Problems changing cards to a new computer

[Paul]

Hi,

I have used mnemosyne for several years. And recently, I decided to change my database from a computer to another.

I have been able to transfer the database but I now have several problems.

1) Most of my cards have very heavy latex component. The software is currently recompiling all the latex.

Here is what I mean, when I try to review my old cards with Latex component, the software is recomputing them. And I should add that the images have been successfully imported.

This is rather annoying.


2) Most of my cards are mathematical proofs. I use cloze deletion to memorize them.

They look like like this:

Statement. (Memorized with clozed)

Proof:
[ Line 1 of Proof (clozed)] (here I make sure that I don't see that line without having to scroll down)

[Line 2 of Proof ( clozed)]

...

[Line n of proof ( clozed) ]

The way I memorize them is by making sure that I have to scroll down before I see the line that I have to recite.

This way I don't see, and I am not influenced by further lines of the proof.

Currently mnemosyne is dividing the screen into two equal parts. This is horrible! I use to be able to see the screen being divided into a large part for the question and a small part for the answer.

I tried other settings. Divide it into two unequal part, yet it does not work! It used to work! I suspect it is because I am using a new version of mnemosyne and that cloze deletion is not compatible with that feature.

Please help! I really really need that to memorise my proofs. (Worse comes to worse, I will simply use an old version)

3) I have a small question. What are the steps I should take when transfering a database from a computer to another? What should I copy exactly? Anything special I need to know?

Thank you very much!

Paul

[Peter Bienstman]

Hi,

With respect to 1 and 3, you probably haven't copied over your pregenerated latex files across. There are inside the default.db_media folder, which should be copied in its entirety.

For your second question, at some point our GUI library switched to a different html rendering library, which meant we could no longer determine the exact size of the question or answer. So, we had to resort to a heuristic. As far as I reccall, this heuristic currently does not support latex images, but it shouldn't be to hard to add this. I'm still a bit confused on how exactly you're using the cards for this though, with respect to scrolling. Do you use the cloze card type? And if the old Mnemosyne version gave much more room to the question, the chances that you accidentally see the next line of the proof should be higher, and not lower?

Cheers,

Peter

[Paul]

Hi Peter,

For the second question.

1. I do use the cloze card type.
2. Please add Latex support for that heuristic! I really really need it! (At worse, I will simply use an old version of mnemosyne)
3. To answer this question" And if the old Mnemosyne version gave much more room to the question, the chances that you accidentally see the next line of the proof should be higher, and not lower?" No. I never see the next line of the proof. I always made sure that the only the statement is seen and no line of the proof. By adding empty lines on top of the statement if needed.
The current problem I have with the new interface is that when I scroll down to see the lines where I am supposed to be at, I can't see the statement I am trying to prove because I have so little space to see the question in the interface.

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> On Sunday, 13 January 2019 09:21:27 UTC+1, Paul wrote:Hi,
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I make sure that I can see the statement of the theorem
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> For your second question, at some point our GUI library switched to a different html rendering library, which meant we could no longer determine the exact size of the question or answer. So, we had to resort to a heuristic. As far as I reccall, this heuristic currently does not support latex images, but it shouldn't be to hard to add this. I'm still a bit confused on how exactly you're using the cards for this though, with respect to scrolling. Do you use the cloze card type?And if the old Mnemosyne version gave much more room to the question, the chances that you accidentally see the next line of the proof should be higher, and not lower?

[Peter Bienstman]

Turns out the heuristic should already take latex into account...

Anyway, I'm still not sure I understand the problem with scrolling. Would it be possible to show a screenshot to illustrate your point? Preferably also from the old version?

Cheers,

Peter

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[paul.r.r...@gmail.com]

Hi Peter,

Sorry for the long delay. I am attempting this back up again.

> With respect to 1 and 3, you probably haven't copied over your pregenerated latex files across. There are inside the default.db_media folder, which should be copied in its entirety.

No, all files have been copied, in its entirety. Yet, mnemosyne still insist on recomputing every latex component.

>Paul

[Peter Bienstman]

In that case, you've probably made changes at some point to your latex preamble in config.py and didn't copy that file over.

Cheers,

Peter

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