Filtering pencil marks

[fblezer]

Would it be possible to add some sort of filtering option to the pencil marks so that I can focus on the marks for a specific number. That would make spotting patterns a lot easier in harder puzzles where there can be a quite lot of candidates for each cell.

Frans

[Howard]

Cracking idea - this would make it so much easier to spot X-Wings and Swordfish, as well as hidden singles of course :)

Have to think carefully about the interface though... I will discuss with Larry.

Howard.

[ackmondual]

For the time being, u can use the freehand drawing tool already available to circle and make other marks to help u distingiush specific spots of interest.

[ackmondual]

For the time being, u can use the freehand drawing tool already available to circle and make other marks to help u distingiush specific spots of interest.

[fblezer]

Thanks Howard, if Larry needs an example of what this option could look like, Andrew Gregory uses it in his Soduko program:
http://www.scss.com.au/family/andrew/pdas/palm/myprogs/sudoku/

This version also implements the colouring of cells that was discussed elsewhere on this forum.

Frans

[fblezer]

The advantage of filtering would be that it unclutters the board. Adding freehand drawings would make it even more of a mess (at least with my drawing skills).

I hope I don't insult the developer who poured his very lifeblood into implementing this option, but so far I've found absolutely no use for it.

Frans

For the time being, u can use the freehand drawing tool already available to circle and make other marks to help u distingiush specific spots of interest.

[Howard]

The advantage of filtering would be that it unclutters the board. Adding freehand drawings would make it even more of a mess (at least with my drawing skills).

Quite true - we're looking at the filtering for a later release :) I reckon it would be fantastic for assisting with finding X-Wings and Swordfish.


I hope I don't insult the developer who poured his very lifeblood into implementing this option, but so far I've found absolutely no use for it.


Ah, I'm sure she won't be insulted ;) :D

We don't expect all users to use all features - we try to make the essential features easy to access and use, and the optional ones, well, optional!

As for finding a use for it - I too thought it was just an interesting curiosity until I started solving puzzles with Forcing Chains. I don't think I could manage them so easily without the notepad! (See my description in the technique writeup "tip" section for how I use the notepad.)

Hope this helps!

Howard.