Typst - Typesetting made simple
Introduction:
Making text presentable matters a lot. Be it academic papers, technical documentation, reports, books, websites and presentations even , require a certain standard of formatting that makes or breaks its perception. This is where typesetting comes in . Making text look good and presentable is the core of the typesetting process.
Traditional tools for typesetting have various challenges. Word processors ( such as word, google docs ) can have trouble handling complex formatting , while typesetting systems ( such as TeX ) and specialized document preparation systems built on top of such systems ( such as LaTeX ) require a steep learning curve, and often do not have the relative ease of use of word processors.
Typst , which is an open source markup-based typesetting tries to bridge the gap between convenience and capability . This session aims to introduce the participants to the concept , origin , workflow and usage of Typst .
Session details :
The session will cover the origins of Typst , which will go over the problems with existing typesetting systems , and the development of Typst to overcome those problems . A brief overview of the tech stack on which Typst operates will be provided.
The session will then cover the workflows on the following platforms :
Typst compiler - which allows for composing Typst powered documents locally
Typst online editor - which allows for collaborative editing in a web-based interface
A basic tutorial on creating simple documents and previewing them accordingly will be the next section of the talk.
A bit more complex example , demonstrating the capabilities of Typst will then be provided in the subsequent section.
"Typst Universe" , which is a collection of user - provided plugins , will then be explained , showcasing a few remarkable usages of Typst to create real world documents.
At the end a brief talk on the roadmap of the future additions to the Typst software will be provided , followed by a request for questions and comments on the software.
Gaining an introduction to typesetting and formatting systems
Learn how to use Typst
Learn about the plugin system of Typst
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Anush M
Kavin Sanjay S
Typst is an interesting alternative to conventional typesetting systems like Tex and LaTeX. This would be an interesting topic!
This is a very well written proposal! Unfortunately due to the number of submissions we receive for the conference we prefer the speakers to be affiliated with the project in some capacity (maintainer,contributor, heavy organisational user) for project intro talks.
This is a very good proposal but the proposer did not add any references showing expertise on this tool. Requesting to add more references.