CTAN Update: l3kernel + l3experimental + NEW l3backend

Date: July 3, 2019 4:05:22 PM CEST

The LaTeX Team submitted updates to the l3kernel + l3experimental bundles, as well as a _new_ bundle: l3backend . Version: 2019-07-01 License: lppl1.3c Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions Announcement text:

# `l3kernel` ## [2019-07-01] ### Added - Moved `lstr-convert` module to `l3kernel` ### Changed - Ensure `\msg_fatal:nn` ends the TeX run if used inside an hbox (see #587) - Moved backend code to a separate release schedule ### Fixed - Handling of control sequences in key names (see #594) ------- # `l3backend` ## [2019-07-01] ### Added - Driver support for anonymous objects ### Changed - Moved backend code to separate release module `l3backend` - Include `l3backend` in file names - Moved backend code to internal for each 'parent' module ------- # `l3experimental` ## [2019-07-01] ### Added - New module `l3pdf` ### Removed - `l3str-convert` module: moved to `l3kernel` (`expl3` core)

The packages’ Catalogue entries can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend https://ctan.org/pkg/l3experimental The packages’ files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/ http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3backend/ http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3experimental/

Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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l3experimental – Experimental LaTeX3 concepts

The l3experimental packages are a collection of experimental implementations for aspects of the LaTeX3 kernel, dealing with higher-level ideas such as the Designer Interface. Some of them work as stand alone packages, providing new functionality, and can be used on top of LaTeX2ε with no changes to the existing kernel.

The present release includes:

l3benchmark for measuring the time taken by TeX to run certain code;
l3draw, a code-level interface for constructing drawings;
l3graphics, an interfaces for the inclusion of graphics files;
l3opacity, support for opacity in PDF output;
l3str, support for string manipulation;
xcoffins, which allows the alignment of boxes using a series of ‘handle’ positions, supplementing the simple TeX reference point;
xgalley, which controls boxes receiving text for typesetting.

Package	l3experimental
Version	2024-03-14
Copyright	1998–2004, 2008–2012, 2014–2024 The LaTeX3 Project
Maintainer	The LaTeX Project Team

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