[kde-edu]: KWordQuiz vs. FlashKard bugs/wishes

[Peter Hedlund]

Hi,

There are currently 15 open bugs/wishlist items for FlashKard. I've 
looked at them in terms of how KWordQuiz would solve these issues. My 
conclusion is that six of them are requests for features already present 
in KWordQuiz, one feature was recently implemented in KVocTrain, and 
three are high priority wishes that I intend to work on. The rest have a 
more unclear status/relevance, but are most likely not very important.

Comments?

Annma, please respond to item 8 below.

Thanks,
Peter

1. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61728 saving over existing 
flashkard-files deletes all old flashkards

Should probably be marked invalid.

2. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75392 option to use flashkard as 
screensaver / for unlocking screensaver

A wish with low/no priority

3. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55618 remember words you didn't know

KWordQuiz does this.

4. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59487 add preference for font size

KWordQuiz has this.

5. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60609 korean input with ami 
screwed up

KWordQuiz' behavior unknown

6. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59565 slots for learning progress

This is a request for a Leitner system. This was recently implemented in 
  KVocTrain and may be implemented in KWordQuiz in the future.

7. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71165 more font/colour settings 
for cards

KWordQuiz allows you to change the font, but not colors

8. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79785 Suggestion: Automatic 
keyboard layout switching

This is high priority request. WordQuiz has this feature and I want to 
do it in KWordQuiz and KVoctrain. Would it be OK to have a dependency on 
kxkb in kdebase or do I have to write my own implementation?

9. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58209 wishlist: multiple front's 
and backs on one card

The ability to specify more than one correct answer to a question is 
probably the most requested feature for any flashcard/vocabulary 
program. Personally I have been reluctant since it makes it possible to 
never learn certain answers, but teachers assure me that they will be 
happy to get any correct answer. Will be implemented in KWordQuiz.

10. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70738 Special characters not 
masked, data lost

KWordQuiz' behavior unknown

11. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75394 option to give hint by 
displaying some letters of the answer

KWordQuiz has this feature

12. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75396 check only a selected part 
of string (option to give context)

KWordQuiz has this feature. See handbook for Fill-in-the-blank.

13. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62369 After saving the file, 
some custom XML information is lost (style sheet association)

KWordQuiz would have the same problem, put this is really a wish for 
printing which KWordQuiz already has.

14. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75391 abillity to mark stressed 
cyrillic chars (accent-bearing russian letter)

Not possible in KWordQuiz either. Would require a rich text implementation.

15. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59564 images and text for the 
front side and back side

Support for images and sounds is on the todo list for KWordQuiz/KVocTrain.