In the phrase files, there are a few reserved words that you have to enter with hotkeys. Do not cheat and type them out manually:
- Up
- Down
- Right
- Left
- PgUp
- PgDn
- Home
- End
- Backspace
- Enter
- Del
+
is Shift^
is Control!
is Alt
eg: +^!g
is equivalent to pressing Shift-Control-Alt g
Load these phrases into: http://www.yorku.ca/mack/ExperimentSoftware/TypingTestExperiment.jar
Install AutoHotKey and run the script. Use script.ahk
for the shifted QWERTY layout and normal_qwerty.ahk
for the default qwerty layout.
Set number of phrases to then number of lines in each phrase file. Set condition code to C00 for shifted-qwerty
and c01 for normal-qwerty
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Symbols at the bottom of the key are activated by
!{key}
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Symbols at the top-right of the key are activated by
^!{key}
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For the number row:
- Symbols at the bottom right of the keys are activated by
!{key}
- Symbols at the top right of the keys are activated by
^!{key}
- Symbols at the bottom right of the keys are activated by
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The delete key
Del
is accessed by!Del
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The 0, 7, 8, 9 keys are accessed by
!{fn-key}
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You will notice that some keys like PageUp output the word
PgUp
instead of actually performing its intended task. This is intentional; the typing test software does not have any use for these keys. -
For laptops, you may not be able to access hotkeys involving the function keys eg:
+F1
. You will need to use thefn
key in conjunction with the modifier in order to use that hotkey.- If you have a
Fn-lock
feature on your keyboard, you can use that instead
- If you have a
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Make sure to close the script after you're done with a trial