Steno Keyboard
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About Steno Keyboard
Are you an experienced stenographer, who wishes there were a way to use a familiar steno keyboard to quickly enter text on your phone?
Or, are you a stenography student, who would like to spend time practicing on your phone?
Perhaps you're just interested in trying out a chorded keyboard?
Steno Keyboard is a replacement virtual keyboard for your phone that does just that!
Use dual finger swipe gestures to press the keys for a given stroke, then release to send the stroke.
Use the '*' key to undo the last word.
Or, plug in a hardware keyboard (see below), and really experience some speed!
Steno Keyboard comes with a default dictionary from the Plover project (http://openstenoproject.github.io/plover/), but is fully customizable.
SETUP:
1. Install the app
2. Open Steno Keyboard, and click the button to enable it in settings.
3.Once this is done, whenever a keyboard is showing, pull down the notifications shade, and select "Choose Input Method" to select "Steno Keyboard".
TRY IT OUT: (swipe across the following letters from left to right)
RU
PW
TOB
A
PHAEUFD
SKAPL
TIPS:
- Install my "Steno Dictionary" app to look up English strokes.
- Click "Quick Start Tutorial" in the settings to learn the basics, and find links to other stenography training sites.
**Hardware Keyboard**
Steno Keyboard supports attaching a hardware USB keyboard to your device using a cheap OTG adapter (premium feature).
Using a hardware keyboard allows you to achieve typing speeds approaching those of a traditional steno machine. Find out more about how to do this at: http://qwertysteno.com/Basics/HowItWorks.php
NOTE: the keyboard must support n-key rollover, (such as a gaming keyboard) so that multiple keys can be pressed at the same time.
Or, are you a stenography student, who would like to spend time practicing on your phone?
Perhaps you're just interested in trying out a chorded keyboard?
Steno Keyboard is a replacement virtual keyboard for your phone that does just that!
Use dual finger swipe gestures to press the keys for a given stroke, then release to send the stroke.
Use the '*' key to undo the last word.
Or, plug in a hardware keyboard (see below), and really experience some speed!
Steno Keyboard comes with a default dictionary from the Plover project (http://openstenoproject.github.io/plover/), but is fully customizable.
SETUP:
1. Install the app
2. Open Steno Keyboard, and click the button to enable it in settings.
3.Once this is done, whenever a keyboard is showing, pull down the notifications shade, and select "Choose Input Method" to select "Steno Keyboard".
TRY IT OUT: (swipe across the following letters from left to right)
RU
PW
TOB
A
PHAEUFD
SKAPL
TIPS:
- Install my "Steno Dictionary" app to look up English strokes.
- Click "Quick Start Tutorial" in the settings to learn the basics, and find links to other stenography training sites.
**Hardware Keyboard**
Steno Keyboard supports attaching a hardware USB keyboard to your device using a cheap OTG adapter (premium feature).
Using a hardware keyboard allows you to achieve typing speeds approaching those of a traditional steno machine. Find out more about how to do this at: http://qwertysteno.com/Basics/HowItWorks.php
NOTE: the keyboard must support n-key rollover, (such as a gaming keyboard) so that multiple keys can be pressed at the same time.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Version 2.2
- Updated with Material Design
Version 2.2
- Updated with Material Design
More downloads Steno Keyboard reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Steno Keyboard was updated to version 2.2
Version update Steno Keyboard was updated to version 2.1
More downloads Steno Keyboard reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about Steno Keyboard
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by Y####:
by Y####:
Oh, wow, this has just allowed me to connect my Stenoboard-based steno keyboard to an elderly Android tablet that doesn't have much other use, and I can put any custom dictionary in, including the standard Plover one. I now have a remarkably portable tablet-based steno machine - amazing! (I did also try the on-screen keyboard and it was surprisingly easy to get the hang of - I'm probably not going to take the time to get the hang of swiping between the letters, but it's nice to see how it's been done.)
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by Y####:
by Y####:
I have only been using this program for a day, but using the Plover tutorials and the lookup dictionairy, I'm now typing all my messages using this app. It's not fast yet but already I prefer it to a normal keyboard. To the developer - the app sometimes shuts down and takes a few seconds to restart while in use.
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by D####:
by D####:
Doesn't work as expected, I thought it would let me do chords on my touch pad. But this is great for my phone.
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by I####:
by I####:
43 dollars? thats outrageous!!! ill go buy myself my own stenotype machine with that money.
X
by X####:
by X####:
Great for when I want to write in Steno. I love the raw Steno for messages to my court reporter friends. Thank you for this app.
U
by U####:
by U####:
...but unusable in practice.
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by M####:
by M####:
Its great app
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by K####:
by K####:
Unable to select dictionaries that were unzipped to device. Just shows a few apps like music player and gallery but no way to find a file ending in .json
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by U####:
by U####:
Its great app
S
by S####:
by S####:
Works great with my Ergodox for Steno on my phone via USB. Quick, and not a resource hog.
M
by M####:
by M####:
Doesn't work as expected, I thought it would let me do chords on my touch pad. But this is great for my phone.
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by Q####:
by Q####:
If you are looking for a great steno keyboard for your device, this is it. Very responsive and fast.
by S####:
I figured that this would be an app where you can hit multiple keys at a time, not slide your fingers around on a too-sensitive plane with keys. I feel like that takes away from the whole point if steno. Full disclosure: I'm just some kid just getting started, but I don't think anyone would disagree that this could have been better implemented.