Sudoku PPC

This is an implementation of the Sudoku game for PocketPC.

It requires .NET Compact Framework SP3, which I would recommend you install anyway if you have any .NET Compact Framework applications.

Features:

• largest grid possible on PPC screen
• simple interface
• VGA compatible (see screenshots below)
• 9 pencil marks per cell (unique in a PPC application?)
• unlimited (except by memory) undo and redo
• navigation around grid by tap or d-pad
• saves/restores state on close or minimise
• detection of game completion
• detection of invalid cells and optional warning
• loads and saves SadMan Software Sudoku files (*.sdk)

To do:

• Tooltips on the toolbar
• toolbar transparency
• Proper help
• Proper installer
• Proper uninstaller
• Save confirmation dialogs
• Windows Mobile 5?
• .NET Framework 2?
• Support for incomplete SadMan Software Sudoku files (as found on their techniques pages - normal Sadman Software Sudoku file do load and save correctly)

Important Note

This is a project I work on for fun in my spare time and is updated infrequently.

To use

• Select a mode from the toolbar: yellow "1" to enter clues, white "1" to enter answers, "123456" to enter pencil marks
• Highlight a square (tap on the grid)
• Enter an answer using buttons 1-9 above menu bar.

Screenshots

Normal resolution (PPC2002, WM2003 etc):

Note: screenshot taken from emulator

High resolution (WM2003SE):

Download and Installation

Freeware; NO WARRANTY GIVEN NOR LIABILITY ACCEPTED! This may crash your PPC.

Notes: not tested on Smartphone; installs shortcuts to Start Menu/Programs/Games; load and save files in My Documents.

Download the appropriate .CAB file for your device (likely to be ARMv4 or ARM). Copy it to your device (e.g. by using Windows File Explorer whilst docked, or copying to a storage card using a card reader). On the device, open File Explorer and double-tap the .CAB file. A program icon will be created in Start -> Programs - > Games.

All reports indicate this is not compatible with Windows Mobile 5

• ARMv4 (WM2003, most PPC devices) Download
• ARM Download
• MIPS Download
• SH3 Download

Uninstallation

Remove Programs should work. Some people are reporting problems with that. If remove programs fails:

There are two or three places to remove files from:

• \Program Files\SudokuPPC - main program files, you can remove the entire folder
• \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games\SuDokuPPC.lnk - removes the start menu entry
• Saved games are usually in \My Documents and have .sdk extension

All of these files can be removed using the built-in File Explorer application. However, this will not remove it from the remove program list. I am looking into the problem.

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