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Hi there Can anyone help? Have just started using Zyzzyva, and would like to create my own word lists, which I could then use to quiz myself. Is this...
Lorraine Gordon
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Feb 9, 2008
5:27 pm
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... You can create word lists by selecting a set of criteria -- word length, some letters, etc etc -- in the search section. To make these into a quiz, ...
Jim Caughran
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Feb 9, 2008
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Thanks for the help Jim. Could I ask for some further assistance?! I just want to know how to (for example) make up a list of 4-letter words omitting or ...
Lorraine Gordon
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Feb 9, 2008
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... From the search panel, you can save a word list, then edit out the words you know by hand. In the cardbox quiz, a right-click gives you an option to delete...
Jim Caughran
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Feb 10, 2008
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I would also like the ability to run reports from the cardbox database information. I'm just beginning my study of words in preparation for a local tournament...
Jon Moss
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Feb 28, 2008
10:08 pm
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Here's a simple Windows-based set of instructions for accessing the Zyzzyva database via SQL: 1. Download *SQLite 3* for Windows (precompiled binary): ...
Kevin Turner
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Feb 29, 2008
3:01 am
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Am dying to use Zyzzyva on my new Eee, but can't quite work out how to run the installer! I've saved it in a directory. Double-clicking on it just results in...
trevor_halsall
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Mar 12, 2008
4:22 pm
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Trevor, http://zyzzyva.net/packages/Zyzzyva-1.0.6-linux-installer.bin is self-extracting, but when you download a file like that from the web, it won't be...
John O'Laughlin
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Mar 12, 2008
5:34 pm
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Thanks for this John. It did seem to install. However it¶ not apparent where to go from here. In the folder there¶ a zyzzyva file - I click on it and it...
Trevor Halsall
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Mar 13, 2008
9:42 pm
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On 13/03/2008, Trevor Halsall <trevor_halsall@...> wrote: Thanks for this John. It did seem to install. However it¶ not apparent ... Hi Trevor, The...
Anand Buddhdev
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Mar 14, 2008
1:56 pm
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... In the next version of Zyzzyva (which I plan to release in the next week or so, for real this time :-), I hope to fix this problem by including the glibc...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 14, 2008
9:54 pm
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Any chance the new version will fix "connecting to database" for several minutes at launch on Win2K? Thanks, OffByOne Richard F. Johnson ... ...
Richard Johnson
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Mar 14, 2008
11:38 pm
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... Possibly, but I don't really know. Whatever that is, I think it's a Qt issue, probably not something I can fix myself, sorry. :-( Zyzzyva 1.1.0 will use...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 15, 2008
12:57 am
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... I'll try to add what i can, but keep in mind that I'm not a prgrammer so these are user comments ... I use Win2K also. It doesn't take "several minutes",...
Mick de Lange
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Mar 15, 2008
9:12 pm
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Quick suggestion for Mr. Thelen: While answering a question in Quiz, if I press * (asterisk), the next word entered is to be treated as a phony. That is, I'm...
Ross Brown
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Mar 20, 2008
1:01 am
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... I think I have to take this back, at least for now... from what I've been reading, it looks like the simplest and best solution will probably be for Eee...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 25, 2008
8:06 pm
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Thanks muchly Michael. I have, however, encountered a problem installing QT. I do the following: tar -xzvf qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.2.tar.gzcd...
Trevor Halsall
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Mar 26, 2008
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I think you'll get 'make' and the other stuff you need if you install the build-essential package here: ...
John O'Laughlin
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Mar 26, 2008
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I've released a new version of Zyzzyva, 2.0.0. Zyzzyva is a program for studying words, practicing anagramming, and adjudicating challenges. It runs on...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 28, 2008
5:09 am
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For those on the group that haven't already gone out and gotten version 2.0.0, go do it. You'll be glad you did. For those that have, I was already talking to...
Tom Conrad
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Mar 28, 2008
1:34 pm
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... Thank you for posting this! This problem has been reported by a few people already. I'll be taking a look to see if I can figure out what's happening,...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 28, 2008
5:06 pm
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... Same problem on Ubuntu 7-10, with some complications. Zyz asked whether to create its database on startup, but then crashed. There was a partial db in...
Jim Caughran
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Mar 28, 2008
8:39 pm
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Is it possible to create a wordlist in Zyzzyva that would only contain natural bingos? I am running a tournament in a couple weeks with prizes for the lowest...
Dallas Johnson
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Mar 28, 2008
8:55 pm
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... Thanks for the additional information. I can now reproduce this on my own Ubuntu 7.10 machine, and hope to have the problem fixed quickly. Sorry about the...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 28, 2008
8:57 pm
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I'm also experiencing problems using Windows XP. I uninstalled the previous version before downloading and running 2.0. It is not progressing past the initial...
David Steel
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Mar 28, 2008
9:06 pm
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... I think if you don't let it create the database initially and then set your dictionary preferences before building the database(s) you should be ok. Hope...
Evan Simpson
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Mar 28, 2008
9:09 pm
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Hi. I'd do it in excel, not sure if you can do it in zyzzyva. Give me 10 minutes and I'll do it for you, I'll email you some text files of all the 7 & 8 letter...
Mick de Lange
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Mar 28, 2008
9:53 pm
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On my XP machine I had the same problem. But after uninstalling 2.0, clearing the application directory, clearing the data directory under my profile, and...
Kevin Turner
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Mar 28, 2008
11:32 pm
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... I believe I've fixed the problem, and I've assembled a crack team of testers across various operating systems to see whether that's true. If so, Zyzzyva...
Michael Thelen
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Mar 29, 2008
7:27 am
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On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:39 AM, busker221@... ... Thanks for these suggestions, and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to them. ... This...
Michael Thelen
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