Universe

This Typst library facilitates the creation of complex tables in Typst using a compact syntax based on the tbl preprocessor for the traditional UNIX TROFF typesetting system. There are also some novel features that are not currently offered by Typst itself, namely:

  • Decimal point alignment (using the decimalpoint region option and N-classified columns)
  • Columns of equal width (using the e column modifier)
  • Columns with a guaranteed minimum width (using the w column modifier)
  • Cells that are ignored when calculating column widths (using the z column modifier)
  • Equation tables (using the mode: "math" region option)

Many other features exist to condense common configurations to a concise syntax.

For example:

#import "@preview/tbl:0.1.1"
#show: tbl.template.with(box: true, tab: "|")

```tbl
      R | L
      R   N.
software|version
_
     AFL|2.39b
    Mutt|1.8.0
    Ruby|1.8.7.374
TeX Live|2015
```

Many other examples and copious documentation are provided in the README.pdf file.

The source repository also includes a test suite based on those examples, which can be ran using the GNU make command. See make help for details.