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samcarter replying to Ulrike Fischer

Now I need to read the whole issue again to find the 3rd one :)

Ulrike Fischer replying to samcarter

Three!

Joseph Wright replying to frougon

No problem :-)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

*love it!*

frougon

Hi,  
  
I haven't been following LaTeX news closely in the last years and just discovered cmdguide.pdf (`texdoc cmdguide`) in the [LaTeX2e News Issue 43](https://latex-project.org/news/latex2e-news/ltnews43.pdf). I am **delighted** to see all these important new interfaces and concepts from the last years explained in a single document! `\NewDocumentCommand` and friends, hooks, the new interfaces for customizing shipout, the new marks API, properties, sockets and templates. Yay, thank you so much! :)  
  
Only missing, as I see it: a link to the PDF file that I would expect to find [here](https://ctan.org/pkg/latex-base)?

samcarter

The newest TUGBoat not only has one, but two photos of the Bär!  
  
https://tug.org/TUGboat/Contents/contents47-2.html

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

yes :)

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

It is clearly written with Word :D

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

Just found the full publication at  
  
https://www.verkehrsministerkonferenz.de/VMK/DE/termine/sitzungen/26-03-25-26-vmk/26-03-26-25-beschluss-5.2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3  
  
Funny to see how the font for `Ü` wasn't available in italics and had to be substituted with upright :)  
  
![Screenshot 2026-09-01 at 23.46.46.png](/image?hash=0fab17379b63f177e7aa9287d64bb93d6e0beabb8823a784e0ceb88445325e87)

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

OMG!

samcarter

Is this a new record for the most typographic sins in a single formula?
  
https://chaos.social/@gittaca/117196848143195103

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Oh, elderberry jelly sounds good, not sure if the vanilla is necessary :)

Skillmon

That got fixed in Vanilla-Elderberry Jelly is a nice sentence, too.

Skillmon replying to samcarter

No no, just use the good old Zwetschgenmus.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Oh, that's a nice idea too! "There is a bug in the lemon curd" -- "Use the strawberry jam instead." :)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

Last year we had jam and marmelade types as internal release names at my dayjob. This year it's more boring and just fruits :(

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

:D

samcarter

I think this is the most unusual naming scheme for software releases I've ever seen: https://github.com/superhighfives/pika/releases

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

<3

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Wizards all around :D

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Yes! I find it awesome as well as useful

samcarter

https://mastodon.social/@heavyimage/117136015176435355

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

The main change is a new graphical table of contents in the documentation: just click on the image of the tikzling and it'll take you to the section in the doc :)

CarLaTeX

Ooohhh, a new version of TikZlings!

samcarter

By chance, I came across this old article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-mastering-the-internet  
  
... now I can't stop imagining Mycroft Holmes sitting in his scary office writing beamer presentations. Or has he already switched to ltx-talk?  

![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/336xn/p01n3ml9.jpg)

samcarter

For those of you, who are in the area of the solar eclipse tonight, but don't have protective glasses:  
  
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wvaMK2vFvks

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Yay!

samcarter

Oh, a new tikz release! https://github.com/pgf-tikz/pgf/releases/tag/3.1.12

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Wow! :joy:

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

:D

samcarter

Marmot news: https://mastodon.world/@davidho/116983357242374223

samcarter

For ducks and people interested in Japanese typography:   
  
https://typography.guru/journal/the-evolution-of-japanese-typography-from-the-edo-period-to-today-r83/

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Of course!

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

That would be wonderful! Prof. van Duck and Miss Duck would surly also be happy to meet again!

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Yay! I think I could come!

samcarter

Hope to see many of you in Paris next year https://techhub.social/@TeXUsersGroup/116966062853766874  
  
![](https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/966/060/253/797/536/original/8cdf54a49658aaf6.png)

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

:D

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

me too :D

samcarter

I hope this isn't a typical presentation, because I feel a bit dizzy from all these colours 🤪  
  
https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/talkpal/talkpal-doc.pdf

samcarter

For everybody who couldn't go to TUG26 in person, there is going to be live stream:  
  
https://www.youtube.com/c/texusersgroup/live  
  
Schedule:  

https://tug.org/tug2026/program.html

samcarter

Have a delicious International World Chocolate Day!

samcarter

That's an interesting approach to qr codes: https://github.com/jimparis/qr-font

samcarter

These penguins really need to get their own tv show!  
  
https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/special/sokanzu/en/2026/  
https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/special/sokanzu/en/2026/

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

:D

samcarter

... thinking about it, it might be a problem with this font: https://www.1001fonts.com/titanic-font.html

samcarter

Wouldn't it be fun to name font sizes based on ice bergs? https://mathstodon.xyz/@glocq/116676977911967155

samcarter replying to निरंजन

Great!

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Done.

samcarter

(only takes a minute or two to fill out)

samcarter

A member of the codidact team published a survey about short form content and LLM for one of their university courses. In case anyone like to help them with their assignment:  
  
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTIH0va5-wTWQr7NmJiUEmZ5iMESOzkwkx3TLerqGEnJHucQ/viewform