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I encountered a bug using Chrome. After dying a few times, I encountered this screen, which I can't get past: http://i.imgur.com/yWbm8bq.png

It may frustrate some users and drive them away. I'll leave the tab open if you need me to run some javascript code to tell you the current state of the program. Let me know.

EDIT: Pretty fun. After a few attempts, my high score is 34: http://i.imgur.com/YNaIWI6.png ... It's more of a spelling tutor than a typing tutor, because remembering how to spell words is a huge advantage compared to staring at the words.

Something I should mention: The letter forms are extremely difficult to read. V's look like U's, A's look like R's, and Z's look like 2's.

I think this is a wonderful educational tool. Thank you for creating it.



Arrrgh! I can't recreate the crash on Chrome. I tried on Chrome Canary and latest stable. If (for some crazy reason) you still have the tab open - does it report anything in the error console? Thanks for doing that by the way!


I kept it open in case you wanted to debug it. Here's a current screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/qfgkNRi.png

When I click on the bird and press 'd', nothing happens. Nothing more is output to the console, either.

Is there anything in particular you'd like me to type into the console to help you debug this?

My Chrome version is "Version 32.0.1700.107 m".


Actually, I find it annoying when I lose because I typo'd. Spelling the words isn't really an issue for me.


It's a typing tutor, so typos should make you lose. Avoiding them is exactly the point of such games.


He said that's a feature.




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