Author: Heiner Marxen
Date: 07:35:30 04/05/02
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On April 04, 2002 at 18:05:30, Roy Eassa wrote: >On April 04, 2002 at 17:40:52, Heiner Marxen wrote: > >>On April 04, 2002 at 17:01:15, Roy Eassa wrote: >> >>>On April 04, 2002 at 16:04:11, Roy Eassa wrote: >>> >>>>On April 04, 2002 at 15:45:30, James T. Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>>On April 04, 2002 at 14:54:09, Heiner Marxen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On April 04, 2002 at 12:49:04, James T. Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>How do I get a working version of Chest?? >>>>>>>Jim >>>>>> >>>>>>See http://www.drb.insel.de/~heiner/Chess/chest.html >>>>>> >>>>>>I offer source, only (ANSI-C). >>>>>>Dann Corbit also offers win-32 binaries (my page has a link). >>>>>> >>>>>>Cheers, >>>>>>Heiner >>>>> >>>>>It seems like a nice program to have/use. I just don't feel like taking a 3 >>>>>semester hour course in how to get it up and running. >>>>>Jim >>>> >>>> >>>>It looks like you have to take the EPD that's already in your Windows clipboard, >>>>paste it into a text file, save the text file to disk, then run Chest from the >>>>command line, giving it the path to the text file you just created/saved. >>>> >>>>I think it would be good to be able to paste a single EPD right into the command >>>>line as a parameter, but I don't see that that's an option. Permitting this >>>>would facilitate creating a GUI front end (which otherwise would have to use a >>>>temporary file or something as a way to get the EPD into Chest). >>>> >>>>I was a command line jockey in the '70s and '80s, but have given up my "memorize >>>>and type" ways for "recognize and point" (i.e., GUI). >>> >>> >>>Wait ... wait ... I am beginning to see the light! >>> >>>Let's get RID of steering wheels for cars. Cars should be steered by a command >>>line interface! Of course, why didn't I see it before! >>> >>>automobile.com -buick -steer -right -degrees -80 >>> >>>And televisions too ... you change the channel by typing: >>> >>>television.exe -living room -channel -change 003 >>> >>>That's so much better than pressing a button or two! >>> >>>And if you have an itch to scratch, don't reach up and scratch it. Just type: >>> >>>c:\program files\human body\me.exe -skin -scratch d:\my itches\forehead.txt >>> >>>(Of course you have already saved details about the itch in a text file called >>>forehead.txt.) >> >> >>If you don't like Chest the way it is... just don't use it (pun intended). >>I happen to be a CLI type, have written a program I use for myself, >>and give it away to anybody who wants it, for free. That should be ok. >> >>If you would offer me a GUI program, I probably would not want to use it. >>That's of course my problem, not yours. Fine. >> >>I have learned to make good use of Unix shells & tools, I'm happy with that, >>and will stick to it, where possible. You appear to have found a quite >>different approach, making good used of GUIs, and appear to be happy with that. >>Fine! >> >>Let's coexist ;-) >> >>I'll now go and fetch a beer in the pub, and will calm down, again. >> >>Cheers, >>Heiner. > > >Heiner, I think Chest is great and it's wonderful that you've made it available >for free. There is nothing that comes close to its speed and abilities, AFAIK. > >I meant no offense to you at all and I apologize if offense was taken. > >I was joking with those who seem to believe that a CLI is the _only_ acceptable >way to do most everything. There ARE some things in the universe that are >better done withOUT a CLI -- like driving a car, tuning a TV, or scratching an >itch. Obviously I completely misunderstood. Sorry for that, I apologize. (I also just answered your e-mail) >Again, I think Chest works GREAT just the way it is and I would NOT ever ask you >to change it. I thank you for making it available to the world. > >I WOULD hope somebody might agree that, if you are running Windows and already >have the EPD in the clipboard, being able to paste it and hit "solve" would be a >quicker and easier way to go. Additionally, I was originally hoping that >somebody might already have created a conduit to Chest that permits just such a >shortcut. The fact that there is no such tool is fine; the fact that people >seem to think it's crazy to even dream of such a thing is what provoked my >attempt at humor. Of course it is not crazy. A GUI on top of Chest would be nice, and really useful for many, which probably do not yet use it at all, just because there is no GUI. >Again, I do NOT mean to negate any of the incredible work you've done in Chest >-- of all 6 billion people on Earth, nobody has created something as good. I >also do NOT wish to state that a GUI is better in all circumstances or even in >most -- just that it would be helpful in SOME. > >I'll gladly buy you a beer next time I'm in your area. Berlin? Great! I'd be very pleased to meet you here! :-)) Cheers, Heiner
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