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GNU Typist - Typing Tutor
*************************

This manual is for GNU Typist (version 2.7, 28 September 2003), a
program to learn typing in several languages and for different keyboard
layouts.

   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
     document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
     Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
     Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts
     being "A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a)
     below.  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
     "GNU Free Documentation License."

     (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: "You have freedom to copy and
     modify this GNU Manual, like GNU software.  Copies published by
     the Free Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development."
   
GNU Typist is an interactive typing tutor that can help you to type
correctly. It has several lessons for different keyboard layouts and in
different languages. The lessons for gtypist are described in a
easy-to-learn scripting language that the user can use to modify the
existing lessons or create new ones.

* Menu:

* Distribution::            Where to find gtypist: source, packages etc.
* Copying::                 The GNU General Public License says how you can
                            copy and share gtypist
* Introduction::            Important concepts you need to know as a user
* Invoking::                How to invoke gtypist
* Supplied lessons::        Overview of the lessons in the gtypist distribution
* Using typefortune::       Practicing with text from `fortune' (requires perl)
* Script file commands::    Information about the syntax of gtypist lessons
* Create new lessons::      How to contribute new lessons
* Emacs mode::              Emacs mode for editing gtypist scripts
* Environment Variables::   Environment variables which affect gtypist
* Errors and omissions::    Known problems
* History::                 History of GNU Typist
* Copying this manual::     The GNU Free Documentation License


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Distribution
************

GNU Typist (or gtypist) is "free software"; this means that everyone is
free to use it and free to redistribute it on certain conditions.  The
precise conditions are found in the GNU General Public License that
comes with this program and also follows this section.

You can obtain GNU Typist from a friend or from the Internet:

Primary distribution site
     `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/'

Alternate distribution site
     `http://gtypist.org/releases/'

Home page
     `http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/'

Alternate home page
     `http://gtypist.org/'

On-line manual (updates between program releases)
     `http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/doc/'

Developers' home page (CVS repository, tasks, support...)
     `http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gtypist/'

GNU Typist download page (sources, binaries and tutorial updates)
     `http://gtypist.org/'

Screenshots
     `http://gtypist.org/screenshots/'


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Introduction
************

GNU Typist is an interactive typing tutor program. It uses an input
file to create a series of typing tutorials, drills, and speed tests. It
is intended to be used on raw terminals without graphics -it has been
compiled and used in GNU/Linux and Unix (OpenBSD, AIX, Solaris) and
also in DOS/Windows (DOS 6.22, Windows 95, 98, NT and XP).

   The program reads lessons written in an easy-to-learn scripting
language. It is distributed with several complete and good lessons. You
can use them, modify them or create new lessons (*note Create new
lessons:: and *note Script file commands::).

   If a script file is not specified on the command line, a default file
`gtypist.typ' will be used. (See details about the path in the section
*note Environment Variables::).

   The top line of the screen displays a banner. The bottom line of the
screen displays a message line, queries, and other status information.
The lines in between are used for the tutorials, drills, and speed
tests.

   There are two types of typing exercises: "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.  Typing errors are indicated with an inverse
`^', or `>' if the character is a newline and at the end of the
exercise it calculates the real and effective rate in Words Per Minute
(WPM).  If there were too many errors, it will re-run the drill.

   Backward deleting of previously typed characters to correct errors is
not allowed.

   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.  If there were too many errors, it will re-run the speed
test.  Backward deleting of previously typed characters to correct
errors is permitted, but errors still accumulate.

   If you already made too many mistakes, then you can use <ESC> to
give up and start again. You can also skip a lesson by pressing <ESC>
twice. Once you complete a lesson, you will be asked whether you want
to repeat it.

   There are also "practice only" exercises (of both drills and speed
tests) which you won't have to repeat at all. But we won't tell you
when this is the case, so you'll have to give your best anyway ;-)

   In typing speed reports, a "word" is deemed to be five characters, so
the raw (gross) WPM is the number of characters in the test passage,
divided by five, then divided again by the number of minutes elapsed in
typing the passage. The adjusted WPM factors in the errors; each error
is counted as a mistyped word.


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Invoking,  Next: Supplied lessons,  Prev: Introduction,  Up: Top

Invoking
********

The syntax to invoke GNU Typist is:

   `gtypist [ Options... ] [ script_file ]'

   The supported options are given below (note that the long form is
not supported on DOS):

`-e, --error-max'
     Specifies the default maximum error percentage.  The default value
     is 3.0 and it must be between 0.0 and 100.0. There is a
     corresponding script file command (*note Script file commands::)
     which only overrides this if it is _stricter_ (smaller). This
     value is ignored for "practice only" drills.

`-n, --notimer'
     gtypist will display the typing speeds in WPM after both drills
     and speed tests. However, the lessons appear to be written for a
     program that only does this for speed tests. To make gtypist
     behave in a manner that matches the lessons, that is, to sup WPM
     reports on drills, use `-n' or `--notimer'.

`-t, --term-cursor'
     gtypist creates its own flashing block cursor on the screen, to
     help distinguish between the cursor and reverse video error
     indications.  Setting `-t' or `--term-cursor' suppresses this, and
     forces the program to use the terminal's cursor instead.

`-f, --curs-flash'
     Sets the block cursor flash period in tenths of a second. A value
     of 0 indicates no cursor flashing. The default is 10, and the
     maximum is 512. This option is ignored if `-t' or `--term-cursor'
     has been set.

`-c, --colo[u]rs'
     In normal operation, gtypist uses only normal and reverse video
     attributes in monochrome mode. This option may be used to specify
     the foreground and background colours on terminals that support
     colours.  The colours are specified as two integers, in the range
     0 to 7, separated by commas, setting the foreground and background
     colours. The colour codes 0 to 7 indicate black, red, green,
     yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white respectively. The default
     colours string is 7,0 - white on black. The option is ignored if
     the terminal does not support colours.

`-s, --silent'
     When gtypist detects a typing error, it will beep the terminal.
     Use this option to silence the beep.

`-q, --quiet'
     Same as `-s' or `--silent'.

`-w, --wpmode'
     With this option, gtypist will try to mimic a word processor in
     certain ways when executing an exercise. It will treat space at
     the end of a line as a correctly typed character, and word wrap.
     It will treat return at the end of a line as a signal to move to
     the start of the next paragraph if applicable. It will compress
     multiple spaces into a single space. And it will skip over hyphens
     found at the end of a line.

`-l, --start-label'
     Specifies the label in the script file at which gtypist begins
     executing (see script files and commands below for information on
     labels). If this option is not used, gtypist begins execution at
     the first line of the file.

`-k, --no-skip'
     Prohibit the user from skipping lessons or exiting from lessons via
     <ESC ESC>.


You also have to set the environment variable `LANG' if you want to run
gtypist in your native language. *Note Environment Variables::.

In some languages like French, some interface messages are longer than
in English. Therefore, you may need to make your terminal larger before
invoking the tool. Otherwise, the text on the lower left may overlap
with the string on the lower right.

   *Examples:*

To run the default lessons of lesson `gtypist.typ':
`gtypist'

To run the lesson in Spanish:
`gtypist esp.typ'

To instruct gtypist to look for lesson bar.typ in a non standard
directory `/home/foo':
`export GTYPIST_PATH="/home/foo"' `gtypist bar.typ'

To run the lessons in the file `test.typ' of directory `/tmp', starting
at label `TEST1', using the terminal's cursor, and running silently:
`gtypist -t -q -l TEST1 /tmp/test.typ'


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Supplied lessons,  Next: Using typefortune,  Prev: Invoking,  Up: Top

Supplied lessons
****************

The following lessons are supplied with GNU Typist :
`q.typ'
     Quick QWERTY course in English

`r.typ'
     Long QWERTY course in English

`t.typ'
     QWERTY touch typing in English

`v.typ'
     Yet Another QWERTY in English

`w.typ'
     QWERTY Review in English

`d.typ'
     Dvorak touch typing in English

`m.typ'
     Typing drills in English

`s.typ'
     Speed drills in English

`n.typ'
     Calculator keypad in English

`gtypist.typ'
     Compendium of all previous lessons in English

`esp.typ'
     QWERTY course in Spanish

`cs.typ'
     Lessons in Czech

`ru.typ'
     Lessons in Russian

`kt*.typ'
     These lessons are the standard lessons from Ktouch 1.0
     (http://ktouch.sourceforge.net/), which have been converted to
     gtypist's file format using `tools/ktouch2typ.pl'.

     The files are called `ktde.typ' (`german.ktouch'), `kten.typ'
     (`english.ktouch'), `ktfr.typ' (`french.ktouch'), `ktfr2.typ'
     (`french-2.ktouch'), `ktno.typ' (`norwegian.ktouch') `ktdk.typ'
     (`danish.ktouch'), `ktdk2.typ' (`danish-2.ktouch'), `ktdvorak.typ'
     (`dvorak.ktouch') and `ktnumber.typ' (`number.ktouch').

`ttde.typ'
     This is the German lesson of tipptrainer
     (http://www.pingos.schulnetz.org/tipptrainer/), which has been
     converted using `tools/tt2typ.pl'.

If you find errors in these lessons, if you modify any of them or if you
write a new lesson, please release it with a free license and tell us
about it, by writing an email to <bug-gtypist@gnu.org>.


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Using typefortune
*****************

`typefortune' lets you practice with text from `fortune'.

   `SYNTAX: typefortune [-dslh] [-n count] [-o <gtypist_opts>]'

`-d'
     Use `D:' instead of `S:'.

`-s'
     Run fortune with `-s'.

`-l'
     Run fortune with `-l'.

`-n <count>'
     Practice <count> fortunes.

`-o <gtypist_options>'
     Pass options to gtypist, in the form `option' (boolean option,
     i.e. `-o word-processor'), `option,value' (option with value, i.e.
     `-o e,1.0') where `option' is the name of the option (short or
     long) with all leading dashes removed.  You need to quote the
     argument to `-o' if you are specifying more than one argument:
     `typefortune -n 3 -o 'silent e,5 word-processor''.



File: gtypist.info,  Node: Script file commands,  Next: Create new lessons,  Prev: Using typefortune,  Up: Top

Script file commands
********************

GNU Typist reads in the data for its typing lessons from a script file.
With the exception of comments and blank lines, each line in the file is
of the format

   `command_char : command_data'

Here, `command_char' is a single character code that defines an action
for gtypist to take, and `command_data' is data for that command. If
`command_char' is a space character, this indicates that the line is a
continuation of the preceding non-space command. The `:' separator must
be in column two of the line.

   Comment lines are lines beginning with a `#' character, and are
ignored, as are blank lines. Comment lines may have any format provided
that they begin with `#'; other lines must have the above format.

   You should read the introduction so that you are familiar with the
basics: *Note Introduction::.

   The following is a list of valid `command_char' values:

`B'
     This command clears the complete screen. If any `command_data' is
     present, it is displayed in the one-line banner at the top of the
     screen, and remains in place until the next `B' command. This
     command may not be continued on the following line; it is a single
     line command.

`T'
     This presents a tutorial, and is a multi-line command, up to the
     limit of the screen length. Each line in the command is simply
     printed to the screen. This command clears the screen beneath the
     top banner line. After the display is done, the program waits
     before proceeding.

`*'
     This indicates a label in the file. The label may be the target of
     a `G', `Y', `N' or `F' command. Labels may contain any character,
     including space, and are a single line command. Labels must be
     unique within lesson files. Whitespace at the end of labels is
     ignored.

`I'
     The `I' command can display some brief instructions above a drill
     or a speed test.  Only two lines or less are permitted.  Unlike the
     `T' command, it does not wait for any further keypresses before
     proceeding.  So it should really always be followed by an exercise.
     It clears the whole screen exercise area, so in this respect it's
     just like a two-line `T'.

`M'
     This command is the new way to create menus (since gtypist 2.7).
     Here is the syntax:
          M: [UP=(LABEL|_EXIT)] "title"
           :LABEL1 "description1"
           :LABEL2 "description2"
           ...

     The UP-label indicates the parent-menu's label which defines the
     last menu-item (if it's _EXIT "Exit", else the last menu-item "Up"
     will jump to the specified label). It is optional: if it is not
     supplied, the special value _EXIT is used.

     The title and all descriptions must be wrapped in quotes ("").
     Additionally, there must be at least one space between UP=XXX and
     "title" and between the labels and the corresponding descriptions.

     See the existing lesson-files for examples.

`D,d'
     This command is called "drill", and it is one of two types of
     typing exercises.

     It is a multi-line command. The text is displayed in every second
     line, and you type in the intermediate lines. Because of this, you
     cannot use more than 11 lines of drill content.

     This type of exercise is supposed to be used for finger training
     (i.e. jfjfjjf), but may also contain complete words and sentences
     if they are used to practice something (i.e. a
     letter/syllable/"grip"), and aren't real texts.

     The lowercase version `d' is a "practice only" drill - the user
     will not have not repeat this drill if he/she made too many
     mistakes.

`S,s'
     This is the second type of typing exercise: the "speed test".

     It is a multi-line command.  It displays its text on the screen,
     and prompts the user to type on top of it.  That's why you can use
     up to 22 lines of text for one speed test.  In a speed test you
     can correct your mistakes, but this will not decrease the
     error-count.

     Speed tests should be used for typing (mostly) complete sentences,
     texts or files (i.e. a letter, texinfo/html/tex files).

     The lowercase version `s' is a "practice only speed test": the
     user will not have not repeat this drill if (s)he made too many
     mistakes.

`G'
     This causes gtypist to go to the label in `command_data', and
     continue execution of the script there. This is a single line
     command.

`Q'
     This command command prompts its text on the message line, and
     waits for a <Y> or an <N> before proceeding. Other characters are
     ignored.

     As a side effect, you can hit an Fkey if it is bound (a deprecated
     way to create the prompt for menus).

`Y'
     This is like `G', except that the goto is executed only if the
     result of the last `Q' command was <Y>.

`N'
     This is like `G', except that the goto is executed only if the
     result of the last `Q' command was <N>.

`K'
     _This command is deprecated in favor of M:_ This binds a function
     key to a label. The format of the data line following this command
     must be `fkey_number:label', where `fkey_number' is a function key
     number in the range 1 to 12, and `label' is a label to go to when
     this key is pressed. A value of NULL for label removes any label
     binding from the key.

     If function keys are not available on the terminal other keys can
     be used: <1> to <9> to replace <F1> to <F9>, <0> to replace <F10>,
     <A> for <F11> and <S> for <F12>.

     Other alternatives for the keys <F1> to <F12> are the
     combinations: <Ctrl-Q>, <Ctrl-W>, <Ctrl-E>, <Ctrl-R>, <Ctrl-T>,
     <Ctrl-Z>, <Ctrl-U>, <Ctrl-I>, <Ctrl-O>, <Ctrl-P>, <Ctrl-A> and
     <Ctrl-S>.

     This is also useful where function keys are intercepted by other
     programs (for example by a window manager).

`E'
     This command is used to set the highest error-rate permitted for
     the next drill (`E:<value>%') or for all following drills until
     the next `E:' (`E:<value>%*').

     If `--error-max/-e' is specified then this command will only have
     an effect if it is _stricter_ than the value specified on the
     command-line.

     `command_data' consists of the value (between 0.0 and 100.0),
     followed by `%' (this is required so that scripts are more
     readable).  A special value of `default' or `Default' sets the
     error-max value back to the default.

`F'
     This command ("set on-failure label") is used to set the label (in
     `command_data') where the user will have to go to if (s)he fails
     an exercise.

     Usually, this command only applies to the next exercise, but you
     can make it persistent by putting a `*' at the end of
     `command_data'.

     If label is NULL then this resets the label.

`X'
     This command causes gtypist to exit. It is a single line command.
     Any `command_data' is ignored. The program also exits if the end
     of the file is found (so you could also place a label there and
     just `G' to it)


   Here is a tiny example script to demonstrate the available commands
(`tinydemo.typ' lesson file):

     # Minimal demonstration
     B: Typing tutor demonstration
     *:LOOP
     K:1:QDONE
     T:This is a small example tutor script. A better
      :example may be found in the demo.typ file that
      :accompanies GNU Typist
     I:Here is an example of a drill:
     D:asdf ghjkl;
     I:And here is an example of a speed test:
     S:qwe rt yu iop
     *:QDONE
     Q:Seen enough yet? [Y/N]
     N:LOOP
     X:


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Create new lessons
******************

This section provides guidelines and hints for creating new lessons (or
improving existing ones).

* Menu:

* Ktouch lessons::              Generate lessons from a set of drills
* Exercises from fortune::      Create drills/speedtests with text from fortune
* Design patterns for lessons:: Hints/Design patterns for lessons
* Findwords script::		Simple script designed to help you
                    		find words with certain letters


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Ktouch lessons,  Prev: Exercises from fortune,  Up: Create new lessons

Ktouch lessons
==============

A very easy way to write lessons is to write them in the format that
`ktouch' uses, and then convert it to a gtypist lesson using
`tools/ktouch2typ.pl'. This will take care of writing "jump-tables", a
menu and a bit more.

   The ktouch-format consists only of lessons, which are preceded by
their names, and separated by blank lines and/or comments (`#' at the
beginning of the line). So the first non-blank, non-comment line in the
file is the name of the first lesson, and the first lesson consists of
all the lines up to the next comment or blank line. After the separator
(comment or blank line) the name of the second lesson follows and so on.

   This is an example of a three-lesson ktouch file (excerpts from the
first three lessons of `german.ktouch'):
     #
     # Deutsche Training-Datei für KTouch
     #
     
     Grundstellung
     f f f f f f fff fff fff f f f f f f fff fff fff f f f f f f f fff
     j j j j j j jjj jjj jjj j j j j j j jjj jjj jjj j j j j j j j jjj
     fff jjj fff jjj jjj fff jjj fff fjf fjf fjf jfj jfj jfj fjf jfjfj
     
     Grundstellung
     fff jjj ddd kkk aaa ööö fff jjj ddd kkk aaa ööö fff jjj ddd kkkff
     fda jkö fda jkö fda jkö fda jkö fda jkö fda jkö fda jkö fda jköfd
     s s s s s s sss sss sss s s s s s s sss sss sss s s s s s s s sss
     
     #Zwei wichtige Vokale: e und i
     e und i
     asdf ölkj fdsa jklö asdf ölkj fdsa jklö asdf ölkj fdsa jklö asdfö
     das dass lös fad dass lös als dass las lös fad dass als dass dass
     ded ded ded dej dek del deö ded deö del dek dej ded dej dek delde

   Once you are done, use `tools/ktouch2typ.pl' to convert the file:
`ktouch2typ.pl lesson.ktouch' converts `lesson.ktouch' to `lesson.typ'.
It is important that the input file ends in `.ktouch', otherwise
`ktouch2typ.pl' will skip it. Warning: this will overwrite `lesson.typ'
without asking you !

   You can customize the number of lines that `ktouch2typ.pl' uses for
each drill by modifying the relevant variable in `tools/ktouch2typ.pl'.

   Obviously, the disadvantage of this is that you cannot make use of
all of gtypist's features (but the output file is very readable, so you
can edit it to use more of gtypist's features).


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Exercises from fortune,  Next: Ktouch lessons,  Prev: Design patterns for lessons,  Up: Create new lessons

Exercises from fortune
======================

Using `gtypist-mode.el' you can quickly create lessons with text from
the program `fortune' (or the emacs-internal `yow' if `fortune' isn't
available, as is usually the case on Windows).

   Once you installed `gtypist-mode.el' (*note Emacs mode::), you can
open a file with the `.typ' extension and run `C-c C-f' to create a
drill (`D:' by default, use `C-u' or `C-u C-u' prefix to change).


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Design patterns for lessons,  Next: Exercises from fortune,  Prev: Findwords script,  Up: Create new lessons

Design patterns for lessons
===========================

Structure of lesson files
-------------------------

   * Use mixture of drills and speed tests (this is more fun for the
     user)

   * Use some "practice-only" exercises (`d:'/`s:') (possibly mixed
     with "real" exercises) followed by a "final test".  `esp.typ' uses
     this scheme.


Patterns for exercises
----------------------

   * When introducing a new key, start out by mixing other (known) keys
     of the same finger in with the new key in the first drill(s).
     Here is an example (from `t.typ', line 237):
          I:Use your J-finger for the H key.
          *:_T_R_L23
          D:jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj

   * use 'word, word.' repeatedly to practice ,/.


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Findwords script,  Next: Design patterns for lessons,  Up: Create new lessons

Findwords script
================

The `tools/findwords' script in the GNU Typist sources is there to
assist you in creating new lessons.

Purpose
-------

In the beginning when you are creating a new tutorial from scratch,
it's not very easy to form words and even sentences while the range of
letters you can use is restricted. Sometimes you want to insert some
paragraph "targeted" at some special combination of two or three
letters.  This is even harder.

   For this purpose we created findwords. It uses the dictionaries from
the aspell database (free multilingual spellchecker).

Installing
----------

You will need the `aspell' and `aspell-LG' packages, where LG is the
ISO language code for the language you want to use.

   After a successful installation, you will have to make a little
change in your configuration so that aspell's master database is the
one of your language. This can be done two different ways:

  1. In your home directory create the file
     .aspell.conf and add this line:
     `master LANGUAGE' 	

  2. Create /usr/share/pspell/LG-aspell.pwli
     and add this line:
     `/usr/lib/aspell/LG'
     Make sure your locale setting is LG.

   In the above, LG means ISO language code (eg. `en', `fr', `cs') and
LANGUAGE means name of the database in /usr/lib/aspell (eg.
`english.multi', `french', `czech').

   You can try if it works by typing:
             aspell dump master | less

Using findwords
---------------

The syntax is as follows:
`./findwords letters [combination]'

   In the mandatory `letters' argument you must list the letters that
you want use without any spaces. You may use the dot (`.') to say `all
letters'. The second argument combination is optional and you can
specify there what combination of letters are you searching for.

   Some examples:
     	

   * `./findwords asdfjkleruio'
     We are looking for all words composed from the listed letters.  	

   * `./findwords asdfjkleruio sa'
     We search words containing the combination `sa', but only these
     composed from specified letters.  	

   * `./findwords . col'
     Words can contain all letters, but must have `col' somewhere
     inside.


File: gtypist.info,  Node: Emacs mode,  Next: Environment Variables,  Prev: Create new lessons,  Up: Top

Emacs mode
**********

gtypist now comes with an Emacs major-mode which does
syntax-highlighting, indentation and has some convenient commands for
counting labels, a goto-label-command, inserting properly centered
banners, special comments and a bit more.

   Copy this file from `tools/gtypist-mode.el' to wherever you put your
local elisp files (e.g.  `~/elisp') and put this in your `~/.emacs'
(adapt path!):

     (autoload 'gtypist-mode "~/elisp/gtypist-mode")

   or put it in `load-path' (`make install' in the sources should take
care of this for GNU Emacs, or if you are using the Debian package, it
installs it here for you) and use this instead:

     (autoload 'gtypist-mode "gtypist-mode")

   *and* add this to your `~/.emacs':

     (setq auto-mode-alist
           (cons '("\\.typ\\'" . gtypist-mode) auto-mode-alist))

All this is also mentioned in the README-section of
`tools/gtypist-mode.el'.

Here are the commands along with the keybindings:

`C-c C-i, M-x gtypist-mode-info'
     This shows gtypist's texinfo-documentation, starting at node
     "Script file commands" (*note Script file commands::). With prefix,
     start at the top-node.

`C-c M-g, M-x gtypist-mode-goto-label'
     Query for a label to go to (with completion).

`C-c C-l, M-x gtypist-mode-next-label'
     This command inserts the next label in a numbered sequence of
     labels.  For example, if you insert
          *:SERIES1_L1
     and hit `C-c C-l' then gtypist-mode will insert
          *:SERIES1_L2

`C-c C-b, M-x gtypist-mode-insert-banner'
     This command inserts a centered `B:' command. It's centered on 66
     columns because "gtypist <version>" is in the right corner
     (prompts for content).

`C-c C-r, M-x gtypist-mode-insert-hrule'
     Inserts a horizontal rule (comment) consisting of dashes.

`C-c C-n, M-x gtypist-mode-new-lesson'
     Insert the comments (header) and a label to start a new lesson
     (prompts for name).

`C-c C-f, M-x gtypist-mode-fortune-to-drill'
     Insert a drill (`D:') with text from `fortune' (or `yow' if
     `fortune' isn't available). Use `C-u' prefix to get `S:', and `C-u
     C-u' to get `d:'.


Run `C-h m' for a complete list of commands and their keybindings.

   If you find bugs or if you think there's something else this mode
could do, please write to <bug-gtypist@gnu.org>.


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Environment Variables
*********************

GNU Typist uses the following environment variables:

`LANG'
     GNU Typist offers Native Language Support (NLS) with support of the
     gettext library, this means that if your system supports it, the
     language of the messages shown by gtypist can be chosen. By now
     gtypist is distributed with messages in English, Czech, Finnish,
     French, German and Spanish.  To use a particular NLS use the
     environment variable LANG and set it to the appropriate `LL_CC'
     combination where `LL' is an ISO 639 two-letter language code and
     `CC' is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code (e.g. `es_ES' for
     Spain and `de_DE' for Germany). In some systems it will be also
     necessary to set the environment variable LANGUAGE to the same
     value.

     If you want to translate messages to a different language (or if
     you want to correct a message), please communicate it to
     <bug-gtypist@gnu.org>.

`GTYPIST_PATH'
     Lists the directories that the program will look in for script
     files.  It has the standard format for paths, that is, a list of
     directories separated by `:'s. To open a script, gtypist will try
     the following paths: (1) to use the script name alone (2) it will
     append each one of the directories specified in the variable
     `GTYPIST_PATH' and (3) it will append the directory used during
     the installation process (e.g.  `/usr/local/share/gtypist' or
     `/usr/share/gtypist').

`TERM'
     Used by curses to manage the display.

`TERMINFO'
     This may need to be set if the path to the `terminfo' database is
     different between the system the binary was compiled on and the
     one it is being run on. For example, in older Slackware systems,
     the terminfo database resides in `/usr/lib/terminfo'. On RedHat
     Linux, it is in `/usr/share/terminfo'. If the program complains
     about the terminal type, and the value of `TERM' is correct, check
     into this.



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Errors and omissions
********************

GNU Typist does not support multi-byte character encoding yet (such as
UTF-8).  To see all the characters in some lesson files, you have to
make sure that your terminal is run in such an environment in which the
LANG variable is not set to an UTF-8 encoding. Lazy users can also try
just try to run GNU Typist on another type of terminal. It sometimes
works.

   GNU Typist does not go to much effort to minimize terminal output. In
particular, the flashing block cursor can cause a lot of cursor
movement. Using the terminal's own cursor will help if this becomes a
problem.

   In speed tests, the program does not allow backspacing or deletion
past the beginning of the screen line, or back through Tab characters.
This is purely to simplify screen updating.

   Colour curses modes do not seem to work well with UnixWare. In
particular, reverse video is not always rendered correctly on some
terminal types, and xterms.


File: gtypist.info,  Node: History,  Next: Copying this manual,  Prev: Errors and omissions,  Up: Top

History of GNU Typist
*********************

   * The initial program was written for VAX/VMS BASIC by someone at
     Harris Corp (Ft. Lauderdale, FL).

   * D. Jason Penney <penneyj@slc.com> rewrote it for Microsoft BASICA

   * D. Jason Penney <penneyj@slc.com> rewrote it in C and the curses
     library

   * Simon Baldwin <simonb@sco.com> rewrote the version of D. Jason
     Penney, his innovations are described in the NEWS file (versions
     2.2 to 2.2b).  He is the holder of the copyright for GNU Typist
     (that is distributed under the GPL).  Simon also wrote a version
     of Typist in Java that initially he called JTypist but that now is
     called Typist again:

     `http://www.geocities.com/simon_baldwin/typist/'

   * Since 1997, Ben Armstrong <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> has helped
     by fixing bugs and maintaining a Debian package
     (http://packages.debian.org/gtypist/).

   * In 2000, Vladimir Támara <vtamara@users.sourceforge.net> and Igor
     Támara <ikks@users.sourceforge.net> became the maintainers of the
     C version. Before November 2000, GNU Typist was maintained as part
     of the Structio project.

   * November 2000, accepted as a GNU package! Renamed to GNU Typist (or
     gtypist).

   * In May 2001, Michael Opdenacker <michaelo@gnu.org>, who learned
     touch typing with GNU Typist, became the new maintainer. Project
     development is now hosted on
     `http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gtypist/'.

   * In June 2001, Felix Natter <fnatter@gmx.net> joined and made major
     contributions to the project: lesson imports from other tutors,
     tool enhancements, new tutorial capabilities, , Emacs mode, arrow
     key based interface, and many more!

   * In 2003, Dmitry Rutsky <rutsky@school.ioffe.rssi.ru> joined joined
     the development team and brought in a dramatic number ideas, hacks
     and improvements, and he's not done yet!


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Copying this manual
*******************

* Menu:

* GNU Free Documentation License::  How you can copy and share this manual.


File: gtypist.info,  Node: GNU Free Documentation License,  Up: Copying this manual

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