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not-so-short-introduction-to-context
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Is ConTeXt wiki down?
I'm been using ConTeXt on and off for a bit, and I haven't been able to access the ConTeXt wiki at https://wiki.contextgarden.net/
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Typst, a modern LaTeX alternative written in Rust, is now open source
Take a look at ConTeXt, which does away with the packages approach of LaTeX and all the complexity. It is pretty mature (first came out in 91) and the underlying LuaTeX engine is even being used by some LaTeX distributions. It is pretty programmable as you can call Lua from within it. Here are some resources if you are interested: A not so short introduction to ConTeXt
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Help with master thesis template
Note that this is ConTeXt, not LaTeX, but the two are quite similar on a day-to-day basis. ConTeXt is a bit less well-known, but the documentation is quite decent. If you're interested, I can recommend this and this and the ConTeXt wiki here.
typst
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German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
https://github.com/typst/typst looks promising, both the language and the tooling. I wonder where it will find its place in a world that is dominated by either Word or LaTex.
- Ask HN: What Underrated Open Source Project Deserves More Recognition?
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LaTeX and Neovim for technical note-taking
I hope in a couple of years we start seeing posts like these with Typst instead of LaTeX. It seems like setting this up would be a bit easier since Typst is much more concise than LaTeX.
[0] https://github.com/typst/typst
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I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using LaTeX and Vim (2019)
For writing math notes (especially in vim), I switch to using Typst (https://typst.app).
Here's a few points:
- The syntax is a lot lighter and easier to type fast. I was up and running in half hour after starting to use it. Once in a while I can look up some symbol name in the docs but that's about it.
- Empty document is a valid document. No preambles, no includes etc, it's all optional and the defaults are sensible. Just start typing.
- It's incremental. Live preview from neovim is in the browser and it's lightning fast, pretty much immediate. No pdf sync pain. No build files, makefiles and all that. Just start typing.
While it's not going to beat latex in terms of serious academic use, for personal use and notes it's close to perfect.
(And of course it's written in Rust...)
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I don't always use LaTeX, but when I do, I compile to HTML (2013)
Except the main theme, which was HTML export? https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/721
Though it's in the roadmap!
- Htmldocs: Typeset and Generate PDFs with HTML/CSS
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"LibreOffice is better at reading old Word files than Word"
I don't use LaTeX for anything these days but Typst popped up recently and seems like a decent alternative: https://github.com/typst/typst
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Which software do you use to create presentations using Vim that is superior to existing ones?
I am surprised that no one mentions the typst. It is super smooth with typst-preview.
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Bibliography CSL
I suggest you ask in the discord channel: https://discord.gg/2uDybryKPe. Or open an issue or question on GitHub: https://github.com/typst/typst
- Besseres Schreibprogramm als Word?
What are some alternatives?
pandoc-latex-template - A pandoc LaTeX template to convert markdown files to PDF or LaTeX.
asciidoctor-latex - :triangular_ruler: Add LaTeX features to AsciiDoc & convert AsciiDoc to LaTeX
Awesome-CV - :page_facing_up: Awesome CV is LaTeX template for your outstanding job application
typst.nvim - WIP. Goals: Treesitter highlighting, snippets, and a smooth intergration with neovim.
djot - A light markup language
KeenWrite - Free, open-source, cross-platform desktop Markdown text editor with live preview, string interpolation, and math.
typst-lsp - A brand-new language server for Typst, plus a VS Code extension
json-resume-template - JSON-based standard for resume
ConTeXt-templates - A collection of document templates in ConTeXt
tree-sitter-typst - A TreeSitter parser for the Typst File Format