GUI of Nonogram Solver is alpha version. Nonogram Solver runs on machine www.pro.or.jp, and input and output of this solver are both text. CGI get problem information and it send a problem to Nonogram Solver, and CGI receive the result from Nonogram Solver and GUI(Java applet) displays the result on your display.

Java GUI and this ocumentation (How to Play) are under construction. But, I think you can find how to use this applet to solve your problems.

Start

Menu Bar

When the Java applet start, another window pops up.

There are sevral menus.

File

Quit

Mode

Cheat

You input problem and The Solver solve it. So, this is cheat mode! (Initial mode is cheat mode)

Make

make a problem. You draw and check it by Nonogram Solver.

Play

You can play.

Edit

Size

change size.

width: and height:

unit:

cell size (pixels).

[OK] button

If you push this button, the size will change.

[Cancel] button

disppear this Size window.

Make a picture

You can draw black and white picture with your mouse. It's quite easy.

Check your picture

Push [Check] button.
If your picture have several solutions, red mark is displayed on the board.
If your picture have single sokution, green bar is displayed. This means your picture is OK as a nonogram problem.

Redraw

Push [Redraw] button, then check mark or check color (green or red) will disappear and redraw the picture.

Clear

Push [Clear] button if you clear the board. When you resize the board, the board is always cleard.

...... to be continued .....