GNU Typist
GNU Typist (gtypist) is a simple ncurses based universal touch
typing tutor. It assists you in learning to type correctly. The
software improves your skills by practicing its exercises on a regular
basis.
It has several lessons for different keyboard layouts and in
different languages. It uses an input file to
create a series of typing tutorials, drills, and speed tests.
In a drill, gtypist displays text in every other line on the
screen, and waits for the user to correctly type the exact same text in
the
intermediate lines. In a speed test, gtypist displays text on
the screen, and waits for the user to correctly over-type the exact
same text. It indicates typing
errors, and at the end of the test it calculates the real and effective
rate in WPM.
Features include:
- Easy to use and user friendly interface
- Typing exercises: drills and speed tests, practice only
- Comes with several typing tutorials: in Czech, English
(Qwerty and Dvorak keyboard), Russian and Spanish, as well as simpler
exercices in German, French and Norwegian
- Interprets a simple and intuitive scripting language that
describes typing tutorials
- Extensible - lessons for other keyboards and languages can
be easily added
- Supports internationalization and already has an interface
in Czech, English, Finnish, French, German and Spanish
- Users can navigate through lessons through an easy to use
arrow key based menu interface. 'vi' up, down, left and right keys can
be used too
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