A simple word counter minor-mode for achieving writing goals in Emacs.
Clone this repo and add the yawc directory to your load-path:
(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/yawc")
(require 'yawc)Or, with use-package + straight.el:
(use-package yawc
:straight (yawc :host github :repo "bcardoso/yawc"))Run M-x yawc-mode. It will prompt the user for a writing goal for the current buffer.
When idle, yawc will show the current word count status in the minibuffer.
When you’re done, run M-x yawc-mode again to disabled it.
Run M-x customize-group RET yawc or edit the following variables to your liking:
yawc-writing-goal-default: The default writing goal, set to 500 words.yawc-idle-interval: The idle interval, in seconds, to count the words. Default is 10 seconds.yawc-lighter: The lighter to be displayed in the mode line when the mode is on (“yawc”).