A modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeXLive.

https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/tectonic

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6 Comments

pryre@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 65d (3 replies)

Looks cool. Has anyone used it in earnest? I've always wanted to try a LaTeX successor, but the former is so prevalent that I've been concerned about it losing steam or not being compatible with journals, etc.

SorteKanin@feddit.dk · 9 pts · 65d (1 reply)

I've been very happy with typst. Works great and so much easier than LaTeX.

bitfucker@programming.dev · 1 pts · 65d

Plus one to this. I'm happy with typst but the op is asking for latex. Typst is an alternative to latex not another compiler

badabim@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d

It's not a LaTeX successor, but rather an alternative compiler. It's more pleasant to use than other LaTeX compilers, but I've noticed discrepancies between its output, and the output of whatever standard compiler I used, so I had to drop it.

BB_C@programming.dev · 1 pts · 65d

If it's Tex, it's not modern.
It's like:
"We have Swiss cheese with no holes."
Swiss cheese, or no holes? Pick one!

comrademiao@piefed.social · -1 pts · 65d

tanky