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Re: Alternative Input Format

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From: Tony Acero
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 1995 00:00
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In article <DORMAN.95Apr2115527@cochlea.bu.edu>,
Clark Dorman <dorman@cochlea.bu.edu> wrote:
>
>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? 
>
>
>--
>Clark Dorman
>http://cns-web.bu.edu/pub/dorman/Dorman.html


The piece *has* to be in CAPS; ie., Nf3, Bb2, etc.

Anibal Antonio Acero (Tony) 		
Staff Analyst, Advanced Research Systems
AIT/Networking Serv., The U. of Chicago
a-acero@uchicago.edu (312)702-9349 or (312)259-6243
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Anibal Antonio Acero (Tony) 		
Staff Analyst, Advanced Research Services
AIT/Networking Serv., The U. of Chicago
a-acero@uchicago.edu (312)702-9349 or (312)259-6243
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