rubeTimer - Beta testers wanted

[b03tz]

rubeTimer.com - Updated

Hi there people!

I'm not coming just here to show off my stuff and advertise. No no, i'm trying to create an advanced rubik timer with lot's of usefull functions that also makes it fun to cube online.

--- update ---
Changelog:
* We can now be found at http://www.rubetimer.com
* Stats screen is bigger (thus better readable)
* Updated some code for cross-browser compatibility (FF, IE5+)
* Updated the scramble generator, should be sufficient now
* Added sound functionality when inspection time is set (3, 2, 1 beeps)
* Added stats functionality
* Fixed some timer bugs
* Fixed some broken queries

Upcoming features / Work to be done:

* Ability to challenge a player that is logged in
* Get faster in cubing instead of scripting all day
* Ability to select multiple puzzles and view stats from multiple puzzles
--- /update ---

It's just a way of making online cubing fun!

Now we need you, to beta test this thing. Soon it will be online on it's own domain, for now it's in a subfolder on one of my websites.

Please check it out and let me know any bugs that you encounter or any features that you want to see added.

http://www.rubetimer.com

 

[Hadley4000]

There are some bugs with the scrambles.

L2 U F2 L D2 R F L2 U B' R D F2 B' L' B2 U R2 F L2 L' U2 D D2 B

 

[b03tz]

I've noticed that. Will be fixed asap.

Thanks!

 

[Mohammad96]

Its like cubemania

but i would like the digital text font it would look more like a stackmat
and also it would be nice if it had a beeping sound when it comes to 3 seconds of inspection time if u dont get me just go to cubetimer.com

 

[brunson]

Interesting choice of name.

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:+rube

 

[Stefan]

What's the advantage compared to cubemania?

 

[DavidWoner]

Interesting choice of name.

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:+rube

LOL!!! thats hilarious.

 

[tim]

OS: Mac OS X 10.5.2

1.) Safari 3.1.1
I can't use the space bar to start the timer
2.) Firefox 2.0.0.14
The login textboxes are larger than their surrounding box.

And: "rubeTimer is an advanced Rubik's timer with a lot of functions" shouldn't be the first sentence of your description, if the timer still hasn't a lot of functions .


/edit:

if (event.key == 'space')

I'm not sure, but i don't think event.key can be compared with strings.

 

[b03tz]

OS: Mac OS X 10.5.2

1.) Safari 3.1.1
I can't use the space bar to start the timer
2.) Firefox 2.0.0.14
The login textboxes are larger than their surrounding box.

And: "rubeTimer is an advanced Rubik's timer with a lot of functions" shouldn't be the first sentence of your description, if the timer still hasn't a lot of functions .


/edit:

if (event.key == 'space')

I'm not sure, but i don't think event.key can be compared with strings.

Yes it can I'm using mootools (http://docs.mootools.net/Element/Element-Event.js#Event)
About the textboxes, i've noticed it on a mac
that my friend owns. Also have to fix that. Thanks!

 

[b03tz]

Interesting choice of name.

http://www.google.com/search?q=define:+rube

LOL!!! thats hilarious.

Indeed! ^^

 

[b03tz]

Its like cubemania

but i would like the digital text font it would look more like a stackmat
and also it would be nice if it had a beeping sound when it comes to 3 seconds of inspection time if u dont get me just go to cubetimer.com

I'll see what i can do

 

[tim]

OS: Mac OS X 10.5.2

1.) Safari 3.1.1
I can't use the space bar to start the timer
2.) Firefox 2.0.0.14
The login textboxes are larger than their surrounding box.

And: "rubeTimer is an advanced Rubik's timer with a lot of functions" shouldn't be the first sentence of your description, if the timer still hasn't a lot of functions .


/edit:

if (event.key == 'space')

I'm not sure, but i don't think event.key can be compared with strings.

Yes it can I'm using mootools (http://docs.mootools.net/Element/Element-Event.js#Event)
About the textboxes, i've noticed it on a mac
that my friend owns. Also have to fix that. Thanks!

But somehow it doesn't work on safari. Anyway: jQuery rocks!

 

[JBCM627]

@stefan: I guess at least this lets you take averages of x (I think?). In terms of personal use, this is a lot better. Cubemania looks great and all, but I personally don't find it very useful if I can only take an average of 5.

@tim's comment, suggestion: try using event.keycode == 32, or numbers, instead. On most english keyboards, spacebar will have value 32, at least... perhaps add a feature allowing users to change this, to encompass more / any keys.

@scramble problem: Also, here is an NxMxL scrambler I made the other day to try and help Doug with RJT: http://www.thewonderidiot.net/timer/scramble.html. As its already in JS, it might be useful

In the directory above that is my own timer, which I normally use... I'd suggest adding any additional features you find useful from there too

 

[b03tz]

What's the advantage compared to cubemania?

The advantage will be, even more functionality and i'm going to try to make it even more fun to cube online

 

[b03tz]

@stefan: I guess at least this lets you take averages of x (I think?). In terms of personal use, this is a lot better. Cubemania looks great and all, but I personally don't find it very useful if I can only take an average of 5.

@tim's comment, suggestion: try using event.keycode == 32, or numbers, instead. On most english keyboards, spacebar will have value 32, at least... perhaps add a feature allowing users to change this, to encompass more / any keys.

@scramble problem: Also, here is an NxMxL scrambler I made the other day to try and help Doug with RJT: http://www.thewonderidiot.net/timer/scramble.html. As its already in JS, it might be useful

In the directory above that is my own timer, which I normally use... I'd suggest adding any additional features you find useful from there too

Thanks alot for your reply! My scrambler is written in PHP (i'm using Ajax to generate scrambles ) May i ask you what you did to limit the moves chosen ? (So that you don't get U D U D or U D U'

And the event-code, i really don't get it...since i'm using mootools this should be cross browser. Though the possibility to select your own key might even be better! Thanks for that

 

[tim]

Thanks alot for your reply! My scrambler is written in PHP (i'm using Ajax to generate scrambles ) May i ask you what you did to limit the moves chosen ? (So that you don't get U D U D or U D U'

Use axis. Have a look at joey's ruby code: http://speedsolving.com/showpost.php?p=42320&postcount=22

And the event-code, i really don't get it...since i'm using mootools this should be cross browser.

Maybe it's a bug then.

 

[b03tz]

Indeed, for now i've added the ability to view your stats in images. I've attached a screenshot so you can see what i mean. I've tested this in IE7, IE6 and FF 2

And tim, can you please test the spacebar thing in safari again? I've tried something.

 

[tim]

And tim, can you please test the spacebar thing in safari again? I've tried something.

Uhm, look at the attachment . Btw. here's the safari browser.

 

[b03tz]

And tim, can you please test the spacebar thing in safari again? I've tried something.

Uhm, look at the attachment . Btw. here's the safari browser.

Thanks for the link! Didn't know they had a PC version. Did the site look like this before i changed the spacebar thing?

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

RubeTimer's graph showing your improvement is definitely an advantage over cubemania. Cubemania just shows your averages equally spaced apart from each other, so if you had 50 averages in 1 day, then after that you had 1 average 3 months later, it would look like, well, you know what I mean. RubeTimer actually shows your improvement over a period(x-axis = date, y-axis = time). Probably more accurate as well because it isn't an average of 5.