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TypWrittr – Inspirational, Minimalistic, Distraction-free Text editor

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

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To be honest I never really understood this need for minimalistic text editors. I can understand if all you know is MS Word, but when I need distraction free editing, I just launch Vim, open a file in my dropbox, and switch to full screen, done. No need for 10,000 projects like this (FocusWriter, WriteMonkey, WriteRoom, and whatever else). (and as everyone else already mentioned, don't start by asking people their em…

I second this. Plus, I ssh into my own server, tmux att and launch vim there. It is available wherever with Internet connection for me.

well, not every one knows vim ) besides, you cannot work on vim via internet )

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

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I second this. Plus, I ssh into my own server, tmux att and launch vim there. It is available wherever with Internet connection for me.

well, not every one knows vim ) besides, you cannot work on vim via internet )

> you cannot work on vim via internet

Can you please expand on this? I'd say you're wrong, but I'm not quite sure I really understand what you mean.

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

#24
post #20

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

Are the mono font's hard-coded? i.e. font-family: "custom font" vs. font-family: "monospace"

they are preloaded on demand. Cannot reply more, but I get your point. No, fonts are used only that are defined by me, but I your idea of using system-defined monospace font sound as 'feature to add' to me =)

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

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well, not every one knows vim ) besides, you cannot work on vim via internet )

> you cannot work on vim via internet Can you please expand on this? I'd say you're wrong, but I'm not quite sure I really understand what you mean.

What I mean is that vim is a program that runs on your pc. Of course you can ssh to it from anywhere if you wish, but it seems to be over complicated just to write a text from any point of the world.

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

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post #20

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Are the mono font's hard-coded? i.e. font-family: "custom font" vs. font-family: "monospace"

they are preloaded on demand. Cannot reply more, but I get your point. No, fonts are used only that are defined by me, but I your idea of using system-defined monospace font sound as 'feature to add' to me =)

right, but does it use the default monospace fonts set by the user or do you set your own?

For example, my default monospace font is Source Code Pro - will it use my font or your own (if any)

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

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> you cannot work on vim via internet Can you please expand on this? I'd say you're wrong, but I'm not quite sure I really understand what you mean.

What I mean is that vim is a program that runs on your pc. Of course you can ssh to it from anywhere if you wish, but it seems to be over complicated just to write a text from any point of the world.

What makes writing text locally any better?
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