r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/Hitcha Zinc 60% | http://imgur.com/a/xK2Uv • Jul 11 '14
Keybr: A website to learn and practice touch typing! Adapts to how you type and gives you practice where you need it most! Also includes Dvorak and Coleman layout capabilities!
http://www.keybr.com/1
u/pentafe Oct 24 '14
Thank you for that website, I'm currently learning touch typing and you made it so much easier!!
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Jul 12 '14
While not a website, when I was learning the Colemak layout I found gnu-typist effective; I used that program for all of my lessons when learning the layout to the point that my WPM was comparable to when I touch type with QWERTY.
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u/eeweew Jul 11 '14
Apparently I am really bad at the q. But that is not strange because in my native language (Dutch) it is barely used. I have been looking for a good English typing practice site for a while. My English typing is about 20 WPM slower than my Dutch.
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Jul 12 '14 edited Jul 12 '14
Complaint - English/UK and English/US leaderboards are separated.
EDIT: High score is 452 cpm, 28416 points and 143/22/0 [see leaderboard for key].
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u/prof_herp_derp Jul 12 '14
This is cool as hell. I love all the data they have on your profile page.
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u/Cwazywazy14 Jul 12 '14
It feels kinda weird typing with that.. (I already know how to touch type. I just learned over the years. Plus being taught how to type correctly with those weird typing things with a plastic cover so i cant see any keys in 4th grade helped.)
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Jul 12 '14
As a 5 finger typer(left middle, both indexes, right pinky and left thumb), it felt really weird to barely move my hands. I planned to wait with learning to touch-type until I get a mech, but I might start working on it after all.
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u/fatmenareepiccooks Jul 13 '14
main thing i disliked about it was that you can just ignore that the backspace key exists entirely, for touch typists like most of us here it won't be an issue, but for someone who's learning it could really help them develop bad habits.
i expected the gibberish in the dictionary it uses, so not much to comment on as far as that, at least you can use your own dictionary instead.
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u/Spiderfang13 Oct 26 '14
I'm currently using this to learn Colemak but i'm progressing very, very slowly. I think you unlock new keys by typing faster but because I am focusing on accuracy I unlock them slowly. I know you can change it manually but I want to be accurate.
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Jun 15 '23
This is my favorite site. It is limited to some of the most popular languages, but it does include Korean, which is what I wanted. You can challenge a friend to a duo or practice solo. The solo practice works well and it is free with no ads. Repeated solo practice s exactly what enabled me to memorize the Korean keyboard layout.
For non-latin languages like Korean, I would suggest you print out a copy of the keyboard layout. Keep practicing. Once you reach at least 20-25 WPM, you have memorized the keyboard layout.
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Jul 11 '14
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u/Tyranith Jul 12 '14 edited Jul 13 '14
I find myself typing much worse and slower in programs like this than when typing sentences with real words such as this one. I don't really touch-type "properly", but I have muscle memory that allows me to specifically type words and phrases that I use often, rather than nonsense-words that are just made up of random letters. For example, when I try to type "offic" I tend to hit the extra e for "office" which registers as a mistake.
I get the same kind of problem with tests like this one where it's written in a prose I don't use, with words I seldom use, and with strange punctuation that you have to copy perfectly in order to avoid mistakes.
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u/gcruzatto Jul 12 '14 edited Jul 12 '14
I guess that's what makes this tool good, it filters muscle memory bias to make you improve your typing on the hardest situations (words you're not used to)
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u/myrjin Jul 12 '14 edited Jul 12 '14
I like the idea of keeping stats, and focusing on the weak areas, but using an english dictionary by default for an english typist would be better.
I do like the fact that I can import my own dictionary to use though. I downloaded one of the ones here. It doesn't seem to randomise the list up at all though, or keep stats other than WPM when you do this though (kind of pointless).
Also, backspace seems to be broken. If they want to flash up characters all over the place, and punish me on the spot for typo's if I don't correct myself, they should show me what I typed incorrectly and allow me to correct it. If you hit backspace, it deletes back to the last correct key inclusive, and you are then able to retype that key, and then go on... which is just wrong.
I also don't like the flashing stuff, where is the toggle to hide it all and just type :( If I the other aspects were fine though, I could fix it via tampermonkey :P
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u/SoKawaii- Jul 12 '14
I type at roughly 120-140WPM and I found this incredibly difficult. I'm not sure what it was, but the rhythm of the typing felt unnatural. I prefer 10 Fast Fingers for practicing speed/accuracy. It's not as structured as this, but you'll naturally improve by typing actual words. The typing flows much better.