X2 Online Crosswords - Trouble-Shooting

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  Help with any niggly file problems

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  A complete, illustrated guide to what all the parameters in X2 do

If you've installed X2 on your server, uploaded the various files, and coded your web pages, yet nothing is showing up, it's worth considering some of these possible reasons :

Double-check that the file reference name is 100% correct. It's an easy mistake to make (not that we'd know ;).
<param name="Puzzle" value="crossword-file-name.xrd">

Make sure that you've used upper and lower case correctly in the file names, as the applet code is case sensitive.

To get the crossword to pop up in a new window, just set target=new, with the toolbars hidden.

If the clue text is running over the right-hand border of the crossword, increase the Clue Area width and the width of the whole crossword.

Similarly, if the clue list is sitting underneath the crossword, but not showing up, increase the crossword area height (setting in the top APPLET tag) until it is visible.

Note that colour is spelt COLOUR in our parameters, not COLOR.