From d55a48ec4efef5bbe98df7fc0fe544d64cf2bb6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Butterick Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 13:47:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- quad/README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/quad/README.md b/quad/README.md index 821bd554..1b668edd 100644 --- a/quad/README.md +++ b/quad/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,29 @@ -![Quad](https://docs.racket-lang.org/quad/quads.png) - - Quad [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mbutterick/quad.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mbutterick/quad) ---- A work-in-progress document processor written in [Racket](http://racket-lang.org). +Create PDFs from a simple text-based source format. Use any TTF or OTF fonts you like. + +Quad lets you avoid: + +* word processors +* page-layout programs +* web browsers +* LaTeX and derivatives +* subscriptions, surveillance, and “creative clouds” + +Quad, by contrast — + +* is downloadable & self-contained +* is open source +* makes document layout fast & easy +* uses source files that are portable between Mac OS, Windows, and Linux +* works with [Pollen](//pollenpub.com) + +Install +--- + Using Racket 6.10+, install from the command line: raco pkg install quad @@ -29,3 +47,7 @@ Code: MIT Fonts: mostly OFL, noted in each directory that contains fonts Unicode Consortium documents: licensed under Unicode terms of use + + +![Quad](https://docs.racket-lang.org/quad/quads.png) +