Re: [Scid-users] Add annotation before move

2024-07-20 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
AFAIK, it is possible only in the first move, where making the move, going backwards and inserting the comment, places it before the that first move. On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 11:47 AM Bahman Movaqar via Scid-users < scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Pretty much what the title says; is the

Re: [Scid-users] Null moves

2024-07-14 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi! trying to capture a king with the other does the trick. On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 10:20 AM Bahman Movaqar via Scid-users < scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I've been trying to find a way to enter null moves in my analyses but it > doesn't seem like it is supported. Am I missing somet

Re: [Scid-users] End of game variation

2022-08-10 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi, Thomas, The closest I got to what you want is create a new variation just before the final move of the game (Ctrl-A?), repeat the last move in the new variation and go on from there. Gerardo. On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 11:15 PM Thomas Malloy wrote: > Hi. > > How do you insert a variation to th

[Scid-users] Fwd: Scid at Bilbao Masters

2015-10-29 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi all, The IM commentating the games on site at Bilbao Masters is using Scid, as you can see in the picture. I thought it was nice and I don't think it is common at all. [image: Inline image 1] -- Saludos. Gerardo. http://www.nowinchess.com http://www.ajedrezvasco.com ---

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

2013-04-04 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi, Ben, please remove some of the final / in the links. It causes them not to display properly. In my case, http://www.nowinchess.com/games.php, without the final /. Thanks! -- Saludos. Gerardo Fernandez. http://www.nowinchess.com

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

2013-03-18 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Jai Dayal wrote: > I'm downloading TWIC archives; I might write a script to automatically do > this, I suppose... > In this website I keep track of games not published by TWIC: http://www.nowinchess.com/games.php They are usually minor tournaments (the big ones a

Re: [Scid-users] Errors during Make

2012-04-18 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Jai Dayal wrote: > Running make works, and I am able to launch scid!  I do get an error on > startup saying "bases directory not found" or something, but that's it! > Go to Options -> Bases directory and choose the folder you want to be the default for your databa

Re: [Scid-users] Compiling

2012-03-06 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Alexander Wagner wrote: >> This is the error I'm getting when trying to compile on Linux Mint 9 >> (based on Ubuntu 10.04): >> src/sortcache.cpp: In static member function ‘static bool >> SortCache::CanLoad(char*, uint)’: >> src/sortcache.cpp:923: warning: compariso

Re: [Scid-users] Compiling

2012-03-01 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Fulvio wrote: > Hi, > thanks for trying the git version. > Your problem is caused by a bug of gcc 4.4 version. > Many solution: I tried the easiest one (removing the -fno-rtti) and it worked. Thanks a lot. -- Gerardo. http://www.NowInChess.com -

[Scid-users] Compiling

2012-02-29 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi all, is it necessary Tcl/Tk 8.6 to compile the Scid version from the Git repository? This is the error I'm getting when trying to compile on Linux Mint 9 (based on Ubuntu 10.04): g++ -O3 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -std=c++0x -pthread -Wall -I/usr/include/tcl8.5 -o src/sortcache.o -c src/sortc

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Benoit St-Pierre wrote: >> Linux Mint and Scid allowed me to finally abandon Windows. > > I note there is a Mint Xfce flavor: > > http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1725 > > Using only 250 meg RAM means more battery life and a stronger chess engine... > > Mint is said to

Re: [Scid-users] Linux Flavor for Scid

2011-05-31 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Fulvio wrote: > A couple of years ago Ubuntu was IMHO absolutely the best distro. > Unfortunately on every upgrade things are going worst and the last 11.04 > is really too buggy. Here is where Mint comes to the rescue. Linux Mint and Scid allowed me to finally a

Re: [Scid-users] Opening a second base by double clicking on it

2011-03-11 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Thanks, Alexander and Joost, opening them with sc_remote works for me. I'm using a netbook right now and I'm not sure which Scid version I'm using, but definitely not last CVS. Anyway, my "problem" is solved. -- Saludos. Gerardo.

[Scid-users] Opening a second base by double clicking on it

2011-03-04 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi, all, I often open game files by double clicking on them from Nautilus and would like the system not to launch a second Scid instance when there is already one. Is that possible? TIA -- Saludos. Gerardo. http://www.ajedrezvasco.com ---

[Scid-users] Namespelling Scid bases

2011-02-27 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi, all, I am trying to normalize a Scid database. It contains many local players who don't appear on FIDE's rating list and many different spellings for the names (one or two surnames, capital letters, the name before the surname, etc), because different people have transcribed the games. What I

Re: [Scid-users] Setting for engines on Mac?

2011-02-12 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:45 AM, lo sus wrote: >     Thank you both for the information and advice. >     Which engines would you advise me to add to SCID? In Linux Mint I'm using Stockfish 1.8, because 1.91 makes my (not very powerful) system unusable, eating all the resources. I haven't tried t

Re: [Scid-users] Setting for engines on Mac?

2011-02-11 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:05 PM, lo sus wrote: > >    Hi, >     i've just installed Stockfish engine in SCID,on a macbook pro latop 2gb > RAM ,250gb. I was wondering why the fans on the laptop keep coming on so > quickly when i begin to use the Stockfish engine for analysis? Is that > normal? I as

Re: [Scid-users] Filters

2011-01-03 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Alexander Wagner wrote: > On 01/03/11 01:49, Gerardo Fernandez wrote: >> applying a second filter to restrict a previous search doesn't seem to >> work for me in Linux with current CVS version. > > Please try current cvs, I just committe

[Scid-users] Filters

2011-01-02 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi, all, applying a second filter to restrict a previous search doesn't seem to work for me in Linux with current CVS version. I refer to the 'Add (restrict filter)' option that appears in all the search dialogs and I have tested it with a Repertoire search after a rating>2400 search and the othe

[Scid-users] Exporting to HTML and JavaScript

2010-12-25 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi all, when exporting games to HTML/JS, the line with the names of the players gets truncated and only white's surname appears. Commenting line 753 in misc.tcl (set l [lindex $this_players 0]) seems to solve it, but I'm not sure about possible side effects of doing it. What is the purpose of th

Re: [Scid-users] Stable and "Testing" Scid versions

2010-11-19 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Thanks Alexander and Joost, scid 4.2.1 and the CVS version are already running on my Mint 9. -- Saludos. Gerardo. http://www.ajedrezvasco.com -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards f

[Scid-users] Stable and "Testing" Scid versions

2010-11-16 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi all, Seeing the changes that are being made to Scid these days, I was wondering what people do: * download the latest version from the CVS repository and compile it replacing the previous one or * keep the version provided by your distribution (4.2.1 in Mint 9 for me) and a separate "testing

[Scid-users] Moving Scid after compiling the source

2010-07-14 Thread Gerardo Fernandez
Hi all, the distribution I use in my netbook only offers Scid 3.6, so I compiled it from the source. But the binary and all the other files stay in /home/user/chess/scid, the place where I unpacked it, which doesn't seem to me a proper location for the program. I'd prefer to have it where it gets