Vocatra is a console-based vocabulary trainer. It takes one or more vocabulary files, queries you for each word and lets you try to give the correct answer. You can enable different learning modes. If you prefer to learn sequentially it has an order mode. Otherwise, there is also a random mode available. You can find other preferences and more details in the man-page.
Source packages are available on SourceForge. The current development source code can be checked out from the Subversion repository. If you find a bug, want to request a new feature or would like to share your vocabulary files with others, please do so on Vocatra's Tickets system.
If you have downloaded the source distribution, you need the following packages to build the executable.
The installation is done by following the next steps:
If you want to uninstall Vocatra, use the next command:
If you have downloaded the deb or rpm package you have to run following command with root rights to install them:
If you want to install Vocatra on Ubuntu, add following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
use following command to add key for verification:
and easily install Vocatra with following commands:
For more details go to https://launchpad.net/~sao/+archive/ppa.
Before you can start using Vocatra, you have to create your own vocabulary file. To do so, you simply open your favorite text editor and add words (one word per line) in the following format:
As you can see, the two languages are separated with an equal sign (=). Furthermore, you can define synonyms by separating them with a comma (,). In addition, lines can be commented out by adding a number sign (#) in front of them. Download a vocabulary file from here for more examples.
As soon as you have created your vocabulary file, you can start your learning process with the following command:
Vocatra is written in C++ and the source code stands under the GPL Licence. If you want to know more about Vocatra's inside go to classes or files. If you have already read the documentation and you still have questions, please do not hesitate to file a new ticket on Trac.
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