nickzim
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From: Japan
Registered: 2009-03-21
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This has probably been addressed at some point, but is there any way of adding a range of cards rather than from zero? If not, could a feature like this be included? It seems like it would not be difficult to do. Just allow the user to type "400-500" for example. Otherwise reviewing begins to get cumbersome after about 200 kanji, unless you are doing an extremely exhaustive review. I realize Anki is an alternative, but as the main purpose of this site is review, it seems like an important feature.
ファブリス
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nickzim, there are many improvements to the review area that are waaaay overdue which I will work on when the new "refactored" website is online. This site rewrite will remove one big limitation whereas there could be no gap in the RTK flash cards order.
The trick is here is to identify the need. I think you're asking for the possibility to add cards outside of the order (or in same order, but with gaps)?
I will probably do as you suggested (range A-B) , in addition to typing in one or more kanji to add one/multiple kanji at once (including non RTK ones).
Anyway, it's on my todo list but I can't give you any estimates as to when it will be available now. It definitely won't happen with the current (old) site codebase. Also on the UI perspective, I must think of many ways in which people can add kanji in-any-order in an effective way.
ps: the problem is ultimately you want to review everything too. But I would agree the need for exhaustive review is not that great until you reach halfway through the book, IF you are doing well with the stories visualization.
gibosi
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Registered: 2006-09-01
Posts: 116
>The trick is here is to identify the need. I think you're asking for the
>possibility to add cards outside of the order (or in same order, but with gaps)?
To add another viewpoint:
I followed the book for RTK I, so had no interest in adding cards out of order during that process. However, I am not really ready to charge full speed into RTK 3, yet. But of course, sometimes I encounter RTK 3 kanji in my daily reading. What I think would be very nice is to able to add individual RTK 3 Kanji as I encounter them in my reading.
What I have done is add all the RTK 3 Kanji, but as a result, now I have 946 failed Kanji which makes reviewing the few failed Kanji in the RTK 3 range I have learned rather difficult.
Cheers
Nukemarine
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Registered: 2007-07-15
Posts: 2347
Gibosi, I concur. I've done the same thing, but I had to use Anki to do it.
What I also recommend, but I have no idea if it's complex, is to put the next 3500 kanji from the kanken list and allow users to throw those into the mix. The only thing that would be missing is keywords, which means using the rough definitions given in the kanken list. The order can be sorted dictionary order using radicals. If and when Heisig does another book, the database can be updated.
nickzim
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From: Japan
Registered: 2009-03-21
Posts: 2
Thanks a lot for the replies -- I understand how the different boxes of cards have different review times, and sets get broken up. It's surely a good method for long-term recall, but it seems that the system puts restrictions on the study pace, or am I missing something? For example, one day last week I was trying to learn 80 kanji, with short review sets of 20 at a time. In this case the [range A-B] system would have been ideal (within the order), hence my post.
This is a really great site, I really appreciate it! Good luck with all future developments.
