Menu
▾
▴
Re: [Scidvspc-users] News
|
From: Alan W. <a.c...@gm...> - 2013-02-19 16:23:25
|
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/19/2013 01:02 AM, Steve A wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAK...@ma..."
type="cite">Just a note about my vague plans are for the next
release.<br>
<br>
I haven't been making many huge new features, but there's been
plenty of incremental <br>
little stuff, so i'll have to make a release sometime in the next
three or four months.<br>
<br>
I finally tested it properly on Win7, and found a few issues, so
hopefully i'll get rid of these for Scid vs. 4.9.<br>
<br>
Recent new features include search entry boxes in the crosstable
and engine log windows.<br>
In engine analysis, right clicking the AddVar button will add the
<b>second</b> variation<br>
(if Multi PV enabled). Fics has a right click menu for a few
little options.<br>
The Material difference sidebar can now also show <b>all</b> the
pieces off the board.<br>
It's not very useful imho, but a nice touch - just like you'd see
on a real chessboard<br>
when the taken pieces are put to the side.<br>
<br>
And I recieved a nice mail today, and have attached it.<br>
<br>
S.A.<br>
<br>
<br style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">
<blockquote>Hi,<br>
<br>
just a short note to say Thank You for creating Scid vs. PC,
which is, in my opinion, the best free chess interface available
at the moment. I've tried Scid, Arena, ChessPad and Tarrasch but
none really worked well for me.<br>
<br>
Scid crashed often (Win7 x64) and has the ugliest UI I've
ever seen in any program. Period.<br>
Arena lacked key features like engine annotation &
database search. Also has a very confusing UI.<br>
ChessPad is unfinished & only really useful for
producing diagrams.<br>
Tarrasch is very simplistic & lacking even in basic
features.<br>
<br>
<br>
Scid vs. PC has a clean, crisp UI, crashes far less often than
Scid (it's never crashed on me except when importing large PGN
files), and seems less buggy (eg. keyboard shortcuts don't just
stop working arbitrarily)<br>
<br>
So thanks again and keep up the good work. I'm recommending Scid
vs. PC to everyone I know who plays chess. Along with Chess Hero
it's become and invaluable tool in my training.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
R....</blockquote>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Hi Steven,<br>
<br>
I totally second R....'s opinion that scidvspc is one of the best
chess databases out there in terms of functionality and UI. It
definitely is in the same class as other commercial programs. Your
efforts are very much appreciated.<br>
<br>
I do have a request: Open databases are visible in the Games List
window only. Under Linux (KDE), however, if more databases are open
than fits the width of the window, they won't show until you stretch
it horizontally. Could it be possible to have the list of open
databases wrap to fit the width and have the window grow vertically?
Perhaps another option would be to have a separate 'Open Databases'
window available.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</body>
</html>
|
