Alexander Wagner, czwartek, 24 kwietnia 2008:
>The point is, that if you pack all windows into a single one
>you have to devide that window in sections. Two windows in
>one column will have to have the same width, which is
>definitely not the case if I just place two individual
>windows in one co
2008/4/24 Alexander Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Moreover, even Scid has many problems with keyboard focus
> > - most shortcuts work only when you click on appropriate
> > windows.
>
> I agree that the shortcuts are really a drawback of scid, or
> more or less the necessity to enable the
Michal Rudolf wrote:
Hi!
>> Well I use this as well, but I do not agree with the
>> argument that there is not enough space using individual
>> windows. IMHO the contrary is the case! I mean with this
>> (IMHO really silly) 3 pane stuff I'm locked to fire up
>> something like Fritz maximised
Alexander Wagner, środa, 23 kwietnia 2008:
>Well I use this as well, but I do not agree with the
>argument that there is not enough space using individual
>windows. IMHO the contrary is the case! I mean with this
>(IMHO really silly) 3 pane stuff I'm locked to fire up
>something like Fritz maximi
Michal Rudolf wrote:
Hi!
>>> I don't like CB GUI either, but Scid is difficult to use
>>> on laptops, with their small screens and on some OSes with
>>> not so clever windows management.
>> Hm, can't say anything against it if you say that. I admit
>> that my notebooks always had 1024x768 at
Hello,
Right now, I have five (!) Scid program boxes : Main, Analysis,
Database Switcher, Game Notation and Game list is a little annoying.
I can live with that : I like the windows of Scid as they are. But
since we are comparing Scid with other databases, something must be
said about the standa
Alexander Wagner, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
> > I don't like CB GUI either, but Scid is difficult to use
> > on laptops, with their small screens and on some OSes with
> > not so clever windows management.
>Hm, can't say anything against it if you say that. I admit
>that my notebooks always had 1
Michal Rudolf wrote:
Hi!
>> Michal Rudolf wrote:
>>
>> Actually, I really _LIKE_ the way scid is using the
>> windows. I was never a real fan of MDI though and this
>> point I really don't like in the CB-GUIs I normally check
>> for reference as people are used to them. Scid does this
>>
Michal Rudolf a écrit :
> Pascal Georges, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>
>> I think I have one solution to the tree speed problem : during the first
>> moves, the cache should give an instant response. Then things get slow
>> because Scid parses all games in database, which will get the games that
> So, it looks like all positions are cached? Or just those up
> to some move?
Up to some move. IIRC it is configurable while building the
direct tree, the standard is up to move 20 or so.
> What about matching games? Are they displayed
> immediately, or does it require some processing?
Some
Marcin Kasperski, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>> What if you don't have a game and just paste some FEN from opening?
>The same. Once I have position on the board, information what was
>played from this position shows up. This clearly is some plain
So, it looks like all positions are cached? Or just
>>I use CA from time to time. Whenever I replay some game, which
>>is in opening phase, I get the tree info (which moves were played
>>in the current position, how many times etc) *instantly*, (...)
>
> What if you don't have a game and just paste some FEN from opening?
The same. Once I have posi
2008/4/22, Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> I suppose this is free
> http://webplaza.pt.lu/ckaber/Chess.htm#Chess training
This resource is certainly the most promising, but this is the one I was
referring to when writing that the site that made them available would not
allow others to ma
Pascal Georges, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
> I think I have one solution to the tree speed problem : during the first
>moves, the cache should give an instant response. Then things get slow
>because Scid parses all games in database, which will get the games that
>transposes to current position and
Marcin Kasperski, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>I would say that the bigger screen I use, the more I dislike
>scid/gimp/dia/... window management, as more and more often I have
>problems with locating all those windows (well, of course it is
>impacted by the fact that I run more apps simultaneously
Pascal Georges, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>> No, Chess Tactics Server: http://chess.emrald.net/
>This site is really nice, even if the interface could be neater.
>Unfortunately I don't think they would allow the re-use of their database (I
>did not dare asking).
I dont' think the would, but I ment
> I'm not much in CB/CA either, but a pretty nice feature in
> > that direction is the almost free definition of "keys" which
> > are as far as I understand it, just indicees to the DB.
>
> I use CA from time to time. Whenever I replay some game, which
> is in opening phase, I get the tree info (wh
> Actually, I really _LIKE_ the way scid is using the windows.
> I was never a real fan of MDI though
I would say that the bigger screen I use, the more I dislike
scid/gimp/dia/... window management, as more and more often I have
problems with locating all those windows (well, of course it is
imp
2008/4/22, Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Pascal Georges, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>
> >Well again, if there are volunteers, they are much welcome (currently I
> will
> >try some new ideas to fasten tree search ;-) ).
>
> Sure, this is much more important.
>
> >Is CTS = CT-Art ?
> No, Che
Pascal Georges, wtorek, 22 kwietnia 2008:
>Well again, if there are volunteers, they are much welcome (currently I will
>try some new ideas to fasten tree search ;-) ).
Sure, this is much more important.
>Is CTS = CT-Art ?
No, Chess Tactics Server: http://chess.emrald.net/
>I consider CT Art to
2008/4/22, Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 21 kwietnia 2008:
> >> Right, specially that current GUI for configuring boards is not easy to
> >> use
> >> anyway.
> >It's ok for me, do you think of particular improvements ?
> Merge pieces and board configuration,
Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 21 kwietnia 2008:
>> Right, specially that current GUI for configuring boards is not easy to
>> use
>> anyway.
>It's ok for me, do you think of particular improvements ?
Merge pieces and board configuration, make windows smaller and just select
piece/board style name
>
> > > Is it possible to use any PNG (or other) file for background?
> >Pascal already stated that he does not like that. Actually,
> >I agree with you that it would indeed be nice to have one
> >free slot that is generated from bitmap files on the disk.
Well, if someone codes a version with cus
Alexander Wagner, poniedziałek, 21 kwietnia 2008:
>Michal Rudolf wrote:
>
>Actually, I really _LIKE_ the way scid is using the windows.
>I was never a real fan of MDI though and this point I really
>don't like in the CB-GUIs I normally check for reference as
>people are used to them. Scid does thi
Michal Rudolf wrote:
Hi!
As I've only right now time to browse over my mail, some
coments on this thread included in this one as well.
>> I thought about that but window integration in a main one seems
impossible.
>> I don't only speak about technical feasability but window layout is
nearly
>No, it is not possible. I personaly prefer to limit the number of files
> and
> >all images are encoded in file bitmaps.tcl
>
> Why not allow external files? Doesn't Tcl support typical graphics format.
That's right, but I preferred my usual approach where everything is
integrated. Right now I
Can you precise the need ?
Pascal
2008/4/14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Pascal
>
> I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but can the detection of
> duplicate games be improved?
>
> Russell
>
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Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 14 kwietnia 2008:
>Ok, after propositions it would nice to know who volunteers :-)
The first one to volunteer will get the job ;-)
>No, it is not possible. I personaly prefer to limit the number of files and
>all images are encoded in file bitmaps.tcl
Why not allow
Pascal
I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but can the detection of
duplicate games be improved?
Russell
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2008/4/14, Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 14 kwietnia 2008:
>
>
> >I thought about that but window integration in a main one seems
> impossible.
> >I don't only speak about technical feasability but window layout is
> nearly
> >impossible to manage given their
Pascal Georges, poniedziałek, 14 kwietnia 2008:
>I thought about that but window integration in a main one seems impossible.
>I don't only speak about technical feasability but window layout is nearly
>impossible to manage given their number. This is due to the high number of
>Scid's features. Su
2008/4/13, Michal Rudolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Thanks to Alexander for his detailed opinion. I moslty agree. Using Scid a
> lot
> and showing it to many other users (coming mostly from CB/CA world) I see
> following problems:
>
> 1. Window system.
> This seems very hard to manage on Windows OS w
Thanks to Alexander for his detailed opinion. I moslty agree. Using Scid a lot
and showing it to many other users (coming mostly from CB/CA world) I see
following problems:
1. Window system.
This seems very hard to manage on Windows OS which doesn't have functionality
of typical X Windows mana
Michal Rudolf schrieb:
> It is great to see Scid continued, specially that it seems there is no other
> free alternatives (ChessX seems more or less dead these days, as it is too
> big project for me to continue without help).
>
> It seems that thanks to Pascal's work Scid is finding more users a
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From: "Michal Rudolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 8:20 PM
Subject: [Scid-users] Scid versus other databases
> It is great to see Scid continued, specially that it seems there is no
other
> free alternatives (ChessX seems more or less d
Michal Rudolf wrote:
Hi!
> It is great to see Scid continued, specially that it seems
> there is no other free alternatives (ChessX seems more or
> less dead these days, as it is too big project for me to
> continue without help).
This is sad news from ChessX as it acutally has some
potentia
It is great to see Scid continued, specially that it seems there is no other
free alternatives (ChessX seems more or less dead these days, as it is too
big project for me to continue without help).
It seems that thanks to Pascal's work Scid is finding more users and
contributors. My suggestion
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