&kwordquiz; is a tool that gives you a powerful way to master new vocabularies. It may be a language or any other kind of terminology.
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<sect1 id="easy-to-use">
<title>Easy to use</title>
<para>
With &kwordquiz; you build your own vocabulary documents in a simple and intuitive way. The basic layout is a two-column spreadsheet where you type vocabulary entries in one form that you know and in another form that you want to learn. You change the titles of the columns to reflect what you are practicing.
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<sect2 id="practice-modes">
<title>Practice modes</title>
<para>Before you start a quiz you select how you want to practice. &kwordquiz; offers five different modes to make practicing more efficient. The different modes make it possible to have the quiz go through your vocabulary in sequential or random order in one or both directions.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="quiz-types">
<title>Quiz types</title>
<para>When you have entered your vocabulary and selected a mode you are ready to start a quiz. The vocabulary document is hidden during the quiz so you cannot cheat. Maybe you want to start with a flashcard session, then you can move on to a multiple choice quiz or do the powerful question and answer quiz. You get instant feedback on correct and incorrect answers and you have the option to repeat any errors, further improving your learning efficiency. If you need a little extra help you can use the hint function.</para>
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<sect2 id="vocabulary-documents">
<title>Vocabulary documents</title>
<para>
&kwordquiz; can open several types of vocabulary data. Supported are .kvtml used by other &kde; programs such as &kvoctrain;, .wql used by WordQuiz for &Windows;, .csv files with comma-separated text, and .xml.gz files created by Pauker (http://pauker.sourceforge.net). You can automatically combine several documents to one large list if you need to practice for ⪚ a final exam.
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<para>
&kwordquiz; can save your vocabulary documents several different formats. The default is the .kvtml format used by other &kde; programs. Other available options are the .wql format used by WordQuiz for &Windows; allowing exchange with &Windows; users, .csv, and .html.
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<para>
You can have several files open at the same time and easily copy or move entries between files.
<action>Print</action> the active vocabulary document. &kwordquiz; provides several options for <link linkend="printing">printing</link> your vocabularies.
<action>Paste</action> the content of the clipboard to the current selection. If only one cell is selected &kwordquiz; will activate smart pasting and calculate the space required for pasting and add rows if necessary.
<action>Mark as Blank</action> marks selected text (or the word where the caret is) as a blank for a <link linkend="fill-in-the-blank">'Fill-in-the-blank'</link> quiz, &ie; it's enclosed in brackets. Only available if <link linkend="dlg-config-editor">Fill-in-the-blank</link> is enabled.
<action>Unmark Blanks</action> clears previously assigned blanks, &ie; brackets are removed. Only available if <link linkend="dlg-config-editor">Fill-in-the-blank</link> is enabled.
<action>Change</action> the font used to display the vocabulary. If you are in flashcard session the font used to diplay the card will be changed. Displays the standard &kde; font dialog.
<action>Specify</action> the number of rows in the vocabulary, or define the height of selected rows or the width of selected columns. Displays a <link linkend="dlg-rows-columns">dialog</link>.
<action>Shuffle</action> the vocabulary entries in a random order
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="mode-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>Mode</guimenu> Menu</title>
<para>
The menu provides five different modes for the quiz.</para>
<para>
Note that the menu names will change to reflect the column titles of the currently active vocabulary document. The mode must be selected before a quiz is started. The selected mode will apply to Flashcard, Multiple Choice and Question & Answer.
<guimenuitem>Column 1 -> Column 2 In Order</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
During the quiz you will be given the entries of Column 1 and asked to provide the corresponding Column 2 entries. This will be done in the order the entries appear in the vocabulary document.
<guimenuitem>Column 2 -> Column 1 In Order</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
During the quiz you will be given the entries of Column 2 and asked to provide the corresponding Column 1 entries. This will be done in the order the entries appear in the vocabulary document.
During the quiz you will be given the entries of Column 1 and asked to provide the corresponding Column 2 entries. This will be done in a random order, but each entry will be asked once.
During the quiz you will be given the entries of Column 2 and asked to provide the corresponding Column 1 entries. This will be done in random order, but each entry will be asked once.
During the quiz you will be given an entry of either Column 1 or Column 2 and asked to provide the corresponding entry in the other column. This will be done in a random order for both column and entry. Each possible combination will be asked once.
<action>Count</action> as error during a flashcard session. You can later repeat these cards by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Repeat Errors</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
<action>Configure</action> preferences for the vocabulary editor and the quizzes. Displays a <link linkend="dlg-config-editor">dialog</link>.
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="help-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title>
&help.menu.documentation;
</sect1>
</chapter>
<chapter id="editor">
<title>The Vocabulary Editor</title>
<para>
The vocabulary document area has the appearance of a spreadsheet-like grid. The grid consists of cells organized in two columns and a number of rows. Each column and row has a header. The column headers are used to specify the titles of the vocabulary document. They can be set by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Vocabulary</guimenu><guimenuitem>Column Titles...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The row headers number the rows consecutively.
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<para>
You can click in a cell of the grid to make it the active cell. You can select several cells for copying or other editing by dragging over them with the left mouse button down. To select entire rows or columns click in the headers.
In the document you build a vocabulary of pair-wise entries in the two columns. You can enter text into the active cell simply by starting to type. The cell will now be in edit mode and you can select all or part of the text. You can also edit a cell by double-clicking it or pressing F2 and make changes directly in the cell.
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<para>
When you have finished typing one entry, press the return key and the next cell will automatically become active. Hence, it's easy to quickly type several entries. You can customize this behavior by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &kwordquiz;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. When you reach the bottom row of the grid, a new row will be added as you press return, so you can just continue to type. When a new window is created it has 50 rows, but there is really no limit to the number of rows you can have in a document.
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</chapter>
<chapter id="flashcard">
<title>Flashcard Session</title>
<para>Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Go to</guimenu><guimenuitem>Flashcard</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start a flashcard session on the entries of the active vocabulary document. The mode selected in the <guimenu>Mode</guimenu> menu will be used. If you change mode during a session, the session will be restarted.</para>
<para>If you are working with long expressions the window can be resized to make more space available. The font size will also influence how much will fit in the different parts of the window. By selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Vocabulary</guimenu><guimenuitem>Font</guimenuitem></menuchoice> you can specify the font used for the flashcards.
Initially the front of the card is displayed. Use <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Check</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to see the other side.
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<para>
To move on to the next card either select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>I Know</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to count the card as correct or <guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>I Don't Know</guimenuitem> to count the card as incorrect.
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<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Repeat Errors</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to repeat the cards you have counted as incorrect.
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<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Restart</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the session from the beginning again. If you are using a random mode the cards will be reshuffled.
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<para>
The score sections at the bottom of the screen shows the number of cards, the number of cards you have seen, the number of cards counted as correct, and the number counted as incorrect.
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<tip>
<para>All items on the <guimenu>Quiz</guimenu> menu are available on the Quiz toolbar that is displayed on the right by default.</para>
</tip>
</chapter>
<chapter id="multiple">
<title>Multiple Choice Session</title>
<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Go to</guimenu><guimenuitem>Multiple Choice</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start a multiple choice quiz on the entries in the active vocabulary document. The mode selected in the <guimenu>Mode</guimenu> menu will be used. If you change mode during a session, the session will be restarted.
</para>
<para>
If you are working with long expressions the window can be resized to make more room. The font size (selected for the editor) will also influence how much will fit in the different parts of the window.
</para>
<para>
In the example below the user gave an incorrect answer to the previous question. He/she is now about to answer the next question.
Your choices are shown on the top left. Select the one you think is correct. Use <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Check</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to see if the answer is correct. If you have activated the automatic mode in <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &kwordquiz;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> your selection is checked immediately.
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<para>
The previous question is shown below the current. The answer you gave is also displayed. If you answered incorrectly the correct answer is shown.
</para>
<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Repeat Errors</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to repeat the questions you answered incorrectly.
</para>
<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Restart</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the session from the beginning again. If you are using a random mode the questions will be reshuffled.
</para>
<para>
The score sections at the bottom of the screen shows the number of questions, the number of questions you have answered, the number of correct answers, and the number of incorrect answers.
</para>
<tip>
<para>All items on the <guimenu>Quiz</guimenu> menu are available on the Quiz toolbar that is displayed on the right by default.</para>
</tip>
</chapter>
<chapter id="question-and-answer">
<title>Question & Answer Session</title>
<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Go to</guimenu><guimenuitem>Question & Answer</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start a question & answer session on the entries in the active vocabulary. The mode selected in the <guimenu>Mode</guimenu> menu will be used. If you change mode during a session, the session will be restarted.
</para>
<para>
If you are working with long expressions the window can be resized to make more room. The font size (selected for the editor) will also influence how much will fit in the different parts of the window.
</para>
<para>
In the example below the user gave a correct answer to the previous question (to see how incorrect answers are handled, see the <link linkend="multiple">Multiple Choice</link> chapter). He/she is now about to answer the next question.
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<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Question & Answer Session</screeninfo>
Your question is shown on the top left. Type your answer in the edit field. Use <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Check</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or <keycap>Enter</keycap> to see if the answer is correct.
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<para>
The previous question is shown below the current. The answer you gave is also displayed. If you answered incorrectly the correct answer is shown.
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<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to get the next correct letter of the answer. In <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &kwordquiz;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> you can select that questions where you use the hint function are always counted as incorrect.
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<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Repeat Errors</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to repeat the questions you answered incorrectly.
</para>
<para>
Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Restart</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the session from the beginning again. If you are using a random mode the questions will be reshuffled.
</para>
<para>
The score sections at the bottom of the screen shows the number of questions, the number of questions you have answered, the number of correct answers, and the number of incorrect answers.
</para>
<tip>
<para>All items on the <guimenu>Quiz</guimenu> menu are available on the Quiz toolbar that is displayed on the right by default.</para>
</tip>
</chapter>
<chapter id="fill-in-the-blank">
<title>Fill-in-the-blank</title>
<para>
'Fill-in-the-blank' is a powerful way to practice in &kwordquiz;. It is a special kind of question and answer quiz that needs to be described in more detail. In order to use this feature you must turn it on in the <link linkend="dlg-config-editor">configuration dialog</link>.
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<para>
Consider the following table. It could be a vocabulary in &kwordquiz;:
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<informaltable><tgroup cols="3">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>English</entry>
<entry>German</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>1</entry>
<entry>We own a computer</entry>
<entry>Wir besitzen einen Computer</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>2</entry>
<entry>We own a computer</entry>
<entry>Wir [besitzen] einen Computer</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>3</entry>
<entry>We own a computer</entry>
<entry>Wir [besitzen einen] Computer</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>4</entry>
<entry>We own a computer</entry>
<entry>Wir [besitzen] einen [Computer]</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<para>
The important thing to note is the placement of the brackets. They tell &kwordquiz; how the quiz should be performed.
</para>
<para>
In 1. there are no brackets. Assuming English is the question and German the answer you have to give the entire expression 'Wir besitzen einen Computer' for a correct answer.
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<para>
In 2. &kwordquiz; would display the question but also 'Wir ........ einen Computer'. For a correct answer it is sufficient to write 'besitzen'.
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<para>
3. shows that a blank can consist of more than one word. The correct answer is 'besitzen einen'.
</para>
<para>
In 4. there are two separate blanks. To specify that in the answer you have to write 'besitzen; Computer', i.e separate the blanks with a semicolon in order to get a correct answer.
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<para>
Marked blanks are only of relevance if they appear in the answer. Otherwise the brackets are ignored. Furthermore, brackets have no effect in multiple choice quizzes. To simplify the creation of 'Fill-in-the-blank' vocabularies there are toolbar and menu commands to mark and unmark blanks. Of course you can also just type the brackets. &kwordquiz; checks the syntax. If the text appears in red there is something wrong with the brackets and a quiz cannot be started.
</para>
<para>
The 'Fill-in-the-blank' features can be turned on and off in the Options dialog. Turning them of will make it possible to use fonts that map other characters to the positions of the brackets. It will also speed up performance slightly.
</para>
</chapter>
<chapter id="printing">
<title>Printing</title>
<para>
&kwordquiz; provides the ability to print vocabulary documents in several different ways. When selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> you are presented with the standard &kde; print dialog. In order to get access to the special &kwordquiz; features you need to click on the <guibutton>Options>></guibutton> to see the Vocabulary Options tab. On this tab you can select to print the document as a vocabulary list (&ie; as displayed in the editor), a vocabulary exam, or as flashcards.
<para>The vocabulary will be printed as displayed in the editor. This includes font, row heights, and column widths. Make sure that the columns are narrow enough to fit on the page.</para>
<para>The vocabulary will be printed as displayed in the editor, except that the right column will be left empty and a third column for scoring is added. Settings used include font, row heights, and column widths. Make sure that the columns are narrow enough to fit on the page.</para>
You can configure the behavior of the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key when working in the editor.
</para>
<para>
You can also select if the functions for <link linkend="fill-in-the-blank">Fill-in-the-blank</link> should be activated. Turning them off will speed up performance a little.
</para>
<para>
Select <guibutton>Defaults</guibutton> to restore all settings to predefined defaults. Select <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to make your changes without closing the dialog. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes and close the dialog. Select <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog without making any changes.
For flashcard sessions you can select if the cards should be flipped automatically, and if they should be counted as correct or incorrect. Enter a time delay in seconds for the automatic flipping.
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<para>
For multiple choice sessions you can select if your choice should be checked immediately or if you have to select <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Check</guimenuitem></menuchoice> first.
</para>
<para>
For question & answer sessions you can select if questions where you use <menuchoice><guimenu>Quiz</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hint</guimenuitem></menuchoice> should be counted as incorrect.
</para>
<para>
For all sessions you can select if the scores should be displayed as percent instead of absolute numbers.
</para>
<para>
Select <guibutton>Defaults</guibutton> to restore all settings to predefined defaults. Select <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to make your changes without closing the dialog. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes and close the dialog. Select <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog without making any changes.
For flashcard sessions you can select the <guilabel>Font:</guilabel> and the colors of text, card and frames. Click the <guibutton>Flip</guibutton> to switch between the <guilabel>Front</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Back</guilabel> of the cards.
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<para>Select <guibutton>Defaults</guibutton> to restore all settings to predefined defaults. Select <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to make your changes without closing the dialog. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes and close the dialog. Select <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog without making any changes.
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="dlg-config-characters">
<title>Configure Special Characters</title>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Configure Special Characters</screeninfo>
Nine configurable actions are available for insertion of special characters into the vocabulary. Select one of the actions in the list and then click the <guibutton>Character...</guibutton> button to <link linkend="dlg-special-characters">select</link> a character for that action. A larger preview of the current character is displayed.
</para>
<para>
Changing the keyboard shortcut associated with each action can be done by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
Select <guibutton>Defaults</guibutton> to restore all settings to predefined defaults. Select <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to make your changes without closing the dialog. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes and close the dialog. Select <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog without making any changes.
Use this dialog to define the column titles of the vocabulary. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to discard any changes.
Use this dialog to select any special character you want to associate with the current special character <link linkend="dlg-config-characters">action</link>.
Use this dialog to specify the number of rows you want in the vocabulary. You can also adjust the width (in pixels) of the selected columns and the height (in pixels) of the selected rows. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to make your changes or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to discard any changes.
</para>
<warning>
<para>
Specifying a number of rows lower than what currently is in the vocabulary may lead to loss of data.
Use this dialog to sort the vocabulary alphabetically. You can specify if the sort should be based on the left (French in this example) or right (English in this example) column and if it should be in ascending or descending order. Select <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to do the sort or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to leave the vocabulary unchanged.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
<chapter id="faq">
<title>Questions and Answers</title>
&reporting.bugs;
&updating.documentation;
<qandaset id="faqlist">
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>
Can I combine several vocabularies to one.
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
Yes, when you select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> you can highlight more than one file in the dialog. By default they will be opened in separate windows, but if you select the check box <guibutton>Join selected files into one list</guibutton>, then the data in all files will be combined into one new list.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>
<chapter id="credits">
<title>Credits and License</title>
<para>
&kwordquiz;
</para>
<para>
Program copyright 2003-2004 Peter B. Hedlund <email>peter.hedlund@kdemail.net</email>
</para>
<para>
Documentation copyright 2003-2004 Peter B. Hedlund <email>peter.hedlund@kdemail.net</email>
