scidvspc-users

[Scidvspc-users] ICCF Configuration

[Doug F. <fra...@gm...>]

Hi Group,

I've been around computers a long time but the difficulties I have solving
software problems have become more intractable. Thanks for your help in
advance!

When trying to configure ScidvsMac I get the following error:

error "mismatched tag" at line 33 character 3
"rver>
ver>
ting>
</s <--Error-- erver>
"
error "mismatched tag" at line 33 character 3
"rver>
ver>
ting>
</s <--Error-- erver>
"
    while executing
"dom parse $xfccrc"
    (procedure "::Xfcc::ReadConfig" line 11)
    invoked from within
"::Xfcc::ReadConfig $xfccrcfile"
    (procedure "::Xfcc::config" line 6)
    invoked from within
"::Xfcc::config $::CorrespondenceChess::xfccrcfile"
    invoked from within
".correspondenceChessConfig.xfconf invoke "
    invoked from within
".correspondenceChessConfig.xfconf instate {pressed !disabled} {
.correspondenceChessConfig.xfconf state !pressed;
.correspondenceChessConfig.xfconf in..."
    (command bound to event)

If anyone can help me get the program configured for the International
Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) I would really appreciate it. Right
now I can't enter the configure menu at all :(

Thank You,

Doug

Re: [Scidvspc-users] enabling PGN figurines and default base (on scidvsmac)

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:50 AM, Chris Lott <ch...@ch...> wrote:
>
> 1.How can I enable PGN figurines? I can't seem to find the
> ScidChessBerin.ttf mentioned in the documentation.
>
> 1a. Tangentially related: what are the ScidChessStandard and
> ScidChessTraveller .ttf and .sfd files in "support files" for?

Install the font ScidChessStandard.ttf to enable chess figurines.

> 2. How can I set a default database on OSX with Scidvsmac? The docs
> mention command line flags, but I'm unclear how to do that on Mac.

I think i have a simple implementation in my head, and will make a "Default
Databses(s)" feature shortly. The crux is: we will only open default bases
if no command line args/options are given.

> thanks! ScidvsPC rocks!

cheers, S.A.

[Scidvspc-users] enabling PGN figurines and default base (on scidvsmac)

[Chris L. <ch...@ch...>]

1.How can I enable PGN figurines? I can't seem to find the
ScidChessBerin.ttf mentioned in the documentation.

1a. Tangentially related: what are the ScidChessStandard and
ScidChessTraveller .ttf and .sfd files in "support files" for?

2. How can I set a default database on OSX with Scidvsmac? The docs
mention command line flags, but I'm unclear how to do that on Mac.

thanks! ScidvsPC rocks!

c

Re: [Scidvspc-users] Flag all games in DB as tactics

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

Game flags are set in the maintenance window. Select "Tactics" from the
drop button, and then "Mark all games"
S.A.

On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 4:12 AM, Chris Lott <ch...@ch...> wrote:

> How can I flag all games in a DB as tactics in order to use the "Find
> Best Move" feature using them?
>
> Select-all in the game window only selects visible games...marking
> 5000+ games would be rather tedious that way!
>
> TIA -c
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[Scidvspc-users] Flag all games in DB as tactics

[Chris L. <ch...@ch...>]

How can I flag all games in a DB as tactics in order to use the "Find
Best Move" feature using them?

Select-all in the game window only selects visible games...marking
5000+ games would be rather tedious that way!

TIA -c

Re: [Scidvspc-users] CQL port to Scid vs PC

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

On 11/20/2017 02:03 AM, Steve A wrote:
> I might just mention a few things. This is CQL 5.1. It is not really
> compatible with CQL 3 , nor (sadly) with Scidb's new implementation.. so
> keep this in mind when looking for example scripts.

We understand that there are many CQL users out there still using v3.x, 
since that's the version found in Chess Assistant.  And those users will 
probably like to be able to continue using v3.x, since the switch-over 
to v5.1 (from what I've seen) in non-trivial.

It might be practical to introduce a v3.x compatibility layer on top of 
v5.1 -- much as Gregor is intending to do with Scidb.  But I would have 
to get the 3.x parser from S&C and maybe some other retired code of 
theirs, and this would further expand the size of the executable.

In any event, this is way down on the list of priorities.


-- Lionel

Re: [Scidvspc-users] CQL port to Scid vs PC

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

Thanks to Lionel for this. We're working on it, and seems to be going ok :)

It's a very useful feature - only really limited by it's d*mn script
complexity - and will hopefully get a release in ScidvsPC 4.19 before *too*
many months. It should be in subversion in the next week or two.

I might just mention a few things. This is CQL 5.1. It is not really
compatible with CQL 3 , nor (sadly) with Scidb's new implementation.. so
keep this in mind when looking for example scripts. Here is my first/only
script :) , which finds: white pawn forks both black rooks.
    cql ()  shifthorizontal shiftvertical {ra8 rc8 Pb7}
Most of the existing doco is pretty ordinary, so we will be writing some
modest doco of our own.

Like Lionel mentions, it is possible to easily add *lots* of comments to a
database on accident
(eg "cql () r r r" does not find three black rooks, laugh)
but this will not be the *default* behaviour in ScidvsPC when we commit it
to svn. One handy feature this allows, is currently Scid is limited to a
single search match in any one game, but by (optionally) adding comments to
the games, *all* search matches can be found.

It is also quite large - increasing the ScidvsPC binary by something like
25%, and noticeably increasing compile time too.
So i guess we'll have to consider making this a configure-time option. I'm
not sure though.

Anyway - just a heads up about how it is going.

Steven

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Lionel <hay...@gm...> wrote:

>
> I've ported Lewis Stiller's and Gady Costeff's CQL v5.1 implementation (
> http://www.gadycosteff.com/cql) to Scid vs PC as a fully integrated
> search engine.
>
> I and a couple of others have been beating up on the engine for 10-12 days
> and it appears to be quite solid. The port was relatively trivial, so I'm
> not expecting many problems, but I'm looking for more volunteers to help
> test what is a rather extensive grammar, especially on non-Linux platforms.
>
> In particular, it would be very helpful if someone possessing Harold van
> der Heijden's study database (http://hhdbv.nl/) could test the port
> against that db. There is a set of scripts in the examples directory to aid
> in that endeavor. I've done my best to find or generate games which test
> the edge cases which are not likely to be present in one's typical chess
> database, but Stiller recommends Heijden's db as something of a testing
> high bar.
>
> The build process for including the CQL engine in the Scid executable has
> only been implemented for the Linux platform, as I have no way of testing
> on other platforms.  I will happily incorporate patches for the Makefiles
> for other platforms as they are offered.  The build requires a C++11
> compiler. The CQL engine has been successfully compiled with GNU g++ and
> with clang, as well as with Microsoft Visual C++.  The entire Scid+CQL
> build has been tested with GNU g++.
>
> I very strongly recommend that users of this feature read the CQL Search
> section in the Help Guide before getting started. There are some essential
> guidelines in that section which can save one from any number of major
> headaches and points of confusion.  Read all of it.  Twice.
>
> Please contact me off list for the [rather large] CQL patch, which applies
> cleanly to the v4.18.1 tarball.  To avoid spamming this list with
> CQL-related noise, please address all questions/problems directly to me.
> Further notices, clarifications, faqs, update patches, etc., coming from me
> will be addressed only to those who have requested the patch.
>
> I'll be welcoming comments and feedback and suggestions while I'm
> eliminating the last of the minor memory leaks in the engine over the next
> few weeks, and hope to release a final patch toward the end of the year.  I
> personally find this integrated CQL engine an order-of-magnitude more
> satisfying to use than the standalone version, and the language, itself,
> continues to impress the hell out of me.
>
>
> Many thanks go to Stiller and Costeff for their innovative work on CQL,
> and to Steve Atkinson for his long years of dedication to the Scid vs PC
> project.
>
>
> -- Lionel
>
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Re: [Scidvspc-users] CQL port to Scid vs PC

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

On 11/15/2017 08:36 PM, Alan Whiteman wrote:
>
> Sorry for the naive questions, but to clarify:
>
> 1) You are providing the patch that needs to be applied to the 4.18
> tarball.

The 4.18.1 tarball, though either one will probably do just fine.

>
> 2) The CQL implementation will use scidvspc's built-in search gui, so no
> cli lines needed?
>

Correct.

> 3) If it proves to be a better search function, should Steve port it to
> the next version?
>

Depends on how you define better, and that's Steve's call.  There are 
good arguments to be made pro and con.  For any given query of 
equivalence, the native Scid query (header, material, pattern, etc), 
will be more efficient.  But the existing Scid search capability doesn't 
come close to the range and depth of the complexity allowed by a CQL query.


-- Lionel

[Scidvspc-users] Solved: Re: Trying to run UCI engine with SCID vs Mac 4.18

[<kay...@gm...>]

The problem was a bug in the compiled stockfish. The Alpine Linux based Stockfish I compiled seemed to crash soon after startup.

Re-created the docker image using a minimal Debian, and it now works as expected.

Now I can run the latest Stockfish compiled from source using the following settings in the engine setup dialog:
	Command: /usr/local/bin/docker Parameters: run --rm -i kayvan/stockfish:151117 
So I can run Tournaments between Stockfish 8 (released) and whatever version of Stockfish is in "master".

November 8, 2017 3:59 PM, "Kayvan Sylvan" <kay...@gm... (mailto:%22Kayvan%20Sylvan%22%20<kay...@gm...>)> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Having a problem running a UCI engine in SCID vs Mac 4.18: 
I can not figure out how to get the one that is launched via docker container running. 
Adding an engine with the path /usr/local/bin/stockfish works nicely. 
Trying to use the docker image. using the /usr/local/bin/docker executable, does not: 
I set the command as "/usr/local/bin/docker” and the parameters as "run --rm -it stockfish” 
What am I missing? 
Thanks! 
—Kayvan

Re: [Scidvspc-users] CQL port to Scid vs PC

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

Hi Lionel,

Sorry for the naive questions, but to clarify:

1) You are providing the patch that needs to be applied to the 4.18 tarball.

2) The CQL implementation will use scidvspc's built-in search gui, so no 
cli lines needed?

3) If it proves to be a better search function, should Steve port it to 
the next version?

On 11/15/2017 07:10 PM, Lionel wrote:
>
> I've ported Lewis Stiller's and Gady Costeff's CQL v5.1 implementation 
> (http://www.gadycosteff.com/cql) to Scid vs PC as a fully integrated 
> search engine.
>
> I and a couple of others have been beating up on the engine for 10-12 
> days and it appears to be quite solid. The port was relatively 
> trivial, so I'm not expecting many problems, but I'm looking for more 
> volunteers to help test what is a rather extensive grammar, especially 
> on non-Linux platforms.
>
> In particular, it would be very helpful if someone possessing Harold 
> van der Heijden's study database (http://hhdbv.nl/) could test the 
> port against that db. There is a set of scripts in the examples 
> directory to aid in that endeavor. I've done my best to find or 
> generate games which test the edge cases which are not likely to be 
> present in one's typical chess database, but Stiller recommends 
> Heijden's db as something of a testing high bar.
>
> The build process for including the CQL engine in the Scid executable 
> has only been implemented for the Linux platform, as I have no way of 
> testing on other platforms.  I will happily incorporate patches for 
> the Makefiles for other platforms as they are offered.  The build 
> requires a C++11 compiler. The CQL engine has been successfully 
> compiled with GNU g++ and with clang, as well as with Microsoft Visual 
> C++.  The entire Scid+CQL build has been tested with GNU g++.
>
> I very strongly recommend that users of this feature read the CQL 
> Search section in the Help Guide before getting started. There are 
> some essential guidelines in that section which can save one from any 
> number of major headaches and points of confusion.  Read all of it.  
> Twice.
>
> Please contact me off list for the [rather large] CQL patch, which 
> applies cleanly to the v4.18.1 tarball.  To avoid spamming this list 
> with CQL-related noise, please address all questions/problems directly 
> to me.  Further notices, clarifications, faqs, update patches, etc., 
> coming from me will be addressed only to those who have requested the 
> patch.
>
> I'll be welcoming comments and feedback and suggestions while I'm 
> eliminating the last of the minor memory leaks in the engine over the 
> next few weeks, and hope to release a final patch toward the end of 
> the year.  I personally find this integrated CQL engine an 
> order-of-magnitude more satisfying to use than the standalone version, 
> and the language, itself, continues to impress the hell out of me.
>
>
> Many thanks go to Stiller and Costeff for their innovative work on 
> CQL, and to Steve Atkinson for his long years of dedication to the 
> Scid vs PC project.
>
>
> -- Lionel
>
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[Scidvspc-users] CQL port to Scid vs PC

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

I've ported Lewis Stiller's and Gady Costeff's CQL v5.1 implementation 
(http://www.gadycosteff.com/cql) to Scid vs PC as a fully integrated 
search engine.

I and a couple of others have been beating up on the engine for 10-12 
days and it appears to be quite solid. The port was relatively trivial, 
so I'm not expecting many problems, but I'm looking for more volunteers 
to help test what is a rather extensive grammar, especially on non-Linux 
platforms.

In particular, it would be very helpful if someone possessing Harold van 
der Heijden's study database (http://hhdbv.nl/) could test the port 
against that db. There is a set of scripts in the examples directory to 
aid in that endeavor. I've done my best to find or generate games which 
test the edge cases which are not likely to be present in one's typical 
chess database, but Stiller recommends Heijden's db as something of a 
testing high bar.

The build process for including the CQL engine in the Scid executable 
has only been implemented for the Linux platform, as I have no way of 
testing on other platforms.  I will happily incorporate patches for the 
Makefiles for other platforms as they are offered.  The build requires a 
C++11 compiler. The CQL engine has been successfully compiled with GNU 
g++ and with clang, as well as with Microsoft Visual C++.  The entire 
Scid+CQL build has been tested with GNU g++.

I very strongly recommend that users of this feature read the CQL Search 
section in the Help Guide before getting started. There are some 
essential guidelines in that section which can save one from any number 
of major headaches and points of confusion.  Read all of it.  Twice.

Please contact me off list for the [rather large] CQL patch, which 
applies cleanly to the v4.18.1 tarball.  To avoid spamming this list 
with CQL-related noise, please address all questions/problems directly 
to me.  Further notices, clarifications, faqs, update patches, etc., 
coming from me will be addressed only to those who have requested the patch.

I'll be welcoming comments and feedback and suggestions while I'm 
eliminating the last of the minor memory leaks in the engine over the 
next few weeks, and hope to release a final patch toward the end of the 
year.  I personally find this integrated CQL engine an 
order-of-magnitude more satisfying to use than the standalone version, 
and the language, itself, continues to impress the hell out of me.


Many thanks go to Stiller and Costeff for their innovative work on CQL, 
and to Steve Atkinson for his long years of dedication to the Scid vs PC 
project.


-- Lionel

Re: [Scidvspc-users] Trying to run UCI engine with SCID vs Mac 4.18

[Kayvan S. <kay...@gm...>]

Here’s the startup log from the Engine setup panel for the Stockfish via Docker:

Scid vs. Mac <--> Engine communication log file (engine 4)
Engine: SF-Master
Command: /usr/local/bin/docker
Arguments:  run --rm -it stockfish
Directory: /Applications/ScidvsMac.app/Contents/MacOS
Date: 08 Nov 2017

Note: First line from engine seen; sending it initial commands now.
Scid  : uci
Note: Engine terminated without warning.
Note: Engine terminated without exit code: "\"$standard_error\""

And the same, for /usr/local/bin Stockfish:

Scid vs. Mac <--> Engine communication log file (engine 3)
Engine: Stockfish
Command: /usr/local/bin/stockfish
Arguments:  
Directory: /Applications/ScidvsMac.app/Contents/MacOS
Date: 08 Nov 2017

Note: First line from engine seen; sending it initial commands now.
Scid  : uci
Engine: Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
Engine: id name Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT
Engine: id author T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
Engine: option name Debug Log File type string default 
Engine: option name Contempt type spin default 0 min -100 max 100
Engine: option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 128
Engine: option name Hash type spin default 16 min 1 max 1048576
Engine: option name Clear Hash type button
Engine: option name Ponder type check default false
Engine: option name MultiPV type spin default 1 min 1 max 500
Engine: option name Skill Level type spin default 20 min 0 max 20
Engine: option name Move Overhead type spin default 30 min 0 max 5000
Engine: option name Minimum Thinking Time type spin default 20 min 0 max 5000
Engine: option name Slow Mover type spin default 89 min 10 max 1000
Engine: option name nodestime type spin default 0 min 0 max 10000
Engine: option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
Engine: option name SyzygyPath type string default <empty>
Engine: option name SyzygyProbeDepth type spin default 1 min 1 max 100
Engine: option name Syzygy50MoveRule type check default true
Engine: option name SyzygyProbeLimit type spin default 6 min 0 max 6
Engine: uciok
Scid  : isready


> On Nov 8, 2017, at 3:59 PM, Kayvan Sylvan <kay...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Having a problem running a UCI engine in SCID vs Mac 4.18:
> 
> The brew installed stockfish works just fine, using the Command path: /usr/local/bin/stockfish
> 
> $ stockfish
> Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
> uci
> id name Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT
> id author T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
> 
> option name Debug Log File type string default 
> option name Contempt type spin default 0 min -100 max 100
> option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 128
> option name Hash type spin default 16 min 1 max 1048576
> option name Clear Hash type button
> option name Ponder type check default false
> option name MultiPV type spin default 1 min 1 max 500
> option name Skill Level type spin default 20 min 0 max 20
> option name Move Overhead type spin default 30 min 0 max 5000
> option name Minimum Thinking Time type spin default 20 min 0 max 5000
> option name Slow Mover type spin default 89 min 10 max 1000
> option name nodestime type spin default 0 min 0 max 10000
> option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
> option name SyzygyPath type string default <empty>
> option name SyzygyProbeDepth type spin default 1 min 1 max 100
> option name Syzygy50MoveRule type check default true
> option name SyzygyProbeLimit type spin default 6 min 0 max 6
> uciok
> 
> There is also this docker container I just cooked up, with the “master” branch from the Stockfish repo:
> 
> $ docker run --rm -it stockfish
> Stockfish 081117 64 POPCNT by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
> uci
> id name Stockfish 081117 64 POPCNT
> id author T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
> 
> option name Debug Log File type string default 
> option name Contempt type spin default 0 min -100 max 100
> option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 512
> option name Hash type spin default 16 min 1 max 1048576
> option name Clear Hash type button
> option name Ponder type check default false
> option name MultiPV type spin default 1 min 1 max 500
> option name Skill Level type spin default 20 min 0 max 20
> option name Move Overhead type spin default 100 min 0 max 5000
> option name nodestime type spin default 0 min 0 max 10000
> option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
> option name SyzygyPath type string default <empty>
> option name SyzygyProbeDepth type spin default 1 min 1 max 100
> option name Syzygy50MoveRule type check default true
> option name SyzygyProbeLimit type spin default 6 min 0 max 6
> uciok
> 
> 
> I can not figure out how to get the one that is launched via docker container running.
> 
> Adding an engine with the path /usr/local/bin/stockfish works nicely.
> 
> 
> <PastedGraphic-1.png>
> 
> Trying to use the docker image. using the /usr/local/bin/docker executable, does not:
> 
> <PastedGraphic-2.png>
> 
> I set the command as "/usr/local/bin/docker” and the parameters as "run --rm -it stockfish”
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> —Kayvan

[Scidvspc-users] Trying to run UCI engine with SCID vs Mac 4.18

[Kayvan S. <kay...@gm...>]

Hi everyone,

Having a problem running a UCI engine in SCID vs Mac 4.18:

The brew installed stockfish works just fine, using the Command path: /usr/local/bin/stockfish

$ stockfish
Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
uci
id name Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT
id author T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott

option name Debug Log File type string default 
option name Contempt type spin default 0 min -100 max 100
option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 128
option name Hash type spin default 16 min 1 max 1048576
option name Clear Hash type button
option name Ponder type check default false
option name MultiPV type spin default 1 min 1 max 500
option name Skill Level type spin default 20 min 0 max 20
option name Move Overhead type spin default 30 min 0 max 5000
option name Minimum Thinking Time type spin default 20 min 0 max 5000
option name Slow Mover type spin default 89 min 10 max 1000
option name nodestime type spin default 0 min 0 max 10000
option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
option name SyzygyPath type string default <empty>
option name SyzygyProbeDepth type spin default 1 min 1 max 100
option name Syzygy50MoveRule type check default true
option name SyzygyProbeLimit type spin default 6 min 0 max 6
uciok

There is also this docker container I just cooked up, with the “master” branch from the Stockfish repo:

$ docker run --rm -it stockfish
Stockfish 081117 64 POPCNT by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
uci
id name Stockfish 081117 64 POPCNT
id author T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott

option name Debug Log File type string default 
option name Contempt type spin default 0 min -100 max 100
option name Threads type spin default 1 min 1 max 512
option name Hash type spin default 16 min 1 max 1048576
option name Clear Hash type button
option name Ponder type check default false
option name MultiPV type spin default 1 min 1 max 500
option name Skill Level type spin default 20 min 0 max 20
option name Move Overhead type spin default 100 min 0 max 5000
option name nodestime type spin default 0 min 0 max 10000
option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
option name SyzygyPath type string default <empty>
option name SyzygyProbeDepth type spin default 1 min 1 max 100
option name Syzygy50MoveRule type check default true
option name SyzygyProbeLimit type spin default 6 min 0 max 6
uciok


I can not figure out how to get the one that is launched via docker container running.

Adding an engine with the path /usr/local/bin/stockfish works nicely.




Trying to use the docker image. using the /usr/local/bin/docker executable, does not:



I set the command as "/usr/local/bin/docker” and the parameters as "run --rm -it stockfish”

What am I missing?

Thanks!

—Kayvan

Re: [Scidvspc-users] Unable to Move Columns in the Game List

[Bennett J. <ben...@gm...>]

I see, thank you very much!

Bennett

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:06 AM, Steve A <ste...@gm...> wrote:

> Ok, this interface isn't very clear - I will make the instructions clearer.
>
> By using the "add" menu, the selected column is repositioned to the right
> of the current column.
> cheers, S.A.
>
> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Bennett Joseph <ben...@gm...>
> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> May I please get assistance? I can't arrange columns in the Game List.
>>
>> The Game List help page says, "Right-clicking a Column Title allows one
>> to reorder them..." When I right-click a column, I get a menu to add,
>> remove, align left, align right, align center or reset, but not to move
>> them. Was this ability changed recently?
>>
>> I'm using the latest SVN snapshot, revision 2759 in Linux.  My distro is
>> Slackware-Current 14.2 64-bit and my Tcl/Tk version is 8.6.7.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bennett
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>

Re: [Scidvspc-users] Unable to Move Columns in the Game List

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

Ok, this interface isn't very clear - I will make the instructions clearer.

By using the "add" menu, the selected column is repositioned to the right
of the current column.
cheers, S.A.

On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Bennett Joseph <ben...@gm...>
wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> May I please get assistance? I can't arrange columns in the Game List.
>
> The Game List help page says, "Right-clicking a Column Title allows one to
> reorder them..." When I right-click a column, I get a menu to add, remove,
> align left, align right, align center or reset, but not to move them. Was
> this ability changed recently?
>
> I'm using the latest SVN snapshot, revision 2759 in Linux.  My distro is
> Slackware-Current 14.2 64-bit and my Tcl/Tk version is 8.6.7.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bennett
>
>
>
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[Scidvspc-users] Unable to Move Columns in the Game List

[Bennett J. <ben...@gm...>]

Greetings,

May I please get assistance? I can't arrange columns in the Game List.

The Game List help page says, "Right-clicking a Column Title allows one to
reorder them..." When I right-click a column, I get a menu to add, remove,
align left, align right, align center or reset, but not to move them. Was
this ability changed recently?

I'm using the latest SVN snapshot, revision 2759 in Linux.  My distro is
Slackware-Current 14.2 64-bit and my Tcl/Tk version is 8.6.7.

Thanks,

Bennett

Re: [Scidvspc-users] Searching for a position for White

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

CQL


On 09/30/2017 07:22 AM, E Smith wrote:
> Hi Scid users,
>
> I’m trying to search for a position for White only and ignore whatever
> Black has played, i.e. out of the opening.I’ve done *Edit *> *Setup Board* and made my position for White, then
> tried *Search *> *Current Board* for within my 7.8-million-game
> database. But it returns zero hits as it seems it is not possible to
> ignore the Black position?So my question is: is it possible to search a database just for the
> White side and if so, how does one do this?
> Thanks!
>
> Ed
>
>
>
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Re: [Scidvspc-users] Searching for a position for White

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

Currently, it is not possible to do *exactly* as you wish ... AFAIK

but using the Search->Material/Pattern, you can set up to 10 exact position
matches
(on the right hand side), which will likely find all the matches you are
after anyway if
used carefully.

Ignoring one side in position search may not be too technical to
implement... but it might be ugly, and testing would be a little onerous
too, so not sure i want to look at coding it. Someone else ?

S.A.

On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 11:22 PM, E Smith <li...@ma...> wrote:

> Hi Scid users,
>
> I’m trying to search for a position for White only and ignore whatever
> Black has played, i.e. out of the opening.
>
> I’ve done *Edit *> *Setup Board* and made my position for White, then
> tried *Search *> *Current Board* for within my 7.8-million-game database.
> But it returns zero hits as it seems it is not possible to ignore the Black
> position?
> So my question is: is it possible to search a database just for the White
> side and if so, how does one do this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ed
>
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[Scidvspc-users] Searching for a position for White

[E S. <li...@ma...>]

Hi Scid users,

I’m trying to search for a position for White only and ignore whatever
Black has played, i.e. out of the opening.I’ve done *Edit *> *Setup Board* and made my position for White, then
tried *Search *> *Current Board* for within my 7.8-million-game
database. But it returns zero hits as it seems it is not possible to
ignore the Black position?So my question is: is it possible to search a database just for the
White side and if so, how does one do this?
Thanks!

Ed

[Scidvspc-users] pgn2scid v1.1 is out

[Andreas K. <and...@gm...>]

Hi there,
A new version of pgn2scid is out now with some minor fixes and changes. For
more information please read the changelog on
https://github.com/CasualPyDev/pgn2scid

Thanks,
Andreas

Re: [Scidvspc-users] game flags in pgn output

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

I'll put it on my todo list and look at it in a few days.


On 09/07/2017 06:13 PM, Steve A wrote:
> That sounds like a good feature... probably/hopefully doable without too
> much effort. Email me if you want some pointers to the relevant code, or I
> will code it myself sometime. Cheers
>
> On Friday, September 8, 2017, Lionel <hay...@gm...> wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, I've been poking around for awhile trying to find a way to include
>> game flags in a PGN export (hoping to find a custom tag in the output). It
>> would be nice to be able to export the db, pipe the PGN thru sed,
>> pgn-extract, etc, and import the result without losing the flags. Alas...
>> am I missing something?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> --  Lionel
>>
>> P.S.  If this is a feature that is deemed worthy of including in scidvspc,
>> I'll look into implementing it in spare time if it's not a nightmare with
>> alot of potential undesirable side effects.  Issues???
>>
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Re: [Scidvspc-users] game flags in pgn output

[Steve A <ste...@gm...>]

That sounds like a good feature... probably/hopefully doable without too
much effort. Email me if you want some pointers to the relevant code, or I
will code it myself sometime. Cheers

On Friday, September 8, 2017, Lionel <hay...@gm...> wrote:

>
> Well, I've been poking around for awhile trying to find a way to include
> game flags in a PGN export (hoping to find a custom tag in the output). It
> would be nice to be able to export the db, pipe the PGN thru sed,
> pgn-extract, etc, and import the result without losing the flags. Alas...
> am I missing something?
>
> TIA
>
> --  Lionel
>
> P.S.  If this is a feature that is deemed worthy of including in scidvspc,
> I'll look into implementing it in spare time if it's not a nightmare with
> alot of potential undesirable side effects.  Issues???
>
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[Scidvspc-users] game flags in pgn output

[Lionel <hay...@gm...>]

Well, I've been poking around for awhile trying to find a way to include 
game flags in a PGN export (hoping to find a custom tag in the output). 
It would be nice to be able to export the db, pipe the PGN thru sed, 
pgn-extract, etc, and import the result without losing the flags. 
Alas... am I missing something?

TIA

--  Lionel

P.S.  If this is a feature that is deemed worthy of including in 
scidvspc, I'll look into implementing it in spare time if it's not a 
nightmare with alot of potential undesirable side effects.  Issues???

Re: [Scidvspc-users] pgn2scid - a GUI wrapper for pgnscid and scmerge

[Kayvan S. <kay...@gm...>]

Great! Thank you.

The tool works great.

I created this Docker image so I can run it without installing Python/TK/etc. on my Mac.

https://hub.docker.com/r/kayvan/pgn2scid/

—Kayvan

Re: [Scidvspc-users] pgn2scid - a GUI wrapper for pgnscid and scmerge

[Igor S. M. <jos...@gm...>]

Andreas Kreisig <and...@gm...>
writes:

> Hi,
> Okay, 2nd attempt. Unfortunately I used a wrong (not registered) email address for my first announcement. I recently finished a Python software project to simplify the work
> with pgnscid and scmerge. I then added more and more features and now I think I can release it to the public. Here is an excerpt of the manual so that you can get an idea of
> what pgn2scid can do:

interesting. Many thanks!


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