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		Aurornis 79 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023) > it had the full attention of the computer and the user. This why I like to use the full screen mode of my editors and IDEs. It surprises a lot of people who see my screen. Full screen features are everywhere but rarely used.

vunderba 79 days ago [–]

Agreed. I do a lot my writing in Typora which, in addition to a full-screen mode, also has other "Focus" style features which get rid of distracting UI/UX elements, etc. so you can concentrate on the task at hand.

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