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FocusWriter helps you write by blocking distractions
There are a handful of word processors and text editors designed to give you a distraction-free writing space by blocking out everything except for the words you're typing. for instance, Dark Room shows you nothing but a black screen and green text, giving you that matrix/old school computing vibe.
But if you want something a bit more modern, and with a few more controls, you might want to check out FocusWriter. By default, FocusWriter opens in full screen mode. But if you scroll your mouse over the top of the screen a toolbar will appear allowing you to exit fullscreen mode, adjust your preferences, save, rename, or print a document.
FocusWriter isn't by any means a full fledged word processor. There's no spell checking. And there's no formatting. You can't embolden, embeggin, or center text. All you can do is write. If you need those features, you might want to invest in a heavy dose of discipline rather than a distraction-free text editor.
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Jay Hash said 6:24PM on 5-22-2009
Why do we needs this when it's built into Pages '09? And if you're not running a MAc, it's called "self-control"...
~JYH
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kcdk99 said 10:14PM on 5-22-2009
if you're not running a MAc, it's called "GET ONE"... LOL
Iain said 6:49PM on 5-22-2009
So... what is the point of the post?
Here is piece of software which you can't find any reason to use, then point out problems and more competent software.
So where are the original posts and discussions, if I wanted to know about this stuff I would have subscribed to the original site.
Please stop re-blogging the first thing you see, you've got a captive audience here, please write something original.
Sorry for the rant, but I'm a long time reader, and my pet hate is technology blogs who just re-post stories from other blogs, by all means do this but add something original to the topic when you do.
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hazard said 6:50AM on 5-23-2009
Hmmm, maybe you should read the post again.
What I see is a simple text editor that can cover the entire desktop showing only a customisable background and your text. Simple concept, very cool, nice one Brad.
drsilverworm said 4:33AM on 5-23-2009
in OpenOffice, hit Control Shift J for full-screen mode.
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michel said 9:16AM on 5-23-2009
drsilverworm has the sensible answer, I don't know why people don't think of this. It obviates the need for all those "stripped down" word processors. (although I remap this function to F11 for consitency with other software) But the most obvious answer still eludes everyone:
pen and paper, people.
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Patrick said 1:34PM on 5-26-2009
FocusWriter doesn't sound like it's all that useful. In MAC apps and Windows, the word processor can be switched to full screen. I doubt that the tool bars are all that distracting.
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