Re: [Scidvspc-users] TWIC

[John <jo...@js...>]

On 20/06/12 17:26, enrico tognoni wrote:
> I agree that automatic download is bad, but why not a manual download
> from the directory of twic using scidvspc? it could be useful to open

I did not say "automatic," I said "direct." It's in chessdb's menu, and 
users can choose to use it or not. chessdb can also download from 
arbitrary places.

Have a look at chessdb to properly understand what I am talking about.

<rant>
I don't really like direct replies, and for most lists I'm on it's not 
possible for people to reply directly.

By replying directly you ensure others don't see what you say and group 
conversations become conversations between individuals.

Some of my email addresses are just for use on mailing lists, and I use 
firewall rules to ensure that those addresses can only be reached from 
their servers.
</rant>




<rant>
While I'm in the mood, I might mention I generally abhor those who 
combine their replies to several emails into one missive.

Many people use the subject line to decide whether to read messages 
posted to mailing lists.

Most current email client programs can link messages comprising a 
conversation into a single thread, and users can choose to just see the 
head message in the thread in their inbox (or other folder).

For these reason, when I report a problem or pose a question, I choose 
"Compose" or the like, and send a single message for each matter.

If people combine their replies into one message, or choose a "Reply" 
option and then remove all irrelevant text, this threading breaks down 
and people might not see messages they would ordinarily read. If you're 
asking for help this can mean people able to answer won't see your 
question, and if you're trying to help you assistance might be missed.


</rant>

Katar (I don't think he's here) created some videos on using SCID. He 
would most likely be very interested in directly downloading from within 
SCID/SCID as it's very much easier than the technique he demonstrated.

On Linux, I use lynx, awk and wget to get all the PGN files, and it 
takes me just a couple of minutes plus download time, but I expect most 
people use firefox, internet exploder or the like and click several 
hundred links.

chessdb can parse the TWIC list and download all the PGN files, much as 
I can using lynx etc. It can also just get those files needed to update 
one's database.





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Santa