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Typesetting is "architecture in two dimensions."

If text and its fonts are the materials of the building, then typesetting is the drawings of the building.

Typesetting is both an art and an engineering technique that has evolved significantly with digital technology. It is a vast topic, and even a book cannot fully cover it.

Among typesetting concepts, the typesetting engine is a core concept. A typesetting engine is software that decides how glyphs, graphics, tables, etc., are laid out for printing or digital display.

When PPResume was launched, many asked why LaTeX was chosen as the default typesetting engine. This post explores the pros and cons of popular typesetting engines like HTML/CSS, LaTeX.js, LaTeX, Typst, react-pdf, and why PPResume chose LaTeX.

Glossaries:

  • Indo-European languages: A language family including English, French, Portuguese, etc.
  • CJK: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
  • Character Set: A complete collection of characters within a typeface or font.
  • Glyph: The specific representation of a character in typography.
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