PrismaCards
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 Long questions or answer get clipped
Why do I get red crosses in the library?
Installation without administration rights
Exercises do not appear in PDA after ActiveSynch
MobSync helps to synchronize with Windows Mobile
Is it possible to run PrismaCards from USB-Stick?
 What do I need if I want to learn....?
Version history of PrismaCards
Long questions or answer get clipped ^
For flash cards with long answers the Glossary-Mode is perfect. This mode can be activated in the dialog box where new flash cards are entered. Use the info field for the answer. It can hold up to 2000 signs. Later you can format the text to display the information more clearly.
Example for Glossary-Mode
In Options the font can also be changed. Arial Narrow with 24 points is a good choice. The font is easily readable and narrow, allowing you to get much more text on a flash card. It's a good idea to activate Autofit (automatic resize for a text that is too long).
Why do I get red crosses in the exercise library? ^
The exercise library and the file system are completely independent. In the library structures (folders), can be built that are not present in the file system. The connections to the file system are just links in the library to files. If an exercise file is renamed or moved to another place, the library is not informed by Windows and the file cannot be found.
The easiest solution is to delete the entry in the library and to create a new one.
Installation without administration rights ^
This problem do not exist anymore. Starting from PrismaCards 2.8 the installation is full Vista-Conform (works also for XP). For more information please have a look to the ReadMe which comes with the installation
Exercises do not appear in PDA after ActiveSynch ^
Windows Mobile and PocketPC have an unexpected feature. If programs are closed with the cross in the top right corner of the window, they appear to be closed. They are in fact still running, only they are not visible. MCards and PCards only scan at the start for new exercises. Please therefore end the programs with the close button only, and not with the cross. This ensures that they really do shut down and free the memory. When restarting all the new exercises will be shown.
This strange behavior is annoying. The programs bombard the memory and the PDA gets slower and slower. To deal with this I use a small tool, called a WIS Bar. It's free, just google for it.
MobSync helps to synchronize with Windows Mobile ^
MobSync is a software allowing any file folder synchronization from the Pocket PC onto the desktop-synchronization which cannot be done with ActiveSync.
So, with this software you can synchronize any file folder on your Pocket PC (not necessarily \My Documents) with any file folder on your desktop (not necessarily \Pocket_PC My Documents either). It works well and now that it is translated in english it is a must have. Pay attention to very big files, it may stop in the middle of the process and fail to copy (just like ActiveSync).
Install MobSync
- just copy the files from the zip-file to Programs/MobSync oder Programs/PrismaCards
- connect the PDA and turn it on
- start MobSync
- create a new job in MobSync for the folder you want to synchronize
- MobSync is ready to use
- please connect always the PDA before you start MobSync
Is it possible to run PrismaCards from USB-Stick? ^
It is no problem to run PrismaCards from an USB-Stick and learn on different PC's. PrismaCards will leave no footprint on the PC's.
From version 2.9 the installation offers also direct USB-Stick installation. There is no more need to mend something. Please take in account, that it is not possible to run normal installation and USB-Stick installation on the same PC. It makes no sence, you should decide which kind of installation you want.
What do I need if I want to learn....? ^
Here different possible scenarios are pointed out:
Learn only on PC
The full version of PrismaCards is needed. Thus own flash cards can be created. Additionally there are many data bases with flash cards for different languages and topics can be bought.
Learn only with the PDA/SmartPhone
First you should decide which learning system you prefer. Then you know which program you need (PCards or MCards at the PDA, SmartCards for the SmartPhone). All three programs are free. With the programs at the PDA it is possible to create and edit flash cards,, but at the PDA that is not very effective. You can bye some of the additional data bases with flash cards for different languages and topics.
Create own flash cards and learn on PC and/or PDA/SmartPhone
The full version of PrismaCards is needed. Thus own flash cards can be created. Additionally there are many data bases with flash cards for different languages and topics can be bought.
After you decided which learning system you prefer you know which program you need (PCards or MCards at the PDA, SmartCards for the SmartPhone). All three programs are free. With PrismaCards the flash cards can be exported to PDA/SmartPhone. You are ready to learn 'mobile' wherever and whenever you want.
Of course you can acquire some the additional data bases with flash cards. At the PC these are then expandable and can be transferred to the PDA/SmartPhone.
Summary
You 2 Software provides you with a range of opportunities for improving your knowledge in a very effective way. Whatever you decide to do, you can try all of the programs to see if you like what's on offer.
Version history of PrismaCards ^
To view this version of PrismaCards open the menu hELP - About .
PrismaCards 3.2
- Synch with iMCards lessons from iPhone
- Transfer lessons with audio files to iPhone
- improved security on transfer to iPhone
- adjustments for Netbooks
- System Leitner: Choose box to learn
PrismaCards 3.11
- restore iMCard backups on iPhone
PrismaCards 3.1
- Export for iMCards on iPhone
- Improved add/edit of flash cards
- Adapted for Netbooks
- Some minor bug-fixes
PrismaCards 3.04
- Printing: Fixed wrong characters for phonetics in Firefox
- Printing: Save all parameters for each template
- Process masked delimiter in cvs-import
- Some minor bug-fixes
PrismaCards 3.03
- JAWS-Support (for sightless people)
- Option to join Question and Info fields for PDA-Export
- Create/Open a lessen even another one is currently open
PrismaCards 3.02
- no public version released
PrismaCards 3.01
- program in Czech available
- Filter-Manager: Right-/Wrong counter revised
- improved performance on USB-sticks
- improved installation on Vista
- new print layouts
PrismaCards 3.0
- extended system after Dr. Leitner: Right-/Wrong counter
- Filter-Manager - support for Right-/Wrong counter
- Filter-Manager: support for creation date of flash cards
- easier synchronization with Windows Mobile PDA/SmartPhone
- direct export to Windows Mobile PDA/SmartPhone (without installation)
PrismaCards 2.91
- fixed bug with format in Info-field
- support for SmartCards
- support different encodings in import
PrismaCards 2.9
- FilterManager with category, box and text as combinable criterion
- category-filter can define up to 3 categories
- Manage, Export, Category-Assistant with new Filter-Manager
- Export, Import name of sound file
- XML-Export (support all languages)
- deactivate of flash cards for all learning systems
- convenient delete and relocate of flash cards
- edit flash cards in learn dialogs
- complete new printing (tables, flash cards) supports all languages
- automatic check for updates (can be deactivated)
- installation for USB-Sticks
PrismaCards 2.8
- voice response
- 'Full-Screen' also for test-mode
- pictures on flash cards
- improved handling of categories
- preview in library
- improved import (also for PrismaCards exercises)
- runs from USB-Stick without footprint on PC
- full Vista compatible
- formating for Question/Answer
- PDA-Export of mixed exercises (normal & Glossary-Mode flash cards)
- Edit/change flash cards: List of flash cards is sortable by colomns
- increased amount of flash cards for a single exercise to 10.000
PrismaCards 2.71
- now 2 lines for question and answer in create flash cards dialog
- fixed problem in Full Screen mode without timer
- fixed some problems with East-EU Windows
PrismaCards 2.7
- new learning mode: Full Screen
- global categories
- English help system
PrismaCards 2.64
- learnmode write flash cards corrected right answers sometimes as wrong
PrismaCards 2.63
- Import: Solved problem with line breaks
- PDA-Export: Solved problem with line breaks
- new installation
PrismaCards 2.62
- with System Leitner sometimes a flash card was moved misleadingly from box 0 to 1
- improved System Leitner: Now take consequential the oldest flash cards of a box to learn
- PDA-Export: space characters after special signs (e.g. ßà...) got lost
PrismaCards 2.61
- learnmode write flash cards corrected right answers sometimes as wrong
- after adding a double flash card the wrong flash cards was selected
- new: relocate flash cards for conventional learnsystem will consider category-filters
PrismaCards 2.6
- synchronize with databases on PDA
- operate also with keyboard while learning
- support for Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, ...
- PDA-Export and Export with more flexible filters
PrismaCards 2.51
- fixed problem that for system Leitner sometimes a flash card stay forever in box 0
PrismaCards 2.5
- learn system after Dr. Sebastian Leitner
- better support for special characters from many languages
- PDA-Export: Problem with double flash cards in MCards fixed
PrismaCards 2.42
- fixed display problem with font for phonetic transcription
- PDA-Export: Solved sporadic version incompatibilities in ActiveSync for Windows Mobile 2003
PrismaCards 2.41
- fixed problem in export for MCards-Extensions
PrismaCards 2.4
- categories
- more space in learn dialogs
- learn dialog with list view
- choose fonts for learn dialogs
- formatted text in Info-field
- search
- Increased amount of flash cards in an exercise from 2000 to 5000
PrismaCards 2.3
- integrated HotSync and ActiveSync
- improved import
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