WordHunt 1.3

Short:        Word search puzzle maker v1.3
Author:       dickow@uidaho.edu
Uploader:     dickow uidaho edu
Type:         game/wb
Version:      1.3
Replaces:     1.2
Requires:     OS 2.0+
Architecture: m68k-amigaos
Recommended:  OS 3.+ and any narrator device/translator lib

  WordHunt is copyright © 1996 by Robert Dickow

Description:

  WordHunt is a word search puzzle game generator that makes
  hidden word puzzles similar to those found in popular books
  and magazines. The program allows you to create your own
  computer generated puzzles of many varieties and sizes. The
  computer can take almost any file with ascii data, extract words
  from them, and hide them in a grid of randomly selected characters.
  You can save puzzles, solve them by locating the hidden words
  from the listing with the mouse, and print them to the printer, a
  file, or the clipboard.

Feature summary:

  Multi window environment
  OS2.0+/3.0 compliant interface and compatibility. (some features
    vary slightly when running under different OS versions.)
  Hibernation mode to temporarily remove GUI from screen
  GadTools gadgets
  ASL font and file requesters
  CLI or Workbench operation
  Mouse or keyboard gadget and menu control
  Timed play
  Game-in-progress save feature
  Supports speech and sound
  Font sensitive graphical user interface.
  Context sensitive AmigaGuide Help system
  Supports the AmigaDOS MenuHelp feature
  User configurable using Workbench ToolTypes and application
    preference files
  Will open on a public screen
  clipboard support, with user controllable clipboard device number
  Appwindows, Appicon, and Appmenu support (drag and drop)
  Extensive Tooltype variables support

  Read the file WordHunt_Help.guide in AmigaGuide
  or MultiView or any AmigaGuide browser for more
  information on how to use the program.

Installation:

  Simply unarc the lha file with the CLI command
  'lha -x x WordHunt' or 'lha e WordHunt'.
  There are no necessary assigns to be made or libraries
  to install. Just move the extracted drawer to your
  desired storage device.

Distribution:

  Version 1.3 is freeware. You may use this program or give it
  away freely, but the program executable may not be altered in any way.
  It may be included in public domain/shareware collections
  and public databases of programs of this kind. No charge may be
  collected for the program except for nominal fees for disk media,
  mailing, etc., as is customary in PD software distribution services.

Comments on V1.3:

  Version 1.3 fixes a 'bug' that caused the program to abort without
  any messages if it could not find the ENV:sys/font.prefs file. This
  version will simply default to using topaz,8 for the puzzle window
  if this situation should occur.

  Version 1.3 supercedes and replaces 1.2. Version 1.3 will default to
  topaz,8 font for the puzzle display if the program can not read the
  font preferences file. V1.3 is a simple bug fix for a few users who
  reported problems.

Bug reports:

  WordHunt may cause problems with Magic Menus. I don't know why.
  WordHunt follows the Intuition guidelines to the letter, AFAIK.