Has anyone tried a pencil and paper?
I tried this setup for a bit. I liked Word Perfect for Dos but converting files to my linux desktop was a pain and I never found a workflow I liked.
For undisturbed writing, I use a laptop running a minimal cli only linux install with Word Grinder. Its a modern text mode writer app that stores files in text or markdown.
I liked Word Perfect for Dos but converting files to my linux desktop was a pain and I never found a workflow I liked.
I wouldn’t do it myself, but if that floats your boat:
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/20/wordperfect_for_unix_for_linux/
Tavis Ormandy ports WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux
Wed 20 Jul 2022 // 15:15 UTC
Thanks for that. Unfortunately, unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t solve the work flow issue as my goal is to get my written text into a modern format that works with everything else I use, such as ascii or markdown.
Word Grinder hits all the marks.
I really don’t understand why people think they need to use outdated technology and inconvenient transfer methods to be undisturbed instead of just disabling programs that generate or display notifications (e.g. on Linux the notification daemon).
Do people really have so little self-control that they can’t just not use a network connection if it exists?
