New year, new theme — this week is all about flow state.
Zen Mode
Enter Zen Mode and the entire UI collapses into just the page:
- Sidebars, toolbars, buttons — all hidden
- The cursor itself becomes more subtle
Exit: press Esc or Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z.
Design principle: getting into flow matters more than typing fast. Slima’s normal UI is already quiet — but “quiet enough” is not the same as “quiet enough to drop you into flow.” Zen Mode is a ritual tool for long-haul writers.
Typewriter Mode
Toggle independently inside Zen Mode or in the regular editor.
Core idea: the line you’re writing stays in the vertical center of the screen.
- Your eyes never have to chase down
- Especially helpful when you’re tired
- Recall the old typewriter feel — write a line, the page rolls up
Word counting — rewritten
The old word counter wasn’t precise on mixed CJK + English content. The rewrite:
| Language | Counting method |
|---|---|
| Chinese | Per character (full-width punctuation excluded) |
| English | Per word (space-separated, half-width punctuation excluded) |
| Mixed CJK + English | Counted separately, summed at the end |
Multi-level counts displayed in sync: chapter / whole book / current paragraph.
This system underpins everything that comes next — Insight stats, writing goals, Streaks tracking.
Background AI tasks
Long AI tasks like “full chapter analysis” used to lock the editor while you waited. Now they run in the background — keep writing, get notified when the AI is done.
Supported background tasks:
- Chapter analysis (attention curve / pacing)
- Character consistency check
- Block-level rewrite suggestions
Access path: top-right Tasks icon for background-task status.
Next week
Slima Audio ships — turn your chapters into TTS audiobooks, plus streaming AI responses.