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SuperDoku credits and version history |
SuperDoku was created by Hilary Phillips (support@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk) using puzzles from the Independent, Guardian, Times and University of Oxford Mathematical Institute Newsletter to test the program's capabilities.
Thanks to Matthew and John for putting up with the large amount of time spent programming and (ahem!) testing the software. Thanks also to Matthew for writing the Dancing Links code.
Thanks to Martin Burchell and Chris Shepheard for improvement suggestions.
Thanks to Machiel Jansen for Dutch translations of the Messages and Templates files. If anybody has a desire to translate the software into other languages please contact me at the address above!
1.00 (20 Jan 2006): | First public release. |
1.01 (24 Jan 2006): | Silly bug removed from generation of 16×16 and 25×25 puzzles. |
1.02 (07 Feb 2006): | Added Samurai puzzles. |
1.03 (12 Feb 2006): | Corrected bugs in Draw file export. |
1.04 (30 Apr 2006): | Added Killer puzzles (4×4 and 9×9 sizes only).
Reordered tools on toolbar and menu. Amalgamated some solve methods and described them more fully in the Solver window. Improved former "Pairs" solve method to cover groups of three or more squares following the same pattern. Increased speed of "Trial and error" solve method. Improved messages given when puzzles are unsolveable or have multiple solutions. Corrected a couple of bugs relating to choice of starting puzzle style. Incorporated latest version of ResFind (2.12). |
1.05 (13 May 2006): | Added 6×6 puzzles ("Light") in both standard and Killer flavours.
Added Zoom button to change the size of the puzzle on screen. Font name and size for on-screen puzzle can now be set in Choices window. Draw file export can now have font size selected. A couple of new bugs have also been corrected. Altered the behaviour of the grid fix tool so that grids are now unfixed by clicking with Adjust on the tool. |
1.06 (06 Oct 2006): | Added Hidden word puzzles (4×4, 6×6 and 9×9 sizes only).
Improved hints on Killer puzzles. A few minor improvements to aid users with small screen sizes. Fixed bug in zoom when in Killer design mode. Interactive help added to Choices window. Corrupt installations with underscore characters in help file names are now automatically detected and corrected. Dutch translation of the program now available. |
1.07 (24 Oct 2006): | Added Samurai Killer puzzles and Samurai Hidden word puzzles.
Introduced menu for choosing hidden words from SuperDoku's dictionary. Fixed bug in Killer puzzles' group analysis for six-square groups with eight combinations. Some other minor bug-fixes. |
1.08 (23 Nov 2006): | Added notepad feature.
Rearranged icons on toolbar again (sorry folks!) Introduced choice of all sorts of colours. |
1.09 (25 Feb 2007): | Added Comparison puzzles.
Introduced Donald Knuth's Dancing Links algorithm for grid generation and fast trial and error solving of normal puzzles. When solving a normal or hidden word puzzle with multiple solutions you are told how many and given the option to use one. You can now convert a puzzle from one type to another. Improved hints for complex situations. Setting font in Choices now sets that font in the Draw file export window. Added code to allow me to release new versions in English only, which will work even if a user has an previous version of SuperDoku installed which uses a different language. Various minor bug-fixes. |