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.TH typespeed "6" "December 2007" "typespeed v0.6.4" "Games"
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typespeed \- Test your typing speed and get your fingers' CPS.
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Typespeed gives your fingers' cps (total and correct), typoratio and
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some points to compare with your friends.
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Typespeed's idea is ripped from ztspeed (a dos game made by Zorlim).
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Idea of the game should be clear to anyone, just type and type it fast
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The basics are simple: words, which are extracted out of a specified
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word list, fly from the left to the right. Your task is in any case to
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write them down before they reach the right side and disappear, in
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which case your miss counter will be increased. Should you have missed
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10 words, the game will end. Each correct input will increase your high
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score, where one character of the word is exactly one point, i.e. a
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longer word results in more points. Your total CPS and your correct CPS
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are displayed during game play. Total CPS means all your input, whereas
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correct CPS only counts characters, that you have entered to write a
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correct word. To enter the words, you can also use emacs-like control
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sequences (^A jumps to the beginning of the string, ^B goes back one
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character, ^E jumps to the end of string, ^F moves cursor one position
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to the left (except cursor is at end of string), ^K deletes all
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characters behind cursor, ^U clears input field). Should you have
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enabled cheat mode (you can see CHE in status line then), you don't
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have to complete your input by pressing ENTER or SPACE.
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If you have played typespeed with these default rules far too long and
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you want something new, you can create your own rule sets! There are
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three rule sets supplied since 0.6.1:
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The first rule contains default settings. You can play this mode when you
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don't supply any options and just start the game. In this mode, speed
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will increase whenever you enter a correct word. At the end of the game,
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you can get a rank in your top 10 list for the specified word list.
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Settings have changed in 0.6.0. If you want to play with old rules
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(typespeed 0.4.4 - 0.5.3), you can choose classic.
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The third rule set is training - speed won't increase.
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If you have other ideas, you can supply your own rule set or change
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the settings in menu "Game Rules". Feel free to send in some fancy
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Also, you can play typespeed in multiplayer. In this
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mode you can play against one opponent over TCP/IPv4. Both sides can
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choose a word list, should you type in a correct word and your opponent
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can handle more words (based upon his current stat), there is a
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possibility that your typed word will be thrown into his game. But
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remember, the same goes for you! In this mode, no rank can be achieved
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in your (or opponent's) top 10 list. During multiplayer, you cannot
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press CURSOR UP to pause the game, instead CURSOR UP will immediately
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result in a game over. You cannot play custom rule sets in multiplayer.
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This will enable the cheat, which wraps words instantly when they are
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written correctly. You don't need to press space/enter. It is another
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question if this "cheat" actually helps...
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Start typespeed in client mode (where addr is network address of server)
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Typespeed will try to connect to the given address and start network
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For debugging purposes. The whole network data is written into file. If
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you have issues with network gaming, attach this file to a bug report
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Turns off the curses colors. It can be a more clear way to play the
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game in some situations.
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Tells what TCP/IPv4 port will typespeed be using in the network play. The
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Start typespeed in server mode. Typespeed will wait for other player to
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Little explanation of the parameters.
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.SH CONFIGURATION FILES
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.B $HOME/.typespeed/config
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In these files, you can specify the location of directories for
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game rules and word lists. You can also activate cheat mode in these
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files if you write "cheat = yes". If you create a configuration file
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in your home directory, you must also create a file called
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$HOME/.typespeed/score. All your personal high scores are stored in
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this file, not anymore in system wide high score file. This is needed
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to prevent malicious users to pretend to have 1000 points in e.g.
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words.eng whereby directory for word lists has been changed. In order
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to compete with system-wide users, you have to remove your personal
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If you would like to create your own word list, you have to follow these
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The first line contains the description that will be listed in word list
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selection menu. You cannot use more than 60 characters.
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A word list must consist of at least 22 different words, i.e. no
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duplicated words. The words must not be longer than 19 characters.
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Should they be longer, they won't be parsed; instead they are silently
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dropped. Words must not contain escape sequences, tabs or spaces. These
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words will be dropped, too.
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Blank lines will be ignored.
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If you would like to see your created word list included into next
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release, please send me an e-mail (tobias@bugol.de).
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Do not use typespeed version 0.5.2 or higher with a version < 0.5.2.
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The usage of network control words has been changed, so you could not
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If you have used typespeed < 0.6.0 and you wish to use your high scores
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in newer versions, you have to convert them into new format.
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can be used for this task.
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takes two arguments: the old high score directory and the new high score
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file. Due to changed high score file format, it is expected that converted
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scores (especially cps) differ.
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Written by Jani Ollikainen <bestis@iki.fi>,
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Jaakko Manelius <jman@iki.fi>, and Tobias Stoeckmann <tobias@bugol.de>.
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Report bugs to <tobias@bugol.de>.
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Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Jani Ollikainen <bestis@iki.fi>
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Jaakko Manelius <jman@iki.fi>
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Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Tobias Stoeckmann <tobias@bugol.de>
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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notice and this notice are preserved.
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