Recalc and Full Recalc

Recalc

Ctrl+M, or Tools > MorphMan > Recalc, or the Recalc button of Analyze Cards.

MorphMan:

  1. Reads the cards set in Identify Cards.
  2. Works out which words you know, from your reviews.
  3. Writes the fields and tags of the cards on Modify or Reorder (see Modify Cards).
  4. Sorts the new cards on Reorder: the k+1 cards first.

"Finished Recalc" shows at the end.

Run it after you study, or before you start. Your new cards are then in the right order.

Why it's fast

A Recalc only goes over:

  • the notes that changed since the last one,
  • the notes with a word you learned since.

Full Recalc

Ctrl+Shift+M, or Tools > MorphMan > Full Recalc.

Goes over every note. You rarely need it. Recalc does a full one by itself:

  • the first time,
  • when you change a setting that changes what Recalc writes (Parsing, Review, Identify Cards…),
  • when learning_order.txt, priority.db or external.db changes,
  • once a week. How often each word appears in your collection counts in the order, and it changes a little with each new note.

Recalc stops with a warning

"No field to analyze is selected in Identify Cards": a line of Analyze Cards has a note type but no field. Pick a field, or the line would be skipped.

See also FAQ and Troubleshooting.