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CTAN update: spotxcolor
by CTAN Announcements 19 Mar '26

19 Mar '26

Munehiro Yamamoto submitted an update to the spotxcolor package. Version: 1.4 2026-03-17 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Modern spot color support for the xcolor package Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes since v1.0: - Fixed spot color output for \color, \textcolor, and \pagecolor. In v1.0, these commands fell back to CMYK values instead of producing true PDF Separation color space operators. As of v1.4, all standard xcolor commands — including tinted expressions like DIC161s!50 — correctly generate spot color output on all engines (pdfTeX, LuaTeX, XeTeX, and dvipdfmx). - Fixed spot color output for PGF/TikZ drawing commands. TikZ \fill, \draw, and low-level PGF color commands now produce spot color operators for both fill and stroke independently. - Fixed spot color output for PGF uncolored pattern fills. Hatching and dot patterns (both legacy `patterns` and modern `patterns.meta` libraries) now use a [/Pattern [/Separation ...]] color space, producing true spot color output in pattern fills. - Added user manual (spotxcolor.tex) with a feature/limitation summary table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/spotxcolor The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/spotxcolor/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: aspen
by CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann 19 Mar '26

19 Mar '26

Anders Andersen submitted an update to the aspen package. Version number: 2.1 2026-03-18 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: Simple crypto notation in LaTeX Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In this updated version the major revision number was bumped from 1 to 2 since all LaTeX commands have been renamed. All Aspen commands now have the prefix "A" (uppercase letter A). All BAN-logic commands now have the prefix "BAN". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/aspen More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/aspen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: svg-animate
by CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann 19 Mar '26

19 Mar '26

Sébastien Gross submitted the svg-animate package. Version number: 1.0 2026-03-16 License type: agpl3 Summary description: Generate animated SVG diagrams with TikZ Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- svg-animate is a new LaTeX package for producing step-by-step animated SVG diagrams with TikZ. Animations are implemented as SMIL keyframes embedded in the SVG output, so they run natively in any web browser with no JavaScript and no external dependencies. The animation model is simple: a TikZ picture is divided into discrete steps, and each element is revealed or hidden at specific steps via instantaneous opacity transitions. The same source file produces both an animated SVG (via latex + dvisvgm) and a clean static PDF (via xelatex or lualatex), making it suitable for web publishing and print from a single source. Key features: - \begin{animate} / \reveal / \animstep — minimal, intuitive interface - Per-step durations, looping or one-shot playback - Multi-step and range visibility (step={1,3-5}) - Blinking elements with configurable amplitude (blink=) - Static fallback for PDF output (\noanimate, static key) - Cascading options from global to per-element level Requirements: PGF/TikZ >= 3.1.9, dvisvgm >= 2.9, TeX Live 2022+ or MiKTeX 22+. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/svg-animate More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/svg-animate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: styleitems
by CTAN Announcements 19 Mar '26

19 Mar '26

Faris Hameed submitted the styleitems package. Version: 1.0 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Independent auto-numbered list labels drawn with TikZ Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcing styleitems v1.0 — TikZ-based decorative list labels with independent auto-numbering. The styleitems package provides fully independent auto-numbered list labels rendered with TikZ. Each label is a live TikZ node, offering complete control over shape, colour, stroke, and numbering style. The package includes 16 predefined label shapes: Circle, Square, Rectangle, Diamond, Triangle, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Star (5-point), Star (12-point), Ellipse Callout (left/right), Cloud Callout (left/right), and four arrow directions (right, left, up, down). Eight numbering styles are supported: arabic, indic (Arabic-Indic digits), alph, Alph, roman, Roman, aralph (Hijai order), and aralphabjad (Abjad order). Each shape is available in both vertical (*List) and inline (*Inline) environments. The package fully supports bidirectional (Arabic/RTL) and standard Latin (LTR) typesetting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/styleitems The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/styleitems/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: zebra-goodies
by CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

Ruini Xue submitted an update to the zebra-goodies package. Version number: 1.0.0 2026-03-16 License type: lppl1.3c Summary description: A collection of handy macros for (paper) writing Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AI-powered new features and improvements ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/zebra-goodies More information is at https://www.ctan.org/pkg/zebra-goodies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: memoize-ext
by CTAN Announcements 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

Clea F. Rees submitted an update to the memoize-ext package. Version: 0.3.4 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Extended support for memoization with Memoize Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Avoid multiply defined labels in l3draw. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/memoize-ext The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/memoize-ext/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the luamplib package. Version: 2.40.1 2026-03-17 License: gpl2 Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * new option for withmaskinggroup, withmaskingbgcolor <numeric> which sets the background color of the masking group ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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CTAN update: l3kernel-dev
by CTAN Announcements 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the l3kernel-dev package. Version: 2026-03-16 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Added - `\box_(g)frame:Nnn` and `\box_(g)underline:Nnn` - `\vbox:w`, `\vbox_top:w`, `\vbox_center:w` and their `:nw` and `_to_ht:nw` versions - Debugging switch `check-assertions`, `\debug_assert:nN(n)`, and `\debug_assert:nn(n)` (issue \#1840) ### Changed - Apply `\text_declare_purify_equivalent:Nn` to commands immediately following `\protect` - Adjust `\vbox_center:nn` to give identical dimensions to `\vcenter` ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel-dev The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3kernel/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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New on CTAN: luahyperbolic
by CTAN Announcements 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

Damien Mégy submitted the luahyperbolic package. Version: 2026-03-16 License: cc0 Summary description: Hyperbolic geometry in the Poincaré disk model Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package allows to draw pictures and do computations in plane hyperbolic geometry, in the Poincaré disk model. Computations are done with Lua, and graphics are generated with TikZ. The package is written in Lua and requires lualatex. Features: Draw geodesic lines, segments, polygons, rays, circles, horocycles, hypercycles. Label and mark segments, angles compute intersections of geodesics, circles, symmetries, reflections, exponential maps, automorphisms Draw hyperbolic triangle tilings with a simple LaTeX macro Example tiling : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmegy/luahyperbolic/refs/heads/main/trian… -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/latex/luahyperbolic More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/luahyperbolic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: fonts-arundina
by CTAN Announcements 18 Mar '26

18 Mar '26

Theppitak Karoonboonyanan submitted an update to the fonts-arundina package. Version: 0.4.0 License: other-free lppl1.3 Summary description: DejaVu-compatible Thai fonts Announcement text: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Build system: - Fix make rules to prevent parallel build failure. (Debian #1105308) - Fix reproducibility problems. (https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/fonts-arundina) * LaTeX: - Fix Serif oblique fonts synthesizing. - Update example LaTeX document for ucs 2.3+. - Fix and improve LIGKERN rules for ethnic languages rendering. * OpenType: - Fix broken GSUBs. - Add missing glyphs for Pali-Sanskrit and ethnic languages rendering. - Extend GSUB for Pali-Sanskrit rendering. - Extend GSUB for ethnic language rendering. * Fonts in general: - Use references where possible. - Balance splines for Arundina Serif. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/thai/fonts-arundina More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/fonts-arundina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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