Comments on: Tools for writing: Distraction-free text editors

By: MV

MV — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:06:10 +0000

I love DarkRoom, keep it coming.

Recently I started this new project:

http://code.google.com/p/coderoom/

It isn’t as mature as DarkRoom, but it supports syntax highlighting, which I really missed for writing Latex. I’m still using DarkRoom (or PyRoom) for most of my writing though.

By: Roberto Pen

Roberto Pen — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:12:18 +0000

http://conscience.netsons.org

a new distraction-free writer in alpha stage of dev.

By: HP Business Answers: Ten ways to use technology to enhance marketing | MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:54:55 +0000

[...] Increase concentration. Creativity is the heart of marketing and it starts when you shut out distractions and focus on the task in hand. Consider using a distraction free word processor. [...]

By: How to combat the natural tendency to procrastinate — Bad Language

How to combat the natural tendency to procrastinate — Bad Language — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:26 +0000

[...] access to distractions. Distraction-free editors can help. Working in a different place can be good too. I wrote a nice list of alternative [...]

By: Desika Nadadur

Desika Nadadur — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:30 +0000

Hi Matthew,

Sorry, I missed a ‘t’ in your name. I apologize.

-Desika

By: Desika Nadadur

Desika Nadadur — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:10:18 +0000

Hi Mathew,

You have a very informative site. Thanks for the information on the distraction-free editing software. While checking these out, I also found Q10 (http://www.baara.com/q10/). I installed it and briefly tried it. It also looks very good.

I will be coming back for more of your writing tips.

Thanks,
Desika

By: Success in Work » Blog Archive » Using the Right Tools Part III - Text Files

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:50:47 +0000

[...] Download.com lists over 200 applications in the Editors category, and Wikipedia provides a comparison of editors by feature. Also, Matt Stibbe writes about an interesting use case I hadn’t thought of: distraction free writing, and suggests a few tools. [...]

By: Bob Gerber

Bob Gerber — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:15:48 +0000

Is this the Simon Wakeman who has a manuscript on Rumi? I want to talk to you about it. (I know Tony Blake)

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:55:41 +0000

Hi, just thought I’d mention for Matthew and anyone else after a full screen and uncluttered Windows based WriteRoom or DarkRoom style app that http://www.MightyFineWork.com do one.

It also splits the document into chapters for structure purposes, but other than that it does virtually nothing but let you edit.

It’s actually both a full-screen text editor and still a genuine Windows app!

By: Simon Wakeman » A more efficient writing tool

Simon Wakeman » A more efficient writing tool — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:22:53 +0000

[...] So having checked out Matthew Stibbe’s post that Lee cited, I decided to download Dark Room – a no frills editor that takes me back to the old days – green text on a black background. [...]