A simple clone of http://spreeder.com/index.php made in processing with drag & drop support.

speedReader.pde

/*
 Primera version 0.1 28/Feb/2014
 Segunda version 0.2 28/Feb/2014
 @author ramayac
 */
import sojamo.drop.*;

SDrop drop;
String[] palabras = null;
String palabraActual = "";

int wpm = 0;
float time = 0.0;
float timerDelay = 0.0;
boolean archCargado = false, paused = false;
int countPalabra = 0, totalDePalabras = 0;

boolean sleep() {
  if ( millis() > time ) {
    time = millis() + timerDelay;
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}

void setup() {
  size(400, 200);
  frameRate(30);
  drop = new SDrop(this);
  timerDelay = wpm/60*10;
  println(" timer delay: " + timerDelay);
  time = millis() + timerDelay;

  textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);
  fill(#ffeeee);
}

void draw() {
  background(0);

  textSize(32);
  text(palabraActual, width/2, height/2);
  
  textSize(10);  
  text("Palabras restantes:" + (totalDePalabras-countPalabra), width/2, 10);

  if (archCargado && paused == false) {
    if (sleep()) {
      
      if(countPalabra < totalDePalabras){   
        if(palabras[countPalabra] == null){
          return;
        } else {
          palabraActual = palabras[countPalabra];
        }
        countPalabra++;
      }
      
    }
  }
}

void dropEvent(DropEvent theDropEvent) {
  if (theDropEvent.isFile()) {
    String fileName = theDropEvent.toString();
    
    //println(fileName);
    String[] textoLineas = loadStrings(fileName);
    totalDePalabras = cuentaPalabras(textoLineas);
    //println("total de palabras: " + contPal);

    palabras = new String[totalDePalabras];
    
    int iaux = 0; String saux = "";
    
    for (int i = 0; i < textoLineas.length; i++) {
      String[] lineaPalabras = textoLineas[i].split(" "); 
      for(int j = 0; j < lineaPalabras.length; j++){
        saux = trim(lineaPalabras[j]);
        //println(saux);
        if(saux == ""){
          continue;
        } else {
          palabras[iaux] = saux;
          iaux++;
        }
      }
    }

    //println(palabras);
    archCargado = true;
  }
}

int cuentaPalabras(String[] lineas) {
  int contadorPalabras = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < lineas.length; i++) {
    String[] palabras = lineas[i].split(" "); 
    //println("countPalabra : " + countPalabra + ", palabras.length: " + palabras.length);
    contadorPalabras += palabras.length;
  }
  return contadorPalabras;
}

void keyPressed() {
  if (key == 'p') {
    paused = !paused;
    println("paused: " + paused);
  }
}