Granule is a flashcards program based on Leitner cardfile methodology for learning new words.

Granule is a flashcard program that implements Leitner (by the German psychologist Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s) cardfile methodology for learning new words described in his book So lernt man lernen.

Features:

    Short-term memory training with Decks of cards.
    Long-term memory training with a CardBoxe of Decks.
    Automatic scheduling with SM-2 algorithm.
    Optional pronounciation (requires a sound dictionary such as StarDict).
    Multi-lingual support (UTF-8).
    Embedded pictures.
    Basic text formatting.
    Fine-tuning of look-n-feel.
    Full-screen mode (for Q&A slide shows)
    Printing with OpenOffice macros (by the courtesy of Stefan Schröder)

Download e Install.
The latest stable release is 1.4.0-7 and can be downloaded from sourceforge.net.

Fedora Core / RedHat (and other RPM-based distributions)

For Fedora Core 7 and higher, install the package from Fedora Extras repository:

% sudo yum install granule

Debian | Ubuntu

The older version of Granule can be installed from respective repository:

% sudo apt-get install granule

It takes debian maintainers, however 6 to 8 weeks to propagate the newer releases throughout their system. For the latest release, you need to download and install packages by hand:

Install libgtkmm-2.4 and dependencies with apt-get:

% sudo apt-get install libgtkmm-2.4-1

Download and install latest libassa from its download page:

% sudo dpkg-install libassa_RELEASE_i386.deb

Download and install latest Granule package from its download page:
% sudo dpkg-install granule_RELEASE_i386.deb

Nokia Internet Tablet

Latest release can be installed with one-click install from its Maemo.org Download page.

From Source

NOTE: To build from the source tarballs, you will need development packages (library_name-devel) of each library from the dependency list installed on your system.
You have to install Granule first before you can run it. An attempt to run it from source directory will not properly resolve paths to the icon files:

      
% tar xvfz granule-RELEASE.tar.gz
% cd granule-RELEASE
% configure && make
% su 
# make install

   ... installation ...
#
# exit
% granule

Screenshots.

Click on any image to enlarge.

Description	Linux	Windows	Nokia 770	OE/GPE PDAs
On a Desktop
Main Window
Deck Player (Front)
Deck Player (back)
Card View editing dialog
Deck View
Preferences
Deck Info

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