Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Alan Whiteman
On 01/04/13 09:31, Fulvio wrote: I know I'm guilty for not having created a new GameList window, but it is not because i'm satisfied with the current interface. I have not played serious chess for over a year, so I'm not using Scid, so I stopped to develop the code

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Fulvio
I know I'm guilty for not having created a new GameList window, but it is not because i'm satisfied with the current interface. I have not played serious chess for over a year, so I'm not using Scid, so I stopped to develop the code. I'm sorry you think I'm selfish, I just wanted to point out to

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Gerd Lorscheid
Hello, I have no problem if the initial loading time of a large database takes time as long as I can then work efficiently. There is no difference to Chessbase where the first open of the tree takes time. But with Chessbase the tree data sometimes disappears and you have to restart to get

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Gerd Lorscheid
Hello Fulvio, yes I remembered working on the stuff, but I was not the one stopping as soon as my personal goals were fulfilled. To make sure what I said: - I would like to have a smart list control: Now thank you there is one but it is a singleton. Only once on the screen. - I do not want

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Ben St-Pierre
> With huge databases the opening tree takes a lot of time with the first moves. Why use trees for huge databases? Trees don't give reliable info for them. Not that I disagree with the necessity of having fast dbs. > The limit of 1.5 million games is my own impression, everybody has his own impr

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Gregor Cramer
Hello, > I am quite surprised! I use Scid with absolutely no problems with a > database (the big one from Opening Master) of 6+ million games! I admit > that my machine is a strong one (8 core at 3.0Ghz, 16Ghz RAM, fast > busses, Raid 0, Ubuntu 12.04), but even so, that statement surprises > me

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Mark Morss
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Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Mark Morss
On 01/03/2013 06:54 PM, Gregor Cramer wrote > as the developer of Scidb I like to answer to some points. Not that I know which is correct, but did you mean THE devloper, or the principal developer? > Yes, ChessBase is designed for huge database, and Scid/Scidb is > definitively not designed for hu

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Fulvio
Gerd Lorscheid wrote: > > > So when looking for openings, or an opponent I would like to have at > the same time working in real time: > I think Gerd already know, especially considering that he wrote part of the code that makes it possible, but it is worth mentioning for inexperienced users tha

Re: [Scid-users] Testing

2013-01-04 Thread Steven
Anyway, post here was to ask how the bugs in Scid are going to get fixed, when currently even simple contributed fixes are ignored. Laugh Scid and Scid vs PC will always remain separate software now. The size of the tcl code changes is kind-of huge. Steve --