Any other Linux-using authors here?

[arjaybe]

Originally Posted by nana77

One thing that I think may do some difference (imho), is using some good keyboard instead membrane-based cheap ones that are common nowadays.
There are some mechanical buids, but there is a lot of just down-market around, and usually this kind of devices are pretty expensive...

I've been using a Unicomp (IBM Series M type) for a few years and I found that I make fewer errors with it. Now, to ensure that we stay on topic, it works fine with Linux.-)

[nana77]

Originally Posted by arjaybe

I've been using a Unicomp (IBM Series M type) for a few years and I found that I make fewer errors with it. Now, to ensure that we stay on topic, it works fine with Linux.-)

I won't go too off topic too, I hope; but pricewise, honestly, I would care that the (doubled since) price and the build quality of a new Unicomp won't get me over a well mainained original IBM (well its price might be around 70$, if finding in neighbourhood' second hand's market - ebay's there often tries to increase it).
As for the conversion, from the 5 DIN pin, Soarer's converter would just work with gnu/linux, imho (https://sharktastica.co.uk/guides/soarers_1)

Sorry again, if this was too off-topic.

Also it could be nice not having a Windows keycap lol .

[Hellmark]

If you do go the unicomp route, the winkey can be ordered as other stuff. They have an option for the Linux keycap set, so you can have Tux instead of the Windows Logo.

[lera]

hi hii! i do use exclusively linux for the past many years and i am very much an (aspiring) writer!

in terms of what tools i use, libreoffice is just about the only one that's OS-dependent and i haven't even been really using it in quite a while - lately i mainly write my text on a website/cloud tool thing (simplenote; it's technically markdown but i barely need any markdown features past italicising), then manually format it to html and publish chapter-by-chapter (since i display my works on my website).

honestly having a better note-keeping program would be great but all options i've heard about up to now (obsidian etc.) are paid or paid-agacent, and besides i don't have too too much notekeeping to do anyway. what i really struggle with is version control (having to edit the same text in different places if i want to make an edit is for me absolutely crushing), so sometimes when edits are needed i just do them directly in the final website html since that i consider to be the primary version (since that's what faces the actual reader).