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Re: Package removal request: unroman
by CTAN Announcements 30 Apr '10

30 Apr '10

Joseph Wright wrote: > I would like to request removal of one of my packages from CTAN. > > The functionality of the unroman package is covered by the mntonum > function in the etoolbox package. The later has the advantage of being > expandable, which the functions in unroman are not. i've deleted the package from the archive and its catalogue entry from the repository (though the version of the latter on the web won't disappear until sometime later tonight). (thanks for providing a clear summary of your reason, too.) Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: bibleref
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '10

29 Apr '10

quoth the daemon, again... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bibleref > Summary description: Format bible citations > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1.11: > * Fixed sorting for 3-digit chapter numbers thanks for the upload (though i don't remember any such chapter numbers... ;-); i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/bibleref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref and the eager user, who waits overnight for the properly-updated version of the catalogue, will as usual be disappointed in the difference it offers. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: epspdfconversion
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '10

29 Apr '10

This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College ....................................................................... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: epspdfconversion Version number: 0.6 Author's name: Daniel Becker Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/epspdfconversion Summary description: On-the-fly conversion of EPS to PDF with epspdf License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- updated documentation and a small fix regarding the pdfversion-option. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/epspdfconversion . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/epspdfconversion (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

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New on CTAN: mylatexformat
by CTAN Announcements 29 Apr '10

29 Apr '10

as i lay abed, groaning, the daemon was up and about, and wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: mylatexformat > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mylatexformat > Summary description: Use mylatexformat.ltx to make a format based on the preamble of any LaTeX file > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use mylatexformat.ltx to make a format based on the preamble > of any LaTeX file. > > The use of formats helps to speed up compilations: packages > which have been > dumped in the format are loaded at very high speed. This is > useful when a > document load many packages (pgf-TikZ among other...) > > For the creation of the format use a command line like: > > etex -initialize [opts] &pdflatex mylatexformat.ltx > abc.tex > > mylatexformat.ltx has been primarily written from > mylatex.ltx > (available on CTAN under the contrib/Carlisle/ directory) > but > gets rid of many limitations or problems of mylatex.ltx. > > More precisely: > > - The format is created from the beginning of the file > (usually > documentclass[...]{...} > until either: > ~ egin{document} > ~ endofdump > if endofdump is encountered in the preamble > ~ csname endofdumpendcsname > for convenience: to avoid `undefined control > sequence' > in case the document is compiled without the > format. > > - egin{document} endofdump or csname endofdumpendcsname > can be precedeed or followed by other macros or > commentaries. > > - Commentaries in the preamble are ignored (braces are not > required > to be equilibrated). > > - packages that modify the document macro (like auxhook.sty > or > etoolbox.sty) can be included in the format. > > - A report is available in the .log file. > > I have been using mylatexformat.ltx with MikTeX under: > - pdfTeX in dvi mode > - pdfTeX in pdf mode > - XeTeX > > Comments about its use on other system are welcome ! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (whew!) i've installed the new package and created an entry in the catalogue repository for it; thanks for the upload. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mylatexformat.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mylatexformat but the catalogue entry won't appear until some time tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: bibleref
by CTAN Announcements 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

that there daemon wrote: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bibleref > Summary description: Format bible citations > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.10: > > * Fixed bug causing unwanted @ in verse index subitem > * Entries sorted according to verses as well as book title and > * chapter. > * Added setindexbooktitle thanks for the upload; i've installed the files and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/bibleref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref the catalogue entry will twitch slightly, overnight tonight, but it won't be anything to get excited about. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: keycommand
by CTAN Announcements 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

as i lapsed on my bed of pain, that daemon went and wrote: > Name of contribution: keycommand > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/keycommand > Summary description: key-value interface for commands and environments in LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Version 3.1415 approaches perfection ! > Well : > > - key-environments can now be nested (good news isn't it ?) > - commandkey{keyname} as well as mandatory arguments can be > used both in the <begin> and <end> parts of the > environments. > > Happy texing. thanks for the upload; i've installed the version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/keycommand.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/keycommand and the catalogue entry won't be updated (however slightly) until the wee small hours of the morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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ctan update: bibleref
by CTAN Announcements 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

the daemon wakes up, grumbling (the sun is shining): > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bibleref > Summary description: Format bible citations > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > v1.09: > > * Added addbiblebook > * Added iblerefindex > * Added iblerefmap thanks for the upload. i have installed the updated files and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/bibleref.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref the catalogue entry on the web will change overnight (not much, but more than usual, since i made a small editorial change). Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN Update: PSTricks
by CTAN Announcements 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 Herbert Voß submitted an update to the pstricks package. Summary description: Graphics for TeX and LaTeX License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PSTricks is a collection of packages for creating graphical objects. This is an update of the base packages pstricks.tex and pstricks.pro. For more informations read the news file pst-news10.pdf in the doc directory. pstricks.tex -------- 2.04 2010-04-24 - take psk@rot into account for psellipse (hv) - new version of pst@divide (ms) - add keyword correctAngle=true to get an elliptic arc with correct bow length (hv) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/base/ . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=pstricks (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN update: keycommand
by CTAN Announcements 25 Apr '10

25 Apr '10

i'm back from my break, and almost immediately the daemon springs into action: > ====================================================================== > > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: keycommand > Author's name: Florent CHERVET > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/keycommand > Summary description: key-value interface for commands and environments in LaTeX > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I revised the code and optimize it pretty well I think ! > > In particular keycommand does not load etextools anymore. > It only requires: > etex, etoolbox, kvsetkeys and (of course) xkeyval > packages. > > Definition and execution of keycommands should be much > faster now, > { > and the code is more readable for the ones who like reading > implementation part > and the log is more readable for the ones who like reading > logs ;-) > } > > Bug in providekeycommand has been fixed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/keycommand.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/keycommand don't rush to read the trivial change i made to the catalogue; it won't even appear on the web for a few hours. robin

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CTAN Update: biblatex-historian
by CTAN Announcements 24 Apr '10

24 Apr '10

On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 Sander Gliboff submitted an update to the biblatex-historian package. Summary description: A citation- and bibliography style for use with the biblatex system of programmable bibliographies License type: lppl Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated for compatibility with version 0.9 of biblatex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-histori… . More information is at http://tug.ctan.org/info/?id=biblatex-historian (if the package is new it may take a day for that information to appear). We are supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html . ________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

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