# \#pdf

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## [Generating ConTeXt documents from Julia with multiple dispatch](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generating-context-documents-from-julia-with-multiple-dispatch/139217)

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**Author:** [@gxono](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gxono)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generating-context-documents-from-julia-with-multiple-dispatch/139217 "2026-09-05T23:27:38Z")

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I built a Julia pipeline that processes survey data and produces a PDF report for each course: pull the data, build frequency tables and charts with CairoMakie, then compile the final report with ConTeXt. I already knew …

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## [\[ANN\] DocumenterTypst.jl - Fast PDF Generation for Documenter.jl via Typst](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-documentertypst-jl-fast-pdf-generation-for-documenter-jl-via-typst/134772)

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**Author:** [@lucifer1004](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lucifer1004)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-documentertypst-jl-fast-pdf-generation-for-documenter-jl-via-typst/134772 "2026-04-03T09:51:45Z")

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TL;DR: A new Documenter.jl backend that generates professional PDFs 10x faster than LaTeX, with zero setup required. Two years ago, I shared an early experiment with using Typst as a backend for Documenter.jl. Today, …

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## [Import external PDF or SVG to Makie figure](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-external-pdf-or-svg-to-makie-figure/126891)

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**Author:** [@albertomercurio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/albertomercurio)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-external-pdf-or-svg-to-makie-figure/126891 "2025-03-15T18:11:59Z")

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Hello, I would like to create a simple figure with Makie.jl, where on the left I have an Axis, and on the right an external PDF. I haven’t found anything around, except the MakieTeX.jl package, where I can import a PDF …

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## [Uahgi - an experimential typesetting engine/compiler generating PDF document](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uahgi-an-experimential-typesetting-engine-compiler-generating-pdf-document/125967)

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**Author:** [@Yoxem](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yoxem)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/uahgi-an-experimential-typesetting-engine-compiler-generating-pdf-document/125967 "2025-02-18T10:51:08Z")

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Announcing uahgi, which is an experimental typesetting engine/compiler like “the little plainTeX” (but actually its functions are not as rich as plainTeX). It’s a practice of the Knuth-liang hyphenation algorithm and a …