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Show HN: I've built yet another distraction free writing app which exports LaTeX

45 points by WolfOliver 7y ago

hprotagonist 7y ago
Mine's called org-mode, but you have to uninstall tetris first...
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  org-mode is good but not everybody's first choice. For what are you using it for?
  - hprotagonist 7y ago
    my work lab notebook. i also write scientific manuscript drafts with it, as well as whitepapers and the like. And my emacs config, of course, though that's hardly distraction free. the kitchin group at CMU blogs regularly on how to get the most out of using org to treat LaTeX as an IR, with fairly awesome success: https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/category/orgmode/ https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/category/orgmode/
    - WolfOliver 7y ago
      "And my emacs config, of course, though that's hardly distraction free." :D love to read this :D
- smitty1e 7y ago
  org-mode on spacemacs against texlive for the win.
- jayaram 7y ago
  mine too! i also sometimes use lyx when i need to do things quickly!
cryptonector 7y ago
If it has VIM keybindings, I'll pay. If not, not -- LyX is good enough if I'm not getting VIM keybindings.
- throwlaplace 7y ago
  jupyter notebooks with code mirror vim bindings and markdown preview is the closest I've found.
  - contravariant 7y ago
    At this point you could also use VSCode with it's new built in notebook viewer and neovim. I can't say whether you should do that, as I haven't tried it out, but it is the closest you'll get to vim without being vim.
    - throwlaplace 7y ago
      what do you mean? how? you can use neovim as the editor in the notebook?
      - throwlaplace 7y ago
        got this setup and this still doesn't let you use vim in the notebook.
    - cryptonector 7y ago
      Right, you don't need full VIM/Neovim -- for documents you can use a smallish subset of VIM/Neovim.
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  Thank you for letting me know. Which bindings do you use the most?
  - cryptonector 7y ago
fbender 7y ago
Very nice feature set! I especially like the referencing functionality and ToC. Though I wasn't able to test it out (stuck with Windows at work), here's some feedback: In the example images, you write that you eliminated all toolbars - this is arguably false since I see a vertical one on the very left ;-). I would even get rid of this one and move the ToC to the left edge of the window. You can keep the help button (move it next to the MacOS window controls) and maybe even the export button (also next to window controls) but I'd rather make use of the system UX and use the MacOS toolbar instead (same for the preferences button, it's useless if you make use of the OS functionality). I'd love to give this to my coworkers for their Wiki drafting, right now I have too many issues with people copying from Word and the system trying to do ... something with that input. Unfortunately, only Windows flies here ...
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  Thank you for the feedback :) You've made a point with the toolbars. I have to get a Window machine and build the app for Windows too. I will decide then what to do with the toolbar and how it will look like with the native toolbar on window. If you send me a mail (click the Feedback button on the website) I'll put you on the list with those people how receive a free version because of early feedback :)
schinchan 7y ago
YADFWA
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  YADFWA? Seems to be an unGoogleable acronym :D
  - PythagoRascal 7y ago
    "Yet Another Dumb F*ing Writing App" is the best I can come up with. Which, if I'm right, is not really helpful.
    - WolfOliver 7y ago
      IMO it might be true for markdown editors but not for writing apps.
bhl 7y ago
“Use Lists, Tables, Figures, Code Sections, Footnotes, Cross-References, Citings, Tables of Contents, ...” Is there support for math? Weird if it doesn’t since it exports to LaTeX.
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  It's on the roadmap. There are a lot more things to do. Would be happy if you could help to bring them into an order and upvote your favorite feature: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jF6Xs_7Kd46NJVbxtOMwZ0G6QKuwScDT7FASeTr92HU https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jF6Xs_7Kd46NJVbxtOMwZ0G6QKu...
ken 7y ago
There's some funky animation going on at the top. When I press space bar to scroll down, it skips over the Features section. > We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience on our website. What does this mean? Why do you show me this? It's a static page!
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  Thank you for pointing out the space bar issue. A cookie is set by google analytics.
johnmarcus 7y ago
When Linux?
- WolfOliver 7y ago
  I think it will become available in one month. You can subscribe here to get informed: https://www.monsterwriter.app/newsletter.html https://www.monsterwriter.app/newsletter.html

45 points by WolfOliver 7y ago

hprotagonist 7y ago

Mine's called org-mode, but you have to uninstall tetris first...

WolfOliver 7y ago
org-mode is good but not everybody's first choice. For what are you using it for?
- hprotagonist 7y ago
  my work lab notebook. i also write scientific manuscript drafts with it, as well as whitepapers and the like. And my emacs config, of course, though that's hardly distraction free. the kitchin group at CMU blogs regularly on how to get the most out of using org to treat LaTeX as an IR, with fairly awesome success: https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/category/orgmode/ https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/category/orgmode/
  - WolfOliver 7y ago
    "And my emacs config, of course, though that's hardly distraction free." :D love to read this :D
smitty1e 7y ago
org-mode on spacemacs against texlive for the win.
jayaram 7y ago
mine too! i also sometimes use lyx when i need to do things quickly!

cryptonector 7y ago

If it has VIM keybindings, I'll pay. If not, not -- LyX is good enough if I'm not getting VIM keybindings.

throwlaplace 7y ago
jupyter notebooks with code mirror vim bindings and markdown preview is the closest I've found.
- contravariant 7y ago
  At this point you could also use VSCode with it's new built in notebook viewer and neovim. I can't say whether you should do that, as I haven't tried it out, but it is the closest you'll get to vim without being vim.
  - throwlaplace 7y ago
    what do you mean? how? you can use neovim as the editor in the notebook?
    - throwlaplace 7y ago
      got this setup and this still doesn't let you use vim in the notebook.
  - cryptonector 7y ago
    Right, you don't need full VIM/Neovim -- for documents you can use a smallish subset of VIM/Neovim.
WolfOliver 7y ago
Thank you for letting me know. Which bindings do you use the most?
- cryptonector 7y ago

fbender 7y ago

Very nice feature set! I especially like the referencing functionality and ToC. Though I wasn't able to test it out (stuck with Windows at work), here's some feedback: In the example images, you write that you eliminated all toolbars - this is arguably false since I see a vertical one on the very left ;-). I would even get rid of this one and move the ToC to the left edge of the window. You can keep the help button (move it next to the MacOS window controls) and maybe even the export button (also next to window controls) but I'd rather make use of the system UX and use the MacOS toolbar instead (same for the preferences button, it's useless if you make use of the OS functionality). I'd love to give this to my coworkers for their Wiki drafting, right now I have too many issues with people copying from Word and the system trying to do ... something with that input. Unfortunately, only Windows flies here ...

WolfOliver 7y ago
Thank you for the feedback :) You've made a point with the toolbars. I have to get a Window machine and build the app for Windows too. I will decide then what to do with the toolbar and how it will look like with the native toolbar on window. If you send me a mail (click the Feedback button on the website) I'll put you on the list with those people how receive a free version because of early feedback :)

schinchan 7y ago

YADFWA

WolfOliver 7y ago
YADFWA? Seems to be an unGoogleable acronym :D
- PythagoRascal 7y ago
  "Yet Another Dumb F*ing Writing App" is the best I can come up with. Which, if I'm right, is not really helpful.
  - WolfOliver 7y ago
    IMO it might be true for markdown editors but not for writing apps.

bhl 7y ago

“Use Lists, Tables, Figures, Code Sections, Footnotes, Cross-References, Citings, Tables of Contents, ...” Is there support for math? Weird if it doesn’t since it exports to LaTeX.

WolfOliver 7y ago
It's on the roadmap. There are a lot more things to do. Would be happy if you could help to bring them into an order and upvote your favorite feature: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jF6Xs_7Kd46NJVbxtOMwZ0G6QKuwScDT7FASeTr92HU https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jF6Xs_7Kd46NJVbxtOMwZ0G6QKu...

ken 7y ago

There's some funky animation going on at the top. When I press space bar to scroll down, it skips over the Features section. > We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience on our website. What does this mean? Why do you show me this? It's a static page!

WolfOliver 7y ago
Thank you for pointing out the space bar issue. A cookie is set by google analytics.

johnmarcus 7y ago

When Linux?

WolfOliver 7y ago
I think it will become available in one month. You can subscribe here to get informed: https://www.monsterwriter.app/newsletter.html https://www.monsterwriter.app/newsletter.html