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what's the name of that plain looking text app?

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#1

i think i saw something about it on uf in the past couple of months, but i can't find it. it's an editor that just shows text (i think it's supposed to be some kind of word processing software). the background looked like a slate colored, shiney window (real life glass window) and the text was a subdued neon green. (yeah, what a helpful description, eh?)

#2

You saw it on Mac?

#3

jeyaganesh said: You saw it on Mac?

no, i thought i saw a thread about it in the community cafe here. i'm pretty sure it was for a mac.

#4

Uh, it couldn't possibly be terminal.app, by any chance?

#5

Hard Drive > Applications > *TextEdit* , perchance?

#6

http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom

[IMG]http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/static/writeroom/main-screen.png[/IMG]

#7

cardinals_fan said: http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom

[img]http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/static/writeroom/main-screen.png[/img]

that's it!!!1

#8

cardinals_fan said: http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom

[IMG]http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/static/writeroom/main-screen.png[/IMG]

Is there anything like this for Linux?

EDIT: Wait... Vim would work just fine here. I'm a failure.

#9

nathangrubb said: Is there anything like this for Linux?

EDIT: Wait... Vim would work just fine here. I'm a failure.

Doesn't Vim work on OS X?

#10

thanks, CF.

#11

chucky chuckaluck said: thanks, CF.

No problem. I too remember the Café thread regarding this.

Anyway, vim (or nano ;)) in a full-screen terminal should replace this just fine. If you want a word processor, check out WordGrinder.

#12

:lolflag:

#13

cardinals_fan said: No problem. I too remember the Café thread regarding this.

Anyway, vim (or nano ;)) in a full-screen terminal should replace this just fine. If you want a word processor, check out WordGrinder.

oh no, i just thought it was pretty. i was thinking of using a screenshot of it for a wallpaper.

#14

cardinals_fan said: http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom

[IMG]http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/static/writeroom/main-screen.png[/IMG]

I find it vaguely disquieting that someone who has chosen to use a Mac would spend money on a word processor who's UI was designed to obscure the environment they chose to use.

Don't get me wrong, I understand all about wanting to eliminate distractions, and if this works for someone, then more power to them. I just find it odd, is all.

#15

MikeTheC said: I find it vaguely disquieting that someone who has chosen to use a Mac would spend money on a word processor who's UI was designed to obscure the environment they chose to use.

Don't get me wrong, I understand all about wanting to eliminate distractions, and if this works for someone, then more power to them. I just find it odd, is all.

when i was a kid, i was afraid of the dark. one night, i couldn't take how messy my room had gotten, so i grabbed the bull by the tail and, facing the music, turned the light off.

#16

You are thinking about PyRoom. The original thread pertaining to WriteRoom and the birth of PyRoom is here.

#17

Sorivenul said: You are thinking about PyRoom. The original thread pertaining to WriteRoom and the birth of PyRoom is here.

i was really thinking about writeroom. pyroom doesn't have a look i'd use for a wallpaper (for sure, a superficial interest). i guess that must be the thread, though. but, my memory of it is different (too many bottles of cabernet in between, probably). thanks for the links.

edit: just tried pyroom. not for me.

#18

handy said: :lolflag:

chucky chuckaluck said: when i was a kid, i was afraid of the dark. one night, i couldn't take how messy my room had gotten, so i grabbed the bull by the tail and, facing the music, turned the light off.

:lolflag:

That was so tasty I had to put it in a sandwich. :-)