TiCL: the Prototype (Star TeX: the Next Generation, Season 2)

Oct 1, 2013·
Didier Verna
Didier Verna
· 1 min read
Type
Event
Date
Oct 23, 2013 — Oct 26, 2013
Location

Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo

3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,

Abstract
At TUG'2012, we presented some ideas about using one of the oldest programming languages (Lisp), in order to modernize one of the oldest typesetting systems (TeX). This talk was mostly focused on justifying the technical fitness of Lisp for this task. This time, we would like to take the opposite view and demonstrate a prototype, from the user’s perspective. This involves showing what a TiCL document could look like, the implications in terms of typesetting vs. programmatic features, and also in terms of extensibility (relate this to class / style authoring).