Re: [Scid-users] engine auto-install

> There is no 'submit comment' button on that page. You need to create a SF account and log in, HG. Then you'll see ​​a Discussion, with a box to respond. I've linked to your previous comment. -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type

Re: [Scid-users] critter linux

> Try using scidvspc. Please refrain from spamming. -- ___ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users

Re: [Scid-users] critter linux

​Hello Joseph, After you succeed in compiling Critter and Stockfish, click on Tools/Analysis Engine... and follow these steps: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/TheAnalysisEngineList/ Here are the instructions to compile Stockfish on Ubuntu: http://support.stockfishchess.org/kb/advanced-topic

Re: [Scid-users] NAG - What does a red "D" mean?

​Hello Fred, I've submitted the bug: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/bugs/69/ One day, I'll be able to fix this kind of issues, but for now I can barely manage the clerical needs of the SCID project. Thank you for your patience, Ben​ -

Re: [Scid-users] NAG - What does a red "D" mean?

In the PGN Window, D means diagram. I think it appears when you annotate a game with an engine and leave "Mark as tactical exercise" checked. A diagram therefore means there's a tactical exercise. So there is a relationship between diagrams and dubious moves... B-) *** As a side note, in the Gam

Re: [Scid-users] Where is the suggestion box?

> Where is the appropriate place to make a suggestion? http://sourceforge.net/p/scid/feature-requests/ > I'm noticing icons disappearing as I resize the game window. That would be a bug: http://sourceforge.net/p/scid/bugs/

Re: [Scid-users] Comments General Game Summary

​> Is there a method to add my own personal "game summary" notes after reviewing/studying a game to the top of the notation window?​ ​Yes. >From the Comment Editor (CTRL-E), add your comments at the start of the game, before you play any move. They should appear before the first move. *** Also

Re: [Scid-users] Annotations Questions - Analysis Engines

OK. I think I found the disturbing "feature": > I've been trying different analysis engines and noticed that not all of them annotate. In SCID, it's possible to open two engines at the same time. It seems that one can only annotate using the first engine opened. So the function *Tools/Analysis E

Re: [Scid-users] Annotations Questions - Analysis Engines

> Can all UCI engines theoretically annotate? I think so. > Is there a source/webpage that explains how to activate annotation for Rybka. Not specifically. Here's how I could make Rybka annotate: First, I went and downloaded the free version: http://www.rybkachess.com/free/Rybka232a.zip Seco

Re: [Scid-users] Editing Games

> Why isn't it sorting? BTW, it doesn't matter which header I choose, none of the get sorted properly.What is suppose to happen when I click the Date Header? ​Click until you see a little "1". It needs to be the first criteria. If you click on another column and get a "2", that will be your second

Re: [Scid-users] Query...

​Hello Philip, After your search, go in Tools / Export All Filter Games / Export Filter to PGN File ​This should get you what you want. Enjoy SCID! B ​ -- Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 serve

Re: [Scid-users] Books.bin

Hello jk, I'll try to answer in chunks, as this pushes the limits of my knowledge of SCID. Also, I need to check with other versions of SCID to confirm your problems. I tried to reproduce your behavior by: - opening Tools / Book Tuning - selecting Elo2400.bin - changing the third value ("9") to

Re: [Scid-users] Books.bin

> I'm attempting to create a book.bin using polyglot-14 and I'm wondering if I should use any specific parameters to optimize it for SCID? Since a .bin book is simply a PGN file that has been compacted in a way to be readable by a chess engine, the parameters should be related to the chess engine

Re: [Scid-users] Options Menu - Directories

JK, Try Options / Save Options before trying File / Open or New *** Alternatively, if you have Options / Auto-Save Options on Exit you can exit SCID and reopen it. *** Both solutions work for me. It even works when you specify an USB key. Best of luck! Ben --

Re: [Scid-users] Why doesn't Analysis best move not match that of Cursor's choice?

After enquiring to jk, we isolated the problem: > I see the best move and then go to the game window to move the cursor over the piece. However, the game window's first choice (the greyed cell) doesn't match what is shown in the Analysis window. I asked jk if he had Show Suggested Moves on. He co

Re: [Scid-users] Options Menu - Directories

Jello, jk Here are some answers. ## 1 ## > Is a book just a collection of User Selected Games Basically, a chess opening book is a file with opening lines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_opening_book_(computers) The format used in SCID is Polyglot: http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/book_form

Re: [Scid-users] ICCF changes to xfcc secure server (patch)

Just caught this: > I tried to access the "How to create patches" link in the wiki, but received: Error 403: Create access required. Will enquire. -- Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you wa

Re: [Scid-users] compiling scid

Hello Vittorio, The old configure file did not recognize where Ubuntu keeps his tcl.h file. I recently reported the bug to Fulvio. He issued a new configure script a few days ago. It's now possible to compile SCID's latest code without modifying the makefile. Here's what I did: /1. First, get SC

Re: [Scid-users] Scid namebase issues in git / Project fallout

Steve A, I point at this: > It is hard to think well of such poor communication and insults. and at this: > Yes - this hack [...] That is all [1]. *** I think it is time you credit the source of every piece of code that you include in your software not written by you, as the GPL requires: h

Re: [Scid-users] Visualizing analysis on the board

Thanks for this. So playing with FICS conflicts with trial mode. Therefore, I think we should speak of a FICS mode: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/TrialMode/ I'll try to build on the concept of mode, which seems important to have a better understanding of SCID. Thanks! *** To try a varia

Re: [Scid-users] Problem with SCID 4.5.2...

Hello, This question has been added to the wiki: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/IsCompactingDatabasesSafe/ If all goes well, the wiki will be revised this summer. -- HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from L

Re: [Scid-users] Visualizing analysis on the board

Massimo, Here is what the PGN window looks like before I try moves in the trial mode: trial-mode-pgn-window.png See what it does when I hit trial AND try a move that has not been played in the game: trial-mode-mo

Re: [Scid-users] Visualizing analysis on the board

Thanks for the report, Massimo. Let's see if I can't help you out: > If instead I try to use the show analysis windows on the analysis window I only get a board with the current position, I can't see any variation on it. If I click with the right button on the analysis window, it gets blank and s

Re: [Scid-users] Visualizing analysis on the board

I can think of two other ways to view variations, Massimo. You can add variations to the game by clicking on the V button. That way, the whole variation is added to the game in annotation, with the engine's name. Then you simply need to click at the end of it in the PGN window. The other way is t

Re: [Scid-users] Editing single game...

Hello, In SCID, PGN files are read-only. To modify a database, first convert it to the SCID format. I usually do that using two different techniques. Assuming you have created a new SCID database. Then, either I do - Tools/Import File(s) of PGN games; - Copy the games from the Database Switcher

Re: [Scid-users] Scid.eco

> The opening is determined by playing a game backward I agree: the last theorical position classifies the game. > Nf3 d5 c4 is not "Reti", if for example white plays d4 somewhere in the next moves. The argument is too strong: 1. e4 c5 would not be a Sicilian because one can transpose into a Kin

Re: [Scid-users] Scid.eco

> "Zukertort Opening" for the opening "1.Nf3", not "Reti", because the Reti system is the move order "1.Nf3 d5 2.c4". I thought Zukertort was 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 (à la Kramnik) , while Réti was 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4, the Nimzo-Larsen could be obtained through 1. Nf3 and 2. b3. Since 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 leads t

Re: [Scid-users] Common searches

Hello Fulvio. My most common searches are by position, by rating, and by ECO. What you implement is enough for most of my searches. Thanks! I have a question and a request. The question is this one. In your video, there are five icons in the game list window. Your video shows the use of two

Re: [Scid-users] bug report

Hello Michael, What would be the steps I'd need to make to reproduce that bug? Thanks, B -- Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http

Re: [Scid-users] Chessbase tips from "Pump Up Your Rating", in Scid

OK, I now could enter a Null move by clicking on the two Kings. But I needed to uncheck "Show Suggested Moves" in Options/Moves first. When "Show Suggested Moves" is on, clicking on the two Kings on the start position does nothing. This may be as it should be, as suggested moves can hinder Null mo

Re: [Scid-users] Chessbase tips from "Pump Up Your Rating", in Scid

Hello Remco, In the Help files, under Move Entry, it says that one can enter Null moves in SCID. To enter a null move, it says one can click on the two Kings or to push "--" (minus-minus). I could not reproduce the ways to do so in OSX. This may mean SCID does not implement this anymore. Or that

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

Dear Jai, I repeatedly asked you to scratch your own itch. I also asked you if some search results would have helped. Both fail to qualify as pretending to know how to solve your problem. Do you think that "please download the latest sources" count as a "please restart your computer" for newly

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

> How do I donate ? We (Fulvio) do (does) not accept donations. There's some Kickstarter idea that would need to be developed. But nothing is certain on that front. Wikipedia always needs money. I'm sure Fulvio would appreciate if you'd work on creating an Autoconf'ed configuration instead of d

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

> Why can't you just admit that your little script is 100% broken? Because it's not my script. Because it's not 100% broken. Because the admission is already in the comment of makefile.conf Because the admission is implied in the many requests you ignored to scratch your own itch and produce so

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

> > I'm stating a fact: Many facts, in fact: - Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools [the title]; - Do you people not know how to actually use autotools to avoid this from happening? Seriously, this isn't advanced stuff. - Your makefile is completely inconsistent. - Wow. you all have *no idea*

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

Thank you, Jai Dayal. Now, how would any competent programmer presumably like you would solve this problem? More precisely, here's the relevant bit from the makefile.conf: # TCL_INCLUDE, TCL_LIBRARY, TK_LIBRARY: these are the compiler options #needed for linking Scid with Tcl/Tk. The progra

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

Does > TCL_LIBRARY = -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.5 work for you, Jayal? A simple yes or no would suffice. -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performan

Re: [Scid-users] Ya'll have no idea how to use autotools

> > Wow. you all have *no idea* how to write a makefile > Is that an offer to write one? -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI,

Re: [Scid-users] no sound in scid-4.4 in Mountain Lion

Hello balu, Sorry for the long delay. I can only answer one of your two questions: > I created a new database but starting the app always bring up only the > 'clipbase'.. where can i configure it? Unless I'm mistaken, the only way to load SCID with a database is to launch it from the command l

Re: [Scid-users] Books directory not found

Hello Sanjib, The .bin that you're mentioning are the binary books you wish to use, right? In that case, the message error usually means that you need to 1. go to Options/Books directory; 2. select the directory where you have your engines books. 3. save your Options. If that does not suffice,

Re: [Scid-users] Issues on Mac OSX Moutain Lion

Hello Patrick, Sorry about this niggling problem. To see if there's a problem with your installation, please try to install Israel's image: http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/Scid/Scid%204.4/Scid-4.4_OS_X_10.7-10.8.dmg/download Please try that and report here. If that does not work, we

Re: [Scid-users] Compile scid 4.5.1 on Mac

> to compile I didn't need to have Apple Xcode, but only Command Line Tools. Thanks for this! I've modified the Wiki page accordingly: > 1) Go to [Apple Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) and install the > command line tools. https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/CompileScid This line m

Re: [Scid-users] Compile scid 4.5.1 on Mac

> create an app inside the subdirectory "dist" and create a dmg By "create a dmg", Fulvio means "do something like this" http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-DMG-File-on-a-Mac As Fulvio just said when I asked him for confirmation, a dmg is "just a fancier zip file". ---

Re: [Scid-users] Compile scid 4.5.1 on Mac

> Does this create a DMG? I think it only creates an App, but that it would not take much to create an App out of it. But I don't know how to proceed exactly. Perhaps Israel could explain that. > Does snack sound package is included? I don't think so. ---

Re: [Scid-users] Compile scid 4.5.1 on Mac

Hello Patalex, If you want to compile Scid, following these three steps might be enough: First, http://sourceforge.net/p/scid/wiki/GetScid/ Second, install Apple Xcode and Xcode command line tools. Third, open the terminal, "cd" into the Scid source code directory and run the following commands

Re: [Scid-users] Changing default engine, training

Damn negation: > A program that is NOT maintained by an active community becomes either a > ghost or a gem. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph da

Re: [Scid-users] Changing default engine, training

> A lot of work still need to be done and for the moment i will not work on new > features. If that's the case, I would suggest that we collect these new features requests over there: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/feature-requests/ This way, those who would like to develop new features should

Re: [Scid-users] Changing default engine, training

Poub, Sorry for the earlier response. I missed your "for tactical training" bit. It looks like you need Toga or Phalanx: when I click on Play/Tactical game, it tells me > Unable to find engine. Please configure engine with Toga as name, But the wording gave me the idea to Add a "new" engine b

Re: [Scid-users] Changing default engine, training

Hello poub, If you already have Stockfish installed on your computer and know in which folder it is installed, here's how you proceed: 1. Go in **Tools/Analysis Engine** or press **CTRL-Shift-A** or click on the **Train** icon 2. The engines you already have installed should be listed there. Si

Re: [Scid-users] LoadRandom

Hello, The only context in which loading a random game would make sense would when doing tactics. And even then, we'd need something more robust than that: "load a random game that has not already been solved by the user". And it would not be in the main menu anyway. My 2 cents as a trainer, B

Re: [Scid-users] compiling 4.4 on Mac

> Also, it seems that in the compiled Scid I used from the Git, there > were arrows to indicate variations, instead of a menu of moves. Now > the menu is back. I'd rather have arrows, since the other technique > disrupts scrolling. Scratch that. This is in scidvspc. Make that a request. -

Re: [Scid-users] compiling 4.4 on Mac

Hello, Some notes: - Scrolling does not work when not on the active window. - Scrolling does not work when viewing a game in the Browsing window. - The gamelist does not work yet, i.e. the dates are not well-ordered. - The gamelist does not seem to update newly saved games. Also, it seems that i

Re: [Scid-users] Scid 4.5: development version

Seems that there is a precedent to that practice: > With the introduction of Apache 2.1, the Apache httpd project has adopted an > odd-even release strategy, where development happens with alpha and beta > releases assigned an odd-numbered minor version, and its general availability > (stable)

Re: [Scid-users] compiling 4.4 on Mac

Thanks! Where must we put the /Files folder? -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset f

Re: [Scid-users] error importing .pgn file

Hello Fernando, Since I am writing a FAQ, I'll try to answer in a more general way. Here is a possible problem you could have: To import PGN games, the **active database** needs to be either the Clipbase or a database in Scid format. When your active database is in PGN format, you will be author

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

I took the liberty to add my old tutorial, which I just found back: http://benstpierre.com/chess/scid/tutorial/introduction.html It needs to be updated and perhaps included in the wiki, but for now I think it still works OK. *** This kind of introduction should replace Scid's tutorial, which wa

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

> pgn4web's author is Paolo Casaschi, not Paolo Casachi. Thanks! Done. Added some proofreaders in the acknowledgement. Some resources for chess engines also been added. If you don't want to be mentioned, please tell me so. *** Today's experiment should show that this kind of documentation to

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

Hello, Sorry for not double checking the links. Here's what has been pushed so far: 1. The trailing "/" to Gerardo's has been removed; they all will be checked, since it seems there are no real conventions: some work only with it, some work only without it. 2. The typos have been fixed, includi

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

Hello again. The final draft has been released: https://github.com/bstp/scid-on-the-web/wiki/Resources I'll delete the G document aforementioned. Other comments will have to be done via GitHub or via email. I'll now focus on the Download page. Thanks for all the feedback! Bye, Ben

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

I started to work on the Download page: https://github.com/bstp/scid-on-the-web/wiki/Download Thinking about user cases, I suggest we provide courtesy bases: - OTB World Champions (Morphy, Fischer) - Tactical base - Studies’ base - Correspondence Wch games - Famous computer chess games - Miniatu

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

Go on this page: http://london2013.fide.com/analysis/index.html Take your mouse over the analysis lines. You should see a diagram pop-up. Now **this** would be great. I believe we almost have something like this already.

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

Hello again, The page is on its way to a final draft. The sentences should now be clear and straightforward. I've added two resources: [chess-db.com]: http://chess-db.com/ [ARVES]: http://www.arves.org/English/index.htm *** ARVES made me create a category Chess Variants. If you know good site

Re: [Scid-users] [Scidvspc-users] Window Docking feature

You can't, Jai. It's in development. -- Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on S

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

Being able to download directly from a website might be nice, e.g.: > ScidBD can download the last games played by someone on ICC and download > directly from Scid. V. http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/Scid/ -- Everyone ha

Re: [Scid-users] X11 library: not found

> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3538838&group_id=26963&atid=389081 I just tried to answer this, but it seems I can't. Sent minimooch an email instead, linking to this conversation. -- Everyone hates slo

Re: [Scid-users] [Scidvspc-users] Window Docking feature

Jai, Docking is the ability to connect windows together in a way to form one big, rectangular interface. This is done by dragging one window onto the main window until it "docks". Steven posted a screenshot earlier. I can send the screenshots I sent to Steven if you wish to see. Still waiting fo

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

Hello, The suggestions from Justin Mcclure and Fred Mellender have been included. Yesterday, I mistakenly reported on my progress to Justin alone. Sorry. Here it is again, in a somewhat shorter form (I had more time). *** The sections of the page are: - Tutorials - Chess Games - Chess Engines

Re: [Scid-users] Users Ideas..

On the 2011-10-27, Fernando Cristancho expressed this wish: > I would like to have for the entire data base the normal time order (olders > first) inverted, that is, newers first This option does not exist presently in the maintenance window. http://www.mail-archive.com/scid-users@lists.sourcefo

Re: [Scid-users] What is in the doc directory?

Here's the list Fulvio sent me: changes.txt copying.txt progref.html readme.txt scid-users.txt standard.txt thanks.txt Enjoy, Ben -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Dow

Re: [Scid-users] Future directions

+1 -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Scid-use

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

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

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

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

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

[Scid-users] Scid Links - Call for Comments

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?

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

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

> [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] Scid on the Move - "My player names" Does Not Work

Thomas, Gherard confirmed this morning: > Yes it's the right place. Bye, Ben -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.n

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

> Just stating the facts. He's MIA only to resurface and deliver a bunch of > empty promises. Predicting judgements are not facts. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Dow

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

Piling on Fulvio is not the way to pursue a community effort: > A healthy community should rarely need a vote. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFDm3UYkeE&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1 -- Everyone hates slow websit

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

> No, but what does it matter? It matters insofar as the only reason provided to say that it's not _exactly_ a rebranding effort *because* the scidvspc would remain open. If this argument is unimportant, the whole argument falls apart.

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

> The proposal was not _exactly_ to rename the scidvspc project, but rather to use it as the base for the new SCID. Whether the current scidvspc project remains depends on Steven and Sourceforce, but I guess Steven will soon stop work on it. And what if the current scidvspc project gets removed: s

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

+1 on Joao's proposals. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar_

Re: [Scid-users] ¿Merge?

> Is there a developer mailing list? No, I don't think so. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

Since we're into the Australian elections, here's another analogy: *** When psychologists talk about whether someone is in control of their situation, they talk about _agency_. A person with high agency controls their destiny. A person with low agency is at the mercy of others for their situati

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

There also might be a need to recall this: > Let me clear again - Alex contacted me asking how i would merge and manage > the project. I stated to him what i have stated in this thread. He said to me > "go" and gave me Project admin rights - but now he has changed his tune. So > for the time be

Re: [Scid-users] Scid on the Move - "My player names" Does Not Work

Hello Thomas, Are you using Scid on the Go? A great app. I too am addicted. If that's the case, you might be at the wrong place. Even if Gerhard is following this mailing list, you might have a better chance to make him remember of your issue if you post it on his Issues page for his project:

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

> Any volunteers? I could do this. But we should think about revisiting the whole architecture. Anyone who takes a look at the source code should know what I mean. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your we

Re: [Scid-users] save pgn as database (SCIDvsMAC)?

Hello again, Now under the influence of caffeine, I can see that my instructions had at least one mistake: in scidvsmac, there is no Database Switcher. So here's the revised procedure for the second method: 1. Create a new database: File/New (CTRL-N). 2. Open your Pgn file (CTRL-O). 3. Open th

Re: [Scid-users] save pgn as database (SCIDvsMAC)?

> Question: Is there a way for me to save these pgn files as databases to avoid having to re-open and index them each time? Yes, there are at least two ways. Here's the first: 1. Create a new database: File/New. (You might need to select the appropriate file type here.) 2. From that Scid datab

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

This needs to be addressed: > The sortcache code is great and credits go to Gerd who wrote the most part of it (i just added multi-threading; i hope i gave him the right credits in the commit log). (...) I remember that the first time i tried the code i thought: if Chessbase will found this they

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

Alan, I've just sent you a private email to settle personal matters. Here's what I'm willing to address publicly: > one cannot have a community of developers work in a single project in two > channels. This is not ideal, of course. But we're not in an ideal situation. And what I'm *proposing*

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

Alan, Please stop filibustering. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar _

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

I just replied to a message by Alan on another list; So now we areback to square one. > Steveand Fulvio are scid admins but no merge will be performed.Because this > squabblehas failed to resolve what should have been an important milestone > for the project, I think, for the most part, scid wi

Re: [Scid-users] scid vs scid

Thank you, Alan, for confirming that there is a need for an agreement among Scid's developers. I think we're closer to an agreement than the underling message conveyed by that comment. (This comment should not have been renamed, btw, since it belongs to the previous thread.) Since Alan wants some

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

Sorry for the typos. Cordonnier mal chaussé... Perhaps I should clarify this: > I believe that's where we should discuss. What I mean is that the discussion is now turning into the **agreement** and **commitment** phase. We need to have an summary statement of what's happening and what's coming

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

> I think this thread is evidence that there is a strong desire from the user > base to revive the development of scid, and that there are people who are > interested to help out. Count me among those. I guess it is also > uncontroversial that having a larger development community can only benef

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

> The only person not too happy about this is Fulvio. If this is formulated in the spirit of a rational inquiry, this could be considered as an ad populum. And it would be false, as I'm not happy either. If this is formulated in the spirit of a political vote, it is irrelevant, as the die have a

Re: [Scid-users] Dr. Kirkby's Page on scid.sourceforge.net

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Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

A blast from the past: > So I will switch naming of my releases from scid-pg to scid as I have the > right to. http://www.mail-archive.com/scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00045.html Sound familiar? Yes, but let's forget about the personal. -

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