How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using LaTeX and Vim (2019)

Re:How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using ... by LectronPusher on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:51AM (#39263334)

I agree with other commenters that paper and pencil are the way to go for true learning, but the other week I left my notebook at home for a lecture, and was able to keep good notes with Typst, although my typing speed isn't excellent. Curious what other people think about Typst vs Latex for notes?

Edit: reading a bit further, it seems like Typst has the ability to do a lot of the snippets as-is ($->$ is \to, $in$ is \in, etc.), and since variables in Typst are usable by mere mortals, it's easier to hack in the language you already use. For example, I use `#let la = $lambda$` as a shortcut.

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Re:How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using ... by goku12 on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:04PM (#39263523)

It's probably not going to be all that different - similar to switching between programming languages. Typst markup feels more modern and intuitive. That may give it a slight advantage while note taking. But LaTeX has an elaborate layout algorithm that plays a big part in why its output is so good looking. I'm curious about how Typst's layout compares with that.

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