LearnLift MemoryLifter version 2.1 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 various 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. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== - Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, Windows XP, Windows Vista - Internet Explorer 6 or later - Intel Pentium Processor or compatible - 128 MB RAM (minimum depending on your operating system) - Microsoft .Net Framework 2 or above - Windows Media Player 6.4 or above - Graphics adapter and monitor capable of greater 256 colors and a resolution of 1024x768 or above - 20 MB available hard drive space for MemoryLifter program plus space for Learning Modules 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 ============ * If you eject you memory stick while MemoryLifter operates in on-stick mode, audio playback will be disabled. It is necessary to restart MemoryLifter to re-enable audio playback. CHANGELOG ========= V2.1.1: ------- NEW FEATURES: * Card collector to generate cards from various sources (supports Drag&Drop and Copy&Paste). * New completely new interface to edit cards should make it much easier to maintain and extend Learning Modules. * Multiple-choice learning mode was improved. Besides random distractors it now also supports fixed distractors (per card) as well as multiple correct answers. * It is now possible to limit the available learning modes in order to fit the requirements of a specific Learning Module. * A wizard will give assistance when creating new Learning Modules. * Startup-Wizard to configure the basic settings during the first start of MemoryLifter. * Improved printing (including a new wizard) which allows now for additional options (print all cards, print by boxes, select cards individually, etc.). * Card styles now allow to change the look and feel of cards per chapter or card. * Installation on memory sticks (OnStick mode) is now officially supported. * Windows Vista 64-bit is now officially supported. * MemoryLifter is now available in additional languages (de, es, fr, pt). IMPROVEMENTS: * Various speed improvements when using very large Learning Modules (>10.000 cards). * It is now possible to create and assign chapters when importing cards, and to add the chapter as an additional field when exporting cards. * Style editor has now a graphical user interface. * Extended and improved Learning Module properties. Allows additional settings and shows some useful information for a Learning Module. * Some improvements and fixes for card rendering. * Extended Error-Handler to send more valuable information to the MemoryLifter team (still we do hope that this does not occur all to often ;-)). * Some improvements for printing - although MemoryLifter will still have problems when printing higher number of cards (> 1000). * Import functionality now works on Windows Vista 64-bit. * The summary window now doesn't block the Windows shutdown process anymore. BUGFIXES: + Input from the character map is always appended to the end of the input and not at the cursor position. + Current Application will not lose input focus anymore when MemoryLifter resumes from snooze. + MemoryLifter sometimes disappears from the Windows task bar. 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 Learning Module (not all files in the Learning Module folder). * Dialogs when replacing an existing Learning Module 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 Learning Module to the new XML format when you open them. However, the new 2.0 Learning Module 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 Learning Module 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