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SuperDoku choices |
The following choices can be set by choosing Choices... from the SuperDoku menu:
Set the maximum number of seconds taken to generate a puzzle. Most puzzles will be generated very quickly, but 25×25 puzzles, killer puzzles, and ordinary Sudoku puzzles created with the Difficult setting will take a little longer. SuperDoku generates puzzles by starting with a completed grid and removing values from the squares (or merging squares into groups in the case of killer puzzles) until the puzzle has reached an appropriate level of difficulty. The removing or grouping is the time-consuming part of the process. If you don't wish SuperDoku to attempt to remove as many squares as it possibly can while you sit and watch, then you can reduce the time limit. It is also possible to stop the puzzle generator before it has finished removing squares by clicking Stop now in the puzzle generation progress window.
Choose what type of puzzle is created when SuperDoku is first run. The choices are the same as those in the puzzle creation window. If you prefer to choose the type of puzzle each time you run SuperDoku, ensure neither Start with puzzle nor Start with blank grid is selected by clicking with Adjust on the radio buttons if necessary.
Choose from which of the installed dictionaries to select words for Hidden word puzzles. English word lists are supplied with the application, and further lists may be obtained from the Sine Nomine software website.
These are the name and size of the font to be used on screen. Increasing the font size will increase the size of the puzzle's squares. You can look up the size of the font currently used by clicking Menu over a puzzle and looking at the Font size dialogue on the Zoom sub-menu.
The font name and size to be used for Draw files can be set separately in the Export Draw file dialogue box at the time of export.
You can choose the colours used in the puzzle window using the Colour Picker.
Choose whether all values are set to "possible" or "impossible" when a notepad is first opened for a puzzle. If you choose "automatically" then the values will be set according to Sudoku rules from the current grid.
Choose the colours used to represent possible and impossible values.
By default, SuperDoku will not allow you to type in a value for a square which already appears in the same row, column or block. You can choose to override this. If you wish to disallow conflicting values, you can choose to have SuperDoku beep and/or put a message at the foot of the puzzle window when you attempt to enter one. Neither is done by default.
You can choose to have hints given only according to the methods ticked in the Solver window. If it is not possible to fill in any square using the ticked methods, no hint will be given if this option is chosen.
If you load a previously saved game and complete it, it will be deleted from disc if you choose this option. If SuperDoku solves it for you, it will not be deleted. Games may also be deleted by choosing Load puzzle from the SuperDoku menu and clicking on Delete by the game you wish to delete.