Type fast contest (with proof screen)

[David Munch]

Took me a few tries to get 0 faults, but I was writing 89 or 90 all the time even with flaws. Did it in danish, as I write quicker in my native language, funny enough..



Edit: Remember, it is not the number of keystrokes but number of correct words that are the ultimate achievement!

[Quexos]

I'm a little confused as to the difference between wpm and correct words. If wrong words are zero then how are these two values different ?

Originally Posted by David Munch

Edit: Remember, it is not the number of keystrokes but number of correct words that are the ultimate achievement!

[frostschutz]

I assume it takes an average word length into account somehow. Otherwise if you were lucky with many of's and it's you'd get a much higher score than someone who has to type Indian a hundred times.

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by frostschutz

I assume it takes an average word length into account somehow. Otherwise if you were lucky with many of's and it's you'd get a much higher score than someone who has to type Indian a hundred times.

The way that it was calculated back when I took typing classes a few decades and some ago was to count 5 characters as "a word"...

[David Munch]

Yeah, it is weird. I did more words per minute, yet all of them aren't counted?

I wonder if it doesn't count words were I had to edit a few of them, or if it has an algorithm were it takes keystrokes and words into account? I guess it would be more fair, if a language has more short words than others, although I would expect the software to make an equal mix of 3-8 letter words for each language for fairness.

Edit:

Originally Posted by twowheels

The way that it was calculated back when I took typing classes a few decades and some ago was to count 5 characters as "a word"...

Seems like you are right! I hit 451 words divided by 5 = 90 WPM.

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by David Munch

Seems like you are right! I hit 451 words divided by 5 = 90 WPM.

Yeah, just calculated. All of the posted results fit that, +/- rounding.

[frostschutz]

I wanted to try and see how fast I could type on my Story HD keyboard.

Unfortunately it doesn't work. I can type and the timer starts but it doesn't take words into account and it doesn't scroll... and most other tests I can find require punctuation, which is kinda hard on the Story HD (only via symbol key shortcuts which I can't be bothered to memorize)

[Quexos]

I can't seem to beat my record. I guess I'm trying too hard, after a night's rest maybe I'll do better tomorrow

[Quexos]

So no one can take up this challenge ? guess this is a community or readers, not typers

[frostschutz]

Originally Posted by frostschutz

Aaand this is how I type with 10 fingers:

10 fingers, 10 days later: (after doing 13 out of 36 lessons using gtypist trainer)



Well, there is some progress.

Also I just found out that the site lets you put in any values for the screenshot URLs so anyone can cheat all my other screenshots are legit though.

[David Munch]

Originally Posted by frostschutz

Also I just found out that the site lets you put in any values for the screenshot URLs so anyone can cheat all my other screenshots are legit though

Suuure....

[Quexos]

It's too bad cause this could have been a good thread methinks. But if cheating is possible then the game is off

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by Quexos

So no one can take up this challenge ? guess this is a community or readers, not typers

I have a (real) screenshot on my work computer that beats all here, but wanted to do even better before posting it.

I type about 160 in 1 minute bursts when it's not random words, but the random words really slow me down as I mistake one word for another (hard to read accurately at that speed when it's random). Maybe I'll just post it tomorrow when I get to work.