Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Marcin Kasperski
> As i recently completely switched over to linux > (i kept windows for years only because of those chessbase > products ...) = > > I'm searching for a converter to get my huge chessbase > databases i collected over many years into scid. > > Any hints ? I am succesfully running Fritz8 on Linux und

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Michal Rudolf
Gilbert Rebhan, piątek, 23 listopada 2007: >http://theorie.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~arwagner/chess/chessbase.html I can confirm that old Fritz 6 works well enough in Wine, although I tested it only when installed on Windows partition. Also, this site seems to be a good source of free chess progr

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Gilbert Rebhan schrieb: > Hi, > > Joost 't Hart schrieb: >> Can wine run cb-light? > > Think so, if not i would run it with > Win in VirtualBox. > > I tried to avoid that, but if there's no other > way ... > > Regards, Gilbert P.S. : here's a link dealing with that stuff = http://theorie.phys

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Hi, Joost 't Hart schrieb: > Can wine run cb-light? Think so, if not i would run it with Win in VirtualBox. I tried to avoid that, but if there's no other way ... Regards, Gilbert - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Micr

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Michal Rudolf
Gilbert Rebhan, piątek, 23 listopada 2007: >well, if no converter available somebody has to write it ;-) > >Is there enough knowledge available about the file formats >and specs of cbf and cbh ? No, reverse-engineering will be needed. And it would be better to check legal issues first. -- Mich

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Joost 't Hart
On Friday 23 November 2007 21:11:17 Michal Rudolf wrote: > Gilbert Rebhan, piątek, 23 listopada 2007: > >well, if no converter available somebody has to write it ;-) > > > >Is there enough knowledge available about the file formats > >and specs of cbf and cbh ? > > No, reverse-engineering will be

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Hi, Michal Rudolf schrieb: > Gilbert Rebhan, piątek, 23 listopada 2007: >> As i recently completely switched over to linux >> (i kept windows for years only because of those chessbase >> products ...) = > >> I'm searching for a converter to get my huge chessbase >> databases i collected over ma

Re: [Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Michal Rudolf
Gilbert Rebhan, piątek, 23 listopada 2007: >As i recently completely switched over to linux >(i kept windows for years only because of those chessbase >products ...) = >I'm searching for a converter to get my huge chessbase >databases i collected over many years into scid. > >Any hints ? I think

[Scid-users] Converter from cbf | cbh to pgn | scid ?

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Hi, i'm sure this question has been asked already, sorry if boring. I already googled but the only tip was to use CB Light, convert to pgn, then import into scid. As i recently completely switched over to linux (i kept windows for years only because of those chessbase products ...) = I'm search

Re: [Scid-users] Setup Scid 3.6.20 on OpenSuse 10.3

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Hi, Detlef Steuer schrieb: > Hi, > > is there any interest in a native OpenSuSE package? > I maintain a few in OpenSuSe's build service and could try > to package an uptodate scid. Would be great, an easy way for lazy people like me ;-) to stay up to date. Regards, Gilbert ---

Re: [Scid-users] Setup Scid 3.6.20 on OpenSuse 10.3

2007-11-23 Thread Detlef Steuer
Hi, is there any interest in a native OpenSuSE package? I maintain a few in OpenSuSe's build service and could try to package an uptodate scid. Detlef On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:34:51 +0100 pgeorges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I use Suse, and typing > ./configure > make > ./scid > > sho

Re: [Scid-users] Setup Scid 3.6.20 on OpenSuse 10.3

2007-11-23 Thread Gilbert Rebhan
Hi, Alexander > export PATH=.:$PATH > ./scid > > will work. :) thanks !!, works now :-) , i also had to delete an older version of scid that ships with open suse 10.3 Regards, Gilbert - This SF.net email is sponsored by:

Re: [Scid-users] Rating Lists

2007-11-23 Thread Alexander Wagner
> Currently I simply take Franz Nagl's files (he emails me when some are > available). Given that he updates them at least once per year, this > seems sufficient for me. > Currently I simply take Franz Nagl's files (he emails me > when some are available). Given that he updates them at > least on

Re: [Scid-users] Rating Lists

2007-11-23 Thread Alexander Wagner
> Currently I simply take Franz Nagl's files (he emails me when some are > available). Given that he updates them at least once per year, this > seems sufficient for me. > Currently I simply take Franz Nagl's files (he emails me > when some are available). Given that he updates them at > least on

Re: [Scid-users] Tree Cache Files

2007-11-23 Thread pgeorges
Cory Helfrich a écrit : > Hello Pascal, > > Sorry for the delay in responding. I installed Scid 3.6.21rc5 on my > Mac. I then did the following: > 1. Opened my databases. > 2. Used the "Fill cache file" from the tree window. > 3. I clicked Save cache file" from the tree window. Scid saved the > c

[Scid-users] Scid ratings on PPC

2007-11-23 Thread pgeorges
Hi, I was pointed those interesting links : http://raitpref.hotbox.ru/ct002-1.htm http://raitpref.hotbox.ru/ct001-r.htm Which shows to me I really have to make progress in the PPC field (CPU optimisation). Pascal - This SF

Re: [Scid-users] take back

2007-11-23 Thread pgeorges
Hi, If you entered e4 e5 and wanted e4 e6, just use left arrow to go back one move and reenter e6 (the correct move, choosing "replace move"). Pascal Jan Joustra a écrit : > Dear Sirs > > If, by wrong mouse movements, I want to take back the last piece > movement, how can I do that ? > > Thank

Re: [Scid-users] Rating Lists

2007-11-23 Thread pgeorges
Alexander Wagner a écrit : > Hi! > > A current open point in scid's features is the import of > rating lists. Currently Franz Nagl supplies some from time > to time but as I got him in some discussion his algorithm is > not yet publishable and involves some manual work. Is there > a chance to ease

[Scid-users] take back

2007-11-23 Thread Jan Joustra
Dear Sirs If, by wrong mouse movements, I want to take back the last piece movement, how can I do that ? Thanks a lot greetings [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Netherlands - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all cha

Re: [Scid-users] Tree Cache Files

2007-11-23 Thread pascal . georges1
Selon Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > pgeorges schrieb: > > Hi! > > > I tried to extend the number of lines used to fill the tree cache (2000 > > lines from ECO classification). Then I ran it with a tree from a 3 M > > games base : the cache would need several weeks to be filled (!). >

[Scid-users] Rating Lists

2007-11-23 Thread Alexander Wagner
Hi! A current open point in scid's features is the import of rating lists. Currently Franz Nagl supplies some from time to time but as I got him in some discussion his algorithm is not yet publishable and involves some manual work. Is there a chance to ease this up, maybe by some functionality to

Re: [Scid-users] Setup Scid 3.6.20 on OpenSuse 10.3

2007-11-23 Thread Marcin Kasperski
> This program, > "./scid" > is version 3.6.20, > but the tkscid progam > it uses is version 3.6. > Check that the path to tkscid is correct. Alexander already replied, let me just add that this signals conflict between your just compiled scid and old scid installed on the system. Depending on the