Thursday, May 16, 2013

Help with TypeR

I had received some feedback a while ago that people didn't know what to do when they came to TypeR. Was this just a template for a keyboard?
Well, that's not good! I need to keep my users on the page!

My solution: tell people what to do.
As you can see in the image above, there are six tabs, each with different content. None of them are too long.

Now, someone new to TypeR, or wondering how to do something (like, add vowels, or the ₪ sign), can just look up at the top to find out.
An if they don't feel like seeing it anymore, just click the active (green) tab to collapse it.

Just as important is the SEO. I needed more explanation in the page itself on what TypeR is. I know that i at least will walk away from a page if it's only a doc page, usually.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

TypeR 1.2 Mothers' Day release

Here's a Mothers' Day gift for my mom, who's pretty much the only person using TypeR regularly... >_>
The release of TypeR 1.2!

TypeR 1.2 has several exciting new features. These include: help on the program (incomplete), an insert menu, an updated toolbar, and settings, where you can choose the direction, size, alignment, and whether you see the user interface in English or Hebrew!

Also, TypeR Mini, on the homepage, now will keep your text when you "expand to the full version". This was an update with 1.2.

Enjoy!

Coming soon: new translations (should improve loading speed); and a quick how-to guide for people new to the program (i received feedback that it would be useful).

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Release this Sunday

I meant to release a few weeks ago, but then discovered a large bug or two. I gave it a little more time, but now i'm ready to release!

TypeR 1.2 will become the default version on Sunday, May 12th. You can read a list of what's new here.

One of the features, user interface translation, will continue to be updated even after the release with better translations. Currently, not everything is translated natively. Whatever i didn't provide a translation for, it looks up on Google Translate.

Well, enjoy the new and improved TypeR!