Re: [Scid-users] Feature Request and Offer

2015-11-27 Thread Remco Gerlich
He means comments like "14.Rad1 (Here I was thinking about 14.Rfd1 , but as the f-file might open I kept the rook there )". This used to be possible in Scid by entering 14.Rfd1 as a new variation, and then go one move back -- you'd still be in the variation, but before the move, and any comment a

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

2013-10-29 Thread Remco Gerlich
It works under linux; With suggested moves on, drag one king to the other. With suggest moves off, clicking them works too. Wow, talk about obscure features :-) Thanks! Remco On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Ben St-Pierre wrote: > OK, I now could enter a Null move by clicking on the two Ki

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

2013-10-29 Thread Remco Gerlich
I need to look for a good place to make additions in tcl/tools/analysis.tcl, but I'd like it if someone could give me some pointers on where I should make changes. Greetings, Remco Gerlich -- Android is increasing

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-13 Thread Remco Gerlich
For those of us who have never used Scid vs PC, could you give a list of differences between Scid and it? (this time sent to the list...) Remco On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Steve A wrote: > I think we're going to merge the two Scids back into one. > > Scid is a little stagnant, what with

Re: [Scid-users] A Simple Step to Help TWIC (or any other Ad Site)

2012-01-08 Thread Remco Gerlich
sting. In the past I've bought a chess book from them even though it was a little bit cheaper elsewhere, might do it again in the future. Greetings, Remco Gerlich On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Ben St-Pierre wrote: > Hello again, > > Alexander Wagner underlined an important problem

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

2011-02-05 Thread Remco Gerlich
The clipbase is a _temporary_ database, for things you don't want to save. If you want to save games, create a database, you will be asked where you want to place it. Then work in that. Remco Gerlich On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Esteban Cervetto wrote: > > Hello: > > SCID d

Re: [Scid-users] A database for Xiangqi?

2010-12-17 Thread Remco Gerlich
Scid has been around since the 90s as well, if I recall correctly. And it's better than those other programs you mention, of course :-) But you don't explain one thing: if Xiangqi is the most popular game in the world, why don't Xiangqi players write software for it? Why don't

Re: [Scid-users] Free compiler for Scid under Windows?

2010-02-09 Thread Remco Gerlich
I will report, but won't have time for a bit :-(. Perhaps Friday... Remco On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Benoit St-Pierre wrote: > Any report on this list about successful compilation would be appreciated. > > > -- > T

[Scid-users] Free compiler for Scid under Windows?

2010-02-07 Thread Remco Gerlich
Hi, I don't know if this is in some FAQ somewhere, but: I want to compile Scid under Windows Vista. I don't want to pay for a compiler. Is there a free alternative with which I can produce executables? What else do I need (Tcl/Tk dev files, I guess?) Thanks, Rem

Re: [Scid-users] scid in gtkmm

2010-02-07 Thread Remco Gerlich
ntext-dependent keystrokes. What standard? Windows isn't Mac isn't Gnome isn't KDE isn't a mobile device isn't... We don't even agree within Scid - I can't stand docked mode, others probably don't live without it :-) Remco Gerlich --

Re: [Scid-users] Maybe a silly question?

2010-02-04 Thread Remco Gerlich
about the reverse feature (create a list of games out of one game with numerous variations), because that way the tree window, searches etc work. Generally in Scid moves in variations are less easy to do stuff with than main game moves. Remco Gerlich On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Joao R

Re: [Scid-users] Scid 4.1 released

2010-01-05 Thread Remco Gerlich
Super work, thank you! Remco On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:41 PM, pgeorges wrote: > scid-4.1 > > - Features : > > - Added the display of arrows when several variations are available. The > display can be toggled using the menu Options -> Moves -> Show arrows > for variations (

Re: [Scid-users] How to remove games from database?

2009-12-30 Thread Remco Gerlich
ly in some specialized places, like an undelete window. Remco On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Alexander Wagner < a.wag...@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de> wrote: > Remco Gerlich wrote: > > Hi! > > > Compacting the game file frees up unused space, by removing deleted games. >>

Re: [Scid-users] How to remove games from database?

2009-12-29 Thread Remco Gerlich
File -> Maintenance -> Compact Database And then compact the game file. They're supposed to be already deleted with the delete flag set (e.g., they shouldn't show up in searches), but they do still show in places (e.g., the game list -- which is where you could undelete them if you wished). Comp

Re: [Scid-users] The comment vanishes

2009-11-28 Thread Remco Gerlich
use you haven't committed the fix? :-) (I wouldn't know, I'm using stock 4.0, not CVS) Remco Gerlich On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Pascal Georges wrote: > > > 2009/11/28 Girolamo Castaldo > > Ok, let's go step by step. >> >> Case 1: >> 1) Cre

Re: [Scid-users] Right mouse button

2009-11-26 Thread Remco Gerlich
e. And yes, I've also thrown away large variations full of comments because I clicked "Replace move" out of habit. As far as I know, Scid currently lacks a way to really easily delete the last entered move,

Re: [Scid-users] Automatically enter new analysis variations

2009-11-14 Thread Remco Gerlich
and 1...d5 is just a variation so far: [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] 1.e4 ( 1...d5 ) * Remco Gerlich -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008

Re: [Scid-users] Automatically enter new analysis variations

2009-11-14 Thread Remco Gerlich
spondence games with future variations at the end of the game). Remco Gerlich On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Steven wrote: > Issue: Setup a position from FEN (or start a new game), then run an > analysis engine. Click "add variation" button, but nothing is added > because game

Re: [Scid-users] search just one color

2009-11-10 Thread Remco Gerlich
Yes, with the Pattern Search dialog, the bit on the top right side. For instance, you can search for white bishop on b2, white bishop on g2, white knight on d2, white knight on e2, white pawn on d3, white pawn on e3. That should give you more or less all white hippos, I think. Remco On Tue, N

Re: [Scid-users] Running timeseal on FICS

2009-09-25 Thread Remco Gerlich
Hi all, I've been trying to locate one as well - for Windows Vista. Seems the only Windows one there is for Win95, and it doesn't seem to work (does that still use Winsock?). Should it work, or is there another version? Thanks, Remco Gerlich On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Ismael

Re: [Scid-users] Serious game - Black

2009-09-22 Thread Remco Gerlich
The way I understood it, he understands now that it works that way. He's just suggesting that it should be possible to find out about this without having to read the source code. Remco Gerlich On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Alexander Wagner < a.wag...@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de> wrote

[Scid-users] Apparent bug in 4.0: comments are deleted when I enter a new move

2009-09-07 Thread Remco Gerlich
;ve started entering analysis from books into Scid only recently. Hopefully somebody can confirm this. And thank you for 4.0! Greetings, Remco Gerlich -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Report