diff --git a/apps/bee/README.md b/apps/bee/README.md index f065d45a6..c6461fb8e 100644 --- a/apps/bee/README.md +++ b/apps/bee/README.md @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ # Spelling bee game Word finding game inspired by the NYT spelling bee. Find as many words with 4 or more letters (must include the -letter at the center of the 'hive'). +letter at the center of the 'hive') as you can. ## Usage - tap on letters to type out word - swipe left to delete last letter - - swipe right to enter; the word will turn blue while is being checked against the internal dictionary; once + - swipe right to enter; the word will turn blue while it is being checked against the internal dictionary; once checked, it will turn red if the word is invalid, does not contain the central letter or has been guessed before or - green if it is a valid word; in the latter case, points will be awarded + will turn green if it is a valid word; in the latter case, points will be awarded - swipe down to shuffle the 6 outer letters - swipe up to view a list of already guessed words; tap on any of them to return to the regular game. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ least once and yields an additional 7 points. Each game contains at least one pa The game uses an internal dictionary consisting of a newline separated list of English words ('bee.words', using the '2of12inf' word list). The dictionary is fairly large (~700kB of flash space) and thus requires appropriate space on the watch and will make installing the app somewhat slow. Because of its size it cannot be compressed (heatshrink needs to hold the compressed/uncompressed data in memory). -In order to make checking for the validity of a guessed word faster, an index file ('bee_lindex.json') is installed with +In order to make checking the validity of a guessed word faster an index file ('bee_lindex.json') is installed with the app that facilitates faster word lookups. This index file is specific to the dictionary file used. If one were to replace the dictionary file with a different version (e.g. a different language) the index file has to be regenerated. The easiest way to do so is to delete (via the Web IDE or the fileman app on the watch) the file 'bee_lindex.json' - it will be regenerated (and saved,