The Cube State dialog allows the initial state of the cube to be set to the Set, Scrambled or Retrieved state.
The Set state is always displayed on the first entry to this dialog after start-up and is useful when users wish to develop their own macros.
On the first entry to this dialog after start-up, the user must select one of the three initial states by clicking the OK button in order to exit the dialog. If Cancel is selected, the following message is conveyed: Need to initialise cube on first entry. Must press "OK" on "Cube State" dialog to proceed. On any subsequent entry to the Cube State dialog, Cancel is accepted and will result in no change from the state displayed on entry.
The Scrambled (disordered) state is the default setting and applies whenever the user is about to start to solve a cube. When the Scrambled state is selected, the elapsed time clock is initialised to zero and displayed if the "Show elapsed time from scrambled state start" option has been selected from the Unravel Options dialog.
The Retrieved state can be selected if users have previously saved the cube state, for the cube's current size and any applicable marking option, on their computer. If the clock were running when the cube state was saved, the elapsed time would also have been saved and the elapsed time clock will be initialised to that value.
While the clock is initialised via this dialog, it does not start until later.