Update to Anagram Solutions Auto-Typer

[thehuey]

Hi folks,

Tonight I logged on to Club Live after a long hiatus and found that they have two new word games! Spelling Bee and Word Slugger are basically a rebranded Chicktionary game. So, I fixed up the Auto-Typer to work with the two new games!

When you are logged in to Anagramssolved.com, after a search on Chicktionary, there will be three Auto options. 1 for Chicktionary, a second for Spelling Bee, and a last one for Word Slugger.

Oh, I have trouble with the focus being lost when a word is entered. So I made a GreaseMonkey script (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/10208) for Firefox. Using this script, the live search is stopped and you don't have to click repeatedly on the puzzle.

Enjoy!

-Huey

[pyretic]

Hi theHuey,
I wasn't able to get the auto-typer to work with Spelling bee or Word Slugger, So I opened the vbs file and tried some things.
When I replaced all of the words "chicktionary" with the word "Spelling Bee":
from
Success = objShell.AppActivate("Chictkionary")
to
Success = objShell.AppActivate("Spelling Bee")

it worked for Spelling Bee. The same thing happens with Word Slugger too.

Thanks for the auto-typer script!!!! It's helps alot.

[thehuey]

Hey Pyretic,

Thanks for the accolades, but the users who submit solutions deserve the real cheer!

For auto-typer, there should be 3 links in place of the original 1.

1. Auto Type Answers
2. Auto SpellingBee
3. Auto Slugger

You should click on the link that corresponds to the game you are playing. When I tested them at creation time, they worked for all three games.

-Huey

[pyretic]

Hey Huey,
I got Spelling Bee to work with your GreaseMonkey script using Firefox. Without your script, I had to keep clicking on the game. Thank you and those who submit solutions.

However, I wasn't able to use the auto-typer with Internet Explorer 7, only Chicktionary works. First I open Spelling Bee and start a game, then I type in the seven letters, then click Solve, then I click on the corresponding link like Auto SpellingBee, but it will wait. So I close Spelling Bee and then open Chicktionary and the Auto Spelling Bee will start typing.
If it is just me having this problem, I'm sorry for the intrusion and will use Firefox.

[thehuey]

That is kind of weird. Check and make sure that you're seeing "&name=Spelling+Bee" in the Auto-Typer link.

Also, maybe try and clear your IE caches? Let me know if you're still seeing this issue. Anyone else have this problem?

[pyretic]

I deleted the cache, and the Auto-Typer link for Auto SpellingBee has "&name=Spelling+Bee" and Auto Slugger has "&name=Word+Slugger".
I was playing Chicktionary and all three Auto-Typer links work for it, but don't work for Spelling Bee or Word Slugger
i opened the chicktionary.vbs file that downloaded when I clicked Auto Slugger and saw this:
Do Until Success = True

Success = objShell.AppActivate("http://club.live.com - Word Slugger")

If Success <> True Then

Success = objShell.AppActivate("Chicktionary")

End If

Wscript.Sleep 100

Loop
I'm not sure, IE7 the title bar only reads "Word Slugger" not ("http://club.live.com - Word Slugger") So I change from "http://club.live.com - Word Slugger" to "Word Slugger" and then ran the chicktionary.vbs and it worked. Or when I only change from "Chicktionary" to "Word Slugger" to make it work.
If nobody else is having this problem, then my computer needs a good whipping or the one at its keyboard (aka me)

[thehuey]

Thanks pyretic!

I'm such an idiot. Turns out I replaced the Chicktionary in my script only in the part where it worked for my computer. Some people's computers use a different name to identify the windows. I have no idea why.

Try it again, it should be working for you now.
-Huey

[pyretic]

Thanks Huey,
Its working for Spelling Bee and for Word Sluger. Now I can use either IE7 or Firefox, I'd say that makes you multi-talented and not an idiot.

[sumitallwin]

hi huey,

ur script is not working for me..Pls help i m rookie wen it comes to scripting..Ur script auto loads for the following live.com links

http:// club.l i v e.com/GamePlay.aspx?page=*

but now the links has been changed to

http:// club.l i v e.com/Pages/Games/GamePlay.aspx?game=Chicktionary&mode=play

i tried adding tis new link in the script by editing it and saving but even then i cant replace live search with anagramsolved instead i get a white
blank page

after including the new link i changed the script as below

// ==UserScript==
// @name Microsoft Club Live Search Assistant. (For Flexicon, Clink, Crosswire, Dingbats and Chicktionary)
// @namespace the hu ey.com
// @description Remove the Search frame so games are faster. Adds a solution helper instead.
// @include http:// cl ub.li ve.com/GamePlay.aspx?page=*
// @include http:// clu b.li ve.com/Pages/Games/Ga mePlay.aspx?game=*
// Updated: 3/17/2008 Added support for some new games.
// ==/UserScript==

setTimeout(function() {

this.GameShowAPI.Search = function (term, a, b) {
}

var sel = document.getElementById('ifSearchResult');
//sel.parentNode.removeChild(sel);
sel.height = '340px';
var mydoc = document.location + '';
if (mydoc.match(/game=chick/) || mydoc.match(/game=spelling/) || mydoc.match(/game=Word_Slugger/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.an agrams solved.com/index.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=flexicon/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.an agramss olved.com/flexicon-solutions.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=clink/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.an gramssol ved.com/clink-solutions.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=dingbats/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.ana gram solved.com/dingbats-solutions.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=crosswire/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.an ag rams solved.com/crosswire-solutions.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=seekadoo/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.a nagram ssolve d.com/seekado-solutions.html';
} else if (mydoc.match(/game=EnLIVEnment/)) {
sel.src = 'http://www.a na gramss olved.com/index.html';
}

}, 500);

pls help me out...
I have added space inbetween http link to avoid live links....
huey if i should not post ur script here say me i will edit it out..I have displayed whole source only for ur attention only..

[thehuey]

Dear sumitallwin,

You were 80% of the way there. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. What you needed to do was add a 'i' at the end of the match() calls. I've updated my script at userscripts.org here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/10208 That should restore the assistant at the bottom of the screen .

Please let others know that the script has been updated. Thanks.

-Huey