A developer built florilegium, a LaTeX package that generates Delft-blue floral page borders entirely from parametric curves computed in Lua at compile time, with no imported images or external assets. The package ships two example documents—one with hand-placed flower compositions and another where a greedy space-filling algorithm grows a plant to match whatever room is left on the page—plus a visualization showing the growth process seed by seed.
github.com
· 2026-10-30
Essentia, an organic mattress maker known for GOTS- and GOLS-certified materials, is running a sale offering 20 percent off its beds, including its Tatami model. The mattresses use high-density organic latex cores without springs, wool, or fiber batting, aiming to reduce allergens and improve airflow compared to traditional memory foam.
wired.com
· 2026-10-20
Typst, the Rust-based document typesetting system often floated as a LaTeX alternative, released version 0.15 in June with a batch of new features. Additions include support for variable fonts, MathML output, and the ability to include multiple bibliographies in a single document. The software remains free and Apache-2.0 licensed, with LWN testing the new font capabilities using open-source variable fonts like Roboto Flex and Zycon.
lwn.net
· 2026-09-25
A collection of twenty small, standalone LaTeX and MetaPost examples demonstrates how to reproduce the look of old scientific publications, from engraved optics plates to Victorian newspaper layouts. Each file isolates one technique—such as antique typography, hand-drawn diagrams, or period color palettes—so users can compile, modify, or strip out individual effects to see their contribution. The examples split into pure LaTeX pages, standalone fiziko MetaPost figures, and hybrid pages combining both via LuaTeX.
github.com
· 2026-09-09
A new open-source project called ExactTeX extends LaTeX with optional annotations that let authors mark specific objects—like tables or figures—for verification before compiling to PDF. Unannotated content passes through unchanged as ordinary LaTeX, and a browser-based editor called Vitela runs the same compiler via WebAssembly for local checking without a server. The toolchain includes a command-line compiler, a language server for editor integration, and a test suite ensuring consistent behavior across all three interfaces.
github.com
· 2026-09-01
A new open-source project called TexLite provides a browser-based, self-hosted environment for teams to write and compile LaTeX documents together. It runs as a single Node.js process with SQLite and local file storage, reusing the host machine's existing TeX installation, and adds real-time editing plus source-level commenting.
github.com
· 2026-08-26
A developer released TeXbrain, a free open-source LaTeX editor that runs a WebAssembly port of pdfTeX (via SwiftLaTeX) so documents compile to PDF directly in the browser with no server involved. It also supports opening local project folders, syncing with git, and pushing to GitHub, all within a single browser tab. Packages beyond the common ones bundled with the app are fetched on demand from a TeX Live mirror and cached for offline reuse.
github.com
· 2026-08-25
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