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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Configuring Setting in KTouch.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Configuring Setting in KTouch.
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Learning Objectives

  • Change the level of training
  • Adjust the speed of typing.
  • Configure short cut keys.
  • Configure the toolbars.
  • View typing metrics.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
  • Change the level of training
  • Adjust the speed of typing.
  • Configure short cut keys.
  • Configure the toolbars.
  • View typing metrics.


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Systems Requirements

  • KTouch 1.7.1
  • Ubuntu Linux version 11.10.
Here, we are using KTouch 1.7.1 on Ubuntu Linux 11.10.


Open KTouch. Let’s open KTouch.
Point to 1 on Level field. We are at Level 1.

Let us move on to the second level that is 2.

Select the triangle and click to increase the level to 2. To increase the level of the training to 2, click on the top triangle symbol, next to the Level field.
Point to the characters in the Teacher’s Line. Notice what happens when we change the level to 2?

The characters in the Teacher’s Line change!

Point to the New Characters in Level field. Look at the characters displayed under the New Characters in this Level field.

They’ve changed too!

These are the characters that are to be practiced for the selected level.
Type five letters. Now, let’s start typing.
Type the number 3.

Point to the Student’s Line.

Now let us type a character that is not displayed in the Teacher’s Line.

The Student Line changes to red.

Point to Correctness field. What else do you see?

The percentage displayed in the Correctness field decreases.

Let’s press backspace and delete the mistake.
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Set Training Options

Let us learn to set Training options.
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What are Training Options?

We use Training options to change the parameters for typing speed and correctness (percentage of typing accuracy).

We can also customize the number of lines that can be typed in a particular level.

What are Training Options?

We use Training options to change the parameters for typing speed and correctness (percentage of typing accuracy).

We can also customize the number of lines that can be typed in a particular level.

Switch back to the KTouch interface.
From the Main menu >> select Settings >> click Configure Ktouch. From the Main menu, select Settings, and click Configure KTouch.
Point to the Configure – KTouch dialog box. The Configure – KTouch dialog box appears.
In the Configure – KTouch dialog box >> click Training options. From the Left Panel of the Configure – KTouch dialog box, click Training Options.


Point to the right panel. The right panel now displays the various Training Options.


Point to Limits to increase a level. Let’s set the upper limit for the Typing speed, Correctness, and Workload.
  • In the Typing Speed field enter 120.
  • In the Correctness field enter 85.
Under Limits to increase a level, let us:
  • Set the Typing Speed to 120 characters per minute,
  • Correctness to 85%.
In the Workload field enter 1.
  • Finally let’s set Workload to 1.
  • This means that we need to complete only one line in each level.
  • We then will automatically move to the next level.
Point to the Complete whole training level before proceeding box. If you want to complete the training for a level before you proceed to the next level, check the Complete whole training level before proceeding box.
Point to Limits to decrease a level. Let’s set the lower limit for the Typing speed and Correctness.
Under Limits to decrease a level,
  • In the Typing Speed field enter 60.
  • In the Correctness field enter 60.
Under Limits to decrease a level, let us:
  • Set the Typing Speed to 60 characters per minute and
  • Correctness to 60.
Let’s check the box Remember level for next program. Let’s check the box Remember level for next program.
Click Apply button. Click Apply.
Click the OK button. Click OK.
Changes we made are applied only when we start a new session again.
Click Start New Session and select Keep Current Level. Click Start New Session and select Keep Current Level.
In the Student’s Line start typing what is displayed in the Teacher’s Line.

Type 10 letters.

Let’s start typing again.


Point to Speed. Notice that initially the speed is 0.

It increases or decreases as we type.

Click Pause Session.

When we pause the typing speed remains at the same count.

Type another character. Let us resume typing.
Point to the red circle adjacent to Speed. As the speed drops below 60, notice that, the red circle, next to Speed, is glowing.
This indicates that speed has fallen below the lower limit, that is 60 set for the speed.
Type the number 4. Now, type the number 4 that is not displayed in the Teacher’s Line.
Point to the Student’s Line which is now red. The Student’s Line turns red.
Point to the red circle adjacent to Correctness. The Percentage of the Correctness drops too.
Point to the spaces between the set of characters in Teacher’s Line. Can you see the spaces between set of characters or character given in the Teacher’s Line?
Type a character displayed in the teacher’s line and then without giving a space, type the next characters. Now, I shall not press the Space bar after this word.
Point to the Student’s Line. The Student’s Line has turned red again!
This means the spaces too must be typed in correctly.
Type the entire line in the Student’s Line.

Press Enter.

Let us complete typing an entire line in the student’s line and then press Enter. <Pause>
Point to the Level field. The Level has changed to 3!


Why does the level change to 3?

This is because we have set the Workload to 1.

Therefore, when we complete one line for Level 2 and press Enter, we move to the next level.
Point to the Teacher’s Line. Notice that new characters are displayed in the Teacher’s Line.
Do you want to know the scores of our typing session?
Click Lecture Statistics. Click Lecture Statistics.

The Training dialog box appears.

Let’s click on the tabs and see what each of them indicate.
Click Current Training Session. Click on Current Training Session.
This displays the general statistics details, rate of typing, accuracy of typing, and details of the characters that you need to concentrate on.
Click Current Level Statistics tab. The Current Level Statistics tab displays details similar to the one displayed in the Current Training Session tab.
Click Monitor Progress tab. The Monitor Progress tab displays a graphical representation of the progress of your typing.
Click Close. Let us close this dialog box.
You can also create your own short cut keys.
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Short Cut Keys

Short cut keys are combination of two or more keys that can be pressed from the keyboard, instead of using the Menu options.

What are short cut keys?

Short cut keys are combination of two or more keys, which can be pressed from the keyboard, instead of using the Menu options.

Let us configure a short cut key to view Lecture Statistics.
From the Main menu >> click Settings >> Configure Shortcuts. From the Main menu, click Settings, Configure Shortcuts.
Point to the Configure Shortcuts – KTouch dialog box. The Configure Shortcuts – KTouch dialog box appears.
In the Search box enter Lecture Statistics. In the Search box enter Lecture Statistics.
  • Click Lecture Statistics.
  • Select Custom and click None.
  • Point to the changed icon.
  • Click Lecture Statistics.
  • Select Custom and click None.
  • The icon changes to Input.

Now, from the keyboard, press the SHIFT and A keys together.

Point to the letters Shift+A.

Now, from the keyboard, press the SHIFT and A

keys together.

Notice, that the icon now displays the letters Shift+A.

Click OK. Click OK.
Now, press the Shift+A keys.

Point to the Training Statistics dialog box.

Now, press the Shift and A keys together.

The Training Statistics dialog box appears.

Click Close to exit. Click Close to exit.
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Configure Toolbars

KTouch also allows you to configure toolbars.

Let us say we want to display the Quit Ktouch command as an icon.

Switch back to the KTouch interface.
From the Main menu >> click Settings >> click Configure Toolbars. From the Main menu, click Settings, and click Configure Toolbars.
Point to the Configure Toolbars – KTouch dialog box. The Configure Toolbars – KTouch dialog box appears.
  • In the left panel, scroll down and select the Quit icon, and double-click on it.
  • Point that the icon is moved to the right panel.
  • Click Apply and then click OK.
  • In the left panel, from the list of option, select the Quit icon.
  • Double-click on it.
  • The icon is moved to the right panel.
  • Click Apply and then click OK.
Point to the Quit icon on the window. The Quit icon is now displayed on the KTouch window.
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Assignment

  • Under Configure KTouch, change the Workload to 2.
  • Check the Complete whole training level before proceeding box.
  • Now open a new typing session and practice typing.
  • Finally, check your lecture statistics.
Here is an assignment for you.
  • Under Configure KTouch, change the Workload to 2.
  • Check the Complete whole training level before proceeding box.
  • Now open a new typing session and practice typing.
  • Finally, check your lecture statistics.
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Summary

In this tutorial we learnt how to modify the training level, monitor the speed, and accuracy of typing.

We also learnt to configure keyboard short cuts and toolbars.

This brings us to the end of this tutorial on KTouch.

In this tutorial we learnt how to modify the training level, monitor the speed, and accuracy of typing.

We also learnt to configure keyboard short cuts and toolbars.


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