earlier today, the daemon tried to lead me astray by saying:
The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
Name of contribution: Braids Author's name: Andrew Stacey Package version: 1.0 Location on CTAN: graphics/pgf/contrib/braids/ Summary description: A package for drawing braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ. License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
This is a package for drawing braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ using a simple syntax. The braid itself is specified by giving a word in the braid group, and there are many options for styling the strands and for drawing floors.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the package and created an entry for it in the catalogue repository.
Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/Braids.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pgf/contrib/braids/
The catalogue entry will first appear on the web, some time overnight tonight.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team