SpeedTextPad

Why SpeedTextPad and What is SpeedTextPad?

SpeedTextPad is a specialized text editor designed specifically for free- writing.

With SpeedTextPad, the writer can perform free-writing effectively.

Free-writing means that you, the writer:

write continuously or non-stop for a pre-determined period of time, e.g. 10 minutes;
must not edit what you have written during that time period;
keep writing even if you have run out of ideas, just write whatever that comes into your mind; and
must not re-read or judge what you have written while you are still writing.

All the user functions are in the program's main menu.

Select "File", "New" to clear the edit window for a new writing session.

Select "File", "Open" to open an existing text file.
SpeedTextPad also supports opening of text files through drag and drop. When you drag a text file from the Windows Explorer into SpeedTextPad's window, it will automatically load the text file.

Select "File", "Save" to save the text of a current writing session.

Select "File", "Save As" to save the text of a current writing session in a different text file.

Select "Exit" to stop running SpeedTextPad. The window size and position will be automatically saved. To exit without saving the window size and position and also the current text file, click the X button on the top right corner of the window.

Select "Set Ink Invisible", "On" to turn the font invisible. You can continue typing as the cursor is still visible.

Select "Set Ink Invisible", "Off" to return to normal editing mode, with black text on white background.

Select "Timer", "Set" to set the writing session time limit in minutes.
When you click on the "Set" menu option, the Set Timer dialog will appear and you can set your own time period. The initial default value is 10, which means that the timer will notify when ten minutes has elapsed. You can change this value from 10 to any value you prefer or set a different time period for different free-writing sessions.

Select "Timer", "Start" to start the timer ticking.
Select "Timer", "Stop" to stop the timer at any time after it was started.

When you do a right mouse click other text editing functions are available in a popup menu. The popup menu options are: "undo", "cut", "copy", "paste", "delete" and "select all".

a) In the SpeedTextPad trial version, the "Save", "Save As" and "Set" menu options are disabled and every time you run the program there will be a initial popup dialog to remind you that it is a trial version. Also, the trial version fixed the timer to 10 minutes. In the registered version, there are no such limitations.

b) You can customize the sound to be played by the timer, just replace the default "time.wav" file with your own "time.wav" file. Note that your file name must also be "time.wav".

c) SpeedTextPad is a portable application. This means that you can put it in your USB drive and run it directly from the USB drive. This is because SpeedTextPad does not use the Windows Registry at all. The default installation folder is "Program Files\SpeedTextPad". To make SpeedTextPad portable, you only need to copy the "SpeedTextPad" folder with all its contents to your USB drive.

d) Although its name "SpeedTextPad" is named after the idea of free-writing, SpeedTextPad loads very fast. This is because the program's executable file weighs at about 10Kb in size. It was written completely in assembly language and compiled using the world's only rapid application development tool for assembly language, RosAsm.

SpeedTextPad version 1.1 "A Writer's Tool for Free-writing" "Practice Free-writing to Master the Blank Page"
Why SpeedTextPad and What is SpeedTextPad? SpeedTextPad is a specialized text editor designed specifically for free- writing. With SpeedTextPad, the writer can perform free-writing effectively. Free-writing means that you, the writer: write continuously or non-stop for a pre-determined period of time, e.g. 10 minutes; must not edit what you have written during that time period; keep writing even if you have run out of ideas, just write whatever that comes into your mind; and must not re-read or judge what you have written while you are still writing. SpeedTextPad helps because: When SpeedTextPad is running, you can always see it on the desktop and it won't be hidden below other windows. It is an "Always on Top" window. You can resize the window and reposition it anywhere on the desktop and it will remember this size and position. It automatically saves the window size and position every time you exit the program and when you run it again, it sets the window's size and position which was saved in a previous writing session. You can set the "ink" to be invisible so that you won't get distracted by re-reading what has been written or stop the speed writing session to edit whats already written. This "invisible ink" setting can be easily turned on and turned off during speed writing. There is a built-in timer you can use to set speed writing sessions time period. You, the writer can set the time from one minutes upwards and the program will remember this setting until you choose to change it. When the speed writing session expires, the program will play a wave file and display a message box. You can easily substitute the wave file with any of your own favorites. The font type and size used is Courier 10 points. How to use SpeedTextPad? All the user functions are in the program's main menu. Select "File", "New" to clear the edit window for a new writing session. Select "File", "Open" to open an existing text file. SpeedTextPad also supports opening of text files through drag and drop. When you drag a text file from the Windows Explorer into SpeedTextPad's window, it will automatically load the text file. Select "File", "Save" to save the text of a current writing session. Select "File", "Save As" to save the text of a current writing session in a different text file. Select "Exit" to stop running SpeedTextPad. The window size and position will be automatically saved. To exit without saving the window size and position and also the current text file, click the X button on the top right corner of the window. Select "Set Ink Invisible", "On" to turn the font invisible. You can continue typing as the cursor is still visible. Select "Set Ink Invisible", "Off" to return to normal editing mode, with black text on white background. Select "Timer", "Set" to set the writing session time limit in minutes. When you click on the "Set" menu option, the Set Timer dialog will appear and you can set your own time period. The initial default value is 10, which means that the timer will notify when ten minutes has elapsed. You can change this value from 10 to any value you prefer or set a different time period for different free-writing sessions. Select "Timer", "Start" to start the timer ticking. Select "Timer", "Stop" to stop the timer at any time after it was started. When you do a right mouse click other text editing functions are available in a popup menu. The popup menu options are: "undo", "cut", "copy", "paste", "delete" and "select all". Notes: a) In the SpeedTextPad trial version, the "Save", "Save As" and "Set" menu options are disabled and every time you run the program there will be a initial popup dialog to remind you that it is a trial version. Also, the trial version fixed the timer to 10 minutes. In the registered version, there are no such limitations. b) You can customize the sound to be played by the timer, just replace the default "time.wav" file with your own "time.wav" file. Note that your file name must also be "time.wav". c) SpeedTextPad is a portable application. This means that you can put it in your USB drive and run it directly from the USB drive. This is because SpeedTextPad does not use the Windows Registry at all. The default installation folder is "Program Files\SpeedTextPad". To make SpeedTextPad portable, you only need to copy the "SpeedTextPad" folder with all its contents to your USB drive. d) Although its name "SpeedTextPad" is named after the idea of free-writing, SpeedTextPad loads very fast. This is because the program's executable file weighs at about 10Kb in size. It was written completely in assembly language and compiled using the world's only rapid application development tool for assembly language, RosAsm. 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	Last updated on November 27, 2006