tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post8798416293677605217..comments2024-03-28T18:59:21.172-04:00Comments on Face to Face: The only distraction-free word processor you'll ever needagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-88108626634930752932014-01-26T14:21:23.805-05:002014-01-26T14:21:23.805-05:00You can still use the mouse for scrolling, selecti...You can still use the mouse for scrolling, selecting text, etc. The website says that F1 will bring up the "help card" which lists the commands. I.e., the usual Ctrl+S for save, Ctrl+Q for quit, Ctrl+C for copy, as well as some new ones for changing the font and other display options.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-29679665220346759892014-01-26T05:21:22.785-05:002014-01-26T05:21:22.785-05:00Holy crap this thing is terrible! It just makes th...Holy crap this thing is terrible! It just makes the screen black, with no possibility of jumping to other windows. It's like someone threw a bag over my head. The mouse doesn't work anymore. Even the escape button doesn't work. I had to pull the plug on my PC to turn it off!<br /><br />The only thing that sucks more is OpenID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-44507338127026423932014-01-20T04:18:02.627-05:002014-01-20T04:18:02.627-05:00notepad++ can do anything that you use Q10 for exc...notepad++ can do anything that you use Q10 for except for the typewriter sound effects, as least I as I know of. However, you can enable that for the whole win system, eg with<br />http://www.nattyware.com/qwertick.php, there are similar tools for all OS.<br /><br />I use notepad++ for programming and simple text editing 99% of the time. Else wordpad or open office if more convenient or needed. notepad++ can be configured any way you like,* goes for most programming editors I've used (else it's no programming editor really). I prefer black on white, haven't ever seen green|whatever on black with programmers, except in photos of geek conventions. Kate (www.kate-editor.org) for linux/mac/win is a nice equivalent.<br /><br />screenshots:<br /><br />bare bones, full screen (not my cup of tea with a big screen), you can do away with line numbering and status bar, too:<br />http://oi44.tinypic.com/2i1nuq8.jpg<br /><br />bare bones with window bar, resized;<br />http://oi39.tinypic.com/2dtoog.jpg<br /><br />with bells & whistles:<br />http://oi43.tinypic.com/15x8vo5.jpgtheo the krautnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-5956992731696533702014-01-19T05:20:18.373-05:002014-01-19T05:20:18.373-05:00If it doesn't do pictures it's not usable ...If it doesn't do pictures it's not usable for engineers.<br />I use Word but with restricted styles. I spent some hours to get my styles in line and now I use just a handfull of styles and always have ready to print text. I have no distractions.<br />I agree that Word has made a mistake with its default settings, they make it to easy to get distracted, it is too configurable. Like iOs vs Android. iOs just works, Android has too many options i.e. distractions.domagoj1978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-28299975093112005802014-01-18T14:26:00.077-05:002014-01-18T14:26:00.077-05:00Today's word processors aren't good at &qu...Today's word processors aren't good at "somewhat" polishing (see printed work from students). And up until you print, they interrupt your flow too much.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-80049250232632677432014-01-18T13:07:04.123-05:002014-01-18T13:07:04.123-05:00I thought the whole point of a word processor was ...I thought the whole point of a word processor was that you'd be handing it over somewhat polished. Otherwise use a text editor.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-32902125091519581492014-01-18T08:22:56.335-05:002014-01-18T08:22:56.335-05:00Interesting fact, George R. R. Martin (Game of Thr...Interesting fact, George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) still writes with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordStar" rel="nofollow">WordStar</a> 4.0, software from 1987!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com