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Product Description:
MacXword from Advenio is the original Across Lite crossword client for Mac OS X, enabling users to play crossword puzzles from a wide variety of online sources. Download puzzles directly in MacXword, Time yourself, Print, Check and Reveal answers, perform Lookups against the OneAcross clue database, and more.
What's new in this version:
- Added the ability to specify, manage, and download from HTTP puzzle sources. This includes the capability to specify URLs with placeholders that MacXword will fill in as necessary to download the most recently published puzzle from a source. Added a Sources menu for quick access to downloading.
- Added new cell state symbols/icons for incorrect, checked, and revealed cell states.
- Added timer functionality that enables users to time their puzzle solving. Added keyboard equivalents for Check Current letter, Check Current word, Check Entire puzzle, Reveal Current letter, Reveal Current word, and Reveal Entire puzzle.
- Changed the OneAcross window from a utility panel to a panel thereby enabling the user to use Command-` to navigate to that panel.
- Changed the Puzzle Info sheet to display information in a more compact form.
- Disabled the Panther Special Characters menu item in the Edit menu.
- Added a startup screen to help direct first time users.
- Fixed a bug when attempting to open a non-square, horizontally rectangular puzzle.
- Fixed a bug under Panther that could cause the display of a white rectangle where a closed puzzle window and drawer had been.
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.3
- Mac OS X 10.2
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
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Download MacXword Version 1.2.0 (File Size: 1.2M)
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Feedback Summary:
| Version 1.2.0: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |   (4.0) |
Features: | (5.0) |
Support: | (4.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (4.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (5.0) |
Price: | (5.0) |
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Featured Reviews
Nicely done -- and a few suggestions - Version: 1.2.0, 8/17/2004 09:01AM PST
AlephNull
Overall very nice program. Everyone will want somewhat different UI conventions, but here are a few small UI changes that I think would improve the interface a bit. One, it would be great if moving the "cursor" with the cursor keys did not (or at least did not have to) change the direction being highlighted. I would like to be able to use a different key (like the space bar) to switch directions and leave the curson keys just to move the current square. Two, the clue in the drawer that corresponds to the selected word in the table should be highlighted more prominantly than the clue going the other direction. Neither of these issues is that serious, but right now I find the navigation a bit awkward. But still, the ability to download puzzles is great -- well worth the money!
Outstanding puzzle-display program… - Version: 1.1.0, 3/26/2003 09:50AM PST
goalie
for solvers. Everything works smoothly. Well worth paying for, IMHO.
Yes! Now I… - Version: 0.9.0b1, 4/15/2002 11:20PM PST
anotheroldguy
can grab and print the NY Times crossword without waiting for Classic to load. MacXWord Installs with no glitches at all. And those impressive outsize fonts! Tiny problem. Printing my puzzle cut off the bottom row of clues. A suggestion for the next version. Print the clues in a larger font, or give me an option.
