Herbert Voss wrote:
> I uploaded pst-barcode.zip to the uk mirror. Please delete _all_
> files in the directory
> /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/
>
> and put the new ones in there.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the package and updated the
catalogue repository.
> pst-barcode, based on PSTricks, implements the printing of many
> barcode formats entirely within PostScript, so that the process of
> converting the input string into the printed output is performed by
> the printer or print system. The project supports all major barcode
> formats including: EAN-13 (JAN-13), EAN-8 (JAN-8), UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-5
> & EAN-2 (EAN/UPC add-ons), ISBN (including legacy ISBN), ISMN
> (including legacy ISMN), ISSN, Code 128 (A, B & C), GS1-128, SSCC-18
> (EAN-18, NVE), EAN-14, Code 39, Code 39 Extended, Code 93, Code 93
> Extended, Code 32 (Italian Pharmacode), Pharmazentralnummer (PZN),
> Interleaved 2 of 5, ITF-14 (UPC SCS), GS1 DataBar (Omnidirectional,
> Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional, Limited, Expanded, Expanded
> Stacked), Code 2 of 5 (Industrial, IATA, Matrix, Datalogic & COOP),
> Code 11 (USD-8), BC412, Codabar (NW-7), Pharmacode (including
> two-track), MSI, Plessey, Telepen, Channel Code, PosiCode, PDF417,
> Data Matrix (ECC200), QR Code (including Micro QR Code), and more.
>
>
> This new version 0.10 has a major bugfix:
>
> ----- pst-barcode.pro
> 2012-11-15 - renlinear was modified to avoid a clash with a
> predefined name in Distiller.
Users may view the package's catalogue entry at
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-barcode.html
or browse the package's directory at
http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/
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Javier Bezos submitted an alpha version of the
babel 3.9
package.
Summary description: Multilingual support for Plain TeX or LaTeX.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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This is an alpha release of babel 3.9 intended for testing, not for production use. Main changes:
- Bug fixes (lots).
- Language specific stuff will be maintained by its contributors.
- More control on shorthands.
- Captions in multiple encodings.
To do:
- Hyphenation. Loading patterns on demand (for luatex); an engine/package-independent hyphen.cfg.
- Making changes compatible with Plain.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/exptl/babel-alpha
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/babel-alpha
(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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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
Peter Baker submitted an update to the
junicode
package.
Summary description: A TrueType font for mediaevalists.
License type: ofl
Announcement text:
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This new release includes a number of minor fixes and enhancements. Of greatest
interest to XeTeX and LuaTeX users is improved handling of common ligatures,
leading to more searchable PDF files.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/fonts/junicode
. More information is at
http://www.ctan.org/pkg/junicode
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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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Rainer Schöpf
maïeul Rouquette submitted an update to the
eledmac/eledpar
packages.
License type: lppl
Announcement text:
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Corrects bug when people use xelatex with polyglossia to typeset text in Right
to Left, like in arabic.
The tests made during the development of this version confirm that the package
ledarab is to be left.
restore the possibility to have commands in footnote in numbered section !
fix some spurious space
the package eledmac can be loaded with an option noquotation. This disable the redefinition of quotation inside numbered section. In some cases, it can be useful.
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This package is located at
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/eledmac
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http://www.ctan.org/pkg/eledmac
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Thanks for the upload.
For the CTAN Team
Rainer Schöpf
Herbert Voss wrote:
> I have uploaded pst-solides3d.zip to the uk mirror. Please
> replace the files with the ones in the directory
> /graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-solides3d/
>
> pst-solides3d is a collection of PSTricks macros to
> threedimensional objects with hidden lines and
> hidden surfaces.
>
> pst-solides3d.tex|.pro ---
> 4.24 2011-11-13 - take value of resolution into account
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
Users may view the package's catalogue entry at
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/pst-solides3d.html
or browse the package's directory at
http://mirror.ctan.org/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-solides3d/
Robin Fairbairns
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the daemon beamed his little light upon me, and said:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: beamer
> Author's name: Joseph Wright
> Package version: v3.24
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/beamer/
> Summary description: A LaTeX class for producing presentations and slides
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> v3.24:
> - Extend includeonlylecture to allow comma-separated lists
> - Add new monarca colour theme
> - Better handling of items with action specs
> - Fix handling of arguments which start <
> - Some documentation tweaks
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/beamer.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/
Robin Fairbairns
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quoth the daemon:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: latexmk
> Author's name: John Collins
> Package version: 4.35
> Location on CTAN: support/latexmk/
> Summary description: Fully automated LaTeX document generation
> License type: gpl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 1. Correct bug in parsing fls file when running cygwin with native
> MS-Windows TeX system.
>
> 2. Correct bug of retaining out-of-date dependency information when
> using --gg option.
>
> 3. Correct non-optimality of making unnecessary runs of latex when
> latex reads a file only after writing it.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/latexmk.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/support/latexmk/
Robin Fairbairns
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> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: annot_pro
> Author's name: D. P. Story
> Author's email: dpstory(a)uakron.edu
> Package version: 1.0b
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/annot_pro/
> Summary description: This package is used to create text, stamp, and
> file attachment annotations using Adobe Distiller, which can then
> be viewed in Adobe Reader.
> License type: lppl
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/annot_pro.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/annot_pro/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
quoth the daemon:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: newunicodechar
> Author's name: Enrico Gregorio
> Package version: 1.1
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/newunicodechar/
> Summary description: Definitions of the meaning of Unicode characters
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The package now supports the package inputenx in addition to inputenc (in
> pdflatex mode)
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/newunicodechar.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/newunicodechar/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
the daemon comes to confuse me, again:
> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
>
> Name of contribution: The mkstmpdad Bundle
> Author's name: D. P. Story
> Package version: 1.0
> Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/mkstmpdad/
> Summary description: Create custom stamps, and use them for drag and drop matching
> License type: lppl
>
>
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> mkstmpdad contains two packages, both require Adobe Distiller as a PDF creator.
>
> mkstmp_pro is a simple workflow for creating custom stamps that are
> used for making comments.
>
> aeb_dad is used to create a DAD Matching Game (DAD=Drag and Drop) that
> uses stamps and push buttons. DAD Matching works in any version of
> Acrobat, and in Adobe Reader XI. One of the features of ARXI is that
> it now fully supports commenting (and saving fill in forms). This is
> the feature that inspired aeb_dad.
thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/mkstmpdad.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mkstmpdad/
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team