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title: 0.3.0
description: Changes in Typst 0.3.0

Version 0.3.0 (April 26, 2023)

Breaking changes

Renamed a few symbols: What was previous dot.op is now just dot and the basic dot is dot.basic. The same applies to ast and tilde.
Renamed mod to rem to more accurately reflect the behavior. It will remain available as mod until the next update as a grace period.
A lone underscore is not a valid identifier anymore, it can now only be used in patterns
Removed before and after arguments from [query]. This is now handled through flexible selectors combinator methods
Added support for attachments (sub-, superscripts) that precede the base symbol. The top and bottom arguments have been renamed to t and b.

Added support for more complex strokes (configurable caps, joins, and dash patterns)
Added cancel function for equations
Added support for destructuring in argument lists and assignments
Added alt text argument to image function
Added [toml] function for loading data from a TOML file
Added zip, sum, and product methods for arrays
Added fact, perm, binom, gcd, lcm, atan2, quo, trunc, and fract calculation functions

Text in SVGs now displays properly
Typst now generates a PDF heading outline
References now provides the referenced element as a field in show rules
Refined linebreak algorithm for better Chinese justification
Locations are now a valid kind of selector
Added a few symbols for algebra
Added Spanish smart quote support
Added [selector] function to turn a selector-like value into a selector on which combinator methods can be called
Improved some error messages
The outline and bibliography headings can now be styled with show-set rules
Operations on numbers now produce an error instead of overflowing

Fixed wrong linebreak before punctuation that follows inline equations, citations, and other elements
Fixed a bug with argument sinks
Fixed strokes with thickness zero
Fixed hiding and show rules in math
Fixed alignment in matrices
Fixed some alignment bugs in equations
Fixed grid cell alignment
Fixed alignment of list marker and enum markers in presence of global alignment settings
Fixed path closing
Fixed compiler crash with figure references
A single trailing line breaks is now ignored in math, just like in text

Font path and compilation root can now be set with the environment variables TYPST_FONT_PATHS and TYPST_ROOT
The output of typst fonts now includes the embedded fonts

Added instrumentation for debugging and optimization
Added --update flag and UPDATE_EXPECT environment variable to update reference images for tests
You can now run a specific subtest with --subtest
Tests now run on multiple threads