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samcarter replying to Skillmon

replace `shell` with `tex` and it could be a quote by you :P

Skillmon

In other news, I found my spiritual predecessor:  
  
> ### Why is it important to benchmark my shell? Is it for enthusiasts?
> It's not important to benchmark your shell. It is important for me to benchmark zsh plugins and configs that I publish so that users of my code have fast shell. Shell users—or anyone for that matter—prefer fast software over slow whether they are enthusiasts or not.  
  
Taken from [here](https://github.com/romkatv/zsh-bench#why-is-it-important-to-benchmark-my-shell-is-it-for-enthusiasts).

Skillmon replying to CarLaTeX

same for me in Germany

samcarter replying to Skillmon

I totally loved that series as a little duckling! I didn't know anybody else with red hair amongst my friends/kindergarden/sports team etc. --  finally seeing another being with the same hair colour was so great!

CarLaTeX replying to Skillmon

I remember that TV series, they also broadcast it in Italy :D

Skillmon

I've got a new Pauloesque Package Idea (we should trademark that term): The `Alfcounter` (counting things with images of [Alf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_(TV_series)))

J...S

I gathered all the info I had and posted it as a question.

J...S

Maybe I should make this a question here.

J...S

A couple of weeks ago, I ran this:  
  
```  
$ fc-query --format='%{charset}\n' TULUSRI.ttf
20-7e 950 964-965 d01-d03 d05-d0c d0e-d10 d12-d28 d2a-d39 d3d-d44
d46-d48 d4a-d4e d54-d55 d57-d5a d5d d60 d62 d66-d70 d7a-d7f 1cd6 1cdc
200b-200d 2013-2014 2018-201f 20a4 20a8 20ac 20b9 25cc
```  
  
I figured based on a few internet searches that this output meant the font could not be used. I may very well be wrong though.

J...S

I tried using that. But couldn't get it right.

samcarter replying to J...S

DuckDuckGo finds e.g. https://www.thetulufont.in/ and https://tulupedia.com/home/library-and-gallery/tulu-fonts/  (didn't try the fonts myself)

J...S

Hmmm.. This github issue says fonts for that does not exist.  
https://github.com/google/fonts/issues/9500

J...S

This one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulu-Tigalari_(Unicode_block)  
  
https://tug.org/tug2025/abstracts/murthy-tulu-tigalari.txt

J...S

is there a way to write in LaTeX using the Tulu-Tiglari script? Heard about it during a TUG'25 talk. It got added to Unicode only in 2024, I think. But I couldn't find a suitable font for it. Does anyone here have any clue about that?

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

Meow!

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

oh cat code!

samcarter

Can we please have this for future TeX meetings? https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/114976259925743696 :cat:

samcarter

https://www.markovenden.com/ has an interesting documentary about typography in Britain (under the tab `TeleMark`->`BBC4 Documentary on Typefaces (2017)`)   
  
[normally, I'd be a bit sceptical if that's a legit copy of the video, but if the presenter himself links to it on his website...]

निरंजन replying to Skillmon

Even I went to the documentation in search of them, but the modern shields also are nice, I like the idea.

Skillmon replying to निरंजन

TBH, I was disappointed that it didn't produce medieval looking shields :(

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Ahh! :)

samcarter replying to निरंजन

... I guess I've actually seen the shields two days ago without realising what they were :) https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/748857/36296

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

:)

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

"Keine Kartenzahlung!" They are undoubtely Italian

samcarter replying to निरंजन

Indeed!

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Exactly! Great idea, isn't it?

samcarter replying to निरंजन

Oh, that will be nice to show version numbers etc in docs.

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

yes, typical Bavarian food :)  
  
(I'm a bit scared that I can't find a menu on the website - how else should one know their stance about pineapples? )

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Dinner at  Pizzeria La Locanda da Arturo sounds familiar :D

निरंजन

Where was this all this time?! https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz-shields

samcarter

For ducks in and around Bavaria: the information about BayTeX'25 is online: https://www.hermconsult.de/TeX/Stammtisch.html

Skillmon replying to samcarter

that sounds like a very good idea.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

How about proving a style for something like datetime2?

Skillmon replying to samcarter

the base macros for it aren't complicated and I already got those covered. I just don't feel any motivation right now to write a date parser.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Nice idea!

Skillmon replying to samcarter

another thing I'm considering is adding this date stamp format to `xistercian`: https://me.micahrl.com/blog/cistercian-dates/

samcarter

The poor Maus! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-cologne-mouse-wdr-fire-b2796805.html

samcarter

(now that ltx-talk works with minted, I'm looking for an excuse to use it in a programming presentation :P )

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Oh! Thanks a lot for the link!  
  
(I'm pondering the idea to do a short  overview of *istercian packages for BayTeX -- but don't know yet if I can go, will depend in date/location)

Skillmon

@samcarter look what I found: https://github.com/TiroTypeworks/Clairvo

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Great idea!

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

... or for organising one's rubber duck collection :D

CarLaTeX replying to निरंजन

Very useful to book the seats for the next TUG Meeting!

निरंजन

Package in the spotlight: https://ctan.org/pkg/seatingchart

CarLaTeX

:D

samcarter replying to निरंजन

At least one on land. We lack a bit in the underwater department :P

निरंजन replying to samcarter

We are well equipped to have a nature drawing quiz, aren't we?

samcarter replying to निरंजन

The tikz `\bee` will love the sunflower!

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

I did not :) I guess this answers the question how to draw a cat :P

निरंजन replying to samcarter

I would be kind to them and request for a sunflower :P