[HN Gopher] WordGrinder: A simple word processor that runs on th...
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WordGrinder: A simple word processor that runs on the console
Author : netule
Score : 40 points
Date : 2024-07-31 04:39 UTC (1 days ago)
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| dang wrote:
| Related:
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| _WordGrinder: Terminal-based distraction free word processor_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35530372 - April 2023 (68
| comments)
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| (Reposts are fine after a year or so; links to past threads are
| just to satisfy extra-curious readers)
| kragen wrote:
| it's always encouraging to see david given's projects. the choice
| of opengl and luau is interesting and appealing. the file format
| is also appealing:
| https://github.com/davidgiven/wordgrinder/blob/master/README...
| arexxbifs wrote:
| 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.
| ThinkBeat wrote:
| The webpage http://cowlark.com/wordgrinder/
|
| 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:
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| ""This version has a tonne of new features""
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| 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.
| zamadatix wrote:
| I dunno, to me being bloat free isn't the same as having few
| features - it's more about how tight those features are, how
| thinly they are implemented, and how much it avoids creeping
| into additional things once it has reached high feature density
| in the initial narrow focus. E.g. I wouldn't consider curl
| bloated. It supports damn near every transfer protocol a lunch
| table of engineers could think to name, has a boatload of
| options and knobs to do what you want with all of those, and is
| hundreds of thousands of lines of code... but at the same time
| is ultimately a couple of MB, sticks to the narrow job of
| "transferring data with URLs", and keeps a simple interface
| without feeling the need expand to be the place to go for every
| related task too like e.g. a bloated browser would.
| ThinkBeat wrote:
| 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:
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| "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)
| sim7c00 wrote:
| wanna try it just to see if it shoots my dog. :') (looks really
| clean!, and i dont actually have a dog dont worry :D)
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