This option initiates the <BD>Visual Assistant</BD> dialog which enables you to activate several visual aids. Here you will find features highlighting various positions on the Strategram board, and features that mark dragged pieces and animate moves. The available options are as follows:
<BD><COL=RED>Turn Coverage Off<NM>:
The first radio button means that no squares are highlighted.
<BD><COL=RED>Show Legal Squares<NM>:
The second radio button (default) shows all the destinations to which a particular piece can legally step or jump towards. Legal squares are highlighted when you click on a King or Pawn belonging to the player who is about to make a move. Cells are highlighted until you either release the mouse button or drag the piece away from its present location.
<BD><COL=RED>Player Board Coverage<NM>:
The last radio button displays the board coverage of the current player, which means all of the possible moves that the current player can make. This feature comes handy when one wishes to assess spacial relationships related to its entire configuration of pieces, such as: coordinated movement, areas of control, potential lines of development and blockade weaknesses.
<BD><COL=RED>Show Rules on Startup<NM>:
This check box allows you to set the default for displaying the <BD>Strategram Rules</BD> window each time you start the game.
<BD><COL=RED>Mark Dragged Piece<NM>:
Clicking on this check box will draw a dimmed shadow in the position of origin as the piece is being dragged toward a destination.
<BD><COL=RED>Animate Moves<NM>:
This check box determines whether computer moves will be animated or not. Pieces are animated by default unless you deselect the check box, which will cause the moves to execute without animating the path.
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Click <BD>OK</BD> to have your selections activated, <BD>Cancel</BD> to leave the previous settings unchanged.
