On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:18:44 AM UTC+7, Peter Bienstman wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > ** I guess I don't understand how I can be 16 days late to do an active > card > > that the software hasn't shown to me? > > I would think that this condition wouldn't really exist at all since if > an > active > > card would approaching being late, that condition would trigger the > software > > to show it to me? > > I agree that the wording is a bit unfortunate, and not really appropriate > for unlearned cards. I'll see if I can address this in a future release > without sacrificing performance in the browser too much. >
I just didn't understand what it was trying to tell me. I'm ok with the wording, as long as I understand that I am using the software correctly -- Ino ther words, I don't want to miss learning cards. > > > ** Yes, but how is this "easiness" determined? Is this a function only > of > the > > 0-5 scoring the last time it was viewed? > > Yes. For more details, see here: > http://www.supermemo.com/english/ol/sm2.htm > Thanks for that ! > > > > ** So this is a count of the number of times a lapse has happened? Does > the > > lapses value affect the easiness value? And/or does the lapses value > affect > > the scheduling of the card? > > It is for information only, and does not affect the scheduling. > > > *** As a user, I can see the count of scheduled cards in the window sill > lower > > right and watch that go down to zero. But how do I know the > appropriate > > number of how many more cards to do beyond that ? > > There is no appropriate number, you yourself are the judge as to how long > you want to continue study new cards, depending on your energy level, > etc.. > OK, I wasn't sure because the software also pops up that message about "you've learned 15 cards"... and also there are warnings about "learning ahead of schedule". > > > This must be related > > to the "Hold XXX non-memorized cards in your hand" value -- but how do I > > know when I have saturated that number? > > It's a rolling over limit. Say e.g. you have set that number to 3 and > start > learning cards A, B and C. As soon as you memorise e.g. card C, Mnemosyne > will a new card D to the queue. > > > *** I've always chosen random order simply because I didn't know how the > > software would determine "urgent". What is the criteria for "urgent"? > > Urgent means in most risk of forgetting, i.e. those with the shortest > interval. > > I'm sorry but I still don't understand how the software determines "urgent". The shortest interval --- is this about how long the user takes to answer a card. I know the time to view the card is tracked. Is this the meaning of "interval"? Sorry for being so dense. > Cheers, > > Peter > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/085291a1-c238-4e29-817a-c28f1d6090f5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
