| HandyCards/PoPC 5.3.2 (posted 4/05/07) Feature Updates Bug Fixes Fixed bug of categories not clearing when a file was closed Fixed inappropriate display of shuffle button Fixed numerical display of Leitner boxes Fixed tool menu inappropriately showing "Begin" and "Stop" for testing methods Fixed lack of response of early display of Leitner option
5.3.1 (posted 4/02/07) 5.3.0 (posted 3/31/07) Feature Updates Added support for Windows Mobile v5 Changed development platform from embedded Visual Basic to NSBasic/CE Program performance is now significantly faster. For example, opening data files is now 3-5x faster, depending on file content. Footprint on Windows Mobile v5 and 2003 devices is now roughly 50% smaller than v5.1 footprint Improved font window now fits entirely on the screen Changed interface buttons for more graphic appeal Improved color selection options, allowing user access to full palette Statistics display is now in a spreadsheet grid instead of a text-based table
5.1 (posted 3/29/05) Feature Updates Improve second instance processing Improve screen data field sizing, allowing for resizing based on field content Broaden Leitner date ranges Extend trial period to 10 days Lower trigger for "Processing" message when loading data files Improved category creation Improved documentation of text in program
Bug Fixes Fix Leitner preference recall Fix Leitner difficulty settings Fix saving data after editing on-device Hints/Comments reset on closing file Hint/Comment button reset on closing file Fix problem of using original files and rescaling in terms of overflow error Ensure last used data file list is populated with accurate file names/locations Fixed bug of a short last file list and program not starting Fix category creation errors Fixed Auto-Scale hiding on Option screen Fixed bug of showing Correct/Incorrect buttons with full-screen single-answer cards Fixed font settings in edit window to support different fonts for questions and answers Fixed problem checking if a question has been modified
5.0 (posted 7/11/04) New testing methods Leitner Testing -- advanced learning methodology based on time-delayed exposure to questions, with increased focus on those areas which need more attention Subset Testing -- force the program to grab cards in user-defined groupings and then advance to the next group on demand Timed Testing -- rapid-fire testing with user-defined testing intervals Unfamiliar Testing -- test those questions which have been answered below a user-defined percentile Hidden-Answer Testing -- testing designed specifically for those working on conjugating verbs, where multiple-choice answers remain hidden until each individual answer has been tapped Category Testing -- testing based on files containing different categories (e.g. addition, subtraction, division, etc.)
Enhanced testing statistics Single-card testing performance Category testing performance Graphical view of single-card performance Export testing statistics to a text file
Hints for Questions and Comments for Answers Auto-rewind -- restart testing once the end of the file is reached Auto-score -- answers are scored automatically without requiring the correct/incorrect buttons to be pressed Auto-advance -- change to next question once answer is scored Auto-save -- testing session is saved automatically without having to select File | Save Questions can now have sounds, images, and movies, and the new multimedia data can be different than that used with the answers Edit screen question style can be saved so that creating numerous flashcards no longer requires the question style to be chosen with each new question Edit screen saves no longer requires clicking on the message box indicating the file has been saved Full-screen single-answer questions can now be used File menu now stores the four most recently-used data files for rapid recall User-defined hardware buttons now control various program features
4.2 (posted 5/14/02) 4.1 (posted 1/23/02) multiple answers now allowed for each question, which is handy for studying for MCSE tests tapping on question advances to the next question tapping on any answer shows the correct answer single-answer flash cards now can be used to create multiple choice testing, simply by choosing incorrect answers from among the correct answers multiple choice answers can now be randomized to prevent learning answers simply by position color scheme of answers improved to clarify correct vs. incorrect responses program directory can now be named any name instead of that created by the installation software Bugs in Enter/Edit screen searches were fixed
4.0 (posted 9/16/01) added multiple choice testing, with one to five answers allowed added true/false testing added testing based on images (bmp, 2bp, gif, jpg, xbm formats) added testing based on sounds (wav format only) added cut, copy, and paste clipboard access added integrated HTML help file added backwards compatibility with earlier versions of HandyCards
3.2 (posted 5/12/00) - HandyCards now recalls path of saving and opening files so that subsequent file actions return to the previous directory
- improved button appearance for H/PC and H/PC Pro screens
- improved question counting when the user deletes or removes questions and answers
- fixed the problem where the user could delete a question and answer pair and then close the edit window without being prompted to save
- fixed the problem which caused an overflow error when showing scores
- fixed the problem where selecting 'No' on the edit screen when asked if you wanted to save your changes actually retained the changes anyway
- fixed the problem where deleting the question which appears when the edit window opens leads to a blank set of questions and answers when the user returns to the main screen
3.1 (posted 3/13/00) - added a search function to the edit window to find text in the questions and answers to make editing specific questions easier
- added a 'duplicate search' function to the edit window to enable the identification of identical questions and/or answers
- created a new search window for selecting subsets of question and answer pairs for inclusion or removal from the current testing session; accessible from the tools menu
- enabled the saving of preferences so that all fonts and nearly all options will be recalled every time HandyCards is run
- added separate font menu selections to enable using different fonts for the questions, answers, and all other text
- added a 'reset scores' menu item in the tools menu to enable resetting scores without quitting HandyCards
- renamed the 'mix' menu items to 'randomize' to improve usability
- renamed the 'Display/Edit Q and A' menu item to 'Enter/Edit Q and A' to improve usability
- set the 'remove' button to switch to 'undo' after a question has been removed to ensure users realize the removal of a question can be cancelled
- removed the need for a \Program Files\HandyCards directory in main memory
- enlarged various text boxes to enable the use of larger fonts
- corrected the problem which caused HandyCards to crash if the most-recently used data file was deleted
- corrected the problem which didn't allow registration if there wasn't a \Program Files\HandyCards directory in main memory
- corrected the problem which caused HandyCards to crash if a new question and answer pair was created, deleted, and then the user reached the end of the questions during normal quizzing
- corrected a minor problem with the mixing/randomizing function
3.0 (posted 1/11/00) - changed significant coding methods to improve program performance (e.g. data files load 60-80% faster, depending on file size)
- added the ability to edit and create data files within HandyCards
- improved randomization of question/answer order
- enabled true single-hand-use by allowing pressing Enter to switch between the Next and Answer buttons
- allowed loading of data files which are not formatted correctly to facilitate identification of the problem in the data file
- improved verbose error messages to improve user experience
- added the current data filename to the banner
- converted HandyCards from Shareware to Demonstration software
2.0 (posted 10/12/99) - removed file length restrictions which limited the total size of the input question and answer file, so there is now no limit to the number of questions used
- added the ability to use multiple test files simultaneously by allowing loading multiple files into memory
- added online help file support
- added scoring ability which tracks both current and total session scoring data
- added auto-loading of the last question and answer file used when the program was last used
- added ability to swap the questions and answers so that the answers can be displayed and then the questions are what is displayed when the answer button is pressed
- added ability to disable mixing, so that the user can load files faster
- added a save function to allow focusing on the questions which need more attention
- added user-friendly error messages
- added code to improve speed, especially with larger testing files
- added <ctrl> + <key> short-cuts to activate menu items with a keyboard
- converted license to shareware
1.3.0 - removed restriction of only having questions and answers in text file (complete annotation now allowed)
- added ability to remove questions from current testing, to enable focusing on questions which need more work
1.2.7 - added H/PC support; moved question/answer boxes in P/PC version to improve positioning
1.2.6 - modified default font settings
1.2.5 |
HandyCards/Palm 1.8 (posted 5/14/02) 1.7 (posted 9/26/01) added ability to change fonts in testing window and data entry window added ability to store font changes added shortcuts to menus added cut, copy, and paste clipboard access in the editing window
1.6 (posted 2/4/01) - added ability to merge database files
- added ability to 'Save As...' database files
- improved database cleaning -- duplicating questions is no longer necessary and flash card order is preserved
- improved database handling -- for simple testing, databases do not have to be cleaned prior to use (note: for editing databases on your PalmOS device or multiple choice testing, you must still clean the database first)
1.5 (posted 9/5/00) - added ability to clean database files to address issue of some question and answer pairs not opening in HandyCards/Palm
- introduced alphabetizing in the file lists
- HandyCards File Converter no longer ships with HandyCards/Palm, because most people need to download the full version from the HandyCards web site
1.4 (posted 6/10/00) 1.3 (posted 6/7/00) - introduced full-screen testing as opposed to only split-screen testing
- introduced multiple-choice testing
- full screen use now allows both questions and answers to be of unlimited length
- Enter/Edit window modified to switch to a full-screen view permanently to facilitate question and answer entry and editing
- reorganized the main interface to allow space for the full/split button
- removed scrollbar from answer window to allow for adding scrollbar in full screen view -- only one scrollbar is allowed
- scoring is now summarized in one screen instead of across two screens
- preferences are now stored for loading the last file, randomization, switching the question and answer, and full-screen versus split-screen
- menus modified to allow for preferences
- primary search window menu item re-added
- delete function improved in Enter/Edit window
- pressing the expand-question and expand-answer triangles no longer result in a Fatal Error if there is too much data being displayed
- the artifacts associated with switching between full- and split-screen views have been corrected
1.2 (posted 5/26/00) 1.1 (posted 5/11/00) 1.0 (posted 5/10/00) |
