Reverse studying

Submitted by arjunm on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 22:22.

Right now Mental Case has good support for reversable study cards.
Yet, I don't see how it is currently possible to study a lesson reversing the cards, the only available option is to view the cards reverse in the case, not study them as a lesson.

I think for languages, this can be useful. It's also frustrating when you enter a load of notes by hand to find that you can only study them one direction in the end.

The reversiblity option randomizes things, there should be more control.

I love mental case, and I love hearing that it's making it's way to becoming an even better app.
Brilliant idea and amazing implementation!

‹ Multiple choice answers Being tested more often on cards that you have difficulty with ›

Reverse slides in lessons

Submitted by drewmccormack on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 11:34.

Actually, Mental Case automatically reverses cards in lessons. It does this randomly, so you should see each mental note approximately 50% one way, and 50% reversed (if it is reversible).

This seems a better solution than requiring the user to indicate whether notes should be reversed, because the lesson can contain notes from different cases, and you might want to reverse some and not others. Randomly reversing notes is an easier approach.

Drew