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** CARD ** Introduction
How to use this stack
This stack can be used to hold and provide hints about any number of programs.
Each "problem" can have up to 4 hints provided for it. These hints should be of greater and greater complexity.
Hints can be imported into the stack (Find Import)
This stack created by Steve Kienle [72330,111] and is public domain. Modify it and use it as you wish.
** CARD ** Find
What does the Find button do?
The Find button will ask the user for a text string, then will find the next card with that string in the Problem Description.
The text string is remembered for find to find, so the user can look for through several problems without retyping the text.
The Find button will begin again at the beginning of a hint stack, so the user may get into a loop.
** CARD ** Take Hint
What does the Take Hint button do?
The Take Hint button will display the next hint for this card's problem.
The Take Hint button will not display any hint that is empty. Instead, it will display a dialog stating that all hints are shown.
This dialog is also displayed if all for hints are shown.
Did you really need to ask?
** CARD ** Reset Hints
What does the Reset Hints button do?
The Reset Hints button will hide all the hints for this card.
After using the Reset Hints button, the card acts as if it had never been looked at for it's hints.
In effect, the Reset Hints button resets a button for a new user to access the hints.
** CARD ** adding hints
How do I add new hints?
Use the New button and follow the instructions
Use the Import button to enter hints from a file
You may modify a previously entered hint with the Open Hints button
** CARD ** New
What does the New button do?
The New button adds a new hint to the end of the stack. It then returns to the hint you were on.
When New is selected, you will be asked to define the problem and the hints.
If you do not need 4 hints, you may leave the last ones blank.
Do not leave the second hint blank but enter something for the third hint. The user would never see the third hint.
** CARD ** Import
What does the Import button do?
The Import button adds hints from a text file to the end of the stack. After it is finished, it returns to the hint you were on.
The text file is made up of several card definitions.
Each card definition has the problem description and up to four hints on separate lines of the file.
All card definitions must start with "** CARD **", even the first. The rest of the line is ignored.
** CARD ** import format bad
Why is the Import file format so bad?
It was easy to implement
** CARD ** More than 4
What if I should have more than 4 hints necessary for one problem?
There is nothing to prevent you from entering more than one card for each problem.
You might wish to make sure that the problem desriptions define that the second is additional hints beyond the first.
** CARD ** import catch
Does the Import button catch any problems such as when on hint is forgotten for a problem?
As long as you separate the card definitions are separated by the "** CARD **" line, then cards will be started properly.
Remember that the "** CARD **" must be present in exactly that format.
** CARD ** changing hints
How do I change hints once they're added?
Use the Open Hints button to modify the problem and hint fields for any card present in the stack.
** CARD ** Open hints
What does the Open Hints button do?
Normally, the hints and problem fields are locked from modification. The Open Hints button unlocks these fields for modification.
Use the Open Hints button if you find you have forgotten or incorrectly entered a hint or problem.
The Open Hints button switches to the Close Hints button.
** CARD ** Close Hints
What does the Close Hints button do?
The Close hints button resets the card for use in providing hints.
The hint and problem fields are locked against modification, and the card is reset for providing hints.
The Close Hints button switches to the Open Hints button.