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Alternative Input Format

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From: Clark Dorman
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 1995 00:00
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Greetings,
	The man page that came with version 4.0 pl 74 says that I can use
the input format nf3 rather than g1f3.  However, it does not seem to be
working.  Has this part of the code fallen into disrepair?  Also, I
personally do not like the geometric method of input, and much prefer the
input method of, say, N-KB3.  Has this been considered as an alternative?
How hard would it be to code?  Yes, I know that the usual response to these
questions is "Great idea.  Go for it." but I was wondering before I start
if it has been tried, or if there are a priori reasons why it would not
work.  The difficulty will be in making sure that there is not ambiguity in
the move, which I admit is not the case with the geometric input method.
Is there even sufficient interest to bother doing this? 


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Clark Dorman
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From: dorman@cochlea.bu.edu (Clark Dorman)
Subject: Alternative Input Format
Date: 1995/04/02
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