FAQ - frequently asked questions
If you have a question which is not mentioned here, please contact via email: go4@christianstrang.de
WPM - words per minute
WPM-calculation is based on the following calculation: 5 keystrokes equal 1 WPM, if you don't believe me, check Wikipedia about Words per minute :)
What is a keystroke?
Every key you hit on the keyboard to type a letter is one keystroke. The calculation also considers if you have to type uppercase letters or language specific letters who need 2 keystrokes to be typed (for example "â"). For example "quick" needs 5 keystrokes whereas "America" needs 8 keystrokes.
How do you know which language specific characters need more than 1 keystroke?
I don't, thats why I need your help. I currently check for these characters in their specific language and count them as 2 keystrokes:
- All languages: all uppercase letters (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ)
- Catalan: à è ì ò ù
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean: I currently just triple the characters. For example: "明年" will count as 6 keystrokes. I don't know how to calculate them correctly right now, if you want to help me, just email me :)
- Danish: Æ Ø Å (2 Keystrokes)
- French: à è ù ç œ ä ë ï ü ÿ É â ô û î ê (2 Keystrokes), À È Ù Â Ê Î Ô Û Ä Ë Ï Ü Ÿ Œ Ç (3 Keystrokes)
- German: Ä Ö Ü
- Greek: ά ή ί ώ ό ύ έ Γ Δ Θ Π Λ Ξ Σ Φ Ψ Ω (2 Keystrokes), ϋ Ϊ Ϋ (3 Keystrokes)
- Italian: é
- Persian: ژ آ ّء
- Polish: ą ć ę ł ń ó ś ź ż
- Portuguese: ã õ á é í ó ú (2 Keystrokes), à â ê î ô û (3 Keystrokes)
- Spanish: á é í ó ú
- Turkish: Ö Ü Ç Ş Ğ İ
If your language is missing specific "2-keystroke"-characters, please let me know: go4@christianstrang.de
All time Highscore
You may ask: "Why is there no highscore older than 1 day?" There are a few cheaters who use the typing test to satisfy some weird sense of accomplishment by cheating. Even though I try to make it harder for cheaters, its not impossible (and probably not really difficult if you know a little bit about scripts, etc.). If there were an all time highscore, it would just be populated by those individuals and thats why I decided against such a list, sorry!
Why does the ENTER key not work anymore?
In the previous version it was possible to use the ENTER key to insert words (instead of the SPACE bar). For your regular typing experiences the SPACE bar is much more important than the ENTER key. Allowing to use the ENTER key might train the "wrong" typing behaviour, therefore I removed this option, it will help you in the longrun! (Remember to use your thumb(s) for the SPACE bar.)