Reading Speed in Quikscript
Now that Unicode support is guaranteed for any operating system worth using, all new fonts use code points in the Private Use Area and Quikscript keyboard layouts target those same code points, so fonts and keyboard layouts are decoupled.
How fast do peepl normaly master QuikScript so as to acheev iedeeal proefishensy, and whot speeds in WPM ar U caepabl of ataening?
While this doesn't answer your question, It seems I read Quikscript about as fast as I write it, which isโฆnot great. I should read more in it, but I don't want to read Lovecraft repeatedly, Thoreau a second time, and quite honestly, my old diary entries are snoozefests.
That sounds similar to my experience during the first few weeks and months -- I could write without any hesitation, but reading was slow and difficult. Even after a couple of years, I had to take a break after reading a page of text because it would tire me out; I could almost feel the neural connections forming in my brain!
I've been getting much more practice in the last year or so and it has helped immensely. Recently, I've been participating in the new writing circle with a few of the others on this list. Despite everbody's different handwriting, I have been able to read it quite comfortably, essentially at a moderate speaking speed (so, still not as fast as Orthodox but fast enough that it no longer feels laboured). Admittedly, there was a period of a few years where I wasn't really using QS much, so it's hard to judge how much time it actually took to get to this level.
I also do that with things that I want myself to read effortlessly -- if I ever reach the point that I can read QS as automatically as Orthodox, I might start using it for my sticky notes :-)
Not to count my chickens before they've hatched, but I want to transliterate some more books in the coming weeks, since my exams will be finished soon. (More books? Yes, I've already done a couple, but they aren't in the public domain so I haven't released them). I will of course post an announcement here when I do.ย I don't want to read Lovecraft repeatedly, Thoreau a second time
Speaking of reading speed, I am curious what others' experiences have been in learning to read Quikscript. I can scribble away in it pretty rapidly, but when it comes to reading, it is a slow slog, nothing quick about it. If I need to have something that I can read quickly and easily, I prefer to put it down in Orthodox.I'm sure it's a matter of practice and exposure--regardless of how closely a word mirrors pronunciation, we are able to read quickly because we recognise the general shapes of the words, and we aren't sounding out each letter as we go along. Has anyone here gotten to that point with Quikscript to be able to read it quickly?๐ช๐ฏ 2022-10-23 ๐จ๐ 00:57, Nathan Galt <mailinglists@...> ๐ฎ๐ด๐:Now that Unicode support is guaranteed for any operating system worth using, all new fonts use code points in the Private Use Area and Quikscript keyboard layouts target those same code points, so fonts and keyboard layouts are decoupled.
How fast do peepl normaly master QuikScript so as to acheev iedeeal proefishensy, and whot speeds in WPM ar U caepabl of ataening?
While this doesn't answer your question, It seems I read Quikscript about as fast as I write it, which isโฆnot great. I should read more in it, but I don't want to read Lovecraft repeatedly, Thoreau a second time, and quite honestly, my old diary entries are snoozefests.
It has been my experience whenever I have learned a new script (Greek, Devanagari, Swedish shorthand, Cyrillic, Perso-Arabic, Tibetan, Quikscript, Gregg shorthand and Korean (Hangul) so far) that reading speed (decoding) lags behind writing speed (encoding). It is perfectly normal. The remedy is practice. If you need to produce practice material, as you generally do with Quikscript, I recommend transcribing favorite passages of literature, lay them aside for a while and then reading them. Familiarity with the text is in my experience not a disadvantage in this context./bpjDen tis 25 okt. 2022 05:33Benjamin Bruce <benjamin@...> skrev:Speaking of reading speed, I am curious what others' experiences have been in learning to read Quikscript. I can scribble away in it pretty rapidly, but when it comes to reading, it is a slow slog, nothing quick about it. If I need to have something that I can read quickly and easily, I prefer to put it down in Orthodox.I'm sure it's a matter of practice and exposure--regardless of how closely a word mirrors pronunciation, we are able to read quickly because we recognise the general shapes of the words, and we aren't sounding out each letter as we go along. Has anyone here gotten to that point with Quikscript to be able to read it quickly?๐ช๐ฏ 2022-10-23 ๐จ๐ 00:57, Nathan Galt <mailinglists@...> ๐ฎ๐ด๐:Now that Unicode support is guaranteed for any operating system worth using, all new fonts use code points in the Private Use Area and Quikscript keyboard layouts target those same code points, so fonts and keyboard layouts are decoupled.
How fast do peepl normaly master QuikScript so as to acheev iedeeal proefishensy, and whot speeds in WPM ar U caepabl of ataening?
While this doesn't answer your question, It seems I read Quikscript about as fast as I write it, which isโฆnot great. I should read more in it, but I don't want to read Lovecraft repeatedly, Thoreau a second time, and quite honestly, my old diary entries are snoozefests.
Recently, I've been participating in the new writing circle with a few of the others on this list. Despite everbody's different handwriting, I have been able to read it quite comfortably, essentially at a moderate speaking speed (so, still not as fast as Orthodox but fast enough that it no longer feels laboured).
I'll let you all in on a dirty little secret: I've been transcribing everyone's messages, including my own, to Orthodox just so I can make sure I haven't forgotten anything by the time I'm done reading the thing. Decoding Quikscript tends to displace parts of my brain that I'd normally use for remembering what I just read.
This is probably, on net, bad for getting better at Quikscript, mainly because I'm not re-reading anything repeatedly and getting the spelling/word-shape hammered in. On the other hand, this is the sort of thing that lets me read letters at my own pace and be able to pause anytime and pick back up whenever I want, which is nice for something that I tend to do in bed before going to sleep.