ctan-ann April 2019

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CTAN update: l3kernel
by CTAN Announcements 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

The LaTeX Team submitted an update to the l3kernel package. Version number: 2019-04-21 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2019-04-21] ### Added - Experimental support for a range of PDF concepts at the lowest (driver abstraction) level ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN Update: acmart
by CTAN Announcements 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

Boris Veytsman submitted an update to the acmart package. Version: 1.59 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Class for typesetting publications of ACM Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.59 Now a journal format can be used for conference proceedings All samples are now generated from the same .dtx file Bug fixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/acmart The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/acmart/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: roboto
by CTAN Announcements 21 Apr '19

21 Apr '19

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the roboto package. Version: 2019-04-20 License: apache2 lppl Summary description: Support for the Roboto family of fonts Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Support for LGR encoding. Condensed fonts now accessible using standard c series codes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/roboto The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/roboto/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: gofonts
by CTAN Announcements 20 Apr '19

20 Apr '19

Bob Tennent submitted an update to the gofonts package. Version: 2019-04-19 License: other-free lppl Summary description: GoSans and GoMono fonts with LaTeX support Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Added support for LGR encoding and standard NFSS weight codes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/gofonts The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/gofonts/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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New on CTAN: rulerbox
by CTAN Announcements 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Yuchang Yang submitted the rulerbox package. Version number: 1.01 2019-04-18 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Draw rulers around a box Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- `rulerbox` is a LaTeX package for drawing rulers around a box. This might be useful when showing the absolute size of something in electronic documents, or designating the relative scale in printed materials. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/rulerbox More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/rulerbox ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: chemfig
by CTAN Announcements 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Christian Tellechea submitted an update to the chemfig package. Version number: 1.4 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Draw molecules with easy syntax Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- chemfig v1.4 - many bugs are fixed - the private character in the macro name is no longer @ but becomes _ and the prefix of private macros is now CF_ IMPORTANT: this implies for advanced users who have used private macros to rename them - all old macros obsolete for more than a year are no longer defined and will throw a compilation error if used: setcrambond, setatomsep, setbondoffset, setdoublesep, setangleincrement, enablefixedbondlength, disablefixedbondlength, setnodestyle, setbondstyle, setlewis, setlewisdist, setstacksep, setcompoundstyle, setarrowdefault, setandsign, setarrowoffset, setcompoundsep, setarrowlabelsep, enablebondjoin, disablebondjoin and schemedebug From now on, the macro setchemfig{<key>=<<values>} should be used to set parameters - the syntax chemfig*[][]{} is no longer accepted and becomes chemfig[<keys>=<values>]{<molecule code>} - the syntaxes lewis[<coeff>]{<code>} and Lewis[<coeff>]{<code>} are no longer accepted and become lewis[<key>=<values>]{<code>} and Lewis[<key>=<values>]{<code>} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/generic/chemfig More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/chemfig ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: dvisvgm
by CTAN Announcements 18 Apr '19

18 Apr '19

Martin Gieseking submitted an update to the dvisvgm package. Version: 2.7 2019-04-13 License: gpl3+ Summary description: Convert DVI, EPS, and PDF files to Scalable Vector Graphics format (SVG) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The main new feature of this release is the command-line option “--optimize” which allows for optimization of the generated SVG tree after it has completely been built from the DVI data. The optimizations are performed by running separate optimizer modules executed one by one in a given order and thus transforming the XML tree gradually. More detailed information on option --optimize, the currently available optimizer modules, and further enhancements of dvisvgm can be found on the project website: https://dvisvgm.de/News. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/dvisvgm The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/dviware/dvisvgm/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: lshort-zh-cn
by CTAN Announcements 18 Apr '19

18 Apr '19

Louis Stuart submitted an update to the lshort-zh-cn package. Version: 6.01 License: fdl Summary description: Introduction to LaTeX, in Chinese Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Adds information about the usage of `biblatex`. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/lshort-zh-cn The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/lshort/chinese/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: fontools
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Marc Penninga submitted an update to the fontools package. Version number: 2019-04-16 License type: gpl2 Summary description: Tools to simplify using fonts (especially TT/OTF ones) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in autoinst: - handle fonts who put small caps into separate families - improved handling of Titling fonts - don't add f-ligatures to typewriter fonts Changes in ot2kpx: - kerning data can now also be output as a Luatex custom font feature, for use with directlua. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/fontools More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fontools We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN Update: luavlna
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Michal Hoftich submitted an update to the luavlna package. Version: 0.1c 2019-04-16 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Prevent line breaks after single letter words, units, or adademic titles Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - fixed the luacsplain support - removed dependency on Luatexbase - minor code cleanups and fixes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/luavlna The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luavlna/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: thuthesis
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Ruini Xue submitted an update to the thuthesis package. Version: 5.5.1 2019-04-16 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Thesis template for Tsinghua University Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Fix footnote numbering in `minipage` - Refactor building tools ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/thuthesis The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/thuthesis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: biblatex-publist
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Jürgen Spitzmüller submitted an update to the biblatex-publist package. Version: 1.16 2019-04-16 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: BibLaTeX bibliography support for publication lists Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * V. 1.16 (2019-04-16): - Major code cleanup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-publist The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-publi… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: textpos
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Norman Gray submitted an update to the textpos package. Version: 1.9.1 2019-04-15 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Place boxes at arbitrary positions on the LaTeX page Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Functionality improvements: Added the TPReferencePosition command, to change the default reference position away from [0,0]. Added the EXPERIMENTAL TPoptions{discardcontent=true} option, to improve compatibility with TikZ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/textpos The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/textpos/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: frenchmath
by CTAN Announcements 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Antoine Missier submitted an update to the frenchmath package. Version number: 1.1 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Typesetting mathematics according to French rules Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New macros for vectors of reference, minor changes in documentation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/frenchmath More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/frenchmath ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: changelog
by CTAN Announcements 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Rebecca Turner submitted an update to the changelog package. Version number: 2.0.0 2019-04-15 License type: gpl3 Summary description: Provides a changelog environment Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version of changelog prevents errors when xkeyval/xparse aren't loaded and improves error handling. Additionally, colored changelogs have been deprecated/removed, and support for short versions has been improved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/changelog More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/changelog We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN Update: backnaur
by CTAN Announcements 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Adrian P. Robson submitted an update to the backnaur package. Version: 2.0 2019-04-14 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typeset Backus Naur Form definitions Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 2.0 introduces a new bfnmore macro that allows productions to be more than one line long. The default font for terminal strings is now typewriter. The package option tsrm is introduced to allow terminal symbols to be printed in roman (normal) font if required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/backnaur The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/backnaur/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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New on CTAN: chordbox
by CTAN Announcements 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Steven Franzen submitted the chordbox package. Version number: 1.0 2019-04-14 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Draw chord diagrams Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides two macros for drawing chord diagrams, as may be found for example in chord charts/books and educational materials. They are composed as TikZ pictures and have several options to modify their appearance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/chordbox More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/chordbox ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: endfloat
by CTAN Announcements 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Axel Sommerfeldt submitted an update to the endfloat package. Version number: 2.7 License type: gpl Summary description: Move floats to the end, leaving markers where they belong Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Major changes in version 2.7 since 2.6: - New package option 'disable' has been added. - New command addtodelayedfloat has beed added. - New macros efloatbegin, efloatend, efloatbeginlist, and efloatendlist for customization have been added. - The bugfix regarding the usage of UTF-8 characters in floating environments has been revised. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/endfloat More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/endfloat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN Update: realhats
by CTAN Announcements 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Matthew Scroggs submitted an update to the realhats package. Version: 3.0 2019-04-14 License: mit Summary description: Put real hats on symbols instead of ^ Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Added options to control which hat is used. Also added a crown. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/realhats The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/realhats/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: prtec
by CTAN Announcements 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

John H. Lienhard submitted an update to the prtec package. Version number: 1.02 2019-04-13 License type: mit Summary description: A template for PRTEC conference papers Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package provides a LaTeX class, a BibTeX style, and a LaTeX template to format conference papers for the Pacific Rim Thermal Engineering Conference (PRTEC). The .tex and .cls files are commented and should be self-explanatory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/prtec More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/prtec We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN Update: spark-otf
by CTAN Announcements 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the spark-otf package. Version: 0.05 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Support OpenType Spark fonts Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This version takes care of the new font names and more styles of the spark fonts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/spark-otf The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/spark-otf/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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New on CTAN: mismath
by CTAN Announcements 13 Apr '19

13 Apr '19

Antoine Missier submitted the mismath package. Version number: 1.0 2019-04-11 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: Miscellaneous mathematical macros Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A new package with several improvements in typesetting mathematics according to ISO rules ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mismath More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/mismath We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN update: circuit-macros
by CTAN Announcements 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Dwight Aplevich submitted an update to the circuit-macros package. Version number: 9.0 License type: lppl Summary description: M4 macros for electric circuit diagrams Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tweaked svg_sub, svg_sup, lamp. New macros cm__, px__. New option for source. Obsolete Autologic and stackpromote_ removed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/circuit_macros More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/circuit-macros We are supported by the TeX User Groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --

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CTAN Update: fontools
by CTAN Announcements 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Marc Penninga submitted an update to the fontools package. Version: 2019-04-11 License: gpl2 Summary description: Tools to simplify using fonts (especially TT/OTF ones) Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes in autoinst: * more relevant logfiles * better mapping of NFSS codes to actual fonts * new command-line options to fine-tune that mapping even further ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/fontools The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/utilities/fontools/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see https://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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CTAN update: archaeologie
by CTAN Announcements 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Lukas Bossert submitted an update to the archaeologie package. Version number: 2.4.1 2019-04-11 License type: lppl1.3 Summary description: A citation-style which covers rules of the German Archaeological Institute Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Package is dedicated to JF* ## v2.4.1 (2019-04-11) ### *Fixed* * some errors in the documentation ### *Changed* * default sorting template changed to `ndymdt`, as suggested in https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/46879/98739 [see issue no. 148](https://github.com/LukasCBossert/biblatex-archaeologie/issues/148) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/archaeologie More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/archaeologie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are supported by the TeX users groups. Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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