... I'm currently looking into what would be necessary to include the updated word list in Zyzzyva. So far it looks like it won't be a problem. ... Yes, I had...
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Kevin
kjturner71
Apr 4, 2011 5:47 pm
... I'm curious about how that list was create, how many computers were involved, how long it took....
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Jim Caughran
caughran40
Apr 4, 2011 7:37 pm
I've been using AnyMemo on my new Android phone. It has a nice feature, in that when you miss an anagram, it waits a few turns and asks you again. (Something...
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Becky Dyer
bdyer22002
Apr 6, 2011 2:12 am
Does anyone else get a strange definition for DARI#? This is what comes up for me (running zyzzyva version 2.1.1): DARI rumah telelavoro...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 6, 2011 2:22 am
... If you rebuild the CSW database with Zyzzyva 2.1.1 or 2.1.2, this crazy definition and others like it will be fixed. Let me know if it still remains after...
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marccarnegie
Apr 7, 2011 12:07 pm
Hi all, Apols if this has been covered before, but the other day Zyzz started basically anchoring itself to the top left of my screen -- and I can no longer...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 26, 2011 3:04 pm
This will be my last spam email about the Zyzzyva iPhone fundraiser, I promise. It will only run through April 30, after which I can no longer accept orders...
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the_evil_blue_budgie
the_evil_blu...
Apr 26, 2011 6:48 pm
I'm intending to mark words that are to be deleted, by altering the definitions in the CSW07 file. Is something similar likely to happen with a Zyzzyva update?...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 26, 2011 7:01 pm
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:48 PM, the_evil_blue_budgie ... That's a good question. I am currently working on a Zyzzyva 2.1.3 release that will include the...
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Chris Lipe
kewlness12
Apr 26, 2011 7:55 pm
I'm trying to get people to agree on symbols for the new additions and deletions. Can we use something like: GUQIN+ CARPARK- That seems concise and intuitive....
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 26, 2011 7:58 pm
... I like the idea, except that Zyzzyva already uses - to denote inner hooks. I definitely would appreciate some discussion about what people think the...
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jcg
jcgreen000
Apr 26, 2011 9:06 pm
... denote inner ... about what people ... picking some ... JC Green now adds: Having a one character symbol for addition and deletion seems a little myopic...
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Chris Lipe
kewlness12
Apr 26, 2011 9:17 pm
... True, but after Jan 1, no one will care what's + and - (maybe suggest ! instead of - ) -- all those words will either be # or *. Similar to how no one can...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 26, 2011 9:18 pm
... Since the lexicon symbols generically denote a word's presence in lexicon X and absence from lexicon Y (not specifically a "newness" attribute), I think...
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Nicholas Ball
nicholasmart...
Apr 26, 2011 10:00 pm
Can we also agree on what we call the lexicon? world-scrabble has CSW7 and CSW12. CSW07 and CSW12 make sense to me. Or CSW and CSW2. Nick ... -- Nick Ball...
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Anand Buddhdev
arhbkb
Apr 26, 2011 10:08 pm
On 27 April 2011 00:00, Nicholas Ball <nmball79@...> wrote: Can we also agree on what we call the lexicon? world-scrabble has CSW7 and ... I like CSW12. ...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 26, 2011 10:39 pm
... When I talked to representatives from Collins and WESPA to get their permission to use the updated word list in Zyzzyva, they preferred COSW since the...
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Reid Priedhorsky
u2_634
Apr 27, 2011 2:42 am
... FWIW, there are a ton of symbol characters available in Unicode, and since that's quite widely supported now, no need to limit the selection to what's seen...
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vekkus4
Apr 27, 2011 4:11 pm
From the discussion I get that a 1-character symbol is good for Zyzzyva, which could be x for delete if Zyzzyva always shows the letters as upper case. Or...
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Kevin
kjturner71
Apr 27, 2011 5:34 pm
If we're considering unicode characters, I've always been partial to: ۞ ("Arabic start of RUB EL HIZB") ⅝ ("vulgar fraction 5/8") ╒ ("box...
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Kevin
kjturner71
Apr 27, 2011 5:36 pm
Aw man.. my post was spoiled by Yahoo! Groups reader not supporting unicode!...
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G. Vincent Castellano
gvcastellano
Apr 27, 2011 6:25 pm
"7-bit ASCII was good enough for the King James Bible, it ought to be good enough for anyone." --gvc...
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Chris Lipe
kewlness12
Apr 27, 2011 8:15 pm
... If we're considering unicode characters, I've always been partial to: ۞ ("Arabic start of RUB EL HIZB") ⅝ ("vulgar fraction 5/8") ╒...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
Apr 29, 2011 5:19 am
... I've talked with folks at WESPA and there seems to be agreement that CSW should become CSW07, and the new lexicon should be called CSW12. I'm planning to...
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Leighton Gelling
sandwalker81
May 1, 2011 1:09 am
I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04, and now the fonts in Zyzzyva (2.1.0) have gone to some serif font that doesn't quite fit vertically (e.g. the ...
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Shelley Stevens Ubeika
xoshellsox
May 10, 2011 4:56 am
if you want to clear out all the items in your cardbox and start over, how do you do that? at this point, i just don't remember what lists etc i have added and...
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Shelley Stevens Ubeika
xoshellsox
May 10, 2011 6:17 am
thanks, that's what i ended up doing. i just wondered if there was a better way. it would be nice to be able to know what you've got in there. i'm going to be...
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Chris Lipe
kewlness12
May 10, 2011 11:25 am
The easiest way to zap your entire cardbox is just delete the Anagrams.db or the Anagrams with Hooks.db file. Zyzzyva will recreate it when you go to add...
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Michael Thelen
thelenm
May 10, 2011 4:34 pm
... This is true, though I should also point out that this will get rid of *all* your historical quiz data, not just cardbox data. If you want to keep that...
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Kevin
kjturner71
May 12, 2011 7:14 pm
Good point, Mike! I nuked my Anagram.db once because I wanted to start from scratch but then a few days later I changed my mind. Luckily I was able to...
