A new package has been installed on tug.ctan.org and it should make its way to a mirror site near you in the next few days.
Thanks for the upload, Jim
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The following information was provided by our fellow contributor.
Name of contribution: scalebar Author's name: Michael Lake Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/scalebar Summary description: This package creates scalebars for maps, diagrams or photos. License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the contribution's author: - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a small package to create scalebars for maps, diagrams or photos. It was designed for use with cave maps but can be used for anything from showing a scalebar in kilometers for topographic maps to a scalebar in micrometers for an electron microscope image. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------