uucigj@gandalf.sbc.com (Gregg Jensen) (10/17/90)
I would like to take a stab at making a word search X program (you
know that game you search thru the matrix of letters to find words
and then circle them). Well I have to word search part and I would
like to get any hints on how to be able to circle the words after the
matrix has been put in a window. Is it possible to say set the
beginning and end points (beginning and end of the word), check it to
see if it is in the list, and then draw a circle around the beginning
and end points? Or, do I have to draw a line thru the words instead
of a circle (is this easier?). Or do I have to create several fonts
that have normal letters and then letters that have lines thru them
(potentially a lot of fonts). Or is there another idea, or has
someone already done this? Also, this a part time project and I would
say that I am a strong novice with X programs, is this harder than I
imagine?
Gregg Jensen
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU (10/20/90)
> I would like to take a stab at making a word search X program (you > know that game you search thru the matrix of letters to find words > and then circle them). Not to rain on your parade, but in the lawsuit-happy world down there this could open you up to a look-and-feel suit from one of the word-game magazine companies. I recall seeing a word-search game in a magazine where the instructions (as if they were needed!) made quite a point of "draw a line through the word, *do not* circle it". What a crazy world we live in. > Well I have to word search part and I would like to get any hints on > how to be able to circle the words after the matrix has been put in a > window. Is it possible to say set the beginning and end points > (beginning and end of the word), check it to see if it is in the > list, and then draw a circle around the beginning and end points? Sure. Just draw two lines and two semicircles...the only even slightly difficult part is placing them, and that is hardly a mindbender. > Or, do I have to draw a line thru the words instead of a circle (is > this easier?). Marginally. It's one line instead of two lines and two semicircles. > Or do I have to create several fonts that have normal letters and > then letters that have lines thru them (potentially a lot of fonts). Oh ick. You don't want to do it that way, trust me. der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu