[Scid-users] Scid 3.4.beta1

[Shane H. <sh...@co...>]

Hi all,

It's been a while, but I've finally added enough to Scid since 3.3
to make a new beta release. Scid 3.4.beta1 is now available from

    http://scid.sourceforge.net/betas.html

as the file

    http://scid.sourceforge.net/betas/scid-3.4.beta1.tar.gz

Changes since 3.3 include:

 -   Maintenance window: added Description field, for storing a
     short (up to around 100 characters) database description.

 -   Added support for Mouse-Wheel scrolling in Game List and
     crosstable windows. Should work on both Linux and Windows;
     if it does, I'll add it to other windows as well.

 -   Fixed bookmarks so they should now load the correct game
     even if game numbers are changed by compacting or sorting
     a database.

 -   Added support for null moves, with the option of preserving
     them in PGN export (which is non-standard since there is no
     PGN standard for null moves) or converting them to comments
     for compliance with other software.

 -   When importing PGN, if a game has a castling move that is not
     strictly legal because the rook or king had already moved, Scid
     now accepts the move but logs a warning message. Previously, it
     would report an error and not import any more moves from the
     game.

 -   Improved handling of en passant fields in EPD records.

 -   More translatable messages for multi-language support.

As always, suggestions and bug reports are welcome.

Cheers,
Shane