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I’ve heard of typst before. A light language for better markup sounds great. LaTex is a dark art and I just repeat basic incantations learned from the elder bo
by ok_computer 2y ago
I’ve heard of typst before. A light language for better markup sounds great.
LaTex is a dark art and I just repeat basic incantations learned from the elder boards.
But, I cannot bring myself to write docs in a web browser and use web app storage. I have a personality disorder that requires me to use a local text editor for personal use cases.
Also I will buy a perpetual license for software. Like sublime text i just renewed a 3 year license to text+merge.
I get that subscription licensing is better for the dev business but I can’t do it.
- marko_oktabyr 2y agoI may be a tad late, but typst does have a compiler you can use locally with your favorite local text editor. https://github.com/typst/typst/releases https://github.com/typst/typst/releases
- ok_computer 2y agoCool, I will try it. Thank you
- justneedaname 2y agoI've recently started a part-time MSc (with no prior degree or university experience) and I've found Typst brilliant. I've been using this template - https://typst.app/universe/package/ilm/ https://typst.app/universe/package/ilm/. The UX has been simply amazing, there is a VSCode extension that allows you to have the raw text content open in one tab on the left and the pdf on the right, with it updating everytime you save. I also think it has translated to better grades, given some of the marks come from structure and presentation! For example, in my last essay I was using Binary Search Trees, wouldn't you know, there's a package that allows you to draw them easily! Seriously, I can't sing it's praises enough. I'm sure if I was doing some more complex writing Latex may be the more appropriate choice but Typst's plug-n-play approach has been so smooth