Full Screen

In preparation for NaNoWriMo, as well as connected to my recent explorations of Emacs and general Terminal goodness, I’ve done some investigating of what options are available for creating a full screen writing environment.

There are different meanings for “full screen” — at its simplest, one application is taking up most of or the entire screen. How much of the rest of the OS/UI environment is visible is the crux of the matter. Otherwise you can just maximize your favorite text editor’s window and be done with it.

After quite a bit of trying out various options and arrangements, I’ve settled on two. Read the rest of this article at O’Reilly: Full Screen Text Editing.

UPDATE: Merlin Mann creates a near-perfect full-screen environment using a cool combination of utilities, described in his article “Full screen mode update: Close enough”