geekhack

geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: pyro on Sat, 07 January 2012, 10:48:27

Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Sat, 07 January 2012, 10:48:27: [video=youtube;bw9Cugv6KVg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw9Cugv6KVg&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Uploaded this to demonstrate how your fingers move when you type in dvorak.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: oneproduct on Sat, 07 January 2012, 11:11:07: What program/website is that? That typing test layout looks good compared to the ones I am use to.

Also seems like you are using different key profiles on the blank number row for identification?
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Sat, 07 January 2012, 12:23:11: I flipped some of the number row keycaps 180 degrees, so they were nearer. The typing thing is essentially just a website, but causes some strange bugs now and then, which is why I haven't published it yet.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: sordna on Sat, 07 January 2012, 13:29:38: What the WPM you got in that passage?
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Sat, 07 January 2012, 13:33:57: about 75 average

edit:
wpm = words per minute
1 word = 5 characters
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: Playtrumpet on Sat, 07 January 2012, 15:54:42: So you created the program you're using? I really like the look and simplicity of it. And of course, it's always nice to see fellow Dvorak users doing what they do. ^_^

Something I notice when I'm typing and what was reflected in your video is that the left hand really doesn't move much at all. Sigh.. I love typing.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: prpnightmare on Sat, 07 January 2012, 23:29:12: It'd be interesting to see (side by side) this video with one of QWERTY and Colemak users typing the same passage.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: Bravoecho on Sun, 08 January 2012, 19:26:21: The typing software looks like Klavaro which I have on my Linux box. I think it's available for Mac and Windows too. It's very simple, and pooped itself when I tried to import custom texts.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Thu, 29 March 2012, 11:00:39: here it is: http://type.trmnl.org/
still buggy, though
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: oneproduct on Fri, 30 March 2012, 08:08:11: Amazing. The way that text is presented as you type is just fantastic with the highlighting in grey, underlined and highlighted current character and how mistakes are displayed. Easily my new favorite typing test.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Fri, 30 March 2012, 08:43:34: thank you :redface:
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: jwaz on Sat, 31 March 2012, 14:03:34: Awesome program, I don't know why it's so hard to find a good typing test but this one works great.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: sordna on Sat, 31 March 2012, 14:40:13: How do you reset it? I pasted something that's too big, so I don't want to type it. However even though I re-visit the URL, it shows me the text and expects me to type the whole thing. I know I could delete the relevant cookies, but it would be an easy enhancement if you just displayed a link to go back to the starting page.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Sun, 01 April 2012, 09:41:23: escape key takes you back to the start page
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: sordna on Mon, 02 April 2012, 01:38:26: Perfect! Maybe you want to add it to the instructions though. I like the * character thing by the way; useful to skip any weird symbol characters a text may have... also useful for cheating :-)
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: boli on Mon, 02 April 2012, 03:42:24: Very well made typing test indeed.

Are you using the caps lock key for backspace?
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: pyro on Mon, 02 April 2012, 07:14:50: I use capslock as ctrl and ctrl+h for backspace (ctrl+w for ctrl+backspace, ctrl+space for enter).

Added esc to the instructions.
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: Occi on Thu, 24 May 2012, 10:01:02: Great test thanks for making and sharing it!
Title: [video] Typing in Dvorak
Post by: wiredPANDA on Thu, 24 May 2012, 10:34:41: Alright, I'm thoroughly wasted a majority of my morning using this app...and I couldn't be happier.

Nice job on this!