Re: [Scid-users] Where the games saved in clipboard go?

2011-02-06 Thread Steve Steinitz
Hi Alexander, Wow. Thank you for your quick reply and clear explanations. Comments and questions below. Please note my description of difficulties importing a recently-Scid-opened PGN into a newly-opened Scid database... On 6/02/11, Alexander Wagner wrote: >Currently you can not directly sa

Re: [Scid-users] Use-case: entering games played by kids

2011-02-06 Thread Marcin Kasperski
As a sidenote bonus, here is the game I discovered some time ago. Both players are currently GMs (white was not at the time the game was played, he was a very talented youngster then). The game was played during European Rapid Chess Championship 2006. Note moves 10, 26, and 31 :-) [Event "Ampli

Re: [Scid-users] Use-case: entering games played by kids

2011-02-06 Thread Marcin Kasperski
> You can't. Scid enforces the laws of chess here and does not accept > invalid moves. In your case this is actually a drawback, in most others > it is definitely an advantage. Well, one need not exclude the other. Enforcing laws normally but having some "force invalid move" option/button/whatev

Re: [Scid-users] SCID window maximization?

2011-02-06 Thread CCT TD - Peter Skinner
Yes. All windows are docked and the main window is maximized as you would any other. Even after saving the layout, saving the settings manually, and then allowing them to be saved upon exit, it still opens non-maximized. Peter -Original Message- From: Alexander Wagner [mailto:a.wag...@ph

Re: [Scid-users] SCID window maximization?

2011-02-06 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 02/05/11 22:05, CCT TD - Peter Skinner wrote: Hi! > When I open SCID the window does not maximize how I would like it. I > maximize it, save settings, and still each time I open it, the window is > not correct. > > Is there a way of fixing this? I'll check that. To make sure: you refer to doc

Re: [Scid-users] Use-case: entering games played by kids

2011-02-06 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 02/06/11 00:11, Marcin Kasperski wrote: Hello Marcin! > a) Opp of my son castled under check at move 7. My son missed this and > they happily continued to play until a few moves later they spotted the > check, so he just moved the king out of it. The game had some > interesting twists afterwar

Re: [Scid-users] Where the games saved in clipboard go?

2011-02-06 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 02/05/11 23:03, Steve Steinitz wrote: Hi! > I created a database for my games (it doesn't get opened > automatically). I typically open a game (created on my > iPhone by tChess) by double clicking it (to open Scid on > my Mac), add engine annotation to it and examine the > wonderful Score Gra

Re: [Scid-users] Where the games saved in clipboard go?

2011-02-06 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 02/05/11 21:37, Esteban Cervetto wrote: Hi! >>> SCID don t ask me where the games are saved when I >>> init a game with Ctrl+x and I stay in the clipboard. >> >> They are saved in the clip base (not to be confused >> with the clip board). >> >> If you switch to a "regular" base, they are creat