Test-driving Write.as on a tablet
After test-driving Write.as on an Android phone, here I am typing this post on an external keyboard wirelessly connected to a tablet.
I'm using a Lenovo Tab M8 HD 8” Android 10 tablet with a Bluetooth keyboard. At under 150 EUR combined, both devices are pretty cheap.
I have the Write.as plain text editor open in the Chrome app. I'm no touch typist. But using a physical keyboard, even a cheap unit like this, makes a difference in productivity as it speeds up writing and editing.
Markdown formatting
Markdown support in the editor lets me type rich text such as bold and italics. I can enter lists too, here's a bullet one:
- one
- two
- three
And an ordered list:
- first
- second
- third
Let's have some quoted text:
I'm afraid I don't have anything witty or memorable to say. This is just to show what quoted text looks like.
Where a physical keybord makes a real diffrence is with complex text formatting, such as a table:
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |
Conclusion
A tablet, an extenal keyboard, and a lightweight blogging platform like Write.as make for a serviceable and productive on the go writing setup.
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