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can click the left mouse button once on the piece, then once more on
the destination square. To drop a new piece on a square (when
applicable), press the middle or the right mouse button over the
-square and select from the popup menu. In cases where you can drop
+square and select from the pop-up menu. In cases where you can drop
either a white or black piece, use the middle button (or shift+right)
for white and the right button (or shift+middle) for black. When you
are playing a bughouse game on an Internet Chess Server, a list of the
-offboard pieces that each player has available is shown in the window
+off-board pieces that each player has available is shown in the window
title after the player's name; in addition, the piece menus show the
number of pieces available of each type. From version 4.3.14 on, it is
-also possible in crazyhouse, bughouse or shogi to dag and drop pieces
-to the board from the holdings squares displayed next to the board.
+also possible in crazyhouse, bughouse or shogi to drag and drop pieces
+to the board from the holdings squares displayed next to the board.
+This latter method for dropping pieces during a game is preferred,
+and the piece-drop menu is now deprecated (except for editing a position).
+Although the old behavior can still be selected through a command-line
+option, the default function of the right mouse button is to display
+the position the chess program thinks it will end up in,
+while moving the mouse vertically with this button pressed will step
+through the principal variation to show how this position will be
+reached.
+Lines of play displayed in the engine-output window an similarly
+be played out on the board, by right-clicking on them.
+
+ <p>When connected to an ICS, it is possible to call up a graphical
+representation of players seeking a game in stead of the chess board,
+when the latter is not in use
+(i.e. when you are not playing or observing).
+Left-clicking the display area will switch between this 'seek graph'
+and the chess board.
+Hovering the mouse pointer over a dot will show the details of the
+seek ad in the message field above the board.
+Left-clicking the dot will challenge that player.
+Right-clicking a dot will 'push it to the back',
+to reveal any dots that were hidden behind it.
+Right-clicking off dots will refresh the graph.
+
+ <p>Most other XBoard commands are available from the menu bar. The most
+frequently used commands also have shortcut keys or on-screen buttons.
+Some rarely used parameters can only be set through options on the
+command line used to invoke XBoard.
- <p>All other XBoard commands are available from the menu bar. The most
-frequently used commands also have shortcut keys or on-screen buttons.
+ <p>XBoard uses a settings file, in which it can remember any changes to
+the settings that are made through menus or command-line options,
+so they will still apply when you restart XBoard for another session.
+The settings can be saved into this file automatically when XBoard exits,
+or on explicit request of the user.
+The default name for the settings file is /etc/xboard/xboard.conf,
+but in a standard install this file is only used as a master settings
+file that determines the system-wide default settings,
+and defers reading and writing of user settings to a user-specific
+file like ~/.xboardrc in the user's home directory.
<p>When XBoard is iconized, its graphical icon is a white knight if
it is White's turn to move, a black knight if it is Black's turn. See
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="File-Menu.html#File-Menu">File Menu</a>: Accessing external games and positions.
-<li><a accesskey="2" href="Mode-Menu.html#Mode-Menu">Mode Menu</a>: Selecting XBoard's mode.
-<li><a accesskey="3" href="Action-Menu.html#Action-Menu">Action Menu</a>: Talking to the chess engine or ICS opponents.
-<li><a accesskey="4" href="Step-Menu.html#Step-Menu">Step Menu</a>: Controlling the game.
-<li><a accesskey="5" href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>: User preferences.
-<li><a accesskey="6" href="Help-Menu.html#Help-Menu">Help Menu</a>: Getting help.
-<li><a accesskey="7" href="Keys.html#Keys">Keys</a>: Other shortcut keys.
+<li><a accesskey="2" href="Edit-Menu.html#Edit-Menu">Edit Menu</a>: Altering games, positions, PGN tags or comments.
+<li><a accesskey="3" href="View-Menu.html#View-Menu">View Menu</a>: Controlling XBoard's shape and looks.
+<li><a accesskey="4" href="Mode-Menu.html#Mode-Menu">Mode Menu</a>: Selecting XBoard's mode.
+<li><a accesskey="5" href="Action-Menu.html#Action-Menu">Action Menu</a>: Talking to the chess engine or ICS opponents.
+<li><a accesskey="6" href="Engine-Menu.html#Engine-Menu">Engine Menu</a>: Controlling settings and actions of the engine(s).
+<li><a accesskey="7" href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>: User preferences.
+<li><a accesskey="8" href="Help-Menu.html#Help-Menu">Help Menu</a>: Getting help.
+<li><a accesskey="9" href="Keys.html#Keys">Keys</a>: Other shortcut keys.
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