Comments on: Sudoku Widget hits the big-time! http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/ Everything from Widgets to Lakers Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Cheese http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-6873 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:09:10 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-6873 Love the widget but I am (and 30 % of all males) red green color blind. Soft shades cause us problems. Could you contrast the colors some. I'm hooked! Love the widget but I am (and 30 % of all males) red green color blind. Soft shades cause us problems. Could you contrast the colors some. I’m hooked!

]]> by: Anonimus http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-6398 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:03:12 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-6398 very good very good

]]> by: Connie Mahan http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-4891 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:05:09 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-4891 I love this widget, playing it way too much! I agree with a previous comment that the scoring seems inconsistent. I just played a game (hard) in 15.51 minutes and only got a score of 2469 (no mistakes). Thaks for the great widget. I love this widget, playing it way too much! I agree with a previous comment that the scoring seems inconsistent. I just played a game (hard) in 15.51 minutes and only got a score of 2469 (no mistakes).

Thaks for the great widget.

]]> by: jaws http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-4810 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:46:03 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-4810 well done. it's a great wedge because it has a feature to pencil mark the numbers which helps a lot to solve sudoku. However, sometimes I'm not aware of if I'm only marking with pencil or actually putting the numbers down, and I lose my points for that. So it would be perfect if this wedge has a feature to distinguish and let players know if (s)he is pencil marking or actually marking the number. Great work! well done. it’s a great wedge because it has a feature to pencil mark the numbers which helps a lot to solve sudoku.
However, sometimes I’m not aware of if I’m only marking with pencil or actually putting the numbers down, and I lose my points for that.
So it would be perfect if this wedge has a feature to distinguish and let players know if (s)he is pencil marking or actually marking the number.
Great work!

]]> by: donna http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2827 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:11:36 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2827 Well i haven't had a single problem - I'm jsut curious about how the score is computed Well i haven’t had a single problem - I’m jsut curious about how the score is computed

]]> by: Tim http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2300 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:46:03 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2300 Unless I overlooked something, once I use a or A to fill in one empty square or all empty square with pencil marks, there's no way to erase them again, Otherwise, I've been enjoying it, and look forward to 2.0 Unless I overlooked something, once I use a or A to fill in one empty square or all empty square with pencil marks, there’s no way to erase them again, Otherwise, I’ve been enjoying it, and look forward to 2.0

]]> by: Sue http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2291 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:25:08 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2291 I'm addicted and hope that I don't lose my high scores!! I do have a question. Often when I am holding down the shift key and entering the pencil marks in multiple spaces the puzzle "flies" out and I have to lose time to open it up again. At first I thought it was because I was clicking outside the widget but that's not the case. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong or how I can stop this? Thanks, Sue I’m addicted and hope that I don’t lose my high scores!! I do have a question. Often when I am holding down the shift key and entering the pencil marks in multiple spaces the puzzle “flies” out and I have to lose time to open it up again. At first I thought it was because I was clicking outside the widget but that’s not the case. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong or how I can stop this?
Thanks,
Sue

]]> by: ben http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2256 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:37:21 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2256 Great Widget! Just downloaded and played it. I do have a suggestion though for a improved user interface. The current one is just to unintuitive and really slows me down. I'd like to propose that: 1) number keys by default will simply enter in pencil marks. 2) To commit a number, user must hit shift + the number. I.e. to commit a "1", you'd type shift-1, or in other words, a "!". 3) Arrow keys and mouse clicks should only be used for selecting squares. 4) At the end of the game, instead of just giving the score, give the score plus how the score was calculated. I.e. it'd be great if it printed out that you made x number of errors, and that cost you z number of points. These suggestions are to fix these annoyances: 1) It's super annoying that if you click on a square, it puts in a number. I don't know about others, but I use mice to select things, not to enter things. 2) The default should not be to commit a number. It should be harder to commit than to put in a pencil mark. It's annoying when you are intending to put in a pencil mark, but you just push space instead of shift-space on accident and you get docked points for a dumb interface mistake! Just my two cents! Thanks so much for making this widget though! Tons of fun! I'll probably be spending more time in dashboard mode than in normal desktop mode now. =) -ben Great Widget! Just downloaded and played it. I do have a suggestion though for a improved user interface. The current one is just to unintuitive and really slows me down.

I’d like to propose that:
1) number keys by default will simply enter in pencil marks.
2) To commit a number, user must hit shift + the number. I.e. to commit a “1″, you’d type shift-1, or in other words, a “!”.
3) Arrow keys and mouse clicks should only be used for selecting squares.
4) At the end of the game, instead of just giving the score, give the score plus how the score was calculated. I.e. it’d be great if it printed out that you made x number of errors, and that cost you z number of points.

These suggestions are to fix these annoyances:
1) It’s super annoying that if you click on a square, it puts in a number. I don’t know about others, but I use mice to select things, not to enter things.
2) The default should not be to commit a number. It should be harder to commit than to put in a pencil mark. It’s annoying when you are intending to put in a pencil mark, but you just push space instead of shift-space on accident and you get docked points for a dumb interface mistake!

Just my two cents! Thanks so much for making this widget though! Tons of fun! I’ll probably be spending more time in dashboard mode than in normal desktop mode now. =)

-ben

]]> by: Peter P http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2226 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:30:04 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2226 It would be cool if you could put the pencil marks with a right-click. thanks It would be cool if you could put the pencil marks with a right-click.
thanks

]]> by: Deb Jones http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2224 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:09:56 +0000 http://www.briandeboer.com/posts/sudoku-widget-hits-the-big-time/#comment-2224 Hi. Thanks for the widget. It's great. Don't know if you noticed, but I tried entering a puzzle and locking it in, today. All my entries come up red under auto-check, even though the widget could solve the puzzle when I checked that. Kinda sad. It would be better to grey out the option for blanks or just ignore it than the glaring RED-YOU'RE WRONG on every number! Tried grabbing the latest version and redoing but I'm guessing you know that it was the same. Well done, though. Great widget. Hi. Thanks for the widget. It’s great.

Don’t know if you noticed, but I tried entering a puzzle and locking it in, today. All my entries come up red under auto-check, even though the widget could solve the puzzle when I checked that. Kinda sad. It would be better to grey out the option for blanks or just ignore it than the glaring RED-YOU’RE WRONG on every number!

Tried grabbing the latest version and redoing but I’m guessing you know that it was the same.

Well done, though. Great widget.

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