Assignment Template Typst

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This repository provides a simple Typst template for writing your Assignments at UiT (The Arctic University of Norway). The template is supercharged with the typst language, which is a simple and powerful language for writing scientific documents.

Note

This is only a template. You have to adapt the template to your current assignment!

Installation

To use this template, you need to have the typst language installed on your computer. There are several ways to install typst:

• Use your OS package manager like apt or brew to install Typst. Take note that these could be several versions behind the latest release.

• You can also download the latest release from the GitHub releases page, which provides precompiled binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

• Nix users can use the provided flake, which contains the typst, typstfmt and typst-lsp packages. It can be activated using direnv allow or simply nix flake build.

For more information on how to install typst, please refer to the official documentation.

Usage

Set up the assignments metadata

Fill in your assignment details in the uit_template function, it should contain the following:

• Your name, Email (abc@uit.no) and GitHub user
• Assignment title
• Your Index Terms
• An Abstract

Build PDFs locally

Once you have installed Typst, you can use it like this:

# Creates `main.pdf` in working directory.
typst compile main.typ

# Creates PDF file at the desired path.
typst compile main.typ path/to/output.pdf

You can also watch source files and automatically recompile on changes. This is faster than compiling from scratch each time because Typst has incremental compilation.

# Watches source files and recompiles on changes.
typst watch main.typ

If the typstfmt is installed, then the text can be formatted using:

typstfmt main.typ

Working in the Typst Web Editor

If you prefer an Overleaf-like experience with autocompletion, preview and (soon)spellchecking, then the Typst web editor is for you. It allows you to import files directly into a new or existing document. Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Navigate to the Typst Web Editor.

2. Create or Sign in to your Account.

3. Create a new blank document.

4. Click on "File" on the top left menu, then "Upload File".

5. Select all .typ and .bib files along with the figures (svg and png) provided in this template repository.

Note

You can select multiple files to import at the same time. The editor will import and arrange all the files accordingly. Watch out if your figures are in a directory, the may end up in root.

Resources

Other resources that may be helpful to new and experienced Typsters alike.

• The Typst Book
• Typst Guide for LaTeX Users
• Typst Documentation