When getting started for the first time with the Anki app, and every time I create a new deck, I get this screen:
Congratulations! You have finished this deck for now.
To study outside of the normal schedule, you can useCustom Study.
This is very confusing to a new user, and sets an expectation that the app will be confusing and technical to use.
it’s confusing because
the user hasn’t finished anything
it introduces advanced topics like custom study
it doesn’t suggest the best next action - Add.
expected:
An empty deck should show a different message
Congratulations! You have created a new deck
To add cards, hit “Add”
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dae
October 30, 2020, 11:14am
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Special-casing the empty deck case is not a bad idea, though it may lead to a confusing message if the deck is not new, and simply has had all its cards removed.
Custom study is shown on that screen because there are many people - especially when they’re new to Anki - who don’t want to stop after they’ve reviewed the material once.
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Agreed, Custom study is super valuable for the person who just wants to keep on studying, even if they are just getting started.
In the case of the empty deck, though, it’s not very valuable.
I take your point about a deck that has become empty rather than being new:
This deck is empty.
To get started studying, creating some cards:
Add Card
