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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. PM Gnu Chess 4.0 History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- PM Gnu Chess4.0 v0.91 is a Presentation Manager application which uses GnuChess
- 4.0 patch level 65 as the chess engine. The program is based on previous
- efforts to port gnu chess 3.1 to Windows by Darly K. Baker and OS/2 v1.2 by
- Kent Cedola.
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- Start with Kent Cedola's code, here are what I did:
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- o Got gnuchess 4.0 chess engine work with PM GUI
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- o Put chess engine into seperate threads
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- o Added continuously scalable board and piece
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- o Redesigned menu logic
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- o Redesigned the pieces
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- o Implemented opening book to pmchess
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- o Added save, load and list game features
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- o Added language file to display some of information
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- o Added on-line help
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- o Fixed bugs caused by multi-threading
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- o Fixed changing colors
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- o Fixed many other bugs (time consuming)
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- I would like to thank Kent Cedola and Daryl Baker for their hard work to
- convert GNU Chess from a character mode to a GUI world in the first place.
- Without their effort, this work will take considerably long time.
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- Second release notes:
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- 1. Pawn promotion
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- o Now you can promote your pawn to queen.
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- o Promotion to other pieces is not working yet. The chess engine of this
- verson only does this much.
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- 2. Fixed some message events
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- o When game is ended the proper message box pops up instead of doing nothing
- in the early release.
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- 3. Fixed/changed new game command
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- o The new command used to cause some problems. Hopefully this is fixed.
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- o Some improvements: If white is on the top, new command assumes the player
- wants to play as black and it immediately makes move as white;
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- o You can issue new game command any time now.
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- o At the beginning of each new game, you have a chance to setup new time
- control.
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- o new game will not reset deep thinking to default (disable).
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- 4. Fixed whose turn to move message on the bottom of window.
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- 5. Color settings are saved for next time.
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- Have fun with PMCHESS!
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- Yibing Fan
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File menu contains commands that you use to start a new game, open, and
- save games. In addition, it also contains the command that you use to exit the
- PM Gnu Chess4.0. The following commands appear in the File menu:
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- New Start to play a new game
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- Open Opens a saved game or an unfinished game
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- Save Saves current game
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- Save As Saves the current game with different format
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- Exit Quits the PM Gnu Chess 4.0
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You start to play a new game with PM Gnu Chess4.0.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can open a saved game that exists on any drive or in any directory by using
- the Open command. To open a game, do the following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Open command.
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- A dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current directory.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save command to save a game. To save a current game, do the
- following:
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- o Select the File menu and choose the Save command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Save As ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You use the Save As command to save a game with different format so that other
- programs can read the game.(plan to save as PGN)
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- Follow these steps to save a game to PGN:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Save As command.
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- A dialog box appears, prompting you for a new filename.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- save current game in chess.lst. To list game to chess.lst, do the following:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the List command.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You quit the PM Gnu Chess4.0 by using the Exit command. To quit the PM Gnu
- Chess4.0, do the following:
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- 1. Select the File menu and choose the Exit command or type Ctrl+x.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name and select the
- Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to open in the File name field and select
- the Open pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Open pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to open.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save to store the file you are editing. After the file is saved, the text
- remains in the window so that you can continue editing it.
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- Note: If you are editing a new file, select the Save or Save as choices to
- display the Save as pop-up so that you can name the file you are
- editing. A file must have a title to be saved.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Save as to name and save a new file or to save an existing file under a
- different name, in a different directory, or on a different disk.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and
- select the Save pushbutton.
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- For specific help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select
- the Save pushbutton.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File name Type of file
- Drive File
- Directory Save pushbutton
- General help
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types. The sample has set this field for all file types.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to rename and save.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the Save pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you
- selected and with the file name you specified.
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- For more help, select a topic below.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Edit board, take back moves. Review games (not available yet.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Take back a ply. When you take back a computer ply, the computer automaticlly
- play the other side assuming you want to enter an alternative move. The menu is
- disabled whenever computer is thinking. If deep thinking mode is on, use Ctrl+S
- to stop computer thinking then issue undo or remove. If undo menu is still
- disabled, use force move to let computer finish current move then take back
- moves. After you'v finished, Ctrl+D to turn deep thinking back on.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Remove ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Take back one move. The menu is disabled whenever computer is thinking. If
- deep thinking mode is on, use Ctrl+S to stop computer thinking then issue undo
- or remove. If undo menu is still disabled, use force move to let computer
- finish current move then take back moves. After you'v finished, Ctrl+D to turn
- deep thinking back on.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Move! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Force computer to make move immediately.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Stop! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Stop computer thinking and set deep thinking mode off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. No Computer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- User enter moves. Computer acts like a referee. Useful for setup an opening
- position you want computer to anylize. After you reach the position, use Side
- menu bar to let computer take over. e.g. Side/White computer will take the
- position as White to play and play White side regardless who's turn. Use
- Side/Switch normally.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Setup Board ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Setup board. Click on a piece and then click on the destination square put the
- piece to the square. Double or fast triple click on a piece move the piece off
- the board. Caution, once piece is moved off the board you can't get it back! I
- will fix this on next release.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Options.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Tone ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle beep mode on and off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Coordinates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle coordinates on and off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Search Stats ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Display search status.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Test Speed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Test computer evaluation speed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Hash ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle hash file on and off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Autoplay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle autoplay on and off. No human mode.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Book ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle opening book on and off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Awindow ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set Alpha window. Effect the search band width.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Bwindow ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set beta window value. Effect the search band width.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Contemp ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Hmm.. I have to read the code again.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Skill menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set skills.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set time control. Default: 60 moves in 5 minutes
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Random ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Toggle Random on and off. Effect how computer chose between line to play.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Deep thinking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set Computer think on the opponent's time. Default: not thinking on opponent's
- time. Ctrl+D toggle this mode.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Depth ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Set search depth. Default 29.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Side ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Chose which side to play, which color is at bottom.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Reverse ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Reverse board. Set whether black or White on bottom.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Switch ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Switch side with computer.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. WHITE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Computer to play current position as white.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Black ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Computer to play current position as black.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Refresh ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Refresh the board. Accasionlly, after computer makes move, the piece is missing
- on the board. Do refresh or Ctrl+F.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Insert standard Help menu text here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Help Index menu item here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the General Help menu item here.
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- Note: This screen will usually be handled by the default.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Help Using Help menu here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Help Keys menu item here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Tutorial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Tutorial menu item here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Place information for the Product information menu item here.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog displays information about the application, such as version
- number and copyright notice.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The OK button closes the Product information dialog.