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Emacs is seriously the best 'app' for anyone working with text, including writers. And if its (default) looks put you off, have a look at extensions (and Emacs

Emacs is seriously the best 'app' for anyone working with text, including writers. And if its (default) looks put you off, have a look at extensions (and Emacs is designed to be extended) like the Poet theme: https://github.com/kunalb/poet https://github.com/kunalb/poet

aphextron 8y ago
Relevant: https://www.xkcd.com/378/ https://www.xkcd.com/378/
- _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
  That comic is on the programming/IDE-side of Emacs though, which isn't what I'm talking about here. Quite seriously, Emacs is really excellent for non-program writing too, which is mainly what I use it for.
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  - aphextron 8y ago
    The joke is really just that emacs users are so consistently evangelical it becomes amusing and endearing. I love that a piece of software can be so good that it inspires people to do so.
    - _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
      I see. I hadn't thought of that particular comic (which I have printed out and posted on my office door) from exactly that angle; I always thought of it as pointing out the extensibility of Emacs (and the willingness of people to extend it).
ashton314 8y ago
Amen to that. I read a blog post somewhere (sorry, lost the reference) about a writer (non-programmer, mind you) who switched to Emacs for Org-Mode. Another extension that's great for writing/note taking is Deft [1]. Give it a directory (optional recursing) of .md, .txt, .org, etc. files, and it will let you filter through them instantly. I've been using this for a few years now and it's still my primary digital note-taking system. [1]: https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/ https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/
- _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
  Cool. I've heard of Deft, but haven't really tried it. Another great Emacs extension for writing is writeroom-mode: https://github.com/joostkremers/writeroom-mode https://github.com/joostkremers/writeroom-mode
  - ashton314 8y ago
    Thanks for posting this! Just got it and I love it!
- dustfinger 8y ago
  If you are using emacs org-mode, might I also suggest org-brain [1] for concept mapping, org-capture [2] for collecting notes or memes and org-publish [3] to export to other formats. If you are planning on blogging using the hugo static site generator then I recommend ox-hugo [4]. [1] https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html [2] https://orgmode.org/manual/Capture.html https://orgmode.org/manual/Capture.html [3] https://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing.html https://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing.html [4] https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/ https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/
pasabagi 8y ago
I had exactly the same thought, except with vim. I think the real advantage vim and emacs have is, they're still going to be maintained in 20 years time, and you won't end up having to do all your work on a machine that's two decades old, or write on something new and uncomfortable every half-decade.
bjoli 8y ago
This talk called "Emacs for writers" is amazing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtieBc3KptU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtieBc3KptU

aphextron 8y ago

Relevant: https://www.xkcd.com/378/ https://www.xkcd.com/378/

_emacsomancer_ 8y ago
That comic is on the programming/IDE-side of Emacs though, which isn't what I'm talking about here. Quite seriously, Emacs is really excellent for non-program writing too, which is mainly what I use it for.
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- aphextron 8y ago
  The joke is really just that emacs users are so consistently evangelical it becomes amusing and endearing. I love that a piece of software can be so good that it inspires people to do so.
  - _emacsomancer_ 8y ago
    I see. I hadn't thought of that particular comic (which I have printed out and posted on my office door) from exactly that angle; I always thought of it as pointing out the extensibility of Emacs (and the willingness of people to extend it).

ashton314 8y ago

Amen to that. I read a blog post somewhere (sorry, lost the reference) about a writer (non-programmer, mind you) who switched to Emacs for Org-Mode. Another extension that's great for writing/note taking is Deft [1]. Give it a directory (optional recursing) of .md, .txt, .org, etc. files, and it will let you filter through them instantly. I've been using this for a few years now and it's still my primary digital note-taking system. [1]: https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/ https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/

_emacsomancer_ 8y ago
Cool. I've heard of Deft, but haven't really tried it. Another great Emacs extension for writing is writeroom-mode: https://github.com/joostkremers/writeroom-mode https://github.com/joostkremers/writeroom-mode
- ashton314 8y ago
  Thanks for posting this! Just got it and I love it!
dustfinger 8y ago
If you are using emacs org-mode, might I also suggest org-brain [1] for concept mapping, org-capture [2] for collecting notes or memes and org-publish [3] to export to other formats. If you are planning on blogging using the hugo static site generator then I recommend ox-hugo [4]. [1] https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html [2] https://orgmode.org/manual/Capture.html https://orgmode.org/manual/Capture.html [3] https://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing.html https://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing.html [4] https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/ https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/

pasabagi 8y ago

I had exactly the same thought, except with vim. I think the real advantage vim and emacs have is, they're still going to be maintained in 20 years time, and you won't end up having to do all your work on a machine that's two decades old, or write on something new and uncomfortable every half-decade.

bjoli 8y ago

This talk called "Emacs for writers" is amazing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtieBc3KptU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtieBc3KptU