This program creates Word Searches.
cd into the directory containing these scripts and run
python console.py
The following is an example of the console output:
Welcome to the WordSearch creator!
This program creates Word Search Puzzles.
The menu has four buttons which perform the following functions:
1. New Words: Generate a new random set of words to search for.
A text file containing words separated by newline characters called words.txt must be present in the current directory in order for this feature to work.
2. Export: Creates a .html file containing the current Word Search grid as a HTML table, LaTeX Matrix and a String
3. Solution: Show the location of each word on the Word Search board. Toggles on/off
4. Reshuffle: Creates a new Word Search grid with the same words in new positions
Click the buttons on the grid corresponding to the found word to "find" words
Defaults -> Size: 16x16, Color: Yellow
If you'd like to change the defaults, enter the desired values in the prompts below:
Size (Return/Enter for Default):
Check valid color options here: http://www.science.smith.edu/dftwiki/index.php/Color_Charts_for_TKinter
Entering an invalid color option will break the program.
Color (Return/Enter for Default):
If you'd like to add a custom word list to replace words.txt, place the file in this directory and enter the file name below. Make sure words are separated by newline characters:
New Words File Name (Return/Enter for Default):
If you'd like to create a customized Word Search, enter the words below, one at a time:
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Mercury
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Venus
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Earth
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Mars
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Jupiter
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Saturn
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Uranus
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop): Neptune
Next Word (Return/Enter to Quit/Stop):
The Word Search boards can be exported as a .html file containing an html table of the Word Search grid, a LaTeX matrix version of the Word Search grid, and the word search grid as a String. The solution is also in the html file.