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Open Steno Project Community Survey 6.0
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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Fewer than 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
1 to 2 years
More than 2 years
What is your approximate steno WPM?
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0-20
20-60
60-100
100-140
140-180
180-220
220-260
260+
Don't know
Is your steno speed faster than your regular typing speed?
Yes
No
About the same
Don't know
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If yes, how long did it take you to exceed your regular typing speed?
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Fewer than 3 months
3 to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
1 to 2 years
More than 2 years
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
Other:
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
Other:
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What first got you interested in steno?
Your answer
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
Georgi
Other:
What hardware did you use when you first started learning steno?
Your answer
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?
Your answer
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?
Your answer
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)
Art of Chording (Online 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 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
Other:
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:
What techniques, learning strategies, or software, if any, were pivotal in you finding success in steno?
Your answer
If you decided to learn steno for specific reasons (i.e. to resolve medical issues in your wrist, or to accomplish a certain WPM speed), what were those goals and have you accomplished them?
Your answer
What are your favorite things/activities outside of steno?
Your answer
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, specific ideas for software/hardware developers in our community, etc)
Your answer
Show us you are a human and not a computer. What is 10 + 10?
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I don't know. I'm a spam bot.
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