@Misha
Ah, now I see that alpha7 is ready.  You are working faster than I can write posts here:-)

Ctopp

Hey guys. I just found out that the phone I just bought supports java j2me midp2.0.
I did a little googling and found about this software:

http://pauker.sourceforge.net/pauker.ph … minipauker

Does anyone have an impression on it?
Are there other softwares around for j2me?

AnkiQT Lite still needs a version of the QT framework.  I don't know of any Windows mobile devices that use QT.  So the short answer is no.

Long answer is "it may be possible" when someone manages to get QT onto a Windows mobile device.  I don't know how feasible that is.

However, there's an port for the Windows devices being worked on independently from AnkiQT Lite.  I haven't been keeping up with it, but I recall there was some sort of early test release on the Anki forums a couple of weeks back.

The old forums thread is located at http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php? … _id=701801 .

Cheers,
Misha

EDIT: fix URL

Last edited by misha (2008 June 29, 10:50 pm)

Thanks for the comments and suggestions.  I'll take them on board -- to be honest, most of them I have already been thinking about.

I'll look into the Python problem...  it doesn't seem to happen on my side, but I've got it installed on the micro-drive.

What kind of QT does the Debian distro offer?

Alpha9 is out, introducing 0.9.7 compatibility (mainly, sync protocol -- you won't be able to sync to the Anki server until you upgrade).  libanki-0.9.7 is also packaged for the Zaurus.  Please read the release notes (below).

- This release requires libanki version 0.9.7 and above.
- The deck format has changed from the previous version of libanki.  I've been unable to get the format conversion to work on the Zaurus, so as a work-around, you will need to convert the decks using the desktop Anki, and transfer the converted result to the Zaurus.

Misha

Shingo wrote:

I was wondering though is there a touch screen portable device (not a laptop) but perhaps more sophisticated than a PDA or PPC which could run Anki.exe as it currently stands, so that full synchronisation would be possible?

The gap between full-blown laptops and hand-held devices is shrinking, so all this depends on your interpretation of what exactly each class of device is   What sort of device are you after?

From memory, the Asus EEE PC should be able to run Anki with no modification.  There was a thread about that on this forum (it may even be an older post on this thread, have a look).  I recall one EEE PC guy trying it out, and saying that the screen layout wasn't quite right, and that everything was a tad slow, but this was a couple of months ago, and Anki has moved on a fair bit since then.  This was for the Linux EEE PC (don't let that scare you).

From what I understand, the Asus EEE PC can also run Windows.  Not sure what version, thought.

Shingo wrote:

So far I have been searching and found nothing except for Linux running devices, although this may be too technical/specific a question here, if I were to get a linux running handheld and use it could I import/export/transfer accross files between linux and the windows .exe version on my main computer. So far this seems the only way...

Don't forget that Anki is cross-platform.  It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac, as long as the dependencies are met (you need things like Trolltech QT4, Python 2.5, SQL Lite, etc).

Shingo wrote:

If there isn't a specific product that can be reccomended would it be possible to inform me of what the systems capabilities would have to be so that I can try and search a little further myself.

A brief list of pre-requisites is above.  As far as system specs (CPU frequency, RAM, etc) I don't know of any figures.

Shingo wrote:

Edit: Would it be better if a product is stated, that I buy it imported from Japan so that I know it supports and has the capabilities of Japanese text input?

Since you're going to use it for Japanese study, I think that's a good idea.  You can ensure you have good handwriting recognition and text input features.

Thanks Misha for your response,

The Asus looks ok but I was thinking of something smaller, PDa-ish, and with a touch screen. Do you know of any that match this, just so I have something to go off when searching further?

One thing that may drastically expand my options would be if I had a Linux handheld that would run the Linux Anki, and this could use the decks made on the Windows version on my computer. You did make a reply to my confusion in your last post but I couldn't discern  whether you thought this would work or not, sorry.

Also would the Sharp Zaurus SL-C3200 for example, run the Linux release of Anki with minimum hassle, as it corresponds with the OS?

Thanks again : )

Last edited by Shingo (2008 August 26, 2:48 am)

Shingo wrote:

The Asus looks ok but I was thinking of something smaller, PDa-ish, and with a touch screen. Do you know of any that match this, just so I have something to go off when searching further?

Well, there was the Zaurus...  it has been discontinued, but for my personal needs it's the perfect Japanese language learning aid.  It's still available, but you have to put a bit of effort into looking for it.

I'm not sure what the Zaurus has been replaced with (I think it's a Windows-based PDA) but it may be worth having a look at.

One thing I would recommend against is anything without a physical keyboard.  Fans of the iPod touch (yeah, I've got one too) or iPhone might shoot me down here, but tactile feedback would goes a long way if you're planning to use it as a full-blown study tool (lots of text entry, etc).  A device such as an Nokia n800 internet tablet (which I also happen to own) wouldn't really suffice here, in my opinion.

Shingo wrote:

One thing that may drastically expand my options would be if I had a Linux handheld that would run the Linux Anki, and this could use the decks made on the Windows version on my computer. You did make a reply to my confusion in your last post but I couldn't discern  whether you thought this would work or not, sorry.

Sorry if I'm making things more confusing here.  It is not practical to run the Linux version of Anki on any Linux PDA because Anki requires a library (additional software) called QT (version 4) for it's graphical interface.  There are some PDAs out there with QT4 (e.g. QTopia Greenphone, but it's not available for general consumers).  Devices such as the Zaurus only have QT2 (a much older version). 

Shingo wrote:

Also would the Sharp Zaurus SL-C3200 for example, run the Linux release of Anki with minimum hassle, as it corresponds with the OS?

Now, what is practical is to rewrite Anki's graphical interface so that it no longer needs QT4.  The "back-end" -- all the software that takes care of the scheduling, decks, synchronisation with the Anki web server -- remains the same.  This ensures compatibility between the two versions.  So, you can transfer the decks between your Windows/Mac home PC and Linux PDA.

That's exactly what is being done with AnkiQT Lite -- the version of Anki for the Zaurus.  You can read more about it here if you're interested, or ask me if anything isn't clear.

I hope I've answered all your questions sufficiently.

Misha

misha wrote:

I hope I've answered all your questions sufficiently.

Misha

Thank you very much for your help, indeed you have answered them sufficiently. I think I will keep my eyes open for a Zaurus.

Hey all.

Great work on the program misha, but I have a question. It takes Anki about 30+ secs to load, and then takes about 5+ secs to open a 3.5mb deck. I'm not complaining, just want to make sure this is normal behavior.

The reviewing is really fast though, thanks!

(I'm running it on a Zaurus 3100 with the Sharp ROM and Tetsu's Special Kernel)

Last edited by megabadd (2008 September 04, 8:13 am)

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

How about an ipod touch?

I've lived in Kumamoto for about 4 1/2 years, so I'm well familiar with the sights :-)

I recently released Anki for the ipod touch. It's a small and thin device, which is what you were after.