ctan-ann

CTAN update: pst-fun

2026-05-19T18:43:10Z

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the

                  pst-fun

package.

Version:  0.06 2026-05-18
License:  lppl

Summary description:  Draw “funny” objects with PSTricks

Announcement text: 
 ..... pst-fun.tex
 0.06  2026-05-18  added \psHuman with type=[A,B]
          2013-05-04  added \psDog

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CTAN update: hvfloat

2026-05-19T15:08:22Z

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the

                hvfloat

package.

Version:  2.57 2026-05-18
License:  lppl

Summary description:  Controlling captions, fullpage and doublepage floats

Announcement text: 
    Bugfix for \hv@@capPos

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New on CTAN: attinormativi

2026-05-19T13:46:53Z

Federico Gallo submitted the

                attinormativi

package.

Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A complete typographic framework for Italian normative acts

Announcement text:The attinormativi class provides a complete typographic framework for Italian normative acts. It manages the hierarchical structure typical of such documents (books, titles, chapters, sections, articles, paragraphs), the institutional title page, dedicated indexes (articles, annexes, definitions), a draft mode with editorial notes, and optional integration with the `cleveref` package for Italian-language cross-references.
La classe attinormativi fornisce un framework tipografico completo per gli atti normativi italiani. Gestisce la struttura gerarchica tipica di tali documenti (libri, titoli, capi, sezioni, articoli, commi), il frontespizio istituzionale, gli indici dedicati (articoli, allegati, definizioni), la modalità bozza con note redazionali e l'integrazione opzionale con il pacchetto `cleveref` per i riferimenti incrociati in italiano. La classe è costruita sopra la classe standard book ed è compatibile con pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX e LuaLaTeX.
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CTAN update: tracklang

2026-05-19T13:46:36Z

Nicola Talbot submitted an update to the

                tracklang

package.

Version: 1.6.7
License: lppl1.3

Summary description: 

Announcement text:Bug fix: use \ProcessOptions* instead of unstarred \ProcessOptions

Corrections to documentation.
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CTAN update: pdfmanagement

2026-05-19T06:15:18Z

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                  pdfmanagement

package.

Version:  0.97b 2026-05-17
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  LaTeX PDF management bundle

Announcement text: * the bookmark package is now loaded directly, this fixes issue #115

 * the documentation of hyperref-generic is now tagged

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CTAN update: tagpdf

2026-05-18T17:55:39Z

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                         tagpdf

package.

Version:  1.0c 2026-05-17
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Code for PDF tagging using pdfLaTeX and LuaLaTeX

Announcement text: ### Fixed
     - really undefine internal LastPage label before reading
       the aux-file, latex3/tagging-project#959

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CTAN update: nwafuthesis

2026-05-18T14:01:35Z

Nan Geng submitted an update to the

                  nwafuthesis

package.

Version:  2.16 2026-05-17
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A thesis template package for Northwest A&F University, China

Announcement text: 
 1. Fixed the issue where bold font styles could not be applied

 2. Fixed a compilation error when using the style/font = times* font option

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CTAN update: luatexja

2026-05-18T07:57:55Z

Hironori Kitagawa submitted an update to the

                luatexja

package.

Version: 20260517.0
License: bsd

Summary description: 

Announcement text:* Fix (gh/#44): the variation selectors did not work well with
   \DeclareAlternateKanjiFont and  AltFont key in luatexja-fontspec.
 * lltjext.sty: now loads array.sty automatically.
 * Adapt to LaTeX2e 2026-06-01 (and latex-lab).

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CTAN update: njuthesis

2026-05-18T07:57:41Z

Yu Xiong submitted an update to the

                njuthesis

package.

Version: 1.5.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: LaTeX thesis template for Nanjing University

Announcement text:### Added

  - image/nju-logo-color key for unified emblem/name color selection.
  - Publication list now shows all author names.

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New on CTAN: beamertheme-geode

2026-05-18T06:44:47Z

Camille Jaret submitted the

                beamertheme-geode

package.

Version:  1.0.0
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A colourful modernised style package for beamer documents

Announcement text: 
 beamertheme-geode is a style package aiming to provide  a new,
 modernised style to beamer class documents, loosely inspired
 by minerals, and features multiple colour palettes as well as

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CTAN update: secdot

2026-05-17T23:41:23Z

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                secdot

package.

Version: 1.2
License: lppl

Summary description: Section numbers with trailing dots

Announcement text:update secdot to fix malformed date.

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New on CTAN: numodel-bundle

2026-05-17T19:11:56Z

Paul Zuurbier submitted the

                 numodel-bundle

package.

Version number: 0.2.0 2026-05-16
License type: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Numerical physics models with Forrester diagrams and 
auto-sized plots

Announcement text:First CTAN release of numodel-bundle (v0.2.0).

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CTAN update: bundledoc

2026-05-17T19:11:35Z

Scott Pakin submitted an update to the

                 bundledoc

package.

Version number: 3.6 2026-05-16
License type: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Bundle together all the files needed to build a LaTeX document

Announcement text:bundledoc is a post-processor for the snapshot package that bundles together all 
the classes, packages, and files needed to build a given LaTeX document.  It 

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CTAN update: biblatex-cse

2026-05-17T19:11:26Z

João M. Lourenço submitted an update to the

                 biblatex-cse

package.

Version number: 2.0.1 2026-05-16
License type: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Council of Science Editors (CSE) style file for BibLaTeX

Announcement text:biblatex-cse 2.0.1 is out — a bug-fix release over 2.0.0.


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CTAN update: nwafuthesis

2026-05-16T14:19:05Z

Nan Geng submitted an update to the

                nwafuthesis

package.

Version: 2.14
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A thesis template package for Northwest A&F University, China

Announcement text:1. Fix: Empty "Professional Degree Field" on Chinese cover for professional degree postgraduates
2. Fix: Missing "Professional" adjective on English cover for professional degree postgraduates
3. Change: Western journal titles in bibliography changed from italic to upright (normal) style
4. Refactored notation environment (list of symbols) and terminology environment using tabularray package

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New on CTAN: na-tikzornament

2026-05-16T12:11:53Z

Naam Mohamed submitted the

                na-tikzornament

package.

Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A TikZ-based package for geometric ornaments and Islamic tiling

Announcement text:The na-tikzornament package provides a collection of geometric ornaments and Islamic tiling patterns based on TikZ. It allows users to easily decorate documents, book covers, and certificates.

Key features include:
- More than 30 unique tiling patterns.

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New on CTAN: boustrophedon

2026-05-16T10:38:05Z

Aris Chatzichristos submitted the

                boustrophedon

package.

Version:  1.1.0 2026-05-13
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A LaTeX package for boustrophedon typography

Announcement text: 
 Boustrophedon is a new LaTeX package for typesetting text in
 boustrophedon style, with alternating line direction and
 optional mirrored letterforms.

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CTAN update: siunitx

2026-05-16T09:49:47Z

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                  siunitx

package.

Version:  3.5.5 2026-05-15
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A comprehensive (SI) units package

Announcement text: ### Changed

 - Warn if tabular column contains an exponent part but

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CTAN update: l3kernel-dev

2026-05-16T07:35:50Z

The LaTeX Project Team  submitted an update to the

                l3kernel-dev

package.

Version: 2026-05-15
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: 

Announcement text:## [2026-05-15]

### Changed


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CTAN update: asymptote

2026-05-16T06:55:58Z

John Bowman submitted an update to the

                  asymptote

package.

Version:  3.11
License:  lgpl3

Summary description:  2D and 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language

Announcement text: 
 A collections library introduces hash maps, hash sets, sorted sets,
 queues, and B-tree maps (which maintain sorted order) as templated modules,
 along with iterator utilities such as zip and enumerate.

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CTAN update: menukeys

2026-05-15T23:53:08Z

Jonathan P. Spratte submitted an update to the

                menukeys

package.

Version: 1.6.3 2026-05-14
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Format menu sequences, paths and keystrokes from lists

Announcement text:This update contains only changes to the documentation clarifying how to change the styles used by `menukeys`.

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CTAN update: bodeplot

2026-05-15T23:53:07Z

Rushikesh Kamalapurkar submitted an update to the

                bodeplot

package.

Version: 3.0.4 2026-05-14
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Draw Bode, Nyquist and Nichols plots with gnuplot or pgfplots

Announcement text:Fixed issue #20.

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CTAN update: LinguisTiX

2026-05-15T23:53:06Z

निरंजन submitted an update to the

                LinguisTiX

package.

Version: 1.0 2026-05-14
License: gpl3+

Summary description: Enhanced support for linguistics

Announcement text:This is the first stable version of the package. I have added a regression testing module to ensure stability. Now Russian language is supported with LinguisTiX. Documentations of some language packages are translated to the source language with the help of some collaborators.

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CTAN update: secdot

2026-05-15T23:53:05Z

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                secdot

package.

Version: 1.1
License: lppl

Summary description: Section numbers with trailing dots

Announcement text:Update to secdot package to be compatible with section heading templates
as used in the June 2026 LaTeX release.


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CTAN update: LXGW-fonts

2026-05-15T15:41:34Z

Mingyu Xia submitted an update to the

                LXGW-fonts

package.

Version:  1.522C 2026-05-14
License:  ofl

Summary description:  A CJK font family with a comprehensive character set

Announcement text: 
 - Updated the Fallback of `Slanted` font, `BoldSlanted` and
   `BoldSlantedFont` for `\kaishu`


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CTAN update: l3experimental

2026-05-15T10:19:17Z

The LaTeX Project Team  submitted an update to the

                l3experimental

package.

Version: 2026-04-28
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: 

Announcement text:- Performance tweaks for `l3draw`
- Standardize argument order for `l3draw` functions taking angle argument(s)
  (see issue \#1843)
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CTAN update: l3kernel

2026-05-15T10:18:48Z

The LaTeX Project Team  submitted an update to the

                l3kernel

package.

Version: 2026-04-28
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

Announcement text:## [2026-04-28]

### Added


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CTAN update: pst-barcode

2026-05-15T10:18:20Z

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the

                pst-barcode

package.

Version: 0.22
License: lppl

Summary description: 

Announcement text:0.22  2026-05-14 - fix for wrong number of lines 15->17
0.21  2026-03-30
  - Alias option handling was simplified and improved.
  - The text rendering system was generalised to support up to 9 independent text groups. The existing text and extratext options are retained as aliases.

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CTAN update: tabularht

2026-05-14T18:40:20Z

Oberdiek Package Support Group submitted an update to the

                         tabularht

bundle.

Version:  2026-05-13
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Tabular extensions originally submitted by Heiko Oberdiek

Announcement text: Update to tabularht to maintain compatibility with the June 2026 LaTeX release.

 tabularht and tabularkv have been removed from the Oberdiek bundle and are now maintained at

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CTAN update: oberdiek

2026-05-14T18:19:35Z

The Oberdiek Package Support Group submitted an update to the

                         oberdiek

bundle.

Version:  2026-05-13
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A bundle of packages submitted by Heiko Oberdiek

Announcement text: 
 Update to the oberdiek bundle:

 No changes other tha removing tabularht and tabularkv packages

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CTAN update: dtk-bibliography

2026-05-14T09:28:09Z

Stephan Lukasczyk submitted an update to the

                dtk-bibliography

package.

Version: 2026-02
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Bibliography of “Die TeXnische Komödie”

Announcement text:Add the articles from DTK 2/2026.

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New on CTAN: na-cover

2026-05-14T03:42:06Z

Naam Mohamed submitted the

                na-cover

package.

Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Custom artistic covers and borders for educational documents and magazines

Announcement text:The na-cover package provides 12 unique geometric designs for creating professional covers using TikZ. It supports XeLaTeX and Arabic typesetting.

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