I write the answers for several cards. I just use the windows' notepad. On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Dellamorte <falloutboys...@googlemail.com>wrote:
> > you can also write it on a piece of paper and compare it with the > answer. > > On Feb 8, 7:11 pm, Oisín Mac Fhearaí <denpasho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2009/2/8 Gwern Branwen <gwe...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > That is, she thinks Mnemosyne is a quiz program: one is presented with > > > the question, then one types in the best answer one can think of, and > > > ding ding! one is right or wrong. > > > > This does have its benefits for some situations (i.e. where you are > worried > > about making spelling mistakes in a new language, especially with various > > accents and other modifiers). I think Pauker is the only > spaced-repetition > > system I've seen that allows typing in answers (it compares them to the > > stored answers and gives you a colour-highlighted visual diff of mistakes > > with the option to mark correct anyway or put the card back - if you > typed > > it exactly correctly, then it moves on to the next card immediately since > it > > uses a binary grading system). > > Of course, there are many, many situations where it's not really useful > or > > appropriate (learning facts, improving your vocabulary in your native > > language where you won't make spelling mistakes or will notice them > without > > needing to type, chemistry/maths equations, or iconographic languages > like > > Chinese where you want to sketch the character rather than simply type it > > with the IME - I use a graphics tablet and drawing program). > > It might be nice to add a basic scratch-pad entry thing to Mnemosyne as > an > > option for cards. > > Oisín > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
