Basically a perfect app (but typewriter scrolling/focus mode)? 👀

Bear feedback Feature Request
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:one: Firstly, a huge well done to the developers of this amazing app. It’s absolutely beautiful, easy to tag, so fast, and full encryption with ADP is an insane achievement that should make this the number one recommendation for almost everyone in the Apple ecosystem. This is one of 2 subscriptions that I am happy to pay - well done! :tada: I love it.

:two: The only thing I WISH Bear had was a typewriter scrolling/focus mode like in IA Writer, Scrivener, and Ulysses (the current line stays on the middle of the screen as you type, and the rest of the text fades a bit so you’re only focussing on the current line). For people doing a lot of pure writing (not just note-taking), this is such a pleasant experience and you get into the flow of writing so much better because you don’t need to scroll up and down all the time. I just know that the team could implement this beautifully. I genuinely believe that this would be one of those features that beautifully compliments Bear’s minimal, ultra-polished feel.

I’ve seen one or two posts of people asking for this and the team has responded saying it’s a bit too niche to include in the roadmap. Would anyone else be looking for this feature? Should the team consider adding it in (please back me up on this lol :joy:)? I think it would basically make Bear the ultimate short form AND long form writing app.

So… pretty please consider it?

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Yep, would love to have this Feature too.

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I like the idea of this.

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That is right. The Focus Mode is a very little feature. But it is a great method for long writing. I miss it so much. But I think that the BEAR-Team don’t like it.
I can’t understand that. If you have tested this feature, you will never write without it.
So please bring this very little feature to the App, that I love so much.

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I’m happy I can scroll or swipe Bear’s editor above the halfway point of the screen.

I enjoy typing in the middle, but I like having control on where I place the editor, so it doesn’t move after every line break (typewriter mode). I find it distracting at times, even for long form writing. I like typing from the middle third down to the bottom third without the editor moving.

I would welcome Typewriter mode, but if it’s introduced, I hope this stays.