Re: [Scidvspc-users] option premove in fics

[Aleksandar J. <jos...@gm...>]

I've tested it on ubuntu
aand it Works!
Tnx

ps. will be nicer if can be made directly with mouse draging :(

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Steven <ste...@ya...> wrote:

>
> Hi Aleksandar
>
> > Scid vs pc is Great Program!
> > However,Most of the games on FICS are played on 3 0 tempoand
> > without premove option program can't be uses succesfully for
> > playing that kind of games
>
> Ok - thanks for prodding me. Enrico has been hassling me about this too,
> and yesterday I figured out how to make premove without much hassle :)
>
> I'd thought about it before, but hadn't found the nicest solution... Scid
> is such a huge thing.
>
> I've reinstated the <Control-ButtonPress-1> binding for drawing
> arrows on the main board, and this is now available
> for premove. All you do is hold down the control key,
> and click on the FROM square, then the TO square. A green
> arrow will be drawn. (These arrows can be drawn all the time,
> but they only have a special premove meaning while playing
> fics). To cancel the premove, press the "escape" key.
>
> These changes are in subversion, which isn't too hard for
> Linux users - just see the scidvspc homepage for instructions.
> Windows users will have to find a subversion client,
> check out the subversion, then use the "make-scidgui.bat"
> utility to compile a new "scid.gui". Sorry for not posting a
> new scid.gui, but my internet connection isn't the best.
>
> Anyway - please play test this.
>
> Steve
>