Keep Template and Layout When Creating Cards

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#1

Hey,

Sorry if this has already been discussed, I searched the threads and didn’t find anything. But I noticed that when I’m creating cards for my deck, every time I save them, the template and layout I was currently using gets reset. Then I have to select both the template and layout again, which looks to be making a server request each time. I personally would like to see it keep the template and layout options but cleared the input fields instead after saving and creating the next card.

Great work so far though!

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#2

Oh I had this problem for a while too xD But this functionality is there. You just need to save it as default. It’s the blue button that says “Make Default Set” on the card creation page :slight_smile:

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#3

DOH><, thanks :sweat_smile:

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#4

Glad it’s solved ^^

#5

No worries! I’ve had like, 500 “doh” moments with this site so far, haha. Glad to have helped :slight_smile:

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#6

I’d appreciate it if you could tell me when you encounter such a moment, perhaps I can make it more obvious to users with this information :smiley:

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#7

I think what could help is maybe some hover over text on some things (like the “drag off” which, at least for me, wasn’t intuitive) and images in the guide :slight_smile:

The most confusing section for me that I’ve encountered so far has been templates/layouts. Just figuring out the process, saving my own edited version, and using them with a card. (To be fair, I’ve only glanced through the guide, so this might be dumbness on my part, haha.) I think I’ve made like, several copies of things before I managed to edit, save, and use something successfully x’D

I’ll try to keep track where I get stuck in the future though.

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#8

Images are definitely coming (along with better formatting) for the guide. I agree that having ‘drag off’ might not be a good indication of what it actually does. I’ll try to think about a better visual for it (maybe an icon indicating drag and drop or something).

Haha I totally get why you would get stuck with the templates/layouts. It’s a bit difficult to wrap your head around at the start, especially if you’re not used to seeing HTML/CSS code.

I would love to create some interactive guide for first time users that explains exactly what layouts/templates are with visuals so it might be a bit more clear.

Keeping track would be great, thanks a bunch!

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#9

Also, a GUI with preset building blocks would help a lot. It’s really frustrating to edit/write a layout with the current interface. (At least the first time, I guess one gets used to it)

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#10

Glad to hear images are coming :smiley: I think that will definitely make a difference.

I’m not new to HTML/CSS, that part was mostly fine for me. The difficult part was wrapping my head around the rest of it. I think the layering aspect of the template (what’s the template?) and then the layout (is that different than the template? Why did I need both? What did they do exactly?) was the confusing part. Again, 100% blame me not going through the guide first. I was too excited to just dive in xD I get how to do things now, just at the start I was like “whaaat?” haha. (I am also very sick…could potentially be another factor :'D)

Though a potential catch-all for over-excited people like me, you could maybe add little question marks next to sections to clarify what things are? It could link directly to the related section in the guide.

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#11

Great idea on adding the direct links!

@Naphthalene I’ve toyed around with getting a visual editor in there, but it’s a seriously huge task so I had to put it on hold. Hopefully I can continue working on it relatively soon ^^

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