CTAN update: xpackages
the daemon tells me: Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- This is a bug fix for a specific issue with l3keys2e: see http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/17582/ for more detail. thanks for the upload; i have installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
and now the daemon tells me of the second of the pair... The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Project Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- This release (SVN 2255) This release maintains synchronisation with expl3. It also features a bug fix for some edge-cases for xparse. thanks for the upload; i've installed it and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
and again... The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/expl3 Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- This release (SVN 2126) This snapshot keeps xpackages in sync. with expl3 thanks for the upload; i've installed the new version, and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/expl3/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
i'm hoping the daemon's coup de grace, for the day, is: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Project Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts The xpackages are experimental, high-level parts of LaTeX3. They are designed to provide a link between the programming system (expl3) and the user. Each xpackage is focussed in a different area, for example creating document commands (xparse), producing flexible formatting functions (xtemplate), etc. At present, the xpackages are designed to be loaded on top of LaTeX2e: \usepackage{xparse} \usepackage{xtemplate} \usepackage{xcoffins} In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. To use the xpackages, you will need to have the expl3 package available. This provides the LaTeX3 coding environment on which the xpackages are built. This release (SVN 2119) This release adds a first CTAN snapshot of the xcoffins package. The xcoffins package allows the alignment of boxed materials using a series of handle positions, supplementing the single TeX reference point. At present, the basic coffin concept is secure but further work may take place on functionality and interface as the package is applied to a variety of design scenarios. The LaTeX3 Project thanks for the upload. i've installed the new stuff, and made a preliminary stab at cataloguing the xcoffins detail (i will review that work tomorrow, in the cold light of day). Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages/ The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
the daemon also says: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: The LaTeX Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- This release (SVN 2072) This snapshot keeps xpackages in sync with expl3. -- thanks for the upload. i have installed the files and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
i was (righteously) doing housework, and the daemon came up with: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: The LaTeX Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts The xpackages are experimental, high-level parts of LaTeX3. They are designed to provide a link between the programming system (expl3) and the user. Each xpackage is focussed in a different area, for example creating document commands (xparse), producing flexible formatting functions (xtemplate), etc. At present, the xpackages are designed to be loaded on top of LaTeX2e: \usepackage{xparse} \usepackage{xtemplate} In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. To use the xpackages, you will need to have the expl3 package available. This provides the LaTeX3 coding environment on which the xpackages are built. This release (SVN 2047) This release keeps xpackages in synchronisation with changes to expl3. The LaTeX3 Project thanks for the upload. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages the catalogue entry, on the web, will change, slightly, overnight tonight. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
i'm moving slower in the evenings, now. nearly midnight, and i'm only now responding to the daemon's cry of two and a half hours back: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Team Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages/ Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- This release (SVN 1902) This is an intermediate release, adding the argument processor \SplitList. This processor can be used for lists of arguments of unknown length, to make each entry into a TeX group. The LaTeX3 Project -- thanks for the upload. i've installed the new version and updated the catalogue repository. Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages/ the change to the catalogue entry will hardly be noticeable, and will happen in the wee small hours of the morning. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
it's grinding me down: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: LaTeX3 Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: High-level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: -- The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts The xpackages are experimental, high-level parts of LaTeX3. They are designed to provide a link between the programming system (expl3) and the user. Each xpackage is focussed in a different area, for example creating document commands (xparse), producing flexible formatting functions (xtemplate), etc. At present, the xpackages are designed to be loaded on top of LaTeX2e: \usepackage{xparse} \usepackage{xtemplate} In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. To use the xpackages, you will need to have the expl3 package available. This provides the LaTeX3 coding environment on which the xpackages are built. This release (SVN 1881) This release features a new versions of the template package, xtemplate, which revises the idea of a template and brings in the idea of a self-documenting template. The new templates are not compatible with those created using the older template package, which is depreciated. The documentation covers the full detail of the new approach, which we hope makes the template concept easier to follow and more useful for designers. In the xparse module, the nesting of D arguments has been revised so that is is more robust. This release also keeps the xpackages up to date with changes in expl3. The LaTeX3 Project thanks for the upload; i have installed it and updated the catalogue repository. -- Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xpackages the perceptive will spot the tiny change in the catalogue entry, overnight. if they bother to look. it's not very exciting. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team ___ Ctan-ann mailing list Ctan-ann@dante.de https://lists.dante.de/mailman/listinfo/ctan-ann
CTAN update: xpackages
that old upload daemon is at it again: The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: xpackages Author's name: The LaTeX3 Project Author's email: latex-t...@latex-project.org Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/xpackages Summary description: The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor: The xpackages bundle: high-Level LaTeX3 concepts The xpackages are experimental, hihg-level parts of LaTeX3. They are designed to provide a link between the programming system (expl3) and the user. Each xpackage is focussed in a different area, for example creating document commands (xparse), the output routine (xor), and so on. At present, the xpackages are designed to be loaded on top of LaTeX2e: \usepackage{xparse} \usepackage{template} In time, a LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code. This allows the code to be used in LaTeX2e packages now while a stand-alone LaTeX3 is developed. To use the xpackages, you will need to have the expl3 package available. This provides the LaTeX3 coding environment on which the xpackages are built. This release (SVN 1407) This release is a snap-shot taken from the SVN repository which can be found from: http://www.latex-project.org/code.html At present, only some of the xpackages are ready for distribution even in this experimental form. The current xpackages bundle contains: - xparse, an interface for creating document commands. - template, a method to generate generic functions using key-value syntax. - ldcsetup, a temporary utilities package to provide features needed by template which are not currently available in expl3. In contrast to expl3, which is now broadly stable, the team are actively working on these packages at the present time. They may therefore see significant alterations in the near future (6 months). Looking forward The team are currently reviewing the base parts of the xpackages, with the aim of moving on to examine providing a page building and output routine. We hope to establish a semi-regular release pattern of snap-shots, which can then be propagated using the update features of TeX Live and MiKTeX. The exact schedule will depend on the code changes made! Each release will state which SVN revision number it is based on. Over time, we hope to add more of the xpackages to this distributed version. This will occur as the team decide that a particular xpackage will remain available, and as we reach some stability with those that do. Other parts of LaTeX3 Several more experimental packages are also available in the SVN. These xpackages show possible design ideas for LaTeX3, and their status is currently very variable. The expl3 package, which contains the base for programming LaTeX3, is broadly stable and is available on CTAN. LaTeX3 News We have established a bi-yearly schedule to publish a LaTeX3 News letter. The second of these will appear at the same time as this release. The news letters can be found at: http://www.latex-project.org/l3news/ Discussion Discussion concerning the approach, suggestions for improvements, changes, additions, etc. should be addressed to the list LATEX-L. You can subscribe to this list by sending mail to lists...@urz.uni-heidelberg.de with the body containing subscribe LATEX-L Your-First-Name Your-Second-Name The LaTeX3 Project Users may view the package catalogue entry at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xpackages.html or they may browse the package directory at http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive//macros/latex/contrib/xpackages