SpeedRead

About

Speed reader written in python. It reads text from the clipboard content (or xsel/xclip output). Supports some command line arguments and you can navigate within the text with the arrow keys.

I made this to integrate in my i3wm + zathura pdf reader workflow. zathura can copy text to the clipboard with a simple mouse selection, then just use a keybind to call the package with: $ python -m speedread. Fast and Easy.

Usage

Install with:

$ pip install --user speedread

Options:

SpeedRead [-h] [-w WPM] [-xclip] [-xsel] [-cb]

optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -w WPM, --wpm WPM words per Minute -xclip, --xclip use output from $ xclip -o -xsel, --xsel use output from $ xsel -cb, --clipboard use clipboard content

Additionally it also support some key binds:

• j / k : decrease / increase wpm
• h / l : go backward / forward one word Same idea with arrow keys

Integration with i3wm

Add this line to your i3wm config file:

for_window [class="Speedread"] floating enable

Them add a line to call this package with a key bind:

bindsym <KEY> python -m speedread &> /dev/null

DOTOs

• Add more command line arguments
• Make it prettier
• Make it WM independent
• Add option to read from STDIN
• Select text in pdf without using the mouse