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Software / Technical / Re: Tool for Creating Themeless Stacks?
« Last post by horroraround on May 06, 2024, 09:17:54 PM »I think creating a Themeless Stacks won't be easy, but it would be great if this feature is established.
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I don't understand the concept of ordering these dictionaries in the Preferences list. Why position one above or below another if they're all going to be used together in a single list (are they)?On this concept of ordering dictionaries, think if you do something that's a special topic. You might compile a list of baseball players and teams and stuff for doing baseball theme puzzles, and want that stuff to appear first. Basically "use this, but if you can't use this, then use the next one".
Why keep the MyEdits.dict dictionary above the others (or not)?
Do I need to merge dictionaries? What exactly happens when you merge dictionaries?
Why would I need to use the Edit-->Save Dictionary command? Which Dictionary does it save, how do I choose this (DO I even get to choose this?)?
What are the ramifications of having multiple word lists wrapped into one (does this even happen?) when some are scored using 0-50 scale, others use 0-100, and some don't score at all? Should I merge these together? Won't that Frankenstein words of different scoring scales into each other and kinda render the whole point of using these scores moot, since it will all be unstandardized?
While completing fill, if I add words to a grid on the fly that aren't in "my dictionary", do these words automatically go into my dictionary or must I add them/save them? But what does "my dictionary" even mean, when I have multiple dictionary files to choose from?
What about if I want to eliminate all the scores from all the entries, must I do this one word at a time? In each different dictionary? Or can I do one big sweep and zero (or 100) them all out in one fell swoop? How do I know what score to give words that aren't scored, if I want to do so?
how do I properly set up and start using my dictionary(-ies?) and word lists from the ground up? How is a Dictionary different from a Word List (is it?)?
THEME: last word of a phrase is synonymous with abode
GOOD ONES:
"The Living End" is an apt title as is the theme entry HOME SWEET HOME
Wise leader? OTHER
Dancer Sally with just a few fans? RAND [an old-time fan dancer]
Mortgage feature? SILENT T
Form letters? IRS [they have many forms]
Play in a line SLACK [not "act" or "cavort"]
John on the farm DEERE [I thought some sort of outhouse]
Plug in the den? TV AD [since TV's are all over the house these days, I'd go with "Medium plug?" --- maybe that would be too tough]
Say somethin', say? ELIDE [left off the G]
Matched shirts and skirts? RHYMED
BTW:
Bed with bars BABY CRIB [we say only CRIB since only one piece of furniture is possible when using that term --- as opposed to baby carriage since there are many kinds of carriages]
Anti-doping targets, briefly PEDS [are the targets of performance enhancing drugs the drugs or the users?]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun