Index: gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
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--- gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
+++ gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@
         "returns a set of suggestions for <sWord>"
         # first, we check for similar words
         #return self._suggestWithCrushedUselessChars(cp.clearWord(sWord))
         aSugg = self._suggest(sWord)
         if not aSugg:
+            print("try without first char")
             aSugg.update(self._suggest(sWord[1:]))
             if not aSugg:
+                print("crush useless chars")
                 aSugg.update(self._suggestWithCrushedUselessChars(cp.clearWord(sWord)))
         return sorted(aSugg, key=lambda sSugg: cp.distanceBetweenWords(sWord, sSugg))
 
     def _suggest (self, sRemain, nDeep=0, iAddr=0, sNewWord="", bAvoidLoop=False):
         "returns a set of suggestions"
@@ -276,10 +278,11 @@
             if self.dCharVal.get(nVal, None) in cp.aVovels:
                 yield (self.dCharVal[nVal], jAddr)
         yield from self._getSimilarArcs(cChar, iAddr)
 
     def drawPath (self, sWord, iAddr=0):
+        "show the path taken by <sWord> in the graph"
         cChar = sWord[0:1]  if sWord  else " "
         iPos = -1
         n = 0
         print(cChar + ": ", end="")
         for nVal, jAddr in self._getArcs(iAddr):