# The &flashkard; Handbook

Scott
Wheeler

    wheeler@kde.org

Marc
Wolf

    marc@vries.demon.co.uk

Reviewer
2002
Scott Wheeler
&FDLNotice;
2002-10-08
0.2

This handbook describes the &flashkard; application. Flash Cards are an easy learning method for children and adults.

KDE
FlashKard
vocabulary
training
learning

## Introduction

### What is FlashKard

&flashkard; is based on a rather old learning method used to teach children facts. The teacher will present a number of cards with questions on it, on which the pupil will write down the answers on the back of the cards, which will be checked later on by the teacher. The cards with the correct answers will be removed from the pile and the incorrectly answered question will be repeated over and over again, until the answer is drilled into the memory.

If you need help, please check The &kde; Website for updates, or by submitting your question to The &kde; User Mailing list.

&flashkard; is an easy to use application for children, who can read and write words using a keyboard. Depending on the level of questions, &flashkard; is suitable for adults as well to learn for example languages. You really can drill words into your brain over and over again. The computer is the most patient teacher you ever can have.

## Usage

### Data Entry View

&flashkard; has two main views, the default data entry view and the quiz view. In the Data Entry function the cards can be loaded by opening a `*.kvtml` file or by manually entering the cards using the Add Card, Delete Card and Update Card buttons. These created cards can be saved into a `filename.kvtml`.

Data entry view
Data entry view

### The Quiz View

The learning process contains a number of phases, which are reflected in &flashkard;. First of all the cards can be learned by flicking through them by Setting Quiz Mode Flash Cards . If these cards are memorized the actual quiz can start in either sequential or in ramdom order.

#### Quiz Mode: Flash Cards Front

Front of card
Front of card

#### Quiz Mode: Flash Cards Back

Back of card
Back of card

#### Quiz Mode: Quiz

Quiz mode
Quiz mode

## The Menubar

### The File Menu

&Ctrl;N File New

  Creates a new document.

&Ctrl;O File Open...

  Opens an existing document.

&Ctrl;S File Save

  Saves the document.

File Save As...

  Saves the document under another name.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

  Exits &flashkard;.

### The Edit menu

The Edit menu is not implemented in the current version of &flashkard;.

### The Function menu

Function Data Entry

  Opens the Data Entry view of &flashkard;.

Function Quiz

  Opens the Quiz view of &flashkard; .

### The Settings menu

Settings Quiz mode Flash Cards

  Sets the &flashkard; application in the card learning mode.

Settings Quiz mode Random Order Quiz

  Sets the &flashkard; application in the random quiz mode.

Settings Quiz mode Ordered Quiz

  Sets the &flashkard; application in the ordered quiz mode.

Settings Show Answer For

  Choose how long the answer is displayed for when in Quiz mode. You can choose between one and five seconds, in one second increments.

Settings Reverse Front and Back

  Switch which entries on the cards are considered the front and the back, which lets you quiz yourself or your students back the other way.

### The Help menu

&help.menu.documentation;

## Credits and License

### Copyright

&underFDL; &underGPL;

&documentation.index;