[room271]

As a former software developer, now turned student (studying theology while I train to become a pastor), Typst has been great for writing my dissertation with one notable exception: it really doesn't handle footnotes well. Specifically, see:

https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/8147

Discursive footnotes do not really work when including bibliography references. I've also hit other issues, like footnotes appearing a page before the text they are linked from.

It's a real shame, as otherwise it's great software. I suspect footnotes are currently buggy because most users are currently from the science world and use inline referencing instead.

I'm really hoping this is fixed soon. (And once I hit my current deadline this week, I'll take a look at it myself.)

But at the moment, a big caveat for anyone working in the humanities / who uses e.g. Chicago-style footnotes.

[davidpapermill]

Footnotes are very hard to typeset. They’re up there with tables as the biggest headache for any typesetter.

[UncleOxidant]

Interesting career path from developer -> theology student -> pastor. Probably a more stable career choice these days.

[Kokouane]

really interested to hear about your transition from developer to student. i'd love to talk to you. my email is in the about on my profile.