Crypto

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Command summary (longer description of Crypto from Newton version)

top area: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

top row functions as simple keyboard: space (at left), A-Z;

for characters that have been guessed, it displays corresponding code letter

code area:

the top of each row displays current guesses, with code in the bottom of each row

select a guess field using pen/mouse or cursor keys

change via keyboard (top row or system keyboard)

space/Delete/Backspace: erase current guess
A-Z: unless this char already used, replace all fields having same code
? (key or button): show answer for this field (if hint available); possibly erases another field if the answer character was already incorrectly used

bottom commands:

About

about text as cryptogram: "This is Crypto. Select a puzzle then decode it. Have fun!"

New

enter either an answer or a coded puzzle; to exit "entry mode", use Enter or Encode

puzzle1, puzzle2,...

a few built-in puzzles. note: because of typically small screen sizes, lines do not break at word boundaries

Clear

clear all guesses

Enter

use after New and entering a coded puzzle; code is "copied down"; no hints available

Encode

use after New and entering an answer; this is encoded

?

hint

The Crypto applet should appear below

Palm

Crypto_P.zip [10K] .pdb, .prc

WinCE

Crypto_W.zip [9K] .wrp, .lnk

Newton

Crypto.pkg [13K] .pkg; requires lib wextra.pkg

Source

Crypto_S.zip [5K] .java, .bmp

Last updated: 23-Jun-2005