[Question] Is rescheduling using the add-on even necessary anymore?
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Since built-in FSRS has it's own rescheduling feature, is "Reschedule all cards" necessary anymore? "Reschedule all cards reviewed in the last n days" is at least somewhat useful, since there is no such feature in Anki, but I can't think of any use-cases for "Reschedule all cards".
Maybe it's unused now. I will remove it in the next update.
I don't think that there is any need to remove it. Keeping it there is not harmful. The feature can be useful when the user wants to reschedule their cards without adding an extra revlog entry, which otherwise increases the size of the collection.
I just recently had a conversation with a user who was confused by add-on rescheduling vs built-in rescheduling. So I think we should remove it to avoid confusion.
The add-on rescheduling is also more convenient than the built-in rescheduling.
I wouldn't say so myself. And personally, I was also initially confused about which option I should use: the built-in one or the add-on one. I think it would be nice to remove it, just to avoid confusing the users.
Removed in d252035
If this is removed from the main menu & gear options, can you instead add it to the menu in the Browser (the menu in the image below)?
I am asking for this because there are certain situations where I want to reschedule only a few cards. Previously, I could move them to another deck and reschedule all cards in that deck. But this is not possible now.
If you want an example of an add-on that adds options to that menu, here is an example: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/94685914
I like your idea, but I think it's better to suggest it to @dae, so that it will be implemented natively to avoid any kind of inconsistency with the fuzz factor.
IMHO, this change is not 100% warranted, at least not yet.
Helper's reschedule had some features that are missing from native Anki.
Namely:
- it provided the ability to reschedule specific decks instead of the entire collection;
- you didn't need to adjust FSRS parameters before rescheduling;
- the add-on's rescheduling didn't create a new revlog for each card in the collection, thereby avoiding a non-negligible increase in file size.
Perhaps these features could be better incorporated as native functionalities in Anki.
However, at present, it seems there is some net loss of functionality.
you didn't need to adjust FSRS parameters before rescheduling;
I think it could be supported easily. @dae, what do you think of that?
the add-on's rescheduling didn't create a new revlog for each card in the collection, thereby avoiding a non-negligible increase in file size.
This won't be the case in the upcoming version of Anki, but I agree that easily accessible rescheduling of selected decks only was a very convenient feature that I used a lot.
I think it's still necessary for users coming from older version to the new 23.10+ versions with FSRS enabled. They will probably need to reschedule all cards at least once.
From README:
Note: For cards that have been reviewed multiple times using Anki's default algorithm, rescheduling may give different intervals than the Scheduler because the Scheduler can't access the full review history when running. In this case, the intervals given by rescheduling will be more accurate. But after rescheduling once, there will be no difference between the two.
Built-in "Reschedule cards on change" will accurately recalculate memory states (DSR values), so no, you don't need the add-on feature if you are switching from standalone FSRS to built-in FSRS in 23.10+.
if you are switching from standalone FSRS to built-in FSRS in 23.10+.
I meant coming from an older version of Anki using the old SM2 algo. Talking from experience, I had to use the Schedule all cards option only once coming to FSRS and noticed that I had many cards that I wouldn't have seen for another year or so brought ahead after rescheduling all cards.
If I hadn't pressed the "Reschedule all cards". I wouldn't have seen those cards (that I have already forgotten) for another year because of the old SM2 algorithm.
I think it's important to reschedule all cards if one's coming to FSRS for the first time. I may be wrong, I'm just saying.
I think it's important to reschedule all cards if one's coming to FSRS for the first time.
Yes, you need to reschedule all cards when starting to use FSRS (if you want an instant transition). But, you can use Anki's built in "Reschedule cards on change" option for that purpose. The current issue is about the option in the add-on.
But, you can use Anki's built in "Reschedule cards on change" option for that purpose.
Ah, I guess you're right. I totally missed that option.
Anki's built in "Reschedule cards on change" option is not saved, so you have to click it every time.
If it was saved, it would be annoying when you are just checking if optimization helps.
Also maybe the add-on's feature makes it easier to see how the settings change affects due numbers.
I just noticed that the button disappeared so checked the issues to find the reason. I used the Reschedule all cards button to utilize the helper-addons built-in load balancing. My intuition was that load-balancing mostly moves cards with high stabilities (studied more than 7 days ago) because a couple of days difference in the review date don't matter much for those. As far as I know built-in FSRS has fuzz, but it's different from load-balancing which I imagine takes into account the load of adjacent days. Maybe I misunderstood the feature and for load-balancing I don't need to reschedule via the addon?
If you move a card between decks with different presets, the card may need rescheduling even if it hasn't been reviewed recently.
Fine. I will revert the change in the next update.
Reverted in 247e94e