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CTAN package update: tcolorbox
by CTAN Announcements 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

> Name of contribution: tcolorbox > Author's name: Thomas F. Sturm > Author's email: thomas.sturm(a)unibw.de > Package version: 1.10 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox/ > Summary description: colored text boxes, LaTeX examples, theorems, > documentation > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > New library 'documentation' to support LaTeX documentations with > several library commands, environments and keys. thanks for the upload; 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/tcolorbox.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/tcolorbox/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) on the web, by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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new ctan package: media9
by CTAN Announcements 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

the daemon tells me, as i stagger from one crisis to the next: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: media9 > Author's name: Alexander Grahn > Package version: 2012/03/01 (v0.1) > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/media9/ > Summary description: Multimedia inclusion package with AdobeReader-9/X > compatibility > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package provides an interface to embed interactive Flash (SWF) > and 3D objects (Adobe U3D & PRC) as well as video and sound files or > streams in the popular MP4, FLV and MP3 formats into PDF documents > with Acrobat-9/X compatibility. Playback of multimedia files uses the > built-in Flash Player of Adobe Reader and does, therefore, not depend > on external plug-ins. Flash Player supports the efficient H.264 codec > for video compression. > > This package is based on the RichMedia Annotation, an Adobe addition > to the PDF specification. It replaces the now obsolete `movie15' > package. > > * > * Note that Adobe Reader for Linux has dropped Flash > * support since version 9.4.2. > * > > This package was written in the new LaTeX3 syntax. Many thanks to the L3 team! thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/media9.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/media9/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: lmake
by CTAN Announcements 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

the daemon says: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: lmake > Author's name: Shengjun Pan > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/lmake > Summary description: This package provides macros to simplify > typsetting a list of phrases that fit a pattern. > License type: nosource > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This package (lmake) provides macros to simplify the writing of > sequential list-like structures such as making similar new commands in > batch or writing phrases that fit a pattern. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/lmake.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lmake/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: issuulinks
by CTAN Announcements 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

quoth the daemon: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: issuulinks > Author's name: Boris Veytsman > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/issuulinks/ > Summary description: Produce External Links Instead of Internal Ones > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > PDF visualizer ISSUU (http://issuu.com) is a popular service > allowing to show PDF documents ``one page a time''. Due to the way > it is implemented, internal links in these documents are not > allowed. Instead, they must be converted to external ones in the > form http://issuu.com/action/page?page=PAGENUMBER. > > This package patches hyperref to produce external links in the > required form instead of internal links created by ef, cite and > other commands. > > Since the package redefines the internals of hyperref, you need to > call it AFTER hyperref. > > The author is grateful to FAO UN which partially funded this work > and to Matthieu Stigler, Adam Prakash & Filippo Gheri for > suggesting and testing this package. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new package, and made an entry for it in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/issuulinks.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/issuulinks/ The catalogue entry will have appeared on the web by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: menukeys
by CTAN Announcements 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

the daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: menukeys > Author's name: Tobias Weh > Author's email: mail(a)tobias-weh.de > Package version: v1.1 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/menukeys/ > Summary description: Set menu sequences, paths and kystrokes > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Renamed path to directory because it crashes with biblatex. thanks for the upload; 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/menukeys.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/menukeys/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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New CTAN package: bibleref-lds
by CTAN Announcements 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

my busy little daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref-lds > Author's name: Chad Parry > Package version: 1.0 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/bibleref-lds/ > Summary description: The bibleref-lds package is an extension of the > bibleref-mouth package that supports references > for the scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ > of Latter-day Saints (LDS). > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The bibleref-lds package is an extension of the bibleref-mouth package > that supports references for the scriptures of The Church of Jesus > Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). To write a reference, the document > should use the command ibleref{reference}, exactly as with the stock > bibleref-mouth package. thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and created an entry in the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/bibleref-lds.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref-lds/ The catalogue entry will first appear on the web by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: apacite
by CTAN Announcements 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

as i struggled to catalogue changes for the latex 3 stuff, the daemon popped up and said: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: apacite > Author's name: Erik Meijer > Author's email: apacite(a)gmail.com > Package version: 6.01 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/apacite; biblio/bibtex/contrib/apacite/ > Summary description: LaTeX/BibTeX citation package that implements the > rules of the American Psychological Association > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug fix > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Announcement required: Yes > > Uploader's additional comments: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/apacite.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/apacite; biblio/bibtex/contrib/apacite/ thanks for the update; i've installed it and updated the catalogue repository for it. do you need me to announce it? Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN updates: l3kernel, l3packages, l3experimental
by CTAN Announcements 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

the daemon comes to bother me... > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contributions: l3kernel,l3packages,l3experimental > Author's name: The LaTeX3 Project > Author's email: latex-team(a)latex-project.org > Package version: SVN3471 > Locations on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > macros/latex/contrib/l3packages/ > macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental > Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions > License type: lppl > > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snapshot of SVN 3471 > -------------------- > > - Merge l3io and l3file modules to use a common approach for loading > files for reading > - file_input:n now issues an error if the file is not found > - Ability to show regex's with egex_show:n > - Various additions to l3regex coverage > - Performance improvements for l3str > - Improve SplitArgument such that surrounding spaces are removed from > the output > - Verbatim argument grabbing in xparse now allows for active > characters > - Various documentation improvements and output tweaks thanks for the uploads; i've installed the new versions, and updated the catalogue repository. > Users may view the package catalogue entry at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/l3kernel.html > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/l3packages.html > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/l3experimental.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/l3packages/ > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental/ The catalogue entries will change (somewhat) by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: bibleref-french
by CTAN Announcements 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

the daemon tells me: > The following information was provided by the package's contributor. > > Name of contribution: bibleref-french > Author's name: MaÃ¯eul Rouquette > Author's email: maieul(a)maieul.net > Package version: 2.3 > Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/bibleref-french/ > Summary description: Debug on loading + new style > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > On the loading of package, giving the style on option is now running > right. > > New style : defaultshorter : as the default style, but with the name > of books in abreviated forms. > > --- > > Lors qu'on l'on passe un style au chargement du package, il est > maintenant effectivement chargÃ©. > > Nouveau style : defautlshorter, comme le style default, mais avec les > noms de livres sous forme abrÃ©gÃ©e. thanks for the upload; 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-french.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bibleref-french/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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CTAN update: jmlr
by CTAN Announcements 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

quoth the daemon: > Name of contribution: jmlr > Author's name: Nicola Talbot > Author's email: N.Talbot(a)uea.ac.uk > Package version: 1.13 > Location on CTAN: macros/latex/jmlr/ > Summary description: Class files for the Journal of Machine Learning Research > License type: lppl > > Announcement text given by the package's contributor: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > * jmlrbook.cls > > - added pdfxa option > - added jmlrwritepdfinfo > - changed preface environment to use chapter* instead of chapter > > * jmlr.cls > > - added @pre@hyperref hook thanks for the upload; 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/jmlr.html > or they may browse the package directory at > http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/jmlr/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) by tomorrow morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team

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