Hi Peter,

Ok, thanks, I have voted.  :-)

So, is/was the purpose of the existing vocabulary card type, with is three 
fields + notes, simply to give a structure to organize information on the 
card?

Mark




On Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:46:36 PM UTC+7, Peter Bienstman wrote:
>
> Hi, 
>
> What you want is basically adding a third sister card to the   
> Vocabulary card type which quizzes on pronunciation only. 
>
> This is the feature you need to vote for: 
>
>
> https://mnemosyne.uservoice.com/forums/164265-general/suggestions/2901330-ui-support-for-n-sided-card-types-30-work-units-
>  
>
> Cheers, 
>
> Peter 
>
> Citeren Mark <[email protected] <javascript:>>: 
>
> > I'm not sure if I've been going about this the right way, but this is 
> what 
> > I do for learning a foreign language. 
> > 
> > I create a Vocabulary Card type... with the foreign word; the 
> pronunciation 
> > (in phonetics) and attach a sound file of the word; then fill in the 
> > translation. 
> > 
> > So far so good.  But I also want to to be prompted with the sound, and 
> > check the meaning. 
> > 
> > So I wind up adding a second card for each foreign word as just 
> > front-to-back-only type. 
> > On this card, I just put the text "Listen." and add the same sound file; 
> > then the answer field is the translation and how to write it in the 
> foreign 
> > language's script. 
> > 
> > It's kind of cumbersome to add two cards for every foreign word.  Also, 
> > even though I set the mnemosyne settings to show cards "randomly", it 
> does 
> > happen the two different card types, for the same word, are shown back 
> to 
> > back or in very close succession.  That kind of defeats the usefulness 
> and 
> > the scheduling algorithm. 
> > 
> > Am I doing this wrong?  Is there a way to get what I want using only the 
> > vocabulary card type?   Suggestions? 
> > 
> > Thanks 
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