sources/docs/changelog/0.5.0.md

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title: 0.5.0
description: Changes in Typst 0.5.0

Version 0.5.0 (June 9, 2023)

Text and Layout

• Added [raw] syntax highlighting for many more languages
• Added support for Korean [numbering]
• Added basic i18n for a few more languages (NL, SV, DA)
• Improved line breaking for East Asian languages
• Expanded functionality of outline indent property
• Fixed footnotes in columns
• Fixed page breaking bugs with footnotes
• Fixed bug with handling of footnotes in lists, tables, and figures
• Fixed a bug with CJK punctuation adjustment
• Fixed a crash with rounded rectangles
• Fixed alignment of [line] elements

Math

• Breaking change: The syntax rules for mathematical attachments were improved: [$f^abs(3)$] now parses as [$f^(abs(3))$] instead of [$(f^abs)(3)$]. To disambiguate, add a space: [$f^zeta (3)$].
• Added forced size commands for math (e.g., display)
• Added supplement parameter to equation, used by references
• New symbols: bullet, xor, slash.big, sigma.alt, tack.r.not, tack.r.short, tack.r.double.not
• Fixed a bug with symbols in matrices
• Fixed a crash in the attach function

Scripting

• Added new [datetime] type and datetime.today to retrieve the current date
• Added str.from-unicode and str.to-unicode functions
• Added fields method on content
• Added base parameter to [str] function
• Added calc.exp and calc.ln
• Improved accuracy of calc.pow and calc.log for specific bases
• Fixed removal order for dictionary
• Fixed .at(default: ..) for strings and content
• Fixed field access on styled elements
• Removed deprecated calc.mod function

Command line interface

• Added PNG export via typst compile source.typ output-{n}.png. The output path must contain [{n}] if the document has multiple pages.
• Added --diagnostic-format=short for Unix-style short diagnostics
• Doesn't emit color codes anymore if stderr isn't a TTY
• Now sets the correct exit when invoked with a nonexistent file
• Now ignores UTF-8 BOM in Typst files

Miscellaneous Improvements

• Improved errors for mismatched delimiters
• Improved error message for failed length comparisons
• Fixed a bug with images not showing up in Apple Preview
• Fixed multiple bugs with the PDF outline
• Fixed citations and other searchable elements in [hide]
• Fixed bugs with reference supplements
• Fixed Nix flake

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