Nan Geng submitted an update to the

suanpan-l3

package.

Version: 2.0.0 2026-08-04 License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Traditional Chinese 7-bids suanpan (abacus) package based on l3draw

Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Renamed the bid command to bead. 2.Added range syntax support for the \rods command, supporting both start-end and start-end-step forms. 3.Added an optional counting point parameter for the \rods command. 4.Added the numrods option to set the maximum number of rods, allowing flexible control over the size of the abacus. 5.Implemented static component caching to reduce redundant drawing. 6.Improved the error reporting mechanism. 7.Revised and enhanced the documentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/suanpan-l3

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