Lettys 0.56 is identical to version 0.55, except the documentation has been changed in order to reflect my current mail and email addresses.
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I'd like to give special thanks to:
Michael Alexander for suggesting part of the new protection scheme. Thanks to his idea of only using a portion of the letters in the non-registered versions, I can give non-registered versions more time to play around in AND learning capabilities.
Jan B. Schipmolder for being the first shareware user to send a message to David McWherter Enterprises and being the first reporter of a possible Lettys bug.
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New Features in 0.55a + 0.56
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1) Increased accuracy and generally improved algorithm for learning.
2) Added report feature.
3) Changed design of about box.
4) Improved handling of non-registered versions.
Quick Trivia
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"Where did you get that stupid name, Lettys?!?!?!"
-No, I didn't pull it out of thin air. It's an acronym taken from LEarn To TYpe Speedily. How is it pronounced? I haven't figured that out yet...I was thinking about <Leetuhs> or <Lehttuhs> (as in salad). Using <Lehttuhs> gives me the ability to use a head of lettuce for the icon in a later version, but<Leetuhs> sounds a little cooler...any suggestions?
Future Versions
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I'll need user input for me to put all of these or other improvements into future versions, so write or email me (at David McWherter Enterprises) to give me suggestions. Lettys is like a group project, we all have to pull our load.
• I'll fix reported bugs....Woah! What an idea! :->
• Let user turn learning on or off.
• Give Brainwashing a cool special effect.
• Decide how to pronounce Lettys.
• Add a dictionary of words, and allow learning to choose words based on trouble letter frequency in each word or difficulty in nailing each individual word. This one'll be a toughie, but I'm up for the challenge, if I get user response! OK, this is a BIG toughie. I don't know if I can take it on.
• Add animations. The inspiration for this project was Mario Teaches Typing, but I couldn't stand the animation (although the graphics themselves were nice), so I wrote this to help me learn Dvorak. I might do something along the same lines as Mario Teaches Typing, but I was thinking more along the lines of a shoot-em-out...letters coming at you at every direction, you gotta hit the keys to wipe out the letters before they get YOU! HA HA HA HA! (A little too melodramatic?)
• Add a key finder for different Keyboard layouts. Would either supplement or replace "Do It For Me."
• Allow the user to choose what keys they would like to work with, possibly even adding number and special-symbol keys!
