#Ia writer vs scrivener windows 10#

TL DR: Spacemacs with Org mode and Tex/ Latex So the answer to “why” is another question… How can I get Scrivener-like features with Emacs or Vim-like navigation? And, when it is released, I’m pretty sure that it won’t have Emacs or Vim-like navigation, although that’s been a running joke for a while now. Unfortunately, on Windows (at the time of this writing), they are stuck on version 1 and have been delaying their move to version 3 for some time now. My favorite app, out of the lot, is Scrivener. And those things that can be considered extra help, like Karabiner and AutoHotKey, are imperfect solutions at best when compared with native navigation.

#Ia writer vs scrivener windows 10#

📝 I’m writing this in Markdown, using the setup described herein on a Windows 10 machine, running WSL, because my Mac died and I was feeling poor enough to buy a Windows box.Įach of the above applications have their own strengths, characteristics, idiosynchrasies, and weaknesses, but as far as I can remember, none of these products allow one to navigate like Emacs or Vim without any extra help. I’ve also used plenty O’ word processers, including Microsoft Word. Over the years, I’ve tried out many writing programs, including: This is not an article about Emacs or Vim, but if you’re interested in arcane nerd history, Google: Bram Moolenaar, Richard Stallmand and Eric. It’s great, and there is no denying that keeping one’s fingers on the home row makes one a more efficient inputer.Īnd there’s emacs.

If you’re old, nerdy (in a computer sense) or both, you’ve probably come across Vim. Tl dr: I get frustrated using writing apps that don’t support Vim style keyboard navigation.