CTAN Update: glossaries - ctan-ann

28 Feb 2008


      On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the
glossaries
package.
The glossaries package supports acronyms and multiple glossaries.  New entries 
are defined to have a name and description (and optionally an associated 
symbol).  Plural forms can also be specified.  New glossary styles can be 
defined, and preambles and postambles can be specified.  There is provision for 
loading a database of terms, only terms used in the text will be added to the 
relevant glossary.
Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/glossaries
Summary description: Create glossaries and lists of acronyms
License type: lppl
Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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v1.1 (22 Feb 2008):
* New package options:
- numberline: 
       inserts 
umberline{} in addcontentsline when used with
       the toc option.
- numberedsection: 
       puts glossaries in numbered chapters/sections
- translate:
       translate=false option prevents glossaries package from
       using pre-supplied translations.
- description:
       changes definition of 
ewacronym to allow a description
- footnote:
       changes definition of 
ewacronym to use a footnote on
       first use
- smallcaps:
       changes definition of 
ewacronym to set acronyms in 
       small capitals
- dua:
       changes definition of 
ewacronym to always expand
       acronyms
* Added setglossarysection
     - changes the section type used by the glossaries
* Added listdotted glossary style.
* No longer uses xspace package; uses amsgen instead.
* Added glsname, glsdesc, glssymbol, glsfirst, glstext, 
     glsplural and glsfirstplural.
* Added support for translator package.
The url for the glossaries FAQ is now http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/latex/packages/faq/glossaryfaq.html
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This package is located at
  http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries
.  More information is at
  http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=glossaries
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
   Rainer Schöpf