# Verso — Next Alpha Roadmap

Ideas and features deferred from the current alpha.

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## Next alpha (post-current)

### Typst editing experience (inspired by Collabst)

- **typst.ts WASM preview** — Run the Typst compiler in the browser via
  WebAssembly (typst.ts). This would give instant, sub-second preview
  without a server round-trip, and would eliminate the entire class of
  race conditions in the CLSI watcher (files written → typst compiles →
  resolver missed). Could coexist with the CLSI watcher for PDF export
  while using the WASM path for live preview.

- **Tinymist LSP integration** — Wire up
  [Tinymist](https://github.com/Myriad-Dreamin/tinymist) (the Typst
  language server) behind a WebSocket proxy. Would give Typst files
  first-class autocomplete, hover docs, go-to-definition, and inline
  error diagnostics — the main editing comfort gap vs. a native editor.

### Editor UX for non-LaTeX formats (.typ, .qmd, .md)

- **Visual/rich-text editing mode** — A toggle between raw source and a
  rendered-in-place view for `.typ`, `.qmd`, and `.md` files (similar to
  Overleaf's rich-text mode for LaTeX). Users who don't know Typst or
  Markdown syntax should be able to edit content without seeing markup.
  CodeMirror 6 already supports this pattern via a custom `NodeView` layer
  or a separate Prosemirror bridge.

- **Toolbar / insertion shortcuts** — A formatting toolbar and keyboard
  shortcuts for common operations, adapted per file type:
  - **All formats**: bold, italic, underline, headings, bullet/numbered
    lists, inline code, links.
  - **Quarto / Markdown**: insert image, insert table, insert code block
    with language tag.
  - **Quarto RevealJS**: insert slide divider (`---`), insert speaker
    notes (`::: notes`), insert columns layout, insert video embed
    (using Quarto's `{{< video >}}` shortcode).