From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mon Apr 12 21:07:29 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id VAA18436 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:07:29 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Reply-To: From: "Noel Dillabough" To: "Cube Lovers List (E-mail)" Subject: Cube moves macros in simulators Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 10:17:49 -0400 Message-Id: <000a01be8362$9646ab40$040a0a0a@laptop> In-Reply-To: It seems my help file is poorly written, I've gotten some surprise replies from people who I have told... On Friday, April 09, 1999 6:04 PM Jerry Bryan [mailto:jbryan@pstcc.cc.tn.us] wrote: >Cube Explorer 1.5 does not allow you to type in a maneuver directly, which I >think is what you are after. Puzzler does support cube move macros, in standard UDFBLR notation (use udfblr in lowercase for inner slices and meM for central slices in the 5x5x5 cube). To use this feature hit enter and enter the move...F2 will move the F slice 2 times, F3 and F' are equivalent and will move counterclockwise 1 time, F1 and F move clockwise 1 time. You can enter any number of moves in sequence in a string then by hitting enter again the move will be executed. One more note: these macros assume the cube is oriented so that you can see three faces (exactly like the initial orientation of the cube). So F refers the the bottom left face, R is the bottom right face and U is the upper face. /\ / \ |\U /| | \/ | \F|R/ \|/ Last note: I assumed that UDFBLR was the notation used by most people. However if there is another notation that is used or if some other notation is required for experimentation, let me know and I'll put it in. -Noel