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.SH NAME
qxw \- create and publish crosswords
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B qxw
.RI [ options ]
.RI [ file ]
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page briefly documents the
.B qxw
command.
.PP
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\fBQxw\fP is a program that can
help you create and publish crosswords,
from the simplest blocked grid to sophisticated thematic
puzzles. It can make rectangular-, hexagonal- or
circular-format grids with blocks, bars or both. It
has an automatic grid-filling facility that can handle a
wide range of answer treatments and you can even add your
own answer treatment methods. Grids can be filled using
letters, digits, or a mixture of both. Qxw can produce
output in a range of formats ready for publication.

The optional argument is the name of a crossword description file
in Qxw's native format to load at start-up.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-?
Show usage summary, version and licence information.
.TP
.BI \-d\  file 
Load specified dictionary at start-up. The option may be
repeated to load multiple dictionaries.
.P
This program also accepts the standard GTK options.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR "gtk-options" (7).

The program is documented more fully at <http://www.quinapalus.com/qxw.html>.
.SH AUTHOR
Qxw was written by Mark Owen.
.PP
This manual page was written by Mark Owen <debian@quinapalus.com>,
for the Debian project (and may be used by others).