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Octouroboros

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    Comment #24758568

    Hey thanks for the support! I'll definitely be adding some way of uploading your own stuff in the future, though it may not be ready for a while yet. Thanks again!

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    Comment #24758545

    Hello -- I've actually been working on this exact feature (well, ctrl+backspace at least) and will be adding it to the site in the next couple days. Thanks!

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    Comment #24712291

    Hello! I've just changed the way errors are displayed (it'll show what you actually typed in red if it was wrong). Maybe seeing what the site thinks you typed wrong will help us tr…

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    Comment #24712219

    Hello! Key combos aren't super well supported at the moment. I'll make sure to get it fixed in a future update though. Thanks!

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    Comment #24712170

    Hello! As a matter of fact, I just changed the way mistypes are handled to be like this. There will be options for less obtrusive cursors coming soon as well, which I hope should f…

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    Comment #24712133

    Thanks for your very descriptive answer! At the moment, key combinations aren't nearly as well supported as they ought to be. I'll certainly fix this in a future update. Thanks aga…

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    Comment #24706420

    Hello! WPM is calculated by splitting space characters, and is tracked on a per page bases. If you're cursor is on the first character of a page, it's not tracking your WPM, so tha…

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    Comment #24706397

    Hello! Sorry the site isn't more keyboard friendly (which is indeed ironic). Plus I imagine if you were to get into the typing portion of the site, you may get stuck, since keystro…

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    Comment #24706385

    Hello -- if I come across a good compilation of famous speeches I'll add them. Loading your own content is coming in a future update, too. Thanks!

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    Comment #24706375

    Hello! A text darkness slider is a great idea -- I may implement that in a future update. You should be able to backspace all the way back up the page. If backspace isn't working f…

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    Comment #24701058

    Absolutely it will be optional. The intention behind the site is as much to support author's works as it is to practice typing. I originally figured that having it update more ofte…

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    Comment #24701006

    Hello -- currently you have to type a whole page. Going to add an option to change it to after each word probably this week. Thanks!

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    Comment #24700303

    Hello and thanks for your suggestions! - Dynamic metrics is coming very very very soon - Good idea reaching out to publishers -- I might just do that. - People just email me their …

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    Comment #24700183

    Hello! I'm kind of trying to keep copyrighted text off the servers -- though I am planning on adding a feature where you can add your own text and then immediately type it. Probabl…

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    Comment #24700058

    Hello! The WPM/ACC thing will be updated really soon. As for a leaderboard/social element, it might be worth looking into once I eventually add accounts. Thanks for your suggestion…

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    Comment #24698423

    Hello! As of now it only updates at the end of the page. I plan on adding options to have it update after every word or line in the very near future. Thanks!

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    Comment #24698341

    Hello! That's good idea, and I may add feature at some point. Thanks for the suggestion!

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    Comment #24697870

    Hey thanks for asking! Since this a website and not a native app, accessing and controlling built in mobile functionality has proven quite difficult. I'll certainly come back to it…

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    Comment #24697622

    Hey that's a pretty good idea! I may think of way implement something like that. Thanks for the support!

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    Comment #24697608

    I'm thrilled you like it! Indeed there will be an About page with donation link added sometime soon. Thanks!

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    Comment #24697579

    Hey, I'm glad you like it! While it's less work for me to just leave them in, I do see where you're coming from. Maybe a way to toggle them on or off could come in a future update.…

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    Comment #24697450

    Haha I barely know how to keep up with the number of features people are demanding as is!

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    Comment #24697420

    Hello! There are a few French novels on the site already -- just use the language select above where the books are displayed to show them. As far as as using your own material, I'm…

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    Comment #24697377

    Hey thanks -- this will be super useful!

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    Comment #24697361

    Hey I'm glad you asked! It's the way Nextjs handles urls with more than 1 param. If I prettify the URL then for some reason the page can't access them. Don't know if they've improv…