So I'm testing #markdown #apps for #Android, looking for something that will allow me to write freely.
So far one of my criteria is not met, and that's a selector that can give a word count. That is, only the word count of the selected text and not the entire document.
I want to be able to write threads in a more constructive way, so if you have a recommendation (preferably from #fdroid) that does what I need, I'd be much obliged.
So far my favorite contender within #Android #Markdown editors is #OpenNote (version 1.5.95, com.yangdai.opennote) because of its simple design and good use of screen real estate.
It's modern #Material #design (if I'm not mistaken) becomes more apparent in the settings screen, which illustrates what the various settings do quite nicely.
It's important to me that the editor doesn't take me out of the writing process. The editor is not WYSIWYG, but I still feel it works.
#OpenNote has some serious backup options, and even security options password protection.
All of the notes are contained inside a database and have to be exported, but this just adds to the effectiveness of the app.
Rather than relying on a flat file system, what you get is faster access to your notes.
That they are periodically backed up is nice. That the synchronization feature is #CalDAV kind of rules, because you have options in your providers.
It doesn't really matter which app you use or what methods you use to #write. What's important is how effectively that tool gets you to write.
If you're at home with a quill and parchment, then so be it. If you prefer the clatter of a typewriter or a #keyboard, have at it. If your thumbs are the fastest guns in the west, shoot your shot. There is no one way.
There was a new form of #book keeping discovered, from an ancient society no less. A form of book keeping written in knots of a rope.
For me, aesthetics is everything. I know some may buy #moleskine #notebooks to feel, hear and smell the graphite being crushed to paper.
But given you have a stylus and a screen, what would you like it to look like? For me, light mode is in my day - and dark mode by night.
But with light mode, I still want a muted, docile kind of background and foreground instead of the blinding, sharp and sterilizing look of white.
Give me an experience as soft as paper, even if it is on a glossy screen.