No laptop, desktop, typewriter? I can't imagine using anything other than an actual keyboard to type anything longer than a couple of paragraphs, let alone a whole book. No offense, but using an mp3 player or any sort of handheld device sounds like a bad fit for that sort of activity. If it must be portable, even a writing pad and pen/pencil would be a better option than an mp3 player.
I often can't bring myself to use my phone to post here, given how it takes me several times longer to type out even the most basic sentence, let alone linking images and formatting links.
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theantithesis
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Oh, I do use an actual bluetooth keyboard.
I find it surprisingly comfortable to use. Which is why I was mad when I figured out that the GBoard soft keyboard was interfering when I wasn't even using it.
There's like a whole subculture of these devices and the people who use and make them. Like the BYOK:
I was using a Raspberry Pi Zero running Raspberry OS Lite and a non-thrills word processor called Wordgrinder. I was also using my phone, but I was looking for a solution that meant I could leave my phone at home. Other people have problems with their phone distracting them, but I don't have social media on that thing.
I find it surprisingly comfortable to use. Which is why I was mad when I figured out that the GBoard soft keyboard was interfering when I wasn't even using it.
There's like a whole subculture of these devices and the people who use and make them. Like the BYOK:
I was using a Raspberry Pi Zero running Raspberry OS Lite and a non-thrills word processor called Wordgrinder. I was also using my phone, but I was looking for a solution that meant I could leave my phone at home. Other people have problems with their phone distracting them, but I don't have social media on that thing.
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Oh, ok! Had me worried for a sec. You're operating way outside of my depth, as I normally do all my typing on the ol' desktop with Libre Office Writer. A portable setup like that looks very handy, and you're right that a good user interface makes or breaks something like that. I can't give any advice there except to check in with communities centered around those devices and ask what software they use.