Quick Minutes

With Quick Minutes you can record any meeting event by just typing it out. No function calls needed!

Usage

Import & Initialisation

#import "@preview/quick-minutes:1.2.1": *

#show: minutes.with(
  chairperson: "Name 1",
  secretary: "Name 2",
  date: auto,
  body-name: "Organisation",
  event-name: "Event",
  present: (
    "Name 1",
    "Name 2",
    "Name 3",
    "Name 4",
  )
)

...

Commands
Formats

Parameters

	name	explaination	default	type
required
	body-name	Name of the body holding the recorded meeting	none	string
	event-name	Name of the meeting	none	string
	date	Date of the meeting (auto for current date, datetime for formatted date)	none	string, auto, datetime
	present	List with names of people present at the meeting	()	list
	not-voting	List with names of people present, but without right to vote (they will not be counted in the present totals)	()	list
	chairperson	Name of the person chairing the meeting Can be a list of people	none	string, list(string)
	secretary	Name of the person taking minutes Can be a list of people	none	string, list(string)
optional
	awareness	Name of the person responsible for awareness Can be a list of people	none	string, list(string)
	translation	Name of the person responsible for translating Can be a list of people	none	string, list(string)
	cosigner	Position of the Person signing the protocol, should they differ from the chairperson	none	string
	cosigner-name	Name of the person signing the protocol, should they differ from the chairperson	none	string
customisation
	logo	Logo of the body holding the meeting	none	image
	custom-header	Custom Header Arguments: (date, body-name, event-name, translate) Set to none for empty header	auto	function(content, content, content, function(string, ..string)), auto
	custom-footer	Custom Footer Arguments: (current-page, page-count, translate) Set to none for empty footer Is called inside of context	auto	function(int, int, function(string, ..string)), auto
	custom-background	Custom Background Arguments: (hole-mark) Set to none for empty background	auto	function(bool), auto
	custom-head-section	Custom Head Section Arguments: (chairperson, secretary, awareness, translation, present, present-count, start-time, end-time, translate, four-digits-to-time) Set to none for empty head section Handle start-time & end-time like this: let start-time = start-time.final() if (start-time != none) [*#translate("START")*: #four-digits-to-time(start-time)\ ]	auto	function(content, content, content/none, content/none, content, int/none, state, state, function(string, ..string), function(string)), auto
	custom-name-format	Formatting of names in the document	(first-name, last-name, numbered) => [  #if (numbered) [#first-name #last-name] else [   #if (last-name != none) [#last-name, ]#first-name] ]	function(string, string, bool)
	custom-name-style	Style of names in the document	(name) => [name]	function(string)
	item-numbering	Numbering of items. Reverts to DEFAULT_ITEM_NUMBERING if none.	none	function(..int)
	time-format	Datetime format string for times taken. Reverts to DEFAULT_TIME_FORMAT if none.	none	string
	date-format	Datetime format string for the date of the event. Reverts to DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT if none.	none	string
	timestamp-margin	Size of gutter between timestamps and text	10pt	length (static (pt, cm ...) recommended)
	line-numbering	none for no line numbering, int for every xth line numbered	5	int
	fancy-decisions	Draws a diagram underneath decisions	false	bool
	fancy-dialogue	Splits dialogue up into paragraphs	false	bool
	hole-mark	Draws a mark for the alignment of a hole punch	true	bool
	separator-lines	Draws lines next to the titles	true	bool
	signing	Do people have to sign this document?	true	bool
	title-page	Should the actual protocol start after a pagebreak?	false	bool
	number-present	Should the number of people present be shown?	false	bool
	show-arrival-time	Should the time of arrival be schown in the list of people present?	true	bool
	locale	language of the document	"en"	string
	translation-overrides	Translation Overrides	(:)	dictionary
	custom-royalty-connectors	Additional list of surname beginnings like "von". Already recognises "von", "von der" & "de"	()	list
debug
	display-all-warnings	Shows all warnings directly beneath their occurence	false	bool
	hide-warnings	Hides all warnings	false	bool
	warning-color	Color warnings are displayed in	red	color
	enable-help-text	Should a help/debug text with state info be shown?	false	bool

Commands

name	format	description
Join	+(<time>/)?<name> ++(<time>/)?<name>	Marks the arrival of someone +: Come back from pause etc. ++: Arrive at event Time is optional
Leave	-(<time>/)?<name> --(<time>/)?<name>	Marks the departure of someone. -: Leave into pause etc. --: Leave event Time is optional
Time	<time>/<text>	Time the following text
Mark Name	/<name>	Marks following name
Vote	!(<time>/)?<text>/<vote>/<vote>...	Vote on something (described in text) /<vote> can be repeated as many times as needed (min. 2) 3 unnamed & uncolored votes will result in a "For" (green), "Against" (red), "Abstain" (blue) vote If you want to use / inside of a label or the text, you can use -/ to escape into a normal / Time is optional
Dialogue	<name>: <text>	Marks that someone is speaking Can be escaped with a - (<name>-:) to avoid restructuring
End	/<time>	End of the meeting. Replace <time> with "end" if you dont want to set a time

Formats

name	format	example
<vote>	<label>(|<color>)?<count>	First Party|green42 Third choice22
<time>	1-4 numbers	1312 -> 01:12 pm 650 -> 06:50 pm 21-> last timed hour:21 (pm/am) 4-> last timed hour:04 (pm/am)
<name>	Name in various formats	Last Name, First Name First Name Last Name First Name Last Name First Name L F Last Name FL Last name can also start with a royalty connector like "de" or "von" Name 1,Name 2 will render with the number after the name, but the number is handled as a last name. If you just want your name formatted by custom-name-style you can escape the restructuring process with a - (/-<name>).