What software do we need?

[MWilson]

THIS THIS THIS!

I'm close to finishing a program that can be a trainer for any alg set, but I don't have experience with OLLCP. Can you explain what riffz meant by "specific display orientation"?

 

[riffz]

I'm close to finishing a program that can be a trainer for any alg set, but I don't have experience with OLLCP. Can you explain what riffz meant by "specific display orientation"?

I meant that different people use different CLL recognition systems so it would be nice for the program to remember which AUF we use to recognize each case.

Basically just let us save whether the image needs to be rotated 90, 180, or 270 degrees before it's displayed.

 

[Stefan]

An easy to use (both for developers and for users) plug-in for using the stackmat signal, at least for Java.

Btw, has anyone tested whether the gen 3 QJ timer's signal works (with Prisma or CCT)?

 

[MWilson]

I meant that different people use different CLL recognition systems so it would be nice for the program to remember which AUF we use to recognize each case.

Basically just let us save whether the image needs to be rotated 90, 180, or 270 degrees before it's displayed.

Ok this is done, among other things. The program just loads in XML data such as

<algorithm name="Ua" auf="random">B2 U' M U2 M' U' B2</algorithm>

"auf" can be "random", "none", "U", "U'", or "U2".
About the view.. The view can be pretty much anything that can be drawn in 2D, so what is ideal for OLLCP? I currently have these two display modes for the cube:

Stickers can be enabled/disabled individually.

Anything that can be drawn in 2D can be used as a display mode, as long as it consists of a body and stickers. Whatever is best.

 

[riffz]

Sounds great.

I think this one would be best for training OLLCP.

 

[ducttapecuber]

One small thing that I would want is that since there are many iOs apps for rubik's cube and timers, how about one for android and kindle fires. It would be really apreciated by me and several other people that I know.

 

[Michael Womack]

A timer that actually gives true WCA scrambles.

 

[StachuK1992]

A timer that actually gives true WCA scrambles.

What?
First, for common use, why would you ever need this?
Second, qqtimer? Unless I'm mistaken here, in which case, see first.

 

[Michael Womack]

What?
First, for common use, why would you ever need this?
Second, qqtimer? Unless I'm mistaken here, in which case, see first.

Thanks for the timer

 

[StachuK1992]

Thanks for the timer

You didn't know about qqtimer?
That's blatantly not looking at anything that happens on this forum ever.

Next time, spend more than two seconds looking. We have a wiki for a reason. Heck, qqtimer's in a few people's signatures, probably.

 

[cubeone]

It would be nice to have a program where you could design your own puzzle (like a 4x8x9 or something like that) and then be able to use it in a simulator.

 

[Czery]

Something similar to alg.garron.us, but for square-1.

CHINESE SIMULATOR

A nice reconstructed solve by Lucas.

I guess someone can write the code to go with the sim.

 

[Ranzha]

Although this'll probably be on the devs' backburner for multiple reasons, a new Skewb solver.
The only one I've found that works decently is acubist's Skewb Solver beta 0.91b from 2004.

Particular features that would be nice:
- modern fixed-corner and fixed-centre notation options for solution output.
- customisable colour schemes
- ability to solve from incomplete input (0.91b has problems with this)
- turn restrictions
- option to apply a scramble sequence (as opposed to just clicking stickers)

Thanks!
~R

 

[Meep]

Although this'll probably be on the devs' backburner for multiple reasons, a new Skewb solver.
The only one I've found that works decently is acubist's Skewb Solver beta 0.91b from 2004.

Particular features that would be nice:
- modern fixed-corner and fixed-centre notation options for solution output.
- customisable colour schemes
- ability to solve from incomplete input (0.91b has problems with this)
- turn restrictions
- option to apply a scramble sequence (as opposed to just clicking stickers)

Thanks!
~R

I wrote this one in MATLAB: Pic

If you know MATLAB's syntax you could easily modify it to do all of the above, but it sucks in that you need MATLAB to use it. ):

 

[Owen]

It would be nice to have a program where you could design your own puzzle (like a 4x8x9 or something like that) and then be able to use it in a simulator.

Isocubesim?

 

[Ranzha]

I wrote this one in MATLAB: Pic

If you know MATLAB's syntax you could easily modify it to do all of the above, but it sucks in that you need MATLAB to use it. ):

Good news: It's on MATLAB!
Bad news: It's on MATLAB!

Not having it and being completely unfamiliar with the syntax makes things rather difficult. But it looks mighty promising!

 

[StachuK1992]

Meep, how much of it /isn't/ supported by Octave?

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Crider's VisualCube with a GUI. I use VC when creating Anki decks all the time, but it's a pain to create large amounts of images, sometimes hundreds of images, by manually creating each url.

 

[MWilson]

Crider's VisualCube with a GUI. I use VC when creating Anki decks all the time, but it's a pain to create large amounts of images, sometimes hundreds of images, by manually creating each url.

Any specific features? I haven't used VisualCube except for the very basics.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

The essentials (IMO) would be the ability to color facelets, input an alg, input a solution, and alter the opacity of the cube/facelets.