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commit 7873731b0ddfad2da61b55d016a6c08806819167
parent ff742b8922a0a179135dc35ea66c231d5c22b1bf
Author: Sebastiano Tronto <sebastiano@tronto.net>
Date:   Wed,  1 Jun 2022 11:49:00 +0200

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Nissy can also solve many different substeps of Thistlethwaite's algorithm (DR/HTR), and can use NISS (Normal-Inverse Scramble Switch). It can be useful to analyze your DR solves (and more, once I implement more features). -You get Nissy from [nissy.tronto.net](https://nissy.tronto.net). The download -links and installation instructions can be found on the +You can get Nissy from [nissy.tronto.net](https://nissy.tronto.net). +The download links and installation instructions can be found on the [download page](https://nissy.tronto.net/download). ## Structure of the code @@ -78,17 +78,25 @@ When a value of `v=1,2,3` is read it is simply returned as `v+b`, while if `0` is a successive lookup to a fallback table is performed. The base value `b` is picked to maximize the sum frequency of the values `1,2,3`. -There is one caveat: each coordinates also needs an inverse function that takes a -coordinate value and returns a cube which has that coordinate. This is in general -more complicated, but luckily the cube does not need to be fully built or consistent. -This inverse-coordinate is used only in one specific step when generating symmetry -data, and I don't know if it is possible to avoid it (maybe it is). It is also used -when building pruning tables, but in that case it is avoidable. - -Note: this part is different from what Cube Explorer does. Overall I think it is -conceptually easier, although in practice it was still hard to implement. -If anything it is more generalizable and one can use it to build any coordinate -they might like. +In order to generate the pruning tables, it is necessary to be able to move +a transform a coordinate; it is possible to do so without passing through a +complete cube representations, in a way similar to what Cube Explorer does. +More documentation on this and on the different types of coordinates (base +vs composed) is work in progress. + +The two paragraphs below are not true anymore since version 2.1 (June 2022). + +~~~There is one caveat: each coordinates also needs an inverse function that takes a~~~ +~~~coordinate value and returns a cube which has that coordinate. This is in general~~~ +~~~more complicated, but luckily the cube does not need to be fully built or consistent.~~~ +~~~This inverse-coordinate is used only in one specific step when generating symmetry~~~ +~~~data, and I don't know if it is possible to avoid it (maybe it is). It is also used~~~ +~~~when building pruning tables, but in that case it is avoidable.~~~ + +~~~Note: this part is different from what Cube Explorer does. Overall I think it is~~~ +~~~conceptually easier, although in practice it was still hard to implement.~~~ +~~~If anything it is more generalizable and one can use it to build any coordinate~~~ +~~~they might like.~~~ ### Solving