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:: I'm open to it allowing ascii, but is it still an ''animation''? If the solution is graphical should animation be a requirement or an option? Should we consider renaming? --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 02:43, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
::: You can have animation in ASCII with curses control, or just by asking to "press return after each frame". --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 06:00, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 
::: Yeah, my sketch below shows the balls falling. These would be animated. You can see tha the bottom ball lands in container C, on the next frame the ball above it will fall into E or F, and so on. (However, I drew this in notepad, so we have to imagine at this time :P) [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 06:48, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 
Here is an ascii sketch that could be used:
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:::Well, 950 fitted nicely with my 3 digit layout above, taking into account some balls are still falling :). You are free to edit what I have written to suit what you want and paste it into the task description. I will leave it with you to ponder over, if you like. [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 05:52, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 
:::: Modified the task description. Let's get some more feedback. --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 13:01, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 
:::: Bwahhh! You didn't use my sketch! :P :P :P [[User:Markhobley|Markhobley]] 13:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 
== Very cool! ==
 
I think this is a great task! I will be cooking up an example soon enough.
This is one of the better (IMO) draft tasks here; I don't see why more examples aren't present. --[[User:Crazyfirex|Crazyfirex]] 00:03, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
: Simple. It's quite a bit of work to produce a good implementation, so it keeps drifting down below top priority on peoples' radars. It is majorly cool though. –[[User:Dkf|Donal Fellows]] 09:45, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 
:: +1 on your explanation. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 09:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
::: Thanks.
 
== Oops - examples of image/output needed ==
Sorry folks, my bad, the task says sample output/image. I'd skipped mine because I used it in the task and set a bad example for the others. Both C and Autohotkey don't show their output. I don't have the heart to mark them incorrect for a while. Also, if a prettier image (like an animated gif) example comes along feel free to replace the original one with that - I'm not that proud. --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 03:00, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
:mark them incomplete?--[[User:EMBee|eMBee]] 03:27, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
:: I reached out individually for now. Give them a chance first. (Is there an incomplete vs. incorrect template --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 03:34, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
::: All fixed now :) --[[User:Dgamey|Dgamey]] 22:06, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 
== Tcl solution ==
 
I admit it! I just pointed to a solution elsewhere. The source code ''is'' there, as is a picture of the thing in operation, and in my defense it's a really ''great'' implementation that is dropping pictures of balls and not just round dots or characters. There's also a “plink” noise whenever the ball hits a peg. I could copy the code across, but I don't see why I should bother. –[[User:Dkf|Donal Fellows]] 17:29, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
: Preference is to have an on-site solution, even if it isn't as nice a one as is found elsewhere. (I wouldn't be a fan of wholesale copy, anyhow, out of copyright concerns.) --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 18:23, 28 December 2011 (UTC)