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The comfiest way to write .gmi files

April 03, 2021

Intro

I like Gemini. I like it a whole bunch! I don't know if I'll write much here, since I have a different gemlog on another server where I vent about stuff, but /since/ I'm on SDF, I may as well say a few words!

I have found that the absolute COMFIEST way to write Gemini content is with:

Writing the files

Out of all the editors out there, I think Nano has the best support for longline files, but Emacs is a close second.

You can use 'M-x visual-line-mode' to make text softwrap in Emacs. That's nice.

You can download 'visual-fill-column' from the MELPA. This package

makes visual-line-mode softwrap text at the fill column, rather than at the screen border. This makes it comfier IMO.

I also like 'gemini-mode', which, on top of simply colouring the text, actually makes headers larger! It almost feels like it renders the page in real time, and it's very nice to have around!

Conclusion

This is a short post because I just wanted to slap something on SDF. Cheers :3