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VTrain 5.3 (This
preview is not legally binding. Release date not
fixed yet)
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File Browser
VTrain's Cardfile Panel has been entirely revamped to allow you to manage both the Boxes and the Decks of cards
linked to the current Cardfile. |
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A quantum leap in user-friendliness
When starting the Review mode from the Cardfile Panel, the Compose mode will be closed, and conversely. This makes
it much easier to get acquainted with the program. Proficient users will be love our sticking to the MDI standard
(multiple document interface): it is still possible to view several documents side by side. |
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Support for compressed audio files
In future, VTrain will allow you to record compressed audio files and attach them to your vocabulary cards. Compression
will probably be based on MP3, WMA or Vorbis OGG. |
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The MP3 player connection
This version of VTrain can export the sound files attached to the vocabulary cards you need to review, so you can
make the most of your time on trips, in waiting rooms, etc. Of course, pauses can be added automatically between
the questions, so you can "answer" them aloud or in your mind. |
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Global Review mode
In this new mode, the user is presented all cards contained in the Cardfile that are currently due to Review. This
way, there is no need to click on every single Box in the Cardfile. |
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New Decks of vocabulary cards
We are developing large Decks of flashcards in Spanish, French, and German for our online Language Database. We are making
a big effort to make sure they comply with the highest educational standards. The new decks are intended to include
sample sentences, voice recordings, phonetic transcriptions, graphics, and hyperlinks. |
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VTrain 5.5
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Links to external image files
Done!
Now you can link your cards with external files HTML-style, using relative paths, so you can use your files safely
on any computer.
Of course, this feature is not restricted to image files. For example, you can link your vocabulary list with a
grammar lesson in DOC, PDF or HTML format stored on your hard disk.
Background information:
In previous versions of VTrain, inserting an image on a card could be done only like in Microsoft Word, i.e. by
way of Microsoft's OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) technology. Unfortunately, OLE has several disadvantages.
On one hand, if you use OLE to embed a copy of the image into the document, this often blows up the size of the
document. On the other hand, if you use OLE to link to an external file, Windows will only accept the full path
to the external file -
and this is bound to lead to a broken link if you dare use your document on a different computer. |
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Links to Internet websites
Done!
For example, you can create hyperlinks on your vocabulary cards to look up words in online dictionaries. |
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Links between cards
You can use hyperlinks to create cross-references, mind maps and tables of contents in your documents. Hypertexts are an invaluable aid to the recognition of complex
relationships. Rote learning is history. Take your learning to a new level with VTrain's hypertext flashcards! |
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Automated backups
Sometimes it takes a blackout or a Blue Screen of Death to realize
how useful it is to back up your work automatically at regular intervals. |
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Eased edition in the Compose mode
We have added many small improvements to make life easier for
flashcard authors, for example:
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"Commenting out" words:
Use this new command to format as a /*remark*/ every word in a sample sentence except
for the word you want to learn. This way, the Review mode will
test you only on that word. |
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Removing the remark format:
Now you can use Ctrl+K not only to apply the remark format to a selected string, but also to remove that format. |
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Find facility: Now
you can search fronts and backs of the cards at the same time. |
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Revamped Help file
VTrain's Help file has been entirely rewritten to make it easier to understand. It has also been ported to HTML,
adapting it to the layout of the information offered online. |
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Translation and localization
The Tutorial has been translated into Polish and French, and the whole program has been released in Spanish. |
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