Word Grinder: Terminal Based Distraction Free Word Processor

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  • wpunix

    WordPerfect for UNIX Character Terminals

  • A text editor and a word processor are different things. There are things you can do very easily in a word processor that are difficult in a text editor, and vice versa. I actually wrote a FAQ about this!

    https://github.com/taviso/wpunix/wiki/FAQ#q-why-not-just-use

    (Fwiw, I'm a daily vim user)

  • wordgrinder

    A word processor which gets the hell out of your way and lets you get some work done.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • olivetti

    Emacs minor mode to automatically balance window margins

  • writeroom-mode

    Writeroom-mode: distraction-free writing for Emacs.

  • >WriteRoom (mac)

    There's also an analogous mode[0] for emacs that works great on my ARM Mac!

    [0] https://github.com/joostkremers/writeroom-mode

  • zen-mode

    Syntax highlighting and automatic indentation for the Zen in Emacs. Requires Emacs 24 or later. (by zenlang)

  • What β€œzen-mode” would that be? https://github.com/zenlang/zen-mode seems to be for the programming language called β€œZen”.

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