Crossword Generator
Mark Swindell
mdswindell at charter.net
Thu Jul 28 12:59:09 EDT 2005
On Jul 28, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Mark Talluto wrote:
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> On Jul 28, 2005, at 9:48 AM, Mark Swindell wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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> I got very close to creating one along with a Word Search program.
> Due to the state of education market at this time, it would not be
> worth the development and marketing costs.
Understood. Still, it could be a nice Revolution ambassador, I
think, if it were done up properly. Sad state of affairs in the Ed
market, unfortunately.
Mark
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