Changes in 2.1.60 to 69

Changes in 2.1.66

  • Windows and Mac builds have been updated to the latest toolkit version, which will hopefully fix some crashes/bugs.
  • The v3 scheduler is now the default for new users.
  • When imports complete, a summary window is now shown (thanks to Abdo).
  • Use a different approach for detecting copy+paste from Anki fields, which may fix some crashes.
  • The minimalist/reduce motion toggles should no longer affect card content.
  • Media check now automatically extracts images that have been embedded in fields.
  • Handle importing of legacy AnkiDroid backups.
  • The built-in sync server can now be built without Python if you prefer.
  • Add keyboard shortcut for legacy stats (thanks to Luc).
  • Accessibility improvements (thanks to Derek and Kenny).
  • Fix addon update dialog showing twice (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix bold toggle not working in certain circumstances (thanks to mmjang).
  • Align code blocks to left (thanks to shunlog).
  • Make weekday font smaller for Chinese locale (thanks to mmjang).
  • Improve performance of invalid ID fix in DB check.
  • Fix main window geometry/state not being restored in some cases (thanks to Abdo).
  • Handle invalid float mtimes in DB check.
  • Fix total note count not being logged in apkg import.
  • Report actual error when DbError occurs.
  • Fix two issues with MathJax editor (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Don't fail silently when an empty csv is imported.
  • Fix two issues that can cause editor fields to behave incorrectly (thanks to Hikaru).
  • When cards are in intraday learning queue, don't use original due.
  • Fix "Add-ons possibly involved" message never appearing on Windows (thanks to Abdo).
  • Add partial support for Hangul keyboard shortcuts during review (thanks to Christopher).
  • Disable add-on buttons when no field is focused by default (thanks to Abdo).
  • Fix toggleable editor button styles (thanks to Abdo).
  • Fixed a sporadic error in the review screen (thanks to mjuhanne).
  • Fixed an error that could occur when syncing between newer and older clients.
  • Fixed tab order in find&replace screen (thanks to Gabriel).
  • Various other minor fixes and behind-the-scenes changes.

Dev related:

  • Fix incorrect handling of locals in debug console (thanks to Rumo).
  • Add did-add-field-hook analogous to did-delete-field (thanks to 3ter).
  • Fix run-qt5.15.bat (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Support more mime types for add_extension_based_on_mime (thanks to BenYip).
  • Make set_config_help_action work with submodules (thanks to Abdo).
  • Exclude Fabric's large canvas dependency (thanks to Kavel).

Changes in 2.1.65

  • Default to current deck in csv import if settings allow it.
  • Disable Toggle Bury when nothing is selected (thanks to Abdo).
  • Fix broken window styling when installation path includes certain Latin1 chars on Windows.
  • Fix illegible tooltips when system in dark mode on some Linux installs.
  • Fix incorrect font sizes on X11 when fractional scaling in use.
  • If the old Anki uninstaller fails, allow installation to proceed.
  • Improve phrasing in dialog that asks which deck's options should be shown (thanks to chrissy0).
  • Fix some add-on installation errors not being reported (thanks to Abdo)
  • Add add-on installation hooks (thanks to Abdo).

Changes in 2.1.64

Functional changes:

  • The Windows installer no longer requires admin access (thanks to Martin). The first time you update, you'll need to run the installer again after uninstall completes.
  • Allow the user to configure answer keys in the preferences, fixing conflicts (thanks to Ren).
  • Preload embedded fonts to prevent flicker, and tweak wait time for image preloading (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Add the ability to search for FSRS scheduling properties, eg. prop:cdn:d>0.5 to search for the difficulty > 0.5.
  • Window positions, state and browser headers are now reset each time the Qt version changes, which should fix a number of crashes that users were reporting.
  • Add-on shortcuts will now override Anki defaults (thanks to Ren).

Fixes:

  • Fix media files being imported incorrectly when importing an .apkg file exported without support for older Anki versions.
  • Increase the number of supported fields in the editor (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Attempt to work around intermittent color setting failures in Qt6.5 on macOS.
  • Fix ugly text rendering on Wayland when using fractional scaling.
  • Fix inability to import csv when path contains single quote.
  • Show an error pop-up when csv import screen fails to load.
  • Don't disable animations on card templates when reduce motion is on.
  • Fix an error in the console when resizing windows (thanks to Austin)
  • Fix a panic when user sets a huge learning step.
  • Fix page scrolling when input box loses focus (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Fix failure to start on Windows when path contains non-Latin text.
  • Fix due/ivl prop queries not working in filtered decks.
  • Make some collection methods public in the Rust API (thanks to Joel).

Changes in 2.1.63

  • Add alternative review shortcuts (h,j,k,l,u) (thanks to Ren).
  • Add an option in the preferences to stop spacebar from rating card (thanks to Ren).
  • Prevent change in image aspect ratio in editor when images have an explicit size set (thanks to Matthias).
  • Fix custom sync URL not working with subpaths (thanks to XeR).
  • Fix fcitx5 failing to work in Linux Qt6 build.
  • Fix some buttons in the deck options screen being illegible when hovering.

Changes in 2.1.62

  • Update macOS/Linux builds to Qt 6.5, and update Windows build to Qt 6.4.3.

    • The minimum macOS version for the Qt6 build is now macOS 11.

    • If you are on Linux and don't have ANKI_WAYLAND set, you may need to install libxcb-cursor or Anki will fail to start. Eg on Debian/Ubuntu:

      sudo apt install libxcb-cursor0

  • Add an option to fully randomize reviews in the V3 scheduler.

  • Add a new option to the card templates screen to restore a notetype to the default fields/templates/styling.

  • Add clearer tooltip to hourly breakdown graph (thanks to Rumo).

  • Fix focus loss when closing HTML editor (thanks to Hikaru).

  • Prevent MathJax editor from closing when you selected text with the mouse and released the mouse button outside the window (thanks to Hikaru).

  • Pass original deck name to custom scheduling code, instead of filtered deck name.

  • When importing an .apkg where notetypes have changed, display a clearer message, and only if the notes in the incoming collection are newer.

  • Fix MathJax editor not being sized correctly (thanks to Hikaru).

  • Fix a flicker when dropdowns shown with reduce motion on (thanks to Hikaru).

Changes in 2.1.61

Improvements to the V3 scheduler:

  • Added a global option to stop the review limit from limiting new cards (thanks to Rumo).
  • You can now enable review burying without new burying again (thanks to Rumo). There are some caveats - please see the bury tooltips in the deck options.
  • Ensure good is at least previous+1 even if low hard factor set.

Other features/improvements:

  • You can now exclude certain fields from unqualified searches via the Fields screen (thanks to Abdo).
  • The tag area in the editor is now shown with a dropdown instead of a splitter (thanks to Matthias).
  • You can now adjust the current deck in the stats screen (thanks to yellowjello).
  • Add a button in the preferences to reset window sizes (thanks to Abdo).
  • Passing an invalid profile name on the commandline will now show profile picker instead of an error.
  • You can shift-click on a deck to select it as the current deck (thanks to Tobias).
  • You can now import decks with broken timestamps - they'll automatically be fixed on import (thanks to Rumo).
  • A DB check will now fix broken timestamps (thanks to Rumo).
  • Add time of date to browser date.
  • Allow Shift+Tab to move focus from tag area to last field (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Custom schedulers now have the deck name and random seed passed in to them, so they don't need to extract the info from the DOM (thanks to Rumo).
  • Improve debug console (thanks to Rumo).

Fixes:

  • Fix stats calendar incorrect due to daylight savings time (thanks to Kieran).
  • Prevent the top bar from hiding in the stats page as you scroll down (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Reduce motion is now on by default, as it fixes an issue with the bottom bar failing to appear for some users.
  • Fix new limit in v3 decreasing more than it should (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix current tag text not being saved when changing note via shortcut key (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Fix tags popover becoming separated from the tags field (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Ensure the bottom buttons aren't displayed until the custom scheduling code has finished running (thanks to Rumo).
  • Refresh study screen if the user toggles the v3 scheduler (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix notetypes screen not being closable after adding a notetype on Mac.
  • Check for division by zero when calculating browser aspect ratio, which fixes an issue with i3 (thanks to Ben).
  • Fallback to Wayland if X11 is not available (thanks to Ingemar).
  • Tweaks to the build scripts to make packaging in distros easier (thanks to Euan).
  • Fix silent file save failures and bad default save path in Flatpak (thanks to Jack).
  • Fix HTML editor sometimes not properly sized when opening editor (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Fix error showing if user clicks in sidebar before it's rendered.
  • Fix backup creation for collections > 1 GiB (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix black on grey minimalist buttons in Qt5 (thanks to Daniel).
  • Fix black on grey deck options on Qt5 (thanks to Daniel).
  • Export static references from sound tags (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix packaged audio tools path on Windows (thanks to Abdo).
  • Fix a case where 'reduce motion' and 'minimalist mode' were switched (thanks to Daniel).
  • Fix panic with invalid sync server URL with port (thanks to Daniel).
  • Fix double scrollbars in deck options (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Fix images with non-Latin text and commas failing to display.
  • Fix editor text possibly being transfer to different notetypes (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Improve hover appearance of buttons (thanks to Matthias).
  • Fix inability to activate search in graphs screen on Android (thanks to yellowjello).
  • Fix an issue building on Windows (thanks to Kieran).

Changes in 2.1.60

If updating from 2.1.57 or earlier, please see the important note in the 2.1.58 change notes.

  • Add button to tag notes with missing media (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix slow editor startup for users with lots of fields (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Fix a regression in 2.1.58 that broke TTS add-ons (thanks to Rumo).
  • Fix HTML editor hiding when shown by default (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Fix some widgets not indicating they're disabled (thanks to Matthias).
  • Fix deck options selector not updating the current entry sometimes (thanks to Fabricio).
  • Fix type box losing focus when switching IMEs (thanks to Hikaru).
  • Fix 'toggle bury' not updating for automatically-buried cards.
  • Improvements to lifecycle handling for add-ons accessing Svelte components (thanks to Matthias).