FileTranscriber 0.1

A small utility that simulates user typing to aid file transcription in limited environments

A small utility that simulates user typing to aid plaintext file transcription in limited environments

Usage:

transcribe <file> [–interval=<time>] transcribe (–help | –version)

Options:

-i –interval=<time> Interval between keystrokes (in seconds). Typing too

quickly may break applications processing the keystrokes. [default: 0.1]

-p –pause=<time> How long the script should wait before starting (in

seconds). Increase this if you need more time to enter the typing field. [default: 5]

What it does

Sometimes you find yourself unable to copy text data into a field or application but you could type it all in by hand… what a hassle.

Let this do tedious work and avoid typos.

When you launch this script, you give it the location of a file and (optionally) an interval between keystrokes to control the rate of typing. It will then ask you to press “Enter” when you are ready for it to begin typing. It will pause for a bit (default is 5 s) time to allow you to make sure your typing field has focus. After the pause, it will begin typing. To cancel at any time, click any mouse button.