Newbie looking for sample flashcard stack

chicowoodhill · Post by **chicowoodhill** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:52 pm

Hi - Total newbie here.

I'm going do all the tutorials, but...

Can anyone point me to an example of a flashcard stack that I can examine and modify?

I'm here because for years I've used Hypercard to learn languages. My Hypercard stack is complex and full of arcane XCMDs and XFCNs, and won't easily convert. So I've finally decided to rewrite it into Revolution.

I think I will best learn if I can start with a sample flashcard stack and then try to modify it step by step.

Anyone? (Thanks in advance....)

BvG · Post by **BvG** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:02 am

Maybe it would help if oyu explained what a "flashcard stack" is supposed to do, or what it is.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:11 am

Hi chicowoodhill,

Like BvG, I can only guess at what you are aiming at. A have made a simple database example available in RevOnline, user name Mark, title "A simple database example".

The database uses a custom property to save data and I imagine it could be used as flash stack.

Best,

Mark

chicowoodhill · Post by **chicowoodhill** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:04 am

Sorry, I shouldn't have assumed...A flashcard application is used for learning and memorizing individual items.

The concept is based upon a physical stack of cards, each of which has something written on one side (a word or a question), with the word's definition or question's answer on the other. Each card is "flashed" to see if one can define the word or answer the question. The card is turned over to reveal the correctt answer.

A flashcard application does much the same thing, only with software. A question or word is displayed, then the answer or word definition is revealed by pressing a key.

Years ago I wrote a flashcard application, derived from the original Hypercard address book. The answer was hidden in an invisible field, made visible to the viewer by hitting a key.

Over the years it had evolved into a very complicated little app. Very useful to me and others, but too convoluted to easily import into Revolution or other OSX Hypercard replacement.

So I just am looking for something that is already written that I can modify to my requirements, both to have the new app and to learn Revolution at the same time.

Whether it's an already written Flashcard stack, or a simple Address Book or other databse app that assigns a card to each database item, it should serve my purposes.

Anybody know where I can find such an item to get myself started?

Thanks....chico

keyless · Post by **keyless** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:20 pm

Contact manager in Documentation>Getting Started>Sample Projects is a simple card based database.

chicowoodhill · Post by **chicowoodhill** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:33 am

keyless wrote:Contact manager in Documentation>Getting Started>Sample Projects is a simple card based database.

I missed that during my initial quick look. Thanks!