http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/categories/black-ink/p4/feed.rss Tue, 21 May 13 06:51:13 -0400 Black Ink - Red Sweater Forums en-CA http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/251/how-to-subscribe-to-cru-cryptics Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:49:23 -0400 251@/forums/discussions http://world.std.com/~wij/puzzles/cru/Cryptic234.puz

The bold text is the puzzle file. The syntax for puzzles seems to be date-oriented, rather than number oriented. Is it possible to subscribe to these puzzles?

Also, how does one load older puzzles? Seems only specific URLs or most recent puzzles are loaded. It would be nice to load older puzzles, too.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/244/crossing-out-clues-in-the-clue-drawer Tue, 29 May 2007 19:25:20 -0400 244@/forums/discussions
Just a simple automatic strike through when the word is completed.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/235/problems-with-multiple-letter-puzzer Thu, 17 May 2007 22:48:33 -0400 235@/forums/discussions http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/233/coupla-more-feature-requests Wed, 09 May 2007 17:10:01 -0400 233@/forums/discussions
Thanks again for being so responsive here!

I'm just thinking of a couple more things after doing a bunch of puzzles recently. Sorry upfront if these things seem nitpicky!

First, under preferences - startup, could you add one more radio-button for "do nothing"? That, or have the app recognize that it's been opened (or brought forward) by me double-clicking on a puzzle file? It's a little odd that it still shows the Open dialog, even if I've just clicked on a .puz file in the Finder to launch it.

Then, under the category of resizing options, is it possible to have it remember a preference to have the puzzle always open at the size the last one was opened to? I know that might be a problem for puzzles that are very different in size, but I have a nice big 20" monitor, and the puzzles are always opening fairly small. I know I can just click the green button or select zoom from the window menu, but it would be excellent if it could somehow remember the preferred size, possibly based on grid size?

Anyway, thanks again for your great work; keep it up!

Sincerely,
John]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/231/newsday-com-puzzles Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:08 -0400 231@/forums/discussions http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/210/spotlight Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:20:26 -0400 210@/forums/discussions
In those cases (perhaps rare for most users?) , a Spotlight search of clues and words would be helpful.

Edit: The search probably shouldn't be in Black Ink itself - just would appear in Spotlight under "Documents" or "Puzzles."]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/206/feature-request-puzzle-stats-and-tracking Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:09:22 -0400 206@/forums/discussions
Mike]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/204/starting-from-a-downloaded-puzzle Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:30:38 -0400 204@/forums/discussions
The result is that you can move the selected entry with the tab and arrow keys, but not with the cursor (which only elicits a beep). The fix, of course, is to make sure BI is started first and dismiss that window, then go to Preferences>Startup and uncheck the box that shows the WPChooser.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/200/modified-characters-in-clues Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:34:11 -0400 200@/forums/discussions
16a. Actress L”wensohn of "Nadja"
36d. "The Old Maid" playwright Zo‰

I think both involve umlauts, but it's hard to tell.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/199/chronicle-of-higher-education-puzzle Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:14:05 -0400 199@/forums/discussions
When I download it from the Chronicle site, it comes as a .txt file and I have to change it to a .puz file.

Thanks]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/175/preferences-not-sticking Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:20:22 -0400 175@/forums/discussions
I'm running a 10.4.9 on a Mac Pro with 3 GB RAM. I can't seem to get changes to the preferences to stick at all... Is there any difference between just clicking the red close button, and the large "close preferences" button in the bottom right corner of the prefs window?

Also, is there a way to make the arrow keys behave a little differently? I would like to be able to move from a Down word, for example, to the next Down word on either side by hitting the right/left arrow keys. Then, to switch direction, hit Return or Enter? Wasn't that the way it used to work, or was that in AcrossLite???

Anyway, bottom line: thanks so much for picking up this app and finally releasing an Intel-compatible version!!! I was so bummed to discover that MacXword didn't work at all on the new machine, and was thrilled when I saw the item about this on Daring Fireball yesterday!

Good luck,
John]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/198/two-more-nits Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:35:55 -0400 198@/forums/discussions 2) NYT classic. Checkbox is monday only (everything is the default) , but last week, I got the puzzle on Monday, then did open web puzzle later in the week, and it re-downloaded the same puzzle and opened as new (and two copies are in the NYT classic directory). Is this what is supposed to happen?

Thanks]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/197/washington-sunday-post-puzzle Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:22:26 -0400 197@/forums/discussions http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/163/black-ink-1-0-solve-crosswords-with-style Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:35:56 -0400 163@/forums/discussions
http://www.red-sweater.com/blackink/

Enjoy!]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/192/black-ink-ignores-todays-onion-puzzle Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:30:05 -0400 192@/forums/discussions http://herbach.dnsalias.com/Tausig/av070328.puz

Black Ink does nothing visible when asked to open that puzzle. MacXword works.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/164/new-york-times-premium Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:03:13 -0400 164@/forums/discussions
Wow, this is exciting! I missed MacXword when I got my MacBook; AcrossLite works, but just feels so un-Maclike. I just bought my license.

I've got a few questions, though:

First, just a tip: looks like you can even get (if you're a subscriber) normal NYT crosswords with Black Ink (presumably it shares cookies with Safari or something), but you'll need to use an undocumented escape for the URL: [eliding]

Now, a few "do you support this" questions: does Black Ink unscrambling NYT puzzles? How about the "notepad" feature? Or the feature where on certain gimmicky puzzles, certain letters are circled?]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/187/cannot-open-saved-puzzles-in-across-lite Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:10:12 -0400 187@/forums/discussions Can't black ink save the file in a universal .puz format which can be transported anywhere.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/171/feature-request-printing-options Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:57:33 -0400 171@/forums/discussions
Thanks]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/166/what-do-the-numbers-do Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:00:52 -0400 166@/forums/discussions
Great program, can't wait to try it out a bit more.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/178/changing-directions-online-in-stamford Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:10:44 -0400 178@/forums/discussions
I've got all the options checked for moving to blank spaces when doing this, that, or the other thing. That all works. What bugs me is that if I switch directions by double-clicking on a square, I'm gratuitously teleported to the first letter of the newly current word if it's either completely filled or completely blank.

If the word is already filled in, there's no blank square to move to, so why move? If the word is completely blank, the square I double-clicked must be blank, so why move?

On another topic, is anyone else doing the Stamford tournament on-line? There were some fun puzzles in the first day, especially if you don't mind morbid humor.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/176/unrendered-apostrophes Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:21:45 -0400 176@/forums/discussions http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/174/feature-request-more-options-for-closing-a-puzzle Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:33:12 -0400 174@/forums/discussions
1. The current behavior (prompt if unsaved changes).
2. Auto-retentive (don't ask, always save).
3. Dismissive (if puzzle is finished, discard changes).
4. Clean sweep (if finished, discard changes and delete file).

Or maybe you can divide this into two preferences, with independent settings for what to do if the puzzle is/isn't complete (and correct).]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/172/todays-ny-sun-puzzle Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:04:23 -0400 172@/forums/discussions
I'm running Mac OS 10.4.9 on a G4 MacBook.

Apart from that, the transition has been pretty smooth. The only other glitch was cosmetic: my preference for skipping to the next blank didn't work until I unset and reset the option.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/168/feature-request-support-for-acrosslite-text-format-files Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:22:20 -0400 168@/forums/discussions
See here for the file format:
http://www.litsoft.com/across/alite/man/AcrossTextFormat.pdf]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/165/feature-request-graying-out-completed-clues Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:47:18 -0400 165@/forums/discussions
I would absolutely love the ability to skip over clues for already completed items in the clue list, either by "graying out" or through deletion from the list -- or the option for either, perhaps.

Thanks.]]> http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/170/reveal-incorrect-letters-doesnt-for-me Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:02:49 -0400 170@/forums/discussions http://www.red-sweater.com/forums/discussion/149/huh-whats-black-ink Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:19:38 -0400 149@/forums/discussions