Re: [Ann] Updates to org-drill (org topics as interactive "flashcards" using spaced repetition)

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: Paul Sexton <psexton@xnet.co.nz>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Ann] Updates to org-drill (org topics as interactive "flashcards" using spaced repetition)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1A99466B-B789-4062-A7CE-E0E63E3214F0@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20100826T112225-477@post.gmane.org>

Hi paul,

I have installed the new version.

It might be useful if you increase teh version number with important  
changes - it still is 1.0 in the file.

- Carsten

On Aug 26, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Paul Sexton wrote:

> Org-Drill has recently been added to the contrib directory of the  
> org repository.
>
> Latest version is in repository at:
> http://bitbucket.org/eeeickythump/org-drill
>
> I have made a couple of major updates recently. Changelogs are below.
> Reports of user experiences are welcome.
>
> Version 1.0
> Added README with more detailed documentation.
> Items which are failed during session are presented again before the  
> session
> ends.
> Items which were failures at the last review session are presented  
> first in the
> next session.
> Added recognition of leech items, based on excessive number of  
> failures.
> Leeches can be skipped or warned about.
> When reviewing an item, the prompt shows the number of items  
> remaining.
> When the session finishes, the minibuffer shows a brief report givisng
> statistics about total time spent reviewing, number of cards that
> still need review, etc.
> Fixed the regexp for cloze-deleted text.
> Optional face for cloze text in org mode buffers.
> New card type: twosided.
>
> Version 1.1
> Added implementation of SM2 algorithm (now supports both SM2 and SM5).
> Add option 'org-drill-spaced-repetition-algorithm': choose either  
> SM2 or SM5
> algorithm.
> Add option 'org-drill-add-random-noise-to-intervals-p': randomly  
> vary repetition
> intervals slightly, to avoid clumping.
> Fixed a bug in org-learn's SM5 algorithm (intervals much too long).
> Use overlays to display cloze deletions as '[...]' during reviews.
> Cloze text can contain hints, which will visible during review.
> Add option 'org-drill-failure-quality': customise which quality is  
> regarded as
> unambiguous failure (1 or 2).
> Expanded documentation, and added section on 'incremental reading',  
> with example
> setup.
>
>
>
>
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- Carsten