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@@ -1,542 +1,16 @@ Org Flashcards ============== -Spaced-repetition system for use with Emacs org-mode. +Org-fc is a spaced-repetition system for Emacs' org-mode. -![Review Demo](images/review.png) +It allows you to mark headlines in a file as "flashcards", turning +pieces of knowledge you want to learn into a question-answer test. -Org-fc has been tested with org-mode version 9.3.6 and gawk version -5.1.0. You can check your versions with `M-x org-version` and `gawk -V`. +These cards are reviewed at regular interval. After each review, the +next review interval is calculated based on how well you remembered +the contents of the card. -Introduction ------------- - -In the most abstract sense, this package deals with - -1. Attaching timestamped review information to headlines -2. Querying all headings where reviews are due -3. Reviewing due **positions** of headings - -As mentioned in step 3, a heading can have multiple **positions**, e.g. -to implement cloze-deletions where multiple items are reviewed -independently from each other. - -In the reviewing step, display functions can be registered by card type. -This allows easy addition of user-defined card types without having to -think about storing and updating review data. - -Review functions are called with point on the headline of the card that -should be reviewed and get passed a single argument, the position to be -reviewed. - -They are expected to return either `'quit` to end the review or one of -`'again`, `'hard`, `'good`, `'ease`, to rate the card. - -See also: - -- [Alternative Applications](doc/alternative_applications.org) -- [Incremental Reading](doc/incremental_reading.org) (todo) - -Design Goals / Choices ----------------------- - -1. Use of `awk` for quickly finding cards due for review -2. Support for multiple **positions** in a card / heading -3. All relevant data kept in org files for easy version control -4. Review directly on the source org file for easy editing of cards - during review - -See [Design Choices](doc/design_choices.org) for more information. - -Prior Art ---------- - -There are a few other packages for implementing a SRS based on org-mode. - -Below, I\'ve listed a the ones I\'ve found so far that are actively -maintained and implement a lot of useful functionality. - -- [phillord/org-drill](https://gitlab.com/phillord/org-drill/) -- [abo-abo/pamparam](https://github.com/abo-abo/pamparam) - -Other (open source) flashcard / spaced repetition software: - -- [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/) -- [Mnemosyne Project](https://mnemosyne-proj.org/) - -Thanks to the maintainers and all contributors for their work on these -packages! - -Performance ------------ - -All user-facing commands (especially during review) should be as fast as -possible (\<300ms). - -Using the `awk` indexer, searching 2500 org files (\~200k lines in -total) for due flashcards takes around \~500ms on my laptop (Thinkpad -L470, SSD). - -Using the lisp indexer based on `org-map-entries`, searching a single -6500 line file with 333 flashcards takes \~1000ms, indexing the same -file with `awk` takes around \~50ms. - -Getting Started ---------------- - -Before using this package, `org-fc-directories` should be set to the -directory to search for org files containing flashcards. - -The file used to store the review history can be customized with -`org-fc-review-history-file` and defaults to -`/path/to/config/org-fc-reviews.tsv`. - -This package is not (yet) available on MELPA / ELPA, to install it, -clone the repository (e.g. to `src/org-fc/`) and follow the setup -instructions. - -### Dependencies - -- The `gawk` extension of `awk` for extracting review data from `.org` - files -- `find` for finding all org files in the `org-fc-directories` -- `xargs` for processing files in parallel - -1. Linux / UNIX - - `find` and `xargs` should be included in most distributions, `gawk` - can be installed from source or using your package manager of - choice. - - Examples: - - - `pacman -S gawk` (Arch Linux) - - `apt-get install gawk` (Ubuntu, Debian, ...) - - `yum install gawk` (CentOS) - - For more information, see [gawk manual - - Installation](https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Installation.html). - -2. MacOS - - On MacOS all dependencies can be installed using - [macports](https://www.macports.org/) or - [homebrew](https://brew.sh/). `find` and `xargs` are part of the - `findutils` package. - - - `port install gawk findutils` - - `brew install gawk findutils` - - You might have to adjust your `$PATH` to make sure Emacs can find - all relevant binaries. - - ``` {.bash} - export PATH="/opt/local/libexec/gnubin:/opt/local/bin:$PATH" - ``` - - For more information, refer to the documentation of macports / - homebrew. - -### Setup with [use-package](https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package/) - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(use-package hydra) -(use-package org-fc - :load-path "~/src/org-fc" - :custom (org-fc-directories '("~/org/")) - :config - (require 'org-fc-hydra)) -``` - -Or, using [straight.el](https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el/): - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(use-package hydra) -(use-package org-fc - :straight - (org-fc - :type git :host github :repo "l3kn/org-fc" - :files (:defaults "awk" "demo.org")) - :custom - (org-fc-directories '("~/org/")) - :config - (require 'org-fc-hydra)) -``` - -Note that in this case, you don\'t have to clone the repository. - -### Setup with [straight.el](https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el/) - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(straight-use-package 'hydra) -(straight-use-package - '(org-fc - :type git :host github :repo "l3kn/org-fc" - :files (:defaults "awk" "demo.org") - :custom (org-fc-directories '("~/org/")) - :config - (require 'org-fc-hydra))) -``` - -### Setup with [spacemacs](https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/) - -You don\'t need to manually clone the repository, just put this in your -`.spacemacs`: - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -;; ... -dotspacemacs-additional-packages -'((org-fc - :location (recipe :fetcher github - :repo "l3kn/org-fc" - :files (:defaults "awk" "demo.org")))) -;; ... -(defun dotspacemacs/user-config () - ;; ... - ;; Org-fc - (use-package hydra) - (require 'org-fc-hydra) - (setq org-fc-directories '("~/org/")) - ;; ... - ) -``` - -### Minimal Setup - -Assuming [abo-abo/hydra](https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra) is already -loaded. - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'load-path "~/src/org-fc/") -(setq org-fc-directories '("~/org/")) -``` - -### Demo Mode - -A file demonstrating all card types is included. `M-x org-fc-demo` -starts a review of this file. - -Card Types ----------- - -This package comes with a few predefined card types. They are documented -in [Card Types](doc/card_types.org). - -[demo.org](demo.org) includes examples for each of these types. - -Marking Headlines as Cards --------------------------- - -A **card** is an org-mode headline with a `:fc:` tag attached to it. -Each card can have multiple **positions** reviewed independently from -each other, e.g. one for each hole of a cloze card. - -Review data (ease, interval in days, box, due date) is stored in a table -in a drawer inside the card. - -``` {.org} -:REVIEW_DATA: -| position | ease | box | interval | due | -|----------+------+-----+----------+------------------------| -| 2 | 2.65 | 6 | 107.13 | 2020-04-07T01:01:00 | -| 1 | 2.65 | 6 | 128.19 | 2020-04-29T06:44:00 | -| 0 | 2.95 | 6 | 131.57 | 2020-04-30T18:03:00 | -:END: -``` - -Review results are appended to a csv file to avoid cluttering the org -files. - -Each card needs at least two properties, an **unique** `:ID:` and a -`:FC_TYPE:`. In addition to that, the date a card was created (i.e. the -headline was marked as a flashcard) is stored to allow making statistics -for how many cards were created in the last day / week / month. - -``` {.org} -:PROPERTIES: -:ID: 4ffe66a7-7b5c-4811-bd3e-02b5c0862f55 -:FC_TYPE: normal -:FC_CREATED: 2019-10-11T14:08:32 -:END: -``` - -Card types (should) implement a `org-fc-type-...-init` command that -initializes these properties and sets up the review data drawer - -All timestamps created and used by org-flashcards use ISO8601 format -with second precision and without a timezone (timezone UTC0). - -This prevents flashcard due dates from showing up in the org-agenda and -allows filtering for due cards by string-comparing a timestamp with one -of the current time. - -(Un)suspending Cards --------------------- - -Cards can be suspended (excluded from review) by adding a `suspended` -tag, either by hand or using the `org-fc-suspend-card` command. - -The `suspended` tag is inherited, so all cards in a subtree can be -suspended by adding the tag to the parent heading, and all cards in a -file can be suspended by adding `#+FILETAGS: suspended` at the start. - -Cards can be unsuspended using the `org-fc-unsuspend-card` command or by -manually removing the `suspended` tag. - -It might be preferable to suspend multiple cards by adding the -`suspended` tag to each one, so they remain suspended when moved to -another headline or file. - -In this case, you can use the following commands: - -- `org-fc-suspend-tree`, `org-fc-unsuspend-tree` for suspending all - cards in a subtree -- `org-fc-suspend-buffer`, `org-fc-unsuspend-buffer` for suspending - all cards in the current buffer - -Note that these commands don\'t affect filetags or tags of parent -headlines. - -Spacing Algorithm ------------------ - -This package uses a modified version of the SM2 spacing algorithm, based -on the one used by Anki. - -See also: - -- [Custom Spacing Algorithms](doc/custom_spacing_algorithms.org) - (todo) -- [Anki Manual - - Algorithm](https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html#what-algorithm) -- [SuperMemo - SM2 - Algorithm](https://www.supermemo.com/en/archives1990-2015/english/ol/sm2) - -Review ------- - -A review session can be started with `M-x org-fc-review`. Due cards are -reviewed in random order. - -If a card was rated \"again\", it will be reviewed again at the end of -the current review session. This can be disabled by setting -`org-fc-append-failed-cards` to `nil`. - -### Review Process - -1. Open file of card -2. Narrow to heading -3. Set up card for review -4. Activate `org-fc-flip-mode` -5. Flip the card (user) -6. Switch to `org-fc-rate-mode` -7. Rate the card (user) -8. Repeat process with next due card - -### Flip Mode - - Key Binding - ----- -------------------------- - RET flip card - n flip card - s suspend card - p pause review for editing - q quit review - -### Rate Mode - - Key Binding - ----- -------------------------- - a rate again - h rate hard - g rate good - e rate easy - s suspend card - p pause review for editing - q quit review - -### See Also - -- [Review Internals](doc/review_internals.org) -- [Review History](doc/review_history.org) - -Use with `evil-mode` --------------------- - -The key bindings used by the review modes of org-fc conflict with some -of the bindings used by evil mode. - -As a workaround, you can add minor mode keymaps for each of the -evil-mode states you\'re using org-fc with. - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(evil-define-minor-mode-key '(normal insert emacs) 'org-fc-review-flip-mode - (kbd "RET") 'org-fc-review-flip - (kbd "n") 'org-fc-review-flip - (kbd "s") 'org-fc-review-suspend-card - (kbd "q") 'org-fc-review-quit) - -(evil-define-minor-mode-key '(normal insert emacs) 'org-fc-review-rate-mode - (kbd "a") 'org-fc-review-rate-again - (kbd "h") 'org-fc-review-rate-hard - (kbd "g") 'org-fc-review-rate-good - (kbd "e") 'org-fc-review-rate-easy - (kbd "s") 'org-fc-review-suspend-card - (kbd "q") 'org-fc-review-quit) -``` - -Review Contexts ---------------- - -By default, two contexts are defined: - -all -: all cards in `org-fc-directories` - -buffer -: all cards in the current buffer - -New contexts can be defined by adding them to the alist -`org-fc-custom-contexts`. - -Contexts have the form `(:paths paths :filter filter)`. - -- `:paths` (optional) either a list of paths, a single path or - `'buffer` for the current buffer. Paths don\'t have to be included - in the `org-fc-directories`. Defaults to `org-fc-directories`. -- `:filter` (optional), a card filter defaulting to a filter that - matches all cards. - -Filters can be combinations of the following expressions: - -- `(and ex1 ex2 ...)` -- `(or ex1 ex2 ...)` -- `(not ex)` -- `(tag "tag")` -- `(type card-type) or (type "card-type")` - -### Examples - -All double cards with tag \"math\": - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'org-fc-custom-contexts - '(double-math-cards . (:filter (and (type double) (tag "math"))))) -``` - -All cards in that don\'t have one of the tags \"foo\" and \"bar\": - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'org-fc-custom-contexts - '(no-foo-bar-cards . (:filter (not (or (tag "foo") (tag "bar")))))) -``` - -All cards in `~/combinatorics/` or `~/number_theory.org`: - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'org-fc-custom-contexts - '(math-cards . (:paths ("~/combinatorics/" "~/number_theory.org")))) -``` - -All cards in `~/combinatorics/` with tag \"theorem\": - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'org-fc-custom-contexts - '(combinatorics-theorems . - (:paths "~/combinatorics/" :filter (tag "theorem")))) -``` - -All double cards in the current buffer: - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(add-to-list 'org-fc-custom-contexts - '(current-double . - (:paths buffer :filter (type double)))) -``` - -### Note - -Because parsing of tags is done in AWK, tag filters don\'t work for tags -defined in the `#+FILETAGS:` of a `#+SETUP_FILE:`. - -Dashboard / Statistics ----------------------- - -`org-fc-dashboard` shows a buffer with statistics for review performance -and cards / card types. - -![](images/stats.png) - -Only cards with a box \>= `org-fc-stats-review-min-box` (default: 0) are -included in the review statistics. - -Setting this to a higher value (e.g. 2) excludes the first few -\"learning\" reviews of a card. - -See also: - -- [Review History](doc/review_history.org) -- [Advanced Statistics](doc/advanced_statistics.org) (todo) - -Hooks ------ - -- `org-fc-before-setup-hook` Runs before a card is set up for review -- `org-fc-after-setup-hook` Runs after a card is set up for review -- `org-fc-after-review-hook` Runs when the review ends / is quit - -Extensions ----------- - -Org-fc comes with a number of extensions that are not enabled by -default. - -### `org-fc-audio` - -Can be enabled with `(require 'org-fc-audio)`. - -Adds audio attachments for cards that are played during review, either -before or after a card is set up. (This distinction is relevant for -text-input cards). - -Commands: - -- `org-fc-audio-set-before` -- `org-fc-audio-set-after` - -### `org-fc-keymap-hint` - -Can be enabled with `(require 'org-fc-keymap-hint)`. - -Shows a list of available key bindings during the review, to recreate -the look & feel of the previous hydra-based implementation. - -- `[RET] flip [q] quit [s] suspend-card` -- `[a] rate-again [h] rate-hard [g] rate-good [e] rate-easy [s] suspend-card [q] quit` - -### `org-fc-hydra` - -[file:org-fc-hydra.el](org-fc-hydra.el) defines a hydra for accessing -commonly used org-fc commands and for marking headlines as flashcards. - -It can be loaded and bound to a hotkey like this: - -``` {.commonlisp org-language="emacs-lisp"} -(require 'org-fc-hydra) -(global-set-key (kbd "C-c f") 'org-fc-hydra/body) -``` - -[Changelog](Changelog.org) --------------------------- - -Other Documentation -------------------- - -- [Internals](doc/internals.org) -- [Sharing Decks](doc/sharing_decks.org) (todo) - -License -------- - -Copyright © Leon Rische and contributors. Distributed under the GNU -General Public License, Version 3 +- [Documentation](https://www.leonrische.me/fc/index.html) +- [Mailing List, Announcments related to org-fc](https://lists.sr.ht/~l3kn/org-fc-devel) +- [Mailing List, Development Discussion](https://lists.sr.ht/~l3kn/org-fc-announce) +- [Issue Tracker](https://todo.sr.ht/~l3kn/org-fc) |