fade next card in

- to minimize pop-in of images and mathjax, fade the previous card
out and fade the next card in
- render the answer at the same time as the question so it can be
shown immediately
- move reviewer css to separate file
- remove image preloading code that should no longer be necessary

aqt/browser.py

@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ where id in %s""" % ids2str(sf))
                  "mathjax/conf.js", "mathjax/MathJax.js",
                  "mathjax/queue-typeset.js"]
         self._previewWeb.stdHtml(
-            ti(mungeQA(self.col, txt)), self.mw.reviewer._styles(),
+            ti(mungeQA(self.col, txt))+self._previewWeb.bundledCSS("reviewer.css"),
             bodyClass="card card%d" % (c.ord+1), head=base,
             js=jsinc)
         clearAudioQueue()

aqt/clayout.py

@@ -230,10 +230,12 @@ Please create a new card type first."""))
         self.tab['pform'].frontWeb.setEnabled(False)
         self.tab['pform'].backWeb.setEnabled(False)
         self.tab['pform'].frontWeb.stdHtml(
-            ti(mungeQA(self.mw.col, c.q(reload=True))), self.mw.reviewer._styles(),
+            ti(mungeQA(self.mw.col, c.q(reload=True)))+
+            self.tab['pform'].frontWeb.bundledCSS("reviewer.css"),
             bodyClass="card card%d" % (c.ord+1), head=base, js=jsinc),
         self.tab['pform'].backWeb.stdHtml(
-            ti(mungeQA(self.mw.col, c.a()), type='a'), self.mw.reviewer._styles(),
+            ti(mungeQA(self.mw.col, c.a()), type='a')+
+            self.tab['pform'].backWeb.bundledCSS("reviewer.css"),
             bodyClass="card card%d" % (c.ord+1), head=base, js=jsinc),
         self.tab['pform'].frontWeb.setEnabled(True)
         self.tab['pform'].backWeb.setEnabled(True)

aqt/reviewer.py

@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ class Reviewer:
 
     _revHtml = """
 <img src="qrc:/icons/rating.png" id=star class=marked>
-<div id=qa></div>
+<div id=qa><div class=qaelem id=_question></div><div class=qaelem id=_answer1>\
+</div><div class=qaelem id=_answer2></div></div>
 """
 
     def _initWeb(self):
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ class Reviewer:
         base = self.mw.baseHTML()
         # main window
         self.web.onLoadFinished = self._showQuestion
-        self.web.stdHtml(self._revHtml, self._styles(), head=base,
+        self.web.stdHtml(self._revHtml +
+                         self.web.bundledCSS("reviewer.css"), head=base,
                          js=["jquery.js",
                              "browsersel.js",
                              "mathjax/conf.js",
@@ -159,15 +161,19 @@ class Reviewer:
         if c.isEmpty():
             q = _("""\
 The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards.""")
+            a = ""
         else:
             q = c.q()
+            a = c.a()
         if self.autoplay(c):
             playFromText(q)
         # render & update bottom
         q = self._mungeQA(q)
-        q += self._hiddenUpcomingImages()
+        a = self._mungeQA(a)
-        klass = "card card%d" % (c.ord+1)
+
-        self.web.eval("_updateQA(%s, false, '%s');" % (json.dumps(q), klass))
+        bodyclass = "card card%d" % (c.ord+1)
+
+        self.web.eval("_showQuestion(%s, %s, '%s');" % (json.dumps(q), json.dumps(a), bodyclass))
         self._toggleStar()
         if self._bottomReady:
             self._showAnswerButton()
@@ -204,8 +210,7 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards.""")
         if self.autoplay(c):
             playFromText(a)
         # render and update bottom
-        a = self._mungeQA(a)
+        self.web.eval("_showAnswer(%s);" % json.dumps(''))
-        self.web.eval("_updateQA(%s, true);" % json.dumps(a))
         self._showEaseButtons()
         # user hook
         runHook('showAnswer')
@@ -227,37 +232,6 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards.""")
         self.mw.autosave()
         self.nextCard()
 
-    # Image preloading
-    ##########################################################################
-
-    def _hiddenUpcomingImages(self):
-        return "<div style='display:none;'>"+self._upcomingImages()+"</div>"
-
-    def _upcomingImages(self):
-        # grab the top cards in each queue
-        s = self.mw.col.sched
-        cids = []
-        cids.append(s._lrnQueue and s._lrnQueue[0][1])
-        cids.append(s._revQueue and s._revQueue[0])
-        cids.append(s._newQueue and s._newQueue[0])
-
-        # gather their content
-        qa = []
-        for cid in cids:
-            if not cid:
-                continue
-            c = self.mw.col.getCard(cid)
-            qa.append(c.q())
-            qa.append(c.a())
-
-        # pluck image links out
-        qa = "".join(qa)
-        links = []
-        for regex in self.mw.col.media.imgRegexps:
-            links.extend(re.findall(regex, qa))
-
-        return "".join([x[0] for x in links])
-
     # Handlers
     ############################################################
 
@@ -302,23 +276,6 @@ The front of this card is empty. Please run Tools>Empty Cards.""")
         else:
             print("unrecognized anki link:", url)
 
-    # CSS
-    ##########################################################################
-
-    _css = """
-hr { background-color:#ccc; margin: 1em; }
-body { margin:1.5em; }
-img { max-width: 95%; max-height: 95%; }
-.marked { position:fixed; right: 7px; top: 7px; display: none; }
-#typeans { width: 100%; }
-.typeGood { background: #0f0; }
-.typeBad { background: #f00; }
-.typeMissed { background: #ccc; }
-"""
-
-    def _styles(self):
-        return self._css
-
     # Type in the answer
     ##########################################################################
 

web/reviewer.css

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+hr { background-color:#ccc; margin: 1em; }
+body { margin:1.5em; }
+img { max-width: 95%; max-height: 95%; }
+.marked { position:fixed; right: 7px; top: 7px; display: none; }
+#typeans { width: 100%; }
+.typeGood { background: #0f0; }
+.typeBad { background: #f00; }
+.typeMissed { background: #ccc; }
+#qa { position: relative; }
+.qaelem { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; }

web/reviewer.js

@@ -1,25 +1,75 @@
 var ankiPlatform = "desktop";
 var typeans;
-function _updateQA(q, answerMode, klass) {
+var currentAns = "_answer1";
-    $("#qa").html(q);
+var nextAns = "_answer2";
+var fadeTime = 200;
+
+function _switchAnswerTarget() {
+    if (currentAns === "_answer1") {
+        currentAns = "_answer2";
+        nextAns = "_answer1";
+    } else {
+        currentAns = "_answer1";
+        nextAns = "_answer2";
+    }
+}
+
+function _makeVisible(jquery) {
+    return jquery.css("visibility", "visible").css("opacity", "1");
+}
+
+function _makeHidden(jquery) {
+    // must alter visibility as well so hidden elements are not clickable
+    return jquery.css("visibility", "hidden").css("opacity", "0");
+}
+
+function _showQuestion(q, a, bodyclass) {
+    document.body.className = bodyclass;
+
+    // update question text
+    _makeHidden($("#_question")).html(q);
+
+    // preload answer
+    _makeHidden($("#"+nextAns)).html(a);
+
+    // fade out previous answer
+    $("#"+currentAns).fadeTo(fadeTime, 0, function () {
+        // hide fully
+        _makeHidden($("#"+currentAns));
+        // and reveal question when processing is done
+        MathJax.Hub.Queue(function () {
+            $("#_question").css("visibility", "visible").fadeTo(fadeTime, 1);
+        });
+    });
+
+    // focus typing area if visible
     typeans = document.getElementById("typeans");
     if (typeans) {
         typeans.focus();
     }
-    if (answerMode) {
+
+    // return to top of window
+    window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+
+    // don't allow drags of images, which cause them to be deleted
+    $("img").attr("draggable", false);
+
+    // render mathjax
+    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset", MathJax.Hub]);
+}
+
+function _showAnswer(nextQuestion){
+    // hide question; show answer
+    _makeHidden($("#_question"));
+    _makeVisible($("#"+nextAns));
+
+    // scroll to answer?
     var e = $("#answer");
     if (e[0]) {
         e[0].scrollIntoView();
     }
-    } else {
+
-        window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+    _switchAnswerTarget();
-    }
-    if (klass) {
-        document.body.className = klass;
-    }
-    // don't allow drags of images, which cause them to be deleted
-    $("img").attr("draggable", false);
-    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset", MathJax.Hub]);
 }
 
 function _toggleStar(show) {