It seems like the gimmick of Ensō is that it's write-only and doesn't allow you to edit anything, so not being able to see your typos might be for the best actually.
Very cool, like <input type="password"> except with whitespace so you retain a vague sense of the wordshapes :) I could honestly see myself using this in a coffeeshop for the compromise between privacy and feedback.
Long time fan of your art and writing.
Is the idea here with Coffeeshop mode that typos can be dealt with later?
Thanks! And yes, although the same idea applies to Ensō in general.
Looking at the feedback from people, I see two camps: those who rely on autocomplete and those who abhor it.
I normally use it in two ways:
- quickly turn it on/off when someone is passing by, so I can carry on writing undistracted
- keep it on for several minutes at a time, esp. when writing in a busy public place
It seems like the gimmick of Ensō is that it's write-only and doesn't allow you to edit anything, so not being able to see your typos might be for the best actually.
Spellcheck and autocorrect are disabled when Coffeeshop Mode is on.
(although, IIRC, you can override that)
Another reason: autocorrect/autocomplete can trigger visible previews/highlights on the screen.
(thinking about this out loud here: what about IME/pinyin? That works well in both modes, it's necessary)
Very cool, like <input type="password"> except with whitespace so you retain a vague sense of the wordshapes :) I could honestly see myself using this in a coffeeshop for the compromise between privacy and feedback.
Reminds me of dotsies [1]. However the goal of dotsies to keep it still readable and use less space.
What are the odds someone in a coffee shop is able to read dotsies as well?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18703805
Thanks for the sharing, installed and ready to try for my next coffeeshop session