[Scidvspc-users] FICS examine command

[Steven <ste...@ya...>]

Making "examine" work is too hard, and worth the effort as it is a primitive feature anyway. Instead, use:

"smoves gmcaruana -1"

to load and analyze your last game.
This is documented in the FICS help topics.

Steven

> From: enrico tognoni <eto...@li...>
> Subject: Re: [Scidvspc-users] 4.7
> To: sci...@li...
> Received: Monday, 13 February, 2012, 10:46 AM
> On 12/02/2012 21:04, Steven wrote:
> > Links -
> >
> > Windowshttp://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/windows/Scid%20vs%20PC-4.7.exe/download
> >
> > Sourcehttp://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/source/scid_vs_pc-4.7.tgz/download
> >
> >    
> ehm ... ^^, when i type examine gm... -1 in fics, the server
> set the 
> examine mode but scidvspc:
> ->>exam gmcaruana -1
> You are not observing any games.
> 
> when i type forward 999 the server accept the command but
> scidvspc:
> ->>forw 999
> You're at the end of the game
> 
> when i type:
> ->>back 1
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo backs up 1 move.
> You are not observing game 153.
> 
> ...the server accept the command, but scidvspc reject.
> 
> the position remains the same initial board:
> rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
> 
> ... i suggest you to detect the examine mode overriding the
> buttons 
> arrow in the fics board:
> < backward 1
>  > forward 1
> << backward 999
>  >> forward 999
> 
> ->>exam acconcio -1
> You are already examining a game.
> ->>back 999
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo backs up 999 moves.
> You are not observing game 153.
> ->>e4
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo moves: e4
> You are not observing game 153.
> 
> ... temporarily you could allow the manual immission
> (forward, backward, 
> e4 legal no need to test illegal move server gives you the
> warning its 
> useful to intercept it in mode examine when game number is
> .. 153)
> ->>exam acconcio -1
> You are already examining a game.
> ->>back 999
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo backs up 999 moves.
> You are not observing game 153.
> ->>e4
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo moves: e4
> You are not observing game 153.
> ->>back 999
> Game 153: AcCoNcIo backs up 999 moves.
> You are not observing game 153.
> ->>e5
> Illegal move (e5).
> You are not observing game 153.
> 
> 
> ... in examine mode you are just like in match mode with 1
> difference, 
> you can takeback moves using backward command as you like
> without asking 
> permission to other examiners.
> (it is possible to open only 1 examine board) but you can
> observe more 
> than 1 in the same moment. If you add the feature examine
> dont forget 
> that is possible to mexamine the observers (if you are
> observer) and 
> when you (the observer) are promoted to examiner (mexamine
> your_nick 
> command allowed from examiners only) then you can move on
> the examine 
> board (forward, backward and insert move just like when you
> are playng 
> and if move is illegal (typed in keyboard or without legal
> control from 
> client).
> 
> P.S. observer feature is great and intuitive, very nice!
> 
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