LearnLift MemoryLifter version 2.0.3 Copyright (C) 2000-2008 by LearnLift All Rights Reserved http://www.memorylifter.com CONTENTS ======== * INTRODUCTION * SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS * CONTACT INFORMATION * KNOWN ISSUES * CHANGELOG INTRODUCTION ============ Welcome to LearnLift MemoryLifter program, a powerful tool to support you with your vocabulary learning needs. MemoryLifter wants your feedback. Suggestions for improvement of MemoryLifter are encouraged. Please send suggestions either through the feedback button on the toolbar or email to support@memorylifter.com. Four major concepts are associated with this program: 1. Dictionary ------------- The dictionary is a file which contains all the cards you want to learn. The dictionary usually has a specific number of cards, ordered logically by chapters. Dictionaries are recognized by the .ODF extension in the Windows file Explorer. 2. Chapter ---------- A chapter is used to logically order your cards into topics. For instance, you could have a chapter which contains all cards about 'Dining out'. 3. Cards -------- A card, in simple terms, contains the vocabulary. It is fashioned after the concept of a learning flashcard where the question and answer are stored on the front and back of the card respectively. MemoryLifter allows additional data which can be example sentences, sounds, video and/or an image. 4. Learning system ------------------ When you start the learning process in MemoryLifter, it will present you with a learning window where the question is displayed on the left box and you enter the answer in the right box. If you do not know the answer, press the Enter key and the program will show you the correct answer. Press OK to continue to the next card. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== - Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, Windows XP or above with Internet Explorer 6 or above - Intel Pentium Processor or compatible - 128 MB RAM (Min.) - Microsoft .Net Framework 2 or above - Graphics adapter and monitor capable of greater 256 colors and a resolution of 1024x768 or above - 5 MB available hard drive space for MemoryLifter program plus space for dictionaries CONTACT INFORMATION =================== MemoryLifter™ Project LearnLift 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1510 Houston, Texas 77046 Phone 713-830-4660 Fax 713-830-4661 Email: support(at)memorylifter.com http://www.learnlift.com http://www.memorylifter.com KNOWN ISSUES ============ * input from the character map is always appended to the end of the input and not at the cursor position CHANGELOG ========= V2.0.3: ------- IMPROVEMENTS: * Word-wrap enabled for question and answer text fields in the add/maintain cards form. [ML-479] BUGFIXES: + Mixed learning mode does not work. [ML-394] + Import fails if file contains contains empty cells or varying number of cells. [ML-427] + ML sometimes throws an exception when trying to update old user settings (during startup). [ML-428] + Changing the ignore chars property (Learning Options -> Typing) does not have any effect. [ML-396] V2.0.2: ------- NEW FEATURES/IMPROVEMENTS: * Edit multiple cards maintain card mode (e.g. move multiple cards to a new chapter). * Performance of maintain card mode has been greatly improved. * Improved performance and some UI design in import/export section. * Rework UI design in the statistics form. * Pack functionality now includes only those files that belong to the dictionary (not all files in the dictionary folder). * Dialogs when replacing an existing dictionary have been improved. * MemoryLifter will now run from any location (except network locations) without setup required (general system requirements must be met) e.g. it is now possible to run MemoryLifter from a memory stick or CD. BUGFIXES: + Several fixes for word input mode (standard learning mode). + A bug were deleting an inactive card caused an exception. + Several file and registry access violation errors. + Work-around for IE bug where images are not displayed in correct size. + Corrected some calculations in the statistics. + Multiple choice mode not working with synonyms (correct answers were not counted when answer had multiple synonyms). V1.7 to V2.0.1: --------------- NEW FEATURES: * Support for Unicode to enable learning of eastern Asian languages (e.g., Japanese, Arabic, Chinese, etc...) which uses non-western characters. * Dictionary format is in XML. * Improved control of the appearance of questions and answers via XSL stylesheet. * Improved recorder quality to record at 1411 kbps Bit Rate, 44 kHz Sample rate, 16 bit Audio Sample Size and Stereo. * Improved media support (i.e., can now have image for both the question and answer side). * Image recognition learning mode no longer requires the "(image)" keyword in the question text. * You can now edit the current card you are learning by selecting Cards, Maintain or pressing F10. * you can now sort the cards via the appropriate columns (i.e., sort by question, by answer, by box, by chapter, etc...). * New "slideshow" learning mode: Answer is shown with question to allow you to study. * Change the appearance of the questions and answers using pre-designed style or using the built-in style editor. * Enhanced box learning algorithm to allow time-based learning BUGFIXES: + Box sizes can now be adjusted below the number of cards currently in the box. + Question and answer window have scroll bars when window is resized smaller. + Character map now works for the answer window. + Other fixes... NOTES: 1. MemoryLifter will automatically convert the old 1.x dictionary to the new XML format when you open them. However, the new 2.0 dictionary is not backward compatible. 2. You can run the MemoryLifter 2.0 and MemoryLifter 1.7 at the same time so you can take your time and move your 1.7 dictionary over to the new version 2.0. MemoryLifter makes use of the tango! icons library. You can find more information about this at http://tango.freedesktop.org/. If you have any questions, please send an Email to support@memorylifter.com or fill out a feedback form via Help, send feedback from within MemoryLifter. Thanks and Have fun learning! MemoryLifter Team