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DESCRIPTION

Black Ink is a crossword solving application for Mac OS X, its intuitive interface and advanced puzzle solving tools are a joy for crossword lovers of all ages and skills.

Black Ink connects users with the puzzles they are passionate about. Download new puzzles from the Internet, solve them with an advanced on-screen editor, or print them out for the long weekend away from the office. Black Ink covers all of the puzzle-solver's needs.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.1.7:

  • Puzzle Sources
    • Fix the Chronicle of Higher Education source
    • Remove Syndey Morning Herald - the paper has stopped publishing new puzzles
    • Fix a bug that could cause downloads to stop working until relaunching the app
  • Bug fixes and minor improvements
    • Can now hover over a long puzzle title to see a tool tip window with the entire content
    • Fix a visual bug with "Open As Unsolved" when the puzzle is already open
    • Fix a bug that prevented numeric answers from being checked correctly
    • Fix a bug that caused direction to change abruptly in puzzle that starts in "down" mode
  • Multi-character answer improvements
    • When revealing a multiple character answer, make sure the "revealed" color applies to all characters
    • Fix check-as-you-type for multi-character answers
    • Enter Multiple Letters menu item is now called "Enter Special Letters"
    • After entering multiple character answer, now jumps to next square same as when entering single
    • Fix a bug that caused reveal/correct to fail on some multi-character answers

REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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SCREENSHOT

Developer:Red Sweater Software
Downloads:11,321
  - Version d/l:280
Games:Puzzle
License:Shareware
Date:15 Sep 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$24.95
RATING
****.
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Black Ink User Reviews (4 posts)Write A Review
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Sep 15 2009
*****

PENGMAN  I've been using this program for a long time.

Many, many hours of enjoyment.

Classy program, classy support if there are ever any questions.

Beautiful.  
(Version 1.1.7)

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Dec 22 2007

VERYCARLA  I'll tell you what, Daniel. I'll pay $25 for Black Ink when I can use it to create crosswords. Heck, I might even pay $35. Make the program worth $25. Don't just price it there because you think that makes it sound "professional". There are plenty of people who can afford $25 for a one-trick pony like Black Ink, but I'm not one of 'em.  
(Version 1.0.8)

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Aug 18 2007
**...

GRYPHONENT  Overpriced. Krosswordz is $8 and has exactly the same functionality. Actually, I think it does look a bit better. The lookup feature is missing... but then again, most people can open a browser themselves.  
(Version 1.0.6)

praisebury
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Oct 8 2007

DANIEL JALKUT  Sorry you feel the price is so great as to warrant a 2-star rating. I think that's pretty harsh, considering the app is still valuable even if you don't personally think it's worth the cost.  
(Version 1.0.7)

praisebury
+1
Oct 8 2007

GRYPHONENT  Well.. as your app doesn't offer any advantage over the competition, which is 1/3 the price, I've to compare your app on price only, don't I?  
(Version 1.0.7)

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Oct 8 2007

MECHANIST  gryphonent, you rated it only two stars for features, and then go on to admit that you only considered the price? So if you don't like the price then the features don't exist? That doesn't even come close to making sense.  
(Version 1.0.7)

praisebury
+2
Oct 8 2007

DANIEL JALKUT  Mechanist, thanks for noticing that. I'm also curious as to whether the application ever crashed for Gryphonent. I pride myself on the stability in Black Ink, and I am surprised to see it receive only 3 stars in that area.  
(Version 1.0.7)

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Apr 19 2007
*****

JOHN-O  Finally! A Universal Crossword app that doesn't suck!! Seriously, this is the reincarnation of MacXword (I believe that's what it was called), whick was bought by a new developer (Daniel Jaikut of Red Sweater Software), and he is being incredibly responsive to feature requests and bug reports. If you're a crossword junkie and have an Intel Mac, this is the app for you. Period.  
(Version 1.0.2)

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