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WordQuiz 2011.11.23 released

Posted on November 23, 2011 by peter

WordQuiz for Windows and Mac OS X have both been updated. This release gives a more native feel to the Mac version. Both versions have a new search field. Automatic update checks are also available. Other minor tweaks and improvements.

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WordQuiz 2011.07.07 released

Posted on July 7, 2011 by peter

WordQuiz for Windows and Mac OS X have both been updated. This release improves the handling of images on flashcards by supporting more formats and always drawing at highest possible resolution. Other minor tweaks and improvements.

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Updated version of KWordQuiz released with KDE SC 4.6

Posted on January 26, 2011 by peter

An updated version of KWordQuiz was released today as part of KDE SC 4.6. It contains a few important bug fixes.

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WordQuiz 2010.12.10 released

Posted on December 13, 2010 by peter

WordQuiz for Windows and Mac OS X have both been updated. This is a maintenance release that corrects selecting a font for the editor and the handling of csv and html exports. The handling of right-to-left languages has also been … Continue reading →

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WordQuiz 2010.09.06 released

Posted on September 9, 2010 by peter

Both the Windows and Mac versions of WordQuiz have been updated. The new versions bring closer feature parity with KWordQuiz. You can now add images and sounds to vocabulary entries. The uses of images and sounds will be further expanded … Continue reading →

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Quizlet.com

Posted on August 13, 2010 by peter

There are a lot of flashcard sets available at quizlet.com. Most of them can easily be imported into WordQuiz and KWordQuiz. Locate the set you are interested in on the Quizlet web site. When viewing a flashcard set click on … Continue reading →

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KWordQuiz 0.9.1 released with KDE SC 4.5

Posted on August 10, 2010 by peter

A new version of KWordQuiz was released today as part of the Edutainment module of KDE SC 4.5. The new version has some interesting new features. You can now use images and sounds in your vocabularies. These features will be … Continue reading →

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WordQuiz 2010.08.03 released

Posted on August 4, 2010 by peter

A small update that corrects an issue with sound notifications while editing vocabularies.

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WordQuiz for Mac OS X Released

Posted on August 1, 2010 by peter

This is the first publicly available version of WordQuiz for Mac OS X. It has been developed and tested on Snow Leopard, but should work also on Leopard. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. It is based on the same cross-platform … Continue reading →

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WordQuiz is dead, long live WordQuiz!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by peter

Today I released a completely new version of WordQuiz (2010.07.27). The old shareware version no longer exists. The new WordQuiz has come full circle and is based on the the KDE version known as KWordQuiz. WordQuiz is provided as an … Continue reading →

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