Documentation for the qqTimer

Features and Functions:

• The timer starts when you release the spacebar and stops when you press it.
• By default, the timer updates while it's timing, but if you want you can stop it from updating by clicking the link above the timer. (This may help decrease lag on other applications, and it's a bad habit to look at the timer during the solve anyway.)
• Choose any scramble type or scramble length and a new scramble will automatically be generated for it.
• Once you've recorded a time, a new scramble will automatically appear. If you got a really nice time and want to look at the last scramble, just click the "last scramble" link after the scramble and it will appear. (It only records one previous scramble, though, so you should make sure to copy it down before you get a third one.)
• If the last time was a +2 or DNF, clicking the links below the timer will change it. If you want to delete a time, click on it and a dialog box will pop up asking if you're sure.
• Your best time, worst time, and best averages of 5 and 12 are displayed, and automatically updated whenever you set or update a time.
• To start a new session and delete all of your times, just click the reset button above your times. This will also generate a new scramble.
• As you can see below, a huge number of possible scrambles are available. See the next section for all the details!

Normal Scrambles:

• 2x2x2: Standard 2x2x2 scrambler.
  • 3-gen: Uses only U, R, and F turns.
  • 6-gen: Allows turns of all six sides.
• 3x3x3: Typical website 3x3x3 scrambler.
  • old style: Just generates random moves (use CubeExplorer for official scrambles).
• 4x4x4: Standard multislice scrambler; uses double-layer turns of R, U, and F only.
  • SiGN: Uses r for a double layer turn.
  • WCA: Uses Rw for a double layer turn.
• 5x5x5: Standard multislice scrambler.
  • SiGN: Uses r for a double layer turn.
  • WCA: Uses Rw for a double layer turn.
• 6x6x6: Standard multislice scrambler; uses triple-layer turns of R, U, and F only.
  • Prefix: Uses 2R and 3R for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
  • Suffix: Uses R² and R³ for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
  • SiGN: Uses r and 3r for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
• 7x7x7: Standard multislice scrambler.
  • Prefix: Uses 2R and 3R for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
  • Suffix: Uses R² and R³ for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
  • SiGN: Uses r and 3r for double- and triple-layer turns, respectively.
• Clock: Unlike typical Clock scrambles these are horizontal, but they work the same as WCA scrambles. For turns, do a u turn on any corner next to a U peg (a peg pointed towards you), and do a d turn on any corner next to a d peg (a peg pointed away from you). If there is no turn given, just do nothing. The final set of pegs is the way the pegs should be positioned when you begin the solve.
  • Jaap order: Orders the moves in the same way as the WCA scrambler.
  • efficient order: Orders the moves in a way that makes scrambling faster.
• Cmetrick: The vertical layers are L, M, R and the horizontal layers are U, E, D. If you see an arrow turn the layer by 90 degrees in that direction; if you see a 2 turn the layer by 180 degrees in either direction.
• Cmetrick Mini: Same as Cmetrick, except that the vertical layers are only L and R, and the horizontal layers are only U and D.
• Domino/2x2x3: The scrambles for this use standard 3x3x3 notation. No D turns are used, only U turns.
• Megaminx (Pochmann): The scrambles for this use the new Pochmann scrambler: R means to turn the entire puzzle minus the left face (like an r turn on 3x3), D means to turn the entire puzzle minus the top face (like a d turn on 3x3), and U means to just turn the top layer. Note that the given scramble length is rounded up to make an even number of 10-move 'lines'.
• Pyraminx: Capital letters are double-layer turns and lowercase letters are tip turns.
  • random moves: 25 random moves, like the WCA scrambler. The scrambles are modified so that they always have the same number of moves even though the number of tip turns varies.
  • random state: Provides fewer moves, but should give a random position. Thank Lucas Garron for this :)
• Pyraminx Crystal: Typical scrambler.
  • old style: Gives each face a letter, like the 3x3x3 notation, and does random moves.
  • Pochmann: Same thing as the Megaminx scrambler.
• Siamese Cube: Two scrambles are given, each for one half of the puzzle. The z2 in the middle tells you when to start scrambling the other half. 3x3x3 notation is used, i.e. a lowercase letter means a double layer turn.
• Skewb: Hold the puzzle with a tip pointed towards you and call that tip U. Then the three adjacent tips are L, R, and B. Otherwise the notation is normal.
• Square-1 (twist metric): Notation is similar to the WCA: (x,y) means to turn the top layer x stickers clockwise and the bottom layer y stickers clockwise, / means to turn the right half of the puzzle by 180 degrees. Twist metric means that only the / moves are counted towards the scramble length.
• Super Square-1 (twist metric): (x,y,z,w) means to turn the top layer x stickers clockwise, the second-from-top layer y stickers clockwise, the second-from-bottom layer z stickers clockwise, and the bottom layer w stickers clockwise. / means to turn the right half of the puzzle by 180 degrees. Twist metric means that only the / moves are counted towards the scramble length.
• UFO: As in the Jaap scrambler, A, B, and C are 180-degree turns along the three ways the puzzle is cut, and U is a rotation of the top layer. See Jaap's scrambler for the exact meanings of A, B, and C.

Specialty Scrambles:

• 1x1x1: This gives you a random and unknown cube orientation. The x, y, and z moves are rotations about the R, U, and F faces respectively.
• <R,U>: Scrambles part of a 3x3x3 by only turning the R and U layers.
• <M,U>: Scrambles part of a 3x3x3 by only turning the M and U layers.
• <F,R,U>: Scrambles part of a 3x3x3 by only turning the F, R, and U layers.
• <R,U,L>: Scrambles part of a 3x3x3 by only turning the R, U, and L layers.
• <R,r,U,u>: Scrambles part of a 3x3x3, 4x4x4, or 5x5x5 by only doing R, r, U, and u turns.
• 3x3x3 half turns: Scrambles a 3x3x3 using only half turns.

Joke Scrambles:

• -1x-1x-1: Imitates a quirk of a scramble-bot I used to get scrambles from.
• 1x1x2: A solved cube is not lucky.
• 3x3x3 for noobs: In case someone doesn't understand notation.
• LOL: Do you mean OLL?
• Derrick Eide: Imitates a certain user on the speedsolving.com forums.