If you don't need Byword's whiz-bang html support and you're just looking to churn out some text then look no further than iA Writer. Basic Markdown support, but doesn't highlight links.
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Picking Nits: Doesn't default to opening in full screen mode even if you last closed it in that mode. Number of Words Written Before Getting Distracted: 114 What This App Is Best For: When you're looking to focus on output, not formatting. I'm sure once I spend two or three hours adjusting all these sliders and dropdowns I won't be distracted by anything at all ever again. Add a little transparency so I can see my nice desktop image a bit. Unless you're Sandra Bullock in The Net looking to feel like a 1337-haxor crushing some text in a pseudo-terminal style application, this is a terrible interface. When you first boot up the application you're launched into a full screen black background with tiny green text and a chunky flashing green cursor. WriteRoom advertises itself as a distraction-free writing environment but is, in practice, so distracting you wonder if the creators know what the word distraction even means. Number of Words Before I Got Distracted: 4 Real World Analog: A Rube Goldberg machine.
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It does not install system wide yet.What This App Is Best For: When you want a *mise en place* set-up. You need to change your directory to where it was downloaded and then run it. Typing “python pyroom.py” will run pyroom. If you look in the directory where you downloaded the files, you should see a file called “pyroom.py”. Thanks!!!īlaine: PyRoom is a very young project and as yet it does not show up in the menu. How do I run it and give it a try? In terminal? Please advise. What shows in terminal is that four branches have been download or installed or something. I installed bazaare and followed directions. I am using LyX to compose (as well as document process) and would like to try PyRoom since I have heard about how good (simple) WriteRoom is for composing. The most important feature than none of the “Writeroom clones” have implemented is that in Writeroom, when the Enter key is pressed, the cursor always stays at eye-level and the text moves up. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ĥ Responses to “PyRoom: a WriteRoom clone in Python”
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted by Matthew Revell on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pm and is filed under General. Bruno’s also on the look-out for translators. It’s is a work in progress so give it a try and file bug reports. Writing this post in PyRoom almost makes me nostalgic for my Amstrad PCW days. If you have Bazaar, you can get hold of PyRoom with:
It’s one of several WriteRoom clones that grew out of a thread on the Ubuntu forums and, as you might expect, is written in Python. That’s why I was delighted when Bruno Bord told me about PyRoom. Nonetheless, its simplicity has struck a chord with many not least of all me. Basically, think Windows Notepad but with fancier marketing and a $24.95 price tag.
WriteRoom is a big black box with green text.
Some time ago, I read a newspaper article complaining that today’s computer desktop dangles too many distractions in front of professional writers. With some people already pretty attached to their preferred choice, you might wonder if we really need another.
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You could argue that the free software world isn’t short of a text editor or two.
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