Crossword Generator

[Mark Swindell]

On Jul 28, 2005, at 9:00 AM, Mark Talluto wrote:

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> On Jul 28, 2005, at 8:15 AM, Mark Swindell wrote:
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>> I was just wondering if anyone here had created such a beast.  It  
>> seems like a product Rev might be good for.  I'm looking to  
>> purchase one, actually, to use in the classroom, as well as to  
>> integrate into a curriculum package that will be an adjunct to a  
>> Rev product I'm working on.   For educational needs it needn't be  
>> a NY Times type thing.  Just a well-thought, professional  
>> generator where the user types in the clues and words and the  
>> puzzlemaker creates a puzzle.  It should have font and size  
>> capabilities, as well as background images/patterns/colors.    
>> After generation, each element should be resizable and  movable so  
>> the user can set up a nice-looking custom page for printout.  
>> (Basically five elements: down clues, across clues, answers, bg  
>> image/rect, and puzzle itself).  Printing is a must, export to  
>> PDF, jpg, other options.
>>
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> Mark,
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> There are plenty of commercial apps out there for about $20.00 that  
> would suit your needs just fine.  You can find one such program at  
> most local teacher stores.  You can also order most of the  
> available commercial versions from any educational catalog like:   
> <http://www.learningservicesus.com/>
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>

Right.  The one I like best at this point is called CrossWord Forge  
(was CrossWordz -- http://www.solrobots.com) though it's a bit pricy  
at 50.00.  But the interface is very nice, unlike some.  But moving/ 
rearranging elements is  still lacking in the current iteration.

I was just wondering if someone in the Rev community had created such  
a product.   A person with some skill could probably do a bang-up job  
of it.  People are always asking about visible commercial Rev  
products (non in-house) on the list.

Mark