Play a crossword puzzle in a curses grid. Takes a command line argument of the
crossword puzzle file.
"""
+# curses_crossword.py - play crosswords in a terminal
+# Copyright (C) 2009 Brett Parker <iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
import curses
import curses.ascii
curx += 4
curx -= 1
stdscr.addch(cury, curx, curses.ACS_LRCORNER)
- # draw the clues in
+ # draw the clues in (in their own pad)
+ cluespad = curses.newpad( \
+ len(crossword["across"].keys()) \
+ + len(crossword["down"].keys()) \
+ + 3, stdscr.getmaxyx()[1])
cury = (len(crossword["grid"]) * 2) + 1
curx = 0
- stdscr.addstr(cury, curx, "Across")
+ padtlx = curx
+ padtly = cury
+
+ (padbry, padbrx) = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+ if padbry > cluespad.getmaxyx()[0] + padtly:
+ padbry = cluespad.getmaxyx()[0] + padtly
+ cury = 0
+ cluespad.addstr(cury, curx, "Across")
cury += 1
for cluenumber in crossword["across"].keys():
- stdscr.addstr(cury, curx, "%3s: %s" \
+ cluespad.addstr(cury, curx, "%3s: %s" \
%(str(cluenumber), crossword["across"][cluenumber]))
cury += 1
cury += 1
- stdscr.addstr(cury, curx, "Down")
+ cluespad.addstr(cury, curx, "Down")
cury += 1
for cluenumber in crossword["down"].keys():
- stdscr.addstr(cury, curx, "%3s: %s" \
+ cluespad.addstr(cury, curx, "%3s: %s" \
%(str(cluenumber), crossword["down"][cluenumber]))
cury += 1
gridx += 1
stdscr.move(cury, curx)
+ cluescury = 0
+
+ cluespad.refresh(cluescury, 0, padtly, padtlx, padbry - 1, padbrx - 1)
+ cluespad.overlay(stdscr, cluescury, 0, padtly, padtlx, padbry - 1, padbrx - 1)
+
while 1:
inch = stdscr.getch()
if inch == curses.ascii.ESC:
break
+ if inch == curses.KEY_NPAGE:
+ if cluescury < cluespad.getmaxyx()[0] - (padbry - padtly):
+ cluescury += 1
+ cluespad.refresh(cluescury, 0, padtly, padtlx, padbry - 1, padbrx - 1)
+ stdscr.refresh()
+ if inch == curses.KEY_PPAGE:
+ if cluescury > 0:
+ cluescury -= 1
+ cluespad.refresh(cluescury, 0, padtly, padtlx, padbry - 1, padbrx - 1)
+ stdscr.refresh()
if inch == curses.KEY_RIGHT:
if gridx < (len(crossword["grid"][0]) - 1):
gridx += 1