Wordle with GUI and colour coding

[dkl]

Here is my version of Wordle with GUI, colour coded feedback and some sound (should really rename it!)

ln5.sync.com/dl/bf38049c0/tyb3hyt3-dhw3tcea-kezvhcjr-zw3yc4d2        <<--- LINK

Usual Wordle rules - Only input Valid words - Only 6 guesses

Green = Correct Letter/Position
Violet = Correct Letter/ Incorrect position
Rose = Incorrect Letter

Use mouse/trackball or stylus to input letters

Click 'Start' to begin!
'Delete Line' button will remove ENTIRE line as long as you have entered less than 4 letter
Checking Word is Autorun after 5th letter is entered
if valid word then usual placing feedback
if invalid word - line is deleted

Feedback is also displayed on the keyboard

'Get Word Meaning' button takes you to www.Dictionary.com website.

I have fully tested and found no problems, so hope this is the case please let me know if there are.

Just unzip the folder and run the .BAS file

ENJOY.

[tsh73]

Tried once. Works OK for me.
The way it clears words not in a dictionary is surprising in a good way.
The way it refuses to close by ordinary [x] top right is just surprising .

[dkl]

Thank you for taking the time, much appreciated.

Glad there isn't a problem ...... yet! Yes, I was pleased that the trapclose statement worked.

I still don't understand the use of globals. If I don't name in 'global' ALL my sound files (centre line in global) they don't work! The only one that does is the very first one when you click Start.

Many of the arrays/strings won't work unless I list them either. Yet one is continually told they are global by default?

[Rod]

I think tsh73 meant surprising in a bad way. The top cross is meant to stop the program and there seems no other way? Also you might check that get the meaning does not disclose the answer unless it has been guessed.

[tsh73]

Yes arrays are global, and it cannot be changed.
Never heard of strings being global, it is definitely not.

It looks like you don't have many arrays?
only
Dim Wd5$(Wcount)

And for LB, x() and x are two completely different variables
so sub submitWord Wd$,Wd5$
does not actually pass array or use passed "Wd5$"

[tsh73]

I think tsh73 meant surprising in a bad way. The top cross is meant to stop the program and there seems no other way?

Not really bad, just surprised

Also you might check that get the meaning does not disclose the answer unless it has been guessed.

What's one is nice! ))
Easy fix is to rename "Get word meaning" to "I give up" until word is uncovered

[Rod]

The graphics are nice. We don’t often see much effort on that front so well done, nice look and feel.

[dkl]

The programme does close if you Click ‘Close and Rerun’ I need to rename the button. It’ll close the programme and you have to manually rerun for another game.

Good idea about the ‘word meaning ‘ button.
I’ll ‘hide’ (or disable) the button until the word has been guessed

So all strings have to be made global? Because if I don’t do that most the programme won’t work. I realise that variables have to be declared

Thank you for all the help and positive feedback.

[dkl]

I've made the few adjustments suggested above and posted the updated version at the link above

[dan1101]

Outstanding program! It plays the game very well. There are a couple things I noticed that might merit further tweaking.

After the game ends, if you click the Start button, it begins a new game with a new random word, but does not clear the previous game. It is possible to play another game on top of the first, and even win, but the display shows the results of BOTH the previous game and the new game, intermixing the keyboard colors between the two games, which makes it very confusing.

After finishing a game, if you click on a key on the keyboard display, one of two things happens. If you lost the game, it crashes out rather than shutting down in a controlled manner.  If you won the game, it allows you to replay the last word, endlessly.

Adding a "Play Again" button would be nice, possibly simply by changing the text on the start button to "play again" after the first game, and clearing the game display.

This is really a terrific game.  Thank you for sharing it.

[tsh73]

After the game ends, if you click the Start button, it begins a new game with a new random word, but does not clear the previous game.

It is possible to ask defintion of second word

After finishing a game, if you click on a key on the keyboard display, one of two things happens. If you lost the game, it crashes out rather than shutting down in a controlled manner.

I tried to debig that
and it dies in sub buttonClick1 on line
#sf$,Letr1$(y,x)
where sf$ contains #gr.71
Obviously it just finished all 6 rows and came to 7th... which is not here, OOPS

Last thing. Does it takes significant time from start to open window?
(may be it's just on my netbook)
If so you can move loading bitmaps and loading dictionary AFTER openinng window
This way window will appear much faster. (2.3 sec to 0.6 sec)

[dkl]

Many thanks for that feedback
Dan, I was aware off some of the things you mention and will look into them all. I agree it would be nice to be able to play again and not have to restart To have to suffer the ‘WORDLE’ graphic every time is a big annoying! Many thanks for your positive feedback.

tsh, yes is slow starting, I wasn’t aware one could move that info until after the open command so will definitely look at that as well as the other things you mention

I am not particularly happy with Rnd(0) command which I have found constantly comes up with the same words!

I tried your version - tsh - (which is the same as my original one - not shown in prog) and it came up with the Same words all the time. Which made me think that there must be something in the programme influencing it. I have checked my variables but cannot see what could be causing the problem.

The rnd(0) version I am using at the moment is not quite as bad and more random as the idea is to adjust the starting number and limit the area of words to choose from. It does need improvement though.

[dkl]

OK.....All of the suggestions discussed above have been put into practise with the exception of clearing the keyboard which worked fine, but then the game crashes, so please bare with me while I fix my error. There's a problem with the event handler! It's obviously trying to display using an unknown #gr. but I can't see what I've done wrong!

In the meantime, for anyone interested (?) I've got a SPANISH version up and running! Want to improve your Spanish, Amigo? If it become fully functionable, I'll probably combine the two and maybe add FRENCH as well?!!