Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-08 Thread Marcin Kasperski
Just small follow-up to the discussion. Attached are GIF and PNG versions of the same image from Fantasy set... <><> Also some example from some other set <><> (those samples taken from pieces I build for another purpose, just to illustrate the point...) --

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread pgeorges
Marcin Kasperski a écrit : > Is it possible to test such images on local scid install before > sending them? I mean pointing (local) scid somehow to use such > image file > It is not possible without changing a little bit the code in bitmaps.tcl. Pascal

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread pgeorges
Alexander Wagner a écrit : > Marcin Kasperski schrieb: > > Hi! > > > Friendly google took me to: > > http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/ > > Maybe it would be possible to take a look at it? > > I admit to be a bit conservative. But doing a quick package > search on debian stable revealed: "n

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics (was Re: RC3)

2007-11-05 Thread pgeorges
Alexander Wagner a écrit : > >> c) I *hate* the way picking piece set is currently implemented. > >>Options/Chessboard/PieceStyle/nameWhichNeedNotToTellMeAnything, > >>and if I dislike what I picked, again Options/Chessboard/ > [...] > > Yes, the way square images are selected needs som

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread Alexander Wagner
Marcin Kasperski schrieb: Hi! >> IMHO this is bad news as this would mean that nearly >> everybody would need to compile the package and that it >> seems not standard enough to be in a distribution yet. > > Well, reasonable attempt in such case is to bundle such a > tool with scid, just lik

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread Marcin Kasperski
> > Friendly google took me to: > > http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/ > > Maybe it would be possible to take a look at it? > > I admit to be a bit conservative. But doing a quick package > search on debian stable revealed: "nothing". (Same for > testing and even unstable.) Not particularl

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread Alexander Wagner
Marcin Kasperski schrieb: Hi! > Friendly google took me to: > http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/ > Maybe it would be possible to take a look at it? I admit to be a bit conservative. But doing a quick package search on debian stable revealed: "nothing". (Same for testing and even unstable

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics

2007-11-05 Thread Marcin Kasperski
>> a) Is it necessary to use .gif? .png has nice benefit of handling >>alpha-blending (= far better looking piece edges) >> > "image create photo" only supports GIF and PPM/PGM (yes, it still > exists). Friendly google took me to: http://www.muonics.com/FreeStuff/TkPNG/ Maybe it would

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics (was Re: RC3)

2007-11-05 Thread Alexander Wagner
pgeorges schrieb: Hi! >> b) Are there any details how to build graphics set for scid available? >>I happened to pack some sets for schemingmind and for my website, >>maybe I would try packing sth for scid too... >> > I need one image for each size 25 to 80 by step of 5 > pixels. Ea

Re: [Scid-users] prefix, graphics (was Re: RC3)

2007-11-05 Thread pgeorges
Marcin Kasperski a écrit : [] >> > use image files for white and black squares. See >> > wsquare.gif and bsquare.gif in bitmaps directory (Thanks >> > to Uwe Klimmek) >> > > - Merida piece sets reworked and added the possibility to > > Hmm, just as I noticed graphics-related subject...

[Scid-users] prefix, graphics (was Re: RC3)

2007-11-05 Thread Marcin Kasperski
> - ./configure: it would be nice to implement --prefix ./configure BINDIR=/usr/local/bin SHAREDIR=/usr/local/share/scid let you configure the same. Of course one can set those two variables somehow when --prefix is given, but considering scid configure is written in TCL, I am not volunteering ;-