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We're pretty close, actually. The PRs for accessible PDFs [^1] and their associated documentation [^2] are landing next week. [^1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6619 [^2]: h…

For the upcoming release, we decided to prioritize print layout and the shortcomings we have there. The release after (think late fall) will focus on HTML and accessible output. Th…

I put the buttons on the bottom so the user would not be overwhelmed by options at the start. Interesting to hear you'd prefer them on top of the table! Suggesting similar characte…

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Author here: this is the fault of Adobe Acrobat unfortunately. I converted the thesis to PDF/A using that software and redacted my student registration number. Acrobat apparently d…

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Yes, there will be a template producing equivalently looking (and more accessible) PDFs for Physical Review and the likes.

Yeah, that might be a problem that must be gradually solved through partnerships, outreach, and an eventual community. We already talked to a publishing industry rep about this. In…

We are targeting PDF and raster graphic output at the moment. Typst is designed to allow HTML export and we do have our eyes on it. At the moment, however, we want to focus on gett…

The editor is a web app! Because we build Typst in Rust, we are able to deliver it as WebAssembly and embed it into the web site.

Hey, I'm working on Typst. We try to open source Typst's libraries as soon as they are ready. The same goes for the Typst compiler: it will be open source when we go into beta. We …

This is not really a meaningful comparison: You have your TeX compiler (pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX, and the older e-TeX) that takes a document in some format and produces a PDF or DVI. …

Very valid concern. We aim for an open core model so you can always take your projects and compile them locally

I figure I should also mention that my LaTeX alternative is called Typst. We do not have much public detail yet but there is a landing page [1] to sign up for more info and beta ac…

IMO draft seems like a crutch: Because TeX has to reprocess the whole document and the sty-files of each imported package every time, you do not have a huge budget for your documen…

In use cases like the Markdown to PDF pipeline described in the article, sure! Documents there are also simple enough so that compile times aren't too much of a problem. However, m…

The LaTeX criticisms of the article really resonated with me. Long compile times and a narrow "happy path" are the things where I feel LaTeX makes me less productive. This is a pit…