hiddenquote: A different kind of word puzzle

hiddenquote is a major mode that lets you play a word puzzle you might not have played before

Table of Contents

• Example
• Installation
• Using
• License

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Example

M-x hiddenquote

Select the source you want to retrieve the puzzle from (you probably want to select the local source, if it is your first time). With a prefix argument to hiddenquote, the command will prompt for a specific ID number.

After the puzzle loads (I recommend using toggle-frame-maximized, which in vanilla Emacs is bound to M-F10), read the clues given in the Definitions buffer, and enter the words where they belong, using the syllables (and marking them as used) as you go.

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Installation

This package is on GNU ELPA, so you can type M-x package-install RET hiddenquote

to install it.

Alternatively, you can follow these steps:

• Download and open up a terminal in hiddenquote dir.
• make
• Add the directory where hiddenquote is to your load path: (add-to-list 'load-path "/the/hiddenquote/dir")

Done!

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Using

M-x hiddenquote

There are three buffers when playing a hiddenquote puzzle, so it's best to maximize the Emacs frame:

• The grid buffer: Move around each cell with the usual movement commands (C-f, C-b, C-p, C-n).

  Complete each word by typing letters into the cells. If you make a mistake, you can delete the character at point with C-d, or the character before with backspace.

  If you make a big mistake, then you can kill the whole word with C-S-backspace, or kill the rest of the word with C-k.

  To advance quickly to a far away word, use M-g M-g.

  To check if you guessed right, type ?, or click the clue number.

  To save your progress, type C-x C-s.

  To give up, and see the answers, type C-x !

  To quit, without saving or giving up, type C-x k.

• The clues buffer: Read the clues to guess what words should go in the grid. The clue where point is at (in the grid buffer) is always highlighted.

• The syllables buffer: Here you mark the syllables you used for each word. Toggle a syllable state (used/unused) by clicking with the mouse or by hitting RET.

  Once the grid is filled, and the syllables are marked as used, the puzzle is complete and the timer (in the grid buffer) will stop, if the solution is right.

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License

• GPL 3
• Copyright 2021-2023 Mauro Aranda