#typst — Public Fediverse posts

The EXPORT metacommand of the execsql.py SQL script processor now will export a database table, view, or query to a Typst table. The `format` argument should be "typst". If a description is included, the table will be wrapped in a figure and the description used as the caption.

https://execsql.readthedocs.io/en/latest/metacommands.html#export

execsql can be installed from PyPI:

https://pypi.org/project/execsql/

#Database #Databases #SQL #Scripting #Typst #Python

Ich hatte ja schon ein paar Begegnungen mit #LaTeX (das mit dem Schriftsatz). War bisher immer so - hm naja. Aktuell bin ich aber sehr interessiert und angetan von #typst als Tool zum trennen von Form und Inhalt. Sehr angetan sogar. Auch wenn ich sagen muss dass bisher auch fast komplett zufrieden bin mit der OpenSource Version.

Ich hatte ja schon ein paar Begegnungen mit #LaTeX (das mit dem Schriftsatz). War bisher immer so - hm naja. Aktuell bin ich aber sehr interessiert und angetan von #typst als Tool zum trennen von Form und Inhalt. Sehr angetan sogar. Auch wenn ich sagen muss dass bisher auch fast komplett zufrieden bin mit der OpenSource Version.

The Weekly Challenge 372: Space is the Largest Place #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Weekly_Challenge_372__Space_is_the_Largest_Place.html

The Weekly Challenge 371: Missing Equilibrium #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Weekly_Challenge_371__Missing_Equilibrium.html

Playing around with adding a new document via template popover to Typesetter. I'm thinking this should be a local, non-networked solution, so the popover currently only lists locally installed Typst packages (rather than, say, remotely downloading from Typst Universe). Curious what others think. Is local-only the right call?

#typst #gtk #gnome #localfirst

@amelliug #Typst me semble effectivement une bonne alternative à #LaTeX. Mais, par contre, ce que trouve être un avantage non négligeable ce serait, pour moi, le support natif du #svg. Ainsi je pourrais réutiliser les molécules créés par moi sous #Molketch ou sous #Ketcher par mes étudiants. Cela m'éviterait de devoir toujours convertir ces molécules ou équations sous #chemfig et #tikz ou alors exporter mes svg en #pdf ou #eps.

@patrice Depuis quelques mois, je teste #typst (https://typst.app/) en remplacement de #LaTeX. Le paquet #alchemist (https://typst.app/universe/package/alchemist) permet de faire des choses similaires à #chemfig. Voici un exemple de la formule semi-développée de la molécule d'ibuprofène pour mon cours de première spécialité physique-chimie.

Anyone a suggestion on how to reduce font size in an #rstats #tinytable notes? With `tinytable::style_tt(fontsize = 0.8)` the font size of the font in the table gets smaller, but not the notes. It is for in a #quarto to #typst. Thanks!

The Weekly Challenge 369: Divided Validity #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/The_Weekly_Challenge_369__Divided_Validity.html

I never thought this would happen, but: I am quickly getting won over by Typst and moving to abandon LaTeX.

Not to brag -- except okay, I guess I totally am -- In grad school and afterwards, I was really, really good with LaTeX and made some fantastic stuff, especially with TikZ.

But...Typst is simpler, easier, closer to Markdown, less idiosyncratic...*sigh*

https://typst.app/

#typst #latex #tex #typesetting

I never thought this would happen, but: I am quickly getting won over by Typst and moving to abandon LaTeX.

Not to brag -- except okay, I guess I totally am -- In grad school and afterwards, I was really, really good with LaTeX and made some fantastic stuff, especially with TikZ.

But...Typst is simpler, easier, closer to Markdown, less idiosyncratic...*sigh*

https://typst.app/

#typst #latex #tex #typesetting

I never thought this would happen, but: I am quickly getting won over by Typst and moving to abandon LaTeX.

Not to brag -- except okay, I guess I totally am -- In grad school and afterwards, I was really, really good with LaTeX and made some fantastic stuff, especially with TikZ.

But...Typst is simpler, easier, closer to Markdown, less idiosyncratic...*sigh*

https://typst.app/

#typst #latex #tex #typesetting

I never thought this would happen, but: I am quickly getting won over by Typst and moving to abandon LaTeX.

Not to brag -- except okay, I guess I totally am -- In grad school and afterwards, I was really, really good with LaTeX and made some fantastic stuff, especially with TikZ.

But...Typst is simpler, easier, closer to Markdown, less idiosyncratic...*sigh*

https://typst.app/

#typst #latex #tex #typesetting

I never thought this would happen, but: I am quickly getting won over by Typst and moving to abandon LaTeX.

Not to brag -- except okay, I guess I totally am -- In grad school and afterwards, I was really, really good with LaTeX and made some fantastic stuff, especially with TikZ.

But...Typst is simpler, easier, closer to Markdown, less idiosyncratic...*sigh*

https://typst.app/

#typst #latex #tex #typesetting

The Weekly Challenge 368: Omega is Bigger #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/The_Weekly_Challenge_368__Omega_is_Bigger.html

@hetare11 @thibaultamartin @haeckerfelix

I'd like to have a #typst language checker, too, but I don't think it exists yet. Edit: #typesetter does English in 0.12 .

I'm working on single typst sources with output in two languages, NL/EN, using this function as a single typst source file:
#let ennl = (en, nl) => { [#nl] }
//#let ennl = (en, nl) => { [#en] }

#Typesetter can find the arguments in its preview, and a language checker would need to cooperate with this somehow.

I already loved Helix (best editor in the world), but yesterday @haeckerfelix showed me that Language Servers can go much further than I thought.

TIL that Helix and Typst are a match made in heaven, thanks to the Language Server tinymist.

https://ergaster.org/til/helix-typst-match-in-heaven/

#helixEditor #typst

A new #Hieroglyphic release is out now. Thanks to the exciting work done by @bnyro,
Hieroglyphic can now also recognize @typst symbols (a modern alternative to
LaTeX). Hardware-acceleration will now be preferred over using the CPU, when
available, reducing power-consumption.

Head over to @flathub to download the latest version: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.finefindus.Hieroglyphic

#GNOME #GNOMECircle #GNOMEApps #Tex #Typst

A new #Hieroglyphic release is out now. Thanks to the exciting work done by @bnyro,
Hieroglyphic can now also recognize @typst symbols (a modern alternative to
LaTeX). Hardware-acceleration will now be preferred over using the CPU, when
available, reducing power-consumption.

Head over to @flathub to download the latest version: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.finefindus.Hieroglyphic

#GNOME #GNOMECircle #GNOMEApps #Tex #Typst

A new #Hieroglyphic release is out now. Thanks to the exciting work done by @bnyro,
Hieroglyphic can now also recognize @typst symbols (a modern alternative to
LaTeX). Hardware-acceleration will now be preferred over using the CPU, when
available, reducing power-consumption.

Head over to @flathub to download the latest version: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.finefindus.Hieroglyphic

#GNOME #GNOMECircle #GNOMEApps #Tex #Typst

A new #Hieroglyphic release is out now. Thanks to the exciting work done by @bnyro,
Hieroglyphic can now also recognize @typst symbols (a modern alternative to
LaTeX). Hardware-acceleration will now be preferred over using the CPU, when
available, reducing power-consumption.

Head over to @flathub to download the latest version: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.finefindus.Hieroglyphic

#GNOME #GNOMECircle #GNOMEApps #Tex #Typst

A new #Hieroglyphic release is out now. Thanks to the exciting work done by @bnyro,
Hieroglyphic can now also recognize @typst symbols (a modern alternative to
LaTeX). Hardware-acceleration will now be preferred over using the CPU, when
available, reducing power-consumption.

Head over to @flathub to download the latest version: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.finefindus.Hieroglyphic

#GNOME #GNOMECircle #GNOMEApps #Tex #Typst

The Weekly Challenge 367: Binary Conflict #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/04/The_Weekly_Challenge_367__Binary_Conflict.html

#introduction

Hello Mastodon ! Je suis nouveau sur Mastodon. Je suis ingénieur informatique et chercheur en recherche opérationnelle. Je suis (grand) partisan d'#openSource et #scienceOuverte. Je m'intéresse à de nombreux sujets mais surtout #durabilité #vieprivee #lowtech #epistemologie.

Je suis un peu un fan de #typesetting (composition d'après Wikipédia) donc j'utilise #LaTeX (ou #TeX), et #Typst. Je suis responsable de deux paquets Typst: glossarium et algorithmique.

J'ai du temps libre avant le début de mon prochain travail, donc je parcours lentement ma pile de projets personnels...

Au plaisir de rencontrer des gens ici!

#introduction

Hello Mastodon ! Je suis nouveau sur Mastodon. Je suis ingénieur informatique et chercheur en recherche opérationnelle. Je suis (grand) partisan d'#openSource et #scienceOuverte. Je m'intéresse à de nombreux sujets mais surtout #durabilité #vieprivee #lowtech #epistemologie.

Je suis un peu un fan de #typesetting (composition d'après Wikipédia) donc j'utilise #LaTeX (ou #TeX), et #Typst. Je suis responsable de deux paquets Typst: glossarium et algorithmique.

J'ai du temps libre avant le début de mon prochain travail, donc je parcours lentement ma pile de projets personnels...

Au plaisir de rencontrer des gens ici!

#introduction

Hello Mastodon ! Je suis nouveau sur Mastodon. Je suis ingénieur informatique et chercheur en recherche opérationnelle. Je suis (grand) partisan d'#openSource et #scienceOuverte. Je m'intéresse à de nombreux sujets mais surtout #durabilité #vieprivee #lowtech #epistemologie.

Je suis un peu un fan de #typesetting (composition d'après Wikipédia) donc j'utilise #LaTeX (ou #TeX), et #Typst. Je suis responsable de deux paquets Typst: glossarium et algorithmique.

J'ai du temps libre avant le début de mon prochain travail, donc je parcours lentement ma pile de projets personnels...

Au plaisir de rencontrer des gens ici!

#introduction

Hello Mastodon ! Je suis nouveau sur Mastodon. Je suis ingénieur informatique et chercheur en recherche opérationnelle. Je suis (grand) partisan d'#openSource et #scienceOuverte. Je m'intéresse à de nombreux sujets mais surtout #durabilité #vieprivee #lowtech #epistemologie.

Je suis un peu un fan de #typesetting (composition d'après Wikipédia) donc j'utilise #LaTeX (ou #TeX), et #Typst. Je suis responsable de deux paquets Typst: glossarium et algorithmique.

J'ai du temps libre avant le début de mon prochain travail, donc je parcours lentement ma pile de projets personnels...

Au plaisir de rencontrer des gens ici!

#introduction

Hello Mastodon ! Je suis nouveau sur Mastodon. Je suis ingénieur informatique et chercheur en recherche opérationnelle. Je suis (grand) partisan d'#openSource et #scienceOuverte. Je m'intéresse à de nombreux sujets mais surtout #durabilité #vieprivee #lowtech #epistemologie.

Je suis un peu un fan de #typesetting (composition d'après Wikipédia) donc j'utilise #LaTeX (ou #TeX), et #Typst. Je suis responsable de deux paquets Typst: glossarium et algorithmique.

J'ai du temps libre avant le début de mon prochain travail, donc je parcours lentement ma pile de projets personnels...

Au plaisir de rencontrer des gens ici!

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

The Weekly Challenge 366: The Time of the Count is Over #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_366__The_Time_of_the_Count_is_Over.html

@debacle @alerque @typst Grown up in #TeXLaTEX, pretty impressed with #Typst, using my own “mark4down” flow (m4 | pandoc) with either LaTeX or Typst as the actual typesetting engine. All work well, allthough I do think there’s room for improvement - are we yet producing PDF/UA?

I don’t know #SILE. Is this a stealthy pitch?

The Weekly Challenge 365: Alphabet Digit Counter Token #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_365__Alphabet_Digit_Counter_Token.html

@davemq @jameshowell @ericsfraga @mstempl @sacha

True.

However, you've switched from a very rich syntax (#LaTeX) to a very simplistic one (lightweight markup language - #LML). There's a difference in output: https://karl-voit.at/2015/07/26/LaTeX-typography/

Don't get me wrong: I, too, prefer writing documents in #Orgmode and exporting to PDF myself. It's a very good compromise.

Meanwhile, I'd not care if the process switched from org->(pdf)latex->PDF to org-> #typst ->PDF or anything similar.

However, I'm not so sure if I'd use Org for setting a document where I really want to get the maximum, like I tried with my PhD thesis: https://karl-voit.at/tagstore/en/papers.shtml

Edit: also related: https://karl-voit.at/2017/08/26/latex-fetish/

#publicvoit

The Weekly Challenge 364: Decrypted Goals #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_364__Decrypted_Goals.html

Typesetter speaks more languages with today's update! You can now use it in Chinese (Simplified), Turkish, French (partial), and German (partial). Thanks to Dawn Chan, Sabri Ünal, Philippe Charlanes, and Sebastian Kern for their time and effort!

Get it on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/net.trowell.typesetter

If you want to help bring Typesetter to your language, you can contribute translations via Weblate (https://translate.codeberg.org/engage/typesetter/) or a pull request (https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter).

#Typst #GTK #Rust #Linux #i18n #l10n

Is there somewhere a sensible analysis of various packages/systems for writing papers/articles/etc.

Forty years ago I wrote my PhD in the original #TeX and have never really got into #LaTeX ... now I hear that there are things like #Typst and perhaps others.

What options are there, and how do they compare?

#AskingForAdvice ...

@shanecelis I'm on the journey going from #VScode to #Zed... actually, the only reason I still use #VSCode is that it has browser preview and I can have extensions like #Excalidraw or #Typst.

The Weekly Challenge 362: Spellbound Echo #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_362__Spellbound_Echo.html

The Weekly Challenge 361: Celebrity Zeckendorf #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/02/The_Weekly_Challenge_361__Celebrity_Zeckendorf.html

Über den Vormittag eine Dokumentenvorlage für #DeltaGreen in #typst zusammengeklöppelt, die sich ungefähr am Design der offiziellen Publikationen orientiert. Ästhetisch passende freie Schriftarten zu finden, war am aufwendigsten bisher. Aber so ist es schon einmal sehr nützlich für allgemeine Dokumente.

Die größere Herausforderung ist die Einbindung von Grafiken für hervorgehobene Informationen (Karteikarten, Faxblätter, Notepads, etc.). Das schaue ich mir aber heute wohl nicht mehr an.

#pnpde

The Weekly Challenge 360: Justify the Words #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/02/The_Weekly_Challenge_360__Justify_the_Words.html

The Weekly Challenge 359: Roots and Digits #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/02/The_Weekly_Challenge_359__Roots_and_Digits.html

Textsatz in Groff mit Pdfmom

Zum Textsatz mit Typst wurde hier neulich ein Template vorgestellt. Es gibt unter der gleichen Quelle ebenfalls ein Template für "Groff", insbesondere mit dem Makropaket "mom".

#Textsatz #Groff #Pdfmom #Markdown #Typst #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/textsatz-in-groff-mit-pdfmom

#DigitalIndependence #diday for #SocialScience #researchers:

#Rstats #Jamovi #Python <-- #SPSS #Stata

#LibreOffice #LaTeX #Typst editors #Gnumeric <-- #MicrosoftOffice

#CollaboraOnline <-- #GoogleDocs #GoogleWorkspace #Microsoft365

#Zotero <-- #Endnote #Mendeley #Citavi

#ODK #KoboToolbox #LimeSurvey <-- #Qualtrics #SurveyMonkey etc.

#requal #Taguette <-- #MaxQDA #AtlasTI #NVivo

#PoliticalScience #Economics #Statistics #Econometrics #QualitativeResearch #Evaluation #QuantitativeResearch

The Weekly Challenge 358: Encrypted Max #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #Typst #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/02/The_Weekly_Challenge_358__Encrypted_Max.html