Re: Tinker WriterDesk

Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

From the «write yer next shitty novel» department:
Title: Tinker WriterDeck OS turns nearly any old laptop into a distraction-free writing machine
Author: Brad Linder
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:37:35 +0000
Link: https://liliputing.com/tinker-writerdeck-os-turns-nearly-any-old-laptop-into-a-distraction-free-writing-machine/
 
Some of the most interesting gadgets-with-keyboards I’ve seen over the past few
years have been distraction-free writing devices, or WriterDecks. These
devices, which are basically the modern version of the word processors of
yesteryear, include purpose-built hardware from companies focused on a niche
market as well as DIY solutions. But if you’ve already got an […]
 
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That's quite cute.  Is there a good TUI word processor, rather than text
editor?  ie something you can do formatting like bold/italics, headings,
numbered sections, table of contents etc, that you can visualise directly in
the editor?

Of course there's Markdown and Latex, but they aren't word processing.  I
suppose Wordperfect for DOS's 'reveal codes' isn't that different in some
ways.

I think WordTsar is an X program, not a TUI one?  WordGrinder looks like a
proper TUI word processor, any others?

Did anything like that exist in the days when all you had was a serial line
and a VT100?  Or was it all Latex and troff?

Theo