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Changes from 2.0
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- color support
- fixed problem when attempting to insert/remove a word less
than the minimum word size
- will not display time when tapping titlebar on Palm OS 3.5+
- sped search up a bit with a function change
- now ships with 15000 word wordlist.pdb...more on the web page
- added/removed words from the dictionary
- backup bit set for dict db
- no-beam bit set for reg ver
- no longer use doubles or floats to generate percentages (resulting in smaller binaries)
- about form changes and display of days left for unregistered users
- small registration/expire fix
- minor help changes
Changes from 1.5
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- added Custom game level where the user can modify time limit,
letter reuse, and minimum word length
- added a preference to display the solved / valid statistics while
the game is running
- added a 'Guest Mode' preference to allow guests to play without
affecting hard-earned statistics
- improved performance by reworking StrLen() and StrCopy()
- greatly minimized memory usage
- fixed stack overflow when tapping the Applications button while
the details form was displayed on PalmOS 2.0 machines
- shrunk the size of the Word List database wordlist.pdb (formerly
called DictDB - dictdb.pdb) by quite a bit
- no longer uses the limited PalmOS system preferences functions...
Wordlet creates its own data db to store everything (which makes
it look like Wordlet is using 5-6k more than it used to in the
Memory app)
- now usable on Palm 1000/5000?
- can now use hardware scroll buttons to walk through the main
word list and the details form's solved and unsolved lists
- now remembers selected item in details form's lists
- detailsForm now uses FrmPopupForm() rather than FrmDoDialog() in
order to allow for hardware scrolling
- now displays the game level in the bottom right corner
- details form now displays 6 words in each list rather than 5
- tapping Try without any letters pressed will no longer say
that the word is too short
- tapping Done or More in the add/delete word forms will no longer
say that the word is too short if nothing has been entered
- attempting to add/remove a word that is too short will no longer
close the add/remove word form
- fixed minor aesthetic bug when changing from timed game to
untimed in a points game
- will not play a game with 0 valid words
- fixed rare null string bug where Try is tapped before entry
has been used
- high score for length-based games is now reported properly
in the recap form
- fixed problems with mid-game reuse/time changes and replayed games
- attempting to replay during a running game will no longer end
the current game
- changed font changing so that the next font's previous letter
set is not drawn first
- moved 'New Game' button up a bit to create room for the dynamic
percentage display
- broken (always added word to running game's valid list) dynamic word
addition has been fixed
- default skill level is now medium
- now confirms end game by default
- resized and moved timer items to accomodate longer time periods
- updateStatus() will not redraw the same string
- added callback prologue and epilogue to the registration form
- introduced crash protection so that running games with unsaved
data structures will not be attempted to be restored
- changed registration scheme from key to reg/unreg version
- fixed rare timer glitch when changing game style then replaying
the previous different style's game
- removed/organized items in the individual prefs/game structures
- added/removed words from the dictionary
- minor change to handling of too many words found
Changes from 1.4
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- now can pause a running game
- if a game is running and Wordlet is exited, the game will be
restored when Wordlet is run again
- adding a word to the dictionary is now dynamic (new word will be
valid in the current game if a game is in progress)
- entering an incorrect key will now also give a message in the status
- fixed contrived statistics form problem
- new popup for unregistered attempts to use registered features
- removed debug utility function and other redundant code
- added/removed words from the dictionary
- removed all references to Net.lib check
- 22500 word dictionary now offered at the web site
Changes from 1.3
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- games can now be scored both by percentage and by points based on the
length of the solved words
- now have the option of playing with adjacent letter reuse
- by default, letter reuse is valid in hard games of percentage style
and easy games of point style
- can now set Wordlet to pop up a confirmation dialog when the 'End
Game' button is pressed (option is turned off by default)
- letter font is now a preference option
- fixed case where skill level is changed then game is replayed...
now skill level changes will not take affect until a new,
non-replayed game is started
- slightly improved board search/load algorithm
- increased default dictionary size by another 10%
- tapping in the main title tab will bring up the time
- cancel button in reg form no longer does any processing
- changed Creator ID to Word
Changes from 1.2
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- now requires that button presses must be performed on adjacent
unused cubes, even if the resulting word formed by non-adjacent
or used letters is legal somewhere else on the board
- registered users can now add/remove words to/from the dictionary
- tapping on the 'End Game' button during a timed game will now
also pop up the game stats form and update your statistics with
those numbers
- tapping the main form's word list after a game has finished will
now pop up the details form instead of the game stats form
- can now replay game by tapping 'Replay Game' menu item
- hard skill level now requires a minimum word length of 4 letters
- rules menu item renamed to help
- games played stat is now updated after a game has finished instead
of as the game is started
- improved board search/load algorithm (about 20% faster)
- resetting scores no long ends the current game
- can no longer pop up keyboard in the main form
- skill level changes are now reflected in the top status bar
- using short-cut key to start a new game no long warps the bottom
left two button labels
- internal dictionary database structure changes
- increased dictionary size by another 5%
- renamed app to Wordlet and dictionary to DictDB
Changes from 1.1
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- works on the PalmPilot Personal
- dictionary now is an external database that must be loaded
before playing
- increased dictionary size by more than 100%
- can now be set to average your cumulative scores by words or by
games
- after a game once the stats form has been closed, tapping the main
solved word list will pop it back up
- improved registration key handling
- minor aesthetic changes
- now gracefully exits on PalmOS 1.0 machines
Changes from 1.0
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- dictionary size increased by around 55%
- app size down to 51k from 79k
- registered users can now reset their statistics