This may not be (part of) your issue, but there's a known bug that the first image to be shown after you startup (maybe only if it's the first card, but I don't think so) won't show. We think this is a QT bug.
It happens to me on startup if my first card is an image card, which sadly is a lot of mine. But I think I've seen in in preview, also. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Ayesha Nicole <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Patrick and Peter, > > I am using Mnemosyne 2.1 (? - the latest version) on a Windows 7 64-bit > platform. And I just tried it again, and on the main preview card (using > vocabulary template), I could not see the 'slide' on the upper portion, and > looked at the 'next sister card' and it appeared on the bottom - and I > switched back to the 'previous sister card' and it popped it. > > I suspect that it is too large - I originally created these in .ppt as 6" x > 11" flashcards, based on the Doman reading technique for very young > children, to make the text very easy to read for when my children were > younger. It is not easy to change the size of each word, because of the > process I went through, due to the rules of writing and pronunciation in > Arabic - as it relates to the beginning diacritic of each word with Alif and > the Hamza seat is usually "known" to native speakers, but not visible in > writing or always pronounced (hamzatul wasl) - so I added that beginning > diacritic as a grayed out letter / overlay, on certain words to know the > technical spelling of the word in isolation of it's sentence (although it is > not grammatically correct, but it is from a standpoint of learning > vocabulary in context, especially because we are non-native learners.) > > I will play around with it and see what happens, because if I have to > readjust everything, it will be countless hours again (and I originally > worked for 18 months at 2 - 5 hours per day to create the flashcards in > .ppt), until I realized that we needed SRS. I just tried it a few more > times and it seems to be working now. And it seems I will have to adjust > each word anyways, because in another software I use PNG files in, there is > not a place for translation, and I included it as a small footnote on each > slide, which defeats the purpose of Mnemosnye. > > Also, I am curious if there is a plug-in to learn and/or review words in > order several times, and then proceed with randomization of review for the > meaning? It would save me the effort of using two other programs, if I > could just focus on three-part learning process with Mnemosyne. For > example, I would quickly teach the spelling of the individual words in > isolation for word recognition/pronunciation and familiarity with the > English translation in .ppt, and then for randomized review of the Arabic > word recognition/pronunciation, I would use a specific schedule in BrillKids > Little Reader software (http://www.brillkids.com/teach-reading/) that is > highly configurable, but does not include a SRS component, that is needed > for learning/retaining the English translations. And then for focusing on > retaining the translation and introduction to grammatical information, > Mnemosyne is perfect! > > I am sorry for all of the details, but I don't know how else to explain it. > As you know, I am working on two major projects: al-Kitaab flashcards with > soundclips, and the Qur'anic flashcards, and switch between them when I need > a break from the other. > > Thank you for your patience. > > Best Regards, > > Ayesha > > > On Monday, October 15, 2012 2:39:29 AM UTC-4, Peter Bienstman wrote: >> >> Just to make sure there is nothing going on with the conversion step ppt >> to png, can you try with a few other png files that don't come from ppt? >> >> Also make sure to add pictures using the 'Insert picture' option, and >> not manually. >> >> Peter >> >> On 10/15/2012 02:17 AM, Ayesha Nicole wrote: >> > Good Evening! (or Morning!) >> > >> > I am working on Qur'anic flashcards and cannot see the PNG image that I >> > create from .ppt files of each individual word? JPEG is unsuitable for >> > what I am doing, and PNG has always been the clearest image for each >> > word that uses a font based on hand written calligraphy. >> > >> > What do you advise, please? >> > >> > Thank you. >> > >> > Ayesha Nicole >> > > > -- > 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/-/BcdCIStPKnMJ. > > For more options, visit 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
