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.
Thanks! I use it all the time. Someone on lobste.rs mentioned Redacted Script (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Redacted+Script) and I'm considering building something similar, even if just for fun, but for the entire first unicode plane, since otherwise the characters wouldn't get masked.
I am thinking about adding a little semi-hidden "Toy box" option with little experiments, incl. generative art/playthings like drawing vines during typing or a spacial writing system.
(I'm very hesitant to do that since I want to keep Ensō as distraction free as possible)
Never got around to becoming fluent in it, but I'd like to someday.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240418032751/https://dotsies.o...
Is the idea here with Coffeeshop mode that typos can be dealt with later?
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
(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)
What are the odds someone in a coffee shop is able to read dotsies as well?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18703805
The way dotsies stack remind me a little bit of Cistercian Numerals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercian_numerals)
I am thinking about adding a little semi-hidden "Toy box" option with little experiments, incl. generative art/playthings like drawing vines during typing or a spacial writing system.
(I'm very hesitant to do that since I want to keep Ensō as distraction free as possible)