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35 <h3 class="section">2.4 Step Menu</h3>
37 <p><a name="index-Step-Menu-55"></a><a name="index-Menu_002c-Step-56"></a>
39 <dt>Backward<dd><a name="index-Backward_002c-Menu-Item-57"></a><a name="index-g_t_003c_002c-Button-58"></a>Steps backward through a series of remembered moves.
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40 The ‘<samp><span class="samp">[<]</span></samp>’ button and the <kbd>b</kbd> key are equivalents,
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41 as is turning the mouse wheel towards you.
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42 In addition, pressing the Control key steps back one move, and releasing
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43 it steps forward again.
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45 In most modes, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’ only lets you look back at old positions;
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46 it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are playing against
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47 a chess engine, playing or observing a game on an ICS, or loading a game.
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48 If you select ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’ in any of these situations, you will not
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49 be allowed to make a different move. Use ‘<samp><span class="samp">Retract Move</span></samp>’ or
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50 ‘<samp><span class="samp">Edit Game</span></samp>’ if you want to change past moves.
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52 If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’
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53 depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
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54 off, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’ issues the ICS backward command, which backs up
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55 everyone's view of the game and allows you to make a different
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56 move. If Pause mode is on, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’ only backs up your local
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58 <br><dt>Forward<dd><a name="index-Forward_002c-Menu-Item-59"></a><a name="index-g_t_003e_002c-Button-60"></a>Steps forward through a series of remembered moves (undoing the
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59 effect of ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’) or forward through a game file. The
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60 ‘<samp><span class="samp">[>]</span></samp>’ button and the <kbd>f</kbd> key are equivalents,
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61 as is turning the mouse wheel away from you.
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63 If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of Forward
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64 depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
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65 off, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward</span></samp>’ issues the ICS forward command, which moves
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66 everyone's view of the game forward along the current line. If
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67 Pause mode is on, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward</span></samp>’ only moves your local view forward,
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68 and it will not go past the position that the game was in when
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70 <br><dt>Back to Start<dd><a name="index-Back-to-Start_002c-Menu-Item-61"></a><a name="index-g_t_003c_003c_002c-Button-62"></a>Jumps backward to the first remembered position in the game.
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71 The ‘<samp><span class="samp">[<<]</span></samp>’ button and the shifted <kbd>B</kbd> key are equivalents.
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73 In most modes, Back to Start only lets you look back at old
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74 positions; it does not retract moves. This is the case if you
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75 are playing against a local chess engine, playing or observing a game on
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76 a chess server, or loading a game. If you select ‘<samp><span class="samp">Back to Start</span></samp>’ in any
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77 of these situations, you will not be allowed to make different
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78 moves. Use ‘<samp><span class="samp">Retract Move</span></samp>’ or ‘<samp><span class="samp">Edit Game</span></samp>’ if you want to change past
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79 moves; or use Reset to start a new game.
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81 If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘<samp><span class="samp">Back to
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82 Start</span></samp>’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
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83 is off, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Back to Start</span></samp>’ issues the ICS ‘<samp><span class="samp">backward 999999</span></samp>’
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84 command, which backs up everyone's view of the game to the start and
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85 allows you to make different moves. If Pause mode is on, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Back
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86 to Start</span></samp>’ only backs up your local view.
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87 <br><dt>Forward to End<dd><a name="index-Forward-to-End_002c-Menu-Item-63"></a><a name="index-g_t_003e_003e_002c-Button-64"></a>Jumps forward to the last remembered position in the game. The
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88 ‘<samp><span class="samp">[>>]</span></samp>’ button and the shifted <kbd>F</kbd> key are equivalents.
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90 If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward to
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91 End</span></samp>’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
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92 is off, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward to End</span></samp>’ issues the ICS ‘<samp><span class="samp">forward 999999</span></samp>’
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93 command, which moves everyone's view of the game forward to the end of
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94 the current line. If Pause mode is on, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward to End</span></samp>’ only moves
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95 your local view forward, and it will not go past the position
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96 that the game was in when you paused.
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97 <br><dt>Revert<dd><a name="index-Revert_002c-Menu-Item-65"></a>If you are examining an ICS game and Pause mode is off, issues
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98 the ICS command ‘<samp><span class="samp">revert</span></samp>’.
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99 <br><dt>Truncate Game<dd><a name="index-Truncate-Game_002c-Menu-Item-66"></a>Discards all remembered moves of the game beyond the current
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100 position. Puts XBoard into ‘<samp><span class="samp">Edit Game</span></samp>’ mode if it was not there
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102 <br><dt>Move Now<dd><a name="index-Move-Now_002c-Menu-Item-67"></a>Forces the chess engine to move immediately. Chess engine mode only.
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103 <br><dt>Retract Move<dd><a name="index-Retract-Move_002c-Menu-Item-68"></a>Retracts your last move. In chess engine mode, you can do this only
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104 after the chess engine has replied to your move; if the chess engine is still
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105 thinking, use ‘<samp><span class="samp">Move Now</span></samp>’ first. In ICS mode, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Retract Move</span></samp>’
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106 issues the command ‘<samp><span class="samp">takeback 1</span></samp>’ or ‘<samp><span class="samp">takeback 2</span></samp>’
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107 depending on whether it is your opponent's move or yours.
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108 <br><dt>Adjudicate to White<dt>Adjudicate to Black<dt>Adjudicate Draw<dd><a name="index-Adjudicate-to-White_002c-Menu-Item-69"></a><a name="index-Adjudicate-to-Black_002c-Menu-Item-70"></a><a name="index-Adjudicate-Draw_002c-Menu-Item-71"></a>Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match mode),
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109 with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw, repsectively.
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110 The PGN file of the game will accompany the result string
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111 by the comment "user adjudication".
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