[APP] Learn Kana V1.2 [2011-12-15]

[StillesWasser]

Hey folks,

I was kind of dissapointed that there's no Hiragana Learning Programm for Windows Mobile. So I sat down and hacked an extremely simple program. It's multiple-choice with 4 other choices. Your progress is stored in a text-file and the likelihood for a hiragana to be questioned depends on your "wrong/right"-ratio.

As mentioned it is extremely simple. If I stay motivated, I might add katakana and some other options like adjustable number of multiple-choices and choice of subsets of all hiragana.

The app needs the msgothic-font to be installed. I uploaded a cab which does exactly this.

I hope there are still some folks who might need something like this. Feel free to post any suggestions.

--Update 1:
I have added Katakana, the option for subsets of the kana and option for choosing direction of learning (question=kana answer=romaji or vice versa). And I also changed the Name of the App. ;-)
Enjoy the learning and feel free to comment.
--Update 2:
I tweaked the algorithm for choosing the next question. And some other minor stuff. --> V1.1
--Update 3:
I have added the option to select the Handwriting-Font MS-Mincho. I won't provide a cab to install this font because of legal issues. But everyone with a Windows Desktop PC can copy the file "msmincho.ttc" from "C:\Windows\Fonts" to "windows\fonts" on their device to install this font. And I also increased the font-size of the buttons for better readability. --> V1.2

 

[juliuscezar]

Hey folks,

I was kind of dissapointed that there's no Hiragana Learning Programm for Windows Mobile. So I sat down and hacked an extremely simple program. It's multiple-choice with 4 other choices. Your progress is stored in a text-file and the likelihood for a hiragana to be questioned depends on your "wrong/right"-ratio.

As mentioned it is extremely simple. If I stay motivated, I might add katakana and some other options like adjustable number of multiple-choices and choice of subsets of all hiragana.

The app needs the msgothic-font to be installed. I uploaded a cab which does exactly this.

I hope there are still some folks who might need something like this. Feel free to post any suggestions.

Thanks for sharing. Hope you'll do KATAKANA too.

 

[StillesWasser]

Thanks for sharing. Hope you'll do KATAKANA too.

It is Done. ;-)

 

[StillesWasser]

In another little update I tweaked the algorithm for choosing the next question.
In the previous version it was quite common that after a wrong answer the same question was asked again.
Also now all kana are usually asked at least one time before questions are repeated.

 

[link68759]

love it, thanks for the app

My one suggestion would be to add a second font (and the option to switch between them, or 'random'), one that shows the written form of each character as opposed to the printed form.

 

[StillesWasser]

I'm glad you like it and thank you for your suggestion. I have added the option for selecting MS-Mincho-Font. I won't provide a cab to install this one, but everyone with a Windows-Desktop-PC has the file "msmincho.ttc" in "C:\Windows\Fonts" and can copy it to "windows\fonts" on their device. But this file is rather huge (almost 10MB).
Maybe I'll try to rewrite the program using image-files for the kana. This would increase the size of the program but then the huge font-files won't have to be installed. I might add the stroke animations for the kana in a future update too.

 

[link68759]

Excellent!
Having the stroke animations would be excellent if you could implement that

 

[nightly_shadow]

hey, thanks a bunch for this amazing apps.
Gonna try it as soon as i get home.
You're amazing, now I can sem to use my dusty Elfin again.

---------- Post added at 09:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:11 PM ----------

hey, thanks a bunch for this amazing apps.
Gonna try it as soon as i get home.
You're amazing, now I can seem to use my dusty Elfin again.

 

[iomthd]

Very cool!

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