Re: [Scid-users] Novag citrine

2014-07-30 Thread Steve A
Scid won't work on Android (or iPads). Tcl/Tk is not implemented, and probably never will be AFAIK :( On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 1:48 AM, Eric Warolus Belgacom wrote: > Hello there > > The Novag Citrine works well with Scid vs PC on Windows OS. > > I want to connect the Novag Citrine on a android

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

2014-07-09 Thread Steve A
> Also when you start Scidvspc the user is presented with the message: > (C) 2008-2013 Steven Atkinson (stevena...@yahoo.com) > (C) 2006-2008 Pascal Georges > (C) 1999-2004 Shane Hudson > This means that you own all the rights of every line of code that was added > to > Scidvspc since 2008... Thi

Re: [Scid-users] [Scidvspc-users] Copyright infringements / GPL violations

2014-07-09 Thread Steve A
> Last year Steven wanted to erase Scid code: I was shocked and I > repeatedly said that it was senseless. > I did not understand why he did not want to agree to do a proper merge, > when I was willing to do all the work and after that leave him the > complete management of the project. A code mer

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

2014-07-08 Thread Steve A
Hmmm - your arguments are loud, but they are weak Fulvio. But i'm not interested in protracted nit-picking. > ... and stop coping my code without reporting my name anywhere (in violation of the GPL licence), I'm sure there will be no problem between us. Maybe the GPL does require author attribut

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

2014-07-07 Thread Steve A
Fulvio, It is hard to think well of such poor communication and insults. Gregor wrote > >i wrote you a message about the problems with the namebase proven by two > >examples (also confirmed in tests) many weeks ago, and in a reply you've > >agreed with my analysis. Fulvio wrote: > Are you refer

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

2014-07-05 Thread Steve A
Hi Everyone, This conversation is from the scidvspc mailing list today. It is probably of more relevance to this mailing list. Steven wrote [re July news] > > > > ... I should also mention, recent Scid git versions have been messing with the databse backend and (specifically) name frequencie

Re: [Scid-users] Build test

2014-03-24 Thread Steve A
Fails on my linux box too. Some buttons are now png, and necessitate TkImg if using wish 8.5 package require Tcl 8.5 package require Tk 8.5 + package require img::png This catch is masking the issue. foreach {fname} [glob -directory $dname *.png] { set iname [strin

Re: [Scid-users] (no subject)

2013-11-10 Thread Steve A
Phalanx has a feature to play "flawed" chess, and it actually plays well below the selected ELO level. A stronger alternative is to play against Stockfish in the "Play UCI Engine" feature, and configure Stockfish to play at a low "Skill Level" Email me if you'd like further correspondance. Steve

[Scid-users] Web page changes

2013-09-02 Thread Steve A
Hmmm - the old web page looked much better imho. http://scid.sf.net It's nice to have the information and links updated, but possibly we could stick with the old html look and feel. S. -- Learn the latest--Visual Studio

Re: [Scid-users] Mouse Wheel handling without focus stealing

2013-07-08 Thread Steve A
Seems much better, but on linux there still seems bugs with focus and comment editor * Run Scid in docked mode with only a few windows open * Open base * click on comment * right click comment editor tab and select "Move to bottom" Program has lost keyboard focus, and Comment Editor can't be typed

Re: [Scid-users] Broken annotation file

2013-06-30 Thread Steve A
I think this patch fixes it... but perhaps there are other areas where it can be over-run ? BTW, All nags after 200 were off by 1 because of a duplication in the header. S. On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Steve A wrote: > Oh ok. 224 is the last *standard* NAG, but there is no bounds check

Re: [Scid-users] Broken annotation file

2013-06-30 Thread Steve A
Oh ok. 224 is the last *standard* NAG, but there is no bounds checking. S. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _

Re: [Scid-users] Broken annotation file

2013-06-30 Thread Steve A
Yes, something bad is happening. Try for example storing NAG 239 in the comment editor nag entry box. String PSKKQDRTBLNR is shown, which is an unrelated internal string from here: game.cpp const char * langPieces[] = { "", "PPKRQDRTBFNC", "PPKRQDRTBANC", "PBKKQDRTBLNS", "PPKRQDRTBANC", "Pp

Re: [Scid-users] Delay refresh while speeding through game

2013-04-11 Thread Steve A
Hmmm - it does reduce load for big pgn, but at the cost of fairly poor PGN responsiveness. Modern systems probably don't need this patch ? And the 'devnull' (shoudl be 'nooutput') approach is not much of a time saver really for the extra code imho. The main problem with the pgn window of course i

Re: [Scid-users] compiling 4.4 on Mac

2013-04-10 Thread Steve A
Gave Israel's binary a go but it fails to launch. The -pthread CC option breaks scid on my Linux box. Is this the same problem here ? I.m running Lion 10.7.4, 2.4GHz Core2duo/nvidia 320m S.A. - Process: launchd [380] Path:/Applicat

Re: [Scid-users] Finnish translation file update 2013-04-06

2013-04-06 Thread Steve A
I think Fulvio is keen to keep working on Scid (he has an interesting gamelist widget in the repo), so best to send things to him. I'll probably just add the odd bug-fix commit and forum post while he is maintaining this project. Steve On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 1:32 AM, Alan Whiteman wrote: > On 0

Re: [Scid-users] Scid 4.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-22 Thread Steve A
> However all the new (completely useless) filter system (with dbFilter, filter, > updateMainFilter, merge, 10 different functions that do the same thing) is a > great mess (there are probably other bugs). I use Gerd's original version, which is only used to stop the tree from adjusting the gameli

Re: [Scid-users] Scid 4.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-22 Thread Steve A
> This is strange because the file "configure" has not changed since > version 4.3 (and I agree that it is not the best, to put it mildly). > You need to edit that file manually and change the line "tclsh=tclsh8.5;" That line should just be removed permanently from configure. It was only relevant

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 merge

2013-03-19 Thread Steve A
Fulvio hasn't really looked at my project as far as i can tell, and i get the impression he is not interested. So perhaps we can close this thread. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-17 Thread Steve A
Alan - haha. Ben wrote > This needs to be addressed: > > The sortcache code is great and credits go to Gerd Well , i am wrong for calling it a cache. It is a index array that allows sorting of the filter. Yes - it is a great feature. It dropped my jaw when i saw it too. But after several chang

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-17 Thread Steve A
Fulvio wrote: >> Sorry, I'm not sure I understand correctly: >> are you saying that you are against letting new developers work on scid? Steven wrote: >No.. It's free software and people are all welcome to work on it. >But as far a making a quality software release, i'm not sure they will >be very

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-15 Thread Steve A
> i just looked at scidvspc code yesterday after a very long time and i must > say that i'm a cautiously optimistic: a proper merge doesn't seems so > impossible to me). Here's an idea - why dont you actually have a good hard look at my project and the improvements i have written, then continue th

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-15 Thread Steve A
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Mario Lacunza wrote: > El 14/03/13 11:13, Alan Whiteman escribió: >> The only person not too happy about this is Fulvio. This is >> understandable since years of his own efforts are being set aside. Of >> course, his contributions will still live in the dev branche

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-15 Thread Steve A
Alex wrote: > Just if someone would be so kind to remove me from the projects members list, > sf does not allow me to do this myself. See you Alex. Thanks for your input. Steve -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we.

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-15 Thread Steve A
Fulvio wrote > If you want to merge the two projects the only plan is to take one feature > at the time, check the diffs and write patches for the current scid code. Thanks for the olive branch Fulvio. I realise it must be hard to face having some of your privilidges/code removed. But as the only

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-14 Thread Steve A
> No, i understand the benefits of merging the projects, and i will be very > happy too if you can consider the idea of working on both the projects and > in time making them converge I spent four years debugging this code. 1375 svn commits, and another year beforehand with only patches. Since yo

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

2013-03-14 Thread Steve A
Ok... gone. S.A. -- 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

2013-03-14 Thread Steve A
> i.e. Pascal's code for docking, don't deserve to be deleted for no reason. I thought i made it clear - first thing i will do is port the docking code. I know this is important to lots of people. S. -- Everyone hates sl

Re: [Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-14 Thread Steve A
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Fulvio wrote: > Steve A wrote: >> >> I think we're going to merge the two Scids back into one. >> >> Scid is a little stagnant, what with no active devs , no >> file releases for ages and bugs in Git. This way we'l

[Scid-users] Project merge

2013-03-13 Thread Steve A
I think we're going to merge the two Scids back into one. Scid is a little stagnant, what with no active devs , no file releases for ages and bugs in Git. This way we'll have one bug free source tree, and one mailing list :) Alexander has added me to the project. The plan is to move git master (s

Re: [Scid-users] Referencing a game in a scid database

2013-02-18 Thread Steve A
I'm thinking using bookmarks is the best alternative. They seem to persist across base compaction, though there are probably cases where they don't. "If the database is sorted or compacted, the bookmark details may become out of date. In this case, Scid will search the database for the best matchi

Re: [Scid-users] The Strange ECO Range of the Richter-Rauzer

2013-02-16 Thread Steve A
> Perhaps I should have been clearer: > how do I proceed **to commit the changes**? > > I know I could just change the diff to Fulvio, > but I would like to have the procedure > clearly explained, in the mailing list, > so that people could know how to proceed. Sorry, but i'm not familiar with git

Re: [Scid-users] The Strange ECO Range of the Richter-Rauzer

2013-02-15 Thread Steve A
>> In the file tcl/search/header.tcl, changing the only occurence of B50-B59 to >> B60-B69 is all that's needed i think. > > Indeed. Now, how should I proceed? Under windows, you can also simply make this change to the text file bin/scid.gui Search for "B50-B59". You'll need a decent text editor

Re: [Scid-users] The Strange ECO Range of the Richter-Rauzer

2013-02-13 Thread Steve A
> 1. Click on Search, then Header. > 2. Select the three dots near ECO codes: > 3. Select Richter Rauzer. > > You should have everything from B50-59. > > The "bug" is that the Richter Rauzer starts at B60. ... > Second, I could suggest two ways to correct this: > > The Richter Rauzer, which is