Prisma Puzzle Timer

[Walter Souza]

Erm... being not computer savvy... does this work on a Mac?

Yes, it does.

 

[Walter Souza]

ok i use sessions just to keep apart my progress every time i solve the cube, for example if i do an average of 12 today and tomorrow i do an average of 5 getting better times, the puzzle timer tell me that i have a new best avg of 12 wich is not logical, because i just did 5 solves, and the other thing is because sometimes i like to see my progress so i search the sessions i did some time ago, but in the puzzle timer it shows all the times together.
But maybe other people prefer it that way, is hard to keep everyone happy

The times are ordered by date in the history. You can select only the times in which you're interested and the histogram/graph/statistics will be updated accordingly.

 

[Walter Souza]

The only thing I miss, is that you can insopect de cube 15 seconds, or so long you want.
And sound when you press the space bar or your last 3 seconds the timer counts down.
I put something for the screen so I can't be nervous.

Yeah, I would comment the same. Cubetimer.com and the Bellon cube timer both have very nice "count down" features with variable inspection time. I use those both and it's a good feature to have. I don't use a stackmat, but I can imagine if you do, you wouldn't use this feature. Still, would be a nice one to add.

It's done and it'll be in the next release. It works with stackmat timer too.

 

[Walter Souza]

I'm not sure if anybody reported this, but there are rounding problems with the average of 12. (maybe with average of 5, too)

Here are examples

First of all WCA Regulations states

[I]9f1) All timed results under 10 minutes, and corresponding averages/means are measured in hundredths of a second, with averages/means rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second (x.004 becomes x.00, x.005 becomes x.01).[/I]

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These are taken from session history of [I]Puzzle Timer[/I].

Mean:               0.11
Standard deviation: 0.05
Best Time:          0.06
Worst Time:         0.21

Best average of 5: 0.06
  5-9 - 0.06 (0.11) 0.06 (0.06) 0.08

Best average of 12: [B][U]0.11[/U][/B]
  1-12 - 0.15 0.18 (0.21) 0.18 0.06 0.11 0.06 (0.06) 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.08

----------------------------------------------------
0.15+0.18+0.18+0.06+0.11+0.06+0.08+0.13+0.08+0.08=1.11
1.11/10 = 0.111

[B]Average of 12 is 0.11 and it is.
[/B]
----------------------------------------------------
Mean:               0.11
Standard deviation: 0.04
Best Time:          0.06
Worst Time:         0.21

Best average of 5: 0.06
  4-8 - 0.06 (0.11) 0.06 (0.06) 0.08

Best average of 12: [B][U]0.10[/U][/B]
  1-12 - 0.15 (0.21) 0.18 0.06 0.11 0.06 (0.06) 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.08 0.15

----------------------------------------------------
0.15+0.18+0.06+0.11+0.06+0.08+0.13+0.08+0.08+0.15=1.08
1.08/10 = 0.108
[B]
So average of 12 is [U]0.11[/U] but iT shows up as 0.10.[/B]
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Looks like average of 5, too.

Best average of 5: [B][U]0.06[/U][/B]
  4-8 - 0.06 (0.11) 0.06 (0.06) 0.08

0.06+0.06+0.08=0.2
0.2 / 3 = 0.0666666667

[B]So average should be rounded up to 0.07[/B]

Thanks Davee. The times were being truncated rather than rounded. It's now fixed.

 

[Walter Souza]

Just a minor request. Could you please place tip moves last in the pyraminx scramble? It's just that the official scrambler has it this way.

Really cool program and thank you very much for releasing the source. Love it!

Done. Thanks Mads.

 

[Walter Souza]

Mine can't open, it says "could not create database" when opened.

Create an empty directory anywhere and put "PuzzleTimer0.3.jar" inside. Double-click "PuzzleTimer0.3.jar".

 

[Walter Souza]

i have a problem adding manually a solution using History -> Add solutions...
It doesn't accept values like 16.04, 15.07, ecc., i mean values starting with zero in the decimal part. It always reverts the values in 16.40, 15.70, ecc., even using the edit button after import.

I'm using the latest mercurial repository version.

Thanks otsyke. It's a bug. I'll fix it as soon as possible.

 

[mr. giggums]

It's done and it'll be in the next release. It works with stackmat timer too.

When will the next release be?

 

[Walter Souza]

So any plans of changes to the timer?

I'm thinking about using only the times in the current session.

 

[Walter Souza]

When will the next release be?

When it's done . All the main features are already implemented, so I guess in a week or two.

 

[Fire Cuber]

I believe you have to have the same file called puzzletimer.h2 in the same location where the PuzzleTimer0.3 is.

ok i will try that

Edit : what is that?

 

[Walter Souza]

Now I have a question: what's the default skewb color scheme? Can anyone please post some high quality pictures?

 

[qqwref]

Just go with the standard American 3x3 scheme, for all cubical puzzles. I don't think very many fast people are used to Meffert's skewb scheme. The user can always customize this later if they want (right?)

 

[hr.mohr]

The Mefferts scheme for the one I got is:

F: Green
B: Blue
U: Yellow
D: Orange
L: Red
R: Pink

So if we include skewb as an official event my skrewb should be scrambled with green front and yellow top as yellow is the lightest color in my scheme.

 

[xdaragon]

EXCELLENT TIMER! So Awesome 10/10

 

[XXGeneration]

Would implementing a metronome be any trouble?

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

ok i will try that

Edit : what is that?

When I had unzipped the file (I think it was compressed...), it had two files. One had a picture of a gear on it which I assumed made the app work. The other was the app it itself.

 

[hr.mohr]

I think that new configuration stuff broke the backwards compatibility with the database. I get a null pointer if I start the timer with an old database. But then I run it from the source code and perhaps this is why Walter hasn't released it yet

 

[TheMachanga]

How do I make this a permanent icon on mac? Every time I close it it leaves the dashboard, and it always uses the java icon. At the moment I tried downloading it, but it' not opening. Help?

 

[Fire Cuber]

When I had unzipped the file (I think it was compressed...), it had two files. One had a picture of a gear on it which I assumed made the app work. The other was the app it itself.

Okay, It works now. Thanks.