Preface: About This Book
This book is a collaborative, open-source project dedicated to helping people type faster, more comfortably, and without strain. Whether you are a writer, programmer, gamer, or anyone who spends significant time at a keyboard, this guide aims to help you find better tools and techniques.
Open Collaboration
This booklet is not a static document—it is a living resource that grows through community contributions. We actively invite and encourage:
- New chapters on keyboard-related topics
- Improvements to existing content
- Corrections and updates
- Translations to other languages
- Feedback and suggestions
All contributions are welcome under the same open license.
License and Usage Terms
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
This means you are free to:
- Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose
- Use commercially: Use this work for commercial purposes, including with keyboard hardware products
- Use educationally: Use and distribute as teaching material
Under the following conditions:
- Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made
- ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license
The full license text is available in the License appendix.
Editorial Oversight
Robert Winkler serves as the editor of this booklet, ensuring consistency, quality, and coherence across contributions. While the editor maintains final say on content inclusion, the goal is to be permissive and constructive—any productive, well-intentioned contribution that advances the book’s mission is welcome.
Source Repository
This book is developed openly on GitHub. You can:
- View the source: https://github.com/robert-winkler/strain-free-typing-booklet
- Read online: https://robert-winkler.github.io/strain-free-typing-booklet/
Scan the QR code above to quickly access the repository on your mobile device.
How to Contribute
- Fork the repository on GitHub
- Clone your fork locally
- Create a branch for your changes
- Write your content in markdown format
- Submit a pull request with your changes
For more details, see the Contributing section in the README.
This open approach ensures that the knowledge shared here remains accessible, current, and beneficial to the entire community. We believe that better typing tools and techniques should be available to everyone, and we welcome your participation in making this resource the best it can be.