Discovery Byte

Discovery Flashcards

Discovery Flashcards is a unique free program that can help you study. It has many great features. The program is designed to be simple and easy to use. This program has been reviewed by listoffreeware.com! Please use the contact page to let me know if you would like to see this program receive updates.

Screenshots

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Features

• 100% spyware and malware free
• Free for personal, educational, or corporate use
• Easy to use
• Great learning resource
• Great for many different subjects
• Shortcuts to insert squared, cubed, square root, and plus minus symbols
• Spell check cards with Word 2003 and 2007
• Export to comma delimited text files
• Free email support
• Automatic and manual check for updates
• Keeps card scores and view a graph of these scores
• Error Reporting
• Random number generation in card question/answers
• Support for multiple choice answers
• Search for phrase and replace all functions
• Easy to make portable
• View detailed test/study mode results
• Many different options for test/study order including: random, reverse order, lowest to highest card score, highest to lowest card score, or in order
• Ability to create study only mode sets that keep detailed record of the study results
• Request any additional features you would like to see

System Requirements

• This software is designed to be run on Microsoft Windows
• This software requires the .NET framework version 2.0. If you are running Windows Vista or later then you shouldn't need to worry about installing the .NET framework

Download

Download the installer or the portable version.

Version Naming Convention:

The program version 1.2.3.4 is changed as follows:

1. Changed when the file version is updated. For example, files saved with version 2.x.x.x cannot be opened by version 1.x.x.x of the program.
2. Changed when new features are added or improved.
3. Changed only when program errors (bugs) are fixed and/or minor improvements are made.
4. Changed only when slight changes are made that will not affect most people.

Version History

• Version 2.2.0.0 (5-4-11)
  • Added: The ability to test/study in reverse card order
  • Fixed: Clicking the red x on the test/study form would close the form without showing the summary form
  • Added: The ability to specify card number when creating/editing a card
  • Added: Test/Study mode results with exact cards correct, wrong, and skipped
  • The ability to print in reverse card order and display the final print card order for easy reproduction of random card order
  • Added: Sets that can only be used in Test/Study mode that store detailed score info along with user provided name/ID in a password protected manner
• Version 2.1.0.0 (2-16-11)
  • Fixed: Printing an answer sheet that should span more than one page would cause an infinite number of pages to print
  • Changed: Print document name (shown in the print queue and when using some PDF printers) now includes the title from the print form
  • Fixed: Logging settings were not saved for all users, but were saved as if they were user settings
  • Added: Setting for users email address for logging errors
  • Added: Ability for users to add more info and an email address when an error occurs
  • Fixed: Create New Set Form was not getting file extension from the file browser dialog
  • Fixed: Edit selected card wasn't loading # of answers for multiple choice cards
  • Added: Ability to change font for the main form
  • Changed: Font color on the label that shows the set path
  • Fixed: Portable mode wasn't starting
• Version 2.0.0.0 (1-3-11)
  • Changed the settings file to be in the application directory for non portable installations
  • Removed the need for the advanced function library because it was causing problems on Windows 7
  • Added ability to keep card scores and show those scores in a graph
  • Changed message boxes to use VDialog
  • Added an insert bullet shortcut
  • Improved error handling/reporting
  • Fixed: Label on the main form now updates to show the current sets path
  • Added a random number generator to cards (&rand#:Low:High;)
  • Improved check for updates
  • Added support for multiple choice answers
  • Added ability to search/replace all for a phrase from main form
  • Removed the dual builds for portable, now it is stored in settings file
  • Greatly improved printing, now it actually prints to paper instead of to a text file for notepad to print
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to test/study mode
  • Added options to test/study mode
  • Tray icon is available without being in protable mode; Use settings to control
  • Switched to question/answer instead of front/back of card
  • Now you can have multiple instances of the application running at the same time
  • Changed website from discoverybyte.uuuq.com to discoverybyte.zxq.net due to network problems
• Version 1.2.1.0 (11-5-09)
  • Changed the default sets path to My Documents
  • Now if the folder doesn't exist when creating or modifying a set it will be created
  • You can now change the path when creating/modifying a set; you no longer have to use the browse dialog
  • Fixed: Title on Load Set Dialog
  • Print range can now have spaces
  • Changed 'Study FlashCard' to 'Discovery FlashCard' on all form controls
  • Fixed: Loadset Filter for INI Sets would show nothing
• Version 1.2.0.0 (10-21-09)
  • Updated the logo from 'Study FlashCards' to 'Discovery FlashCards'
  • Improved unhandled exception handling (program errors)
  • You can choose whether to log errors, although it is recommended to log errors
  • You can choose where to save the error log file
  • Added ability to open default web browser to upload error log file form
  • All forms now display in the taskbar
  • Improved the check for updates error handling, now it doesn't freeze if advanced function library isn't installed
  • Added advanced function library installer, so it installs when the program is installed
• Version 1.1.0.0 (10-6-09)
  • Changed name from "Study FlashCards" to "Discovery FlashCards"
  • Redefined when version numbers are changed
• Version 1.0.2.0
  • Added the ability for it to check for updates
  • Added website and email link on about page
• Version 1.0.1.0
  • Fixed: Modifying a set would destroy the set
  • Improved the way the file associations work
  • Removed the character limit on the create/edit card form text boxes
  • Added a cancel button to the create card form
  • Enabled viewing multiline card data on the main form (Note: you still cannot create a new line from the main form, you will need to use the create card form to do that)
  • Disabled tab support, so that the tab key will move to the back of card text box in create/edit card form
  • When the create/edit card form is loaded, it will now select the entire contents of the front of the card
  • Left aligned the content of the text boxes on the test/study form, now it matches the create/edit card form
  • Removed support for the retest function, it was not working properly and needs lots of work to get it working
  • Improved the splashscreen, it now actually shows the logo as it is supposed to
  • Added scroll bars to the create/edit form and test/study form text boxes, before it you had to select text to make it scroll