What's New

Crossword Forge 5.
Crossword Forge is an easy to use crossword and word search making utility. It is
designed to make high quality crossword and word search puzzles. It allows creating,
modifying, printing, saving, restoring and exporting puzzles (interactive web, pdf, text,
and images @ 72 dpi) and their answer keys. You will find basic instructions in the Help
Menu.
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Phone: (512) 853-9645
Fax: (815) 550-1744
For those who wish to give us credit in publications made with the aid of Crossword
Forge, you can use something like the following:
This puzzle was created using Crossword Forge <http://www.solrobots.com>
Credit is not required, but it is appreciated.
What's New:
Version 5.4 (August 19, 2008)
- Added a "Revert To Saved" menu option. Keep in mind that using Revert will
empty the undo stack, i.e. it is not possible to Undo a Revert.
- Various other improvements.
Version 5.3.6 (August 5, 2008)

- Web crossword and word search puzzles now account for their height better
than previously in situations where a word bank or bonus
clue is present.
- Dragging rows to re-order them works much better than previously.
Version 5.3.5 (July 22, 2008)

- Remembers changes you make to the puzzle's web export name.
- Fixed an issue where the across numbers could get printed outside the
printable area (broken in version 5.3.3)
Version 5.3.4 (July 18, 2008)

- Included a link to our new Crossword Forge internet forum.
- Fixed an issue where the word search clues were positioned too close to the
puzzle grid (broken in version 5.3.3)
Version 5.3.3 (July 1, 2008)

- Printed crossword puzzles now have decimal aligned clue numbers.
- Crossword Forge Live puzzles are now better at honoring color, font and size of
their print counterparts.
- Fixed issues where for large font sizes the word bank could overlap the puzzle
grid.
Version 5.3.2 (May 1, 2008)

- Works better with Mac OS X Leopard.
- Minor fixes to the open recent item menu.
- Improved error reporting.
Version 5.3.1 (April 21, 2008)

- Various minor cosmetic improvements.
Version 5.3 (February 25, 2008)

- You can now specify where the clues will be placed for web puzzles: on the left,
right or below the grid.
- You can now specify whether you can see both the across and down list at the
same time, or if they maximize to fill their space.
- You can now publish more than one web puzzle in the same directory. Some
web hosts require that all user content must be in the same directory. This web
host limitation no longer causes a problem for Crossword Forge. It is your
responsibility to make sure each html file uses a unique name.
- You can now hide branding and links in web puzzles.
- You can now tweak your web settings before a preview. Previously this would
require a trip to the export dialog.
Version 5.2.8 (January 22, 2008)

- Fixed issues with editing clues in list mode when sorted by other than the first
column.
- List view automatically resorts as appropriate.
- The new clue (i.e. the blank one) always sorts to the bottom of the list for easier
data entry.
- The new clue isn't added until it's needed when tabbing through the list view,
this behavior should be less distracting.
Version 5.2.7 (January 15, 2008)

- Various minor improvements.
Version 5.2.6 (December 21, 2007)

- Now imports and exports .csv files (to export chose text export with a comma as
the delimiter), improving Crossword Forge's interoperability with Microsoft Excel,
Apple's Numbers and other programs that support .csv.
- Added an option to trim white space when importing text files or text from the
clipboard.
- Added support for alternate delimiters for text import and export. You can now
specify a comma delimiter or any other delimiter of your choosing.
- Other minor improvements.

- The Crossword Forge toolbar now works in the windows version as well.
- The print function in "Crossword Forge Live" puzzle has been improved such
that one can see all of the clues in the printout, making
it possible for you to complete the puzzle offline.
- The trim function is now available in the toolbar.
Version 5.2.4 (November 1, 2007)

- Changed the Crossword Forge toolbar icons to look better in Leopard. (Change
is only visible in Mac OS X version).
Version 5.2.3 (October 1, 2007)

- Fixed a problem where text lines weren't wrapping properly with PDF export.
- Fixed a problem where the box surrounding word search puzzles wasn't printing
in the right spot under Windows, and wouldn't scroll horizontally as appropriate.
Version 5.2.2 (September 21, 2007)

- Fixed a problem where the save dialog wouldn't show on Windows if your
puzzle title contained special characters like the colon.
- Minor improvements.
Version 5.2 (August 22, 2007)

- Fixed a stability issue caused when deleting all of the text in the last clue.
- Fixed a problem with the Undo/Redo system for actions that were threaded
(e.g. Making a Puzzle). These now undo/redo properly again.
- Reduced screen flicker when loading and making puzzles.

- Fixed a text direction problem with right to left languages like Hebrew and
Arabic.

- You can now paste in a list of words into the list view and it will know to place
these items in the answer column (instead of the clue column). Your are still able
to copy and paste clue, answer, and answer type from one puzzle to another.
- Added a contextual menu which will sort the answers alphabetically or
randomize them. The word bank is shown in this order. NOTE: The puzzle grid
will need to be recomputed. Press "Make Puzzle" to do that.
- Added Esperanto as an official language set.
Version 5.1.12 (July 31, 2007)

- Improved Text Import/Export. Now saves unicode files with the "byte oder
mark" which allows other programs to correctly guess the encoding. Crossword
Forge will also now guess the encoding when importing a file, making the
importing process easier.
- Improved word search algorithm.
- Improved support for OSX long file names.
- Improved centering for word search word banks.
Version 5.1.11 (July 17, 2007)

- Improved word search algorithm. Now faster and fits more words in grid.
- Improved built-in PDF Export. Now supports fonts besides Courier, Helvetica,
Times, Symbol, and Zapf Dingbats.
- Improved built-in PDF Export. Now supports the underline style.
- It's again possible to create word search puzzles without diagonals.
Version 5.1.10 (July 5, 2007)

- Tighter fit for both crosswords and word searches. This means that clues and
word banks are less likely to spill onto a second page.
- Improved grid fit for word search words where a max answer limit is set.
Version 5.1.9 (June 20, 2007)

- Improved fit for word search words. Fits more words in a tighter space.
- Added a preference for extracting symbols and marks. This is useful if you
would like a word like 'x-ray' to not include the hyphen in the grid but include it in
the word bank. To configure this option go to the preferences. By default this
option is off for current users and on for new users of the program. To get the
new user experience, current users can press the "Load Defaults" button within
preferences.
- Improved PDF Export. Fixed minor variances with the PDF specification.
Version 5.1.8 (June 11, 2007)

- Now shows page margins on screen. To see this the puzzle preview area
needs to be bigger than the page. You can set the margins using File > Page
Setup.
- Improved PDF export. Text positioning in PDF export now matches the print
output exactly, previously the pdf export letters were slightly lower on the page.
Version 5.1.7 (May 24, 2007)

- Improved PDF export
a. Now honors the margins given in "Page Setup" more faithfully.
b. Now draws round rectangles for the word search answer key as
appropriate.
c. The crossword puzzle grid now lines up better.
- Now draws a border around word search puzzles which have "solid backdrop"
turned off. Since the new border's color changes with the backdrop color, you
can "remove" the border by changing this color to white.
- Can now make puzzles with less answers than given. Crossword Forge will
consider all options when making the puzzle but stops when it reaches the limits
you have specified.
- Fixed a problem when making puzzles with large data sets. Crossword Forge
wouldn't update unless you moved the mouse.
- Controls in the "Puzzle Update Status" window are now more responsive.
Version 5.1.6 (May 10, 2007)

- Clue and answer fields now use different fonts. This is great for using non-
unicode foreign language fonts in a bilingual puzzle.
- Added an additional text import format, which allows you to mirror the clue and
answer fields.
- Improved word search printing when clues are enabled.
Note: Crossword Forge's answer key displays the answer in brackets after the
clue. These bracketed answers are still displayed in the clue font.

- Crossword Forge Live puzzles no longer hide their top if no title is specified.
- The Update Puzzle Menu item now has 2 sub-items. New and Changed works
just like the old "Update Puzzle" and updates the puzzle with items that have
changed or are new since the last Make Puzzle. "New, Changed, or Selected"
also reconsiders the placement of the currently selected items. If you are in the
clue list view, you can select multiple clues for this operation.
- "Update Puzzle (New, Changed, or Selected)" will now work if you have every
item selected. Previously it would remove all the items, and a subsequent "Make
Puzzle" was needed.
- "Update Puzzle (New, Changed, or Selected)" now guarantees that selected
items will not return to their original location if it is at all possible that they can be
moved.
Note: There is no guarantee that a selected item won't be removed such that the
puzzle is left disjoint after calling "Update Puzzle (New, Changed, or Selected)".
Note: There is no guarantee that a selected item will be positioned (even it was
previously positioned) after calling "Update Puzzle (New, Changed, or Selected)".
Note: The "Update Puzzle (New, Changed, or Selected)" operation is equivalent
to the clue list contextual menu "Update Puzzle (Include Selected Items)" that
was available in previous versions of Crossword Forge. The feature has been
renamed and has several new enhancements (see above).

- Now scrolls a misspelled word into view if needed.
- The Windows spell checker will no longer count single letters by themselves as
misspellings (e.g. in the text "option b" "b" will no longer be considered to be a
misspelling).
- Crossword Forge Live puzzle's clue lists now display and hide their horizontal
scrollbar as their areas resize. Previously it used the initial size to determine
whether a horizontal scrollbar was necessary.
Version 5.1.3 (February 28, 2007)

- Fixed issues with saving on Windows 98.
- You can now resize puzzle editor and the font editor with newly added divider
widgets. This comes in handy when working on small computer screens (e.g.
800x600)

- More efficient at making crossword puzzles.

- Fixes weird behavior when quitting after making word search puzzles
(introduced in version 5.1).
- Using the up and down arrow now works properly in the list view.
- Improved the Mac OS X spell checking dialog to behave more consistently with
how it works in other OS X applications such as Pages or TextEdit.
- Reduced flicker on Windows XP.
Version 5.1 (January 25, 2007)

- Added an "Update Puzzle" command in the "Edit" menu. This command allows
you keep the puzzle grid as it currently is, but incorporates any changes (new
clues, answer spelling changes) you have made onto that grid.
- Added a contextual menu command to the clue list view which will randomly
reposition the selected answers in the grid (if it can). Because this is a random
process, the answer may stay in the same location as it started.
- Now maintains the currently selected clues (list view) after making or updating
the puzzle. This comes in handy if you want to use repositioning contextual
menu several times in sequence.
- Deleting a "clue/answer pair" now immediately removes the answer from the
grid. This avoids various issues that could previously affect online puzzles in this
situation. It should be noted that using delete in this way can produce islands in
the grid. If you want islands this is a good way to do it, if you don't, press "Make
Puzzle" again and the puzzle will be completely re-made without islands.
- Column widths are now computed properly for word search puzzles with word
bank scrambling turned on.
- Deleting clues when the list view is sorted now deletes the correct clue.

- Now reliably honors the "scramble word bank" option of online word search
puzzles.
- Visually improved "Crossword Forge Live" loading.
- In the rare case that Crossword Forge encounters an error during program
startup, it is now more likely to recover.
Version 5.0 (December 4, 2006)

- Now builds interactive word search puzzles.
- 'Greek' is now a built-in supported language.
- Intel Macs now use Mac OS X's built-in multilingual spell checker. PowerPC
Macs were already using that technology.
- Now does copy and paste properly from the clue list view.
- The positioned column of the clue list is no longer partially hidden.
Version 4.7.5 (November 7, 2006)

- Fixes issues caused by dragging a clue to the bottom of the list. These issues
were introduced in version 4.7.
- Reduces refresh when typing clues in list view (Windows).
- Crossword Forge Live can now use the '<' symbol in titles and grid words.

- Fixed internal errors related to exporting the puzzle. These errors were the
result of some code re-organization that occurred in version 4.7.

- Improved internal error reporting.
- Fixed some translation omissions in the German version.

- No longer hangs the Mac version when you scroll the preview pane using the
scroll thumb. The hang was the result of an undocumented change in a third
party tool we are using.
Version 4.7 (October 16, 2006)

- Improved web export panel
- Includes page color and control accent color settings
- Includes save location pop-up for quicker exports
- Added a web preview command for making quick changes to web puzzles
- Other minor improvements
Changes for Crossword Forge Live

- Now highlights the grid square under the mouse
- Now highlights the input palette character under the mouse
- Input palette now accepts successive clicks on the same letter without moving
the mouse in between
- Other minor improvements
Mac OS X Specific Changes

- Now runs at native speeds on Intel Macintoshes (now a Universal Binary)
- Now automatically reveals exported web puzzles in the Finder
- Added Preview and Export toolbar items
Version 4.6.7 Limited Release - Windows Only (September 27, 2006)

- Improved windows installation for systems with multiple users. The key only needs to
be installed once.
- Files with ampersands '&' in their name now show up properly in the "Open Recent"
menu.
- Using the "Save" or "Save As" menu command now properly updates the "Open
Recent" menu.

- Added an "Open Recent" menu for quickly accessing recently used files.
Mac OS X Only changes:

- Added a document proxy icon to the crossword forge project window. When used with
a command click the user can easily locate the parent folder of the current document. It
can also be used to drag the document into other programs that accept files (e.g. as an
attachment in an email).

- Improved behavior for admin installations.
- Mac OS 10.1.x and 10.2.x users can now see the contents of the download's disk
image's content without a dual monitor system.

- Minor improvements for scroll wheel mice.
a. Mouse wheel scrolling over the preview pane scrollbars now scrolls at the
same pace as over the content.
b. Works correctly with mice that support horizontal scrolling (like Mighty Mouse)

- Now supports selecting multiple clue/answer pairs in list view, this increases flexibility
when using cut, copy, paste, delete and drag & drop.
- Added Select All menu option, for use in editing.
- Now retains clue type information (normal, bonus, word bank only) in list view cut,
copy, paste and drag operations.
- Now supports scrolling the preview pane with a scroll wheel mouse.
- Now ensures that saved files end in .cwz. This improves the behavior of how these
files load in Crossword Forge (especially when running Microsoft Windows).
Version 4.6.1 (Jun 30, 2006)

Changes to Crossword Forge Live (Web Export)
- Now more consistent in showing accents and umlauts on capital letters in the puzzle
grid an elsewhere. These accents for some select fonts were higher than the textbox
and were getting clipped. All known cases of the problem have been fixed including the
following (Helvetica, Times, Times CE, Times CY and Hoefler Text). For most fonts this
was never a problem.
- Bonus Clues, with no clue text, no longer shows as undefined
- Choosing Restart from the "Game" menu now resets the bonus clue text as
appropriate.
- Right to left languages now show the grid number text in the upper right of the block
instead of the upper left.
Editor Changes
- Undoing a "Make Puzzle" with Word Search puzzle type now restores the previous
random letters.
Version 4.6 (Jun 13, 2006)

-Bonus clues now supported in "Crossword Forge Live" (Web Export).
-"Crossword Forge Live" now supports right-to-left typing for right-to-left language
puzzles (e.g. Arabic or Hebrew).
Editor Changes
-Now allows the Crossword Forge starting point file to be placed in the Crossword Forge
Preferences folder or in the Crossword Forge Application support folder. This can help
you reduce clutter in your applications folder. Starting points placed directly with the
application have priority, followed by those in the user preferences, followed by those
placed in the Crossword Forge Application Support folder.
-Fixed an issue that would cause the bonus clue blanks and answer key not to appear
when loaded from a saved file.
-Dramatically faster load and run times for Chinese and Japanese Windows XP.
-Removed spell checking option when running Crossword Forge under Chinese and
Japanese Windows XP. Previously using this option would
hang the computer indefinitely.
-Smaller file sizes (typically about 8% smaller).
-New version no longer accepts old style unlock codes. It's been well over 3 years
since we issued the last of those codes (February 14, 2003) and the product has come
a long way since then (it was at version 2.3). You may continue to use version 4.5.13 or
any other release prior to today's release indefinitely. Purchases on or after February
15, 2003 should not be affected. Please contact us if you have any comments or
questions about this change, we would love to hear from you.
Windows XP Known Issues and their workarounds:

-Most fonts will not display their typefaces properly on Chinese and Japanese Windows
XP systems. To get proper font support and to re-enable the spell checker, it is
recommended that users temporarily switch their "Regional and Language Settings"
control panel's language setting to a European language prior to launching Crossword
Forge. (This setting is in the popup at the top of the first tab of the control panel).
Version 4.5.13 (Jun 2, 2006)

- Scrambled word banks now more usable. Capitalization is now normalized and
spaces are extracted according to the current language preferences. If extract spaces
is off for the current language, spaces are replaced by underscores. All of these
changes are designed to make using the scrambled words less cumbersome.
Version 4.5.12 (Apr 27, 2006)

- New alphabet input palette allows you to enter hard to access foreign characters.
- New About Crossword Forge Live Menu item
- Improved the vertical centering of characters in their grid blocks.
- Now allows immediate typing after the puzzle has loaded, no clicking necessary.
(Internet Explorer only)
- Numerous minor improvements.
Editor Changes
- Supports Fonts with the Combining Grapheme Joiner (U+034F) such that combined
graphemes end up in the same crossword cell. This feature was added to support the
Dupius font for languages like Salish and Kootenai.
- Numerous minor improvements.
Version 4.5.11 (Apr 13, 2006)

- Fixed a problem in which web export was failing to work because the version string in
the generated html file had an extra carriage return.
Version 4.5.10 (Apr 6, 2006)

- The Alphabet palette now displays its characters in the current font. This is especially
helpful if you are using non-unicode fonts to access to foreign language scripts.
Unicode fonts continue to work.
Version 4.5.9 (Apr 5, 2006)

- Fixed a problem where Word Search Puzzles words could get placed backwards upon
re-opening the puzzle.
- Bonus Answers and Word Bank only Answers can now be as long or as short as
desired.
- Crossword Forge no longer complains if you try to add a 1 character answer to a word
search. It is allowed.
Version 4.5.8 (Mar 12, 2006)

- Now shows a warning if you try to replace a web export project with a new one of the
same name. You can choose to replace or cancel.
- Now supports clue fonts that are unusually tall for their point size. Zapfino is an
example of such a font.
- Adjusted the Horizontal space in clue lists of Crossword Forge Live puzzles to give a
little more wiggle room.
- No longer clips the text of the "Game" menu or other menus.
- No re-highlights the first word of the puzzle when the Restart Menu is chosen.
Windows Specific Changes

- No longer shows two windows on startup. Broken in version 4.5.5
- Various other minor improvements.
Version 4.5.7 (Mar 6, 2006)

- Fixed a clue numbering problem that could occur if the user had "puzzle preview"
checked in the puzzle making status window.
- Import preview improved to better reflect how the various text will import.
- Crossword Forge Live puzzles now use the user specified font for displaying grid
letters, word bank words, and clues. This makes displaying puzzles in some languages
like Salish possible. The default font that we used previously didn't have all of the
required characters. If a user doesn't have the selected font installed on their system
Crossword Forge Live uses "Times".
- Null characters within answers are ignored when adding clues to the puzzle. Null
characters can get in the puzzle data if you import from a source that has them.
- Puzzle making with "preview" turned on is now more fun to watch. Crossword Forge
shows you as each word gets placed. Keep in mind this is far slower than letting it work
without the preview.
- Minor improvements to help clarify various user interactions.
Version 4.5.6 (Feb 17, 2006)

- Fixed a minor issue with the web export caching preferences. The saved value was
opposite of the label.
Version 4.5.5 (Feb 15, 2006)

- If the user has closed all of the Crossword Forge windows, and switched to another
application. Crossword Forge will open a blank window if the user
switches back.
- Better support for Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and more. Added additional combining code
marks (68 new ones) to bring crossword forge up to Unicode 4.1.
- First version localized for German (Kreuzworträtsel-Werkstatt) since version 4.2.6.
- Changed various text labels to make them clearer or otherwise improve them.
- Hidden feature: You can now place spacing letter modifiers in the same block as
letters that they modify. This can be of use if you are working with American Indian
languages like Salish and Kootenai. This feature is experimental and therefore doesn't
have a public interface. To enable this feature:
1. Launch version 4.5.5
2. Find the "Crossword Forge Setup" text file on your computer.
3. change the following text:
<GroupSpacingModifiersWithBase>False</GroupSpacingModifiersWithBase>
to:
<GroupSpacingModifiersWithBase>True</GroupSpacingModifiersWithBase>
4. Save the file
5. Relaunch Crossword Forge.
Version 4.5.4 (Feb 7, 2006)

- Better support for fill-in style crossword puzzles. (You can get a fill-in by turning off the
"Show clues" option and turning on "Show word bank" in the "Puzzle" tab)
a. Numbers are no longer displayed in the grid.
b. Crossword Forge Live now supports this style.
- Added a feature which will allow you to use Crossword Forge Live on websites that
don't allow URL query strings (e.g. "?version=4.5.4"). The use of these strings is
standard and is used in Crossword Forge Live to prevent caching, unfortunately some
web hosting providers don't allow it for their customers (e.g. Verizon in
mysite.verizon.net sites). Crossword Forge now lets you turn off this feature in your live
puzzles so that they can be used on those websites.
- Fixed an issue where Undo could sometimes fail to properly undo a make puzzle
operation.
- Crossword Forge Live now acknowledges that you have completed the puzzle much
faster.
- Minor cosmetic changes.
Version 4.5.3 (Jan 31, 2006)

- Fixed a caching issue, that could prevent the current "puzzle.xml" file from loading in
Crossword Forge Live. Since the format of the "puzzle.xml" files may change from
release to release, this could prevent some end users from seeing the correct puzzle
data unless they emptied their cache. With version 4.5.3 emptying the cache is not
necessary.
Version 4.5.2 (Jan 30, 2006)

- Fixed various issues to improve navigation in interactive puzzles
a. When selecting a previously unselected grid square at the intersection of both
an across and down clue, crossword forge live now maintains the current direction
(either across or down).
b. When selecting a previously selected grid square at the intersection of both an
across and down clue, crossword forge live always toggles the current direction (either
across or down).
c. Pressing Tab now toggles the current direction (if possible).
d. Pressing Enter now moves to the next clue. Shift Enter moves to the previous
clue. (This was previously done with tab).
- Crossword Forge Live now displays a clearer indication that you've won the game.
- Fixed various minor cosmetic issues
a. Added brackets around the bonus clue answer, when showing answer key.
This makes the answer easier to find and is more inline with the rest of the answer key.
b. Fixed the position of the OK and Cancel buttons in the clue options dialog.
Version 4.5.1 (Jan 18, 2006)

- Fixed an issue in which the word bank in interactive puzzles was too closely tied to the
order of the clues.
- Word banks in interactive puzzles now honor the Crossword Forge setting to scramble
their contents.
- Word banks in interactive puzzles now grow in height to make all of their words visible.
- Pressing the tab key in an interactive puzzle now advances to the next clue, shift-tab
retreats to the previous clue.
- Enabled the delete key for interactive puzzles.
Version 4.5 (Jan 13, 2006)

- Added web export. You can now export your crossword puzzles to a new interactive
web format called "Crossword Forge Live". Word search puzzles are not yet supported.
- You can now drag and drop image files to the backdrop picture image well.
Version 4.2.6 (Dec 12, 2005)

- When opening a saved puzzle, Crossword Forge sets the language property correctly
again (broken in 4.2.2).
Version 4.2.5 (Dec 8, 2005)

- Fixed an issue with using "Undo" on a "Make Puzzle" operation, in which the clue
numbers would fail to match the grid.
- Fixed an issue with using "Undo" on a puzzle type change operation, in which the
clues could turn invisible.
Version 4.2.4 (Nov 29, 2005)

- The alphabet palette characters only need a single click to insert
- The alphabet palette is now navigable using the keyboard. Arrow Keys, Page Up,
Page Down, Home and End to move the selection, and space bar, return, or enter to
insert a character.
- Other minor changes.
Changes specific to Windows 98-XP

- The alphabet palette now floats above the other windows like it is supposed to.
Version 4.2.3 (Nov 15, 2005)

- Exporting a word search text grid now works again.
Version 4.2.2 (Nov 15, 2005)

- When upgrading to a new version, It is no longer necessary to press "Load Defaults" in
the preferences to get new languages we may have installed. If you have previously
deleted factory default languages, you may need to delete them once again. Deleted
languages will remain deleted in future versions.
- Fixed various issues related to the setting of the default language.
- Fixed various issues caused by deleting all available languages. Doing so, will cause
Crossword Forge to restore the factory defaults.
Version 4.2.1 (Nov 10, 2005)

- Minor improvements.
Version 4.2 (Nov 1, 2005)

- Crossword Forge now supports bonus clues (they work in both Crossword Puzzles
and Word Search puzzles). To specify a clue as a bonus clue, press the button in the
clues tab, with the star on it. Crossword Puzzle Bonus Clue - Puzzle solvers can
answer this clue by finding all the circled letters in the grid, and placing them in the
spots provided.
Word Search Puzzle Bonus Clue - Puzzle solvers can answer this clue by finding
any unused letters and placing them in the spots provided. Unused letters are to be
taken left to right (unless Hebrew, Arabic or another right to left language), and top to
bottom.
- Crossword Forge now supports adding words that will only appear in the word bank,
and not in the puzzle itself. This can add an extra challenge to puzzles with a word
bank. To specify a clue as a word bank only clue, press the button in the clues tab, with
the star on it.
- You can now re-order clues. Just drag the clues in the clue list view, to their new
order.
- Crossword Forge can now generate a greater variety of puzzle combinations. To see
these varieties, repeatedly press the "Make Puzzle" button.
- Other Minor Improvements.
Version 4.1 (Oct 11, 2005)

Mac OS X Specific Improvements:
- Crossword Forge now uses the Mac OS X spell checker when it can. This means that
users get access to all of the built-in dictionaries including: English, Spanish, French,
German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Swedish.
Minor Improvements:
-Changing the desired block size, no longer results in an immediate redrawing of the
puzzle. Crossword Forge now waits a few seconds before re-drawing.
-Improved the following built-in language sets: Spanish, German, Chinese (Simplified)
and Chinese (Traditional).
-Fixed a problem where the 'Next' button was disabled, when it shouldn't have been.
-Fixed a problem that could cause the alphabet palette to be empty when closed and re-
opened.
-Numerous other minor improvements.
Version 4.0.4 (Sep 29, 2005)

- Improved the undo behavior for the menu commands cut, paste, and clear.
- Fixed issues with using the clear menu, on clue list view.
Version 4.0.3 (Sep 15, 2005)

-Undo actions are now named (e.g. instead of just "Undo" you may see "Undo Clue
Change"). This can help you decide how far back you should undo. Of course if you
aren't sure you can always try it, and if you don't like the undo, you can redo it again.
-Other minor improvements.
Version 4.0.2 (Sep 9, 2005)

-Added an alphabet palette (located in the Window menu). This gives easier access to
the current language's alphabet.
-Added Swedish support. Existing Crossword Forge users will need to press the "Load
Defaults" button in the preferences window to see it.
-Fixed an error, that non-admin users could see, when quitting.
Version 4.0.1 (Sep 1, 2005)

-Crossword Forge now offers to extract words that won't fit into your puzzle, and put
them in a new puzzle.
-Added Afrikaans support.
-Many minor modifications.
Version 4.0 (Aug 24, 2005)

-Complete Undo and Redo support.
-Unlimited Undos of any action for Mac OS X and Windows versions. (Mac OS Classic
version limited to 5 Undos because of fixed memory size for applications).
-You can now have more than one puzzle open at the same time.
-The Puzzle Preview, the puzzle editor, and the fonts window have been combined into
one window. This should make it easier to switch back and forth between other
applications and makes the inteface for multiple open puzzles less confusing.
-Added Chinese Support (both simplified and traditional)
-Added Menu options for shifting the puzzle.
-Fixed printing/exporting puzzles with clues turned off.
-The preview pane now shows the left and right page edges.
-Many minor modifications.
Changes for Mac Classic and Mac OS X

-Added support for additional file formats for backdrop pictures
(MacPaint, QuickTime Image Format, RGB Planar, SGI, Targa, TIFF). The complete
list of supported formats is as follows:
(BMP, GIF, JPEG, MacPaint, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image Format, RGB Planar, SGI,
Targa, TIFF)
(PDFs as backdrop images are supported on Mac OS X only)

-Most of the dialogs are now sheets. This makes it easier to tell what window they
belong to, and means that you continue to work with other puzzle windows while they
are open.
-When a puzzle needs saving a dot appears in the close box.

-Now supports additional backdrop picture formats if Quicktime is installed. The
complete lists are as follows:
(No QuickTime: BMP, JPEG, GIF)
(Quicktime Installed: BMP, GIF, JPEG, MacPaint, PDF, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image
Format, RGB Planar, SGI, Targa, TIFF).
Version 3.9.11 (Aug 6, 2005)

-Crossword forge now gives a useful error message if users try to make a puzzle
without any answers (or answers that are too long or too short).

-You can now use JPEG and GIF files as your backdrop image.

-You can now use PDF files as your backdrop image (be patient; they can take a long
time to load).
Version 3.9.10 (Aug 1, 2005)

-Improved the backdrop picture preview pane.
-Fixed a minor internal error.
Version 3.9.9 (July 20, 2005)

-You can now scramble letters of the words in the Crossword or Word Search Word
Bank. You might use this to make the puzzle more challenging.
-You can now build crossword puzzles with the clues turned off. You might use this to
make the puzzle more challenging, or use it in conjunction with the word bank for
beginning writing practice.
Version 3.9.8 (July 9, 2005)

-Added a trim feature which lets you get rid of extra grid white space.
-Improved the document icon.
Changes specific to users on Microsoft Window's OSes.

-Added a document icon
-Improved the install experience. (download should be smaller, added a program
description, and now asks you if you want to launch after the install completes.)
Version 3.9.7 (June 22, 2005)

-Fixed some minor on-screen cosmetic issues with refreshing the title area.
Version 3.9.6 (June 9, 2005)

-Fixed First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to enable appropriately.
-Added month names to the built-in spell checker's dictionary.
Version 3.9.5 (June 2, 2005)

-The Position column is now updated properly, after making a puzzle
-Added Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear for list view rows.
Version 3.9.4 (June 2, 2005)

-Faster when switching to "Record View".
-You can now see what your typing again in Mac OS 8/9 (broken since version 3.9).
-Other Minor Improvements.
Version 3.9.3 (June 1, 2005)

-No longer causes data corruption when alternating between list and record mode, or
spell checking in list mode.
-It is now possible to generate multiple crossword puzzles without changing the puzzle
data. Each press of "Make Puzzle" will attempt to create a different random puzzle.
Mac Specific Changes

-Now more stable. Pressing "Make Puzzle" multiple times could cause Crossword
Forge to unexpectedly quit, this should no longer happen.
Version 3.9.2 (May 21 2005)

-Fixed a problem where the current clue could get placed in a newly loaded puzzle.
-Improved stability for a certain Windows users.
-If you hold the option key while launching you can set various debug options. (Currently
Mac Only)
-Now works again on Mac OS X 10.1 (10.1 users couldn't type since version 3.7.5)
Version 3.9.1 (May 9, 2005)

-The extract spaces option (on by default) now extracts all whitespace characters in
puzzle answers before inserting them in the puzzle (i.e. spaces, tabs, carriage returns
and new lines).
Mac OS X only change

-Now distributed as a disk image. This should make it easier for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
users, who don't have stuffit expander installed.
Version 3.9 (May 7, 2005)

-Added a list view for editing clues.
-Reversed the direction of the up down arrows for selecting the current clues, to
hopefully make their use more intuitive.

-Added context sensitive help in the import and export dialog.

-Added a text grid export. You can use this for importing the puzzle grid into a word
processor.
-Added additional styles for displaying word search answers, bringing the total number
of styles to four. The options include the following: "Rectangle", "Rounded Rectangle",
"Strike Through", and "Circled Letter".

-Added an option for displaying word search answers with a strike-through instead of a
rounded rectangle.
-Tweaked the rounded rectangle word search answers so that adjacent diagonal
answers no longer overlap.

-Fixed an issue where on screen column positioning of the second page of text didn't
match the first page.
-Fixed a problem where Crossword Forge could get stuck in spell check mode.
-Fixed picture backdrop tiling.
-Puzzle text can no longer overwrite backdrop pictures.
-Improved word search answer ring placement.
-Now supports .gif, and .png as picture backdrops (Mac version only)
-Updated help to include new export options.
Version 3.8 (April 20, 2005)

-Added an "Import from Clipboard" command, which allows you to import from text on
the clipboard.
-Import no longer creates a new document but appends imported clues/answers to the
end of an existing puzzle. If you need the old behavior be sure to choose "New" from
the "File" menu first.
-Line spacing in exported PDF documents now improved.
-Picture scaling in exported PDF documents now improved.
-Fixed a problem that could occur if you try to create a word search puzzle with no text
in the answer field, but text in the clue field.
-Fixed various cosmetic issues.
Version 3.7.6g
-Added German Translations for toolbar items.
Version 3.7.6 (Apr 16, 2005)

-Improved the quality of the built-in PDF Export.
Version 3.7.5 (Apr 15, 2005)

-Added a toolbar for Mac OS X.
-Added support for the print apple event.
Version 3.7 (Apr 5, 2005)

-Added PDF Export. This means that you can easily bring your Crossword Forge
creations into your Desktop Publishing workflow (you can import directly into virtually
any Adobe product without loss of quality (Illustrator, Photoshop etc) and you can print
in high quality. Please note: there are several known limitations to the current
implementation. If these items affect your puzzle it is recommended that you use a 3rd
party PDF printer driver, or if you are using Mac OS X, that you use Mac OS X "Save As
PDF..." button in the print dialog. Nevertheless the built-in export works well, in most
cases. Below you will find the known limitations.
1. Non-European language characters are replaced by question marks (e.g. Japanese,
Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Punjabi, Dong)
2. Font support is limited to one of the following fonts (Courier, Helvetica, Times,
Symbol, and Zapf Dingbats), all other fonts will be turned into Helvetica before
rendering to PDF.
3. The Underline style doesn't work
4. There are other minor differences between what you see on screen and
what is in the PDF file.
Version 3.6.3 (Mar 15, 2005)

-Adjusted the number font to look better on screen and when printed on both Mac and
Windows. The most significant improvements are in the windows version.
Version 3.6.2 (Feb 28, 2005)

-Fixed the initial language defaults (no longer defaults to Dutch on the English version)
-Word search puzzles for right to left languages (like Arabic and Hebrew)
no longer reverse words if the reverse words option is turned off.
Version 3.6.1 (Feb 26, 2005)

-Built-in language set improved. Arabic now has Across and Down labels and added
Dutch, Portuguese and Punjabi.
-Fixed a problem where the estimated time left to complete the puzzle would often
display as 0.
-The puzzle word bank or Word Search instructions will appear on a second page if
needed.
Version 3.6 (Feb 19, 2005)

-Puzzles now automatically center on the grid when you press "Make Puzzle"
-You can now move the position of the puzzle relative to its background. You must click
on the title of the puzzle preview (or the content) and use the arrow keys. More intuitive
ways of adjusting the puzzle position are in the works.
-Puzzle algorithm improved. Puzzle numbers never show as 0, and puzzles are denser.
-Added support for combining ligatures in puzzle blocks. This means that languages
such as Hebrew, Arabic, and Punjabi are shown the way they are written in the puzzle
grid.
-The warning about too long of answers takes into account preferences for space
extraction and ligatures.
-NOTE: The "Registration Number" is now called the "License Key"
-Other minor changes.
Version 3.5.3 (Feb 8, 2005)

-Changed internal URL's match our redesigned website.
Version 3.5.2 (Feb 5, 2005)

-Export Dialog now includes various formatting options for text export. It is now possible
to do a round trip export and re-import with clues and answers.
-Export Dialog includes Text Encoding options again.
-Other minor changes
Version 3.5.1 (Feb 1, 2005)

-The spell checker now matches the capitalization of its suggestions to the original
word.
-The "delete trash can" now works for brand new clues. You can also now delete clues
by clicking on the "delete" text next to the trash can.
-Puzzle Width and Puzzle Height now save even if you haven't pressed the "Make
Puzzle" button.
-Actual Block Size is now properly reset when starting a new puzzle or loading a puzzle
from disk.
Version 3.5 (Jan 29, 2005)

-You can now specify the name of a file to use as the starting point for whenever you
select New or you start the program.
-You can specify a list of restricted words that you do not want to appear in a word
search puzzle. Crossword Forge will let you know if they appear and will advise on how
to fix them.
Version 3.4.1 (Jan 27, 2005)

-Now remembers the current language setting more reliably.
Mac Classic Specific Improvements

-Increased the default memory size so that spell checking will work.
German Specific Improvements

-Translated a few strings that got missed when releasing version 3.4.
Version 3.4 (Jan 26, 2005)

-Added English Spell Checking.
-If you start typing the name of the font in the font's choice list box it will now
automatically select that font.
-Fixed a problem that it would always load Arabic as the activeLanguage
-Fixed a problem where the text direction (i.e. left to right, right to left) would be
randomized if you made a puzzle with a right to left text (e.g. Arabic or Hebrew). Even if
you later switched back to left to right text (e.g. English)
-Fixed a problem where exporting word search answer keys would not work properly.
-Advanced settings now reset as appropriate when you make a new puzzle.
Version 3.3 (Jan 19, 2005)

-Added a purchase button to the initial startup window.
-Added a sale countdown star-burst to the initial startup window.
Version 3.2 (Dec 21, 2004)

-Added support for right to left languages, and added Arabic and Hebrew as default
languages. You may have to press "Load Defaults" in the Preferences window to see
these new additions.
-The desired block size is now easier to change. It no longer prevents
you from typing certain numbers.
Mac OS X specific improvements

-Crossword Forge now has more WYSIWYG printing. Special characters (Japanese,
Math symbols etc.) will print exactly as shown on screen. Previously these items would
appear fine on screen but would print as question marks. For Japanese characters
users could work around the problem by choosing 'Osaka' as the clue font. This is no
longer necessary. on Mac OS X. Windows and Mac Classic will still require you to
choose the correct font for special character display.
Windows specific improvements

-Enhanced Icon. Now supports larger and more colorful icons.
The following feature, was included so that we can provide you with better
support, and probably isn't useful to the general public:
-You can unregister the product by holding down the option or shift key before clicking
on the menus and then selecting the register command (now named unregister).
Version 3.1.1 (Oct 29, 2004)

-The Mac OS X version now only needs to be installed once per machine for multiple
user systems.
Version 3.1
-The word search centers its words better on the puzzle.
-More columns are created for the word search so that more information shows on a
page.
-Now includes an option of watching Crossword Forge find a solution. To enable this
feature click the "Puzzle Preview" checkbox in the status window. Note: Enabling this
option will slow the puzzle creation process down.
-Older international puzzle now load properly again.
-Corrupt page setup information in a saved puzzle is less likely to cause display
problems
-The missing words are now displaying again in the status window
-The Mac Classic version of Crossword Forge no longer has its registration dialog
obscured by the puzzle editor and the font window.
Version 3.0.9
-New and improved word search creation algorithm. Greatly improves chances of
creating an optimal puzzle in cases where there are many words or the puzzle is small.
Version 3.0.8
-Now suggests a file name based on the puzzle title when saving. Previously
Crossword Forge would always suggest "My Puzzle".

-Page Margins now work properly. Already working on Mac OS X version.
-Line spacing tightened.
-Crossword print out no longer contain wavy lines on some printers. (Tested on a
Hewlett Packard 932c and an Epson CX5400)
-Puzzles with multi-line titles can now be successfully exported.
-No longer leaves screen trash left when title line count has changed.
-Menu Items Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear now enabled again.
Mac Classic Specific Changes

-Now works on Mac OS 8.1 again.
Version 3.0.7
-Fixed an issue where puzzles would have to be rebuilt after opening.
-Fixed an issue where descending parts of fonts would get cut off in the title.
-You can now stop the guided tour in progress.
-We made other minor changes, mostly cosmetic in nature.

-Crossword Forge is no longer susceptible to problems caused by some malformed
TrueType fonts (e.g. Bauhaus 93). These corrupted fonts will be ignored.

-The windows version of crossword forge now supports many more grid export formats
if quicktime is installed. (e.g. jpeg, png, and photoshop).
-Multiple lines are now displayed correctly in the titles again.
Version 3.0.6
-Works again on Mac OS X version 10.1 (temporarily broken)
-Minor cosmetic changes
Version 3.0.5
New Features:
-Added Help. Internet connection required.
-Added a guided tour.
-Added a window menu.
-Status Window now works better.
-More Cosmetic changes.

-Compatible with and designed for Mac OS X Full Keyboard Access Mode. You can
turn this option by pressing Control-F7, or by enabling it in the System Preferences.

-Reduced the flicker
-More menu shortcuts added.
Linux Beta now available upon request.
Issues Resolved:
-Black squares are no longer inadvertently drawn instead of letters while in the word
search mode.
-Answers with spaces in them no longer cause words to appear disconnected from the
rest of the puzzle.
-The ordering of the clues in the word bank is more disconnected with the ordering of
the clues in the puzzle.
-Word Bank's words are now shown as originally typed i.e. no auto capitalization and
space extraction.
Version 3.0.2
-Crossword Forge now has a word bank option for Crossword puzzles. When used it
allows students to pick crossword puzzle answers from a list of possible answers. This
option is especially good for teachers with young students that need a little extra help.
-Often if the no background option was selected it was possible to create puzzles that
looked like they had an extra spot for a puzzle letter. Crossword Forge now fills these
misleading squares with the background color to avoid confusion.
-Other minor cosmetic changes.
Version 3.0.1
-Much faster puzzle generation than previous versions. This is especially true if the
puzzle has many words in a tight space. Crossword Forge is also more likely to find a
solution in these cases.
-An import preview window now helps you decide the right format and encoding of your
puzzle.
-Now skips blank lines when importing files.
-About box now thanks the registered user.
Version 3.0
-New Name (Formerly Crosswordz)
-New Icon
-Other minor cosmetic changes

-Now comes packaged in an installer
-Making puzzles is now significantly faster
-You can now interrupt the puzzle making process
Version 2.7.4
-Fixed a few minor cosmetic issues.

-Although still not compatible with Mac OS X's "Full Keyboard Access", Crosswordz can
now be used in this mode. The tab key will still do nothing useful in that mode, but you
can always switch between fields by clicking in the new field.

-Pages are no longer abnormally shrunken when leaving Page Setup.
-Prints with picture backdrop or no backdrop look nicer than previously.
Version 2.7.3
-Crosswordz 2.7.2 would ask some registered users to re-register. This has been fixed.
Version 2.7.2
-Added HelpTags
-Made the "Desired Block Size" feature of 2.6 easier to use.
-Crosswordz will find backdrop pictures even if they are moved as long as they are in
the same folder as the puzzle.
-Renamed the "Languages..." menu to "Preferences..."
-The active language font feature has been removed, it was no longer needed since
every font is explicitly settable. The feature was confusing and problematic.
-Fixed a few cosmetic issues with the font color control.

-Crosswordz can recognize .bmp files that are saved on a Mac (i.e. they have their type
code set) as valid pictures for assigning to the backdrop.

-Page Setup now works
-Now supports Japanese puzzles.
-Fixed a problem that would occur if the user chose Japanese or any other
language with an "Active Language Font" set.
Changes in German Localization:

-If Crosswordz has never been run before, and the first version run is a german version,
then "Deutsch" will be the default language.
Version 2.7
-You can now import data from text files. This is great if you want to bring in data that
you already have in some other file. Crosswordz will import data from files with the
following formats. <tab> represents the tab key.
1. Clue<tab>Answer
Clue<tab>Answer
...
2. Answer<tab>Clue
Answer<tab>Clue
...
3. Clue
Clue
...
4. Answer
Answer
...
Windows specific changes in version 2.7

-The font that displays the clue number in the puzzle grid is now smaller and more
attractive.
-The layout of some controls has been adjusted for better alignment.
German specific changes in version 2.7

-Some text that was accidentally left in English is now written in German.
Version 2.6
-You can now set the ideal block size of blocks in the puzzle grid. NOTE: If the block
size you specify is too large for the paper and the puzzle width and height given the
blocks will be reduced in size to fit the paper.
-You can now edit the last language in the languages dialog.
-The Languages Menu item has moved on the OS X version of Crosswordz. It now
occupies a space in the Application menu.
-Fixed a few typos in the German version.
-Fixed a crash that could occur on the windows version when the puzzle size was
increased.
Version 2.5
-Added encoding options for exporting clues to allow one to save in the standard Mac,
Windows, or Unicode formats.
-Changed the UI to make it easier to use.
1. Delete Button is now an icon next to the current clue
2. The Cancel button has been removed, but Undo is now available in the Edit
Menu.
3. Commit is no longer necessary since all changes to the clue number will
commit automatically.
4. Added First, Previous, Next and Last buttons to help navigate the clues. The
Next button is the default and roughly corresponds to the previous commit button.
-Crosswordz now remembers whether the Active Language Font was set.
Version 2.4.8
-Puzzles with special characters like umlauts or accents now work again.
Version 2.4.7
-Typing an incorrect registration number in the dialog used for entering old style
registration numbers will no longer prevent users from registering with a correct number.
-Added some text in the dialog used for entering old style registration numbers
explaining how to determine if you have an old or new style number.
Version 2.4.6
-Opening Crosswordz by double clicking a Crosswordz puzzle file will no longer cause
an internal error. The error was especially apparent on un-registered copies of
Crosswordz.
-The "Across" and "Down" labels no longer disappear when using the "Beijing" or
"Taipei" fonts on the Mac OS X version.
-Fixed a few places that didn't get translated from English to German.
Version 2.4.5
-The vertical scrollbar of the puzzle preview window is back. In version 2.4.4 it was
offscreen.
-Pressing the 'tab' key in the Title tab, now switches between the primary and
secondary titles.
-Fixed problems with the German version and its now in sync with the English version.
Version 2.4.4
-Works on Windows again (only tested Windows XP so far)
-The Mac OS X version spools printing much faster than it used to, especially word
search printing. Instead of taking
up to 5 minutes, it now easily takes under 5 seconds.
-Cleaned up the interface a bit.
-Added russian language support. Works best on Mac OS X.
Version 2.4.3
-Now waits 2 seconds before changing the size in the size editor of the "Fonts" window.
-No longer crashes if the size specified makes a clue too large to fit on one page. It will
be a bit messy, but it won't crash.
-Now automatically recovers from setting the font size to 0.
Version 2.4.2
-Word Searches now print twice as fast as they did previously (for the same puzzle
size), if no backdrop color, or picture is specified.
-Much faster editing than version 2.4 or 2.4.1
-Significantly less flicker on OS 9 and windows than versions 2.4 or 2.4.1, and font and
style changes are immediately updated in the puzzle.
-Fixed a problem where it wouldn't load in the font name and size for titles of saved
puzzles.
-Loads the Crosswordz stationery file (namely "Crosswordz Stationery.cwz" or
"Crosswordz Stationery.txt"), after selecting "New..." as well as when first starting
Crosswordz.
-Starting New without the stationery file now restores the default text sizes.
-OS X version no longer crashes if it reads a crosswordz file saved with a Windows or
Classic Mac version of Crosswordz of 2.3.5 and up.
-English Word Search letters now capitalized by default again.
Version 2.4.1
-Crosswordz now works again on OS 9, and hopefully windows (haven't tested, my test
machine is currently not working). I'm truly sorry about this.
-Disabled Page Setup options for OS 9, and Windows since they weren't working
-The Fonts Window now has a resize widget.
Version 2.4 (second posting)

-Fixed an embarassing "Out of Bounds Exception" that would occur when Crosswordz
didn't find a preferences file.
-Changes to the active language are saved even when changed from the Active
Language popup.
Version 2.4
-Crosswordz now supports changing the font, font size, color, and other attributes of
clues and answers. All this is done using the new Fonts Window.
-Crosswordz's titles now have color support.
-Crosswordz's title editor is now larger to allow more space for editing titles.
Version 2.3.6
-The registration dialog no longer limits typing to 22 characters, allowing longer names.
-The registration dialog now works with drag and drop, to make registration simpler.
Version 2.3.5
-Crosswordz now supports "Page Setup". You can print on more than just Portrait US
Letter. Adjust Paper size, orientation, margins at will. Crosswordz will automatically
scale its output to fit the new format.
-Crosswordz puzzles are no longer limited to 27/30. Use as many grid squares as you
like. Crosswordz will still try to use the default 20x20 block size it always has, but if
there isn't enough room it will scale the block size down as needed. Now you really can
make big puzzles!
Version 2.3
-Crosswordz now does a much better job loading puzzles. It is much less likely to have
a problem placing words where they were saved.
-A "Load Defaults" button has been added to the languages dialog.
-It is now possible to create word search puzzles that have words against the top and
left side. A bug prevented this previously.
-Words that were backwards in a word search puzzle, will now remain backwards if you
open the puzzle again.
-Registration has been simplified, in preparation for a more automatic sales process.
New Registration keys consist of a name, and a Serial #. The old keys will continue to
work, and as such Sol Robots will not issue new keys to existing customers.
-Crosswordz Default stationery is no longer as easy to overwrite. You will be forced to
do a SaveAs instead of a Save.
-You can use a file named "Crosswordz Stationery.cwz" as well as the older
"Crosswordz Stationery.txt" as your default stationery. Just place it in the same folder
as Crosswordz.
Version 2.2.2
-Tightened up the Puzzle Title. Wastes less space between the last title and the puzzle.
-Now doesn't reserve any space for the title, if no title is present.
-Improved the visibility of letters in the word search, when viewed on a background
other than white, especially picture backgrounds.
-Show answers in word searches now draws a rounded rectangle around the word.
Previously it would draw circles around individual letters of the answer, making it harder
to see the answers especially if many words were clustered close together.
-Added a menu item for making the puzzle, with a corresponding shortcut (Mac
Command M / Windows Ctrl M)
-Pressing 'Shift-Tab' on the 'Clue' tab of the Puzzle Editor, now will cycle through the
fields on that tab in the opposite order.
-Changing the case of a puzzle now has a much more immediate effect. You no longer
need to press Make Puzzle to see the full change.
-Rearranged the order of the buttons on the 'Clue' tab of the puzzle editor to hopefully
be more intuitive to first time users.
Changes specific to the windows version

-The size and positioning of the clue answer number has been changed to look nicer.
-The initial size of the puzzle window and the clue editor have been modified to fit better
on your screen.
-The Tab key now works to move between fields on the Clue Tab of the Puzzle Editor
-Closing the Puzzle Editor now quits Crosswordz (allowing you to save first of course)
so that you can
no longer get stuck without the puzzle editor window.
Version 2.2.1 is a minor update with only a few changes

-Letters are now centered in their grid positions so that thin letters like "I" don't look so
out of place.
-The file name is now displayed in the title of the puzzle preview window
-Crosswordz now displays the name of your file in the "Save As" Dialog, instead of
always displaying "MyPuzzle".
-The default file extension for Crossword puzzles has been changed from .txt to .cwz.
Crosswordz will
still continue to recognize .txt files.
-Using a custom background color no longer causes the word search options to fail to
enable/disable when switching between Crossword and Word Search Puzzles
-Switching between Crossword and WordSearch Puzzles forces Crosswordz to clear
out the previous puzzle type.
-Fixed a few spelling and grammar mistakes in the German version.
NOTE: Puzzles saved in version 2.2 of Crosswordz will not work properly if opened in
older versions of Crosswordz.
Highlights of version 2.2
-Language Settings now save with the Crossword file.
-Added an easy way to switch language settings, or to customize language settings.
Just look for the "Active Language" popup in the "Puzzle" tab of the "Puzzle Editor" or
go to the Edit menu and select "Languages."
-You can now set a special font for your puzzle on a language by language basis (or
use the defaults).
"Special Font" is found in the Languages dialog in the Edit menu. The chosen font will
affect: letters in the grid, puzzle labels, clues, and answers. It will not alter numbers in
the grid, or puzzle titles. Fonts for puzzle titles are controlled separately.
-Crosswordz will automatically extract spaces from your answers for use in the puzzle
grid (leaving
the spaces in place in your answer key for readability). If you want the old behavior just
turn "Extract Spaces" off in the Languages dialog. You will need to remake your puzzle
using "Make Puzzle" to see the full effect.
-Crosswordz now gives you the option to turn off capitalization of letters in the puzzle
grid on a language by language basis. Note: French should now have capitalization
turned off (because that is the proper way to deal with accents in that language).
"Capitalization" is found in the Languages dialog in the Edit menu. You will need to
remake your puzzle using "Make Puzzle" to see the full effect.
-2 Japanese options have been added in the language dialog. (Mac ?S X version only)
-Added support for adding a word search label, which appears between the grid and the
clues. Tip: use
this space to give instructions for the word search. "Word Search Label" is found in the
Languages dialog in the Edit menu.
-Crosswordz's "Puzzle Preview" window is now taller on monitors that support it. It will
stay clear of the
dock on Mac OS X.
-Now its easier than ever to purchase and register Crosswordz, with 2 new menu
options.
Bug Fixes in version 2.2

-Crosswordz will now export Word Search Clues and Answers properly.
-No longer clip the last row, and the last column of an exported grid.
-Fixed a bug where the "Use Best Match Yet" Button would not necessarily use the best
match found.

-Word Search now has option to print the clues instead of the word search words at the
bottom of the Word Search.
-Changed the font of the numbers in the upper right hand corner of the crossword
blocks for increased readability on Mac OS X.
-Fixed cosmetic glitch that occurred when word searches were displayed on a solid
background other than white.
-Scrollbars are now reset during a load.
Highlights of version 2.0.1

-No longer draws or prints duplicate clues. This problem was manifest in long puzzles.
-No longer Draws Across or Down (or their international equivalents) at the bottom of
the first
page if the clues are entirely on the second page.
-Scrollbars are now accurate. Horizontal scrollbar only allows scrolling if window is
smaller than
page. Vertical Scrollbar only scrolls to the bottom of the last page in the puzzle.
-Vertical Scrollbar now has a useful page step. It now steps almost a window full. A
little bit
of slack is given so that its easy to get your bearing still.
-Backdrop type now loads properly again.
-Word Search options now load properly.
-Clears previous backdrop when new puzzle loaded.
-No longer saves path to picture if picture backdrop isn't specified.
-Export Clues no longer contains duplicates clues. This problem was manifest in long
puzzles.
-Export Clues with answers now has a newline after the down text.
-Correctly reads puzzles with no clues or answers.
Known Issues
-Accented characters in a puzzle produced on the Mac, do not show properly when the
puzzle is brought
to a Windows version of Crosswordz.
-Accented characters in a puzzle produced on Windows, do not show properly when the
puzzle is brought
to a Mac version of Crosswordz.

-Crosswordz now makes word searches. Easily creates word searches from your
existing Crossword puzzles. You have the option to specify whether the words get
written on diagonals
and whether they can be backwards.
-The random letters in the word search are completely customizable, for instance if you
are doing a German puzzle you can make sure that the random letters contain ÄÖÜ. In
fact English,
French, German, Italian, Math, Scottish Gaelic, and Spanish are already configured that
way.
-We now ship a QuickStart Guide with Crosswordz to help you get started.
-The Crosswordz "Puzzle Editor" window now sports a new interface. The window is
smaller (so that it works better on small screens), but actually encompasses much more
virtual real estate (Thanks to the use of tab panels). We needed the extra space for the
new title features, and it will allow us room for growth in the future.
-Titles are now much more customizable. You can change the font, size, style, and
alignment of the title, and there is now a secondary title field.
-Across and Down (or their foreign language equivalents) now print at the top of each
additional
page.
-Capitalization changes now count as a change of the puzzle (i.e. If only you change the
capitalization of the title, you can now save the puzzle).
-Crosswordz no longer allows you to build puzzles that are too big to print, or to see on
the screen. It also stops you from trying to make puzzles with negative dimensions.
-Exporting a puzzle grid no longer looses a pixel on the right and bottom of the picture.
-Crosswordz no longer loads a blank puzzle before Loading a puzzle from disk.
-Switching the background type to Background Picture will automatically bring up the
dialog to choose
a new picture, saving you the extra click.

-Added 3 more default languages: French, Spanish, and Scottish Gaelic. If you have
used
version 1.3.5 of Crosswordz you will need to delete all the entries in the Languages
dialog
to see the new entries.
-Now opens Crossword puzzles when you double click on their files. (Mac Only)
-Fixed a bug which could cause Crosswordz to get into an infinite loop when printing
some multi-page
crossword puzzles.
-Now shows page breaks for multi-page puzzles in the puzzle preview window.
-Changed the built in font for displaying the clues and printing them. They are now
consistent with each other for a more WYSIWYG experience.
-Crosswordz now makes sure that words don't hide within each other. e.g. It is no
longer possible to have "print" and "sprint" take up the same space in the crossword
puzzle. Crosswordz will warn you if you load a project with this glitch.
-Now automatically trims spaces from the front and back of answers.
-Export clues no longer ignores whether you want to export with answers or not.
-And a few minor cosmetic adjustments.

-Added Languages Dialog, where you can customize the Across and Down text labels.
Your customizations will be saved to your preferences file, so you only have to do it
once. English
German, and Italian already included.
-The following features and fixes apply only to the Mac version:
-You can now export the puzzle picture in any of the following formats.
BMP, PICT, PhotoShop, JPEG, PNG, SGI, TGA, TIFF (Quicktime
required)
-The following features and fixes apply only to the Windows version:
-Background Pictures no longer print at 1/5 their actual size.
-Now an MDI app frame on windows, for better clarity
-Crosswordz is no longer confused about the location of saved pictures
-Exporting the Clues as text now works as designed.
-Minor adjustments to both platforms

-Changing the Capitalization of text now counts as change, and be saved in the puzzle.
-Export puzzle grids are no longer clipped to right, and no longer have unnecessary
padding to
the left.
-Added version number to splash screen and about box for easier identification.
-Added Icons to the warning dialogs.

-Works better than before when running on machines with smaller screen resolutions
(640x480 or
greater) (1024x768 recommended) NOTE: on 640x480 monitors selecting the advanced
option in the
Puzzle Editor window will scroll the puzzle title option out of view. To bring it back into
view
press the button again which now is labeled "Easy".
-Horizontal scrolling in preview window now works again.
-The following problems and fixes apply only to the Windows version:
-Should now be able to download it from a Windows machine
-Splash Screen now appears in front of other windows on startup
-No longer gives error message when quitting
-Now can load .BMP picture files, enabling the key feature of 1.3

-Can now specify background color.
-Can now specify background Picture. Background pictures can be Centered, -Tiled,
Stretched to
Fit, or Stretch to Fit proportionally.
-Print Answers has been moved to the Print menu item.
-All new registration splash screen. You can now register directly from here. (Registered
owners
won't see this splash screen)
-All new About Box, redesigned for ease of use (so that you can reach the register
button even on
smaller monitors), with new information, and new graphics.
-Save menu item now works more like you would expect, if you haven't already saved it
is still
enabled but brings up a dialog to ask you what to call your puzzle.
-The Default puzzle has a title filled in, for better visual appeal.
-Added Application Icon for Crosswordz (you may have to rebuild your desktop on OS
9)
-Added Document Icon for Crosswordz
Bug Fixes:
-Fixed a problem where all the clues would not be added to the bottom of
the puzzle.
-Prints title even if the preview window is scrolled down.
-Fixed a hang that occur when trying to place a one letter answer. It is now
impossible to enter such an answer.
Changes:
-Increased the preferred memory requirement to 4096k. This allows for

double buffering.
-Added link to the SOL Robots web page in the about box.
-Puzzle Preview resized to match Puzzle Editor window.
-Added new warning dialogs that are shown when the memory gets critically low.
Bug Fixes:
-No longer displays the register button in copies that are registered.
-No longer prints a clue twice when at a page break.
-No longer causes "unhandled nil object exceptions" when running at 2048k but
just turns off double buffering.
-No longer crashes when the number of clues is 1 or less when trying to make a
puzzle.
-No longer saves puzzle when deleting a clue.
-Special case wording added for use when only 1 word can't be found.
-Reduced screen flicker when Opening a crossword or starting a new product.
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Now has an Export option. You can save your puzzles as a picture and the clues
as text files.
If the puzzle and clues are too long to fit on 1 page, Crosswordz now handles it.
It knows how to print your clues on the next page. Its even smart enough not to
divide your clues across pages.
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New Puzzle Editor Interface is designed to be easier for beginners.
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Added the ability to Delete clues.
Crosswordz now knows if you have made changes that require saving and will warn
you if you try to quit, or open a new puzzle.
The black background drawing is now an option that you can turn off.

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