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Hi, I've read that the four-character limit for Fill-in-the-blanks tests is going to be eliminated. Could one also make it so that the user can't tell beforehand how many characters the word/phrase prompted for is composed of? This could work as follows:
For a word of any length, the user is first presented with a white rectangle to fill, with a grayed-out white rectangle next to it. When the user has entered the first character/pinyin and confirmed it with a two-finger tap, the second rectangle will turn white, a third grayed-out rectangle will appear next to it, and so on. If the phrase is more than 4 characters long, the user would be able to swipe left-right to move within the phrase. When the user thinks they have entered the complete word, they tap "Done".
The extra "Done" tap needed is a small disadvantage, though it would be outweighed by the positive learning effect of not getting a strong hint when presented with a new definition. Perhaps one could also make Pleco sense when the user has entered the correct phrase and then automatically switch to the answer screen. I think users would understand this UI change intuitively. Thanks.
For a word of any length, the user is first presented with a white rectangle to fill, with a grayed-out white rectangle next to it. When the user has entered the first character/pinyin and confirmed it with a two-finger tap, the second rectangle will turn white, a third grayed-out rectangle will appear next to it, and so on. If the phrase is more than 4 characters long, the user would be able to swipe left-right to move within the phrase. When the user thinks they have entered the complete word, they tap "Done".
The extra "Done" tap needed is a small disadvantage, though it would be outweighed by the positive learning effect of not getting a strong hint when presented with a new definition. Perhaps one could also make Pleco sense when the user has entered the correct phrase and then automatically switch to the answer screen. I think users would understand this UI change intuitively. Thanks.