Mecano

A minimalist typing test.

Installation

You can install it with any AUR package manager, like yay:

AUR

yay -Sy mecano

Cargo

cargo install mecano

This way the executable will be installed at ~/.cargo/bin/mecano.

You can add that path to your paths. Example for linux:

In .bashrc:

export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"

Usage

Just execute and type!

Mecano, a typing train

Usage: mecano [OPTIONS] [FLAGS]

OPTIONS:
-f, --file <FILE>           Plays using the chosen file or dictionary
-m, --mode <MODE>           Plays the chosen mode
-r, --rate <RATE>           Plays with the chosen rate. This affects time measures accuracy. The higher the better.
-t, --time <SECS>           Choose the game time in seconds

FLAGS:
-h, --help                  Print help
-v, --version               Print version 
    --list-dictionaries     List all dicitonaries. You can add more at ~/.config/mecano/dictionaries
    --list-modes            List all available modes

Tip: You can change the TextBox size using the arrow keys.

Configuration

You can change some default values like the theme, the time or some starting values at ~/.config/mecano/config.toml.

# Maximum width of each line
width = 80

# Game time for the test
max_time = 60

# Max lines shown
lenght = 2

# File from which words are taken
file = "100_english"

# Play mode. [ dictionary | file ]
mode = "dictionary"

# update rate: 1000 suggested value
rate = 1000

# Color theme (more coming soon)
[theme] # Uncomment this line to change theme

# Selected char color
selected = "#888888"

# Wrong char color
wrong = "#FF8888"

# Right char color
right = "#44FF44"

• Modify the configuration file in ~/.config/mecano/mecano.toml

• Add more dictionaries at ~/.config/mecano/dictionaries/

• Use any file on your system

Coming soon

• A Wikipedia mode. It takes a random article from wikipedia and you complete it.
• A command mode. The std of a command will be taken by mecano and given to you as text to complete.
• More customization. Border colors, hiding or showing them...
• Even more customization. Full control over the layout in-game.
• Some fanciness. A title screen.
• Stats. More descriptive stats about your test.
• Better CLI. Autocomplete.