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Productivity

distraction-free writing editor

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2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.

Idea: 1 for, 0 against

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What people liked

  • Clever idea for privacy and focus in coffeeshops

    From 2 comments
    • Very cool, like <input type="password"> except with whitespace so you retain a vague sense of the wordshapes :) I could honestly see myself using this in a coffeeshop for the…
      efskap on HN
    • Thanks for the sharing, installed and ready to try for my next coffeeshop session
      bouyaveman6 on HN

Requests

  • Add a toy box of experimental generative features

    From 1 comment
    • Ah, the original site is dead but I found this: https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/dotsies.htm The way dotsies stack remind me a little bit of Cistercian Numerals…
      rpastuszak on HN

Questions

  • Is the coffeeshop mode idea that typos can be fixed later?

    From 1 comment
    • Long time fan of your art and writing. Is the idea here with Coffeeshop mode that typos can be dealt with later?
      jasonjmcghee on HN

Alternatives named

  • Dotsies glyph font

    From 2 comments
    • I always loved the idea of the Dotsies glyph system for coffeeshop mode. It's a font that converts the English alphabet into a compact dot notation. Never got around to becoming…
      spiffytech on HN
    • Reminds me of dotsies [1]. However the goal of dotsies to keep it still readable and use less space. What are the odds someone in a coffee shop is able to read dotsies as well?…
      landgenoot on HN
  • Redacted Script font

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks! I use it all the time. Someone on lobste.rs mentioned Redacted Script (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Redacted+Script) and I'm considering building something similar,…
      rpastuszak on HN

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