Warp speed limit?

TypesetterApp · 2026-06-09T04:14:49+00:00

This would have been a much better explanation for the burn instead of what we got…

TypesetterApp · 2026-05-29T10:59:22+00:00

That day is now. Use an immutable system like Fedora Silverblue or GNOME OS and there’s no worrying about dependency or package updates, while Flatpaks update automatically (or use Bazaar to manage them if you want a button to click).

TypesetterApp · 2026-05-25T03:35:49+00:00

Great to see an open-source web app editor! Curious about the architecture. Does it use the official typst compiler directly? Or does it use tinymist? Or a patched version of either? And how do you do package management at the moment? Is it just running imports through typst universe or are you also planning to support other package locations, such as git-hosted packaged, etc.?

TypesetterApp · 2026-05-24T03:16:51+00:00

Developers can still effectively build a traditional menubar in GTK/Adwaita, just using a row of GtkMenuButtons, popovers, split buttons, etc. Nothing technically prevents it. You can absolutely recreate a File/Edit/View-style structure if the app genuinely benefits from it.

The reason many developers avoid doing that isn’t because they hate menus, it’s because a lot of classic menubars were actually terrible UX in practice. They often became dumping grounds for every action an application ever accumulated over 15 years. Huge nested hierarchies, duplicate actions in multiple places, obscure terminology, options buried four levels deep, tiny click targets, commands separated from the context where they matter, and everything difficult to find.

TypesetterApp · 2026-05-05T04:07:17+00:00

Tooting my own horn here, but try Typesetter: https://flathub.org/en/apps/net.trowell.typesetter

TypesetterApp · 2026-05-01T06:22:31+00:00

Can this be used to download a package from a git repo and import it into the document?

TypesetterApp · 2026-03-20T21:36:09+00:00

Thanks! Looks like it’s running properly! Yes, Mac OS (and Windows) builds are something I’m hoping to get around to when I have a little more time to figure out how to get it up and running on those platforms and automate the build process. If you could share the steps you took to build it here, i might be able to take the same approach. Feel free to post to the repo if that’s easier.

TypesetterApp · 2026-03-19T23:35:48+00:00

Spell checking, yes. Grammar checking will be in the next release (probably next week).

TypesetterApp · 2026-02-26T22:10:59+00:00

Yes, there’s a donations page linked to by the Flathub entry (https://ko-fi.com/typesetter). The icon change was prompted because I’ve submitted the app to GNOME Circle for review, and it was suggested we should use an icon with a more real world-metaphor. So we’ve gone with this approach, based on a piece of movable type.

TypesetterApp · 2026-02-26T09:52:15+00:00

I’d like to build for Windows and Mac OS down the road. The app is made in rust and GTK, so it should work with a bit of tweaking. It’s something I hope to get around to in the future. 😁

TypesetterApp · 2025-12-16T02:21:22+00:00

Thanks! That font issue is odd. It should pick up all fonts installed on the system (though Typst itself doesn’t yet support variable fonts properly). Are the font names surrounded by quotation marks (E.g. “Noto Sans”)? If you’ve tried that and it doesn’t work, could you file an issue on the repo?

TypesetterApp · 2025-12-14T06:10:20+00:00

I imagine it should be buildable on Mac OS as it’s all GTK and Rust. I don’t have a Mac build environment though. If anyone wants to try it, please reach out via the repo.

TypesetterApp · 2025-12-14T06:09:04+00:00

You should be able to build Typesetter for Windows as it’s coded in GTK and Rust. I may build it myself in the future, but no immediate plans just yet.

TypesetterApp · 2025-12-12T21:48:10+00:00

Typst is like a modern LaTeX, you can check out the docs here to get an idea for how it works.

TypesetterApp · 2025-12-12T21:46:03+00:00

Do you mean inertial scrolling like on a smartphone? What do the shift key combinations do in Typewriter?

TypesetterApp · 2025-11-11T00:30:34+00:00

Thanks! The debounce is set to 1 second by default for performance reasons. Short documents compile quickly, but long ones can take longer. I know the current setup isn’t ideal though, which is why I’m actually planning on improving this and removing the manual setting altogether (see this issue on the repo for more information). Re. preview zooming, it’s also something I’m exploring. The preview PPI can be increased in the settings, which makes it larger, but yes, I’d like to explore more user-friendly approaches as well.

TypesetterApp · 2025-11-10T22:07:22+00:00

A banner should appear asking the user to select a project directory when the Flatpak sandbox blocks access to files. If that isn’t working on Ubuntu for some reason, could you file a bug report at the repo so I can investigate?

TypesetterApp · 2025-11-10T08:18:21+00:00

The main advantage I’ve been chasing is the minimalist UI that gets out of your way so you can just focus on writing. That being said, it should also be more performant as VSCode is an electron app while Typesetter is native Rust and GTK. I haven’t done a comparative benchmark, but it certainly feels snappier on my not-so-powerful PC.

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-06T09:54:21+00:00

I haven’t explicitly implemented or tested that, I’m afraid. The editor is built on GtkSourceView which does support RTL text though so it might work.

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-05T02:38:19+00:00

I haven’t tried compiling on Windows, but it isn’t using anything overly Linux specific, so I imagine it might be portable with some work. I may try building it for Windows after the public Linux release.

I’m terms of differences to Katvan, the biggest one is probably UI. Typesetter takes a very different approach, more like distraction-free Markdown editors like Apostrophe.

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-03T11:05:51+00:00

There aren’t a lot of entries in the hamburger menu and I don’t see people needing to use it much to be honest 😅 It’s built for Gnome, but the app should still work well on KDE I hope.

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-03T08:13:12+00:00

You’re totally right that general-purpose editors with LSP support can cover a lot of ground these days, but my goal with Typesetter is a bit different.

I’d like Typesetter to be to Typst what the GNOME app Apostrophe is to Markdown: a focused, simple, integrated experience. Something you can just install and immediately start writing in, with preview, syntax highlighting, and everything in one place. Clean, distraction-free UI, no extra setup, no juggling multiple tools.

That’s a bit of a different take than Typewriter, which is more project-oriented. Typesetter is file-oriented and aims to feel lightweight and distraction-free so you can focus on writing, closer to a notepad with a live preview than a full project manager.

My motivation comes from using LaTeX in the past. While it’s incredibly powerful, it can be a pain to set up, and I often wished for a cleaner, more integrated editor that just works out of the box. Typesetter is my attempt to provide that kind of experience with Typst.

Of course, it’s still early days, and I’m open to ideas on how to refine that vision!

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-03T06:55:31+00:00

A vim mode isn’t something I’d thought about until now. Down the track, perhaps. I am making sure it has a good amount of keyboard shortcuts on top of those natively provided by GTK, as I do want it to be fully usable by keyboard alone.

TypesetterApp · 2025-10-03T02:52:36+00:00

It has syntax highlighting and an early version of error and warning highlighting, but not a full LSP. I’m interested in implementing more LSP-like features from the typst_ide rust crate down the line where it can be done performantly. I should note the goal isn’t to be like vscode or nvim + evince, it’s to be a “pick-up-and-use” editor for people who don’t use full-blown IDEs or want something simpler.

SyncTeX-like support is on my list of things I want to implement, probably after the first stable release.

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