CTAN package update: microtype

Jim Hefferon ftpmaint at alan.smcvt.edu
Tue Nov 16 15:07:55 CET 2004


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

Thank you,
Jim Hefferon

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

Name of contribution: microtype
Author's name: R Schlicht
Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/microtype
Summary description: An interface to the micro-typographic extensions 
  of pdfTeX
License type: lppl

Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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 CHANGES (v1.3 + v1.4):
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 * set up fonts independently from LaTeX font loading
   (therefore, no risk of overlooking fonts anymore,
   and the package may be loaded at any time)
 * compatibility with german and ngerman packages
 * \microtypesetup now sets the correct level of
   character protrusion
 * minor bug fixes and improvements

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You can have a look at the package at
  http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/microtype
although you may get a better network connection by visiting a mirror 
of CTAN that is near to you; see 
  http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors 



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