1/12/2020 Open Steno Project Community Survey 5.

Open Steno Project Community Survey 5.0

Help us understand your steno needs! This survey will guide us in developing quality
materials, training, applications, etc., to better serve the growing open source steno
community.

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How Long Have You Been Learning/Using Steno?

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What is your approximate steno WPM?

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Is your steno speed faster than your regular typing speed?

Yes

No

Don't know

If yes, how long did it take you to exceed your regular typing speed?

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Do you engage in any of the following steno-adjacent hobbies?

Playing a musical instrument

Playing video games

Building mechanical keyboards

Writing in pen shorthand

Learning foreign languages

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Have you ever gone "cold turkey" (switched to 100% steno in your daily computer work)

Yes, and I'm still 100% steno

Yes, and I'm still mostly steno except on rare occasions

Yes, I tried going cold turkey, but then I decided to revert to using my previous input
method

No, but I plan to go cold turkey in the future

No, and I don't plan to ever switch to 100% steno

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What first got you interested in steno?

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What steno machines have you used?

StenoMod

TinyMod

SOFT/HRUF (Gen 1 or Splitography)

StenoBoard

Ergodox

Planck

Keyboard.io

Gherkin

Other NKRO keyboard

Homemade/DIY machine

Stentura (any model)

Neutrino Group machine (any model)

Lightspeed

Treal

Other:

What hardware did you use when you first started learning steno?

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Which steno engines have you used?

Plover

Dotterel

Eclipse

Steno Keyboard for Android

iStenoPad

Case CATalyst

DigitalCAT

StenoCAT

Other:

What is your current field of employment or study?

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What do you use or plan on using steno for?

Nothing right now/just exploring

Writing prose/emails/journal/blog etc.

Writing software/code

Data entry

Accessibility for myself

Accessibility for someone else

Conversation (IM, IRC, or text-to-speech)

Offline (prerecorded) transcription/captioning

Realtime (live) transcription/captioning

Playing typing games (Typeracer, Steno Arcade, et cetera)

Court reporting

Other:

If you could use steno in languages other than English, which languages would be of interest
to you?

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Have you ever been enrolled in a formal stenography program?

No - Nor do I intend on enrolling

No - But I intend to enroll at some point

Yes - But I left before completing one

Yes - I am currently attending one

Yes - I have completed one

Other:

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What steno learning tools have you used?

Learn Plover! (Online textbook)

Plover, Learn! (Interactive Drills)

Plover Theory (Ted's WIP Plover Textbook)

Typey Type for Stenographers

StenoJig

Qwertysteno.com

Steno Arcade

Steno Learner

Steno Typer

Stenomatic 9000

Plover Dojo

Stenotutor

Plover Anki Deck

ROPE

Other:

What is your favorite steno learning tool?

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What Open Steno Project community resources do you use or follow?

Open Steno Project Github

Plover Blog

Plover Discord Channel

Plover Google Group

Plover Facebook Group

Stenodict

r/Plover

What operating system do you use for steno?

Windows

Mac

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Other Linux

Android

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What have been your biggest frustrations in learning steno?

Building speed happens too slowly

Too tedious/repetitive

Not enough practice material

Lack of structured learning curriculum

Documentation of resources is too fragmented

Lack of opportunities for newbies to learn together

Dictionary/theory inconsistencies

Insufficient gamification

Hardware is too expensive

No frustrations to speak of! 100% smooth sailing!

Other:

Is there anything else you'd like us to know?

(i.e. comments for the Plover development team, ideas to boost the visibility/usability of steno, etc)

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