CTAN package update: microtype

[Jim Hefferon]

A package has been updated on tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at
your favorite mirror.

Thank you for the update,
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 in version 1.8:
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  * New option `config' to load a different main 
    configuration file
  * New option `unit' to measure protrusion factors 
    relative to a dimension instead of the character width
  * New command \DeclareMicrotypeSetDefault to declare the 
    default font sets
  * Renamed commands from \..MicroType.. to \..Microtype..
  * If font substitution has occurred, the settings for the 
    substitute will be used instead of those for the 
    selected font
  * Protrusion settings for AMS math fonts
  * Protrusion settings for Times in LY1 encoding completed
  * The `allmath' font set also includes U encoding
  * 8-bit characters in the configuration files finally 
    work as advertised, even if made active by the 
    `csquotes' package
  * When using the `ledmac' package, character protrusion 
    will work for the first time ever (requires pdfTeX 
    version 1.30 or later)

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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 
.