RE: [Bug-gnubg] Feature Request: Support for Manual Match Entry

[Albert Silver]

I think this is a super idea, but want to add that I think the Snowie
dice dialogue is easier. Many do but, since it really is matter of taste
and practice, would suggest supporting both if possible.

I think it is practically criminal the amount of top matches and finals
that are lost in oblivion due to the difficulty in recording them. The
most recent example being the $100,000 tournament recently held in which
not one match was saved. Not even the finals. 

                                                Albert

-----Original Message-----
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David Montgomery
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:13 PM
To: GNUBackgammon bug reporting
Cc: Douglas Zare
Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Feature Request: Support for Manual Match Entry

An idea I've had for some time is that a backgammon
program should have a mode intended for entering
a match.  This could be used, for example, when 
reviewing a videotaped match, or when watching a
major finals via closed circuit tv.

This mode should make it convenient to enter the
dice (I favor JF's dialog over Snowie's, but that
may be a matter of taste), and make it fairly easy
to enter illegal moves and to back up the entry
several moves in the case of error.  

The most significant innovation that could be added
that would help those entering the data would be
to use the evaluation engine.  Basically, when you
enter the dice, a list should appear with the
moves ordered by evaluation rank.  This should appear
without requiring any click or keypress (apart from
indicating the roll).  Then, it should be possible
to indicate the move made with a single click or 
keypress (for moves in the evaluated list).  

Since most moves made will be the highest evaluated
move, or at least in the top few moves, this would 
make it dramatically easier to enter a recorded 
(or viewed) match.

David




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