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  • Distraction free writing with JDarkroom

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    While there are several full screen text editing apps, I’ve settled on
    JDarkroom. Written in Java, JDarkroom is a distraction free text
    editor, taking over your entire screen so you can concentrate on writing
    and not worry about new email or tweets. It is patterned after Darkroom
    for Windows
    and Writeroom for Mac.

    I was using Evernote for writing, but it doesn’t have a full screen
    mode. To emulate the ability to sync my notes written in JDarkroom with
    my other devices I use Dropbox (Affiliate code in link,
    dropbox.com is the website without the affiliate code). Now I just
    save my notes into my Dropbox, and Dropbox takes care of syncing them
    across my devices. The Dropbox app for Android allows me to edit text
    files directly in the application, and there are several apps for iOS
    devices that will let you do the same. For mark up in text files I use
    John Gruber’s Markdown. It’s a very readable way to encode
    formatting in a text file. There are several libraries that let you then
    convert it to html or back to markdown. I installed the WMD plug in for
    Wordpress
    which allows me to write in Markdown (or just copy and
    paste from one of my files.

    Yes, it’s a little convoluted, and as soon as Evernote as a full screen
    editor option I’ll probably switch back to it, it does work for me. 🙂

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