question about the number of cards "scheduled"

[Mark]

What affects the number of cards scheduled?

Is this value a function of the number of cards which have tags matching the current selection criteria?

For a given day, will this number increase if new cards are added to the database (and their tags are also in the selection criteria)?
(assuming exiting the program and re-entering so that the queue is created again following adding these cards)

What determines, or triggers, newly added cards to start being shown?

Is there a difference in scheduling between newly added cards which have tags that are already in the current selection criteria   versus   newly added cards which have (introduce) a new tag value too?

Sometimes I add a new group of cards, exit the program and re-enter to re-create the queue, and I wonder why my new cards don't seem to start appearing very quickly.   I should add that I have both settings set to "show new cards in random order" and "review cards in random order".

Thanks

[Peter Bienstman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mnemosyne-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mnemosyne-
> proj-...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> Sent: 04 December 2013 06:37
> To: mnemosyne-...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [mnemosyne-proj-users] question about the number of cards
> "scheduled"
>
> What affects the number of cards scheduled?
>
> Is this value a function of the number of cards which have tags matching
the
> current selection criteria?

Amongst others, yes.

> For a given day, will this number increase if new cards are added to the
> database (and their tags are also in the selection criteria)?

Not if cards with grade 0 or 1 or unseen are added, but only with grade >=2,
and then only if they happen to be scheduled for today, and not for e.g.
tomorrow.

> What determines, or triggers, newly added cards to start being shown?

Their initial grade.

> Is there a difference in scheduling between newly added cards which have
> tags that are already in the current selection criteria versus newly
added
> cards which have (introduce) a new tag value too?

No.

> Sometimes I add a new group of cards, exit the program and re-enter to re-
> create the queue, and I wonder why my new cards don't seem to start
> appearing very quickly. I should add that I have both settings set to
"show
> new cards in random order" and "review cards in random order".

If you add cards with grade unseen, 0 or 1, they will start to appear as
soon as you have finished your scheduled cards for today. Of course, if you
added a large number of them, and have set your settings to only have e.g. 5
new cards in your hand at any time, it could take a while for any particular
card to show up.

If you add new cards with grade 2 or higher, they will appear in the next
few days.

Cheers,

Peter

[Mark]

Thank you!   This is very informative and useful information!