[](http://melpa.org/#/focus)
# Focus
Focus provides `focus-mode` that dims the text of surrounding sections, similar to [iA Writer's](https://ia.net/writer) Focus Mode.
## Installation
You can install Focus using elpa. It's available on [melpa](http://melpa.milkbox.net/):
M-x package-install focus
The package has only been tried on Emacs 24.4 and 24.5, but should work on Emacs 24 or higher.
## Usage
Enable the `focus-mode` with M-x focus-mode .
Also, `focus-read-only-mode` is provided, which is a mode optimized for continuous reading. It inhibits change in the buffer, hides the cursor and provides bindings for moving between *things* (defined in [Thing At Point](http://emacswiki.org/emacs/ThingAtPoint). One can toggle `focus-read-only-mode` with M-x focus-read-only-mode or C-c C-q if `focus-mode` is enabled.
Some bindings for simple navigation and exiting `focus-read-only-mode` are provided.
Keybinding | Description
-------------------|----------------------------
n | Jump to next *thing*
SPC | Jump to next *thing*
p | Jump to previous *thing*
S-SPC | Jump to previous *thing*
i | Exit `focus-read-only-mode`
q | Exit `focus-read-only-mode`
## Configuring
The amount of dimness can be customized by setting the `focus-dimness` variable, where a positive integer indicates a more dim color (i.e. more blended with the background color of your theme), and a negative integer indicates a less dim color.
Focus uses the [Thing At Point](http://emacswiki.org/emacs/ThingAtPoint) library to choose what section should be in focus. By default, modes derived from `prog-mode` uses `defun`, and modes derived from `text-mode` uses `sentence`. This a customizable by setting the `focus-mode-to-thing` variable, which is a list containing pairs on the form `(mode . thing)`.
### Example
This is what it looks like:
Light Theme (leuven) | Dark Theme (monokai)
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