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A. M. DeWitt wrote on Mon, Jan 23, 2023 06:43 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from 09:27 AM:

Some other remarks: You use (af)0 to force a slide on a K atom, but this is not recommended. Because (af)0K is expanded by pre-processing to KafKafafKafafafK..., as if every distance is a separate move, which would be attempted independently. So if the slide is blocked at the second square (so that afK would fail to produce a move) it would still keep trying afafK etc. And when afafafK was a valid non-capture, it would still again check the first four squares for emptiness when attempting afafafafK and longer paths. The equivalent plain Q would do much more efficiently, and probe each square on the path only once, and stop after it finds an occupied one. You can turn the Q into K for the burning by using ya to specify a range toggle. E.g. mpyacabQ would describe a Queen burning one enemy adjacent to her destination.

Sure, (af)0mpacabK is inefficient, but under the current implementation, it's the only Betza string that gives all options for the Fire Demon's burn. Using ympacabQ omits some of these options for some reason.

I suppose I should put the code that moves the destination click earlier inside a loop, so that it is able to pass locust vctims as lon as the preceding two legs have a cab structure. Then the double burnings could be entered by first clicking the destination, and then picking off the burn victims until you run out of victims, or click the destination again to terminate the move. That would be a much more intuitive way for entering multiple burns.

It would also make implementing the burning restriction much simpler, as then I don't have to worry about branching cases nearly as much, as it would usually be the same check every time (usually, not always, because shooting an adjacent Fire Demon without moving (double igui) is still allowed).

Right now I am supressing the new Highlight function with the old one, since the current code in Suzumu Shogi's interactive diagram relies on the call from the Highlight function. Once the pass for cab locust captures is implemented, I should be able to use the new function without any problems.


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