A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
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A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
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Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#2Hmm. The other 120 open browser tabs aren't a distraction?
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#3I do not get what is purpose of this? Write and what? Is the purpose to share? Or the purpose primarily is to “capture” the thought? If it is the latter, I think getting on web and accessing a URL is a good path to distraction.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#4Cool, it doesn't persist after you close the browser, which is fine. Anyone can copy/paste.
But one killer feature would be to sync it with Google Docs. Or make it a feature of Drive.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#5Certainly the UI is unobtrusive - which is a good thing. But what seems missing is how to go back to view files that were saved...unless I'm missing something. Also, aren't there other tools for distraction-free writing, such as Windows' notepad, or the open source nano (on *nix), or something along those lines? Again, kudos for the base UI, but i think it might need a tad little more as far as next steps (e.g. retrieving already saved text files, etc.).
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#6Cool, it doesn't persist after you close the browser, which is fine. Anyone can copy/paste. But one killer feature would be to sync it with Google Docs. Or make it a feature of Drive.
Thanks for the suggestion, will look into saving the content on Google Drive or other storage options.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#7I do not get what is purpose of this? Write and what? Is the purpose to share? Or the purpose primarily is to “capture” the thought? If it is the latter, I think getting on web and accessing a URL is a good path to distraction.
I built this tool for my own purpose. I wanted to practice writing long essays that's all this tool does. But I will surely look into permanent saving options and sharing of these notes.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#8Hmm. The other 120 open browser tabs aren't a distraction?
Good point, but I not a 120 tabs person.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#9Certainly the UI is unobtrusive - which is a good thing. But what seems missing is how to go back to view files that were saved...unless I'm missing something. Also, aren't there other tools for distraction-free writing, such as Windows' notepad, or the open source nano (on *nix), or something along those lines? Again, kudos for the base UI, but i think it might need a tad little more as far as next steps (e.g. retri…
It's great to hear your opinion. I built this tool for my own purpose. I wanted to practice writing long essays that's all this tool does. But I will surely look into permanent saving options and sharing of these notes.
Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool
#10I've tried perhaps a dozen of these writing tools, as I'm looking for one for my Android tablet. I've yet to find one where I can write more than a page worth of stuff without being forced to crane my neck to stare at the very bottom of the tablet for the entire rest of the time I'm writing.
Sublime allows me to scroll past the end, and I didn't realize just how important that feature is until I had to trudge through the endless morass of apps that don't. Predictably, this app doesn't either. I wonder how much actual writing these writing app devs actually do.
I'm not asking for an option for the cursor to stay in the middle or two thirds of the way down the screen, though that would be really really really nice. But scroll-past-end is essential.