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ctan | 1 Dec 2004 12:56
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CTAN update notification: sauerj

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 Jonathan Sauer submitted an update to his sauerj 
bundle. It is installed in

  macros/latex/contrib/sauerj

Thanks for the upload.

Summary description: Some packages for LaTeX: collect, metainfo, optparams, parcolumns, processkv, zahl2string
License type: lppl

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An update for the sauerj LaTeX packages:

Changed:

- parcolumns provides an environment for typesetting text in two or
  more columns in parallel.

  Requires the processkv-package (below).

  Current version: 1.2 (fixes bug with list environments and works
  correctly with the amsart class)

- zahl2string provides macros for formatting numbers as german words,
  i.e. `1' gets formatted as `eins'.

  Current version: 1.2.1 ( <at> Numstring and  <at> Ordstring made robust)

New:
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Robin Fairbairns | 2 Dec 2004 22:53
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New CTAN package: hepparticles

Andy Buckley writes, through the magic of the www.tex.ac.uk upload
daemon:

> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
> 
> Name of contribution: hepparticles
> Author's name: Andy Buckley
> Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/hepparticles
> Summary description: Macros for typesetting high energy physics particle names
> License type: lppl
> 
> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> hepparticles is a set of macros for typesetting high energy 
> particle names, to meet the following criteria:
> 
> 1. The main particle name is a Roman or Greek symbol, to be
> typeset in upright font in normal contexts. 
> 
> 2. Additionally a superscript and/or subscript may follow the main symbol.
> 
> 3. Particle resonances may also have a resonance specifier which is
> typeset in parentheses following the main symbol. In general the
> parentheses may also be followed by sub- and superscripts. 
> 
> 4. The particle names are expected to be used both in and out of
> mathematical contexts. 
> 
> 5. If the surrounding text is bold or italic then the particle name
> should adapt to that context as best as possible (this may not be
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Jim Hefferon | 3 Dec 2004 21:03
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CTAN package upgrade: LaTexMng (version 1.1)

A package has been updated at tug.ctan.org and should soon make
its way to your favorite mirror.

Thanks,
Jim Hefferon

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The following information was provided by the package's contributor.

Name of contribution: LaTexMng (version 1.1)
Author's name: Petr Vabishchevich
Location on CTAN: /nonfree/systems/win32/latexmng
Summary description: LaTexMng integrates all the tools, needed to the creation of LaTeX documents. 
License type: shareware

Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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Version 1.1

Enhancements:

Auto setting programs (MiKTeX, Acrobar Reader, Ghostgum) in LaTexMng Wizard
Displays or hides line numbers in the active view

Fixes problems:

Select graphical user interface at initial installation LaTexMng

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for
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Robin Fairbairns | 6 Dec 2004 15:59
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New CTAN package: the localization package "msg"

Bernard Gaulle writes:

>   I'm pleased to announce i'm releasing the first public version of
> the "msg" package which is a LaTeX package designed to localize any
> document class or package. Very usefull for end-users which could 
> obtain messages in their own prefered language. It is really easy to 
> use by class/package writers. File names and syntax are still under
> consideration; this is the main reason why it is a beta version 0.06
> which can be improved. Volunteers are welcome to test it, report,
> and even localize the messages file in their own language.
> Documentation is provided in... English (-like).
> 
> The upload on ftp.tex.ac.uk is:   msg.tar.gz
> They could go to: macros/latex/contrib/msg 
> 
> % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of
> % the LaTeX Project Public License as of http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
> %
> % This file has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
> %  The current maintainer is Bernard.Gaulle at idris.fr

i have installed the files in macros/latex/contrib/msg, as suggested.
thank you for the interesting upload.

Robin Fairbairns

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CTAN Announcements | 6 Dec 2004 23:01
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CTAN Update: csquotes 2.5

Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.5 of his package csquotes.

This package provides markup for inline quotations by means of control
sequences and active quote characters. The quotation marks are context
sensitive, they alternate for nested quotes and can adapt to the document
language by interfacing with the babel package. The active quote
characters and all quotation styles are fully configurable.

License is lppl.

Changes:

* Added \MakeBlockQuote
* Added \MakeForeignBlockQuote
* Added \MakeHyphenBlockQuote
* Added \ifblockquote
* Modified syntax of \blockquote
* Modified syntax of \foreignblockquote
* Modified syntax of \hyphenblockquote
* Changed default threshold for block quotations
* Improved math mode compatibility
* Improved verbatim compatibility
* Improved backend and active character handling
* Improved validation of user-defined active characters
* Fixed bug suppressing kerning after block quotations
* Issue an error message for nested block quotations

The package is installed in

  macros/latex/contrib/csquotes
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CTAN Announcements | 6 Dec 2004 23:07
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CTAN Update - BaKoMa TeX 6.73 - PDF/CMYK Output, DVIPS/GS Fix.

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Basil Malyshev submitted an update to the bakoma
package. The package is installed in

  nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma

Most important improvements in BaKoMa TeX 6.73 are:

   1. New option (CMYK Output) in PDF Generation dialog
      forces conversion RGB/Gray colors into CMYK color space.
   2. Refined DVIPS output avoids bug existing in GhostScript 8.xx
   3. DVI Search: Improved selection of graphics after jumping to viewer.
   4. Refined handling of Image Decode key for indexed and bi-level images.
   5. DVI Viewer displays relative position of mouse cursor with pressed SHIFT.

This version has patch status and may be
used as free upgrade for BaKoMa TeX 6.70.

More information about changes is at:
  <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html>

Thanks for the upload.

For the CTAN Team
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CTAN Announcements | 6 Dec 2004 23:17
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CTAN Update: fontinstallationguide 2.14

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Philipp Lehman submitted version 2.14 of his Font
installation guide.

This guide discusses the most common scenarios you are likely to encounter
when installing Type 1 PostScript fonts. While the individual tools
employed in the installation process are documented well, the actual
difficulty most users are facing when trying to install new fonts is
understanding how to put all the pieces together. This is what this guide
is about.

The license is dfsg. It has been installed in

  info/Type1fonts/fontinstallationguide

Thanks for the upload.

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CTAN Announcements | 6 Dec 2004 23:13
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CTAN Update TeX Front End v5.4 for OS/2

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Walter Schmidt submitted the new release 5.4 of the
EPM TeX Front End, a module for the OS/2 editor EPM, which turns the
editor into an integrated TeX environment. The TeX Front End is primarily
made for use with the TeX system VTeX/2.

Main news with this release:

* All particular features of the former "professional"
version, including the live menu, are now made available
also with the precompiled (linkable) version.  Special
thanks to Andreas Schnellbacher!

* The `classic' flavor of the TFE (the one for use with
emTeX) is no longer shipped as a precompiled module.
It can, however, still be compiled from the sources.

* Both the source code and the ready-made module are
compatible with NEPMD 1.01 and later.

See the file NEWS for further details.

Thanks for the update

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  Rainer Schöpf

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CTAN Announcements | 6 Dec 2004 22:55
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CTAN update: fonts/antt installed

Staszek Wawrykiewicz kindly supplied a new version of the antt package.
The old version, in

  fonts/psfonts/polish/antt

has been removed and placed into

  fonts/antt/antt-old.zip.

Thanks for the update.

Description:

Antykwa Torunska (meaning just ``Antiqua of Torun'') is a two-element
typeface designed by Zygfryd Gardzielewski, a typographer from Toru\'n,
Poland.

Font author: Janusz Marian Nowacki
License: GPL

Version 1.0, which deserves to be called computerised in
that it was precise and reused character building elements across
the font, was released in 1998 and comprised (similarly as the
original) of three faces: upright, bold and italic. This is now
archived in antt-OLD.zip

The current distribution (ver 2.01) was generated using the METATYPE1
tools package authored by Bogus{\l}aw Jackowski, Janusz M. Nowacki and
Piotr Strzelczyk. Version 2.01 contains a greatly extended character
set (e.g., cyrillic, greek, most often used mathematical symbols and
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CTAN Announcements | 9 Dec 2004 00:51
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CTAN update: FeatPost 0.6.2

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 L. Nobre G. submitted an
update of his package FeatPost.

New version number is 0.6.2.
License is gpl.
Location on CTAN is graphics/metapost/macros/featpost

Description of the package:

FeatPost is an extension of the MetaPost language, works in two and three
dimensions, and has many features to facilitate the production of physics
diagrams, as you may need for the International Year of Physics.

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 1) "photoreverse" is functional but not very much documented;
 2) "closedline" is new;
 3) Only one macrofile.
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Thanks for the update.

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