On Jan 19, 2013, at 9:56 AM, William Ehrich <ehr...@clear.net> wrote: >> There are a number of text editors designed for focused, >> distraction-free writing. >> >> I seem to recall at least one that only allows forward progress. I >> forget the exact features, but they were along the lines of limited >> backspacing, no undo, maybe focusing on one line at a time. >> >> Anybody know the editor(s) I'm thinking of? > > My first reaction was that I could never do that. Too sloppy. > But then I remembered when (1960s?) I learned to use a dictating machine that > cut a track in a plastic disk. It's possible, but the new way is better.
It certainly wouldn't be my main or only editor, but there are times I would like the option to turn this mode on. For example, I think it can help fight the urge to prematurely over-edit, which can sometimes hold me back from just getting words down on the page. The use I have in mind now is that I'd like to experiment with extended patches of writing with my eyes closed. There's something about this that gets me into a "zone" that I like. I could do this with any old text editor, except I'm worried about accidentally hitting an arrow key or the trackpad in a way that moves the cursor somewhere I don't want it to go. It's possible that what I really want for this purpose is to write my own text editor and have it block certain actions. --Andy _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
