
This is how I've been working on my current project (a transformation of my dissertation into a book version).Īs I keep a reference to "parent notes", a practical solution was to bind C-c to a function that will open the parent note in the sidebar. The idea is to have everything integrated in a single system. I'd rather use structured notes that organize individual projects. I don't want to work with projects separated into different directories.
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Thank you so much for the reference to binder-mode, which I didn't know! It gave me a big opportunity for stealing some code inspiration for implementing my own version of the sidebar! In case you're not aware, for further "Scrivener-ization", there's binder-mode - written by the same dev who wrote olivetti-mode and the mighty fountain-mode. The Keyboard Maestro macro will change the desktop image from a list and, if Emacs is running at the front, it will (optionally) also set a corresponding theme at your choice. Which I always found distracting for whatever reason.įor those using emacs, this will mimic an interesting Scrivener feature. A subtler actualization of iA Writer-esque focus mode. That said, I can for sure envision the benefit of a linear gradient localizing brightness in the middle of the screen combined with centered-cursor-mode. Implementation: It's a bit beyond my emacs-fu to quickly mock up something that plays well with doom-emacs and the theme hacks I have going on under the hood.
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Tangent Two: an excellent resource on learning the visual grammar and how to affect/manipulate perception is The Visual Story.

My lizard brain can't discern the difference between a screen with a dozen bright flashing moving objects and a pride of lions approaching from the edge of my peripheral vision as dusk falls on the savannah. Tangent One: Hence why so much assaultive social media design gives me a mild panic attack. To state the obvious, a superbright fast moving object outshines all-forgive the pun. These are super interesting ideas to explore!īackground: Per principles of visual construction as regards the hierarchy of drawing the eye, brightness is second only to movement. (setq buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8-mac) This is part of my configuration (with some other details designed to interact well with Markdown apps such as The Archive): (add-hook 'markdown-mode-hook (lambda () Another nice thing to tweak is line spacing. When writing prose, I always deactivate the modeline. Maybe I'll experiment with this "elegant-emacs" setup, thank you for the reference!īut, yes. I've been working with spacemacs, because it's practical. Maybe nano-emacs or elegant-emacs settings would help:

Why did you opt for a transparent background? I wanted to say "it's too distracting", but when you hide everything else, it actually can't! So each line is a triple of values? Desktop wallpaper, something in the middle, and an emacs theme name?
