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I'm simply commenting to say how happy I am that we still use LaTeX for this kind of reports/research papers.

mecklyuii 4y ago
And why? I tried it, used it and threw it out. Compiling all the dependencies and loosing them and fixing them is tremendously shitty. And the added value is quite low tbh
- kykeonaut 4y ago
  LaTex is the C++ equivalent in the world of typesetting languages. You can do amazing things with it and have a pixel perfect document at the expense of very high complexity.
  - Certhas 4y ago
    If you want to control the pixels in your document LaTeX is not your tool though. After all you write the content, and the layout is largely done for you. But if you want excellent automatic layout of text and mathematics, with awkwardly bolted on semi-automatic figure placement, it's your tool.
- mhh__ 4y ago
  If you install a LaTeX environment I just press compile and it goes, where is the fixing?
  - mecklyuii 4y ago
    The packages broke constantly for me. And I tried and used it on Linux and windows. On windows it was even worse
    - mhh__ 4y ago
      I've literally never had an issue with this and LateX is used by probably millions of technologically braindead academics and students (via Overleaf mostly these days, which does change the calculus) so maybe you're unlucky or cursed by Leslie Lamport
sebzim4500 4y ago
My hope is we start using Typst instead. https://typst.app/ https://typst.app/
- mhh__ 4y ago
  I'll need to have a play but the screenshots look more like a prettier latex than a fundamental phase transition.
  - sebzim4500 4y ago
    For writing equations it is a huge improvement. For everything it's just slightly better.
- Version467 4y ago
  This looks like a pretty cool project. The syntax removes a lot of the complexity of tex, while still being fairly similar. I see how this could be attractive especially to new students. What I haven't seen (and hopefully I just missed it) is a way to run this locally. Would my documents be permanently tied to the typst online editor? If that is the case than I don't think it has any real chance of adoption. They cease to exist and my raw documents become instantly worthless. Not to mention offline editing, etc.
  - sebzim4500 4y ago
    They plan to publish an open source CLI in the next few weeks, apparently.
    - trallnag 4y ago
      Open source CLI to a closed source service?
      - uneekname 4y ago
        I just discovered Typst on this thread and I'm pretty excited about it. It looks like they'll release the compiler source code when they open for public beta.[0] If this includes all of the pieces to run Typst locally, I'll be eager to try it out. > We will publish Typst's compiler source code as soon as our beta phase starts. [0] https://typst.app/about/ https://typst.app/about/

And why? I tried it, used it and threw it out. Compiling all the dependencies and loosing them and fixing them is tremendously shitty. And the added value is quite low tbh

kykeonaut 4y ago
LaTex is the C++ equivalent in the world of typesetting languages. You can do amazing things with it and have a pixel perfect document at the expense of very high complexity.
- Certhas 4y ago
  If you want to control the pixels in your document LaTeX is not your tool though. After all you write the content, and the layout is largely done for you. But if you want excellent automatic layout of text and mathematics, with awkwardly bolted on semi-automatic figure placement, it's your tool.
mhh__ 4y ago
If you install a LaTeX environment I just press compile and it goes, where is the fixing?
- mecklyuii 4y ago
  The packages broke constantly for me. And I tried and used it on Linux and windows. On windows it was even worse
  - mhh__ 4y ago
    I've literally never had an issue with this and LateX is used by probably millions of technologically braindead academics and students (via Overleaf mostly these days, which does change the calculus) so maybe you're unlucky or cursed by Leslie Lamport

sebzim4500 4y ago

My hope is we start using Typst instead. https://typst.app/ https://typst.app/

mhh__ 4y ago
I'll need to have a play but the screenshots look more like a prettier latex than a fundamental phase transition.
- sebzim4500 4y ago
  For writing equations it is a huge improvement. For everything it's just slightly better.
Version467 4y ago
This looks like a pretty cool project. The syntax removes a lot of the complexity of tex, while still being fairly similar. I see how this could be attractive especially to new students. What I haven't seen (and hopefully I just missed it) is a way to run this locally. Would my documents be permanently tied to the typst online editor? If that is the case than I don't think it has any real chance of adoption. They cease to exist and my raw documents become instantly worthless. Not to mention offline editing, etc.
- sebzim4500 4y ago
  They plan to publish an open source CLI in the next few weeks, apparently.
  - trallnag 4y ago
    Open source CLI to a closed source service?
    - uneekname 4y ago
      I just discovered Typst on this thread and I'm pretty excited about it. It looks like they'll release the compiler source code when they open for public beta.[0] If this includes all of the pieces to run Typst locally, I'll be eager to try it out. > We will publish Typst's compiler source code as soon as our beta phase starts. [0] https://typst.app/about/ https://typst.app/about/