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KrossWordPuzzle is a crossword playing game and editor.

Introduction

You can use KrossWordPuzzle to play crosswords or to create new crosswords. It can open and save *.puz-files (AcrossLite) and it's own *.kwp files (which are XML files) or *.kwpz (which are compressed *.kwp files). You can download lots of crosswords from within the game.

KrossWordPuzzle is a community app See footnote .

Screenshots

TODO: More screenshots

Features

Many crossword types:
- American
- Swedish
- Number Puzzle
- Crossnumber
- User defined crossword types based on a set of rules
- Barred crosswords can be played/designed in each type (bars added automatically)
- See Crossword Types for a detailed description of the different crossword types

Many cell types:
- Empty Cells
- Letter Cells
- Clue Cells (containing the clue text, eg. for swedish crosswords)
- Double Clue Cells (two half clue cells inside one cell in the crossword grid)
- Image cells (can be stretched across multiple cells, can display local or remote images)
- Solution Letter Cells (all solution letter cells of a crossword form it's solution word)

A Library, to store crosswords in
- Add crosswords in different file formats to the library (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz)
- Download lots of .puz-crosswords from the Internet directly into the library
- Export to many file formats (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz, .pdf, .ps, .png, .jpg)
- Thumb creator for crossword files. It's used to get thumbnails for crosswords in the library. Can also be enabled for crossword files in Dolphin.

Print crosswords, print preview

Themes. There are currently three themes available: Default, Scribble and an Egyptian theme.

Features in Playing Mode (edit mode not enabled)
- Give hints, check and solve whole crosswords or single answers/letters
- Set confidence values for filled out letter cells
- Clue list in a dock, which also shows the current answers
- Eraser tool to clear letter cells / whole clue answers
- Context menus for all cells
- Easy navigation using the mouse and/or the keyboard, there are also navigation commands in the Move menu and in the toolbar
- Fill out crosswords by selecting clues and writing the answer with the keyboard directly in the crossword view

Edit crosswords (edit mode)
- Add / remove / change clues and images
- Change correct letters
- Interactively change selected cells in a dock (clue texts / orientation / answer offset / dictionary / ..., image sources / cell span / ...)
- Convert between crossword types
- Resize the crossword grid
- Move all cells in the grid
- Interactively change answer-lengths by dragging a bar after the last letter cell of a clue
- Check for 180 degree rotation symmetry
- View statistics
- Templates for new crosswords
- Undo / redo for all edit actions. The undo stack can also be saved with the crossword in XML files
- A dictionary to find matching answers for new clues
- A solution word can be defined by converting some letter cells to "solution letter cells". The solution word is displayed in a toolbar
- Context menus for editing

Restore lost crosswords after a crash of the game (hopefully there are none ).

More Help is on these Pages

Using KrossWordPuzzle - Solve crosswords or create new ones
Settings - Customise your KrossWordPuzzle
Crossword Types - explains the different types and shows you how to create a specific type.

KrossWordPuzzle has a page on kde-apps.org, where you can download the latest sources and binary packages for various distributions.

Support for this application can be found from the project's home page

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+{|class="table center vertical-centered"
-|[[Image:krosswordpuzzle_library.jpg|300px|center]]||''' KrossWordPuzzle is a crossword playing game and editor.'''
+|[[Image:krosswordpuzzle_library.jpg|300px|center]]||<translate>''' KrossWordPuzzle is a crossword playing game and editor.'''</translate>
 |}
+<translate>
+==Introduction==
-==Introduction==
+You can use '''KrossWordPuzzle''' to play crosswords or to create new crosswords. It can open and save *.puz-files (AcrossLite) and it's own *.kwp files (which are XML files) or *.kwpz (which are compressed *.kwp files). You can download lots of crosswords from within the game.
-You can use KrossWordPuzzle to play crosswords or to create new crosswords. It can open and save *.puz-files (AcrossLite) and it's own *.kwp files (which are XML files) or *.kwpz (which are compressed *.kwp files). You can download lots of crosswords from within the game.
-KrossWordPuzzle is a community app {{Community-app}}.
+'''KrossWordPuzzle''' is a community app {{Community-app}}.
 ==Screenshots==
-'''TODO: More screenshots'''
+''TODO: More screenshots''
 [[Image:krosswordpuzzle_play_print.jpg|350px|center|thumb]]
 ==Features==
-::* '''Many crossword types:'''
-::** ''American''
-::** ''Swedish''
-::** ''Number Puzzle''
-::** ''Crossnumber''
-::** ''User defined'' crossword types based on a set of rules
-::** ''Barred crosswords'' can be played/designed in each type (bars added automatically)
-::** See [[User:Fpuelz/Crossword_Types|Crossword Types]] for a detailed description of the different crossword types
-::* '''Many cell types:'''
+* Many crossword types:
-::** ''Empty Cells''
+** American
-::** ''Letter Cells''
+** Swedish
-::** ''Clue Cells'' (containing the clue text, eg. for swedish crosswords)
+** Number Puzzle
-::** ''Double Clue Cells'' (two half clue cells inside one cell in the crossword grid)
+** Crossnumber
-::** ''Image cells'' (can be stretched across multiple cells, can display local or remote images)
+** User defined crossword types based on a set of rules
-::** ''Solution Letter Cells'' (all solution letter cells of a crossword form it's solution word)
+** Barred crosswords can be played/designed in each type (bars added automatically)
+** See [[Special:myLanguage/KrossWordPuzzle/Crossword_Types|Crossword Types]] for a detailed description of the different crossword types
-::* A '''Library''', to store crosswords in
+* Many cell types:
-::** Add crosswords in ''different file formats'' to the library (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz)
+** Empty Cells
-::** ''Download'' lots of .puz-crosswords from the Internet directly into the library
+** Letter Cells
-::** ''Export'' to many file formats (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz, .pdf, .ps, .png, .jpg)
+** Clue Cells (containing the clue text, eg. for swedish crosswords)
-::** ''Thumb creator'' for crossword files. It's used to get thumbnails for crosswords in the library. Can also be enabled for crossword files in dolphin.
+** Double Clue Cells (two half clue cells inside one cell in the crossword grid)
+** Image cells (can be stretched across multiple cells, can display local or remote images)
+** Solution Letter Cells (all solution letter cells of a crossword form it's solution word)
-::* '''Print''' crosswords, print preview
+* A <menuchoice>Library</menuchoice>, to store crosswords in
+** Add crosswords in ''different file formats'' to the library (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz)
+** <menuchoice>Download</menuchoice> lots of .puz-crosswords from the Internet directly into the library
+** <menuchoice>Export</menuchoice> to many file formats (.puz, .kwp, .kwpz, .pdf, .ps, .png, .jpg)
+** <menuchoice>Thumb creator</menuchoice> for crossword files. It's used to get thumbnails for crosswords in the library. Can also be enabled for crossword files in '''Dolphin.'''
-::* '''Themes'''. There are currently three themes available: Default, Scribble and an Egyptian theme.
+* <menuchoice>Print</menuchoice> crosswords, <menuchoice>print preview</menuchoice>
-::* Features in '''Playing Mode''' (edit mode not enabled)
+* <menuchoice>Themes</menuchoice>. There are currently three themes available: <menuchoice>Default</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Scribble</menuchoice> and an <menuchoice>Egyptian</menuchoice> theme.
-::** Give ''hints'', ''check'' and ''solve'' whole crosswords or single answers/letters
-::** Set ''confidence values'' for filled out letter cells
+* Features in ''Playing Mode'' (edit mode not enabled)
-::** ''Clue list'' in a dock, which also shows the current answers
+** Give <menuchoice>hints</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>check</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>solve</menuchoice> whole crosswords or single answers/letters
-::** ''Eraser tool'' to clear letter cells / whole clue answers
+** Set ''confidence values'' for filled out letter cells
-::** ''Context menus'' for all cells
+** ''Clue list'' in a dock, which also shows the current answers
-::** ''Easy navigation'' using the mouse and/or the keyboard, there are also navigation commands in the Move menu and in the toolbar
+** <menuchoice>Eraser</menuchoice> tool to clear letter cells / whole clue answers
-::** ''Fill out crosswords'' by selecting clues and writing the answer with the keyboard directly in the crossword view
+** ''Context menus'' for all cells
+** ''Easy navigation'' using the mouse and/or the keyboard, there are also navigation commands in the Move menu and in the toolbar
+** ''Fill out crosswords'' by selecting clues and writing the answer with the keyboard directly in the crossword view
-::* '''Edit crosswords''' (edit mode)
+* <menuchoice>Edit crosswords</menuchoice> (edit mode)
-::** ''Add / remove / change'' clues and images
+** <menuchoice>Add</menuchoice> / <menuchoice>remove</menuchoice> / <menuchoice>change</menuchoice> clues and images
-::** Change ''correct letters''
+** Change ''correct letters''
-::** ''Interactively change selected cells'' in a dock (clue texts / orientation / answer offset / dictionary / ..., image sources / cell span / ...)
+** ''Interactively change selected cells'' in a dock (clue texts / orientation / answer offset / dictionary / ..., image sources / cell span / ...)
-::** ''Convert'' between crossword types
+** <menuchoice>Convert</menuchoice> between crossword types
-::** ''Resize'' the crossword grid
+** <menuchoice>Resize</menuchoice> the crossword grid
-::** ''Move all cells'' in the grid
+** <menuchoice>Move all cells</menuchoice> in the grid
-::** Interactively change ''answer-lengths'' by dragging a bar after the last letter cell of a clue
+** Interactively change <menuchoice>answer-lengths</menuchoice> by dragging a bar after the last letter cell of a clue
-::** Check for ''180 degree rotation symmetry''
+** Check for <menuchoice>180 degree rotation symmetry</menuchoice>
-::** View ''statistics''
+** View <menuchoice>statistics</menuchoice>
-::** ''Templates'' for new crosswords
+** <menuchoice>Templates</menuchoice> for new crosswords
-::** ''Undo / redo'' for all edit actions. The undo stack can also be saved with the crossword in XML files
+** <menuchoice>Undo</menuchoice> / <menuchoice>redo</menuchoice> for all edit actions. The undo stack can also be saved with the crossword in XML files
-::** A ''dictionary'' to find matching answers for new clues
+** A <menuchoice>dictionary</menuchoice> to find matching answers for new clues
-::** A ''solution word'' can be defined by converting some letter cells to "solution letter cells". The solution word is displayed in a toolbar
+** A ''solution word'' can be defined by converting some letter cells to "solution letter cells". The solution word is displayed in a toolbar
-::** ''Context menus'' for editing
+** ''Context menus'' for editing
-::* '''Restore lost crosswords''' after a crash of the game (hopefully there is none ;)).
+* <menuchoice>Restore lost crosswords</menuchoice> after a crash of the game (hopefully there are none [[Image:Smile_wink.png|11px]]).
 ==More Help is on these Pages==
-::* [[KrossWordPuzzle/Using_KrossWordPuzzle|Using KrossWordPuzzle]] - Solve crosswords or create new ones
-::* [[KrossWordPuzzle/Settings|Settings]] - Customise your KrossWordPuzzle
+* [[Special:myLanguage/KrossWordPuzzle/Using_KrossWordPuzzle|Using KrossWordPuzzle]] - Solve crosswords or create new ones
-::* [[KrossWordPuzzle/Crossword_Types|Crossword Types]] - explains the different types and shows you how to create a specific type.
+* [[Special:myLanguage/KrossWordPuzzle/Settings|Settings]] - Customise your '''KrossWordPuzzle'''
+* [[Special:myLanguage/KrossWordPuzzle/Crossword_Types|Crossword Types]] - explains the different types and shows you how to create a specific type.
-'''KrossWordPuzzle has a page on ''[http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=111726 kde-apps.org]''''', where you can download the latest sources and binary packages for various distributions.
+'''KrossWordPuzzle''' has a page on [http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=111726 kde-apps.org], where you can download the latest sources and binary packages for various distributions.
 {{Community-app-footnote}}
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 [[Category:Games]]
 [[Category:Home and Hobby]]
+</translate>