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CTAN update: l3kernel
by CTAN Announcements 15 May '26

15 May '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel package. Version: 2026-04-28 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## [2026-04-28] ### Added - `\c_max_intarray_int` ### Changed - Remove `\@setfontsize` in `\text_expand:n` - Support Japanese input for string conversion in upTeX (issue \#1880) - Update function variant generators to handle inputted variants that are identical to its base form (issue \#1038) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: pst-barcode
by CTAN Announcements 15 May '26

15 May '26

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the pst-barcode package. Version: 0.22 License: lppl Summary description: Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.22 2026-05-14 - fix for wrong number of lines 15->17 0.21 2026-03-30 - Alias option handling was simplified and improved. - The text rendering system was generalised to support up to 9 independent text groups. The existing text and extratext options are retained as aliases. - The position of the whitespace guards for EAN/UPC symbols was simplified and better aligned with the text. - The position of the whitespace guards for standalone EAN/UPC addons was fixed. - The text{x,y}align=justify options were fixed for the linear and matrix renderers. - The text processing for the Code 39 Extended and Code 93 Extended encoders was fixed. - The text renderer now centres each character using stringwidth and pathbbox for font-independent alignment in the direct text positioning path. - Text offsets were adjusted for EAN/UPC-based symbologies and addons to account for ink-centre anchoring. Non-EAN encoders with per-character text placement were converted to use centre-aligned single string rendering. - FMLY was added to the encoder metadata. - The C API and SWIG bindings were expanded with support for lazy loading of resource bodies. - Input validation was hardened across all encoders, including data length checks, empty data rejection, and implementation limit guards for large allocations. - The renderers now validate their input structures and the text renderer handles single-character justify alignment correctly. - All resources now clean up the dictionary stack when an error is raised, preventing dict stack leaks in caller contexts. - Renderer error handling was improved: correct graphics state restoration, operand stack cleanup for invalid colors, and redundant gsave/grestore removal from composite rendering paths. - Raw mode input validation was improved for Code 128, Code 16K, Data Matrix, PosiCode, Ultracode, PDF417 and Micro PDF417, including ^NNN format and codeword range checks. - Data exceeding the maximum symbol capacity is now rejected during encoding for QR Code, Data Matrix, Code One, PDF417 and JAB Code. - Codablock F, Code 16K and the matrix renderer now handle large symbols without overflowing the operand stack. - GS1 input validation was improved for DataBar Expanded, DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional, GS1 Composite Component and GS1 North American Coupon. - JAB Code now validates eclevel, mask, colors, rows and columns options. PRNG constants now avoid integer literals exceeding the signed 32-bit range. - PDF417 and Micro PDF417: Fixed text submode optimizer crash with long all-text inputs by increasing the sentinel value used in the Viterbi cost comparison. - JAB Code: Fixed crash in slave symbol mode where metadata encoding referenced an undefined variable. - The AusPost encoder now supports FCC 87 (Routing) and FCC 92 (Redirection) barcodes. - The renderers now support a `default_inkspread` global context setting. - The GS1 AI linter was realigned with the latest release of the GS1 Syntax Dictionary. - User option validation was improved for the Codablock F, Code 16K, Code 49, Micro PDF417 and PDF417 encoders. - User option validation was improved for the linear, matrix and maximatrix renderers. - The encoder for DotCode was fixed to ensure a minimum symbol dimension when the opposite dimension is large. - The performance of the PDF417, Micro PDF417, Code One, OneCode, Data Matrix and GS1 Composite Component encoders was improved. - The time to generate error correction polynomials was improved using a FIFO cache for the QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF47, Micro PDF417, MaxiCode, Dot Code, Han Xin and Ultracode symbologies. - The performance of the Code 128, Codablock F, Posicode and Code 16K encoders was improved. - Stack leaks during error handling were fixed for the Data Matrix, PDF417, Micro PDF417, ISBN, ISMN, AusPost and Telepen symbologies. - The performance of generating the error correction codewords for AusPost symbols was improved. - Several stack leaks were fixed for GS1 AI and DL data processing. - The debug and dontdraw options of all encoders must now be enabled using a pair of global switches. - The performance of generating the error correction codewords for Aztec Code, Han Xin Code, QR Code, Data Matrix, Code One, Maxicode, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Ultracode symbols was improved. - The Ultracode encoder was fixed so that colours are correctly selected for rendering. - The performance of the matrix renderer was further improved. - Common colour handling code was factored out of the renderers into its own resource. - The performance of the matrix renderer was significantly improved. - The QR Code encoder performance was enhanced by precalculating the mask function patterns and applying them simultaneously to the data bitstream. - A mechanism to "preload" the lazy variables via global context was added. - Switch from loadctx/unloadctx mechanism to a more direct method of preloading static state, with lazy initialisation. - The Two-Track Pharmacode encoder's text positioning was fixed. - The USPS Intelligent Mail encoder's text positioning was fixed. - Common text rendering code was factored out of the linear and matrix renderers into its own resource. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/pst-barcode -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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CTAN update: tabularht
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '26

14 May '26

Oberdiek Package Support Group submitted an update to the tabularht bundle. Version: 2026-05-13 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Tabular extensions originally submitted by Heiko Oberdiek Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update to tabularht to maintain compatibility with the June 2026 LaTeX release. tabularht and tabularkv have been removed from the Oberdiek bundle and are now maintained at https://github.com/ho-tex/tabularht/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tabularht The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/tabularht/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: oberdiek
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '26

14 May '26

The Oberdiek Package Support Group submitted an update to the oberdiek bundle. Version: 2026-05-13 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A bundle of packages submitted by Heiko Oberdiek Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update to the oberdiek bundle: No changes other tha removing tabularht and tabularkv packages which are now distributed separately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/oberdiek The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: dtk-bibliography
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '26

14 May '26

Stephan Lukasczyk submitted an update to the dtk-bibliography package. Version: 2026-02 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Bibliography of “Die TeXnische Komödie” Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add the articles from DTK 2/2026. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/info/dtk-bibliography More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/dtk-bibliography -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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New on CTAN: na-cover
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '26

14 May '26

Naam Mohamed submitted the na-cover package. Version: 1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Custom artistic covers and borders for educational documents and magazines Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The na-cover package provides 12 unique geometric designs for creating professional covers using TikZ. It supports XeLaTeX and Arabic typesetting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/na-cover The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/na-cover/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: beamer-varbox
by CTAN Announcements 14 May '26

14 May '26

Fabian Fuchs submitted an update to the beamer-varbox package. Version: 2026-05-12 License: lppl gpl Summary description: Provide beamer boxes with variable size corners Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated and improved documentation of the package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer-varbox The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/beamer-varbox/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: expltools
by CTAN Announcements 13 May '26

13 May '26

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the expltools package. Version: 2026-05-12 License: lppl1.3c gpl2+ Summary description: Development tools for expl3 programmers Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## expltools 2026-05-12 ### explcheck v0.21.0 #### New features This version of explcheck has implemented the following new features: - Add command-line option `--inline-config`. (suggested by @muzimuzhi in #203, added in #211) This option accepts a TOML string that is treated as a config file, overriding any options specified in config files. The option may be specified repeatedly; when the same Lua option appears in multiple TOML strings, later occurrences take precedence. With this option, you can set ad-hoc Lua options without creating a config file. For example, to disable the Lua option `stop_early_when_confused`, you can write `--inline-config defaults.stop_early_when_confused=false`. - Support specifying Lua options at the top level of the config file. (suggested by @muzimuzhi in #203, added in #211) This allows you to omit the `[defaults]` section from your config file. For example, the following is now a complete valid config file: ``` toml max_line_length = 120 ignored_issues = ["w100", "S"] ``` This also simplifies the use of the `--inline-config` command-line option: you can now write `--inline-config stop_early_when_confused=false` without the previously required `defaults.` prefix. - Change the semantics of the Lua options `max_reaching_definition_inner_loops` and `max_reaching_definition_outer_loops` to perform a partial reaching definition analysis when the limits are exceeded. (#212, 975f91d) Previously, exceeding either limit would cause explcheck to abort the analysis. Now, processing only aborts when the number of reaching definition loops exceeds the theoretical upper bounds, which indicates a bug. By contrast, when the limits specified by these options are exceeded, explcheck now continues with a partial analysis. This may lead to false positive issues reported by the flow analysis, but can also greatly improve performance. #### Fixes This version of explcheck has fixed the following problems: - Do not report issue W429 (Defined an unexpandable function as unprotected) for restricted-expandable functions. (e507747) - Fix potentially untrue assertion predicates in the flow analysis. (reported by @muzimuzhi in #208, fixed in #209) - Do not expect the `statements` key in all segments. (#212) Some segment types such as `BOOLEAN_EXPRESSION` only contain `calls`, not `statements`. #### Deprecations This version of explcheck has deprecated the following features and scheduled them for removal in v1.0.0: - Rename the Lua option `config_file` to `config_files` and deprecate `config_file`. (#211) - Deprecate the command-line option `--expl3-detection-strategy`. (#211) If you rely on this option, you may set it using `--inline-config`. For example, you would replace `--expl3-detection-strategy always` with `--inline-config 'expl3_detection_strategy = "always"'. #### Continuous integration This version of explcheck has made the following changes to our continuous integration (CI): - Run the flow analysis on the whole TeX Live in the CI. (#208, #210, #212, 975f91d, 59be8c3) - Cancel previous CI run from the same branch or pull request. (cae310d) - Do not run the CI when tags are pushed. (d88b2f1, 8c7a960) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/expltools More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/expltools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .

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New on CTAN: plain-grid
by CTAN Announcements 13 May '26

13 May '26

Udo Wermuth submitted the plain-grid package. Version: 1.0 2026-05-05 License: gpl3+ Summary description: Four sets of macros for typesetting on a baseline grid Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Macros on top of plain.tex that support an author to write documents obeying a baseline grid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/plain-grid The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/plain/contrib/plain-grid/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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CTAN update: luamplib
by CTAN Announcements 13 May '26

13 May '26

Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the luamplib package. Version: 2.41.2 2026-05-12 License: gpl2 Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * new optional macro for shading: withshadingmatrix * new optional macros for fading: withfadestep, withfadefraction, withfadeextend, withfadematrix * new option for \mplibgroup: asgroup="wrapped" * fix the issue #63 (previous version was faulty with codeinherit) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs

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