Re: [Scid-users] Future directions

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
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Re: [Scid-users] Problem with building from GIT on Debian

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 21/03/13 11:09, John wrote: > I have just tried building SCID on CentOS 6.4. The configure script is > looking for the X11 libraries in The Wrong Place. They're in /usr/lib64 > on my system. > > It does find tcl.h though. > > I edited the build scrip to add some more directories, and then this:

Re: [Scid-users] Problem with building from GIT on Debian

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 19/03/13 21:57, John wrote: > To rework my mods as Fulvio has asked me to do, I cloned the SCID repo > using git. > I ran the configure script, specifying BINDIR and SHAREDIR to install > the binaries away from scidvspc. > > The compile failed, it couldn't find tcl.h. > > The configure script th

[Scid-users] Future directions

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 21/03/13 07:51, Alan Whiteman wrote: > Well put John. If two years of inactivity isn't a sign of neglect or > abandonment- I don't know what is. I think that devs of skill ought to > put their efforts into a project that shows signs of life. From this > perspective (I know I'm going to get u

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Justin Mcclure
http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/ On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Ben St-Pierre wrote: > Does anybody have a good resource for computer engines? > > I found this: > > http://www.schachcomputer.info/ > > but I don't find this friendly, to say the least. > > > --

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
Does anybody have a good resource for computer engines? I found this: http://www.schachcomputer.info/ but I don't find this friendly, to say the least. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faste

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
It might be wiser to simply refer to this: http://www.freechess.org/cgi-bin/Download/FICS_Download_Interface.cgi -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics L

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Jai Dayal
mlacunzav On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Mario Lacunza wrote: > its http only... > > Saludos / Best regards > > Mario Lacunza > Email:: mlacu...@gmail.com > Personal Website:: http://www.lacunza.biz/ > OpenOffice.org PerĂº:: http://openoffice-peru.com/ > Hosting:: http://mlv-host.com/ > Mascota

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
Strange. I just saw screenshots. Wait, this: http://knights.sourceforge.net -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Mario Lacunza
its http only... Saludos / Best regards Mario Lacunza Email:: mlacu...@gmail.com Personal Website:: http://www.lacunza.biz/ OpenOffice.org PerĂº:: http://openoffice-peru.com/ Hosting:: http://mlv-host.com/ Mascotas Perdidas:: http://mascotas-perdidas.com/ Google Talk / Y! messenger / Skype: mlacun

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Whiteman
On 03/20/2013 04:49 PM, Ben St-Pierre wrote: > Has anybody tried PyChess? > > https://sites.google.com/site/pychess/ > > Has anybody tried Knights? > > https://knights.sourceforge.net > > -- > Everyone hates slow websites.

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Whiteman
On 03/20/2013 03:43 PM, John wrote: > On 20/03/13 23:30, Joao Rita (Food Supply Chain & Logistics Planning) wrote: >> How about thinking about the structure, the divisions so that developers >> jump into their favorite thing. >> >> I'm thinking: >> > I'm thinking nobody should be given commit acces

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
Has anybody tried PyChess? https://sites.google.com/site/pychess/ Has anybody tried Knights? https://knights.sourceforge.net -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download

Re: [Scid-users] tk.h

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 19/03/13 22:28, Alan Whiteman wrote: > Have you tried scidvspc? I have, and I use it sometimes. However, as I explained to Steven a while back it has Too Many Discoordinated Windows. My real machines are beefy enough that any performance problems others see in SCID aren't a problem for me.

Re: [Scid-users] Project Proposition

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 20/03/13 05:12, Detlef Steuer wrote: > with all respect: Why do you think you are in a position > to propose anything if you use such aggressive and abusive language? > > Your tone hinders any community building, I guess. > > Regards I think we have a cross-culture problem here. Your interpreta

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

2013-03-20 Thread John
On 20/03/13 23:30, Joao Rita (Food Supply Chain & Logistics Planning) wrote: > How about thinking about the structure, the divisions so that developers > jump into their favorite thing. > > I'm thinking: > I'm thinking nobody should be given commit access until the have a proven history of providi

[Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
Hello, Here's a first draft of a new Scid Links page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/123oAWunck4kHCfvgdfT9w24NIYhdBW6f0vbUJC5TReE/edit?usp=sharing Hopefully, anyone with this link could add comments. There's even a chat box in case people want to meet and chat. **This is for a limited time

Re: [Scid-users] Any free databases out there?

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
I just stumbled upon this page where there's a zip file for all the TWIC games to date: http://www.top-5000.nl/pgn.htm Here's what it says: > 2.2 million quality chess games in PGN format.After 5 years an update with > 500,000 new gamesmainly from the archives TWIC. Database is now up to date

[Scid-users] Users Ideas..

2013-03-20 Thread Joao Rita (Food Supply Chain & Logistics Planning)
Guys/Gals, Please note that I am now compiling all the ideas people are submitting in this forum. Hopefully when the management comes back with directions, I'll be able to provide the users desires and wishes. In the meantime, fire away, any ideas, all ideas, silly ideas... I'll compile every

Re: [Scid-users] Project Proposition / Project Merge / Etc...

2013-03-20 Thread Ben St-Pierre
> [linking between games in one's DB] might be tricky, for it might mean a > change in the database format. Maybe something to keep in mind for si5? Chris Bannister has previously asked if there was interest in that matter: http://www.mail-archive.com/scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg06062.ht

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-20 Thread R.
I'm glad we have Joao, How about thinking about the structure, the divisions so that developers jump into their favorite thing. I'm thinking: -Analysis -GUI -Database -Pluguins: FICS, TWC? -Documentation (webpage). I would like to see the possibility to analyze games backwards, starting from

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Whiteman
On 03/20/2013 12:28 AM, Steve A wrote: > Joao wrote > >> Can I make one last ditch attempt to organize a conference call/IRC session, >> anything where we can have a forum of open discussion between the main >> parties? >> >> Again, I don't mind organizing it. > Fulvio and I email each other. So

Re: [Scid-users] Project Proposition / Project Merge / Etc...

2013-03-20 Thread Dale Hards
Sorry to have been lurking this whole time, I didn't really have anything to bring to the discussion of the last week... I'd like to see improvements to FICS play. These days I mainly use SCID to watch GM games on FICS, and it's quite annoying there is no proper games list. It'd be nice to have a

Re: [Scid-users] Project Proposition / Project Merge / Etc...

2013-03-20 Thread Marius Roets
Hi, On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Joao Rita (Food Supply Chain & Logistics Planning) wrote: > Good Morning All, > > Since we now know that the main parties involved are talking, I suggest we > leave them to it and await. > > How about we turn this into a more productive conversation like...

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-20 Thread Steve A
Joao wrote > Can I make one last ditch attempt to organize a conference call/IRC session, > anything where we can have a forum of open discussion between the main > parties? > > Again, I don't mind organizing it. Fulvio and I email each other. So there is no problem with communication between u

Re: [Scid-users] Project Proposition / Project Merge / Etc...

2013-03-20 Thread Joao Rita (Food Supply Chain & Logistics Planning)
Good Morning All, Since we now know that the main parties involved are talking, I suggest we leave them to it and await. How about we turn this into a more productive conversation like... What features do we as users like to see in the scid/scidvspc? Personally and I'd like to see (if it isn't