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Below are ideas for new features. See Ideas for Pages for ideas about things to memorize.The ideas...
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A place where users can collaborate, discuss page content, suggest features, and more.Make sure flashcard and matching modes filter out duplicates
I often make groups of tables. Some contain easy items, some contain harder items. Some of the tables contain the same entries. When you go to merge all the tables, there will be duplicates (ones with the same left column and the same right column). It would be good to have the site automatically filter out these duplicates when tables get merged.Fill in the blank
Automate cloze deletion (fill in the blank) using a syntax like "There are ^12^ items in a dozen".When you render the table, it would make it look like this:
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| There are _____ items in a dozen. | 12 |
Possible additional feature
If a line has more than one word marked
(ie "There are ^12^ items in a ^dozen^")
it could randomize which one is replaced with a blank
More than 2 columns in tables - suggestion
With the ability to have multiple columns in each table, various controls to keep one in the table constant or hidden when checked. Example:Jazz Theory
Then, check one column as constant, one as Question, one as Answer, and one as hidden
| Key (memorize) | scale degree (memorize) | Keys played (memorize) | Name of Chord (memorize) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C(kept as constant) | vi |     | A Minor 7th |
| C | vii |    | B Half-Diminished 7th |
This way, it is possible to get many different types of tests on one wiki post, instead of tediously remaking similar tests. One question often has multiple answers.
Another way it could be used:
| Language (memorize) | Country (memorize) | Capital (memorize) |
|---|
In this example, Language would be checked as a constant - Spanish
This will filter out answers to those wanted.
| Language (memorize) | Country (memorize) | Capital (memorize) |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Spain | Madrid |
| Spanish | Mexico | Mexico City |
| Spanish | Belize | Belmopan |
Another way to do this would maybe be to have the Question and Answer Headings in each column to have a pull down menu to select something. One could click Answer and pull down 'by keys' or 'by name', etc.
Also, adding pictures would be a nice feature and useful for diagrams and stuff like that
Allow a list to be one big picture or map with many arrows pointing to parts of it
Good for anatomy classes where you have to memorize body parts.
Good for geography classes where you have to name rivers, cities, mountains, etc.
Good for history classes like for Civil War battle sites or for naming Native American tribes that live(d) in certain regions of the U.S. or for putting a date on each state as it joined the U.S.
The lists would need to contain columns for coordinates and labels.
Let audio or video links be items in a table
one column could be the name of a composer, the other column could be a few seconds of his/her music.
one column could be a bird species name, the other column could be the call the bird makes.
one column could be the name of a dance move, the other column could be a few seconds of video of the dance move.
one column could be a Chinese character or pin-yin, and the other column could be audio for how it is pronounced.
one column could be a Russian character, and the other column could be audio for how it is pronounced.
