aCube frontend v3.4 release! (beta)

[StachuK1992]

After lots of postponing, I finally have a 'working' GUI front-end for ACube3.
I'd like to consider this ACube3.1, for all intensive purposes, and I'll rename as I get better releases.
THIS *MOSTLY* SUPPORTS AMBIGUOUSLY DEFINED CUBES
Here it is:
aCube 3.4
Screenshot
Expect PLLs to take like 20s on an average computer? Especially if hte "show all" option is on and the "show optimal" isn't.
Features:

Spoiler:

Current features:
-<U,R,L,D,B,F,M,S,E> move support
-show all/optimal algs
-QTM, FTM, STM metric support
-incomplete cubes (nearly there)
-input on BOY color scheme
-leading/trailing ignore moves
-decent output

Possible features:
-sortable output (gripper, change metric sort)
-limit solutions to having only n of a certain move (2 F moves, F and F')
-support for other color schemes
-support for wide-turns (<r,u,d,f,b,l>)
-support for stricter move restriction (M' vs M)
-output algs AS you find them
-everything on github
-improved speed
-Pre-pruned tables will be an option. This means not waiting 15+ s in order to have the program actually look for a solution.
-If the pre-pruned tables work out nicely, I could host a server-side ACube. Yeah, that's kind of awesome.

GUI-side needed functionalities:
-Move buttons (perform an alg on the cube)
-swapping cubies (like Heise)
-twisting corners, flipping edges

I'm working with Josef to make the above happen. It'll only be considered aCube4 once we've implemented most of the above.

[danthecuber]

YAY!

[Godmil]

Awesome, thanks

[riffz]

• Wide-turn support.
• M' vs M move restrictions, and restrictions likewise.
• Everything will be on github.
• It will be faster. Significantly.
• Pre-pruned tables will be an option. This means not waiting 15+ s in order to have the program actually look for a solution.
• Less memory (RAM) usage.
• GUI. We'll support both GUI and command ACube4, but GUI will likely be more supported than not.
• If the pre-pruned tables work out nicely, I could host a server-side ACube. Yeah, that's kind of awesome.

YAY

[whauk]

may i suggest sth?

i am currently learning some ZBLL algos for OH and many algs can be created using only <RUL> but often <RUF> (or <RUFL>) is shorter. however i usually do not want more than 2 Fs to be in such an algorithm... is there some way to limit the number of F-moves in such an algorithm?

a "solved cube" button would also be very nice. (like in CE)

[StachuK1992]

Those seem like appropriate suggestions to me, although the first of them will have to wait for a little while.

Thanks!

[Selkie]

Simply awesome, many thanks

[cuBerBruce]

I would like to see both the features of Cube Explorer Facelet Editor and Heise's ACube front end, particularly...
Cube Explorer:
- Move buttons
- Apply maneuver in text box.
- direct painting of facelets (already has this, of course, except for graying facelets)
Heise:
- swapping cubies (but unlike Heise, do it "correctly," at least if completely colored cubies are swapped)
- twisting corners, flipping edges
- ignore position/orientation (would be an inherent part of ambiguous cubie support, I presume)

One thing I note lacking in ACube is direct support for "separation" steps. That is, you want the "solver" to place a piece into its correct layer, without caring about exact position. (I am guessing this will continue to be a wish list item.)

[StachuK1992]

Bruce -
Move buttons and alg-execution will both of course be implemented.

Yes, I need to work on the graying of facelets, that will come with incomplete cubes

Hrm, I'll think about how to approach twisting/flipping cubies.

yes yes, those will be in the 'ambiguous cubes' update whenever that will be.

I'll talk to Jelinek about it and see what we can do, regarding that last request.
Edit:
"it will not be difficult (it is ready for that more or less), but the input is tricky"
Suggestions for input, Bruce?

[Erzz]

Hrm, I'll think about how to approach twisting/flipping cubies.

Surely you've seen this, maybe you can take ideas from that script, if you have it. (The only problems I have with that site is you can't un-gray pieces, or un-ignore them).

Wide-turn support is going to be awesome.