CTAN has a new package: xlop

[Jim Hefferon]

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

Thank you for the contribution,
Jim Hefferon

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

Name of contribution: xlop
Author's name: Jean-Côme Charpentier
Location on CTAN: /macros/generic/xlop
Summary description: xlop (eXtra Large OPeration) calculates and 
  displays operations
License type: lppl

Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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xlop allows to typeset operation ``as in school'' or inline.
e.g \opadd{2}{3} give
 2
+3   or  2+3=5.
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 5
Furthermore, numbers could be very large, e.g 200 figures (with a
very long compilation time). Many other features allow to deal with
numbers (tests, display, some high level operations, etc.)
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You can have a look at the package at
  http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/xlop
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 
.