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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

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vinceguidry wrote: post #10

I'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…

Will surely look into this feature.

Answering your question of "I wonder how much actual writing these writing app devs actually do?". I am not sure about other developers but I love to write and I write about 1000 words everyday. From my point of view this is the tool I would love to have found earlier. This was the need for me to build this tool in the first place.

I really appreciate you sharing your opinion will surely look into what's possible.

Thanks

Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool

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shime wrote: post #16

I like the UI. Couple of ideas to think about: * remove save/restore and save on every keystroke * create new URL for each new document, restore when visited * save content in localStorage only, if it's not meant for sharing

Thank you for the ideas, will look into what's possible.

Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool

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Post by vinceguidry »

skadimoolam wrote: post #11
vinceguidry wrote: post #10

I'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…

Will surely look into this feature. Answering your question of "I wonder how much actual writing these writing app devs actually do?". I am not sure about other developers but I love to write and I write about 1000 words everyday. From my point of view this is the tool I would love to have found earlier. This was the need for me to build this tool in the first place. I really appreciate you sharing your opinion will…

There's money in this space. I've spent maybe $30 just looking for the right app, only to come up empty.

Re: A simple distraction-free, no gimmick writing tool

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Post by skadimoolam »

gustavmarwin wrote: post #14

Does this bring anything that is not part of https://standardnotes.org ? I'm in no way affiliated with this project but that's what I use to write and I absolutely love it, but I'm always open to trying other tools should it make sense.

Thanks for sharing this tool.
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