Ok, Editing the file is really simple. But, there are a few things you need to know, I'll cover them here.
The filename for your flash cards is 'kanji.txt' and it needs to be in the same folder as your FLASHcards.exe projector file.
The first thing you notice when you open up the file is the "_root.txtFileInfo=" . What the hell is this? It needs to be there so that flash can understand what to do with the text that follows it, LEAVE THIS IN IT IS IMPORTANT!!!
What I have highlighted in the image now is the text file description. It looks familiar, doesn't it? This will appear at the beginning of the program.
I suggest you use this to describe the genre of words (linguists call it a 'domain') that are included in your study file, such as: animals; places; numbers; pick-up lines; etc.
This is rendered as HTML, so you can put links and formatting tags and if you want I guess even an image in this little baby. If you don't know any HTML, don't worry, it'll accept just plain text.
Ok, now we have this second weird thing, a "&myKanji="
This is also to tell flash what the heck is going on. It's even more important than "_root.txtFileInfo", so make sure this is in there.
What follows is your list of kanji. It
follows this format:
<Kanji>,<Possible awnser 1>,<Possible awnser 2>,
I have mine formatted so that one possible
awnser is the pronunciation, and the other the definition. If you would
like to study only pronunciations or definitions, make both possible awnsers
Identical. For example....
1,one,one,
LLD's FLASHcards is a relatively intelligent program, so having two of the same awnser won't mess it up. But the Kanji needs to come first, and then you need TWO possible awnsers, no exceptions.
Thanks to a recent update, you're now limited to 5 kanji compunds, so worrying about your character limits is a thing of the past!
When you're done, make sure you save it
as a 'Unicode' .txt file.
If you don't, baby dolphins will cry.
A few other things to look out for:
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if you're using an IME to make your study file (like I do), sometimes it'll put a different comma into your .txt file than LLD's FLASHcards is expecting, if this happens, there will likely be a noticeable gap between your comma and the word following it. Be careful.
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there are no spaces before or after any comma
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there should be no comma at the end of the file
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I suggest not using your 'enter' key. Test to see if your txt file is all on one line: go to 'Format' and uncheck 'Word Wrap', if it's all one one line, you're good to go, otherwise, take those hard returns out of your study file. Be sure to turn 'Word Wrap' back on when you're done.