I've recently thought about if there is not an easier to learn alternative to #LaTeX...and maybe even in #Rust!?
My inner voice: Come on, you are a dreamer!
Well...sometimes dreams come true:
#Typst - A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
It is in beta and open source:
https://github.com/typst/typst
@janriemer Available on NixOS ;)
@janriemer I thought it looked nice too but who only wants to go to pdf these days?
Most writers don't need maths equations but we do need html, pdf, epub, mobi.
Looking at it I'm thinking a relatively simple transformation from mdBook plus the formating template becomes a nice way to get high quality #pdf from #mdBook and #PanDoc
@janriemer Just found your toot!
My general comment on this (not only related to you):
My first thought was: Why must there be another typesetting-solution?
On the one hand I am open for new things:
I like #rustlang and have started learning it for not worth mentioning mini-projects. And I did some research for #rust-replacements for daily tools and more. (Just found someone who has tried to rebuild #emacs in #rustlang )
On the other hand I seem to be a bit old-fashioned: I am …