grid For Linux

grid project is an universal griddler-triddler solver.

We offer to puzzler enthusiasts a computer program which solves the nonogram puzzles (griddler puzzles).

Here are some key features of "grid":

· It is simply compilable to arbitrary computer platform. · The commented in detail source code is available. · Program is time optimized. It belongs to the fastest griddler solvers. · The documentation in Czech and in English is available. · Program finds all solutions (if there are more solutions) or finds a conflict in the task. · The program do solve: · common back+white (two color) puzzles. · colored puzzles (you can declare arbitrary colors). · triangle puzzles by www.griddlers.net. · triangle puzzles by the journal Maľovan� kr�žovky, Silentium s.r.o, Bratislava. · triddlers by www.griddlers.net, it means triangular grid with hexagonal circumference. · The program offers: · Output to graphical XPM file or more files. · Printing solutions in character-like format on the terminal. · Possibility of detailed output where you can read how the line solvers work. · Printing the statistic about number of steps and line examinations (you can use it to estimate the difficulty of the task). · Pause mode where you can trace the solution. · Hint mode where program reads your partially solved puzzles and prints only the bugs of this solution. · Hint mode where program show only next step from your partially solved puzzles. · Batch mode -- more puzzles can be solved by one command line. · Filter mode -- program behaves as a common UNIX filter. · The program is available under GNU GPL license.

What's New in This Release:

· The new intensive line-solver implemented. This line-solver has only linear complexity instead of the old intensive line-solver with complexity comparable with the factorial of number of bloks. · The -i option added (switch to use only intensive line-solver). · The -lf and -of options added (redirect the log and/or solution output to file). · The documentation upgraded. See new commnets about function intensive() in source code.