IO One by One Anking Step Deck Note Type Not working

[swimmer123452]

I am having trouble with the IO One by One Anking Step Deck Note Type. No square populates for me to create the one-by-one occlusions. Does anyone have a solution? I know the closet addon is not working.

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This is a known issue, and it’s not related to the old Closet add-on.

The “IO One by One” note type in the AnKing Step Deck relies on Anki’s native Image Occlusion editor, not on Closet. When no rectangle/square appears for you to draw occlusions, it usually means Anki isn’t opening the Image Occlusion editor correctly.

Please try the following in order:

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1. Confirm you’re using Anki’s native Image Occlusion

1. In Anki, go to Add.
2. At the top, click Type.
3. Select the built-in “Image Occlusion” note type (not the AnKing IO template) and:
   • Click Select Image or Paste image from clipboard.
   • See if the Image Occlusion editor opens and lets you draw rectangles/ellipses.

If native Image Occlusion doesn’t work:

• Update to the latest standard Anki version from:
  https://apps.ankiweb.net
• Disable add-ons (start Anki while holding Shift) and test again.
• If it still fails, this is an Anki issue rather than AnkiHub/AnKing; you’ll likely need to ask on the official Anki support forum with details about your OS and Anki version.

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2. Check your Anki version

The IO One by One template assumes Anki 23.10+ (native IO support).

• Go to Help → About (or Anki → About on Mac).
• If you’re on an older version (e.g. 2.1.54, 2.1.49, etc.), update, then test the IO One by One note type again.

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3. Try a fresh IO One by One note

Sometimes a corrupted note or missing image can make it seem like “no square populates.”

1. Click Add → Type → IO One by One AnKing Step Deck (or similarly named template).
2. Make sure you actually:
   • Load an image into the Image field (via paste or file).
   • Then enter the IO editor (depending on how the template is set up, this might be via Cards… or a button in the note type UI).

If the editor opens but you still can’t draw a square, it’s almost always either:

• An outdated Anki version, or
• An interfering add-on.

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4. If it still doesn’t work

Please reply in your topic with:

• Your Anki version (e.g. 24.06).
• Your operating system.
• Whether the built-in “Image Occlusion” note type works when tested alone.
• Whether the problem persists with add-ons disabled (Shift on startup).

That info will make it much easier for AnkiHub/AnKing support to pinpoint what’s going on with the IO One by One template.

[Brian_BH]

Hello,

I would be happy to help.

You are correct, in that the Closet add-on I believe is no longer supported. Your best bet may be to use the AnKing Note Types add-on instead, which I believe has the appropriate updated functions to be able to handle the IO one-by-one note types

Please let me know if that answers your question, and if there’s anything else I can help with.

[swimmer123452]

Thank you, Brian. I added the add-on and updated all the note types. Unfortunately, I still cannot perform the IO one-byone. I also watched the video from github on youtube and the square is not there for me. Here is what my interface looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYUhNMyAZNs. time stamp 19:45

[abdo.nh]

Use this button

[swimmer123452]

that occludes the whole image. I want to create rectangles to occlude parts of the image and then do one by one IO.

[abdo.nh]

You can create rectangles by clicking anywhere on the image after pressing the button.

[swimmer123452]

my king. thank you!!!