Hi Chris,

One of the cards in my San Diego Coloring Book is a Crossword Puzzle. I did it 
pretty much by brute force. Nothing fancy but it works quite well. Would you 
like to see a screen shot? I'll send it to you directly if you would like.

Joe Wilkins

On Dec 8, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Chris Sheffield wrote:

> Has anybody ever created a crossword puzzle application in LC? I'm having to 
> make one, and I'm kind of at a loss. Not really sure how to proceed. If 
> anyone has some pointers or sample code they'd be willing to share, I'd be 
> most grateful.
> 
> My idea right now is to have some kind of a grid that would get created at 
> run-time. Not sure yet whether to use square graphics or just use actual 
> fields. So the application would be fed the max number of spaces across and 
> then the max number of spaces down. So say the longest word across has 10 
> letters, and the longest word down has 6 letters. So a grid that is 10 by 6 
> would be created. Then I would somehow determine where the letters for the 
> words will be placed in the grid (still kind of fuzzy on this part), and then 
> once that's done, I would hide the unused spaces, leaving behind a crossword 
> layout. Tapping/clicking in a space would then allow the user to enter a 
> letter for that space (or something of that nature).
> 
> Does that even sound doable? Anyone have a better suggestion?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> 
> --
> Chris Sheffield
> Read Naturally, Inc.
> www.readnaturally.com


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