RE: [Bug-gnubg] Intelligent Analysis

[Albert Silver]

> > > > This kind of information is available from Analyse->Market
Window.
> > >
> > > Yes, I agree, but the program could highlight this and present it
in a
> > > friendly manner for users. I really don't see any major difficulty
for
> > > this. Of course, it's as you say: the information IS there if you
> > > consult the right charts, but this way, the program would do this
for
> > > the player, and present the relevant information first-hand.
> > >
> > [snip]
> >
> > This seems like a very useful feature to me. As a first
approximation,
> could
> > the program easily output the equivalent money decision as a one
liner.
> > E.g. In the Hint window
> > Proper cube action: double, take
> > Money cube action: double, pass
> 
> That requires a new evaluation, so if you want both the cube action
for
> both money game and for the actual score you'll have to wait twice as
> long...

There's an easy way around this. Leave the analysis as normal, and IF a
player presses the Explanation button, then it analyzes the cases and
gives the results. The user will undoubtedly presume it is computing the
answer, which in fact would be correct.

                                                Albert