on 2013-01-19 7:29 Andy Lee wrote
There are a number of text editors designed for focused, distraction-free
writing.
I seem to recall at least one that only allows forward progress.
what you describe is essentially a pure typewriter simulator; i don't know of a
native Mac app that can do it, but there probably is one; there are some quick
& dirty ways to do it; one would be to use an actual typewriter, then scan and
OCR the result (a ScanSnap S1500m is an excellent accessory for your typewriter)
another way is in the shell; here's a bash function:
tw () { test -f $1 && cat $1 ; cat >>$1 ; }
start editing like this:
tw foo.txt
and type away; you can backspace as far as the beginning of a line, but once
you hit return the line is committed; hit cmd-D to finish; to continue where
you left off, the same command will "roll the paper back into the typewriter"
and leave you positioned to type at the next line; note that the file is in
effect "autosaved" each time you hit return
to complete the experience, combine with a good font choice and full screen
mode, possibly use split screen (as in iTerm 2) to shift the text from the the
edge of the screen
i also found this:
<http://www.mr-corner.com/type/type.html>
and this, which i didn't trust:
<http://www.lifehackingmovie.com/typewriter-minimal-text-editor/>
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