jMemorize 1.0rc1 released!
The first release candidate for the coming 1.0 version of jMemorize is ready! There are some really cool new features. Thanks to Jan Stamer you can now export lessons to PDF and RTF files, from where they are easily printable. I’ve also added the ability to export to a “clean” lesson, which will have all the cards of the original lesson, but with all your personal learn data removed. This makes it easier to share your lessons.
Berrinam also contributed a patch which allows you to specify exactly how often every card side should be learned. This introduces a new concept to jMemorize: Until now, when you knew a card, it was always pushed to the next level. With this new optional mode you will need to learn a card multiple times. The patch keeps track of how often every card side was learned and makes sure that you really know the card in regular and flipped sides mode, before raising it to the next deck. This is the perfect solution for all the people, for which random card side flipping just wasn’t enough.
Thanks to Clem, jMemorize now also comes with an Windows-friendly installer! There are also two new translations: Dutch by Filip Tack and French by MILLE.ca. Please note that not all translations are up-to-date to the latest version of jMemorize. I hope to achieve this for the next release.
But there’s even more. You can see the complete changelog here. Let me say, that there’s been some heavy work on the internals of jMemorize. If you find any bug, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Have fun!
May 17th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Hi,
I hope this posting is right here but I could not find any better place.
I really like your program a lot - it has (nearly) all the features I just started to implement myself.
What I am really missing is a possibility to type in my answer and let the computer check if my answer is right or not. I’m using such a vocable trainer for many years and it is quite helpful.
PS: I would also like to spend some time on programming, but sadly I cannot compile your program (using eclipse and Java1.5). Any hints?
May 24th, 2006 at 6:23 am
Thanks for jMemorize! I’m using it everyday to study for an exam. I find it very helpful. I have 2 suggestions:
I wonder if you’ve considered a J2ME version, so people could transfer their .jml file to their PDA or cell phone? Being able to review my flashcards would be great for times I’m stuck waiting somewhere (in line, at the doctors, etc.) away from my computer.
Since the software is in Java already, it may not be that hard to get a J2ME version working. Maybe it could just be “quiz-only” - it can only quiz you on cards, but to add new cards you have to use the desktop version.
Also, jMemorize works great on MacOS X, but the Open dialog defaults to the root of the hard disk (/) instead of the current user’s home directory (~). This makes it kind of a chore to burrow through the drive and find where you saved your jml file.
Thanks for the great program. It’s very helpful.
May 28th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
@Kai Görge
Well thanks. I know that typing in answers would be really cool for language learning. I’ll see if I can get it in one of the next versions. Thanks for your feedback.
I’m using Eclipse, too. Not sure why you wouldn’t be able to compile it, though. What does Eclipse tell you? Anything in the problems view?
@Ian Erickson
I’d love to do a mobile version. I also already have some experience in J2ME, but alas I haven’t had the time until now. I hope to get to it at one point, though.
About the Open dialog: I’ll look into it. Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers,
Riad
September 19th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
This software would be more usable to me if it had the ability to include media, such as a picture file in either or both the question and answer sections. Makes it easier to set up quizes for sciences, anatomy, etc. where a graphic image may be critical.
Consider allowing .GIF, .PNG, .BMP, and typical digital camera and scanner formats. The picture files can be ‘referenced’ inside the quiz file and stored in a sub-directory for the quiz as a ‘resource’.
Consider letting them be defined as an HTML link references to any sort of media object, but render them for display inside the card Q and A areas.
The media files could be sound too–that could help people studying heart sounds, animal calls, speeches, language translation, etc.
October 5th, 2006 at 8:06 pm
thanks for the great program, its incredibly useful for med students. I was going to suggest a feature I would find useful. I’d like to be able to put single card into multiple categories, label it with multiple categories
thanks again