
by Jim Hefferon 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

The a package has been upgraded on the tug.ctan.org node of CTAN and through the magic of automatic mirroring should make its way to your favorite local mirror quite soon. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ======================================================================= The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: Manuscript Author's name: Matej Cepl Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/manuscript Summary description: LaTeX package emulating look of document typed on typewriter License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Purpose of this package is to emulate appearance of the document written on classical typewriter as much as possible. Originally created as a response to backward looking demands for layout created for typewriters, it now tries to emulate them as much as possible. It may be even useful, when the directions are non-negotiable. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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New on CTAN: numalg.bst
by Jim Hefferon 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should make its way to your favorite mirror in the next day or two. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org =========================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: numalg.bst Author's name: Richard J Mathar Location on CTAN: biblio/bibtex/contrib Summary description: BibTeX style for Kluwer's Numerical Algorithms License type: lppl Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A BibTeX style file for the journal Numerical Algorithms published by Kluwer. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: upload (new version of) mimetex.zip to ftp.tex.ac.uk
by Robin Fairbairns 27 Jun '03

27 Jun '03

John Forkosh writes: > As per your README.uploads instructions... > + what you've uploaded > mimetex.zip > (version 1.01, or 3.14 if you prefer, to replace > support/mimetex/mimetex.zip) > + which CTAN node you've uploaded to > ftp.tex.ac.uk > + where you want the files to go > support/mimetex > Please REPLACE all existing files (mimetex.zip and README) in > support/mimetex (please unzip mimetex.zip README and place > this separate copy of README alongside mimetex.zip in the > support/mimetex directory) > + what licensing conditions you apply to your software > GNU GPL > + brief summary of what your upload is intended to do. > (a) New features: optional lowpass text anti-aliasing for gif images, > and optional HTTP_REFERER check blocks use from unwanted domains. > (b) Also: several (very obscure:) bug fixes. > From original submission... > MimeTeX parses LaTeX math expressions, and emits either > mime xbitmaps or gif images of them, rather than TeX dvi's. > Therefore, mimeTeX's images can be directly used by html > documents in the form, e.g., > <img src=../cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?f(x)=int_{-infty}^x~e^{-t^2}dt > border=0 align=absmiddle> > without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion, and without storing > lots of resulting little gif files, one file for each converted > expression. This makes your html documents more readable and > easily maintained. See > http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.html#examples > for examples demonstrating mimeTeX's features and usage. > MimeTeX isn't primarily meant for latex2html-like tasks > where you're maintaining native LaTeX documents that are later > redistributed in several formats, including html. Rather, mimeTeX > is primarily meant to help maintain native html documents containing > math. In this sense it's a kind of lightweight alternative to > MathML, with the advantage that mimeTeX preserves LaTeX syntax. > Similar non-MathML packages, like textogif and gladTeX, > require setup procedures that use TeX to help generate external > gif images of your equations, which are later included > in your html document as it's being rendered. MimeTeX, as far > as I know, is the only such non-MathML package that has its > own built-in parser and rendering engine, entirely independent > of TeX, and therefore requires no setup procedure or external > images whatsoever. It renders realtime, on-the-fly images > directly from LaTeX math expressions embedded in html documents. i've installed the (revised) file as requested. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new package on CTAN: MLA package
by Jim Hefferon 26 Jun '03

26 Jun '03

A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and should soon propagate to your favorite local mirror. Thanks for the upload, Jim Hefferon ftpmaint(a)tug.ctan.org ===================================================================== The following information was provided by our fellow contributor. Name of contribution: mla-paper Author's name: Ryan Aycock Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mla-paper Summary description: This package allows for proper MLA formatting License type: bsd Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LaTeX is a wonderful tool that has long been known for typesetting scientific papers books. Unfortunately, when it comes to the humanities, writers are left out in the cold due to the lack of packages for writing in the MLA style. The aim of this package is to allow students and other academics properly typeset their materials with minimal effort on their part. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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