Re: [Scidvspc-users] Captured piece color

[Alan W. <a.c...@gm...>]

Just to clarify.... I did not intend this to be a feature request. More 
of a side thought up for discussion. ;-)

On 10/21/2018 11:21 PM, Steve A wrote:
> Hmmm - Re material in the gameinfo, I think this is the low-down.
> At the moment, the gameinfo only shows the material-diff if the 
> material sidebar is disabled.
> Previously, (and still in SCID) the gameinfo shows the material-diff 
> if the material sidebar is enabled.
> But by making this change in the GUI (tcl/main.tcl) it can be overruled
>       -material $gameInfo(showMaterial) \
>       -material 0 \
> Now, the gameinfo will always show the material-diff, regardless.
>
> But i daresay this is a inadequate feature for what Alan would like.
> And I'm kindof inclined to leave everything as-is.
>
> *Another* alternative would be to include a little positive number
> in the material sidebar (just below or above the pieces) for who ever 
> has the advantage,
> as sometimes it isn't obvious who has the advantage (eg 3 minor  
> pieces against rook+3 pawns)
>
> Steve