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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.
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