Re: [Scid-users] tips

[Joost 't H. <joo...@pl...>]

Esteban Cervetto wrote:
> Hello:

Hi!

>
> The major features that i miss from chessbase is the drag and drop 
> characteristics at commenting the games, or passing games from a 
> database to another.
>
> It is very stressful to type a variation in a new game when you know 
> that this variation is other stored game and you can t drag it and 
> drop on the new editing game. In other words, I am triying to fuse two 
> games in one.

In general, this easily done using the tree etc.
1) Open-as-tree the base that contains the game that you want to merge 
into the current game.
2) At the critical position, hit the "best games with this position" 
button (bottom-left in the tree window).
3) In the pop-up select the game that you want to merge, and click "merge".

If your game is in the current open base, just right click the game in 
the game list and select "merge". Cannot be simpler.

>
> The other minus is the comment window is not available at a glance 
> with the secondary butoon

Hitting CTRL/e to show it is there and is even more appropriate than a 
button I think.

Besides, note that the usual !,?,= etc move annotations can be added 
without opening the comment editor at all. Just make a move, type ! (for 
example) and hit ENTER will do.

> This comment window shoud be got less space removing the board? It was 
> used not many times. A toggle button may be the best option.

I tend to agree, although seeing the position that I am commenting is 
somehow helpful to me. Main reason for the board seems to be to put the 
arrows-and-all in the comment string. I use that bit less than rarely.

> Another thing is that there are few signs availables for the move; It 
> may be a good idea extend them in a list-box  the rest of signs user 
> for the "Shaovsky Informator".

Note that stuff to immediately follow a move text is restricted to what 
PGN allows there. This is not too much apart from the 255 $nnn NAG 
tokens (google for "PGN NAG"), which are not all replaced by text by 
scid. Example: Enter $7 in the annotation line. Scid will echo the text 
"forced".

>
> I would like to know if you are performing or developing anyone.
>
> Regards
>
> Esteban
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