On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 12:16:48 AM UTC-6, Peter Bienstman wrote: > Hi, > > ~/.local/share/Mnemosyne should be the default Mnemosyne directory since many > versions ago, unless you start Mnemosyne from a directory which itself has a > 'mnemosyne' subdirectory, then it will use that. (This is for making the life > of the USB key people easier). > > Once you have a database you want to keep on your linux server (perhaps even > by copying the database from your phone), delete \sdcard\Mnemosyne on your > phone and sync from scratch. > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:mnemosyne- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: 12 November 2015 03:54 > > To: mnemosyne-proj-users <[email protected]> > > Subject: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Re: Mnemosyne 2.3.4 released > > > > On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 1:15:30 PM UTC-5, Peter Bienstman wrote: > > > http://mnemosyne-proj.org/download-mnemosyne.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mnemosyne 2.3.4 : 2015-10-05 > > > > > > -When importing another database with learning data, don't reset the > > > creation and modification times of cards. > > > -When switching card sets, no longer keep showing an unlearned card > > > that was being asked when the switch took place, but give precedence to > > scheduled cards. > > > -Improve robustness of sync protocol. > > > -When moving to a next card, kill the audio from the previous card. > > > -Multiple media files per card now works in conjunction with the > > > 'start' and 'stop' options. > > > -When editing a card from the card browser, PgUp and PgDown no longer > > > discard the changes (reported by vmixeen). > > > -Fixed issue where creating clones of card types would sometimes clone > > > the wrong card type. > > > -Prefill tag behaviour plugin: don't update the last used tags when > > > editing a card, only when adding new cards. > > > -Better runtime documentation for the '(De)activate cards' dialog > > > (requested by Matthias Ernst). > > > -Allow Cntl-C to copy text from question if answer is showing > > > (reported by Mathias Ernst). > > > -Fix Windows-specific bug, where Mnemosyne would not notice that you > > > were trying to open a backup and would not take the appropriate actions. > > > -When running the sync server on e.g. a headless machine which does > > > not have latex installed, don't waste time looking for updated latex > > > cards. > > > -Fix regression where a currently active set would not show up as > > > highlighed in the 'saved sets' panel when starting '(de)activate > > > cards' (reported by Matthias Ernst). > > > -Improve run-time help with respect to editing a saved set (requested > > > by Mathias Ernst). > > > -To work around bugs in Qt under Linux, media are also played using > > > mplayer, just like under Windows (reported by Francesco Ariis). > > > -Fix problems with not detecting autorepeat when pressing grade > > > buttons (patch by Kilian Evang). > > > -Fix RTL issues (reported by Mateusz Konieczny). > > > -Fix potential bug when exporting clones of cloned card types. > > > > I've been using Mnemosyne without (self-inflicted) problems for a while > > now. However, today when I tried syncing my Android phone with my Linux > > computer, I got a note that the versions were incompatible. > > > > I upgraded my Linux version of mnemosyne to v2.3.4 by installing the > > tarball, > > and it seemed that I had lost all my cards. After some googling, I was > > able to > > run "mnemosyne -d ~/.local/share/mnemosyne", and then it seemed to > > work fine. However, it's not clear to me why it didn't work like it used > > to. I > > guess it was necessary to change the default directory, but it wasn't clear > > to > > me what the new default is, and I didn't see anything about it in the > > Settings > > menu. > > > > The next thing I noticed was that when I tried to sync, the server side > > (Linux) > > said "Sync failed, restoring from backup. The next sync will need to be a > > full > > sync." while the client hung. When I pressed "OK" on the server, the client > > (Android) said "Sync cycle detected. Sync through intermediate partner." > > > > When I tried on a different phone with no history, it worked fine. > > > > Should I just revert to the Linux version of my cards? I went a couple > > months > > without syncing so I'd lose some information, but at least I wouldn't lose > > any > > cards. > > > > Thanks, > > Ben > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj- > > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/d409a67a- > > 9325-4fd7-8658-613f58f3d88f%40googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Thanks very much Peter, I didn't know about the "mnemosyne" subdirectory feature, and happened to be opening it where that subdirectory was present. I followed the rest of your directions and everything is fixed now. Thanks, Ben -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/d8ce34f1-23e5-45ff-9891-fbf821093285%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
