Lorem King

Horror-themed placeholder text generator for Visual Studio Code, inspired by Stephen King. Three content modes, flexible text generation by words, sentences, or paragraphs, and the classic deadzone inline trigger.

Created by: Pete Januarius (Nexgen STEM School)

What's New in v2.0

Three content modes: Quote Mode, King-Style Ipsum, and Creepy Placeholder
Flexible generation: generate text by words, sentences, or paragraphs
Replace selection: replace selected text with generated content
Extension settings: configure default mode, paragraph count, and attribution
Structured content library: all content stored in organized JSON files

Features

Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and search for:

Command	Description
Lorem King: Insert Quote	Inserts a random Stephen King quote at the cursor
Lorem King: Generate Custom Text	Choose a mode, unit (words/sentences/paragraphs), and amount, then insert at cursor
Lorem King: Replace Selection with Lorem King Text	Replace selected text with generated content

Content Modes

Quote Mode — Real Stephen King quotes with optional source attribution
King-Style Ipsum — Horror-flavored literary lorem ipsum with a dark, atmospheric tone
Creepy Placeholder — Short, playful, eerie placeholder text ideal for UI mockups

Inline Trigger: `deadzone`

Type deadzone in any file to trigger an autocomplete suggestion that replaces the keyword with a random Stephen King quote. This feature is preserved from v1.

VS Code Command Feature

VS Code Inline Text Replace Feature

Extension Settings

Configure Lorem King in your VS Code settings:

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`loremKing.defaultMode`	string	`"quote"`	Default content mode (`quote`, `king-ipsum`, or `creepy-placeholder`)
`loremKing.defaultParagraphCount`	integer	`3`	Default number of paragraphs when generating by paragraphs
`loremKing.includeAttribution`	boolean	`true`	Include source attribution when inserting quotes

Requirements

None. Lorem King works out of the box with no external dependencies.

Known Issues

None.

Release Notes

2.0.0

Added three content modes: Quote, King-Style Ipsum, Creepy Placeholder
Added text generation by words, sentences, and paragraphs
Added replace-selection command
Added extension settings for default mode, paragraph count, and attribution
Migrated content to structured JSON library
Preserved deadzone inline trigger from v1

1.0.0

Initial release of Lorem King.

Enjoy!

Lorem King

Nexgen STEM School

Lorem King

What's New in v2.0

Features

Commands

Content Modes

Inline Trigger: deadzone

Extension Settings

Requirements

Known Issues

Release Notes

2.0.0

1.0.0

Inline Trigger: `deadzone`