ctan-ann https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/rss CTAN announcements mailing list - recent Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:48:43 +0200 en-US 60 webmaster@ctan.org (Comprehensive TeX Archive Network) Comprehensive TeX Archive Network https://www.ctan.org/assets/favicon/android-chrome-48x48.png https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/rss New on CTAN: jss-lint https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/f3e51d52584b56b3@hogwart Manuel Koller submitted the jss-lint package. Version: 1.1.0 License: mit Summary description: Style checker for Journal of Statistical Software manuscripts Announcement text:
jss-lint checks manuscripts written for the Journal of Statistical Software — .tex, .Rnw, or .Rmd sources plus BibTeX — against 62 deterministic rules derived from the journal's published style guide, reporting violations with positions and fix suggestions. It runs on the command line, from Python or R, in VS Code, in CI, or entirely in the browser. Per-rule precision and recall are measured against a corpus of 254 published JSS-format manuscripts. jss-lint is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by JSS.
... ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:49:14 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/f3e51d52584b56b3@hogwart New on CTAN: babel-malagasy https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apbv53vgaPdMZjz9@prptp Bruno Bakys RALAHADY submitted the babel-malagasy package. Version: 0.1.0 2026-08-29 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Malagasy captions for the babel language system Announcement text:
This new, experimental package completes Malagasy (mg) support in babel: it fills in the standard captions (chapter, contents, ... ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:31:51 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apbv53vgaPdMZjz9@prptp CTAN update: GraphTheorySymbol https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/65859b4a-84bd-63c7-3de3-f1562a8d7f84@ctan.org Laurent Lyaudet submitted an update to the GraphTheorySymbol package. Version: 1.1.1 2026-08-30 License: lgpl3 Summary description: Macros for symbols used in graph theory Announcement text:
Hello, We are happy to announce the release of our LaTeX package GraphTheorySymbol ... ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:55:17 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/65859b4a-84bd-63c7-3de3-f1562a8d7f84@ctan.org CTAN update: revbadge https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apaD8wfy2BJsAv05@prptp Fu Zhang submitted an update to the revbadge package. Version: 1.2.1 2026-08-29 License: mit Summary description: Multi-color highlight builder featuring block and inline revision badges Announcement text:
This patch version brings the following update: ... ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:51:15 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apaD8wfy2BJsAv05@prptp CTAN update: chemfig https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apZzfGndBv6wl-E8@prptp Christian Tellechea submitted an update to the chemfig package. Version: 1.8 2026-08-30 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Draw molecules with easy syntax Announcement text:
- tikZ instructions are saved to a file when “save” key is true ... ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:41:00 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apZzfGndBv6wl-E8@prptp CTAN update: parstat https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apUl7HIIClgKccAX@prptp Petr Krajník submitted an update to the parstat package. Version: 1.1 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A Paragraph statistic package for OpTeX Announcement text:
Hello everyone, ... ]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:57:48 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apUl7HIIClgKccAX@prptp CTAN update: GraphTheorySymbol https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/d6e50019-e2cc-74cc-c225-a066f323cfe6@ctan.org Laurent Lyaudet submitted an update to the GraphTheorySymbol package. Version: 1.1.0 2026-08-29 License: lgpl3 Summary description: Macros for symbols used in graph theory Announcement text:
Hello, We are happy to announce the release of our LaTeX package GraphTheorySymbol ... ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:50:20 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/d6e50019-e2cc-74cc-c225-a066f323cfe6@ctan.org New on CTAN: jiffy https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/551ce6b49aba6e4a@hogwart Scot Parker submitted the jiffy package. Version: 0.2a License: lppl1.3c Summary description: TikZ-based page-geometry diagnostic tool Announcement text:
I am pleased to announce the initial release of jiffy, a modern, TikZ-based page-layout diagnostic tool for LaTeX. The jiffy package provides a highly robust, properly scaled map of a document's page geometry, serving as a mathematically accurate alternative to the classic layout package. ... ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:58:43 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/551ce6b49aba6e4a@hogwart New on CTAN: INSPIRE-HEP https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/551ce6af51643e7a@hogwart Lawrence Lee submitted the INSPIRE-HEP package. Version: 0.2 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: An INSPIREHEP × LaTeX interface for automatic reference management Announcement text:
inspirehep-latex fills in references from InspireHEP. Hand it an Inspire ID or a BibTeX key, and it writes the whole entry: authors or collaboration, title, journal, arXiv number, and a citation count. Author-level figures and citations-per-year plots come from the same place. It is aimed at CVs and publication lists, where references go stale and formatting drifts. \inspirecite is \cite by Inspire ID to easily build bibliographies automatically without manual .bib file creation. LPPL 1.3c, on CTAN and at github.com/lawrenceleejr/inspirehep-latex.
... ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:57:15 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/551ce6af51643e7a@hogwart CTAN update: Ysabeau https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apRCIkmBW26qOEjX@prptp Noel Merino Hernández submitted an update to the Ysabeau package. Version: 1.7 2026-08-28 License: ofl pd other-free Summary description: LaTeX support for the Ysabeau font family Announcement text:
- Removed some dependencies (xstring and ifthen) by TeX primitives. ... ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:45:54 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apRCIkmBW26qOEjX@prptp CTAN update: asymptote https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/70c87d2d876f2e6b@hogwart John Bowman submitted an update to the asymptote package. Version: 3.14 License: lgpl3 Summary description: 2D and 3D TeX-Aware Vector Graphics Language Announcement text:
String bracket indexing via operator[] was added. A high-performance sphere approximation based on Bezier triangles was implemented for the native renderer and ported to AsyGL. ... ]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:19:08 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/70c87d2d876f2e6b@hogwart New on CTAN: TrainMap https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apMQT4172Wn0WSNa@prptp Pol Sardà Palla submitted the TrainMap package. Version: 1.0.0 2026-08-28 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Draw railway line schematics and transit network maps with TikZ Announcement text:
We are pleased to announce TrainMap, a new TikZ-based LaTeX package designed for typesetting railway line schematics and transit network ... ]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:01:03 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apMQT4172Wn0WSNa@prptp CTAN update: luatexko https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/70c87d11dc045b92@hogwart Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the luatexko package. Version: 5.8 2026-08-28 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typeset Korean with Lua(La)TeX Announcement text:
* luatexko.lua: - cache the font table that font.fonts rebuilds on every access - refactor the fontoptions block based on the factory pattern ... ]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:37:36 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/70c87d11dc045b92@hogwart CTAN update: erewhon-math https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apHDZK1fxiCv1j_k@prptp Daniel Flipo submitted an update to the erewhon-math package. Version: 0.75 2026-08-27 License: ofl lppl1.3c Summary description: Utopia based OpenType Math font Announcement text:
- \setminus (U+2216) and \smallsetminus (U+E074) now have different glyphs. ... ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:20:36 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apHDZK1fxiCv1j_k@prptp CTAN update: beamertheme-mirage https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apG3I2mjvLG6Ul6X@prptp LianTze Lim submitted an update to the beamertheme-mirage package. Version: 1.2 2026-08-27 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A beamer theme with dark and light colour schemes Announcement text:
A beamer/ltx-talk theme inspired by a musical album art, with a default "dark" and alternative "light" mode. ... ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:28:19 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apG3I2mjvLG6Ul6X@prptp CTAN update: luacolor https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/272cb19a59c4090e@hogwart The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the luacolor package. Version: 1.19 2026-08-26 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Color support based on LuaTeX’s node attributes Announcement text:
Added support for l3color, see https://github.com/latex3/tagging-project/issues/1550
... ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:37:45 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/272cb19a59c4090e@hogwart New on CTAN: GraphTheorySymbol https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/272cb19502d9a48e@hogwart Laurent Lyaudet submitted the GraphTheorySymbol package. Version: 1.0.0 License: lgpl3 Summary description: Macros for symbols used in graph theory Announcement text:
Hello, We are happy to announce the first public release of our LaTeX package GraphTheorySymbol V1.0.0 2026/08/26. Its id is graph-theory-symbol. ... ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:37:24 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/272cb19502d9a48e@hogwart New on CTAN: ENSLyonReview https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apE1xcOiMWQHy4JE@prptp Adama Mbaye submitted the ENSLyonReview package. Version: 1.0 2026-08-24 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A LaTeX class for M2 Biosciences bibliographic reviews at ENS de Lyon Announcement text:
enslyonreview -- a new LaTeX class for the M2 Biosciences bibliographic review at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon), reproducing ... ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:16:21 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apE1xcOiMWQHy4JE@prptp CTAN update: easter https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apBVcZ6P6uCKtLuB@prptp Florian Tasso submitted an update to the easter package. Version: 2.1 2026-08-26 License: gpl3+ Summary description: Meeus algorithms to compute Easter’s date and related feasts Announcement text:
Minor optimisations in dates manipulation, adding historical details in documentation. ... ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:19:13 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apBVcZ6P6uCKtLuB@prptp New on CTAN: realdentalcosts-data https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apA8zvEQ7JfLNUHF@prptp The Real Dental Costs Data and Research Team submitted the realdentalcosts-data package. Version: 1.0 2026-08-26 License: lppl1.3c cc-by-4 Summary description: U.S. dental price benchmarks by state as LaTeX macros Announcement text:
New data package: U.S. dental price benchmarks by state (root canal, dentures, implants, crowns) and Medicaid paid amounts per CDT code, ... ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:34:06 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/apA8zvEQ7JfLNUHF@prptp CTAN update: apxproof https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/5f35c81f-2182-c257-1bdc-350546e5d1b9@ctan.org Pierre Senellart submitted an update to the apxproof package. Version: 1.5.0 2026-08-25 License: lppl1.3 Summary description: Proofs in appendix Announcement text:
Version 1.5.0 of apxproof adds SyncTeX support. ... ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:43:34 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/5f35c81f-2182-c257-1bdc-350546e5d1b9@ctan.org New on CTAN: arcs2 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao8Ffgkm00VbGne9@prptp John Souther submitted the arcs2 package. Version: 1.0.3 2026-08-24 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Arcs over and under text or math Announcement text:
New package. Four commands for arcs over or under text or math, with optional letter count (default 2), bold, and color. ... ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:25:50 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao8Ffgkm00VbGne9@prptp New on CTAN: robotkarol https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/fd914ecca496c3c7@hogwart Anselm Wagner submitted the robotkarol package. Version: 3.6 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Worlds and block programs of the German teaching environment Robot Karol Announcement text:
The package robotkarol draws worlds and Blockly-style block programs of the German teaching environment Robot Karol (https://karol.arrrg.de/); 3D oblique or 2D top view; single blocks can be set inline in running text, aligned to the surrounding baseline; requires LuaLaTeX.
... ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:11:30 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/fd914ecca496c3c7@hogwart CTAN update: aTableau https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao61gZBB8B32SAOE@prptp Andrew Mathas submitted an update to the aTableau package. Version: 2.3.0 2026-08-25 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A LaTeX package for symmetric group combinatorics Announcement text:
Allows the label key to be used with abacuses ... ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:44:33 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao61gZBB8B32SAOE@prptp New on CTAN: ascii-emoticon https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao6NESCIhsc8XFAY@prptp Conrad Kosowsky submitted the ascii-emoticon package. Version: 1.0 2026-08-24 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Typesetting ASCII emoticons Announcement text:
The ascii-emoticon package provides control sequences for 222 ASCII emoticons (not emojis) and an interface to define ... ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:52:01 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao6NESCIhsc8XFAY@prptp CTAN update: bundledoc https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/f9600d9c0608f947@hogwart Scott Pakin submitted an update to the bundledoc package. Version: 3.7 License: 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 reads the .dep file that snapshot produces, finds each of the files mentioned therein, and archives them into a single .tar.gz (or .zip, or whatever) file, suitable for moving across systems, transmitting to a colleague, etc. Version 3.7 of bundledoc includes a modification by Paul van der Hulst to make the code more robust to special characters in filenames when used under Microsoft Windows. ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:22:15 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/f9600d9c0608f947@hogwart CTAN update: latex-tagging-status https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/559fe4f9-97d1-760e-a4b3-636ffe6a4507@ctan.org The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the latex-tagging-status package. Version: 2026-08-24 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: The LaTeX Tagging Status data Announcement text:
Changes to the tagging status of ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:22:34 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/559fe4f9-97d1-760e-a4b3-636ffe6a4507@ctan.org New on CTAN: mousik https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/b2d0e860-b9be-c216-416a-d18a50541c16@ctan.org Celia Rubio Madrigal submitted the mousik package. Version: 0.1 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Manual music notation with TikZ Announcement text:
The mousik package renders music scores with LaTeX. It is based on the TikZ package, and the scores are treated as drawings. The package does not try to ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:27:06 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/b2d0e860-b9be-c216-416a-d18a50541c16@ctan.org CTAN update: LeteSansMath https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/24017501-18b3-6880-46eb-fe65780065c1@ctan.org Daniel Flipo submitted an update to the LeteSansMath package. Version: 0.62 2026-08-24 License: ofl lppl1.3c Summary description: Lato-based OpenType Math font for LuaTeX and XeTeX Announcement text:
- Math table fraction parameters tuned. - \setminus (U+2113) and \smallsetminus (U+E060) have now different glyphs. ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:11:56 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/24017501-18b3-6880-46eb-fe65780065c1@ctan.org New on CTAN: geist-font https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao1XTQYme3fJxsI7@prptp Andre Anjos submitted the geist-font package. Version: 1.0 2026-08-24 License: ofl lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX support for the Geist and Geist Mono typefaces Announcement text:
geist-font 1.0 provides LaTeX support for Geist and Geist Mono, the typeface families designed by Vercel and released under the ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:50:21 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/ao1XTQYme3fJxsI7@prptp CTAN update: hawkdraw https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/1142432e-b474-ae46-5ec5-3ec84adfb55a@ctan.org Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the hawkdraw package. Version: 0.7.1 2026-08-20 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: Draw vector graphics using l3draw with a simple syntax Announcement text:
- Improving pattern module; - Fixing bug in tagging support; ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:41:20 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/1142432e-b474-ae46-5ec5-3ec84adfb55a@ctan.org CTAN update: siunitx https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/100e56f7-0873-b163-20b8-9766816ea882@ctan.org Joseph Wright submitted an update to the siunitx package. Version: 3.5.6 2026-08-23 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package Announcement text:
## [v3.5.6] - 2026-08-23 ... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:41:07 +0200 https://www.ctan.org/ctan-ann/id/100e56f7-0873-b163-20b8-9766816ea882@ctan.org