Great Teaching Tool

[Onedown]

For all you teachers out there, there is a macro program that has been used by Teachers on OKbridge for years.

It is called OKscript and available from the web..just do a search for OKscript, download and read all the instructions...The tutorial is a must.

 

Its shows up originally as a nice icon on your desktop.

 

Its saves you from constant typing during a class/lecture or even during normal play when you need to alert a bid>

 

Important - There is a target - this tells the program where to send your prescripted chat. The target for Bridgbase is: Base

Once you learn the program simply insert Base as the target.

 

If you need help, you can email me at: msb4pa@gmail.com

[1eyedjack]

I used to use OKscript a lot, when I was a member of OKbridge. It is written under Python, yes?

 

When I moved over to BBO I tried to get it to work on BBO but with only limited success in getting it to use the correct input focus. That was a long time ago, and times have moved on - probably both with the BBO interface and with versions of okscript.

 

And, last time I tried it was before the first Flash interface for BBO had been published, so there may be more possibilities.

 

If you can get it to work properly then it is a great tool for regular partnerships to send explanations to the oppo. I could never get the explanations to tie in to the bids themselves - had to make do with the chat area.

 

I think there are other products that do the same sort of thing.

[barmar]

With the web client you now have the Chat Manager, which seems like it should address this need.

[DJNeill]

Does Chat Manager not require a bunch of clicks while the other software uses a hovering palette with everything click-once-to-send?

[Cascade]

Chat Manager can hover.

[Onedown]

I used to use OKscript a lot, when I was a member of OKbridge. It is written under Python, yes?

 

When I moved over to BBO I tried to get it to work on BBO but with only limited success in getting it to use the correct input focus. That was a long time ago, and times have moved on - probably both with the BBO interface and with versions of okscript.

 

And, last time I tried it was before the first Flash interface for BBO had been published, so there may be more possibilities.

 

If you can get it to work properly then it is a great tool for regular partnerships to send explanations to the oppo. I could never get the explanations to tie in to the bids themselves - had to make do with the chat area.

 

I think there are other products that do the same sort of thing.

It works great but not on the web client as it cannot find a defined target. I am no techie, but it may be due to Flash.

 

And yes, the latest version 4, is easy to work with, especially the editor. You can actually copy/paate with your mouse..lol