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New frequency-ordered word lists in five different languages: Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Portuguese, German, French were added to our word list collection. They were compiled from Large Corpora used in CTS Last week, we uploaded an English frequency word list for TypingAid. A series of tests have been carried out to ascertain the benefit of using such word list. A 63-word passage was randomly extracted from a news site. A typist was asked to type the passage without TypingAid, with TypingAid + comprehensive English word list and with TypingAid + frequency-ordered English word list. The time spent was taken down with a timer, from which we calculated the typing speed. We also kept track of the number of keystrokes registered.
Both the program TypingAid and the word lists can be downloaded from the page:
The test involving frequency-ordered word list was recorded in the video below: A frequency word list is a list of words sorted by the frequency each word appears in texts. The most commonly used words appear on top of the list. The word lists we have on our site so far are alphabetically ordered word lists. They are good for language learners. For other users, we don't really need the alphabetical ordering. With a frequency word list, we enjoy a slightly faster typing speed with TypingAid, because we're able to spot the word we want quickly after typing fewer characters. Try it! Download English frequency word list here. If you do not have TypingAid, download TypingAid here.The frequency word list is obtained from Wiktionary
1-1000 rank word count 1 1222421 2 1052546 3 823661 4 770161 5 563578 Some work was needed to compile the word list. Words fewer than 5 characters were deleted (you don't need autocompletion for those). There are about 36'000 words in it. If you like it we appreciate if you could tell more people about TypingAid. As at now, only English frequency word list is available. Send us your feedback. If the feedback is good, we will try to compile frequency word lists in other languages. Long hours of work and improper posture before a computer could cause injuries and disorders to the muscle and nervous system in the arm and neck. The symptoms are usually weakness and pain that is usually spread over many areas and gets worse with movement. Using text autocompletion software such as TypingAid and BlitzType can help to minimize the risk of RSI. To seek a full recovery, the current medical treatment method is usually rest, physical, occupational therapy and pain-control using drugs. This is the last update to TypingAid version 1.x which addresses the problems of tooltip blocking and antivirus false alarm. A Unicode version of the program is also added for support of languages with Unicode characters. Meanwhile TypingAid 2.x and BlitzType are under intense testing and development. When they have reached a stable stage suitable for general users, we will release them. The primary new feature of TypingAid 2.x is the word learning function and its performance was much improved after code optimization. BlitzType will have multiple-suggestion tooltip and external dictionary support.
The Swedish word list is updated to include more words. 2 new word lists are uploaded too: Brazilian Portuguese and Russian. A TypingAid user has asked me about the difference between TypingAid and BlitzType. Both of them are text autocompletion programs and productivity programs maintained and distributed by Artwinauto.com
TypingAid is originally a small and nifty program I found and improved on. I spent time on distributing it, hopefully to bring awareness to the advantage of autocompletion tool as a text expander alternative and to draw traffic to my site. However the response is overwhelmingly good, much to my surprise. Two software developers besides me are interested in working on it, so we have regular stable release. I intend to make it free for all time, partly because of many's wishes, and I do not hold sole copyright of it in order to commercialize it. Perhaps I could also collect donations for me and the 2 developers.
On the other hand, BlitzType is my own project. It's a more ambitious one with many carefully planned features and is designed to be more advanced, more applicable than TypingAid. I intend to experiment with some crazy ideas for instance, machine learning and speech recognition. This approach will put in much innovation, but a regular stable release is not possible. The program is also very flexible and can be turned into say, a thesaurus program with some tweaking, because it's meant for commercialization originally. If a decent funding is obtained, I could also release it in both free version and commercial version. TypingAid is a conservative approach to make an autocompletion software, and BlitzType is an ambitious one. Newest TypingAid 1.2 now has some of the requested features. Thanks to maniac @ AutoHotKey forum and those who gave their feedback. Meanwhile I have created a poll about BlitzType, if you like our typing autocompletion programs, please help us to answer the question of the poll. (Poll is closed)
Why the question? The TypingAid program has proven useful to many and we have received many feedback. It's fascinating to learn that there are many different ways to use the program. However, very few know that the script has been around and developed for as long as 5 years on AutoHotKey forum.
A freeware author is often enthusiastic on his/her creation to a limit, because he/she can't devote full-time into it, (with some exceptions). An open-source project often needs commercial backing for it to turn into success. Some active distribution and promotion methods are needed to let more people know about a project. It's not unusual that TypingAid was left relatively unnoticed for 5 years.
Therefore it's my desire to attract more developers to work on BlitzType, and make the development process faster (6 months instead of 5 years to complete), hopefully build a community around it, offer a more responsive email as well as community technical support, introduce the programs to more people, publish more useful articles on the blog. The ultimate goal is to let more people benefit from TypingAid & BlitzType. To do that, I need $$.
So as not to create any bias in your mind before you attempt the poll. I shall comment no further. Please take some time to ponder and give an answer based on your own judgement. Thank you very much.
BlitzType is a predictive text completion software for Windows, designed to reduce repetitive typing in text input. It can be used as a learning aid or typing aid for users who have difficulties typing normally, or to reduce keystrokes when working with a list of lengthy technical terms or commonly typed words and phrases. It is an on-going project currently under beta, the software will have features unique in its own way, compared to other commercial offerings in the market. It focuses on prediction and learning capabilities.
The software is now open to public for testing and feedback. Since it is still at beta version, it is advisable to backup your data before testing or only test it on a non-priority machine. The minimum requirement for running BlitzType is a Windows XP system or above on a machine with Pentium III 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. New release: 0.95
(If you have an older version, fresh install is required) Features of BlitzType: Auto-complete words and phrases in any window. Automatically learn from typing. On-demand or always show suggestion. Multiple suggestions in the tooltip. Different ways to auto-complete, including 'text expand'. AutoCorrect. Portable.Coming features: Support European languages with accents. Management of learned phrases. Better control of tip position.
If the program does not start, you might need MS VC++ runtime or
It is amazing how fast CPU speed and harddisk space can advance in recent years. What's more "amazing" is perhaps we are still using the same keyboard and mouse as we did 15 years ago. Our computer input paradigm hasn't changed much, still the same old routine: typing - mouse-click - interrupts due to flow of thought - typing again.Here we review 5 inventions and technologies that could one day make it easier for us to work with computers and be able to match with the productivity of typing on a keyboard: Software aided typing, DVORAK keyboard, ergonomic input devices, speech recognition technology and multi-touch technology. We introduce each, analyze the pros and cons behind and try to find out which one of them could turn into a consumer product in near future.
TypingAid is a simple, compact and handy auto-completion utility for Windows. It is a free and open-source software licensed under GPL. New release: 2.15
I'd like to share with you a program TypingAid, to demonstrate how auto-completion tool could help to improve typing speed and productivity, as well as to reduce the risk of RSI (Repetitive strain injury). With proper set up, TypingAid could also be used as a typing aid for language learners and computer users affected by conditions such as Dyslexia, learning / writing difficulty, hand disability, Repetitive strain injury, etc. Features of TypingAid: Auto-complete words and phrases in any window. Auto-learn words as you type. Support European languages with accents and Unicode characters. Show suggestion listbox, no toolbar used. Add words and phrases to word list with shortcut key. Fast and memory-efficient. Portable, no installation needed.
TypingAid is made with AutoHotKey
New users please read Quick Guide and check Known issues below to get started.
Below are the Five Stages that everyone experiences when learning to type Two-finger typing not knowing the key positions Two-finger typing knowing the key positions All-finger typing looking at the keyboard All-finger typing not looking at the keyboard (touch typing) All-finger typing not looking at the screen
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