I find it a bit amusing that the programmers write the following
about the last version upgrade:
""This version has a tonne of new features""
Creating a simple, get out of your way wordprocessor that cant do
a few things very well seems at odds with feature bloat when you cram
more and more features into each release.
After having tried several approaches to minimalist text authoring, such as FocusWriter and pure text editors, WordGrinder is now my preferred tool for the job. Running in an xterm it's fast, distraction free and easy to use.
I did all my college papers with a CP/M roff program that I ported to MSDOS Turbo C from a port that someone else did to some other MSDOS compiler. That plus a text editor (Emacs subset) was all I needed. It is still around, 23KB of C code:
I do not understand and never have the general meme:
>"This great new word processor is lightweight and
that is awesome, you get a blank screen and only that "
Would seem like:
"I have written an amazing lightweight fast new code editor
that wont slow you down.
You get a blank screen and is that, no confusing keyboard shortcuts,
no syntax sugar, no weird coloring of your code, no in program terminal
etc
"
Or rather I have recreated Microsoft Windows Notepad, with even fewer features.
No, I do want my code editor to have quite a lot of features that I can
use -if- I need them.
I do a lot of writing so this goes for my word processor as well.
It is trivial to configure Microsoft Word to show you nothing but a blank
screen and you can start typing. If that is your thing.
If you need more its available.
(No it can't do everything LaTex can,
Yes you may be able to type faster in vi)
dang ·88 days ago
WordGrinder: Terminal-based distraction free word processor - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35530372 - April 2023 (68 comments)
(Reposts are fine after a year or so; links to past threads are just to satisfy extra-curious readers)
ThinkBeat ·88 days ago
has a lot more information and some screenshots.
I find it a bit amusing that the programmers write the following about the last version upgrade:
""This version has a tonne of new features""
Creating a simple, get out of your way wordprocessor that cant do a few things very well seems at odds with feature bloat when you cram more and more features into each release.
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arexxbifs ·88 days ago
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throwaway81523 ·88 days ago
https://cis.temple.edu/~giorgio/old/cis307f07/software/minix...
I guess WordGrinder is a TUI thing which maybe has its attractions.
ThinkBeat ·88 days ago
>"This great new word processor is lightweight and that is awesome, you get a blank screen and only that "
Would seem like:
"I have written an amazing lightweight fast new code editor that wont slow you down. You get a blank screen and is that, no confusing keyboard shortcuts, no syntax sugar, no weird coloring of your code, no in program terminal etc " Or rather I have recreated Microsoft Windows Notepad, with even fewer features.
No, I do want my code editor to have quite a lot of features that I can use -if- I need them.
I do a lot of writing so this goes for my word processor as well.
It is trivial to configure Microsoft Word to show you nothing but a blank screen and you can start typing. If that is your thing. If you need more its available.
(No it can't do everything LaTex can, Yes you may be able to type faster in vi)
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