GNU Typist
From Colemak
| Description: | GNU Typist lessons for the Colemak layout |
| Version: | 2006-01-01 |
| File size: | 0.1 MB |
| Requirements: | GNU Typist 2.7 or later |
| OS: | Linux/Unix (Linux/FreeBSD/etc.) or Mac OS X with Fink, MS Windows with Cygwin |
| Website: | www.gnu.org/software/gtypist |
| Download Now | command line download: wget https://colemak.com/pub/learn/colemak.typ |
Installation Instructions
- Download and install GNU Typist. You can get it from the GNU Typist website or from a your Linux/Unix distribution.
- Copy the file colemak.typ to the gtypist lesson directory (e.g. /usr/share/gtypist/)
- Run gtypist colemak.typ to start the lessons.
Linux/Unix (console)
- Debian: apt-get install gtypist
- Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gtypist (requires the universe repository)
- Arch Linux: pacman -S gtypist
- FreeBSD: pkg_add -r gtypist
- Others: You'll have to compile gtypist from source
Mac OS X (console)
- Verify that there's a gtypist package available for your version of OS X.
- Install Fink
- Install KTouch via Fink Commander or by typing: sudo apt-get install gtypist
- Copy the lesson file to the GNU Typist directory
MS Windows (console)
- Install Cygwin.
- Run Cygwin Setup. During Setup select for installation under the Text category, the gtypist package.
- To uninstall Cygwin: Cygwin needs to be uninstalled manually. Cygwin uninstallation instructions.
Tips
- You can change the maximum error rate, e.g. gtypist --max-error=2 colemak.typ will change maximum error rate to 2%.
- Type gtypist --help to see more command line options.