Brian Lunergan wrote: > Franz wrote: > >> Hi Brian, >> >> 1. extract the file >> 2. start scid >> 3. Options -Load Spellcheck File... >> 4. choose the extracted ratings_??.??.???.ssp >> >> Thats all >> >> Franz >> > > Franz: > > Thanks. This is at least partly useful. I still need to know what directory > to drop it into and if I need to change anything in the properties such as > group assignment. That choice on the options menu is greyed out. At what > point does it become active?? >
Hi Brian, This is somewhat strange. "greyed out". I have no clue what or why. What Ubuntu distro do you use? What tcl/tk version do you have installed? 3.6.1 is a very old scid release, from December 2006. Only after that time scid development got the new boost and it seems Franz jumped on the train since 3.6.12 in April 2007. Franz' latest spell-check files include the new 5/6 times yearly rating updates by Fide. For this to be parsed correctly, scid was adjusted only recently, in the 4.2 release of last Jan. But at this point this seems only detail to you. As it should be, you can drop the ssp file (name it as you wish) in any directory as you wish. The user running scid only needs read access on the complete file path. The load spell-check file dialogue allows you to browse your file system to select precisely that path. Scid has no implicit preferences. Hence, your real problem should be the fact that the option is greyed out. Nothing else to worry about. I would like to recommend you to upgrade your Scid release (anyway). Preparation: * Make sure you have tcl/tk 8.5 package * It is highly recommended to have the libtk-img package, for better graphics of board and icons (png instead of gif). * Make sure you have gcc package * It is advisable to have the zlib1g package (but the sources come with a zlib implementation if not) You should be able to arrange this through synaptic. The real work: * Download the scid source tree (http://scid.sourceforge.net/download.html) and extract it somewhere in your ~brian filesystem * In a shell tool, cd to the new scid directory * Type "./configure" (without the quotes); this should create a makefile * Type "make"; this should build scid for your system. * Type "./scid &" and you are set. Dunno if this embarrasses you; just give it a try. You can always hit the installed scid version by entering "scid" (without the "./" to denote your own sciddy) if you decide to continue follow the old track. Note that if you are successful in building your own scid: Do not accidentally switch between the old and the new one, as some files used to remember your preferences (in ~brian/.scid/) are not compatible, so you will need to redo your preferences each time you switch programs, which is pretty frustrating. Cheers! Joost. > Regards... > >> Am Sonntag 21 März 2010 14:40:35 schrieb Brian Lunergan: >> >>> How do folks: >>> >>> Using SCID 3.6.1 on an Ubuntu Linux system. Downloaded the ratings.ssp >>> archive but I'm puzzled as to what to do with it once I've extracted the >>> contents. >>> >>> Do I: >>> >>> - shorten the file name to just ratings.ssp? >>> - move it to the scid share directory? >>> - change the group setting to root in properties? >>> - lose the spell file to avoid conflicts and confusion? >>> >>> What? >>> >>> Any assistance and/or direction would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Regards... >>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
