A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn. - GitHub - typst/typst: A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
I want to use it, but if I’m going to commit to learning a new system for my work, I need to know that 1) it will remain open source (like LaTeX), 2) its going to remain maintained, 3) it has a robust package library, 4) it has to understand bibtex. I dont think typst has committed to the first, its not mature enough for 2 or 3, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to automate translation between bibtex and their funky format.
Maybe add a 5) needs to be able to export to LaTeX. It might be nice and easy to write in typst, but you’ll sooner or later hit the wall of “We accept submissions in Word and LaTeX only.”
Don’t tell me they won’t accept LaTeX in the real sciences!!! I can understand that the bla-bla courses would want Word, as LaTeX would probably make their brains melt. But math or physics with Word? Yuck…
I want to use it, but if I’m going to commit to learning a new system for my work, I need to know that 1) it will remain open source (like LaTeX), 2) its going to remain maintained, 3) it has a robust package library, 4) it has to understand bibtex. I dont think typst has committed to the first, its not mature enough for 2 or 3, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to automate translation between bibtex and their funky format.
Spot on.
Maybe add a 5) needs to be able to export to LaTeX. It might be nice and easy to write in typst, but you’ll sooner or later hit the wall of “We accept submissions in Word and LaTeX only.”
Some universities only accept word now days 💀
Most universities won’t accept a latex file, but I’ve never seen anyone have an issue with PDFs in the sciences.
Don’t tell me they won’t accept LaTeX in the real sciences!!! I can understand that the bla-bla courses would want Word, as LaTeX would probably make their brains melt. But math or physics with Word? Yuck…
Thats very true, I hadn’t thought of that.
Wow, your considerations are invaluable for my next steps in this topic, thank you very much