This question has been asked of me privately a few times, so I think it would be helpful for me to post the answer publicly. Q: Sometimes definitions aren't...
That's good news, Mike. We just finished using ZYZZYVA at Pigeon Forge for 4 days. It worked very well. Ray Smith sent two old government laptops and I had...
I have only recently begun quizzing myself, and I have noticed an unusual behavior. When I click on the [Random] button to look for patterns to remind me of...
... Thank you for pointing out this bug! I can reproduce it on the Linux machine I use all the time, so it looks like it's a bug across platforms. I'm not...
... Thank you for letting me know... I'm glad Zyzzyva worked so well for you at Pigeon Forge. That's great news! I'll take your suggestions and clarify the...
If I search: 1. length min 8, max 8, e.g. 2. probability min 0, max 1000, e.g. the list shows in alphabetical order. is there a way to have the list appear in...
... Unfortunately not yet, but more flexible sorting of word lists (and smarter defaults) is something I'm working on for the next release. -- Michael W Thelen...
I've reached a point in Zyzzyva development where it would be extremely easy for me to change the meaning of the Probability Order search condition. For an...
I for one, wouldn't mind losing backwards compatability with the old form of probability rankings, mostly because I never used the old version. Mostly I had...
It might break some of my favorite searches. For me, it was never "unintuitive" because I searched in a different order. Using your search example, is there a...
... Thanks for your response! I think you may have misunderstood the proposed change... the order of search conditions doesn't matter, and that won't change....
... Thanks for letting me know! ... I don't think you're the only one... I would like this too! I have been thinking about how I could put it into the...
It would definitely break some of my favorite searches. If there would be a way to keep the old method, even under a different name, that would be most ...
... Consider it done! Thank you for letting me know. I'll definitely preserve backward compatibility. I'm actually a little embarrassed that I was lazy...
I've released a new version of Zyzzyva, 0.14.0. Zyzzyva is a program for studying words, practicing anagramming, and adjudicating challenges. It runs on...
Hi. Can you tell me please how one designates a blank? Thanks ... From: Michael Thelen To: CGP ; OSPD Scrabble ; Zyzzyva Users ; Utah Scrabble Club Sent:...
... Sure... if you mean you'd like to search for all possible words using a blank, you can designate the blank with a ? character. For example, to find all...
Great job! What criterion do you use as a basis for changing your quote? I'll miss the one by Douglas Adams as I missed the ones by Robert Orben and Charles...
Hi, I knew the blank was designated with a ?, but my computer doesn't accept a ? as one of the letters. Why is that? Have you seen this problem before? All the...
Israel-- Do you have a non-standard keyboard? A foreign-language version of Windows? This combination could result in something that looks like ? not having...
One thing you may have noticed if you've upgraded to Zyzzyva 0.14.0 is that it wants to save your word lists, quizzes, searches, etc. in a new default...
In Zyzzyva 0.14.0, there is a new Probability Order search condition. This condition represents a word's overall probability order relative to other words of...
If you have saved data from previous versions of Zyzzyva, you may want to copy your saved files into the new default save location. For example, if you had...
... Oh yeah, that's a good point... and something Zyzzyva could easily do for itself the first time it starts up. I'll see if I can get that functionality in...
There have recently been a few reports of problems when starting Zyzzyva on various Windows platforms, mostly Windows 98. I'm not entirely sure what might be...
We appreciate the effort you've put into the program. We had occasion to use the word judge tonight, and while it worked fine, I find that standing behind the...
I'm a bit confused about Jim Caughran's dissatisfaction with ZYZZYVA. I don't believe he is using the full-screen word judging option. Jim, could this be the...
This problem has been ongoing, and I've only noticed it with the latest release. When zyzzyva starts up, the icons on the main menu aren't immediately active...
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