I typically run it in a command shell/prompt in windowsXP. To copy I right-click, click Mark, highlight the stuff I want, and then hit enter.
I open up notepad or something and Ctrl-V to drop it in. Then I can close ACube. -Doug --- In [email protected], "Santiago" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do i copy??? and what are the commands??? sorry for the questions, but i don't know to much about that. > > Santiago > > www.speedcubing.com.ar > > > --- In [email protected], "Doug Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I copy and past it into a txt file for later use b4 closing it. > > > > If you are really computer savy, I recommend learning the "piping > > commands". That was how I used to do "batch runs" (doing dozens of > > these as I leave my computer on all night). Ah yes, input/output re- > > direction, shows I'm a true computer nerd (or at least was). > > > > > > -Doug > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Santiago" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks!!! it works well, but i don't know where are the algs, i > > mean, when i close the ACube, i lost all i found, Where are save the > > algs?? > > > > > > Santiago > > > > > > www.speedcubing.com.ar > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "cmhardw" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey Santiago, > > > > > > > > What I do is this. Open up the command window by clicking > > on "start", > > > > then "run", then type in "command" and click on "OK" > > > > > > > > If you don't use windows then get to a place where you can run a > > java > > > > program from a command screen. > > > > > > > > In the windows command program you have to change directories to > > where > > > > your files are for ACube using the tradional DOS directory > > commands. > > > > > > > > Once you get to the right directory, type in this > > > > > > > > java -cp ACube3.jar ACube > > > > > > > > Now after that line you have a few options for attributes. You > > can > > > > have the program search in either face turn metric, slice turn > > metric, > > > > or quarter turn metric. Your other options are to search for > > optimal > > > > length algs or algs of any length, and also for the program to > > print > > > > out every alg it finds or only a small portion. > > > > > > > > The commands I use to search for ZBLL algs are these: > > > > > > > > java -cp ACube3.jar ACube q a > > > > > > > > The "q" means to search in quartern turn metrics and the "a" > > means > > > > print out every single alg. > > > > > > > > Once I've analyzed the positions in that metric I exit the > > program > > > > with "Ctrl + C" and start it again with > > > > > > > > java -cp ACube3.jar ACube a > > > > > > > > This searches in face turn metric (face turn is the default) and > > > > prints out every alg it finds. > > > > > > > > I then compare the best quarter turn algs and best face turn > > algs and > > > > try to find the best alg among those. If you are comfortable with > > > > slice moves, which I am not, then you would also want to use this > > > > search string > > > > > > > > java -cp ACube3.jar ACube s a > > > > > > > > -------------- > > > > > > > > Once in ACube you have to decide which types of turns you want to > > > > allow, and you have to input the position. > > > > > > > > While in quarter turn searching (java -cp ACube3.jar ACube q a) I > > > > often start with searching for [RUL] only algs. To do this I > > have to > > > > come up with the octet that represents R U and L only. > > > > > > > > The order of the faces is UDFBLRESM > > > > > > > > I only want to allow R U and L so I would go through and put > > a "0" on > > > > the face I don't want to allow and a "1" on the one I do want to > > allow. > > > > > > > > UDFBLRESM > > > > 100011000 > > > > > > > > Now break this up into three groups of three numbers. 100 011 > > 000 and > > > > convert each group of three numbers to decimal. 100 = 4 in > > decimal. > > > > 011 = 3 in decimal. and 000 = 0 in decimal. > > > > > > > > Now put those numbers together and you get 430 > > > > > > > > So to search for RUL only moves type "430" then a space then the > > cube > > > > position. I also like to do RULM moves which is 431 by the same > > process. > > > > > > > > Now you have to input the cube state. I'll input the T- > > orientation > > > > case ZBLL alg that has all corners in the correct spot and the > > edges > > > > are in the H permutation. > > > > > > > > So UBR is rotated counter-clockwise, UBL is rotated clockwise, > > UF and > > > > UB switch, and UR and UL switch. > > > > > > > > In ACube this is: > > > > UB UL UF UR !! ! -UBR +UBL !! > > > > > > > > The edges are in the order UF UR UB UL DF DR DB DL FR FL BR BL > > > > and the corners are in the order UFR UBR UBL UFL DFR DFL DBL DBR > > > > > > > > The "!!" is short for everything past the last entry is in the > > correct > > > > spot and oriented correctly. A "!" means that single piece is > > solved > > > > and oriented correclty. Typing "!!" only goes through the end of > > that > > > > type of piece. So I have to type it once to say that all the > > > > remaining corners are ok, and again at the end to say that all > > the > > > > remaining edges are ok. > > > > > > > > So UB UL UF UR !! ! -UBR +UBL !! is short for > > > > UB UL UF UR DF DR DB DL FR FL BR BL UFR -UBR +UBL UFL DFR DFL > > DBL DBR > > > > > > > > The "-" means that corner is rotated counter-clockwise and > > the "+" > > > > means it is rotated clockwise. A "-" in front of an edge means > > the > > > > edges is flipped. > > > > > > > > So to search for a RULM moves only solution to the above ZBLL > > case you > > > > would type : > > > > 431 UB UL UF UR !! ! -UBR +UBL !! > > > > > > > > Here are some useful face searches that I use a lot: > > > > RUL = 430 > > > > RULM = 431 > > > > URF = 510 > > > > URLD = 630 > > > > URLF = 530 > > > > URFD = 710 > > > > > > > > Hope that helps some, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Santiago" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Chris, i'm new at this, can you tell me how work the > > ACube?? i > > > > > don't know how too use it, and the txt file doesn't help me. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Santiago from Argentina > > > > > > > > > > www.speedcubing.com.ar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." 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