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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:42 pm 
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Hi All

Just to let you know I've finally :o got a new version of SudokuSolver posted on the website. http://www.rcbroughton.co.uk/sudoku/SudokuSolver.msi and a small update to the help file http://www.rcbroughton.co.uk/sudoku/SudokuSolverHelp.msi.

The lengthy delay since the last version doesn't mean it's a super-dupler update - I've just been very, very busy at work and other things to devote the hours I needed to get this version ready.

Main things in this version are an improvement to the printing :oops: hopefully it now does what it was supposed to do and allow you to print full size on a page.

Also, I've gone some way towards allowing different variations in the individial grids of a Gattai. It's not yet perfect, but does let you play with Jigsaw and Killer Gattai, etc.

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Here's the list of mods for this version:
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   1. Fixed bug in scoring routines missing reporting of Bowman's Bingo steps
   2. Modified behaviour of manual digit highlighting to remain selected across multiple grids
   3. Fixed bug in manual highlighting with transparent colour
   4. Removed messages in solver log when manually switching grids in Gattai puzzles
   5. Fixed problem in Forced Hidden Killer Pairs making incorrect eliminations
   6. Added Conjoined Gattai puzzle grid
   7. Fixed problems in printing full scale and printing Landscape format
   8. Added ability to create Jigsaw Nonets and/or Cages in Gattai puzzles
   9. Modified Bowman's Bingo routine to work cross-grid in Gattai puzzles
  10. Fixed problem in Display Options dialog with Nonet colours being reset
  11. Fixed problem in Display Options dialog with custom colours being reset
  12. Fixed unhandled exception in Display Options dialog when using transparent bitmap images
  13. Modified puzzle import routines to allow pasting of partial data into Gattai puzzles
  14. Changed behaviour of puzzle variant flags (Diagonal, Killer, Jigsaw, Non-Con, etc.) to apply to individual grids in Gattai puzzles
  15. Changed save file format to facilitate mixed mode Gattai puzzles
  16. Added PageUp and PageDown keys to switch between Gattai grids
  17. Fixed problem creating hidden cages along a diagonal in diagonal killer puzzles
  18. Added Paste Into option (Ctrl-Shift-V) to add/overlay clipboard contents into existing puzzle
  19. Modified behaviour of standard Paste option (Ctrl-V) to always create a new puzzle definition
  20. Slight modification to 45 Rule order for innies/outies on single Rows/Columns
  21. Added Show Edits check box to Display Options (default enabled) to control display of manual edit digits in the grid
  22. Modified highlighting to retain modification highlights across Gattai grid selection
  23. Added extra keyboard shortcut "U" for Update Marks


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:05 am 
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OH, GOODY!!!! An early Christmas present! Thank you so much, Richard, not only for the excellent software, but for graciously hosting these forums for us.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:56 am 
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Thanks for the update, Richard! Now the scoring routine for Killers with default options works flawlessly.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:33 am 
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Making nice images with SudokuSolver

By configuring Sudoku Solver properly, you can make very nice images with it.
You can also have the cages coloured, but AFAIK the colouring is done automatically so you cannot control which one of the 6 customizable cage colours a specif cage is coloured with.

HERE you can find the following four SudokuSolver colouroptions configuration files:

SudokuSolver KILLER-bw .colouroptions     (for B&W killer images)
SudokuSolver KILLER-c .colouroptions (for coloured killer images)
SudokuSolver TJK-bw .colouroptions (for B&W Texas Jigsaw Killer images)
SudokuSolver TJK-c .colouroptions (for coloured Texas Jigsaw Killer images)


After downloading them to your computer, you can if you have SudokuSolver properly installed, just double click on one of them and SudokuSolver should start using this colouroptions configuration file.
Then you can select a PS or SumoCue code string, copy it to the clipboard (CTRL+C) and paste it into SudokuSolver (CTRL+V).

In SudokuSolver you toggle pencil marks on/off with Tools > Show Marks (CTRL+M)

Here some example images made with SudokuSolver and my four SudokuSolver colouroptions configuration files:


Assassin 183 V1
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Assassin 186
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Texas Jigsaw Killer 37
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