NoTTeX is a customizable and lightweight typesetting system designed for intuitive use. NoTTeX .ntex files can be directly compiled to PDF.
NoTTeX code consists of text, tags and functions.
NoTTeX functions are intended for dynamically generating content. Functions can have 0 or more parameters.
Full list of builtin functions
Syntax:
::<funcName>(<arguments>)
<funcName>is the name of the function to be called<arguments>is a comma-delimited list of positional arguments; whitespace around the arguments is ignored
An argument can be
- a valid numerical expression using operators
+,-,*,/and parentheses(,)or - a string contained in quotes, e.g.
"4get TeX, the new thing now is NoTTeX"
Tags represent formatting rules for content inside the tags. There are builtin tags that enable text formatting. Tags can also be user-defined.
Syntax:
,,<tagNames>{<content>}
<tagNames>is a comma-delimited list of tag names; whitespace around the tag names is ignored<content>is any content containing a mixture of text, tags and functions
Tags can be defined anywhere in the NoTTeX file using the ::def(<tagName>, <styleCSS>) function. This will affect all tag uses regardless of their position relative to the definition. If a tag is defined multiple times, the last definition will always take effect in the whole document.
The ::def(<tagName>, <styleCSS>) function must be provided with 2 string-type arguments:
<tagName>- name of the defined tag<styleCSS>- CSS 2.1 rules delimited by;for styling the tag's content
All characters are allowed except ,, and ::. Some special unicode symbols may not be supported.