ThePgnWindow

Scids PGN window displays the contents of the current game in [ThePgnFormat].

In the move text, comments appear {in braces} and variations appear (in parentheses).

A PGN game consists of two sections. The first is the header, which contains information about the game (players, event, result, etc), and the second section contains the actual moves of the game, in [Standard Algebraic Notation][] (SAN) along with [annotation symbols][], variations, and comments.

Actions in the PGN window

You can use the PGN window to navigate around the game: clicking the left mouse button on a move will jump to that move. Click the left mouse button on a comment will edit it. The arrow keys and (v and z keys for entering or leaving variations) work for game navigation just as in the main window. As in the main window, hitting v will cause the Variation window to pop up allowing to select a variation using the cursor keys. Setting Options / Moves / Show variation window will pop up this window automatically every time a move with a variation is found while navigating through the game using the cursor keys. In the variation window one can enter the variation by selecting it with the up/down cursor keys and hitting enter or clicking on it with the mouse. This allows for navigation through the game with the cursor keys only. Clicking on a move with middle mouse button will display a small board.

Right-clicking will bring [TheGameContextMenu].

Tip. Clicking on a comment will activate [TheCommentEditor].

PGN display options

The PGN window menus contain options that affect the PGN window display. Scid can display the game in color or plain text -- see the [Display] menu in the PGN window. The color display is easier to read, and allows you to select moves and comments using the mouse, but it is much slower to update. For very long games, you may want to select plain text display.

You can also alter the format of comments and variations, choosing to display them indented on a separate line for greater visibility.

The PGN display options, and the size of the PGN window, are saved to the options file whenever you Save Options from the [Options] menu of the main window.