Hi all,
A new beta is available to test:
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Is there a reason why changing theme in the OS (linux, gnome) with the launcher doesnāt actually update the theme instantly? Thatās a regression that didnāt happen before the launcher was introduced.
Itās the same issue I reported in New online installer/launcher - #6 by Anon_0000.
Itās been a 5 minute delay for a long time. Have you tried changing it and starting a stop-watch?
But prior to the introduction of the launcher, it instantly changed the theme. Without delay.
If I change it the window title changes properly (instantly). Iām talking about the thing which says āUSERNAME ā Ankiā above the menu bar.
Since you want a stop-watch test: The theme changed after exactly 4 minutes and 45 seconds.
But the point is that it never had this delay prior to the introduction of the launcher.
Edit: Going to
~/.local/share/AnkiProgramFiles/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/aqt/main.py
and modifying interval_secs does work to make it faster (e.g. 2 seconds if interval_secs = 2). I donāt understand why that would be neccessary suddenly (or why it worked instantly before).
On Windows 11 I was unable to use Tools ā Upgrade/Downgrade to upgrade from 25.07.1
Doing so simply refreshed the main Anki window, but did not pop up a Terminal window.
I had to download and run anki-windows.exe from the 25.07.2 release, and then hitting Enter for āLatest Ankiā upgraded to 25.08b1
This has limited impact since the website continues to advertise 25.02.7 as the latest version available for download. However the āWhatās Changedā for 25.07.1 says ājust use Tools>Upgrade/Downgrade inside Anki to updateā, and in fact this menu functionality doesnāt work in 25.07.1.
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A minor nit:
The Terminal window says:
1) Latest Anki (just press enter)
The word āenterā should be capitalized to match the label on the Enter key on the keyboard.
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On debian linux, I upgraded from a previous beta (not sure which one) and it worked fine.
Trying Tools > Upgrade/Downgrade on the latest beta, however, also just restarts the anki window for me now.
Anki 25.08b1 (c57b7c49) (ao)
Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 PyQt 6.9.1
Platform: Linux-6.12.19-amd64-x86_64-with-glibc2.41
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I was on āØ25.07 (2594dcb2)ā© on macOS and Upgrade/Downgrade also just restarted Anki. I guess that behavior was somehow due to having an older launcher version, as when I downloaded the launcher for 25.07.2 it did just install 25.08b1 without problems.
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I can confirm this solved the issue for me on debian linux as well. Thanks!
Edit: I just realized Release 25.08b1 Ā· ankitects/anki Ā· GitHub says the following:
Use the installers from Release 25.07.2 Ā· ankitects/anki Ā· GitHub, then Tools>Upgrade/Downgrade. Make sure beta versions are enabled, then install the latest Anki.
I should have read it properly.
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Granted itās not obvious whether one is on the current launcher version when it doesnāt have a version number to begin with. I guess if something does not work properly, if in doubt just download the latest available version and that should do it. Which is fine for me.
My guess is the previous version you were using had some sort of integration with your desktop environment (e.g. a system-provided Qt or Qt theme library), or itās some change caused by the Qt upgrade. Iād suggest starting by downgrading via one of the old installer files and confirming it works as you remember, and then trying that same version with the launcher.
In the current launcher on Linux, attempting to upgrade/downgrade after just changing versions will not work, and Anki needs to be restarted. It appears to be an issue with gnome-terminal, and Iāll have a workaround in the next update.
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I think itās good to avoid words like ājustā.
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There has been a very noticeable occasional lag in my experience with Anki with this update thus far. A really noticeable lag. Perhaps is due to the the Qt update 
Regressing back to 25.07.02 removed this problem. The problem is a new addition in the new beta.
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Yes, it could be Qt related. Please try the different video drivers to see if they make a difference, and without add-ons to rule them out as a causing factor.
In the Decks window, the āgear wheelā at the right-hand side (next to the Due column) doesnāt work like it did before.
Now there is always one deck that is selected and highlighted (this change was made a couple of betas ago?), and only that deck has a gear wheel icon. Clicking on the gear wheel brings up the Rename/Options/Export/Delete pop-up menu.
It used to be that a temporary gear wheel icon would appear for any deck that was under the mouseover, and then you could click (or right-click?) on the gear wheel to bring up the pop-up menu.
However, in this current version, if you move the mouse to any of the non-highlighted decks and left-click on an invisible gear wheel (i.e., in the blank space to the right of the Due column at exactly in the spot where the gear wheel would be, which might take a few tries to click on the correct location), then the pop-up menu appears for that deck. This is entirely non-intuitive.
Thatās normal. The highlighted deck is the one you had last studied.
It works fine for me. The gear icon appears on hover and works as expected. Maybe you have addons interfering?
Happens for me on win 10 but not on wsl ubuntu
Disabling add-ons makes no difference. I am using Windows 11 (latest update), and Preferences/Appearance has the default Direct3D driver.
I see. I am on debian linux. Maybe thatās the reason it works for me.
Are you saying it works with another driver?
Changing Preferences/Appearance/Video Driver to OpenGL or Software and restarting Anki didnāt make any difference: there is no temporary highlighting or gear wheel icon on mouseover. I didnāt bother trying Vulkan.