Yes, it's the new beta version. The version that checks stroke order and snaps strokes in place works fine, although I think he'd appreciate it if we could change the settings to allow a little more leeway (something like "mark stroke incorrect after more than X failed attempts", so that attempting the wrong stroke once and then correcting wouldn't necessarily mark the character wrong).Sorry, is this in the new beta version? Are you doing a writing flashcard where it only lets you draw strokes in the correct order?
He hasn't used any option that we're aware of to show a sketchbox - the same test session (in "learning" mode) will present some characters with the snap-into-place strokes, and some with the subdivided square. I did set a self-graded writing test where he just clicks on the pen to write the character and marks it himself and that works fine, but that test brings up a blank grey box (not the subdivided square) and has an option to mark 'correct' or 'incorrect' after the answer is revealed.Sorry, it looks from these screenshots like what's actually happening is that he's still using it in the snap-into-place mode, but then using the option to show a 'sketchbox' above the card and entering his characters there. That's just for taking notes - people like to write in their answers there sometimes for self-graded tests, e.g. - and doesn't factor into any answer scoring.
For the behavior you're looking for, change 'prompt for' to just 'headword'.
Also, on the snap-into-place mode, there's supposed to be an option in settings to let you customize the number of incorrect strokes you can make before it rejects your answer, but I can't seem to find it, so I'll double check it didn't get hidden / deleted accidentally.
Thanks for this information, I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to test stroke order. Which option should I select when "New test profile" comes up? I don't really understand what the different options mean.It's a 'fill-in-the-blanks' test asking for 'headword + order'. (we're breaking this out into a separate 'stroke order' category in the next beta)
Thanks! I'm also trying to figure out how to disable "snap-into-place" mode, if that's possible? Similar to how skritter has an option to not snap your strokes, while still testing stroke direction. I like to use that to self-grade my stroke placement and sizing."Simple" is fine - we're paring the list down but basically Simple = test all the cards and Learning = gradually introduce new cards.