TextFlows bridge the gap between static text and dynamic video-type media. By presenting the material in small digestible chunks your brain is relieved of some of the work it normally has to do in understanding a piece of text. And by allowing an author to play with the timing, layout, and interaction of the words, new or hidden meaning can be exposed.
Start your TextFlows reading experience by selecting a Channel and browsing through the Flows on our main page. Clicking on a flow will open our Flow 'Player' and play the Flow using your full browser window. By using all the space available, normal distractions are eliminated and you can better engage with the text.
For an optimal reading experience use the fullscreen button (
in the toolbar at the bottom of the Player screen) to play the flow in full screen mode.
We all read at different speeds, and each read different texts at different speeds. The speed control allows you to control the Flows speed in approximate words per minute. You will no doubt find that you enjoy reading most Flowing text at a slower than normal rate because you are more fully engaged with the material. If you loose you place you can 'bedoop' back (
) or move back and forth through the flow using the progress bar.
Note that there are also keyboard controls which can optimize your reading experience. The space bar toggles play/pause. The forward and backward arrows increase or decrease playing speed and the up arrow 'bedoops' back in the flow. Due to the vagaries of Flash in various browsers you may need to first click on the speed control to get keyboard focus into the Player, note also that the keyboard is always disabled when Flash plays fullscreen.
in the toolbar at the bottom of the Player screen) to play the flow in full screen mode.
We all read at different speeds, and each read different texts at different speeds. The speed control allows you to control the Flows speed in approximate words per minute. You will no doubt find that you enjoy reading most Flowing text at a slower than normal rate because you are more fully engaged with the material. If you loose you place you can 'bedoop' back () or move back and forth through the flow using the progress bar.
Note that there are also keyboard controls which can optimize your reading experience. The space bar toggles play/pause. The forward and backward arrows increase or decrease playing speed and the up arrow 'bedoops' back in the flow. Due to the vagaries of Flash in various browsers you may need to first click on the speed control to get keyboard focus into the Player, note also that the keyboard is always disabled when Flash plays fullscreen.
) in the Player provides a url that can be used to link to the playing Flow and an embed code that can be used to embed the Flow Widget on your site. We also offer the ability, from within the Player, to email the Flow to friends or post it to various social networking and bookmarking sites.