The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
latex-tagging-status
package.
Version: 2026-08-21
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: The LaTeX Tagging Status data
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Changes to the tagging status of
coordsys cutwin ducksay ebezier enverb euclideangeometry fixltxhyph
lastpage209 lastpage2e lastpageclassic lastpagemodern logsys luadraw
multibox nameref niceframe perltex pl46-fonts poemscol program
progressbar proof pseudocode qcircuit qtree quantikz quoting schemata
testhyphens tocloft turnpageetex turnpagewoetex unicodefonttable
xpicture
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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
tocloft
package.
Version: 3.0b 2026-08-21
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Control table of contents, figures, etc.
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## Fixed
- missing cftafterZtitle, tagging issue #1537
- spacing with article, issue #63
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Nilesh Verma submitted the
chatui
package.
Version: 1.0.0
License: lppl
Summary description: Typeset AI chat transcripts as terminal, web, or desktop chat UIs
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This is the first release of chatui, a LaTeX package for typesetting AI chat
transcripts as terminal, web, or desktop chat
UIs, in light or dark theme.
Features:
- chatuser/chatassistant message bubbles
- chatthinking reasoning traces, with arrow-bullet steps or plain paragraph mode
- chattool tool-call traces, with api/cli/code call styles and JSON payload support
- chatimage/chatfile attachments inside a message bubble
- long conversations break cleanly across pages, chrome drawn once
- fully customisable colours (plain xcolor names) and fonts
Full manual: chatui-doc.pdf. Repository:
https://github.com/TechyNilesh/chatui
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Hironori Kitagawa submitted an update to the
luatexja
package.
Version: 20260821.0
License: bsd
Summary description: Typeset Japanese with Lua(La)TeX
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* Changed the baseline alignment of \pbox when
- outside \pbox is tate direction and \pbox is utod direction (<u>, <z>)
- outside \pbox is utod direction and \pbox is tate direction (<t>)
* luatexja-fontspec: avoid unnecessary warning (forum:4038)
* ltj-latex.sty: added a patch for luamml-patches-amsmath (gh/46)
* lltjfont.sty: fix that "\bfseries\gtfamily" did not work (forum:4041)
* lltjcore.sty: fix patching \verb (gh/#49)
* Enhancement: \jfont and \tfont now accept "down=<real>" and "left=<real>"
specitication, which shift characters without changing the imaginary body
specified in JFM.
These can be used by "Down=<real>" and "Left=<real>" in luatexja-fotnspec.
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
beamer
package.
Version: 3.78 2026-08-20
License: lppl1.3c gpl2+ fdl
Summary description: A LaTeX class for producing presentations and slides
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## [v3.78]
### NEW
- adding `left triangle` templates for itemize and bibliography items, see #967
### Fixed
- redefined `\hyper@natlinkbreak`, see https://github.com/josephwright/beamer/pull/961#issuecomment-4149877759
- shadow colour of covered blocks, see #962
- definition of `\TINY`, see #968
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Nadeer Aljaroudi submitted the
exam-rtl
package.
Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A LaTeX package for creating professional exams in Arabic (RTL)
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The exam-rtl package is the Arabic/RTL version of exam-ltr.
It provides a comprehensive framework for creating professional
exams in Arabic and Right-to-Left (RTL) languages.
Key features:
- 8 Question Types: MC, TF, FillBlank, Ordering, Matching,
Essay, ShortAnswer, and ReadingPassage
- Automatic answer key generation in teacher mode
- Smart randomization of options and matching items
- Eastern Arabic numerals and RTL text alignment
- Dual-mode output (student/teacher versions)
Requires: XeLaTeX, IBM Plex Sans Arabic font.
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Nadeer Aljaroudi submitted the
exam-ltr
package.
Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A LaTeX package for creating professional exams
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Initial release of exam-ltr: a comprehensive LaTeX package for creating professional exams with 8 question types, automatic answer key generation, and smart randomization.
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Samcarter submitted an update to the
cistercian
package.
Version: 0.7 2026-08-20
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Display cistercian numerals
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### Changed
- simplified syntax for `actualtext` (with pgf v3.1.12, it is now
a native pgf key and supports `.try` )
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Samcarter submitted an update to the
TikZlings
package.
Version: 2.6 2026-08-20
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures
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### New
- adding `debug` option to all TikZlings to show curve handles
(the tikz `decorations.pathreplacing` library is now loaded by default)
- doc: added graphical overview of tikzlings
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KKTeX submitted an update to the
KKran
package.
Version: 1.2.0 2026-08-20
License: mit
Summary description: Generate answer fields in tests and exams
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Version 1.2.0 explicitly loads KKsymbols with autolowercase=1,
makes the starred form of \Rrnum produce lowercase Roman numerals,
and applies a common KKsymbols reference before built-in lowercase
Roman numeral mark-sheet numbering.
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