tag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:/discussions/suggestions/10442-studies-remembering-saved-state-of-uncompleted-study-sessionsThe Mental Faculty: Discussion 2018-10-19T02:24:20Ztag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-18T10:15:13Z2017-02-18T10:15:13ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Hi, I think I brought this up somewhere, but can't find my post
back, so consider this a bump.<br>
It would be helpful if Studies could remember the state of
uncompleted study sessions, so it can take of from where it left it
for each uncompleted lesson, without starting it from scratch.<br>
In case I'm not clear, lets say I want to study different stacks
more or less simultaneously, but without having time to complete
each of them. Studies only remembers the last stack studied and
forgets about where it was for the other stacks, shoveling me back
flashcards I had already studied.<br>
Should it be too difficult for having Studies remember what cards
it already displayed or not for each stack that's being
studied?<br>
It would be very helpful...</p></div>istudiestag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-20T07:46:04Z2017-02-20T07:46:04ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Thanks for the feedback. Studies does of course remember where
it was, but as you point out, it assumes you will study one session
at a time.</p>
<p>We could 'remember' the state of sessions for each stack, but
things start to get complicated when you study due notes, or you
select several stacks to study, or you choose settings specific to
a particular session (eg wrong notes only). I can see some people
could get very confused when after a week of not studying a stack,
they start a session, and an existing stack appears half way
through, perhaps only with wrong notes in it or something like
that.</p>
<p>So the idea is certainly worth considering, and we have thought
about it in the past, but there are definitely some challenges in
the interface there (not technical challenges). In the end, we
concluded people generally only study one session at a time, and
won't get confused by that. If you want to study something else,
you start a new session.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I highly recommend using the study scheduling that
is built in. If you use a schedule, and study due notes, it is not
a problem to start a new session, because the due notes you already
studied get rescheduled for the future, and you don't see them
again until they become due again. It is generally a lot more
efficient than just studying a whole stack.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback. It is very useful.</p>
<p>Kind regards,<br>
Drew</p></div>drewmccormacktag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-20T12:12:21Z2017-02-20T12:12:21ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Hi, thanks for your reply.</p>
<p>There is a use where this remembering is useful, though, it's
when it's being used for teaching purposes.</p>
<p>One would have to be able to test either the same or different
stacks for different classes the same day. In that case, it would
be very helpful having Studies remember where it left off for each
stack being tested...</p></div>istudiestag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-20T12:21:21Z2017-02-20T12:21:21ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Fair enough, yes, in that case it would help. But that is not
really our primary focus. The app is more designed for individual
study.</p>
<p>If you are using the app like that, I guess your best option
would be to flag the note you get to with the class, and the next
day, use shift-click to select the notes in the stack after the
flagged note, and choose to start a session with the
‘Selected Notes’.</p>
<p>Note ideal, but probably doable.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the feedback.<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Drew</p></div>drewmccormacktag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-21T08:47:48Z2017-02-21T08:47:48ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>ok, how do I shift-click on iOS ?</p></div>istudiestag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-21T09:10:56Z2017-02-21T09:10:56ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Ah, you can select multiple notes on iOS, but we don’t yet
support study sessions for selected notes on that platform, so it
won’t help actually.</p>
<p>It is on our to-do list to add that, but for now, I’m
afraid you will probably have to simply skip through your stack
session to where you were. Note that you can pinch to zoom out of
the study session, and quickly swipe along to where you were last
at.</p>
<p>Kind regards,<br>
Drew</p></div>drewmccormacktag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-22T09:00:18Z2017-02-22T09:00:18ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Well, you know, be it on iOS or Mac, there is a case where even
for personal studying, it'd be helpful having Studies remember
where it left off : that's when language students study multiple
languages at once, which isn't at all that exceptional. You would
have multiple stacks by language, wanting to flip through several
language-related stacks more or less simultaneously, as time allows
and wanting to take up each one when time permits. Looks like quite
an essential feature to me ...</p></div>istudiestag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-22T09:03:45Z2017-02-22T09:03:45ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>Studies does remember where it left off, and will even sync that
across devices, but only for one study session.</p>
<p>I think it would be harder to make this feature that you think
it would be. We would need a list of your study history, or
something, and you would have to pick which one you wanted to do.
Not impossible, but I think it would make choosing a starting a
session a bit more difficult.</p>
<p>In any case, thanks for the feedback. It is very useful.<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Drew</p></div>drewmccormacktag:mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com,2010-10-19:Comment/419829622017-02-22T12:37:13Z2017-02-22T12:37:13ZStudies remembering "saved state" of uncompleted study sessions<div><p>As you said, it's more a question of UI than technical...<br>
I'm sure it would make iStudies even more useful for many
implementing this feature.</p></div>istudies