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.
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>> 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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