Write thin to write fast

Re:Write thin to write fast by vorpalhex on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @06:40PM (#29169063)

Surprised no mention of distraction free mode, sometimes called Hemingway mode: everything except the current sentence is faded out.

Actually how I do most of my bulk writing.

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Re:Write thin to write fast by omarhaneef on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @08:57PM (#29170237)

Where do you find and use this mode?

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Re:Write thin to write fast by djokkataja on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @10:17PM (#29170672)

I think Hemingway mode is when backspace and delete are disabled. Ghostwriter (https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/) has Hemingway mode and another mode that they call "distraction free mode" which highlights just the current sentence.

FWIW I find it really distracting to have the current sentence highlighted because it means the file's appearance changes more than it otherwise would. Sublime Text has a "distraction free mode" (shift+F11) which goes to fullscreen, hides all menus, limits the current file width, and centers the file's contents.

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Re:Write thin to write fast by e_proxus on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:00AM (#29172212)

Sublime Text has a Distraction Free Mode which goes to full screen, removes all GUI and centers the buffer contents on the screen.

It’ll use your buffer settings so if you’ve configured Markdown to only be 60 characters wide, it’ll look like the photo in the article.

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Re:Write thin to write fast by approxim8ion on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @05:21AM (#29173110)

If I understand correctly, the Limelight plugin for Vim does this. It's best used in conjunction with Goyo, which achieves the narrow columns as well.

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Re:Write thin to write fast by greenspam on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @10:00PM (#29170576)

Typora

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