Steno Keyboard

Chording Keyboard for Stenographers

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.