Plumbing for language learners

The next part of the guide is about plumbing. Plumbing is a style of passing messages between applications. You can select a piece of text with your mouse and call a plumber program. A menu will appear asking you where to send the selected text. It can be sent to a dictionary application or a site with definitions, example sentences, images, pronunciations, etc.

https://tatsumoto.neocities.org/blog/plumbing-for-language-learners.html

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Libredirect

Libredirect is another browser addon that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and other requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.
I linked it in Resources along with Privacy Redirect.
Libredirect supports more websites.

https://libredirect.github.io/

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🫐 Updated AJT Media Converter

Added an option to save current image settings as presets to use them later.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1151815987

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🌟 Learn now & Grade now Anki add-on

Learn now & Grade now has been updated. The latest version adds a new button to the Anki Browser that lets you grade selected cards without opening Reviewer.

For example, imagine that you learn a new Japanese word. Then one day when reading a book in Japanese you see the word but can't recall it. In this case it would be rational to open Anki and fail the corresponding card. The card will be put in the relearning queue.

Additionally, all buttons now have configurable keyboard shortcuts. The add-on's settings can be opened by pressing "AJT" > "Learn Now settings...".

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1021636467

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Fontconfig and glowing text

Today Arch updated fontconfig. Since this update broke my settings, I'm assuming you might be affected too so I now mention it on the site. Check it out.

https://tatsumoto.neocities.org/blog/japanese-fonts.html#disable-text-glowing

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mpvacious v0.19

Released mpvacious v0.19 today. Main reason for the release is that Homebrew users (absolutely proprietary💢) reported that they are unable to create cards because Homebrew places executable files (like ffmpeg) to a directory not present in PATH.

Changelog

・Secondary subtitles are loaded automatically if they can be found.
・Added support for custom image attributes (thanks Aquafina-water-bottle)
・Improved docs (thanks epistularum)
・Added support for animated snapshots (thanks ale18V)
・Uses the new option name for macOS detection (thanks handlerug)
・Other fixes and improvements for macOS users.

🔗 https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious/releases/tag/v0.19

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Updated the AUR package accordingly.

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🫐 Updated AJT Media Converter

For Anki 2.1.51+ added a shortcut that opens the config file for editing. The new button is shown at the end of the settings dialog. If you want to change hidden settings 😏, use that.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1151815987

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🎧 ImmersionPod v0.7 released

Added a new config option that allows the user to pass additional arguments to ffmpeg when extracting audio.

Config docs https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/impd#configuration
AUR https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/impd-git
Immerison guide https://tatsumoto-ren.github.io/blog/passive-listening

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Updated Flexible Grading add-on

Added an option to turn off the indicator that tells you whether a card is new, review, or learn. It's off by default, but you can enable it in Settings. Go to "AJT" > "Flexible Grading Options" > "Hide card type".

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1715096333

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Updated Flexible Grading add-on

Added config option to control key shortcuts.
Added color pickers.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1715096333

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Merge Notes: new features

The new update brings in:

・Option to sort cards by the content of a custom field. For example, SentAudio. subs2srs decks have sortable filenames (they contain timestamps) which are handy for ordering.
・Option to ignore certain characters (according to settings) when searching duplicates to yield more results.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1425504015

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🎧 impd: automatic track selection

Updated impd (and the AUR package). Now when selecting the track to use, impd will try to choose full subtitle/audio tracks and avoid other tracks (songs, signs, captions, comments) if possible.

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Fixed Flexible Grading for Anki 2.1.55

Anki 2.1.55 has been released just recently. Because Anki devs hate the users, they broke everything again. I had to fix Flexible Grading to make it work on the new version.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1715096333

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🫐 Updated AJT Media Converter

Added an option to source filename from a custom field when pasting an image. The new option is available in Settings. Thanks to people who suggested it.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1151815987

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Fixed Browser Play Button

The latest Anki version introduces a new, ugly Browser interface (with more bloat). Unfortunately, Browser Play Button interferes with the new interface. I have updated the addon, the play buttons are placed on the right side now.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/182970692

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Cross Profile Search and Import ー New note previewer

Updated Cross Profile Search and Import for Anki 2.1.50+. The old note previewer has been replaced with a new one. Instead of showing how a card looks, it shows the note's fields and their contents. Audio and Images are also supported!

Get the add-on if you haven't already https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1772763629

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Updated Cross Profile Search and Import

Fixed text being nearly invisible when dark mode is enabled.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1772763629

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🎄Happy New Year, everyone!

At Ajatt-Tools, we are committed to making language learning accessible to everyone. Our goal is to make language learning fun, easy, and hassle-free, so that anyone can start learning a language in no time, truly master it and reach a native level. As we enter the new year of 2023, I want to take a moment to reflect on the past year and the progress we have made at Ajatt-Tools. This past year has been a challenging and difficult one, but we have persevered and come out stronger than ever. We have seen tremendous growth in our user base, and we have released several new features for our tools that have been well-received by language learners.

We have also seen a surge in interest in language learning, and especially Japanese. We are proud to be at the forefront of this movement. Our mission is to make language learning accessible to everyone, and we are committed to continuing to develop innovative tools and resources to help people reach their language learning goals.

As we look ahead to the coming year, I am excited to see what the future holds for Ajatt-Tools. We have some exciting new software, guides and Anki add-ons in the works, and I am confident that we will continue to make language learning easier and more enjoyable for our users.

I want to thank every member of the DJT community for their continued support and enthusiasm. We are proud of our vibrant community of language learners, who come from all corners of the world and have different backgrounds and goals. We could not have achieved our success without you.

Happy 2023, and let's make this year our best one yet! 🍾

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New Anki add-on — AJT Autocopy 🥳

This simple add-on automatically copies text from a card to the clipboard. It is intended to assist in editing large amounts of cards. For example, when you select a fresh subs2srs (or mpvacious) card in the Anki Browser or when the card is shown by the Reviewer, it will copy the sentence to the clipboard. Then you can analyze the sentence using Rikaitan Search and add dictionary definitions to the card.

・AnkiWeb・GitHub

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Mortician has been updated

Added a button for manually burying cards from the Browser's context menu.
To bury a card, go to Browser -> select cards -> select "Toggle Bury" from the context menu.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1255924302

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