Just an update - I created another card with the exact same phrase (one for each: MSA, ECA, LCA), and typed each word out, and it seems to display alright now; I wonder if I copied and pasted the scrunched up one? Unsure. But it seems to be working for now. Thanks!
On Friday, September 28, 2012 2:50:17 PM UTC-4, Ayesha Nicole wrote: > > Hmmm. This is strange and I am confused. For the word cards with 'as > salaamu 'alaikum' in Arabic, it formats fine as 2 words (attached). And I > will try some more couplets (2 words) and phrases (3+ words) and see what > happens. And it is also puzzling because I was able to use this > specialized font in Anki, but setting up the format (html code) is not > going to work for me - I prefer formatting buttons and drop down menus. > > I even tried other Arabic fonts (such as the standard Microsoft Word > packaged font for Arabic called 'Arabic Typesetting') and have the same > results as the first attachment. I could use Arial for Arabic, but the > script is not as nice in appearance, in my opinion. Maybe I will just > create a card type for this particular phrase using Arial font, until I > figure out what is causing it? > > > > On Friday, September 28, 2012 10:46:18 AM UTC-4, Peter Bienstman wrote: >> >> I'm afraid this is not something Mnemosyne has direct control over: font >> rendering is handled by the GUI library we use (Qt4, same as Anki BTW). >> >> So, this is probably a bug in Qt. Perhaps you can try with a different >> font. (I use Arial for arabic, and don't see any issues, apart from the >> kasra being difficult to see) >> >> Peter >> >> On 09/28/2012 04:32 PM, Ayesha Nicole wrote: >> > Hi there! >> > >> > I am unsure why the Arabic text is scrunched up for a phrase? And I >> > thought I fixed it by checking the card type with the foreign word font >> > as KFGQPC Nashk at 72 pt. and writing system set to Arabic. The set up >> > of the card displays it properly in the field, but not in preview or >> > when reviewing. I attached screen shots. >> > >> > What do you advise, please? >> > >> > Thank you. >> > >> > Ayesha >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 10:31:17 AM UTC-4, Ayesha Nicole wrote: >> > >> > Thank you - again! I cannot tell you how refreshing this >> experience >> > has been for me, especially after literally fighting with Anki 2, >> > which makes SM15 easier by comparison, but still overwhelming with >> a >> > very complex interface. >> > >> > Mnemosyne is/truly/ simple and easy to use! :D Now I can focus on >> > actually learning, instead of studying code to achieve very basic >> > 'formatting' appearance of the cards! >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:40 AM, Peter Bienstman >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > On 09/24/2012 09:55 PM, Ayesha Nicole M Beavers wrote: >> > >> > Thank you! It works so beautifully and easily! >> > >> > >> > You're welcome :-) For Mnemosyne, we really try to focus on an >> > elegant and easy-to-use workflow, without sacrificing >> flexibility. >> > >> > >> > I was happy to see that Mnemosyne is based on SM11 >> > >> > >> > It's SM2, actually, but I'm not sure SM11 is a much better >> > scheduler than SM2. >> > >> > >> > is there a way to customize the text color of words on >> > individual cards? >> > >> > >> > The easiest option would be to clone several card types from >> > Vocabulary, e.g. MSA, Egyptian, etc... and then you can colour >> > each of them as you want. >> > >> > >> > And is there an app (I have an iPhone) to synch with the >> > desktop version >> > for studying on the go? >> > >> > >> > An off-line mobile client is on the todo list, but meanwhile >> you >> > can do your mobile reviews in a browser. Just start the bundled >> > 'mnemosyne-webserver' application, which will tell you where to >> > point your browser. Sound support for webserver reviews is >> still >> > a bit shaky, though. >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> > Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > mnemosyne-proj-users@__googlegroups.com >> > <mailto:[email protected]>. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > <mailto:mnemosyne-proj-users%[email protected]>. >> > For more options, visit >> > https://groups.google.com/__groups/opt_out >> > <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mnemosyne-proj-users/-/rZrnHFLgplcJ. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Peter Bienstman >> Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology >> Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium >> tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 >> WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be >> email: [email protected] >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. 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