Use Zen Mode to compose emails/messages

[kamykaze]

How cool would it be to use MonkeyType to compose your emails or messages?

I have not used Zen Mode a lot before, but after discovering it, I realized it could be used as a form of brainstorm tool to quickly type messages, with the added benefit of seeing how fast you're typing while composing. It forces you to keep typing and putting all your ideas down as they come (because you can only backspace for errors, but not insert content a few sentences before)

The challenge of using zen mode (which I used to draft this) is that copying its content and pasting it into another browser window requires several steps. Once you finish your message, you have to:

1. click on 'Toggle words history'
2. click on 'Copy words list'
3. switch to the tab/app you want
4. click on the area/text field you want
5. paste the words/message

This could be greatly improved if we had a few things:

• an app or browser extension that loads Monkeytype from a keyboard shortcut
• a button at the end of the zen mode that allows you to instantly paste the text you typed in the field you were working on

I think one of the easiest ways to accomplish this would be with a chrome extension, but the down side is that it won't work for native apps like Slack or native email apps.

Still, if people are interested, I'd love to collaborate with some people and make this a reality.

[kamykaze]

If anyone is interested in this, I got this working on a Mac using BetterTouchTool and floating web view.

The new process is a lot simpler, but it did require some setup in BTT:

1. In your current app/browser, hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter (or whatever shortcut you choose)
2. a popup loads monkeytype in zen mode, you type your message
3. hit Cmd+Shift+Enter to finish the message...this will copy the words, switch back to your app, and paste the message

If anyone is interested, just post here, and I can give more details on how to set it up.