Re: [Scid-users] Looking for "Trial mode" on Scid 4.6 toolbar

[Benoit St-P. <be...@ou...>]

> The trial mode is not one of the options on the toolbar.

I checked with SCID 4.5 and can confirm this. The trial mode is not there
anymore.

There used to be a shortcut for this. (Can't recall which - "a"?)  I'd have
to do tests.

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> The trial mode is important because it is useful to run variations to
explore ideas without actually including them as a pgn variation.

I'm not sure I understand why you'd not want to have a trace of what you
are currently analyzing. If you want to delete it, all you'd need is to
right-click over it on the PGN window and choose delete. One more click for
the ability to keep a trace may be a good compromise.

I'll report it on SCID's tracker.

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> Also, I note that when entering a variation, I am not asked if I want to
replace the main move (even when I have selected "ask me" as an option).

I'm not sure I understand this. You'd like to always be able to delete the
current move and replace it with the move you're entering?