What's new in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.912 Beta
Oct 5, 2012
- Memory model overhauled, with shorter review intervals.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.89 Beta (May 14, 2012)
- Fixes a bug in 2.88 that prevented stale items from being reviewed at session start-up.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.88 Beta (May 9, 2012)
- Optional think-and-click mode for vocabulary review. Just think of the answer, click to see if you were right, then rate yourself with another click. Allows rapid review of vocabulary. The existing type-the-answer mode is still available for those who like a more rigorous test.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.875 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)
- Kanji learning can be linked to an audiobook for contextual learning
- Access to the full EDICT Japanese-to-English dictionary
- Automatic parsing-and-lookup tools for Japanese glossary creation from any Japanese text.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.807 Beta (Jan 16, 2012)
- Allows users to toggle between drawing and graph modes.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.802 Beta (Dec 30, 2011)
- Features:
- Context-sensitive tips for new users
- Improved user interface with centralised options dialog
- Japanese-to-Japanese testing mode.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.7898 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Main new feature:
- Hand-drawn kanji lookup. See a kanji you don't recognize? Draw it on the pad and find out what it is, with one-click links to definitions, usage, radicals and a chance to practice it with the kanji coach.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.783 (Sep 26, 2011)
- The latest version has a new viewing option, which includes a header window showing the keyword prompt and, for new kanji, the kanji itself in a large font. This may suit users who found that the kanji in the title bar was too small, or who are not used to looking at title bars for within-application information.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.782 (Sep 19, 2011)
- Now includes the necessary fonts, making life easier for users who have not yet installed Japanese fonts.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.781 (Sep 19, 2011)
- Additional info: Includes better backup facilities, such as online storage (Dropbox etc)
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.768 (Sep 5, 2011)
- Built in contextual links to video tutorials.
- Improved duplicate removal.
- Stale lockout (postpone reviews for a user-specified time)
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.764 Beta (Aug 26, 2011)
- Adds an optional "stale lockout" time, in which items that require revision are held back so that users can clear their stale backlog and move on to new items without being bothered by additional items becoming stale during the same session.
- Also includes modifications to the radical lookup system (available with a free licence).
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.76 (Aug 17, 2011)
- Radical compositon of each kanji provided
- Search for any of 6000+ kanji by clicking on the component radicals
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.742 (Jun 16, 2011)
- Improved stability and better selection of items for testing.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.74 (Jun 16, 2011)
- This version fixes the known bugs in 2.73 and 2.72, but may still have minor issues.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.73 (Jun 13, 2011)
- Added a new list view, a new usage-preferences dialog, grid-lines on right-clicking a blank page, undo facilities in the text editor (Ctrl-Z or Shift-Ctrl-Z) and a few other minor enhancements.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.72 (Jun 6, 2011)
- New list dialog with methods for moving kanji around in the list.
- New usage dialog - determine how you want to be tested on usage.
- Improvements to the MCQ dialog.
- Gridlines available when you right-click before drawing a kanji.
New in Kanji Sketch Pad 2.62 (Apr 15, 2011)
- Allows you to specify the font for kanji, kana and English - this is accessible through the Usage Preferences, because it primarily affects the appearance of the Usage pop-ups. The same fonts are used in the Text Editor. The kanji are coloured to make them easier to find when scanning though a long list.