On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Tao Joannes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm using vim to write a novel, and lots of other short stories, etc. > > One problem I always have is that I find it difficult to resist the > temptation to go back and edit while I'm doing the initial draft. > > I've got a script that handles file management, wordcount, backups, etc, > that's working pretty well, and I'd like to work in a "drafting" mode that > will make VIM work like a typewriter. > > What I mean is that the navigation is gone, except for switching between > insert and command mode. All I want is type, space, enter, and escape, > basically, having it go automatically to the end of the file when opening > would be nice, too. > > I know I could do it with a 'cat' command that captures standard in and > appends it to whatever file I'm editing, but that would get kludgy on the > scripting, so I'd much rather just have an alternate vimrc that made it > behave as specified. I'd have a toggle setting for "draft" or "revision" > mode, then would select the files by number using a case/select. > > I've forgotten more about vi commands, etc, than I can remember now, so any > help to get this working would be greatly appreciated. > > http://www.google.com/search?q=vim+writeroom returns several hits that may be of interest. I can't vouch for any of them. -- /George V. Reilly [email protected] Twitter: @georgevreilly http://www.georgevreilly.com/blog http://blogs.cozi.com/tech -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
