Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

On Jun 24, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Alexander Wagner wrote: >> I have looked at it briefly since your email and yes, you >> are right, this OS X USB APIs are a different beast >> altogether. I had assumed (stupid) that they would have >> lower level APIs simlilar to BSD but I was quite wrong. >> As ne

Re: [Scid-users] Scid-users Digest, Vol 23, Issue 29

Pascal, I disagree that this is a mis-configuration. Showing multiple PVs is one thing, what I am asking for is entirely different. Please look closely at the example again and I think you should see what I am asking for is NOT just setting multiPV mode to 4 or something similar. MultiPV set to

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Alexander Wagner, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: >Well, in libraries you'd invent a classification sheme that >maps what is there and then assign a classification for it. >Those of you who know DDC (Dewey, all US will know it) know >how this works. DDC is pretty difficult as there is only one >single c

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Giorgio Bellegotti wrote: Hi! >> Sounds a good idea. Maybe this could also switch to the >> analyis mode Roy asked for? >> > I don't know what this analysis mode is, could you explain me? Ah it was a recent threat on the list. Here's the essential quote: -

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Hi! > 2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: > > CentriScid_ID 123456 > CentriScid_Version 10 > CentriScid_TacticPly23 > CentriScid_TacticSolution Nxf3 ... > CentriScid_OpeningBlund

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi! > > 2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: >> >>CentriScid_ID 123456 >>CentriScid_Version 10 >>CentriScid_TacticPly23 >>CentriScid_TacticSoluti

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Giorgio Bellegotti wrote: > > Hi! > > Sounds a good idea. Maybe this could also switch to the >>> analyis mode Roy asked for? >>> >>> >> I don't know what this analysis mode is, could you explain me? >> > > Ah it was a recent threat on the list. H

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Alexander Wagner ha scritto: Sounds a good idea. Maybe this could also switch to the analyis mode Roy asked for? I don't know what this analysis mode is, could you explain me? - Possibility to add a variation (or all variations) at the end of a game (workaround appendi

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > - UCI options window more large >> Ok. >> > > Could that window size actually be calculated on the fly? Ie > that all options fit into the window without scrollbars? > Impossible with some engines, like Fruit. Pascal ---

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > CentriScid_ID 123456 >> CentriScid_Version 10 >> CentriScid_TacticPly23 >> CentriScid_TacticSolution Nxf3 ... >> CentriScid_OpeningBlunder 7 >> CentriScid_OpeningBlunderSideToMove black >> > > This has a major di

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Pascal Georges wrote: Hi! > - More detailed infos from UCI engines (seldepth, > currmove, currmovenumber, hashfull, nps, tbhits and > cpuload) > > Maybe the best thing is to add a toggle button among > current others. So more detailed infos are displayed (that > would mean to chang

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Hi Pascal, I saw that sources are changed in 3.6.24 release, so it will not so simple to merge the modifications from 3.6.23 files. I will do the enhancements one by one and everytime I will send here the modified files. Then you will be free to accept, reject, change as you want or discuss abo

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project]

Pascal Georges wrote: Hi! > 2008/6/24 Claus Behl <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: > > i would be glad to add 5o Exercises. But i have a question about > copyright. Is it allowed to take examples from books? It should be, > because this books about tactical (or endgame)

Re: [Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Hi Giorgio, 2008/6/24 Giorgio Bellegotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Pascal, > > I had done some very slight modifications in 3.6.23 sources. > They were in engine analysis window, because my main interest is there, > in details: > > - More detailed infos from UCI engines (seldepth, currmove, >

Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

Pascal Georges wrote: Hi! > We had the feeling that the mac might not like serial > IO without _any_ flow control as it is used by DGT. > Ie. dgtdrv2 starts up, searches for the board and > hangs there right after the first char send to the > serial port even in the init routi

Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

Garth Corral wrote: Hi! >> dgtdrv itself sits on the dgtnix library which is portable between OS, >> its done in plain POSIX C. dgtdrv itself is also plain C(++). Its >> known to work on Linux and Windows at the moment afaik also on BSD. We >> have an open issue on the Mac that actually nobody

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

I'll try to reread all that has been said and provide an overview of the ideas discussed so far. I'll try to report that overview tomorrow. - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell ser

Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > We had the feeling that the mac might not like serial IO without _any_ flow > control as it is used by DGT. Ie. dgtdrv2 starts up, searches for the board > and hangs there right after the first char send to the serial port even in > the init routin

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges wrote: Hi! > Today, I also had some thoughts about unique id's. Probably a > structured ID would be a good approach. One could use a structure > already common in URN or DOI services. For a chess DB it could look > like this: > > DBID:Version-Number > > E.

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project]

I think for Kasparian's case, it's ok : USSR did not have copyrights agreement, to the joy of Pergamon, for instance. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Pascal Georges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/6/24 Claus Behl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> i would be glad to add 5o Exercises. But i have a qu

Re: [Scid-users] Webpage

Pascal, There are G ads at least on the scidlet page. Help is ok for now, if it refers to all the documentation. Bye, B - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just a

[Scid-users] Tiny enhancements

Hello Pascal, I had done some very slight modifications in 3.6.23 sources. They were in engine analysis window, because my main interest is there, in details: - More detailed infos from UCI engines (seldepth, currmove, currmovenumber, hashfull, nps, tbhits and cpuload) - Added a button to add a

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Michal Rudolf wrote: Hi! Some sidenotes from the librarian as classification is part of my job. ;) >> So we should aim at a solution that relies more on >> structure than feedback. A better idea for Scid would be >> classify the exercises according to the kind of material >> configuration : paw

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Benoit St-Pierre wrote: Hi! > Just looking at Zurich 1953 casually made me found, for > the first 30 games, something like one very good exercise > every two games. And that's just with the help of > comments, diagrams and my wetware mind. Finding good > exercises is not that difficult ; findin

Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

Good morning! Well the current implementation looks like http://dgtdrv.sourceforge.net/. Ie. it calls my dgtdrv2 for moves. Therefore, DGT-support is actually completely miss leading (I know I called it that myself) as I'm actually adding Input Engine support to scid. I published input engine

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Good morning! Sorry, this webmaier does not allow decent quoting. :( Concerning the needed DBs. I admit, that I'm from the "database fraction". That means, for me the specialised databases Pascal thinks about are just special views of one large database where all objects are collected centrally

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges wrote: Hi! [Flags] > It would not be hard to normalize those and find an UI to display those > tactical motifs. What lacks is the matter (the bases). To build the user > interface comes after, because I dont' want to set up something that > would remain empty. You are right, b

Re: [Scid-users] April-ratings

[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > Hi, > > You can download again my spelling and rating file from my homepage! > > http://members.inode.at/786053/index.html > > Now the april 2008 ratings are included. > > Any feedback are welcome ! > > Franz > Thanks Franz for your work. I mirrored your files at Sc

[Scid-users] Scid-users is public

Hi, I switched back Scid-users mailing list as being public, so everybody can access archives and mail addresses are protected (partially masked) which protects from spam. Pascal - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplac

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project]

2008/6/24 Claus Behl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > i would be glad to add 5o Exercises. But i have a question about > copyright. Is it allowed to take examples from books? It should be, > because this books about tactical (or endgame) exercises are filled with > mostly the same examples. So would it be o

Re: [Scid-users] Next steps for Scid

On Jun 24, 2008, at 12:16 AM, Alexander Wagner wrote: > dgtdrv itself sits on the dgtnix library which is portable between > OS, its done in plain POSIX C. dgtdrv itself is also plain C(++). > Its known to work on Linux and Windows at the moment afaik also on > BSD. We have an open issue on

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project]

Pascal Georges schrieb: > > > 2008/6/24 Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >: > > Pascal Georges, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: > > >Yes, I agree. And contributions are most welcome here. Who has a > good > >(copyright free) tactics base ?? > Even if we don't

Re: [Scid-users] Webpage

2008/6/24 Benoit St-Pierre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't know why there is a privacy button : it should be in the Contribute > page (where http://scid.sourceforge.net/doc/progref.html should be > promoted). > I was not aware of this doc. Unfortunately it is a little bit outdated. > > Screensho

Re: [Scid-users] Webpage

Hello, Here are my first impressions about the site. I would like to act upon it, but I need to read a bit. Blurb. Always description or buttons. The description should be helpful : it could even be the first part of Scid for the Impatient. If we don't have anything to say except repeat

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Michal, We must distinguish training with basic examples, say Lasker's and Vukovic's books from a more advanced training, when we would like to train someone according to his opening repertoire, or according to the game situation the apprentice needs to improve. For the latter, tactical training

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Benoit St-Pierre, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: >Hello, >So we should aim at a solution that relies more on structure than feedback. >A better idea for Scid would be classify the exercises according to the kind >of material configuration : pawn structure and piece distribution. This makes sense for

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Hello, My two cents on databases like endgame and tactical exercises. Just looking at Zurich 1953 casually made me found, for the first 30 games, something like one very good exercise every two games. And that's just with the help of comments, diagrams and my wetware mind. Finding good exercise

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: >> Even if we don't find one, we can create it - it is enough to find a few >> people that would commit some 50 exercises and join databases. >Yes, it is feasible, but who is behind the "we" ? ;-) I can add 50 tactical exercises. 5 more volunteers and we ha

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

2008/6/24 Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Pascal Georges, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: > > >Yes, I agree. And contributions are most welcome here. Who has a good > >(copyright free) tactics base ?? > Even if we don't find one, we can create it - it is enough to find a few > people that would com

Re: [Scid-users] Webpage

http://scid.sourceforge.net/download.html refers to 3.6.24 (I am updating the site, and 75% finished). Pascal 2008/6/24 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > I just saw that the download page still refers to 3.6.1 only though one is > guided to that page from the main page which already refers to 3.6.2

[Scid-users] Webpage

Hi! I just saw that the download page still refers to 3.6.1 only though one is guided to that page from the main page which already refers to 3.6.24. Maybe Garth, you could adopt this quickly? Its a bit confusing. -- Kind regards, Alexander Wagner

[Scid-users] Scid Pocket

New (bad) results for Scid on Pocket PC : Tournament finish: Group A - 'Elite' (Elo >2499): http://raitpref.hotbox.ru/ct003-1.htm PGN: http://raitpref.hotbox.ru/files/pgn/rpc-t3a.pgn Total Rating list: http://raitpref.hotbox.ru/ct001-r.htm My guess is that the time control is too quick.

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: >prefer > >CentriScid_ID 123456 >CentriScid_Version 10 >CentriScid_TacticPly23 >CentriScid_TacticSolution Nxf3 ... >CentriScid_OpeningBlunder 7 >CentriScid_OpeningBlunderSideToMove black >So a complete list of needed key

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges, wtorek, 24 czerwca 2008: >Yes, I agree. And contributions are most welcome here. Who has a good >(copyright free) tactics base ?? Even if we don't find one, we can create it - it is enough to find a few people that would commit some 50 exercises and join databases. >> >Or those

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

2008/6/24 Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 23 czerwca 2008: > > >A question is what are the needed DBs : certainly a general ref DB but > also > >more specialized DBs like tactics, endings, openings (enhancing critical > >positions). > Separate databases are bet

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

2008/6/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Today, I also had some thoughts about unique id's. Probably a structured ID > would be a good approach. One could use a structure already common in URN or > DOI services. For a chess DB it could look like this: > > DBID:Version-Number > > E.g. >

Re: [Scid-users] Error in tactical exercises

The tactical exercises rely on toga to be installed : you must have an engine named Toga (not case sensitive) configured. I changed the code so the exception raised later is avoided, and I will make the message clearer. Pascal 2008/6/24 Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I got 'Unable to find

[Scid-users] Error in tactical exercises

I got 'Unable to find engine' error when invoking these, and later: can't read "::analysis(multiPV5)": no such element in array can't read "::analysis(multiPV5)": no such element in array while executing "lindex $::analysis(multiPV$::tactics::engineSlot) 0" (procedure "::tactics::stopAnal

Re: [Scid-users] A CentriScid Project

Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 23 czerwca 2008: >A question is what are the needed DBs : certainly a general ref DB but also >more specialized DBs like tactics, endings, openings (enhancing critical >positions). Separate databases are better for this, I think, as those are likely to contain pos