This is an (incomplete) retrospective timeline of the features added to the the [Kudamono Editor], mostly for self-reference. For a prospective timeline, refer to the [plans].
[Genres|paper-puzzle] are mentioned when newly added and also near changes that benefit them significantly.
People may be mentioned if they are related to particular change.
2025
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April 2025
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New Genres:
GENRE SUPPORTED BY
[Tetoron] @PinkHoodie
March 2025
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Display:
- full svg display for unlimited zooming
Layout redesign:
- updated the colour palette to neutral colours
- the bottom toolbar has been redesigned (button spacing, shape, overall look)
- eliminated the info button (info canbe obtained via the version number)
- the header section has been redesigned
- moved metadata to the top header
- moved help button to the top header, now displaying as a simple question mark
- the header now links directly to the pages to make a new puzzle and to see all implementations
- the timer blends in better when displayed
- patterned background for increased contrast
Internal:
- cutting on unnecessary code modules (ongoing)
Fixes:
- Interlinks (janko.at)
**2025-03-19** iPad/iPhone functionality has been restored (cause: css incompatibility) @PinkHoodie, @AnuragSahay, @ten986
**2025-03-17** Display issues have been reported on the Safari browser (iPad, iPhones) as the result of V45, causing no puzzle to show. Apple devices are always at a disadantage since they are not used during the normal course of development. If this is important to you, please @@@ contact site.author @@@.
**2025-03-31** Aux marker colour restored in older genres lacking a palette (@PinkHoodie).
New genres:
Genre Release Supported by
[tapa-regional] 2025-03-29 @5381
[megane] 2025-03-28 site.author and @Menderbug
[jisoku] 2025-03-27 site.author and @AnuragSahay
[Shiro-ten] (nuri-ten variant) 2025-03-25 site.author
[Spur Loop] 2025-03-22 @PinkHoodie
[Loop and Bounds] (Araf Loop) 2025-03-21 @AnuragSahay
[floor-plan] 2025-03-19 @AnuragSahay
[snake-regional] 2025-03-17 @PinkHoodie
[elastic-loop] 2025-03-16 site.author and @PinkHoodie
Panel modernisations:
GENRE Supported by:
[2-3-mazes] @5381
[half-suits] @5381
February 2025
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Database:
- adding missing info to urls, upgrading encoding, sitewide
Parameters:
- all genres with parameters were upgraded, to:
- reduce the complexity of the codebase (knob module erased)
- ensure parameters are always included in genre pictures
- ensure parameters are always specified in the url, to avoid shadow defaults
Display:
- symbol buttons appear in true colour and proper scale
New genres:
GENRE RELEASE SUPPORTED BY
[straight-cross] 2025-02-04 @PinkHoodie
[kurodoko-loop] 2025-02-12 @PinkHoodie
January 2025
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Panels:
- publication and issue now appear in the rule panels too
- aligned panels with baseline
Sight:
-arrows became optional in [Gerrymandering], [Curve sums], [Turn sums], [Yajilin], [RB Loop], and possible in [Lighthouses]
-arrows were removed in [Tetritory] and [Sunglasses], but they can be re-added e.g. via ´´arrow-yajilin-given´´
-numbers no longer opaque to sight lines by other numbers by default, to align with [Yajilin behaviour]
-short arrows also became optional in [X-sums] (if axis aligned), [Hit Points] and [Pathfinder]
Engine:
- derived templates now perform 2nd-level replacements
- template loading locally now avoids CORS restrictions
Share Menu:
- add a clickable link to the current puzzle (can be used to clone the puzzle in a new window, or for direct copy) **2025-01-17**
- corrected email sharing button so that the puzzle link appears in the email body **2025-01-17**
- added WA icon, and removed other social network links
- streamlined icon button styles
- added live preview picture, and fixed day regression with that feature on chrome browsers (reported by @PinkHoodie) **2025-01-22**
// - added SVG export option (@MartinEnder)
Random Puzzle:
- a [random|random] puzzle can now be loaded from all existing pages, a feature suggested by @BlakeRegehr **2025-01-24**
- consolidated all puzzlestrings
Other:
- fixed a recent regression affecting the RSS feed and Sitemap **2025-01-08**
- fixed a day regression found by @AnuragSahay affecting export links **2025-01-09**
- flash regression corrected (@Rook) **2025-01-08**
- changestream regression corrected, (@Pinkhoodie) **2025-01-19**
- added to the genre metadata:
- Nikoli Nintendo Switch Puzzle Apps
- repository of Warai Kamosika (パズル工房 ひまつぶし)
- PuzzleGenius genre tutorials
- PuzzleMadness daily generated puzzles
- one-off sites for specific genres
- PuzzleTV
- Style upgrade of the snake-like constraint in genres [Limbs], [Xerophile], [Ant Mill], [The Convoy], etc... **2024-01-26**
New genres:
GENRE RELEASE SUPPORTED BY
[nuri-ten] 2025-01-02 @PinkHoodie
[show-ten] 2025-01-02 @PinkHoodie
[uso-nori] 2025-01-03 @PinkHoodie
[sample-paint] 2025-01-06 @PinkHoodie
[Regional Star Battle] 2025-01-09 @AnuragSahay
[Regional LITS] 2025-01-10 @AnuragSahay
[Greener Grasses] 2025-01-16 @PinkHoodie
[Slide and Seek] 2025-01-19 @PinkHoodie
[Golem Grad] 2025-01-22 @Rook
[Tumbleweed Loop] 2025-01-24 site.author
[Speckled Bands] 2025-01-29 @AnuragSahay
2024
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December 2024
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Collaborations:
- adding many variants from PuzzleSquareJP Advent's calendar, under the tag :::Advariants
- add a hook to integrate with Cspuz via bookmarklets
Sources:
- added T.Karino's player as an additional source
- merged the about and credits section (@PinkHoodie) and rephrased several aspects (@Hyprgon), across all genre pages **2024-12-09**
- genres can now be sorted and filtered by publication in the [new puzzle|new] page **2024-12-18**
- added links to Cspuz2 in all of @semiexp's [recently supported genres for Advent Calendar|https://semiexp.net/blog/2024-12-25-advent-calendar.html]
Other:
- Temporary pause of social media presence in the month of December. Email remains active as the primary communication channel. **2024-12-06**
- Panels can now be received as single-line urls.
- Removed excess padding on small screens (especially for the genre rules popup) after a report by @PawelKrysiak **2024-12-26**
Scheduling:
- Genre preview ribbon, dismissible, reading ´´credits.releasedate´´ **2024-12-13**
- newly released scheduled genres now appear in home page as expected (bugfix, @PinkHoodie)
- automatic daily website rebuild, 7AM UTC
New genres:
GENRE RELEASE SUPPORTED BY
[Letter Weights] 2024-12-05 @PinkHoodie
[Regional Walk] 2024-12-08 @PinkHoodie
[Ice Walk] 2024-12-08 @PinkHoodie
[Kakeeru] 2024-12-19 @PinkHoodie
[Math Path] 2024-12-21 @PinkHoodie
[Tetroid] 2024-12-24 @PinkHoodie
[Polyomino Packing] 2024-12-26 @AnuragSahay
[Eisbahn] 2024-12-27 @Rook
[Aquarium] 2024-12-28 @AnuragSahay
[Water Fun] 2024-12-29 @AnuragSahay
[Geradeweg] 2024-12-31 @PinkHoodie
November 2024
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Visuals:
- corrected a lingering text sizing problem in svg pictures
Encoding:
- genres [2-3-mazes], [chess path], [color mazes], [corner mazes], [hex turn], [one good turn deserves another], [palindrome path], [pathfinder], [straight mazes], [thats not right], [timber] and [unequal length mazes] were updated to use interchangeable endpoints rather than start and finish points (@Jolson, @BobuardoDaVinci). All puzzles should automatically update. **2024-11-05**
Variants:
- recommended variants are now periodically retrieved from each genre page too (more variant recommendations)
- zero is now admissible as a parameter in numeric variants
Fixes:
- collision on the hex grid is more precise, although possibly slower (@random8) **2024-11-03**
- an imperfect specification of number style, manifested as a problem with the ´´Crosswall´´ variant (detected by @PinkHoodie) was corrected across +25 numeric genres **2024-11-28**
- Image export no longer breaks when the url author field containes japanese characters (@MonokuroGreen) **2024-11-30**
// Memory:
// - some optimisations to the undo queue to reduce memory footprint **2024-11-06**
Share urls:
- the share url will include today's date if not otherwise specified
Panels:
- panel authorship now appears for variant panels too
Internal:
- "withed" templates are less cumbersome
- propagate tags from list overview to individual genres
- deprecate ´´geometry.linedivided´´
New genres:
GENRE RELEASED Supported by
[Accord] 2024-11-26 @AnuragSahay
[Loop Ranker] 2024-11-23 @Shminge
[Interlaced Triplets] 2024-11-20 @AnuragSahay
[Kropki Pairs] 2024-11-18 @PinkHoodie
[Seiza] 2024-11-16 @PinkHoodie
[Bar Graph] 2024-11-13 @AnuragSahay
[Landvermessung] 2024-11-12 @PinkHoodie
[Gokigen Naname] 2024-11-02 @PinkHoodie
Panel Modernisations:
GENRE CLAIMED BY
[Try Angles] @PinkHoodie
October 2024
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Shortcuts:
- pre-selected numbers (via keyboard) on are overwritten by latest inserted number via the number dial (@Menderbug) **2024-10-08**
- some missing shortcuts were added to the button tooltips (@Menderbug)
- shortcuts table(s) consolidated as one, deduplicated, and restructured for all genres (@Menderbug) **2024-10-08**
Input:
- candidate numbers now are properly constrained across all genres
- in region division genres, contiguous edge marks were swapped for an equivalent type of sketch line, increasing convenience (@Menderbug, @Random8, @Rook, @jubale, @Haocurious) **2024-10-16**
- all single-line genres forbidding line intersection now enforce that constraint at input time **2024-10-17**
- fragmented input for free lines, breaking at grid dots (@xurui) **2024-10-16**
- walls now intersect with other line types, erasing them
Visuals:
- distinctive genre clue symbols now adapt to genre geometry (see: [Kurodoko], [Vista], [Linesweeper])
- gridline style consolidation across genres and templates;
- gridlines now styled differently between editing and solving modes, when the puzzle is solved (@MartinEnder) **2024-10-08**
- segment dashes now scale appropriately across different geometries (scaling by segment size for small segments, then keeping a fixed size for large segments) **2024-10-15**
- ability to keep only certain highlights, when exporting pictures, via property ´´permascopes´´
Pages:
- pages are now properly redirected, in uniformised fashion (@random8), solving assorted bugs and noticeable hyphenation problems **2024-10-09**
- many missing interlinks added (@PinkHoodie) **2024-10-13**
- added further interlink options; all now display consolidated as a table
- hashtags added to sharing instructions
Bugfixes:
- a longstanding interference of rule panels parameters on normal puzzle parameters, disruping the puzzle experience upon opening the rule panels on certain genres, was eliminated (@Calica, @Laclale, @Anurag) **2024-10-05**
- the auto-generated example puzzle panel no longer suffers from encoding issues in the puzzle parameters (@Pinkhoodie) **2024-10-11**
Internal:
- a missing collision (paleoinfraforest vs neosupraharvest) was added
- main diagonal compass, for finer tuning of direction in hex geometry
- all links are relative, thus they cannot appear at different points in the tree... Changestream changed to prevent sublinks, often wrong.
- more ergonomic live debug console
- automatical template expansion for numeric-type variants
- new collision type for line-line intersections via the ´´secto´´ object
- full text replacement for template loading, via ´´-with:{...}´´
- panels specified in genre file now deemed more specific than (thus overwriting) those specified in variant file
- include varipanels in unit testing
New Genres:
GENRES DATE Supported by
[Regilin] 2024-10-31 @PinkHoodie
[Double or Nothing] 2024-10-24 @Rook
[U-bahn] 2024-10-22 @PinkHoodie
[Haunted Mirror Mazes] 2024-20-13 @PinkHoodie
[Vista] 2024-10-13 @PinkHoodie
[Aquapelago] 2024-10-12 @kenglue
[Corridors] 2024-10-11 @PinkHoodie
[Diagonal Dissection] 2024-10-08 @PinkHoodie
[Regional Akari] 2024-10-07 @XSheep
[Milk Tea] 2024-10-06 @Rook
[Polyominous] 2024-10-05 @AnuragSahay, @Menderbug
September 2024
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Auto mode:
- touch interaction on line genres gives priority to aux marks over line segments (@Rook) **2024-09-02**
- click/tap behaviour for numbers (without dial) also in auto mode
- monoline submode extended to diagonal lines (now they can be added in a single click) **2024-09-08**
- monoline submode now behaves correctly for edge lines in the diamond and hex grids too **2024-09-24**
Input:
- mouse wheel scroll to switch submodes disabled within iframes (e.g on PuzzleSquare) as it was colliding with normal page scrolling to reach the puzzle (@EliDoris) **2024-09-06**
- candidate numbers across number-placement genres were added, using the number dial (@Menderbug)
- support for off-placement collisions re-added
- dragging certain type of aux markers (marked ´´hitboxed´´) in a straight line no longer produces spurious lateral marks. Due to the increased precision, markers will be skipped when drawing too fast or with an unsteady hand. (@Menderbug) ** 2024-09-25**
Puzzle rendering:
- Genre panels and puzzle pictures are now rendered as SVGs, hoping to solve some issues found by @Jubale and @Rook on apple devices **2024-09-10**
- SVG export ability
- disable adaptive zoom
Panels:
- added possibility to specify panels per genre category (@PinkHoodie). The title field now populates the panel
Internal:
- combining vest type items: an empty object now effectively erases it, rather than being ignored
- removed ´´symbol.postool´´, folding it into standard model inheritance.
- major update to the compass system, for more general switching between grid geometries
Failed attempts:
- small dead zone added to the drag handler, so even if the mouse moves a tiny bit, it still counts as a click (@EliDoris) **2024-09-18**
New genres released:
GENRE DATE SUPPORTED BY:
[Internal patrol] 2024-09-30 @JustKirb
[Nikakoku] 2024-09-29 @random8
[Border patrol] 2024-09-25 @KenGlue
[Tentaisho] 2024-09-18 @JustKirb
[Putteria] 2024-09-17 @Rook
[Aqre] 2024-09-12 @PinkHoodie
[nuritwin] 2024-09-10 @PinkHoodie
[binary runs] 2024-09-10 @hutthutthutt
[stained glass] 2024-09-03 site.author
August 2024
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Auto mode:
- definitive format for automode configuration templates
- added an auto mode to each of the +230 genres
- on touch screens, sequential taps trigger sequential behaviours (e.g shade/non-shade/blank), when in auto mode (as defined there)
Other:
- restored contiguous marks in region division genres (@Rook) **2024-08-03**
- moved all local variants to the respective genre file
- fixed some broken links across the site **2024-08-09**
- diverse fixes to many genres
New genres:
These were released:
GENRE DATE SUPPORTED BY:
[Point Plate] 2024-08-03 @Rook
[Disconnection] 2024-08-05 @PinkHoodie
[Norinori] 2024-08-08 @PinkHoodie
[Sunglasses] 2024-08-10 @XSheep
July 2024
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New genres:
GENRE DATE SUPPORTED BY
[inbox-outbox] 2024-07-24 @@ どっかのだれか @@
[Creek] 2024-07-22 @PinkHoodie
[Spokes] 2024-07-19 @PinkHoodie
[Loop 12] 2024-07-17 @AnuragSahay
[Parking] 2024-07-14 @Rook
[Shrooms] 2024-07-12 @Blaz
[Grandstands] 2024-07-11 @MartinEnder
[Barns] 2024-07-10 @PinkHoodie
[Light and shadow] 2024-07-09 @Rook
[Tetroscope] 2024-07-07 @AnuragSahay
Absent cells:
- may now coexist with "floating" numbers (@Menderbug, for [Grandstands])
- the ´´no-escape´´ rule was added to all line edge genres
- were retrospectively added to earlier genres
Input:
- live dial movement is now fluider (@Menderbug)
- dial extended to alphabet symbols (given, solve) and aux marks
- dial extended to multi-numbers
- keep original symbol form in dial
Metadata fields:
- using CSS svh/svw units (instead of vw/vh) to take into account the area occupied by the UI on mobile
- Fixed a bug with metadata fields losing focus, reported by @Menderbug and @Lavaloid (cause: returning focus to player too early) **2024-07-21**
- pressing enter on parameters now corrrectly moves to the next parameter instead of adding whitespace **2024-07-21**
Other:
- template regression where start and finish symbols were moved to solved mode, detected by @PinkHoodie, was fixed **2024-07-22**
- duplicate parameters in puzzle url now produce an error message so authors are aware a correction is needed **2024-07-26**
Internal
- ´´symbol.postool´´ picks the tool from available ´´postools´´
- no longer "complete" variants by default (prefer explicit listing)
- removed ´´symbol.unlayer´´ and related properties
SVG
- base-encoded fonts included in svg pictures, for acceptable rendering of text
Site:
- 404 page was broken (@Wen)
- day regression on template loading (@Rever)
- metadata gathering now acknowledged within credits system (rather than haphazardly)
- thanks to @PinkHoodie for noticing all Hempuli links were broken due to a change in his blogging platform, and for sending updated links **2024-07-24**
- the last page update is now automatically reported at the page top (thanks @Menderbug) **2024-07-26**
June 2024
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Font optimisations:
- subsetting reduces file size substantially;
- default font no longer loaded unless needed
Input:
- snappier input on the orthogonal grid, allowing more precise L-segment drawing (@dunder_code)
- new collision module for more precise interactions between lines, symbols (including numbers), aux marks and sketches, solving a class of outstanding bugs (@PinkHoodie, @Anurag, @Yuyuki, etc..)
- number dial now scales correctly, independently of board size;
Highlighter:
- empty unifilters return empty lists to the basestate
- derived templates (even numeric)
Other:
- symbol designation now passed unmodified into tooltip (@YuHo)
- fixed some solution parameters leaking into blank puzzle (@YuHo) **2024-06-22**
Site build:
- link aliasing now support hyphens (@Rook, @PinkHoodie), fixed (@MichaelVedder)
- feather interference with svg path (@PinkHoodie)
- ´´Content-security-policy´´ and ´´X-Frame-Options´´ headers replace the older redirect script, removing irregularly occuring issues reported by @Hizuriya and @Gnull on PuzzleSquareJP. **2024-06-14**
Internal:
- ´´altletters´´ property deprecated
- each´´scope´´ now name the respective ´´glow´´ key (about 350 files changed, in an automated way)
- internal number representation upgraded to support different number types (as many as needed)
Collaboration:
- Dedicated channel in CTC's discord (@bakpao, team)
New genres:
GENRE RELEASE DATE SUPPORTED BY
[Retoponogo] 2024-06-28 @CeriseTalis
[Sniping Arrow] 2024-06-27 @Yuyuki and @Pedro
[Yosumi] 2024-06-21 @Solyu
[ABC's] 2024-06-20 @PinkHoodie
[Cross Math] 2024-06-18 @AnuragSahay and @Pedro
[Tamago Town] 2024-06-16 @AnuragSahay
[Yakisoba] 2024-06-14 @MichaelVedder
[Turn Sums] 2024-06-13 @AnuragSahay
[Pipelink] 2024-06-12 @PinkHoodie
[Forceloop] 2024-06-08 @Pinkhoodie
[Tally Loop] 2024-06-07 @Endagorion
[Crossroads] 2024-06-06 @Rook
[Koburin] 2024-06-05 @JustKirb
´´Prism´´ [Akari] 2024-06-05 @leeor
[Number Crosslink] 2024-06-04 @hutthutthutt
May 2024
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Variants:
- Globals: ´´pipe´´, ´´pipe-partial´´, ´´escape´´, ´´edge-given´´, ´´turning´´, ´´bramble-max-N´´
- Locals: gemini-block ´´lenience´´ and ´´equivalence´´
Genres:
- [Kazuburo], 29/05/2024
- [Linesweeper], 29/05/2024 (unplanned)
- [Honey Dozen], 23/05/2024
- [Nikoji], 19/05/2024
- [Squares & Rectangles], 17/05/2024
- [White Link], 16/05/2024
- [Jadium], 14/05/2024
- [Firewall], 13/05/2024
- [Multiplication Link], 10/05/2024
- [Naname Loop], 09/05/2024
- [Gemini Loop], 08/05/2024
- [Nombre], 07/05/2024
- [Gemini Block], 06/05/2024
- [Kindomino], 02/05/2024
Number overhaul
- Polar number input:
- single-click to add previously saved or typed number
- single-click on any number to erase
- single-drag gesture to add any number (rotate the knob clockwise to increase, counterclockwise to decrease)
- single-drag gesture to erase any number (small drag)
- single-drag gesture to correct any number (rotate the knob to adjust from previous number)
- suport for infinite ranges (multiple rotations of the knob will keep increasing/decreasing)
- support for minimum, maximum and exclusions in range (e.g. number 15 in [Corner Meeting])
- intuitiveness via clock/crank metaphors, however with numbers spaced 1/10th (instead of 1/12th) as decimal arithmethic is easier (@Menderbug)
- predictability as dial numbers are always in the same consistent position (whether adding anew or correcting)
- semitransparent dial, not obstructing underlying board
- Negative numbers
- encoding for negative numbers naturally expands previous parenthised encoding
- negative numbers added to selected genres, such as [Foreshadow]
Thanks @Mornicus, @Endagorion, @MartinEnder, @AnuragSahay, @PinkHoodie, @fff, @nishinanntoka for ongoing feedback (work in progress)
Encoding
- reencoded genres now include an encoding (version) number in the url, via the ´´E´´ field. The default (zero) is not shown.
- pipes were reencoded [Hamiltonian Plumbers], [Shirokuro Pipe]
- short arrows were reencoded [X-sums], [Hit Points]
- support for arbitrary line types via encogroups
Internal
- virtual templates extended to the min/max binomium
- svg-based rendering
Fixes
- day regression in number templates reported by @PinkHoodie, @Laclale (cause: file misnaming) **2024-05-23**
April 2024
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Genres:
- New: [Inturnal], [Bramble], [Rectyard], [Pointing at the crowd] //Heterocut
- Classic: [Yin Yang], [Fillomino], [Slitherlink], [Choco banana], [Kurotto], [Kurodoko], [Tasquare]
Project:
- More structured genre porting [plans], to facilitate distributed collaboration, with:
- expected release dates
- claimable panels and metadata
- [Version] history
- genre pages display more information about running unit tests, puzzle listing schedules, etc... and even a notice for genres temporarily broken.
- going through gene tags to fix them (@dohz) NOTE: could there be a way to auto-tag, based on the used rules?
UI:
- faster display of rule panels in the modal;
- genre-variant specific panels now in the genre file, with authorship, via ´´varipanels´´, not necessitating a specific variant template; **2024-04-19**
- changed the backdrop colour to dark and added a distrete close button (@MartinEnder, @randomperson123) **2024-04-17**
- the timer now pauses while changing window or tab (@Lorem) **2024-04-18**
- aux marks preserved on winning in edit mode (@Menderbug) **2024-04-21**
- cursors are now black on Mac OS, mimicking the defaults
Symbols and styles
- Arrow symbols are now generated based on the geometry, rather than manually.
- Cage-like styles are now possible (@PinkHoodie, @Anurag)
- Grid division genres now using dashed gridlines (@dohz, @Menderbug)
- Ability to specify ´´symbol.textOpacity´´ separate from general opacity
Panels:
- changed the backdrop colour to dark and added a discrete close button (@MartinEnder, @randomperson123) **2024-04-17**
- faster display of rule panels in the modal;
- genre-variant specific panels now in the genre file, with authorship, via ´´varipanels´´, not necessitating a specific variant template; **2024-04-19**
Timer:
- the timer now pauses while changing window or tab (@Lorem) **2024-04-18**
Internal
- Arrow symbols now generated based on the geometry, rather than enumerated manually.
- multi-genre unit testing framework now memoises the common root state to speed up batch testing
- searchable debug window for live checker
- style variegation delayed to provide more flexibility (hopefully not affecting performance)
- virtual palettes for colour name sharing (primary, secondary, neutral, marker)
- efficient point snapping to avod numeric errors
- auto-assign symbol layers based on their (already unique) letter
- ability to style aux marks reactively (e.g to make them disappear or fade in certain situations)
Fixes:
- Exported urls no longer contain newly-encoded aux marks (@Menderbug) **2024-04-04**
- Puzzle galleries no longer display error checking inadvertently (cause: previously implicitly undefined argument started being populated by a sequential integer index number after refactoring). Thanks @Dohz and @PinkHoodie for reporting. **2024-04-15**
- Regression immediately found by @PinkHoodie was fixed (cause: incomplete separation of recommended variants ´´.recovariants´´ from the current loaded variants ´´.variants´´) **2024-04-19**
Other:
- @PinkHoodie added +9 genres to PuzzleSquare **2024-04-04**
- Changed the headings style to always use small caps, for consistency (@dohz) **2024-04-19**
March 2024
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New genres:
- [Yajilin]
- [Touching Tails]
- [Parimony]
- [Lighthouses]
- [One-Two Zone]
- [Implicit Directors]
Global variants
- ´´knapp-daneben´´
- ´´liar´´
Local variants
- ´´knapp-daneben-hue´´
UI:
- drawing line input overhaul:
- add "live" free line that appears while dragging the last segment;
- solve several input drawing bugs (@Anurag, @Menderbug, @Edderiofer)
- added version and credits in always visible position
- icons now can also be shown outlined, when relevant (@5381)
Encoding:
- aux markers are now encoded exactly with the algorithm as symbols.
Other:
- support for checkered hex grids, for example, in the ´´kiki´´ variant (@MartinEnder) or in [Parimony] (@Anurag)
- any ´´.png´´ puzzle images exported after 2024/03/18 can be loaded in the interface via drag-and-drop
Collaborations and API:
- Kudamono genres are now autodetected in PuzzleSquareJP (@Wand, @fff)
- genre and variant lists became available at: [kudamono/api/genres.txt|api/genres.txt] and [kudamono/api/variants.txt|api/variants.txt] (@5381)
Highlighter:
- ability to aggegate any other item type, via ´´unifilters´´ (@CeriseTalis)
Internal:
- full separation of ´´symbol.encoletter´´ and ´´symbol.letter´´ for encoding purposes
Fixes:
- Recent search bar regression found by @PinkHoodie was corrected (cause: deep refactoring with partial test coverage) **2024-03-27**
- Recent encoding regression reported by @5381, @PinkHoodie and @Rever was corrected (cause: more unit tests needed in the encoding module) **2024-03-28**
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New genres:
- [The Convoy]
- [The Longest]
- [Slicy]
- [Anymino]
- Akari (stepping stone)
New Variants:
- ´´shade-minesweeper´´
- ´´kurodoko´´
- ´´territory-shade-2´´, ...
- ´´territory-shade-blocks-N´´... (including ´´double´´ alias for [Slicy])
- ´´branch-shallow´´
Genre-specific variants:
- ´´double´´ (Masyu), ´´hex´´ (Masyu)
Rule Panel Modernisations:
- a [panels] page to coordinate all efforts
- many genres modernised by @PinkHoodie, @JustKirb, @AnuragSahay, @5381, @EliDoris and site.author
- blank puzzles pre-added to modernised genres (@EliDoris)
- variant panels, if defined, display separate authorship info (@PinkHoodie)
UI:
- directional line input mode added to ice genres [Skating], [Full House], [Cross Roads], [Perplexing path], [Rook End Mazes], a suggestion by @EliDoris
- new explicity auto mode button
- aux button tentatively removed, by placing all tools in the same menu
- keyboard shortcuts for lines, sketch lines, and any other tool (documented)
- richer interaction of aux marks with symbols (via shared aux mark/symbol layers)
- some non-serialisable property changes (like switching to/from edit mode) may also be saved to the undo stack (@EliDoris)
Internal:
- diverse refactoring and performance improvements
- renamed ´´depiction´´ to ´´pic´´ to save keystrokes (thus minimise typing errors)
- secondary rules restriction layer via ´´restrict´´ property (@EliDoris)
Template System:
- template numbers are no longer limited to, specific hand-picked, numbers - all integers are valid
Unit Testing:
- input unit tests within a genre may now include sequential events:
- clicks (left, right, touch, mousewheel) included in
- any keyboard shortcut
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New genres:
- [Suguru]
- [Ripple Loop]
- [Isowatari]
- [Estate Lawns]
- [Luz Loop]
- [Sudoku]
New variants:
- ´´kropki-white´´
- ´´kropki-black´´
- ´´kropki-black-total´´
- ´´kropki-white-total´´
- ´´math´´
- ´´shade-equal´´
- ´´shade-unique´´
- ´´unshade-equal´´
- ´´unshade-unique´´
- ´´unshade-equal-by-area´´
- ´´territory-square´´
- ´´territory-rectangle´´
Genres promoted to variant:
- ´´ripple-loop´´
- ´´unequaloop´´
- ´´xerophile´´
- ´´simple-loop´´
- ´´room´´
Variant promotions:
- ´´tiles-remove-1´´ (extracted form [Clones])
- ´´match-parity´´ promoted from [Crosswall]
Rule Panels:
- Ongoing effort: variant rules appear "on-demand" when a variant is loaded (@dohz, @menderbug, @elidoris). The pictures themselves *do not* adapt well...
- Style changes and acknowledgments added, as part of a modernisation effort (@PinkHoodie)
- panel-specific credits added, with fields title, date, author, number (@JustKirb)
UI:
- updated the export button for more clarity (@dohz, @zimodo)
- numberline mode in [Hidoku]
- knob parameters now be editable when entering edit mode directly via url (@MartinEnder)
Other
- dashes now autoscale with geometry, via parameter ´´geometry.wallscale´´
Internal:
- replaced the concept of ´´placodo´´ with more flexible ´´encogroup´´
- erased most references to "dot" in the drag/input modes (decoupling)
- subtractive variants at the template level
- state symbol morphing for global variants
- dragging event throttling, instead of debouncing (@Menderbug)
Unit Testing:
- global genre unit testing now includes variants (longstanding bug fix).
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Collaborations:
- PuzzleSquareJP Advent Calendar 2023, [detailed in this article|2023-12-puzzlesquarejp-advent]
New genres:
- [Cross Border Parity Loop]
- [Knight Loop]
- [Nurisquare]
- [Foreshadow]
New variants:
- ´´shade-diagonal-areas-unequal´´
- ´´shade-diagonal-figures-unequal´´
- ´´chopped´´
- ´´divide-2´´, ´´divide-3´´ etc... (for region-division genres)
- ´´territory-adjacent-area-consecutive´´
- ´´aqre´´ and related family
- ´´meandering´´
- ´´context´´ (for [Hasu no Mura])
- ´´tasquare´´
- ´´yajilin´´
- ... and more!
Variant adaptations:
- ´´hex´´ (for [Clones], [Soulmates])
Fixes:
- current cursor restored on undo (@EliDoris)
- click area height misalignment and symbols placed on absent tiles (@Wisteria)
- keystrokes no longer captured when editing metadata / other parameters (various)
- several genre-specific fixes
- longstanding bug related to the differences in UTC and local time (@DavidMillar, @Random8, @Placeholder, and others...)
- excluded variants now work even where there is internal renaming
Interface:
- SDFs used for faster absent tile detection
- given lines can now be drawn irrespective of absent tiles
- temporarily deactivated features:
- click to add segment
- inserting given symbol below solve symbol erased the latter
- preview cursor no longer active when hovering other interface elements (@EliDoris)
- UI constrain module, for things such as:
- limiting which numbers can be inputted based on puzzle size, available tiles, etc...
- Event debouncing:
- no two actions of the same type may be scheduled into the future, preventing freezing when several slow actions are scheduled in sequence
- Standartisation of complex palettes into 4 main templates:
- palette-primary-... lines and symbols
- palette-secondary-... highlights
- palette-neutral-... grid, frame, legend
- palette-marker-... aux marks and sketch lines
Internal:
- decoupled dragging functions to enable unit testing of inputs
API:
- Full multi-line encoding
- More complete approach to puzzle reencoding, via templates (c to o)
- reencoded all parameter genres (P1, P2, ...) to more specific names so they won't clash when mixed
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New genres:
- [Corner Loop] by @NaokiInaba
- [Tring-Tring] by @Eszter & @Endagorion, with variant //unequal-adjacent-loops//
- [Vertigo] by @Endagorion, also as with variant //vertigo//
- Variants:
- total-crossings in [Shirokuro-pipe], masyu in [Ice Dance pair]
- directions variant now adapts to different geometries
- numbered-lengths and numbered-tiles (@PinkHoodie)
- tatami now including borders (@PinkHoodie)
- myopia and hyperopia as variants
Core:
- markers added now can preserve symbols beneath, via the ´´markbol.symbed´´ property (@PinkHoodie)
UI:
- auto-cursor added to signify when auto-mode is active
- arrow keys (used to enlarge the board) restricted to edit mode, to minimise interference with default page navigation (@nishinanntoka)
- soft-resizing for more efficient rendering and fixing a bug by @Endagorion
- display rules as modal, without changing page @Eszter:
- correct display of variant rules (@XSheep, @SnapDragon64)
- subsequent interference/trapping fixed (@Jubale, @SnapDragon64)
Interoperability:
- Penpa batch import:
- hexagonal grids now supported
- support for tile removals via the box tool, within the initial grid
Internal:
- ´´credits.altnames´´ field added, which is used to display alternate genre names in the page, link preview and [kudamono/new] (@EliDoris)
- mesh & verge:
- ´´geometry.linebiverged´´ property specifies whether lines can have both endpoints at the verge whereas ´´geometry.lineverged´´ applies to a single endpoint.
- ´´omnibol.unfabrikeys´´ property can be used to exclude e.g. marker placements at some parts of the outer frame (@SpectriaLimina) ^^[bonsai]
- faster in,ex,at meshes calculation
- masked mesh now retrieved directly from ´´infraharvest´´, solving a longstanding bug (@PinkHoodie, @Kays)
- ´´scope_index´´ automatically added within ´´polyfilters´´
- ´´state.modes´´ property now automatically determined at startup based on available symbols, markers, etc... thus adapting to variants
- major variant loading system upgrade, so that additonal variants can be specified within variants (@PinkHoodie)
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New genres:
- [Akari RGB] by @Jubale and @Jolnson, with help from @EliDoris, including Antiking variant by @Wisteria
- [Haso no Mura] by @畠入
- [Ore Dango] by @Nikoli
API:
- loading a puzzle in another page other than the paper-puzzle-player page now causes the url to point to that page:
- to encourage that as the canonical url (@dohz)
- without breaking page navigation
- unfortunately, history entries will still be added [until browsers fix this decade-old bugs|https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753264#c21]
UI:
- cursors:
- large mouse pointer removed, after polling a significant set of users in different communitites, and hearing heir thoughts;
- added smaller, more conventional mouse pointer, albeit with a small symbol nearby, since the current action needs a signifier (@Yuyuki)
- another browser bug found: on MSEdge, text inside svg cursors renders badly at small text sizes
- predictive "cursor ghost" now less pronouced, transparent with a dashed outline
- immediate cursor change when toggling edit mode, as well as on starting the puzzle (after first cursor move)
- empty boards now never cause a winning state (by default)
- aux marks:
- dragging bug fixed (@blaz, @seren, and others)
- bug reported by @Wisteria fixed
- clarified auto button tooltips
- toggling aux mode remembers last tool used
- scroll wheel also cycles through aux marks in aux mode
- visuals:
- line stripes now appear at consistent perceptual distances, no matter the angle;
- instead of parsing colours, ´´ctx.globalalpha´´ is used, yielding:
- a perfomance improvement
- out-of-the-box LAB colourspace support (@EliDoris)
- slightly more stable colouring (@IHNN)
- Setter/Solve switch:
- when inserting a symbol/mark, switching to/from edit mode has the lowest precedence (@Xsheep)
- edit text added to button (@dohz)
- tooltip for auto now useful (@EricFox)
//- the rules button now displays the rules directly in a window
Interoperability:
- Penpa batch import:
- given lines: Line (tile-centered), line (tile-centered, free, in very limited scenarios)
Kudamono Genre Designer:
- initial autocompletions added (@EliDoris)
Genre Fixes:
- compatibility issue causing older [Soulmates] and [Parrot Loop] puzzles not displaying
- [Hiking Track] revived
- misc. fixes: on all chess genres, [Decoration Tree], start-finish genres
- untangram (@SpectriaLimina)
Internal:
- variant templates now explicitly applied at the very end of the queue
- all genre pages moved into a folder (thanks @dohz for finding missing links!)
- removed:
- textures support
- ´´geometry.tileterritoryed´´, ´´geometry.unobstacles´´, ´´geometry.regioncompass´´, ´´geometry.symbolcompass´´
- ´´inherit´´ property (´´models´´ suffice)
- ´´hint´´ (replaced by ´´markbol.polycompass´´)
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New genres & variants:
- [Alcazar] by @Jerome
- [Simple Loop]: directions by @Millay
- [Masyu]: pentomino, snake, snake-edge by @Takmu
Kudamono Highlighter V3:
- adds flexibility by separating each rule in two parts:
- styling aspects now belong to the ´´glow´´ property, whereas
- filtering aspects now belong to one of three related properties:
- ´´consfilters´´ (staying constant)
- ´´monofilters´´ (moving focus to a deeper or related aspect)
- ´´polyfilters´´ (splitting a single focus into multiple independent foci)
Font:
- changed the default font for:
- consistency across devices, between mobile and desktop
- solving an bug reported by @donnythenuts
API:
- it's now possible to distribute symbols to separate encoding meshes via the ´´symbol.encosuffix´´ property, which will be added to the url parameters ´´LI-´´ and ´´LS-´´ (expansions of ´´L´´ and ´´LF´´ respectively)
- 3-digit positive integers are now allowed (@Wen)
- Multi-line encoding via the ´´SI´´ and ´´SS´´ parameters
Interoperability:
- Puzz-link import now tolerates variant urls (those containing the string ´´v:/´´)
- Penpa batch import:
- tile types: shaded/absent, ice ^^[Parrot loop], [Ice dance pair] etc...^^
- autodetect genre from puzzle title (beta)
- new url types: tinyurl.com
- arrows and selected letters (S, G, F)
Page:
- dragging different puzzle urls (within the same genre) to the desktop now produces distinctly titled links, no longer overwriting them, so it's easier to save puzzle drafts
- easier navigation between puzzles of the same page, via next/previous buttons (@AndreaGilbert)
- changestreams integrated with the homepage
- variant information was added to the [new puzzle page|kudamono/new] and also to the page of each genre, in a more automated way (@Yuyuki)
UI:
-cursors:
- streamlined the cursor / cursor prediction modules
- the cursor now shows in all occasions (@Menderbug)
- editable fields:
- changed colours to increase contrast (@Jubale)
- fixed a bug of shortcut interference (@Jubale)
Internal:
- multi-letter fruits added to harvest
- rules refactoring:
- rule bank split into smaller modules
- Multi-lines update:
- segments moved to a new data structure named ´´supraforest´´ (solve lines) and ´´infraforest´´ (given lines). This will enable genres mixing different line types (e.g center vs edge, knight vs orthogonal, different colours, etc...).
- for consistency, pencil aux marks (sketches) moved to an equivalent structure ´´sketvest´´
August 2023
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Collaborations:
- new genres: [flexible-counters], [redemption], [dance-and-dance]
- @kuchiwo broadcasted a series of seven Kudamono Livestreams: [1|KLV?g98NMJiTSuo], [2|KLV?Duueh1wiC7I], [3|KLV?YPCs6CK9QrE], [4|KLV?S5rUrz2C-Y0], [5|KLV?5Aq0om3AEHI], [6|KLV?ynDZbv1BqlM] and [7|KLV?1feS2GmoFf4] (uncovering several improvement opportunities)
API Changes:
- lexicographic encoding is no longer used (except on legacy puzzles); replaced by standard numeric encoding (@semiexp)
- board size now reflects the number of cells accurately via the W=´´1x2x3´´ parameter
- ´´1x1 ´´ and ´´nx1 ´´ boards now allowed as the official minimum
Interoperability:
- [Myopia] and [Ant Mill] puzzles can also now be [imported directly|../p.html] from **puzz.link**-style urls, so all genres common to both platforms are covered.
- Penpa batch import page created, with support for:
- numeric genres (1 number/question mark per cell) ^^[Soulmates],...^^
- black and white pearls ^^[Masyu],...^^
UI:
- redesigned the restart button [[restart]] to make it more distinct: [[reset]] (@Kays)
Miscellaneous Bug fixes:
- fixed an issue with auto-mode ignoring lines (@Kuchiwo)
- fixed an issue with some error styles being shaded by previous styles (@Kuchiwo)
- url can now be shared as well (@MonokuroGreen)
- 404 page was not displaying (@dohz, @Direkrow)
- Safari bugs:
-bookshelf displays each book at full width
-puzzle miniatures patched so they at least are easily selectable (@AndreaGilbert)
Internal:
- added the ´´&LI, LIA, LIB...´´ family of encodings which can be used internally to encode e.g. differently-placed symbols each in its own mesh to avoid the need to reencode if placements are added/removed
- removed property ´´geometry.tilesymboled´´. All symbols use the tile centre as a reference from now on, their precise placement is determined by the ´´symbol.placements´´ property.
- removed property ´´geometry.tilelined´´. All lines use the tile centre as a reference from now on, their precise placement is determined by the ´´symbol.placements´´ property:
- in addition to standard numeric placements, ´´tile-vertex-mid´´ and ´´tile-edge´´ as geometry-aware placements
- refactoring of the module loader
- the unit testing system was extended to any variants
KLV?:=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Collaborations:
- New Genres ^^[Trizone], [Curve Sums], [Barbed Wire], [Nurikabe-loop], [Reachability]^^
- First remixes of two distinct genres: ^^RB Masyu, Nurikabe Loop Masyu^^, under [Masyu]
Interoperability:
- [Brownies], [Square Jam], Simple Loop, [Masyu] puzzles can now be [imported directly|../p.html] from **puzz.link**-style urls, either by:
- swapping the domain directly by **site.domain**
- limitations: board sizes up to 9x9 only; numbers up to 16 only
// Link previews:
// - sharing a paper puzzle link will now display the associated puzzle metadata within the link preview (for more effective sharing on social media)
// - a genre-specific (but not yet puzzle-specific) picture is also now displayed
UI:
- board rotation and mirroring: (@MartinEnder)
- has interface buttons available [[rotate-clockwise]], [[mirror-right]], for mobile
- mirror shortcuts updated to the combo [[m shift, shift right]]
- takes ´´symbol.placement´´ into account ^[Crosswall] and works on grids of variable dimension, such as rectagular or irregular hexagonal
- takes directional symbols into account, such as arrows ^[X-sums], even on hex grids ^[RGB Loop]
- via properties ´´symbol.rotagroup´´ and ´´symbol.orientation´´
- dragging:
- symbol dragging now has a simpler drawing mode, different from line dragging (@Menderbug)
- more control of the dragging area via the ´´dimension.dragpadding´´ property - this extra padding is not included when exporting pictures, for example (@Menderbug)
- dragged symbols now rendered via ´´lightor´´ property
- mousewheel:
- will only be used to rotate symbols if symbols are available and cursor is within the board; otherwise scroll the page normally
- buttons:
- symbol icons now display slightly larger, thus more easily visible (@direkrow)
- aux mark keyboard shortcut tooltips added (@direkrow)
- aux marking:
- shortcut [[ctrl space]] now toggles aux mode (@direkrow)
- right clicking in edit mode now places auto aux marks as well (@direkrow)
- aux mark interference (causing marker wrongly placed in adjacent cell) no longer occurs (@direkrow)
Performance:
- slightly more efficient dragging:
- reducing all calls to ´´UpdateState´´ to a single one at the action's end
Page:
- new "Make New Puzzle" button added prominently (@Menderbug)
- puzzles url can be opened in edit mode via the temporary ´´&edit=1´´ parameter
Miscellaneous Bug fixes:
- loading hiccups fixed (text streams now read in chunks) (@Menderbug, @DireKrow);
- cursor now updates instantly when a symbols is changed via keyboard (@X-sheep)
- rare race condition tentatively fixed on drawing the puzzle miniatures (@direkrow)
- bookshelf titles no longer slightly off-screen (@direkrow)
- pulsing inexistent buttons no longer tried (@direkrow)
- toggling highlighting is now instantaneous (@direkrow)
June 2023
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Collaborations:
- New Genres ^^[Tetritory], [rgb-loop], [zero-one-lines], [Achtelwenden]^^
- solver for Crosswall by @semiexp
- Kudamono Editor debuts in GAPP
API Changes:
- symbol encoding in genres with symbols outside the board was split in two fields:
- ´´LEX´´ for symbols outside (ex-) the main board
- ´´L´´ for all other symbols (nothing changes in most genres)
- this solved a few bugs and will make all genres future-proof in case of variants that add outside symbols, so that it won't affect past encodings
- puzzles using the old encoding are redirected
- standardised letter encoding for letter genres, e.g. cypher clues (uppercase)
- numbers extended up to 99 (@Blaz)
UI:
- one can now drag away from the puzzle by clicking on the surrounding area (@DavidMillar)
- UI buttons stay pressed when selected (@EliDoris)
- decorations (informative highlighting that does not count as an error) can now be toggled in the share menu as well as via the [[alt shift x]] shortcut
- unified mode:
- appearing more often (@Menderbug)
- click area for lines enlarged to include segment midpoints, so they can't be missed now (@Menderbug, @ChenhaoXu)
- metadata:
- difficulty stars can be inserted using asterisks (@Blaz)
- tooltips added to every field (@Teal)
- question marks can now also be inserted by typing [[?]] directly.
- drag aborting (e.g by leaving the puzzle area or switching focus) no longer causes bugs
Symbols and aux marks:
- better restriction of symbols when dragging based on their slot and placement (@Suzuki)
- inserted symbols can now:
- erase adjacent symbols via the ´´symbol.uncompass´´ property
- add adjacent symbols via the ´´symbol.polycompass´´ property
- new aux marks:
- triangular quarter-squares (a.k.a. shaka), with option for full (@Blaz)
- double-diagonal aux marks (@MartinEnder)
Variants:
- multiple variants can now be added to the same page, and render correctly
- consolidated the following pages (@dohz):
- The ^^[Myopia]^^ page now contains the variants Full Myopia and Unequal Lengths Myopia
- The ^^[Chess Snake & Variants]^^ page now contains Chess Snake asa well as Chess Path
- The ^^[Square Contact]^^ page now contains Contact and Hex Contact
- significantly expanded the ^^[Masyu]^^ page, now containing a myriad of atomic and combined variants for perusal, with good example puzzles (@dohz, @teal)
- commas as variant separators no longer break on url export (@Teal)
- variants that drop (instead of adding) certain constraints, aka. "optionals", are fully supported
Internal:
- generalised variegation can now be applied to any scope
- both hue and lightness variegation are supported, via the [styles] ´´varihue´´ and ´´varilightness´´
- shortcut [[shift n, shift d]] can be used for decorative errors
- added ´´pins´´ (´´buds´´) and ´´streaks´´ (´´segments´´) as additive highlighting options, by analogy with ´´lands´´
- removed properties ´´geometry.longed´´, ´´geometry.followfruits´´, ´´geometry.followshapes´´ and ´´segmentation´´
- property ´´orchard´´ demoted to the ´´tabula´´ only
- scopes ´´segments´´, ´´segment´´, ´´longsegment´´, ´´endsegment´´, ´´longendsegment´´, ´´budsegments´´, ´´budkingdom´´ added
- scope ´´letters´´ added
- line width for text in compound symbols can be set separately via ´´symbol.textLineWidth´´
- added ´´state.geometry.basix´´ for a more robust usage of ´´symbol.placements´´ and split those as a submodule
Page:
- the bookshelf now displays the correct page titles (@dohz)
- fixed a critical display bug on some miniatures (@dohz)
May 2023
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Collaborations: New Genres ^^[Turtle Shell Loop], [Gravel], [Crosswall], [Starry Knights]^^
Variants and rule elements (API change):
- variants can now be added via the field ´´&V=´´
- the old "verified by" field (formerly ´´&V=´´) was folded into the "with thanks to..." field ´´&K=´´ as this was the most common scenario
- the growing list of variants is specified at the [variants] draft page
- common rule elements can be added exactly the same way
Interface:
-menus:
- [[middleclick]] now toggles between edit and play mode (@Menderbug)
- derived button colours (@Menderbug)
- alternative keyboard shortcuts are now possible, as the ´´symbol.shortcuts´´ property now accepts lists too
- "lingering" cursor bug on mobile (@Menderbug and @Yuyuki)
- aux markers:
- can now be preserved upon adding lines on top, via the ´´symbol.prelined´´ property (@Deusovi)
- can now be removed conditionally upon adding a symbol, via the ´´symbol.explacements´´ property (@Yuyuki)
- lines:
- "one cell behind" bug in line drawing (@Menderbug and others)
- property ´´input.figure.halved´´ allows better line subdivision , fixing a bug ^^[Parrot Loop]^^ (@yuyuki)
- obstacles are now considered via the ´´input.obstacles´´ property ^^[Pentomino Puzzles], [Tetro Stack]^^
- movement:
- [Movement input mode|drawing-modes.html#movement-mode] ^^[Brownies], [Starry Knights]^^
Rendering:
- small adjustment to the puzzle picture border (@Menderbug)
- puzzles of multiple genres can now be rendered and load in the same page
- toggling ´´mode.auxing´´ now resizes the board much like toggling ´´mode.edit´´
Internal:
- support different line types (given vs input) each with a different particular style, via the ´´penbols´´ property ^^ [Turtle Shell Loop], [Magic Shape] ^^
- ´´geometry.lineverged´´ property specifies whether lines can be drawn at the verge
- encoding of "absent tiles" now always with the letter "x" for consistency across all genres; the same applies to visible blocker tiles
- scopes ´´unlongloops´´, ´´unlongloop´´, ´´unlongtrack´´, ´´unlongorchard´´ added (these result in separate yet well-segmented tracks) ^^ [RB Loop], [RGB Loop]^^
- scopes can now be prefiltered in all rules, by e.g.´´rule.placement´´ (affecting scopes: ´´buds´´, ´´numberedbuds´´)
- added a ´´input.linemovemented´´ property for movement genres, with ´´input.linemovementedfruits´´ as a way to restrict movement to certain fruits; consequently removed the ´´figure-stepped´´ parameter
Refactoring:
- rules:
- moved ´´pics´´ and ´´descriptions´´ away from rules, into the ´´explanations´´ object (all genres)
- property ´´rule.order´´ removed
- extracted some rules into templates for reuse across genres and repurposing as live variant modifiers
- drawing functions, for better testing and exposing data for visual unit tests
- numeric genres, by adding the ´´numbers´´ property to replace function calls from within the genre file
April 2023
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Collaborations: New Genres ^^[RB Loop], [Bouba Kiki Loop], [X_Sums], [Hit Points]^^
- API Changes
- puzzle encoding in all numeric genres was standardised for consistency across genres, for several reasons:
- facilitate development of automatic solvers, reducing the size of the"symbol dictionary"
- accelerate genre porting, for the same reason
- allow future expansions with larger and larger numbers, if ever needed
- allow remixing of numeric genres in the upcoming Kudamono Designer
- provide a means for multi-letter symbol encoding, if ever needed
All changes are backward-compatible - no puzzles will be affected.
- UI Changes
- symbols in play mode can be coerced to stay within the board during input, even if positions outside are available in edit mode - via via the ´´geometry.exsuprasymboled´´ property (@XSheep)
- grid editing buttons updated for more consistency :shrink-right: and now adapted to the diamond grid (@Menderbug)
- tool selection menu:
- auto-tool mode (previous behaviour) became an option, albeit the default one:
- the cursor now changes in real-time to reflect the predicted action
- the auto-button icon (composed of the first two actions) does not appear
- when there is a conflict preventing tool inference (e.g. ^^[dream-sequence]^^)
- when no more than one action is possible (e.g. ^^[bonsai]^^)
- symbol and line selection buttons now appear, on a genre-by-genre basis
- likewise, marker and sketch buttons appear, when in aux mode:
- alphabet aux panel now appears in some genres (@fff) ^^[tricklayer]^^
- an auto marks button (:auto-mode:) appears when appropriate
- numeric candidates aux marks ^^[X-sums]^^
- keyboard shortcuts to select particular aux marks
- a small prompt to load a puzzlestring from clipboard now appears when pressing [[ctrl v]]
- the cursor is also drawn on touch devices:
- without "hover predictions"
- this forces a refresh of drawing targets, thus indirectly solving an "out-of-sync" bug (@Yuyuki)
- hover predictions became more focused (@Menderbug):
- only the main action is predicted (dropping the alternate action)
- only one tool at the time (rather than all together at once)
- lines display the predicted segment alongside the (more discrete) starting point
- a lingering segment is no longer drawn after undrawing a line up to the very start (@dohz)
- click vs drag disambiguation via the new ´´mode.clicking´´ property
- Page Changes
- all text that is indirectly generated, rather than manually written, now displays with a different, **monospaced**, font, because:
- it's nicer for readers to know when they are reading generated vs written text (even when generated text is based on manual data)
- generated text tends to accumulate inaccuracies as new or more complex situations arise.
- added aux mark keyboard shortcut tables
- variant genre pages:
- More complete authorship snippets under the rules text (@Dohz)
- Page metadata for link previews no longer shows genre/variant authorship in the top title, because it was in many cases inaccurate. Instead it uses //Player & Editor// (@Dohz)
- Rules text now:
- displays a pass(:pass:)/fail(:fail:) icon, if appropriate, where available
- can be copied to clipboard, via a button below, for quoting on external sites (@XSheep)
- Other fixes
- shading a number no longer necessarily hides it underneath (@Menderbug)
- overlapping number and symbols now insertable together for more convenience ^^[dream-sequence], [flashlights-crossing]^^
Internal:
- geometry:
- new property ´´geometry.exmarked´´ specifies whether marks are allowed outside the board (defaults to false), by analogy with ´´geometry.exsymboled´´ property
- new property ´´geometry.wholelinemesh´´ used instead of ´´geometry.linemesh´´ when the ´´geometry.linedivided´´ property creates a smaller divided mesh, not always desired
- **visual** unit tests added to the test suite
- ´´buds´´ (via the ´´appearance´´ property)
- ´´lands´´ (via the ´´kappearance´´ property - main difference is that lands can be drawn several times in the same spot)
- new scopes:
- ´´frukingdom´´, ´´fruterritory´´ (keeps region within fruit specified after ´´:´´ )
- ´´unfrukingdom´´, ´´unfruterritory´´ (outside region without touching the fruit specified after ´´:´´)
- ´´:number´´ and ´´:letter´´ scope filters (expanded to the actual numbers or letters present before checking)
- individual scopes for a single ´´bud´´ or ´´number´´
- ´´:midpoint´´ scope for segment midpoints (for use with the adjacency rule family)
- refactoring:
- common line properties moved into templates such as ´´template-line-normal´´, ´´template-palette-orange´´, possibly causing slight uniformisations in the appearance of some genres
- all numeric genres may no longer specify their own ´´alphabeto´´ dictionary, relying in a shared dictionary
- erase ´´symbol.photoplacement´´ property and all related functions
- style properties:
- renamed to canonical values in all genres
- are nevertheless renamed by default upon initialisation, for robustness
- behaviour of ´´opacity´´ and ´´lineOpacity´´, ´´lineOpacitor´´ was fixed, in particular around grid
- rule highlighting preserves original order when several errors are applied in succession in the same spot
March 2023
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New Genres: ^^ [Zukei], [Shikaku Cut], [Chess Avoidance], [Chess Loop], [Numericlone] ^^
Kudamono Genre Designer:
- playground page with:
- live refreshing (whilst keeping focus)
- ability to load any combination of genres and templates, and overwrite any aspect
- IDE-style code editing shortcuts for a single selection:
- duplicating, moving and removing line groups
- opening or closing braces (multiple types), even around the selection
- (de)indentation; preserving indentation on newline
- etc...
- basic export
- ability to sync serials with code for live editing of rule examples and unit tests
Features and Fixes:
- Geometry:
- [diamond grids|grids#diamond] are available (@Menderbug)
- adaptive zoom now takes into account removed tiles (@XSheep)
- hexagonal grids:
- url encoding/decoding now bug-free ^^ [Zukei] ^^
- [face-down|grids#face-down] hexagonal grid tiles now rendered w/ correct size
- shifting/mirroring/rotating the board no longer cause rounding errors (again), as newly added points now snap to the original mesh if sufficiently close
- geometric properties in serials are initially memorised and re-added (when different from default ones)
- UI Changes:
- feedback button (:feedback:) within the about menu (:info:)
- mobile fixes
- opening the keyboard on mobile (or resizing any window) no longer locks the live parameter ui
- all UI buttons were raised a little on vertical screens to avoid being covered by mobile browser menus
- eraser buttons were consolidated as a single :restart: button, which:
- erases solution and aux marks, when in play mode
- erases everything, when in edit mode
- input lag alleviated (@tluo)
- Galleries:
- Puzzle pictures are now rendered consistently, scaling down to fit available space (instead of being cropped)
- Transcriptions sped up with the new default "batch transcribe" workflow reduces context switching
- Live parameters were refined to allow more complex data entry ^^ [Zukei], [Shikaku Cut] ^^
Internal:
- rendering and highlighting:
- added ´´colour:"from-prebud"´´ property to style each segment colour based on the colour of the fruit it starts on
- property ´´render.container´´ no longer needs a pre-dot
- property ´´targetoo[layer]´´ memoises current drawing contexts for each canvas, speeding up drawing
- scopes:
- Negative scopes, via the ´´:!´´ operand, to specify regions not containing a fruit
- ´´nets´´, ´´longnets´´, ´´net´´ and ´´longnet´´ scopes consolidated for use in tangram-like genres
- ´´numbers´´ and ´´number´´ scopes
- major simplification of all numeric genres
- geometry:
- property ´´geometry.linedivided´´ now explicitly marks when lines must be subdivided ^^ [Parrot Loop], [Flashlights] ^^
- masked symbols are excluded from the tabula by default via property ´´geometry.unmasksymbolmesh´´
- a small encoding problem with non-unit compasses was fixed
- removed outdated properties ´´geometry.terriplacement´´ and ´´geometry.terrifruits´´
- scattered refactoring:
- ´´Genre´´-->´´genro´´ for genre objects
- more symbols are inherited, e.g ´´symbol-model´´ template for pipes, variety, etc...
- removed ´´RD´´ property that was used to disable rules selectively
Internal/Global:
- expanded the undo module to allow infinite parallel undo/redo/restart stacks
- transparent event handling using ´´false´´ as return value to signal that the default action should not be prevented
Collaborations:
- @Kuchiwo wrote [an article on Hempuli's puzzles|https://gomamisomix.hatenadiary.com/entry/2023/03/05/211318], listing the Kudamono Editor as the "Web Player" for many of the puzzles
February 2023
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Collaborations:
- new genres: ^^ [soulmates], [unequal length loop], [Nuri Nearest Number], [Magic Shape] ^^
- first commercial project using the [Kudamono Editor]: @fff's [Puzzle Journey|https://note.com/fffpuzzle/n/nb462648c4d3b] ^^ [tricklayer], [parrot-loop] ^^
- first solver for a Kudamono genre, by @semiexp ^^ [tricklayer]^^
- first [doppel|https://twitter.com/bayrenshu/status/1629102493799190528] [puzzles|https://twitter.com/bayrenshu/status/1629081045156114432?cxt=HHwWgMDR7Yml1JstAAAA] using the editor, by @bayrenshu ^^ [tricklayer], [clones], [soulmates]^^
Features and Fixes:
- Interactive puzzle parameters
- live editing of puzzle parameters in parametrisable genres ^^[Ionic Squares], [Divide and Conquer], [Tetro Stack], [Pentomino Puzzles], [Magic Shape]^^
- Aux mark improvements:
- Monomino aux mark added ^^ [tetro stack], [pentomino puzzles] ^^
- Alphabet aux marks added ^^ [Tricklayer] ^^
- Diagonal aux marks added ^^ [Subway], [Subwhirl], [Tumbleweed], [That's not right], [Palindrome Path], [Field Trespass], etc... ^^
- Knight aux marks added ^^ [oddstitch], [knight Loops], [Jump Rope] ^^
- Cross marks in hex genres now rotate depending on the direction of the underlying edge ^^ [hex loop], etc... ^^
- Marks with multiple placements/forms can be dragged interchangeably ^^ [tricklayer], ... ^^ (@fff)
- Marks by default no longer drawn at the puzzle verge ^^ [tricklayer], ... ^^, with option ´´geometry.markverged´´ to re-enable it where needed ^^ [subwhirl],... ^^
- Cursor fixes:
- Predictive cursor display no longer active when the cursor falls outside the board (@GESAKU)
- Cursor misalignment/hitbox corrected (@edderiofer)
- Cursor no longer disappears on undoing back to start (@monokurogreen)
- Other interface improvements:
- small adjustments to the UI buttons to make them more intuitive (@MartinEnder), and more responsive
- fix: returned timer to the foreground (@MartinEnder)
- Symbols with multiple placements/forms can now be dragged interchangeably ^^ [Subway], [Subwhirl], [Hamiltonian Mazes] ^^
Discontinued:
- //Spider input mode// for ^^ [dream sequence], [unparalleled], [zig-zag], etc... ^^ the line would be drawn freely, but it stick to any symbols, like a spider's web (this didn't work well in practice).
Internal:
- Finer control of co-territories, via the ´´geometry.unobstacles´´ property (specifies which fruits are "transparent")
- Ability to hide certain symbols on win, via the ´´symbol.unwinned´´ property (@GESAKU)
- Ability to specify other layers to erase when a symbol is added, via the ´´symbol.unlayers´´ property (@GESAKU)
- Aux symbols, which are in between marks and symbols (affect error checking, but are erased via the aux ui buttons), via the ´´symbol.auxed´´ property
- ´´R_unique´´ now supports multiplicities (defaults to 1) ^^ [pentomino puzzles], [tetro stack]^^ (@Karoo, @dohz)
- The ´´placements´´ property for symbols/aux marks: split at the outset into single ´´placement´´ sub-symbols sharing the same ´´letter´´
- refactoring of the drag module, especially line/symbol and sketch/mark auto-modes
- erasing ´´suprasegments´´ no longer erases ´´infrasegments´´
- simplified encoding for a few genres: ^^ [Subway], [Subwhirl], [Hamiltonian Mazes] ^^ (either backwards-compatible or with individual rewrite requests)
- rewrite all puzzles in pages for the Kudamono [Featherdown] plugin, reducing complexity
January 2023
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Features and Fixes:
- Better image generation:
- custom image sizes, in px;
- correct image dimensions, including an auto-adjusting border; (@monokurogreen)
- solution and aux marks can be included/excluded;
- monochrome and error-free options
- Aux mark improvements:
- cycling (several different marks can be added added to the same spot) ^^ [brownies]^^
- arrow marks ^^ [myopia]^^
- Cursor improvements:
- cursor no longer flashes
- hovering the cursor previews possible actions (line drawing, add symbol, aux mark) discreetly
- Full-segment input / half-segment checking ^^ [parrot-loop]^^
Collaborations:
- settled on collaboration model for puzzle porting, involving puzzle authors earlier and more deeply
- deepened collaboration with PuzzSq with the addition of:
- new genres ^^ [brownies],[parrot loop], [clones]^^
- prior genres ^^ [2 3 mazes], [arrow loop], [full house], [rook end mazes]^^
Internals:
- performance improvements when drawing
- ´´"net"´´ and ´´"longnet"´´ scopes added ^^ [shape-grid]^^ ,^^ [untangram]^^ ,^^ [bricklayer]^^
- ´´R_unique´´ rule now accepts ´´points´´ ^^ [tricklayer],[pentomino-puzzles],[tetro-stack]^^
- styles:
- default basic colours
- global style models (stylette)
- style properties ´´huor´´, ´´saturator´´, ´´lightor´´ added
- ´´opacity´´ and ´´opacitor´´ behaviour fixed
- separate properties for text styling, prefixed with //txt-//
- Glyph-based font loading:
- prevents "font flashing" upon loading
- allows font deformation, e.g. so long multi-digit numbers can fit available space
- Gentler error reporting
- Page production:
- puzzles are now recognised in [featherdown] reducing cognitive load and enabling faster page editing
- refactored genre-specific text generation
- long (numeric) symbol tables shortened
- Print layout code simplified (generates a new window instead of modifying current one)
2022
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Collaborations:
- Successful support of @PuzzleSquare's Advent Calendar, with 5+1 genres: ^^ [ice-dance-pair], [tiger-in-the-woods], [pearl necklace], [ivy],[decoration-tree] plus later [shirokuro-pipe]^^
- @wand125 translated the [kudamono editor] manual to [japanese|../kudamono-editor-ja.html]
- @bayrenshu added and started tracking all genres in the [Editor Dictionary|https://bay-puz.github.io/editor-dict/]
- Open [plans], for easier communication and tracking
Features and Fixes:
-Menu improvements:
- Grid transforms submenu, for easier editing
- aux eraser button moved inside the aux submenu
- rules button also displayed in genre pages (scrolls down, simply)
- Auto-exclude solution and aux marks from exported links
- alternate symbols in monochrome mode ^^ [decoration-tree]^^
- input modes:
- locked compass input mode ^^ [ice-dance-pair]^^
- improved rectangular input mode ^^ [ionic squares],[rectangle]^^
- timer:
- Upon solving a puzzle, a small timer will show up the elapsed time, in the format ´´MM:SS´´ (minutes, seconds) - (@Bakpao) **2022-12-09**
- Some players find timing essential, others may find it stressful. So a compromise was sought between making this feature available and discoverable, but also discreet.
- As a bonus, clicking the time will copy it to the clipboard for e.g. easy sharing in competitive forums.
- hints
- added to ^[Nura Knight] (@uriyoshikiba)
Internals:
- Stats page for easier refactoring of the rule bank
November 2022
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Collaborations:
- new genres: ^^ [limbs], [fillimbs]^^
Features and Fixes:
- Invisible, tiles ^^ [limbs],[fillimbs]^^
- input modes:
- radial input mode ^^ [flashlights],[crossing-flashlights]^^
- "click hints" highlight some cells when others are clicked ^^ [nura-knight]^^
- Puzzle pages link to corresponding pages on alternative implementations and portals
- ^^ [grids]^^ page listing all available grids
Internals:
- drawing order for different layers became an explicit sub-object ´´visuals.ordero´´ ^^[sneaky snakes]^^
- unit tests:
- all unit tests became explicit sub-objects ´´tests.pass´´ and ´´tests.fail´´
- keyword-based filtering of genres for testing
- go-to button to interact with errors quickly
- tabula refactoring:
- scopes can now be added easily (modular)
- state sharing was improved in its reactive model
Discontinued:
- genre //flow// (the implementation never worked well :cry:)
October 2022
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Collaborations:
- Started collaboration with Puzsq, via the Paper-puzzle-player page: ^^ [honey-circuit], [ice-dance-pair], [nura-knight]^^
- The first "official genre" by site author ^^ [subwhirl]^^, since it was added to:
- @Puzsq, with puzzles by @fff
- Eric Fox's rules
New features:
- Shadows below the board ^^[Limbs], [Fillimbs]^^
- Absent tiles
Internals:
- Rewriting all genre pages in featherdown at key places
- AlphaNumbols (better support for numeric symbol generation)
- split actual execution from dependency listing (pipeline), preventing duplications
September 2022
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Features and Fixes:
- [Puzlog|../puzlog/index.html]:
- seeing at a glance all puzzles by site.author
- future-proof backup of all puzzles
Internals:
- Hot reloading of puzzle genres for faster style tweaking
- automatic picture generation
- shortcuts:
- genre page
- current puzzle pictures
Collaborations:
- [Paper puzzle masterlist] launched as a collaborative effort and starting point for future collaborations
- @clickmazes spearheaded a new collaboration model, by transcribing her puzzles ^^ [Full House] ^^
August 2022
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Features and Fixes:
- aux button in the main interface, for mobile users
- line thickness scaling based on board display size fixed
- mixed line/symbol input mode ^^ [Dream Sequence], [Skating]^^
Collaborations:
- @EricFox made me rethink the collaboration model for porting and transcribing puzzles
Internals
- rule pictures can be ordered explicitly via the ´´order´´ (numeric) property
July 2022
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Features and Fixes:
- [Paper Puzzle page] created, listing puzzles hierarchically with an option to search them by name or author
- Menus:
- bookshelf, with variegation of colour
- genre pages display breadcrumbs to general [paper puzzle] page
- printing buttons added to the genre pages
June 2022
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Features and Fixes:
- Puzzle Sharing (email, link, a few social networks)
- Hexagonal grid support ^^ [full hex], [hex turn], [hex end mazes], [hex loop], [hex boomerangs], [arrow loop] ^^
- Symbol Input in solver mode ^^ [chess pack], [catch 22], [tic tac toe], [chess battle],[shapeshifting] ^^
- commands and shortcuts:
- numeric shortcuts now sequential
- some keyboard shortcuts remapped
Internal:
- metadata encoding fixes
Discontinued:
- experiment with fetching of daily puzzles
May 2022
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New Genres: ^^ [Rosewary], [Rook end Mazes], [Venn], [Tetro Stack], [Pentomino Puzzles] ^^
Internal:
- colour palettes names accept deep renaming chains
April 2022
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New Genres: ^^ [Full House], [flow] ^^
2021
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Features and fixes:
- Changeable puzzle parameters, in the URL, for variants ^^ [divide and conquer] ^^ via the ´´knobo´´ object
- Symbol placement for error checking may differ from the placement for drawing ^^[plot twist], [hiking track] ^^, via the ´´photoplacement´´ property
November 2021
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Support for network-like-genres ^^[shape grid], [untangram], [unrectangles]^^
Collaborations:
- Open transcription process so anyone can participate ^^ [tet colour], [pent colour], [gerrymandering] ^^ thanks @strangecreation, @skymoo, @stingby12
Discontinued:
- Automatically transcribing puzzles via "computer vision"
October 2021
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Features and fixes:
- region division genres ^^ [crowded intersections], [great divide], [lohkous scattered], [vegetable garden] ^^
- Rectangular drawing mode ^^[rectangle], [chainlink]^^
- extra symbols can now be added as a result of an error ^^[total masyu]^^
Internal:
- the need for a page to check all unit [tests] at once for all genres emerged
September 2021
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Features and fixes:
- arrows ^^ [pathfinder],[oddstitch]^^
- free line drawing ^^ [tricky tour],[zig zag], [non crossing]^^
Collaborations:
- expand the collaborations to other authors: @Hempuli ^^[Field Trespass], [Legalese], [Oddstitch] ^^, @Chz ^^[unequaloop]^^, @NaokiInaba ^^[OX Loop]^^
August 2021
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Features and fixes:
- emoji support ^^[roost]^^
- arbitrary placement and visualisation of errors, irrespective of their origin
Collaborations:
- start of the @ErichFriedman series of ports, with the help of @clickmazes ^^ [slow turn], [that's not right], [line segment], [2 3 mazes], [jump rope], [following suit], [one of each], [palindrome path], [unequal length mazes], [color mazes], [one good turn deserves another], [knight tour] ^^
July 2021
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Features and fixes:
- sketch mode added to [kudamono-editor] (@Hempuli, initially for [bonsai])
- diverse performance improvements.
June 2021
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Features and Fixes:
- textual and numeric symbols (shortcuts, cursors) ^^[Subwhirl]^^
- customisation or grid guide lines and dots, based on inheritance
May 2021
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[Subway] by @Portponky became the second port after [kudamono]
Features and fixes:
- symbol improvements:
- layers specify drawing order
- multiple symbols can be added to the same spot, and placed more precisely
- reactive metadata input, in sync with the url
January 2021
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[Bonsai] by @LeSlo became the first port after [kudamono]
Features:
- multiple puzzle galleries in the same page
- ´´opacity´´ property in styles
- grids with "overflowing" cells
- board rotation
- a notation for line ´´shapes´´
2020
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The first [kudamono] puzzles were created, as well as the first version of the [Kudamono Editor]