Write Monkey is a text editor that offers several unique features to stand out of the masses of other writers and editors. The first and probably most noticeable feature is the full screen mode which displays a black screen without any text editing buttons and toolbars except for the main menu bar. The light green text is perfectly readable on the background. A right-click in the interface will open a menu that lists all the available options that are at the writers disposal including switching between full and window mode, switching between text and repository or enabling so called jumps.
Jumps display bookmarks, paragraphs and headings of the text in a separate always on top window which makes it convenient and comfortable to navigate the text. The colors and pretty much any design parameter can be changed in the program’s option to allow the user to select his own fonts, colors and page layout.
The repository which was mentioned earlier is not part of the original text but is connected to it. It can be filled with ideas and text that is not yet ready to be included in the real text document. Texts can be saved in text format only with the option to export markup – like bold or italic text – so that it can be viewed correctly in web browsers and word processors.
Another interesting feature is the progress bar which can be used to define a text length which is often required when writing journalistic texts or essays. The very same menu contains countless statistics about the text that has been written so far and a function called sprint writing which will limit the writing time. Both the text progress and the time limit can be displayed in the main interface.
Additional features:
- Customizable Printing
- Spell Checker
- Multi Monitor Support
- Firefox Integration
- Auto Backups, History
- Replacements (add predefined text by writing shortcuts)
- Bookmarks
The main problem that many writers will face is that the document can only be saved in text format which might require a few additional steps in another word processor to save the document in another format or to beautify it before publishing it or sending it in.
Write Monkey (via Tech Yard) is a portable application for the Windows operating system that requires the Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 or higher
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[...] If you forget any of the multitude of features you can hit F1 to bring up a reminder menu or hit F11 to toggle out of full screen mode and access the menus in a more traditional manner. The default format for WriteMonkey is plain text, but the basic formatting and text markups can be exported to Word or HTML. WriteMonkey is freeware, Windows only and requires .NET Framework 2.0+. Write Monkey [via gHacks] [...]
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[...] If you forget any of the multitude of features you can hit F1 to bring up a reminder menu or hit F11 to toggle out of full screen mode and access the menus in a more traditional manner. The default format for WriteMonkey is plain text, but the basic formatting and text markups can be exported to Word or HTML. WriteMonkey is freeware, Windows only and requires .NET Framework 2.0+. Write Monkey [via gHacks] [...]
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[...] If you forget any of the multitude of features you can hit F1 to bring up a reminder menu or hit F11 to toggle out of full screen mode and access the menus in a more traditional manner. The default format for WriteMonkey is plain text, but the basic formatting and text markups can be exported to Word or HTML. WriteMonkey is freeware, Windows only and requires .NET Framework 2.0+. Write Monkey [via gHacks] [...]
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[...] If you forget any of the multitude of features you can hit F1 to bring up a reminder menu or hit F11 to toggle out of full screen mode and access the menus in a more traditional manner. The default format for WriteMonkey is plain text, but the basic formatting and text markups can be exported to Word or HTML. WriteMonkey is freeware, Windows only and requires .NET Framework 2.0+. Write Monkey [via gHacks] [...]
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[...] Mete: We do have lots of distractions while writing, this could be a potential solution for that. Not sure about writing electric green on black, though…. Write Monkey [via gHacks] [...]
Wow. It basically has all of the features of DarkRoom, and then some. Very nice, and portable.
Most importantly, it doesn’t force you to go fullscreen (F10 options, disable starting fullscreen). I like the option of picking green text on black, of course.
Concerning the inability to save as doc, etc… the only point in using a word processor like this is the dark theme ability and the lack of distractions. Copy/paste into Openoffice is just part of the process. Not a big deal for me, at least.
wow, so simple, so cool… love it already
FWIW, Notepad++ users aren’t without fullscreen mode. As in a browser, F11 makes Notepad++ go fullscreen. Its colors can be configured similar to Write Monkey. That’s not to say it replaces Write Monkey, but for Notepad++ users interested specifically in those features, there’s no need to use another program.
full screen gives me a strange green glow on the sides of my LCD. too bad, because i like the features and the ease of use.
i guess i’ll stick with Q10…
http://www.baara.com/q10/
garbanzo: just change the background color to black and the glow will go away…
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I just can’t get it to work in fullscreen. My taskbar stays visible no matter what I do.
If it wasn’t for that glitch I would happily ditch Q10 for this. Some features are great.
(And yes, I do have the last .NET framework installed).
Well you could auto hide your taskbar ;)
Yeah, but some PIXELS remain. And it’s distracting :-P