printing and organizing

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gary suniga

30 Jul, 2011 07:08 PM

I have used mental case for the past year and overall have gotten good use out of the program as a college student. However, one thing about mental case that I think is long overdue for improvement.

 PRINTING OPTIONS.  the options given by mental case for printing flash cards is extremely confusing and limited.  In particular, there is one essential option that needs to be included, which is an option that prints cards in a very condensed list for studying.  Similar to the "print basic list" found on flash card exchange.  Sure its nice to be able print a huge flash card, but not always practical.  In most cases, the more cards one can fit onto a piece of paper, is the option they will choose.  Especially when all you need to do is cram for an exam and then throw them in the trash afterwards.

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  1. 31 Posted by Carlos Vilacha ... on 14 Oct, 2011 10:20 AM

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    Hi Drew,

    I think that I've found a bug. If I have a case with several stacks
    inside and I go to File->New SmartStack to create inside the case a
    smartstack, and when the prompt dialog asks me the name, logic
    conditions,... I cancel the creation, a smartstack without name appears
    in the main level without any name and MC crashes.

    Also, I don't find a option to empty the trash, I've discovered that
    with cmd+back, but maybe you forget to add a context menu or a menu item.

    Lastly, I've two loose notes, and I delete them with the backspace, it
    seems that they were deleted but the counter still says "2", and when I
    go out of the "loose" stack and go back the two flashcards are still there.

    I hope it helps.

    Carlos.

  2. 32 Posted by Carlos Vilacha ... on 14 Oct, 2011 05:49 PM

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    Hi Drew,

    I've sent you an email with bugs, but forget them, the new beta 9 fix
    them all, sorry. By the way, how can I empty de trash?

    Thanks.

  3. 33 Posted by Carlos Vilacha ... on 14 Oct, 2011 08:49 PM

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    Hi Drew,

    I'm sorry again, I've already found "Empty trash". It seems that the app
    it is perfect. However I find a couple of little glitch, I attach you a
    snapshoot, better a picture than a explanation. (I send you a pdf with
    the picture to avoid virus...)

    Thanks for all.

    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > Carlos Vilacha Perez <mailto:[email blocked]>
    > 14 October 2011 19:47
    >
    >
    > Hi Drew,
    >
    > I've sent you an email with bugs, but forget them, the new beta 9 fix
    > them all, sorry. By the way, how can I empty de trash?
    >
    > Thanks.
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > drewmccormack
    > <mailto:[email blocked]>
    > 14 October 2011 19:16
    >
    >
    > // Add your reply above here
    > ==================================================
    > From: drewmccormack
    > Subject: printing and organizing
    >
    > Hi all,
    >
    > We are almost there. The app is functionally complete at this point.
    > All we want to hear about now are bugs and crashes.
    > Please do not send any more feature requests at this point. You can
    > always submit them to us after the launch, and we can consider them
    > for future upgrades. This is not the end, it is just the end of the
    > beginning.
    > We still have a few graphical rough edges. Please overlook those too.
    > We will be fixing them before the launch.
    >
    > Here is the download link:
    > http://mentalfaculty.s3.amazonaws.com/mentalcase/betareleases/MentalCase2Betav2.0b9.zip
    >
    > It would be best at this point to trash your old Mental Case 2 library
    > folder, and start with a fresh one. If you have notes you need to keep
    > in Mental Case 2, export them in Mental Case 2 Archive format, and
    > reimport them after your fresh start.
    >
    > Here's what to do:
    >
    > 1) Quit all copies of MC
    > 2) In Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder.
    > 3) Enter
    >
    > ~/Library/Application Support/Mental Case
    >
    > 4) Drag the Library.mentalcase2lib folder to your desktop.
    > 5) Launch the new beta of MC 2
    > 6) After the migration, import any data you had exported
    > 7) If all went well, you can move the old library folder to the trash
    >
    > Again, keep those crash reports and bugs coming, but to reduce
    > traffic, hold back on the feature requests for the time being.
    >
    > Thanks!
    > Drew
    >
    > View this Discussion online:
    > http://mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com/discussions/suggestions/873-printing-and-organizing
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    >
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    >
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    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > drewmccormack
    > <mailto:[email blocked]>
    > 11 October 2011 09:38
    >
    >
    > // Add your reply above here
    > ==================================================
    > From: drewmccormack
    > Subject: printing and organizing
    >
    > I regularly get emailed asking when syncing will be supported with the
    > new beta.
    >
    > It's actually already there, and was there from the first beta. We
    > have changed things to be more iTunes-like for syncing.
    >
    > To sync:
    >
    > 1) Select 'Start Sync' on your device.
    > 2) In the Mac app, you should see the device appear in the list on the
    > left
    > 3) Select it, and follow the instructions.
    >
    > Drew
    >
    > View this Discussion online:
    > http://mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com/discussions/suggestions/873-printing-and-organizing
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    >
    > Reply with #ignore to stop receiving notifications for this discussion.
    >
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > drewmccormack
    > <mailto:[email blocked]>
    > 10 October 2011 13:26
    >
    >
    > // Add your reply above here
    > ==================================================
    > From: drewmccormack
    > Subject: printing and organizing
    >
    > Hi Carlos,
    >
    >> 1. Are you going to set an option to make automatic backups?
    > No, because these days people use Time Machine more than when we originally made the app. Just make sure your user folder is backed up, and your data should be fine.
    >
    >> 2. Can I work with the current beta safely? I mean, I am going to update
    >> to final version, but in the meanwhile…
    > A beta is a beta, so I can't promise that everything will work fine. I can say that your Mental Case 1.9 data is stored in a separate file, so if something does go wrong in the beta, that data should not be affected.
    > You can also export as study archive from the beta to bring notes back to MC v1.9 if you need to.
    >
    >> 3. Do you have a deadline to release the final version?
    > No deadline, but we are looking to submit to Apple in the next 2-3 weeks. Apple usually take about a week to approve, so at this time it seems end of october. Only an estimate though.
    >
    > Drew
    >
    > View this Discussion online: http://mentalfaculty.tenderapp.com/discussions/suggestions/873-printing-and-organizing
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    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > drewmccormack
    > <mailto:[email blocked]>
    > 8 October 2011 16:31
    >
    >

  4. Support Staff 34 Posted by drewmccormack on 16 Oct, 2011 09:05 AM

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    Thanks

  5. drewmccormack closed this discussion on 16 Oct, 2011 09:05 AM.

  6. Carlos Vilacha Perez re-opened this discussion on 13 May, 2012 10:20 AM

  7. 35 Posted by Carlos Vilacha ... on 13 May, 2012 10:20 AM

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    Hi,

    I'm interested.

    Greetings,

    Carlos

    CARLOS VILACHÁ PÉREZ: PhD student at University of Vigo. (http://www.uvigo.es/)
    department: Electrical Engineering (http://www.etsii.uvigo.es/)
    phone: +34-678-702-962 (callto:678702962)
    web: http://dee.uvigo.es (http://dee.uvigo.es/)

  8. drewmccormack closed this discussion on 13 May, 2012 11:29 AM.

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