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1. Introduction

kvoctrain is a little utility to help you train your vocabulary, when you are trying to learn a foreign language. You can create your own database with the words you need.

It is intended as a replacement for index (flash) cards.

You remember: write the original expression on the front side of the card and the translation on the back. Then look at the cards one after another. If you knew the translation, put it away. If you failed, put it back to try again.

kvoctrain is not intended to teach you grammer or other sophisticated things. This is and probably will be beyond the scope of this application.

1.1 Changes

0.1 1999 April 14

Basic functions completed

0.2 1999 May 1

First release

0.3.2 1999 June 12

  • Smart search facility
  • Creation of lessons
  • Bidirectional query
  • Security backup before saving
  • Fixed loads of flaws :-(

0.4.0 1999 August 15.

  • Improved learning support
  • German handbook
  • Some nicer icons
  • Fixed a serious bug
  • Lots of minor improvements

0.5.0 1999 October 24.

  • show progress while loading/saving
  • customize resizing strategy of columns
  • mark arbitrary ranges to work on
  • binary file format (for my testing purposes only)
  • added import/export filter for *.lex and *.csv files
  • limit time for each query
  • tried to be more conforming to the style guidelines
  • some minor corrections and improvements
  • user defined expression types, revised internal types
  • added converter for Spotlight-Online vocabulary list ==> spotlight2kvtml
  • access header buttons and lesson box also with keyboard

0.6.0 2000 February 6.

  • extended query dialog (properties and progress chart)
  • support up to 7 levels
  • new property "faux ami"
  • added blocking/expiring query dates
  • setting groups for the query
  • new properties "article", "conjugation" and "comparison" for querying
  • reorganized source tree
  • first preparations for KDE 2.x: compiles but does not run correctly
  • substituted all pictures *.gif by *.png
  • simple verify functions in query dialogs

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