Load Management for My Eyes
A brief break from NBA coverage to fix my writing setup and accidentally build two Markdown Monster upgrades
Dr. Smart Guy here. And no, this is not about the NBA.
Consider this a bonus feature.
I just upgraded my Markdown Monster setup in a way that actually changed how I write. I ended up shipping two things.
🧛 Dracula Preview Theme
I wanted a preview pane that didn’t feel like staring into a spotlight during long sessions.
So I built a Dracula-inspired theme that:
keeps contrast sharp without eye strain
makes long-form writing easier to sit with
gives code blocks a proper aesthetic
👉 https://github.com/omnicorex/DraculaPreviewTheme
Here’s a quick demo 👇
📊 Total Project Word Count Plugin
This came from a simple frustration.
Markdown Monster shows word count for one file.
But I needed to know the size of the entire project.
So I built a plugin that:
counts total words across all project files
displays it in the status bar
adds a side panel so you can track it live
👉 https://github.com/omnicorex/ProjectWordCountAddin
Here’s the plugin in action 👇
Why this exists
I spend a lot of time writing.
Small things like:
visual comfort
knowing real progress across a full project
add up fast.
Instead of working around the tool, I changed the tool.
One of the reasons this was even possible is how extensible Markdown Monster is. Credit to Rick Strahl for building it that way.
https://github.com/RickStrahl/MarkdownMonster
Demo content pulled from an open Markdown book project. Appreciate the authors putting that out there.
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Dr. Smart Guy