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Betza notation (extended). The powerful XBetza extension to Betza's funny notation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Feb 20, 2024 07:15 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from Fri Feb 9 06:51 AM:

Since it is always clear in bracket notation what belongs to the same leg, I suppose there would be no reason to forbid compound legs. The XBetza compiler already expands the moves like you did here, not for different atoms, but for different directions of the same atom. (So aK gives 56 moves in the move table!) Your Thaumaturge could then be written as [xKCZ-KCZ]. Of course there is currently no support for this at all in the ID (except for the WF case implied by K), but it is a thing to keep in mind when implementing direct compilation of the bracket notation.

I just wanted to request that you let me know if/when this is imiplemented. (I say this, understanding that it may not be this year.)

Oh, and don't forget to add what happens with q on single-letter sliders to the list of "new/altered" modifiers.