bidi-flow:0.1.1

[manemajef]

Summary

• add new package version at packages/preview/bidi-flow/0.1.1
• add optional font overrides to bidi-flow (non-breaking): latin-font, arab-font, hebrew-font
• update README docs and repository link

Validation

• typst compile smoke test passed locally

[saecki]

Thanks for this update. We realized you recently created both the auto-bidi and bidi-flow packages, which seem to be very similar in scope. Is there a concrete reason why you've opted to create two separate packages instead of unifying both of these?

[manemajef]

Thank you for the quick response. You are correct that both packages address essentially the same problem. “auto-bidi” was my first attempt. It works by setting the language and letting Typst determine the text direction automatically. However, this approach requires a bit more configuration and felt somewhat fragile. Because of that, I created “bidi-flow”, which focuses only on controlling the direction itself rather than relying on language settings. The idea was to make the behavior simpler and more robust. I wasn’t expecting such a fast response from the team (which I really appreciate), so I hadn’t yet closed the PR for “auto-bidi”. If maintaining both packages creates unnecessary overlap, I would recommend keeping “bidi-flow” and removing “auto-bidi”. Regarding the missing repository link in the typst.toml, thank you for pointing that out - I will add it. Would adding the repository link require publishing a new version, or can this change be made without a version bump?

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[saecki]

You are correct that both packages address essentially the same problem.
“auto-bidi” was my first attempt. It works by setting the language and
letting Typst determine the text direction automatically. However, this
approach requires a bit more configuration and felt somewhat fragile.

Because of that, I created “bidi-flow”, which focuses only on controlling
the direction itself rather than relying on language settings. The idea was
to make the behavior simpler and more robust.

I wasn’t expecting such a fast response from the team (which I really
appreciate), so I hadn’t yet closed the PR for “auto-bidi”. If maintaining
both packages creates unnecessary overlap, I would recommend keeping
“bidi-flow” and removing “auto-bidi”.

Sorry, we should have communicated this better internally instead of asking the same question two times (#4256 (comment)).

Regarding the missing repository link in the typst.toml, thank you for
pointing that out - I will add it. Would adding the repository link require
publishing a new version, or can this change be made without a version bump?

Since 0.1.1 hasn't been published yet, you can update this PR or open a new PR with the changes.