"Empty cards" returns more usable informations

AnkiWeb addon 25425599

Displays card names instead of numbers in the empty-card deletion report, helping users identify which cards will be removed; actual deletion behavior remains unchanged.
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Votes
2 (👍 2 · 👎 0)
Updated
2019-03-31
Anki versions
<=2.1.27
License
GPL-3.0 (from the license file in the package)
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Languages
Python, Batchfile
Description language
en

Maintenance

abandoned

  • Last update or commit: 2020-08-02 (2282 days before the snapshot).
  • Commits in the last year: 0.
  • Issues: 0 open, 0 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 0 merged.

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Description

Ensure that «empty cards» show useful informations. Such as the name of the card which will be removed instead of its number.

README

Field name in card deletion message

Rationale

Let's say you use the "empty cards" action. It shows a messages of the form:

Empty card numbers: 3,4 Fields: [b] / Voiced
Bilabial
Plosive / [sound:e6fa97a9bb605e35c1a6694a19f83ef3.mp3]

are not really usefull. Because I've no clue what card number 3 is. Worst, I can't even go to check, because I can't do anything until anki knows whether I want to delete those cards or not.

With this add-on, you'll instead get the message:

Empty card numbers: Example, Test, Fields: [b] / Voiced
Bilabial
Plosive / [sound:e6fa97a9bb605e35c1a6694a19f83ef3.mp3]

So you know that cards Example and Test will be deleted.

Warning

The deletion process is exactly the same as before, only the message is changed. So there should be no problem.

Internal

It changes method anki._Collection.emptyCardReport and don't call the last version of this method

Advice

Maybe think about using Delete empty new cards, so that you don't delete a card you already saw by accident

Version 2.0

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Links, licence and credits

Key Value
Copyright Arthur Milchior arthur@milchior.fr
Based on Anki code by Damien Elmes anki@ichi2.net
License GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
Source in https://github.com/Arthur-Milchior/anki-clearer-empty-card
Addon number 25425599