Feature request: Typewriter and Focus modes

[0x63616a7573]

Same options/functionality as previously available in Caret under the View menu:

• Typewriter mode: where the line currently being edited is always vertically centered
• Focus mode: where text other than the line/text block currently being edited is dimmed

[astoilkov]

Thanks for the vote. We will consider both features again.

We aren't sure about both features yet because previously they were creating maintenance problems. We should see if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

[manuraj17]

Voting again for typewriter mode. Everything else is as I wish to be, except this mode. I happen to write long notes and it really helps if the note is centered to screen. At times I end up writing on a laptop so, having it at the centre helps.

[astoilkov]

Thanks @manuraj17

This thread talks about two different features. For others voting in this thread, it may be useful if you say which of the two you are interested in.

[manuraj17]

@astoilkov Oh okay. I am voting for the typewriter mode 😄 (I had mentioned it)

Typewriter mode: where the line currently being edited is always vertically centered

Although another approach is also fine, even if the current line is not strictly centered all the time -- the ability to scroll up and thereby moving the last line to end the middle of the page; Which results in having some extra space when we are nearing the page end also works.

[astoilkov]

the ability to scroll up and thereby moving the last line to end the middle of the page; Which results in having some extra space when we are nearing the page end also works.

Yes. That makes sense. We also don't like when we have to write at the end of a document and can't put that line in the center or close to the center.

[manuraj17]

@astoilkov Exactly. There needn't be any strict white space in the document or always be centered -- it's just ability to scroll up a bit when we are at the last line so that it comes to the center, just like you said. The difference that would make is huge. Hope to see this come in soon! (As of now in long notes I have to move out of nota and use other apps -_- )

PS: I see that I have made some gramatical mistakes in the above statement, but I believe you got the idea :D

Thanks!

[Auratelience]

Voting for both typewriter and focus mode.

[fedorovpishet]

Add my voice for typewriter and focus mode. I'm a writer and it's very useful features. I use to used it on iA Writer, Obsidian and Ulysses, but now I move to Nota. Hope you'll add this features.

P.S. Anyway you're awesome)

[johnjago]

This makes a big difference for people who write long pieces on small screens. I usually write blog posts on a laptop screen, so I end up looking at the bottom of the screen where the text is. As a workaround, I hit enter a few times to push the text up, but it would be so nice to have this built-in 🙂

[astoilkov]

I agree. We actually have the feature implemented as a private experiment. We will test it a little more and we can make it available to everyone.