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TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor

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A fresh spin in online book writing. typWrittr is designed to be as minimalistic as possible, but features high customizability, cloud storage and "Inspirational presets". Feels like you've been teleported into story with your good old typewriter.

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Oh sweets, needs sign-in.. ctrl-w

Agreed - nothing more annoying than a product that wants my credentials before I can even try it out, see a screenshot, or anything else that might make me want it. le sigh

Not only that but it also requires email activation. At least some sites that ask to register allow you to login without activating for a little bit.

Re: TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor

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A fresh spin in online book writing. typWrittr is designed to be as minimalistic as possible, but features high customizability, cloud storage and "Inspirational presets". Feels like you've been teleported into story with your good old typewriter.

You should try to add an open demo, and only request an email sign up when the user try to save or export the file (or a prompt after X minutes of use). I am not sure people are ready to sign up just to try a text editor.

Re: TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor

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Interesting. I would actually consider something like this for my current writing project, provided there is:

1. Some means of account recovery. I didn't notice a forgot password link.

2. Way to bulk import and export files. I will have my own primary storage.

3. Save the font, color, background and border settings as my own presets

4. Change the background without changing (3). A graphical writing prompt for each different scene is useful, but having to change the rest of the formatting each time is an inconvenience.

5. Make it HTTPS

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A fresh spin in online book writing. typWrittr is designed to be as minimalistic as possible, but features high customizability, cloud storage and "Inspirational presets". Feels like you've been teleported into story with your good old typewriter.

A couple of questions:

1. Was it a conscious choice to only offer up monospaced fonts?

2. I can't find a way to close the "cabinet" after I open it to access my list of notes: is this a bug, or am I missing something obvious?

3. Any change you have the source code up somewhere?

Thanks btw, looks nice!

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A fresh spin in online book writing. typWrittr is designed to be as minimalistic as possible, but features high customizability, cloud storage and "Inspirational presets". Feels like you've been teleported into story with your good old typewriter.

A couple of questions: 1. Was it a conscious choice to only offer up monospaced fonts? 2. I can't find a way to close the "cabinet" after I open it to access my list of notes: is this a bug, or am I missing something obvious? 3. Any change you have the source code up somewhere? Thanks btw, looks nice!

1. yes, monospaced fonts reminds me ones on typewriters. 2. just press the same button that opens cabinet. 3. in public repo - no (

Re: TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor

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Oh sweets, needs sign-in.. ctrl-w

Agreed - nothing more annoying than a product that wants my credentials before I can even try it out, see a screenshot, or anything else that might make me want it. le sigh

noted, will surely add some screenshots!
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