[REQUEST] Draw text centered in the window rather than left aligned

[rncar]

Others editors have options for this, but it seems Kakoune doesn't.
It would be nice to have an option to support it.
I started modifying the code, but it seems fairly complex and could introduce unexpected side effects.

[Screwtapello]

What do you mean by "centred"? Kakoune doesn't really have the concept of the text having a width other than the window width, so it's not clear what width would be centred within the window.

I have a joke plugin called kakoune-typewriter that moves the buffer content horizontally within the window, you might be able to hack it up and make a plugin that centres things the way you want.

[rncar]

What do you mean by "centred"? Kakoune doesn't really have the concept of the text having a width other than the window width, so it's not clear what width would be centred within the window.

To move the text block to the right:

I have a joke plugin called kakoune-typewriter that moves the buffer content horizontally within the window, you might be able to hack it up and make a plugin that centres things the way you want.

Interesting, I'll take a look

[Delapouite]

Your screenshot reminds me of what other editors sometimes called "zen mode".
Here's an attempt shared by @ftonneau on the forum : https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/poor-mans-distraction-free-writing/1907

[rncar]

Yes, I tried that option, but has a limit of 10 spaces.

[ftonneau]

Yes, I tried that option, but has a limit of 10 spaces.

@rncar I think you get 20 spaces on the left: 10 spaces for the (hidden) line numbers, plus a 10-space separator string.