From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Tue Dec 14 14:44:11 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 OAA20002 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:44:10 -0500 (EST) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu From: jmb184@frontiernet.net (John Bailey) To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu Cc: bcheney@teleport.com Subject: Re: WTD: Rubik's Cube Program w/MACROS Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 10:31:12 GMT Message-Id: <385225bd.86868338@mail.frontiernet.net> References: <3851F715.3DF7@teleport.com> <38521c82.84505154@news.frontiernet.net> In-Reply-To: <38521c82.84505154@news.frontiernet.net> >On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:02:46 -0800, bcheney >wrote: > >>I'm looking for a Rubik's cube program that will allow you to >>manipulate the cube and allow you to record MACRO sequences and >>execute them at any time. >> >>I've looked at a lot of the programs on the cube web sites, >>but none have this capability. >> >>If you know of a program that has this capability, could you >>EMAIL or post a reference to it? to which I replied: >Good point! >At http://www.ggw.org/donorware/3x3cube/ is a javascript program >implementing a 3x3 cube which has two fixed macros (without bothering >to describe them) >and the 4D cube at: >http://www.ggw.org/donorware/4D_Rubik/ has a very explict macro but >again its fixed. > >What you suggest is there should be an ordinary 3x3x3 cube with the >ability to record and then use a sequence which the player enters. > >Macros would make cube solving and searching for solutions far less >cumbersome, without detracting from the challenge. > >I'll watch this thread with interest. If no one else nibbles the >troll, I will consider making one for the both of us. Can anyone on Cube-lovers give a pointer to a cube manipulator with macro capability? John