I set up the input methods long enough ago that I don't recall exactly what I did, but I do remember that I had to manually uncomment QT_IM_MODULE=scim in /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/scim (or the local copy in ~/.xinput.d/en_US, or whatever your native locale is).  That allowed me to switch to scim for a fairly up-to-date Debian system several months back, I think Feisty Fawn is new enough that it'll have the same working packages.

The whole input-methods contraption is not quite at the "user-friendly" stage yet....

Yeah I've had a few problems w/ QT apps in Ubuntu.. besides the input on anki (which fortunately those steps helped me fix), when I decided to setup Compiz (ooh pretty desktop!) and went to run anything QT based... I'd click right through the titlebar. It was there, but I couldn't maximize it or anything. Go figure.

comments, suggestions, questions, etc

1) Using Deck --> Import locks up my computer when importing an old .fc deck.  A window pops up saying that anki might freeze...but then nothing happens even if I wait.  I can click the "close" button but the deck never loads, nor is it created anywhere.  And then Anki and/or windows explorer will crash.

2) If I use Deck --> Open instead it appears to convert the .fc deck fine without problems

3) The website review seems good, though the mobile webpage appears to be the same, aka not the beta?

4) A few comments about the "Study Online" page

At the top of the page it says:

Studying Deck Name      study | add | list | more

I might suggest something along the lines of:

Now Studying: Deck Name (change)    study | add | list | mobile | more | logout

I think "mobile" and "logout" are too important to be tucked away under "more".  And under "more" I would list all the available study online options: study, add, list, simple mode, create new deck etc. 

Also, when you click on "add" or "list", the name of the deck disappears,  but if you are adding cards online it might be nice to have the name of the deck clearly listed

5) Documentation

One thing that might be good for documentation is to toss a wiki online.  I'm sure some people here would gladly add a lot of stuff.  you could add a "visit Anki Wiki" link to the program help menu.

6) Tags

I might be worth simplifying, renaming or clarifying some of the nomenclature....by my count, at various places in the program,  there are "fact tags" "card tags", "card production tags",  "model tags", "models" "card models", "Tags"

So, for example, in the "Model Properties" tab..where it says "tags" you might change to "model tags" to make it match the label used in the "Edit Deck" area.  Also "Fact Tags" and "Card tags" could be matched up.



Overall, I think the program is great and I am really excited to use it ^__^

jimmyseal:

the newest beta is #7

The import feature isn't working for me...but if it is for you I think this is what you need to do to not get extra cards.

1)  Deck --> Import
2) Select type of file. "old anki 0.28 .fc"
3) Select the File
4) Select the model.  "Japanese"
5) Click the button that says "Edit the current model"
6) Select the "Cards" tab
7) Disable either "Production" or "Recognition" in the Card Model Window.
8) Close the model properties editing window and click "Import"

Last edited by johnzep (2007 August 01, 8:20 pm)

I just downloaded Anki and started testing on my Mac. Haven't tried synching yet, but I really like what I see so far. The user interface is sweet!

Resolve, would you consider open-sourcing the server-side at some point in the future?

Ok, thanks for your support.  I'm going to be AFK again until Sunday, so beg your pardon if I'm unresponsive until then.

Did you 'go online' using the special URL instead of the current stable version?

JimmySeal: basically your question is "Why can't Anki upgrade the deck perfectly for me without any interaction?"

The answer is it theoretically possible, but it's difficult, and tradeoffs need to be made. The current upgrade algorithm looks for identical fields in any column and uses that to determine which cards are pairs. A problem with the old Anki system was managing multiple cards: if you made a spelling mistake, you had to go back and correct both cards. Invariably some cards ended up being spelt differently. If Anki required every field to be identical for matching, a lot of cards would not be correctly paired together, resulting in being shown the same question in forward and then reverse, etc.

Of course, such a matching algorithm doesn't work if you have multiple cards with the same question or answer. Upgrading such cards needs a separate approach where no attempt to group cards together is made.

It's impossible to reliably decide which algorithm to choose. Anki could make a guess  which might improve the percentage of decks that don't need to be manually upgraded, and I'm not ruling that out - it's something I will look at before 0.3.0 is released.

So you don't even get to the login page? I'll check the logs when I get home..

It's likely that your work doesn't allow HTTP connection on ports other than 80, in which case you'll need to test at home. Can anyone else confirm problems connecting to the test page? It's working fine here, at two different locations.

Same server as the stable version, and nothing should be noticably slower in the new version. I guess it was just bad timing.

Thanks for the report, and glad it's working :-)

Hi Sutebun,

- Syncing needs more testing
- The deck upgrade process could be better for people with one-way cards
- A few easy to fix showstopper bugs need fixing

After beta8 I will probably move my personal deck over to 0.3.0, and if that goes well, I will freeze the deck format and start encouraging people to use the beta for actual study.