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I'm all for simple distraction-free tools. Heck, I've occasionally pondered about buying actual typewriter to write on. But Freewrites look pretty bad. Display
by zokier 5y ago
I'm all for simple distraction-free tools. Heck, I've occasionally pondered about buying actual typewriter to write on.
But Freewrites look pretty bad. Display that looks almost the size of this HN comment box does not really evoke long-form writing in my head. The specs say the display is about as tall as iPhone on landscape, but of course much narrower. Not having hinges really simplifies the mechanical design, but ergonomics-wise having display at desk-level on a shallow angle sounds like a recipe for neck pain. The Traveler version fixes that with a more traditional clamshell design allowing you to angle the display but then you inexplicably lose maybe the most important aspect of all, good keyboard. Sibling comment mentions lag, this is the sort of device I'd expect minimal input latency to sustain that immediate immersive feel.
60-80 column display, good mechanical keyboard, comfortably angled display. That what would make me a happy camper.
- jareklupinski 5y agohmm I'm guessing this form factor would be an even harder sell? https://www.lupin.ski/images/portfolio-full-9.jpg https://www.lupin.ski/images/portfolio-full-9.jpg i can touch-type fine, but for some reason my eyes drift back down to the keyboard anyway.... so I stuck the display there :P
- zokier 5y agoI do give you points for ingenuity there!
- II2II 5y agoOne piece of advice that I've run into is to turn off the monitor while writing. The argument was that anything can serve as a distraction while writing, even the writing process. Editing served as an example. It is best done after the writing is done since some writers are hindered by perfectionism while most writers would benefit from having a concrete version of their work before fine tuning it. In other words, the screen is not very important while writing the initial draft. (Granted, a screen is useful to ensure that the words are being recorded as intended.)
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago> I'm all for simple distraction-free tools. Heck, I've occasionally pondered about buying actual typewriter to write on. I'm more old-school than you. I actually do a lot of writing on actual paper, with a pen. As-you-write edits are easier even than on a computer (I just move the pen to the spot that I want, rather than having to move the cursor[1]), and I can write anywhere - wherever I think best, not wherever I have power. But I don't want to write on a typewriter. Edits are incredibly painful there. [1] Yes, I know, it feels like the cursor just goes where you look. It doesn't, even on an editor that you've used for 30 years.