TypeLit
Productivity
typing practice
SHOW HN2020
1,589points
378comments
#1of 3,028 in 2020
Top 1%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
94 positive, 79 neutral or asking, 11 mixed, 30 critical, out of 214 comments about the project. Thread score +0.32.
Idea: 55 for, 6 againstExecution: 5 for, 20 againstDesign: 5 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Engaging way to read and practise typing
From 2 comments
Amazing idea, really I'm impressed. This intrigued me at first glance as a fun typing exercise, as I've always struggled with typing - I started using computers way before they…
proto-n on HNNeat project! Would be an interesting way to read a book. Not sure if this is a built-in feature for typing practice. But one small obstacle I encountered was that if I missed a…
ineptwriter on HN
Polished, nicely made site
From 2 comments
Amazing idea, really I'm impressed. This intrigued me at first glance as a fun typing exercise, as I've always struggled with typing - I started using computers way before they…
proto-n on HNWOW, this is GREAT! Kudos
node-bayarea on HN
Good idea for retyping classic books
From 2 comments
"[Hunter S. Thompson] chose, rather than writing original copy, to re-type books like The Great Gatsby and a lot of Norman Mailer, the Naked and the Dead, a lot of Hemingway. He…
bravura on HNI remember in high school, we had an English teacher with very high standards. After we had turned in our first essays, she gave everyone a failing grade, and put on a show of…
gen220 on HN
Objections
Mistakes cannot be corrected and error handling breaks flow
From 3 comments
This is really cool. Some feedback: - I'd prefer if the words not typed were in a lighter shade of grey so there were greater contrast between them and the words I've completed.…
bartread on HNNice work but i don't like when i miss a space: from that moment, even if i digit next words correctly, they result mispelled because caret is "behind" of 1 position
andretti1977 on HNNeat project! Would be an interesting way to read a book. Not sure if this is a built-in feature for typing practice. But one small obstacle I encountered was that if I missed a…
ineptwriter on HN
Missing keyboard and key-combo support such as ctrl+backspace
From 2 comments
One thing I really miss is the ability to backspace an entire word. I expect Ctrl+backspace to delete the previous word. This works in all places that I usually type so I find it…
globular-toast on HNHello, nice work! Unfortunately, since for now I am navigating through my keyboard only (not using a mouse because of lack of batteries) I can't really use it. I am using linux…
spapas82 on HN
WPM and ACC stats not live, or not showing
From 2 comments
This is a fantastic idea - Would it be possible to get a 'live' typing speed? Mine doesn't seem to show anything - does it only update at the end of the page?
jonplackett on HNThis is great. I do not see WPM and ACC stats though. It just shows empty placeholder for those. I use PiHole and https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts to block ads. I see that…
bajirao on HN
Dead keys and some letters not registering
From 2 comments
This seems to have problems with dead keys. Typing ' and then d on US International results in 'd, but doesn't count as such and instead is an error.
ygra on HNI think I have found a bug. It is in typing "The Art of War". The "s" in the first sentence of "Sun Tzu said:" does not want to be recognized. My "s" key works fine in other…
beachwood23 on HN
Requests
Type your own uploaded or pasted text
From 2 comments
Amazing idea, really I'm impressed. This intrigued me at first glance as a fun typing exercise, as I've always struggled with typing - I started using computers way before they…
proto-n on HNMy wife is a teacher, and she is reading harry potter to her students. It would be fantastic if she could find 3 pages of text from her next chapter, upload it to this tool, and…
fudged71 on HN
Add code from open-source projects
From 1 comment
Nice, this is very enjoyable. Will definitely pick this up again, after I get a new ergonomic keyboard. Would be nice to also type code from famous open-source projects, to…
leethargo on HN
More languages and public domain books
From 2 comments
I remember in high school, we had an English teacher with very high standards. After we had turned in our first essays, she gave everyone a failing grade, and put on a show of…
gen220 on HNVery cool, I'm also more interested in the "retype a novel to get better at writing" rather than "typing fast", but as I'm French, I'd love to type some french novels. Would you…
oulipo on HN
Leaderboard, accounts or gamification
From 2 comments
Congrats, it's really great! I have a few thoughts/suggestions, but first: Does anyone know of a competitive/practice typing site (as TypeLit, or TypeRacer) where you help…
gregsadetsky on HNTypelit.io will help me practice/improve my steno skills. Here's some feedback: - +1 for dynamic metrics (WPM+ACC) while typing, shown at the page dash. - Consider partnering…
vladsanchez on HN
Live WPM updates
From 2 comments
This is a fantastic idea - Would it be possible to get a 'live' typing speed? Mine doesn't seem to show anything - does it only update at the end of the page?
jonplackett on HNCongrats, it's really great! I have a few thoughts/suggestions, but first: Does anyone know of a competitive/practice typing site (as TypeLit, or TypeRacer) where you help…
gregsadetsky on HN
Questions
Why URL paths are JSON objects
From 1 comment
This is a cool site, though I did notice something that I haven't seen anywhere before: the URL paths are JSON objects. Is there a reason for this? For example, for "The Call of…
Minor49er on HN
Whether tech books or speeches could be added
From 2 comments
Can you add famous speeches? For the same reason Hunter S. Thompson chose to re-write famous books, I'd like to re-write a famous political speech every morning. Also, how about…
ada1981 on HNSeems a very good idea. Do you have any plans on adding classical tech books?
davuinci on HN
Alternatives named
typing.io for programming code practice
From 1 comment
Hello -- I'm glad you like it! I believe typing.io has something like this, but for programming languages.
Octouroboros on HN
TypeRacer
From 1 comment
Congrats, it's really great! I have a few thoughts/suggestions, but first: Does anyone know of a competitive/practice typing site (as TypeLit, or TypeRacer) where you help…
gregsadetsky on HN