https://github.com/sanderboer/typst-pagemaker
https://pypi.org/project/typst-pagemaker/
With the debug grid turned on:
It converts a structured text document (orgmode, maybe expanding to markdown on a later date) to typst. But the difference is that every page is explicitly created and every element is explicitly placed.
I come from architecture (as in buildings) and all I ever needed from dtp programs is to place and image and some text in a tasteful way. And I found that the easiest way to do so is on a grid.
Anyway, the package is in alpha and as per usual I only tested it on my machine =)
Install from PyPI
pip install typst-pagemaker
Verify installation
pagemaker --help
typst --version # Ensure Typst is also installed
Extra butter
There are some extra features in there I really need like a fallback mechanism for pdf embedding. That is a big reason I chose typst. I often need to make a booklet out of drawings printed to pdfs. Typst pagemaker wants to embed the pdf, but when it fails it tries to convert it to svg and when that fails it converts it to a png as a last measure.
Also there is some work on using the pagemaker cli to search for and download google web fonts directly, but that is failing atm.
Have a look, fork, create issues, all that.
thx,
Sander