Writer Unblock

#1

Post by elnik » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 12:41 PM UTC

Re: Writer Unblock

#2

Post by elnik » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 12:46 PM UTC

Sometimes, you just need to put down your thoughts with out the fear of someone looking at what you are writing, or with out your editor bugging you about all the typos you are making or with your eyes closed and give control to your fingers to put down what thoughts run in your head.

Can do away with the internet too, if a data url can be crafted with this html and bookmarked.

Happy unstucking!

Re: Writer Unblock

#3

Post by pandatigox » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 2:23 PM UTC

elnik wrote: post #2

Sometimes, you just need to put down your thoughts with out the fear of someone looking at what you are writing, or with out your editor bugging you about all the typos you are making or with your eyes closed and give control to your fingers to put down what thoughts run in your head. Can do away with the internet too, if a data url can be crafted with this html and bookmarked. Happy unstucking!

Love the concept! However, is it possible to include a line or two in the actual app about what it does? I was very confused until I read this comment.

Re: Writer Unblock

#4

Post by LeonB » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 2:33 PM UTC

elnik wrote: post #2

Sometimes, you just need to put down your thoughts with out the fear of someone looking at what you are writing, or with out your editor bugging you about all the typos you are making or with your eyes closed and give control to your fingers to put down what thoughts run in your head. Can do away with the internet too, if a data url can be crafted with this html and bookmarked. Happy unstucking!

Link to this:

data:text/html;base64,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

Re: Writer Unblock

#5

Post by Mathnerd314 » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:02 PM UTC

It's a white content-editable

, for anyone trying to figure it out.

Re: Writer Unblock

#6

Post by Mathnerd314 » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC

Mathnerd314 wrote: post #5

It's a white content-editable , for anyone trying to figure it out.

There are plenty of other minimalist text editors, so I'd say this is a one-day-hack kind of thing.

Re: Writer Unblock

#7

Post by maebert » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC

A few years ago I wrote The Most Dangerous Writing App. It's been acquired since, but the open-source version still has a "hardcore mode" very similar to this, where you only see the last letter you typed: https://maebert.github.io/themostdangerouswritingapp/

Re: Writer Unblock

#8

Post by elnik » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:29 PM UTC

pandatigox wrote: post #3

elnik wrote: post #2

Sometimes, you just need to put down your thoughts with out the fear of someone looking at what you are writing, or with out your editor bugging you about all the typos you are making or with your eyes closed and give control to your fingers to put down what thoughts run in your head. Can do away with the internet too, if a data url can be crafted with this html and bookmarked. Happy unstucking!

Love the concept! However, is it possible to include a line or two in the actual app about what it does? I was very confused until I read this comment.

Added a popup [1]. It felt sinister. This is how simple, pure things get ruined.

[1] - https://github.com/scriptspry/writerunblock/commit/0ced484a2...

Re: Writer Unblock

#9

Post by pandatigox » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:43 PM UTC

elnik wrote: post #8

pandatigox wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Love the concept! However, is it possible to include a line or two in the actual app about what it does? I was very confused until I read this comment.

Added a popup [1]. It felt sinister. This is how simple, pure things get ruined. [1] - https://github.com/scriptspry/writerunblock/commit/0ced484a2...

:'( I'm sorry to bring bad news

Re: Writer Unblock

#10

Post by elnik » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 3:45 PM UTC

LeonB wrote: post #4

elnik wrote: post #2

Sometimes, you just need to put down your thoughts with out the fear of someone looking at what you are writing, or with out your editor bugging you about all the typos you are making or with your eyes closed and give control to your fingers to put down what thoughts run in your head. Can do away with the internet too, if a data url can be crafted with this html and bookmarked. Happy unstucking!

Link to this: data:text/html;base64,PCFET0NUWVBFIGh0bWw+DQo8aHRtbD4NCiAgPHN0eWxlPg0KICAgIGh0bWwsIGJvZHkgew0KICAgICAgbWFyZ2luOiAwOw0KICAgICAgcGFkZGluZzogMDsNCiAgICAgIGNvbG9yOiAjZWVlOw0KICAgICAgYmFja2dyb3VuZDogI2VlZTsNCiAgICAgIGNhcmV0LWNvbG9yOiAjMzMzOw0KICAgIH0NCiAgICBwIHsNCiAgICAgIG1hcmdpbjogMWVtIDEwJTsNCiAgICB9DQogIDwvc3R5bGU+DQogIDxib2R5IG9ubG9hZD1kb2N1bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50QnlJZCgnYScpLmZvY3VzKCk+DQogICAgPHAgaWQ9YSBj…

Added a neat "hack" instead to set the href of a link dynamically.

'data:text/html;base64,' + btoa(document.documentElement.outerHTML)