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> Just curious — what made you want something new rather than using existing flashcard apps like Anki, Quizlet, or Brainscape? I don't think any of those menti

> Just curious — what made you want something new rather than using existing flashcard apps like Anki, Quizlet, or Brainscape? I don't think any of those mentioned have the functionality I described. I could be wrong, though. Is there an app that could publish flash cards as a URL?

lelia_florina 1y ago
I'll definitely look into this more. I’m intrigued by your idea. A simple, shareable flashcard viewer with zero UI clutter could actually complement the printed version. Just to make sure I understand: 1.the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)? 2. would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool?
- atmanactive 1y ago
  Yes, this functionality should be in addition to printable version. --- Now, about data storage, you have two options: 1.) store data on your server (not recommended) and hand out the ticket* to the user to use in a URL. Pros: can open the same project on any device. Cons: someone would have to pay for storage, would have to fend off abuse or introduce data expiry, and so on (huge hassle). 2.) store data in user browser's local storage (recommended) and hand out the ticket to the user to use in a URL. Pros: your server has to store no data. Cons: once created, the flashcard player can only be used on that one browser/device. No big deal, if needed on another device, the user can start the data-ingestion flow again from that other device and thus get another ticket* and run the playback of the same flashcard set on another device. *ticket would be just a random string that would identify the dataset and would be a query parameter in the URL. It would be up to the user to bookmark that URL and give it a sane name. --- Now, to answer your questions: > 1.) the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)? Yes. A phone, a tablet, a TV, an e-ink panel, a raspberry Pi device... any device that has a decent enough browser. That's why the flashcard page itself has to be as simple as possible. Maybe a set title, the card number out of total number, and that's it. The only possible interaction should be a click anywhere on the screen. > 2.) would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool? Casual daily reinforcement tool. Thanks.
  - lelia_florina 1y ago
    Thank you for taking the time to detail this. We are working for implementing something around this. When ready, we will post it here :)
    - atmanactive 1y ago
      Looking forward.
      - lelia_florina 1y ago
        We just put that feature in place — now you can open a unique link and flip through your flashcards online, fullscreen and one at a time. What do you think about it? Would love to hear if it works the way you imagined.
        atmanactive 1y ago
        Wow! Great! Fantastic! That's it. Expertly done. I can see it is shareable, which means that the data is stored on your server. I just hope this won't overwhelm your capacity going forward. My one and only nitpick at this point is that the site, and thus, the cards doesn't have dark mode, neither a manually (cookie based) selectable, nor an automatic one (prefers-color-scheme: dark;) which forces me to use a specialized browser just to get a white-on-black version. This is important, not just for accessibility reasons, but to accommodate the device which will be used to run it, for example, light mode for e-ink and LCD, dark mode for projector and OLED, and so on. If you could add that, that would make it perfect indeed. Otherwise, it is great. It is everything I was hoping for, and even more. Definitely, the best flashcard application I've ever seen. Congrats, and keep up the good work!
        lelia_florina 1y ago
        Thank you so much — your support genuinely means a lot, and your feedback is gold. Every person using it takes us further — so if you find it helpful, feel free to spread the word or try it with your own deck!

lelia_florina 1y ago

I'll definitely look into this more. I’m intrigued by your idea. A simple, shareable flashcard viewer with zero UI clutter could actually complement the printed version. Just to make sure I understand: 1.the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)? 2. would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool?

atmanactive 1y ago
Yes, this functionality should be in addition to printable version. --- Now, about data storage, you have two options: 1.) store data on your server (not recommended) and hand out the ticket* to the user to use in a URL. Pros: can open the same project on any device. Cons: someone would have to pay for storage, would have to fend off abuse or introduce data expiry, and so on (huge hassle). 2.) store data in user browser's local storage (recommended) and hand out the ticket to the user to use in a URL. Pros: your server has to store no data. Cons: once created, the flashcard player can only be used on that one browser/device. No big deal, if needed on another device, the user can start the data-ingestion flow again from that other device and thus get another ticket* and run the playback of the same flashcard set on another device. *ticket would be just a random string that would identify the dataset and would be a query parameter in the URL. It would be up to the user to bookmark that URL and give it a sane name. --- Now, to answer your questions: > 1.) the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)? Yes. A phone, a tablet, a TV, an e-ink panel, a raspberry Pi device... any device that has a decent enough browser. That's why the flashcard page itself has to be as simple as possible. Maybe a set title, the card number out of total number, and that's it. The only possible interaction should be a click anywhere on the screen. > 2.) would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool? Casual daily reinforcement tool. Thanks.
- lelia_florina 1y ago
  Thank you for taking the time to detail this. We are working for implementing something around this. When ready, we will post it here :)
  - atmanactive 1y ago
    Looking forward.
    - lelia_florina 1y ago
      We just put that feature in place — now you can open a unique link and flip through your flashcards online, fullscreen and one at a time. What do you think about it? Would love to hear if it works the way you imagined.
      - atmanactive 1y ago
        Wow! Great! Fantastic! That's it. Expertly done. I can see it is shareable, which means that the data is stored on your server. I just hope this won't overwhelm your capacity going forward. My one and only nitpick at this point is that the site, and thus, the cards doesn't have dark mode, neither a manually (cookie based) selectable, nor an automatic one (prefers-color-scheme: dark;) which forces me to use a specialized browser just to get a white-on-black version. This is important, not just for accessibility reasons, but to accommodate the device which will be used to run it, for example, light mode for e-ink and LCD, dark mode for projector and OLED, and so on. If you could add that, that would make it perfect indeed. Otherwise, it is great. It is everything I was hoping for, and even more. Definitely, the best flashcard application I've ever seen. Congrats, and keep up the good work!
        lelia_florina 1y ago
        Thank you so much — your support genuinely means a lot, and your feedback is gold. Every person using it takes us further — so if you find it helpful, feel free to spread the word or try it with your own deck!