keenwrite-themes
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keenwrite-themes
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LaTeX for publishing tabletop role-playing games
This gets styled in the PDF as:
https://i.ibb.co/ZfZXmDn/output.png
Various styles are packed in themes, which the user can select when exporting to PDF. At present, there are only three themes:
https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/tree/main/exa...
There other styles in the Boschet theme, such as speech bubbles, TODOs, and so forth:
::: bubbletx
- On why Markdown is not a good, or even a half-decent, markup language
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Millions of dollars in time wasted making papers fit journal guidelines
KeenWrite Themes[1] are instructions that tell ConTeXt how to typeset XHTML documents (content) into PDF files (presentation). I made a tutorial that shows how my FOSS desktop text editor, KeenWrite[3], allows users to write in Markdown to typeset a document against a particular theme.
Before it can be used for scientific papers, it needs cross-references, which, unfortunately, aren't part of the CommonMark specification.
I posit that the vast majority of LaTeX users don't grok how to separate content from presentation. When I asked a question on TeX.SE about how to adjust the line spacing between enumerated items (spanning a couple dozen enumerated lists), the vast majority of people voted for the answer of using `\itemsep0em` to tweak each list ... individually.[4] The correct answer, IMO, is to fix the problem globally, and not waste time tweaking individual lists.
[1]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QpX70O5S30
[3]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
[4]: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/6081/reduce-space-be...
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Lua: The Little Language That Could
The ConTeXt typesetting system tightly integrates Lua. One aspect of Lua that I dislike is its inability to easily write OOP-ish code. What's impressive about the language is that it can be extended to do so in astonishingly little code:
* https://github.com/kikito/middleclass
With OOP in place, I was able to typeset a hexagonal grid and a symbolic representation of a neural network on top, using a more OOP-like approach. The classes are straightforward.
A vertex defines a point in 2D space:
* https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/blob/main/bos...
An edge connects two vertices:
* https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/blob/main/bos...
A graph connects edges:
* https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/blob/main/bos...
A priority queue serves for ordering graph edges by weight of adjoining vertices:
* https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/blob/main/bos...
With these concepts in hand, we can typeset a grid and a "neural network" on top:
* https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/blob/main/bos...
Here's an example of the output for chapter 1:
* https://i.ibb.co/19DCDZy/ch-1.png
And chapter 14, where the "network" has grown in complexity:
* https://i.ibb.co/ncf16vg/ch-2.png
This is for my near future hard sci-fi book on AGI. I'm looking for alpha readers to give me feedback. See profile for contact details.
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KeenWrite 3.2.0
KeenWrite uses themes to control every aspect of the presentation layer: leader dots, indentation levels, fonts, colours, hyperlinking, and so forth. This is accomplished by first converting R Markdown to XHTML then passing the XHTML to ConTeXt.
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Pure Java Typesetting System
> like font face, font size, horizontal and vertical element positioning and line spacing, etc.
May I recommend ConTeXt?
For my purposes, KeenType was only meant to provide a real-time "rough draft" of equations rendered inside of KeenWrite[0], my FOSS Markdown editor. That is, I edit in Markdown, then KeenWrite converts the inline TeX-based equations for previewing. When I'm ready to create a "finished" product, KeenWrite exports the Markdown to XHTML then feeds the XHTML, along with a theme, to ConTeXt[1]. The various themes[2] are where font faces sizes, alignment, kerning, etc. are tweaked. In this way content remains completely separated from presentation.
[0]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
[1]: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page
[2]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes
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Architecture diagrams should be code
KeenWrite[0], the FOSS Markdown text editor I’ve been working on, includes the ability to render plain text diagrams via Kroki[1]†. See the screenshots[2] for examples. Here’s a sample Markdown document that was typeset[3] using ConTeXt[4] (and an early version of the Solare[5] theme).
One reason I developed KeenWrite was to use variables inside of plain text diagrams. In the genealogy diagram, when any character name (that’s within the diagram) is updated, the diagram regenerates automatically. (The variables are defined in an external YAML file, allowing for integration with build pipelines.)
Version 3.x containerizes the typesetting system, which greatly simplifies the installation instructions that allow typesetting Markdown into PDF files. It also opens the door to moving Kroki into the container so that diagram descriptions aren’t pushed over the Internet to be rendered.
†Kroki, ergo KeenWrite, supports BlockDiag (BlockDiag, SeqDiag, ActDiag, NwDiag, PacketDiag, RackDiag), BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, Excalidraw, GraphViz, Nomnoml, Pikchr, PlantUML, Structurizr, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, and WaveDrom.
Note that Mermaid diagrams generate non-conforming SVG[6], so they don’t render outside of web browsers. There is work being done to address[7] this problem.
[0]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
[1]: https://kroki.io/
[2]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite/blob/main/docs/scree...
[3]: https://pdfhost.io/v/4FeAGGasj_SepiSolar_Highlevel_Software_...
[4]: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page
[5]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/
[6]: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/2485
[7]: https://github.com/yuzutech/kroki/issues/1410
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Is it possible to add LaTeX commands to a markdown file?
KeenWrite leverages KeenWrite Themes to change how documents are presented. The Tarmes theme is an example of a very basic theme, meant to act as a base for making new themes. Take a look at Tarmes, which is probably the closest answer to your question. Feel free to add issues against the issue tracker or add questions to the discussion area.
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Converting my PhD thesis into HTML
> Nevertheless, I would prefer a Markdown-based system
My free, cross-platform desktop Markdown editor, KeenWrite[1], integrates with the ConTeXt typesetting software[2]. I'm working on a branch[3] to make integration containerized[3] because its installation is painful. KeenWrite limits math to plain TeX[4] so that the output can be rendered using any TeX-based typesetter (ConTeXt, LaTeX, MathJax, εχTEX, etc.).
Here's a sample document typeset using ConTeXt (skip to page 40 for the math):
https://pdfhost.io/v/4FeAGGasj_SepiSolar_Highlevel_Software_...
That document theme is called Solare[8].
> that can use CSS and MathML
Adding CSS mixes presentation logic with content, which is something KeenWrite strives to avoid. Instead, KeenWrite implements Pandoc's annotation syntax to keep presentation logic out of the content. I've written about this extensively in my Typesetting Markdown series[5].
You can produce some pretty amazing documents just with annotations, such as the following that I wrote in Markdown and typeset using ConTeXt:
https://impacts.to/downloads/lowres/impacts.pdf
> has a 100% bibtex clone for references.
Markdown fails at references. At some point, I'd like to implement cross-references in KeenWrite. Except there's at least six competing standards for the syntax, which I've also remarked upon[6], making the choice of syntax difficult[7].
[1]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
[2]: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation
[3]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite/blob/1_typeset_using...
[4]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite/blob/main/docs/scree...
[5]: https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2020/04/28/typesetting-markdow...
[6]: https://talk.commonmark.org/t/cross-references-and-citations...
[7]: https://xkcd.com/927/
[8]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes/tree/main/sol...
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KeenWrite 2.10.0: R meets TeX
If ConTeXt and KeenWrite Themes are installed, then you can press Control+P to export as a PDF file, producing the output shown on the far right.
DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
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LaTeX for publishing tabletop role-playing games
> Creating a theme for tabletop role-playing games would take some elbow grease
The article links to several, including a convincing reproduction of basic Wizards of the Coast house style for D&D 5E:
https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
Here's another 5E one with additional sidebar styles:
https://github.com/anoderay/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template/
Also 5E-inspired, with a template for card accessories:
https://github.com/Krozark/RPG-LaTeX-Template
A 5E-compatible character sheet:
https://github.com/matsavage/DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Sheet-Te...
CTAN also has packages for Basic D&D-inspired typesetting (rpg-module, also linked from the article), GURPS (gurps), generic hex boards (hexboard), and wargame hex boards with counters (wargame).
There are also indie TTRPGs that've shipped using custom LaTeX templates; this one has CC-BY licensed source: https://github.com/ludus-leonis/nipajin
And the blog author's own, with a more restrictive CC-NC-SA license: https://github.com/Vladar4/itdr
From personal experience, the biggest struggle is non-rectangular text wrapping around images.
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What is the current status of Latex?
Started using LateX for academic papers, back in 2002, nowadays I use Latex for almost everything, for my work as a professor - which includes papers I submit and teaching materials I write - but also for formal letters, contracts and even games - see for example D&D 5e Latex. Latex is used for tons and applications in different fields, and its vast library is a small sample of that.
- Do you guys write your own primers/booklets/zines for your players? Looking for tips for publishing a 'players guide' with house rules. (DND)
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What app should I use to actually write the system?
Use Overleaf, once you know Latex you can create easily a decent write up, especially when you use DND-5e-LaTeX-Template as a basis.
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what's the best software for making rulebooks
if you have a techy background, TeX is always an option whih produces gorgious output and there are various templates available, e.g. this dnd template.
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LaTEX template for an RPG book
Dark Latex D&D5e Template
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Emulating the Style of Another Document
You can find the template here: github, or here for Overleaf. Good luck!
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Design Software Question
While I personally use it for typesetting my RPG books, and it is very commonly used among the RPG sphere's I'm in.
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Tools for rule book creation?
There is a specific template originally used or intended for Dungeons and Dragons called the DND-5e-LaTeX-Template or directly from Overleaf as a downloadable Template
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Best way to practice!
For those who interested: https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
What are some alternatives?
TALA - A diagram layout engine designed specifically for software architecture diagrams
homebrewery - Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown
KeenWrite - Free, open-source, cross-platform desktop Markdown text editor with live preview, string interpolation, and math.
DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template - LaTeX package to typeset character sheets for the fifth edition of the "world's greatest roleplaying game".
character-picker - Quick and convenient character picker for Windows
solbera-dnd-fonts - Solbera's DND5e fonts
hn_mining - hackernews data
masterplan - Masterplan is an application that helps you to build D&D 4E campaigns.
publisher - speedata Publisher - a professional database Publishing system
pandoc-latex-template - A pandoc LaTeX template to convert markdown files to PDF or LaTeX.
mathpix-markdown-it - Markdown rendering + Latex extras (equations, tables, ...), with conversion features, for the scientific community
CV - Automatically updated Material Design themed CV (template & personal)