
                                SPRITZER 0.1
                                 30/04/2014

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What is it?
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Using SPRITZER, you can fast read a text using the spritz method
(http://www.spritzinc.com/).


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How does it work?
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The text has to be pasted on the application, using Ctrl+V. Before that you
need to select a text in whatever document or website, and copy it with
Ctrl+C. The reading speed, in words per minute, can be changed using the UP
and DOWN arrows. The current speed is shown in the window's title. You can
rewind the text with the Home key. All the commands are accessible through a
contextual menu, visible when you right click on the application window.


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Can i change the settings?
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Yes! First launch the application and close it. A .ini file with the default
setting is created. Edit it using a unicode compatible notaped the launch
the application again to see those new settings in effect. Settings are:

  wpm:
    The reading speed, in words per minute.

  pauseAfter:
    A series of characters after which the reading makes a small pause.
    
  nonbreakingBefore
    A series of characters to keep attached to the previous word. For example
    in some languages you write a space before a question mark, but you don't
    want the reader to separate the previous word and the question mark.
    Inserting a nonbreaking space before this ponctuation will prevent that.

  fontName:
    Name of the font used to display the text.

  fontSize:
    Size of this font.

  textx:
    Horizontal position of the text's strong letter, displayed in red.

  texty:
    Vertical position of the text.

  winx:
    Application window position x.

  winy:
    Same thing with y.

  needFocus:
    0 or 1, if it's 1 the reading will stop if the application looses the
    focus.


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Complete controls
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  Escape:
    minimize the application window.

  Alt+X:
    exit the application.

  Ctrl+V:
    paste a previously copied text in the application. Available only if the
    clipboard contains some previously copied text.

  Space:
    Toggle reading on and off.

  Home:
    Rewind the text.

  Up:
    Increase reading speed by 50wpm.

  Down:
    Decrease reading speed by 50wpm.

  Left:
    Previous word.

  Right:
    Next word.

  Mouse wheel:
    Move to next or previous word.
