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</div>
-<h3 class="section">4.5 User interface options</h3>
+<h3 class="section">4.6 User interface options</h3>
-<p><a name="index-User-interface-options-340"></a><a name="index-Options_002c-User-interface-341"></a>
+<p><a name="index-User-interface-options-418"></a><a name="index-Options_002c-User-interface-419"></a>
<dl>
-<dt>-display<dt>-geometry<dt>-iconic<dd><a name="index-display_002c-option-342"></a><a name="index-geometry_002c-option-343"></a><a name="index-iconic_002c-option-344"></a>These and most other standard Xt options are accepted.
-<br><dt>-noGUI<dd><a name="index-noGUI_002c-option-345"></a>Suppresses all GUI functions of XBoard
-(to speed up automated ultra-fast engine-engine games, which you dont want to watch).
+<dt>-display<dt>-geometry<dt>-iconic<dt>-name<dd><a name="index-display_002c-option-420"></a><a name="index-geometry_002c-option-421"></a><a name="index-iconic_002c-option-422"></a><a name="index-resource-name_002c-option-423"></a>These and most other standard Xt options are accepted.
+<br><dt>-noGUI<dd><a name="index-noGUI_002c-option-424"></a>Suppresses all GUI functions of XBoard
+(to speed up automated ultra-fast engine-engine games, which you don't want to watch).
There will be no board or clock updates, no printing of moves,
and no update of the icon on the task bar in this mode.
-<br><dt>-movesound/-xmovesound or -ringBellAfterMoves true/false<dd><a name="index-movesound_002c-option-346"></a><a name="index-bell_002c-option-347"></a><a name="index-ringBellAfterMoves_002c-option-348"></a>Sets the Move Sound menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-recentEngines number<dt>-recentEngineList list<dd><a name="index-recentEngines_002c-option-425"></a><a name="index-recentEngineList_002c-option-426"></a>When the number is larger than zero, it determines how many recently
+used engines will be appended at the bottom of the ‘<samp><span class="samp">Engines</span></samp>’ menu.
+The engines will be saved in your settings file as the option
+<code>recentEngineList</code>, by their nicknames,
+and the most recently used one will always be sorted to the top.
+If the list after that is longer than the specified number,
+the last one is discarded.
+Changes in the list will only become visible the next session,
+provided you saved the settings.
+Default: 6.
+<br><dt>-oneClickMove true/false<dd><a name="index-oneClickMove_002c-option-427"></a>When set, this option allows you to enter moves by only clicking the to-
+or from-square, when only a single legal move to or from that square
+is possible.
+Double-clicking a piece (or clicking an already selected piece)
+will instruct that piece to make the only capture it can legally do.
+Default: false.
+<br><dt>-movesound/-xmovesound or -ringBellAfterMoves true/false<dd><a name="index-movesound_002c-option-428"></a><a name="index-bell_002c-option-429"></a><a name="index-ringBellAfterMoves_002c-option-430"></a>Sets the Move Sound menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
For compatibility with old XBoard versions, -bell/-xbell are also
accepted as abbreviations for this option.
-<br><dt>-exit/-xexit or -popupExitMessage true/false<dd><a name="index-exit_002c-option-349"></a><a name="index-popupExitMessage_002c-option-350"></a>Sets the Popup Exit Message menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-popup/-xpopup or -popupMoveErrors true/false<dd><a name="index-popup_002c-option-351"></a><a name="index-popupMoveErrors_002c-option-352"></a>Sets the Popup Move Errors menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
-<br><dt>-queen/-xqueen or -alwaysPromoteToQueen true/false<dd><a name="index-queen_002c-option-353"></a><a name="index-alwaysPromoteToQueen_002c-option-354"></a>Sets the Always Queen menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
-<br><dt>-legal/-xlegal or -testLegality true/false<dd><a name="index-legal_002c-option-355"></a><a name="index-testLegality_002c-option-356"></a>Sets the Test Legality menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-size or -boardSize (sizeName | n1,n2,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7)<dd><a name="index-size_002c-option-357"></a><a name="index-boardSize_002c-option-358"></a><a name="index-board-size-359"></a>Determines how large the board will be, by selecting the pixel size
+<br><dt>-exit/-xexit or -popupExitMessage true/false<dd><a name="index-exit_002c-option-431"></a><a name="index-popupExitMessage_002c-option-432"></a>Sets the Popup Exit Message menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-popup/-xpopup or -popupMoveErrors true/false<dd><a name="index-popup_002c-option-433"></a><a name="index-popupMoveErrors_002c-option-434"></a>Sets the Popup Move Errors menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-queen/-xqueen or -alwaysPromoteToQueen true/false<dd><a name="index-queen_002c-option-435"></a><a name="index-alwaysPromoteToQueen_002c-option-436"></a>Sets the Always Queen menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-sweepPromotions true/false<dd><a name="index-sweepPromotion_002c-option-437"></a>Sets the ‘<samp><span class="samp">Almost Always Promote to Queen</span></samp>’ menu option.
+See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-legal/-xlegal or -testLegality true/false<dd><a name="index-legal_002c-option-438"></a><a name="index-testLegality_002c-option-439"></a>Sets the Test Legality menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-size or -boardSize (sizeName | n1,n2,n3,n4,n5,n6,n7)<dd><a name="index-size_002c-option-440"></a><a name="index-boardSize_002c-option-441"></a><a name="index-board-size-442"></a>Determines how large the board will be, by selecting the pixel size
of the pieces and setting a few related parameters.
The sizeName can be one of: Titanic, giving 129x129 pixel pieces,
Colossal 116x116, Giant 108x108, Huge 95x95, Big 87x87, Large 80x80, Bulky 72x72,
black border
between squares, <code>n3</code> the desired size for the
clockFont, <code>n4</code> the desired size for the coordFont,
-<code>n5</code> the desired size for the default font,
+<code>n5</code> the desired size for the messageFont,
<code>n6</code> the smallLayout flag (0 or 1),
and <code>n7</code> the tinyLayout flag (0 or 1).
All dimensions are in pixels.
the window layout is rearranged to make more room for the title.
If tinyLayout is 1, the labels on the menu bar are abbreviated
to one character each and the buttons in the button bar are made narrower.
-<br><dt>-coords/-xcoords or -showCoords true/false<dd><a name="index-coords_002c-option-360"></a><a name="index-showCoords_002c-option-361"></a>Sets the Show Coords menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-overrideLineGap n<dd><a name="index-overrideLineGap_002c-option-443"></a>When n >= 0, this forces the width of the black border between squares
+to n pixels for any board size. Mostly used to suppress the grid
+entirely by setting n = 0, e.g. in xiangqi or just getting a prettier
+picture. When n < 0 this the size-dependent width of the grid lines
+is used. Default: -1.
+<br><dt>-coords/-xcoords or -showCoords true/false<dd><a name="index-coords_002c-option-444"></a><a name="index-showCoords_002c-option-445"></a>Sets the Show Coords menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
The <code>coordFont</code> option specifies what font to use.
-<br><dt>-autoraise/-xautoraise or -autoRaiseBoard true/false<dd><a name="index-autoraise_002c-option-362"></a><a name="index-autoRaiseBoard_002c-option-363"></a>Sets the Auto Raise Board menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-autoflip/-xautoflip or -autoFlipView true/false<dd><a name="index-autoflip_002c-option-364"></a><a name="index-autoFlipView_002c-option-365"></a>Sets the Auto Flip View menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-flip/-xflip or -flipView true/false<dd><a name="index-flip_002c-option-366"></a><a name="index-flipView_002c-option-367"></a>If Auto Flip View is not set, or if you are observing but not participating
+<br><dt>-autoraise/-xautoraise or -autoRaiseBoard true/false<dd><a name="index-autoraise_002c-option-446"></a><a name="index-autoRaiseBoard_002c-option-447"></a>Sets the Auto Raise Board menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-autoflip/-xautoflip or -autoFlipView true/false<dd><a name="index-autoflip_002c-option-448"></a><a name="index-autoFlipView_002c-option-449"></a>Sets the Auto Flip View menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-flip/-xflip or -flipView true/false<dd><a name="index-flip_002c-option-450"></a><a name="index-flipView_002c-option-451"></a>If Auto Flip View is not set, or if you are observing but not participating
in a game, then the positioning of the board at the start of each game
depends on the flipView option. If flipView is false (the default),
the board is positioned so that the white pawns move from the bottom to the
In any case, the Flip menu option (see <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>)
can be used to flip the board after
the game starts.
-<br><dt>-title/-xtitle or -titleInWindow true/false<dd><a name="index-title_002c-option-368"></a><a name="index-titleInWindow_002c-option-369"></a>If this option is true, XBoard displays player names (for ICS
+<br><dt>-title/-xtitle or -titleInWindow true/false<dd><a name="index-title_002c-option-452"></a><a name="index-titleInWindow_002c-option-453"></a>If this option is true, XBoard displays player names (for ICS
games) and game file names (for ‘<samp><span class="samp">Load Game</span></samp>’) inside its main
window. If the option is false (the default), this information is
displayed only in the window banner. You probably won't want to
set this option unless the information is not showing up in the
banner, as happens with a few X window managers.
-<br><dt>-buttons/-xbuttons or -showButtonBar True/False<dd><a name="index-buttons_002c-option-370"></a><a name="index-showButtonBar_002c-option-371"></a>If this option is False, xboard omits the [<<] [<] [P] [>] [>>] button
+<br><dt>-buttons/-xbuttons or -showButtonBar True/False<dd><a name="index-buttons_002c-option-454"></a><a name="index-showButtonBar_002c-option-455"></a>If this option is False, xboard omits the [<<] [<] [P] [>] [>>] button
bar from the window, allowing the message line to be wider. You can
still get the functions of these buttons using the menus or their keyboard
shortcuts. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-mono/-xmono or -monoMode true/false<dd><a name="index-mono_002c-option-372"></a><a name="index-monoMode_002c-option-373"></a>Determines whether XBoard displays its pieces and squares with
+<br><dt>-evalZoom factor<dd><a name="index-evalZoom_002c-option-456"></a>The score interval (-1,1) is blown up on the vertical axis of
+the Evaluation Graph by the given factor.
+Default: 1
+<br><dt>-evalThreshold n<dd><a name="index-evalThreshold_002c-option-457"></a>Score below n (centiPawn) are plotted as 0 in the Evaluation Graph.
+Default: 25
+<br><dt>-mono/-xmono or -monoMode true/false<dd><a name="index-mono_002c-option-458"></a><a name="index-monoMode_002c-option-459"></a>Determines whether XBoard displays its pieces and squares with
two colors (true) or four (false). You shouldn't have to
specify <code>monoMode</code>; XBoard will determine if it is necessary.
-<br><dt>-showTargetSquares true/false<dd><a name="index-showTargetSquares_002c-option-374"></a>Determines whether XBoard can highlight the squares a piece has
+<br><dt>-showTargetSquares true/false<dd><a name="index-showTargetSquares_002c-option-460"></a>Determines whether XBoard can highlight the squares a piece has
legal moves to, when you grab that piece with the mouse.
-If this option is set, this feature can be controlled through
-the Highlight Dragging menu item.
-<br><dt>-flashCount count<dt>-flashRate rate<dt>-flash/-xflash<dd><a name="index-flashCount_002c-option-375"></a><a name="index-flashRate_002c-option-376"></a><a name="index-flash_002c-option-377"></a><a name="index-xflash_002c-option-378"></a>These options enable flashing of pieces when they
+Default: false.
+<br><dt>-flashCount count<dt>-flashRate rate<dt>-flash/-xflash<dd><a name="index-flashCount_002c-option-461"></a><a name="index-flashRate_002c-option-462"></a><a name="index-flash_002c-option-463"></a><a name="index-xflash_002c-option-464"></a>These options enable flashing of pieces when they
land on their destination square.
<code>flashCount</code>
tells XBoard how many times to flash a piece after it
<code>xflash</code>
sets flashCount to 0.
Defaults: flashCount=0 (no flashing), flashRate=5.
-<br><dt>-highlight/-xhighlight or -highlightLastMove true/false<dd><a name="index-highlight_002c-option-379"></a><a name="index-highlightLastMove_002c-option-380"></a>Sets the Highlight Last Move menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
-<br><dt>-highlightMoveWithArrow true/false<dd><a name="index-highlight-Arrow_002c-option-381"></a><a name="index-highlightMoveWithArrow_002c-option-382"></a>Sets the Highlight with Arrow menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
-<br><dt>-blind/-xblind or -blindfold true/false<dd><a name="index-blind_002c-option-383"></a><a name="index-blindfold_002c-option-384"></a>Sets the Blindfold menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
-<br><dt>-clockFont font<dd><a name="index-clockFont_002c-option-385"></a><a name="index-Font_002c-clock-386"></a>The font used for the clocks. If the option value is a pattern
+<br><dt>-highlight/-xhighlight or -highlightLastMove true/false<dd><a name="index-highlight_002c-option-465"></a><a name="index-highlightLastMove_002c-option-466"></a>Sets the Highlight Last Move menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-highlightMoveWithArrow true/false<dd><a name="index-highlight-Arrow_002c-option-467"></a><a name="index-highlightMoveWithArrow_002c-option-468"></a>Sets the Highlight with Arrow menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-blind/-xblind or -blindfold true/false<dd><a name="index-blind_002c-option-469"></a><a name="index-blindfold_002c-option-470"></a>Sets the Blindfold menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-periodic/-xperiodic or -periodicUpdates true/false<dd><a name="index-periodic_002c-option-471"></a><a name="index-periodicUpdates_002c-option-472"></a>Controls updating of current move andnode counts in analysis mode. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-fSAN<dt>-sSAN<dd><a name="index-fSAN_002c-option-473"></a><a name="index-sSAN_002c-option-474"></a>Causes the PV in thinking output of the mentioned engine to be converted
+to SAN before it is further processed.
+Warning: this might lose engine output not understood by the parser,
+and uses a lot of CPU power.
+Default: the PV is displayed exactly as the engine produced it.
+<br><dt>-showEvalInMoveHistory true/false<dd><a name="index-showEvalInMoveHistory_002c-option-475"></a>Controls whether the evaluation scores and search depth of engine moves
+are displayed with the move in the move-history window.
+Default: true.
+<br><dt>-clockFont font<dd><a name="index-clockFont_002c-option-476"></a><a name="index-Font_002c-clock-477"></a>The font used for the clocks. If the option value is a pattern
that does not specify the font size, XBoard tries to choose an
appropriate font for the board size being used.
Default: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal–*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
-<br><dt>-coordFont font<dd><a name="index-coordFont_002c-option-387"></a><a name="index-Font_002c-coordinates-388"></a>The font used for rank and file coordinate labels if <code>showCoords</code>
+<br><dt>-coordFont font<dd><a name="index-coordFont_002c-option-478"></a><a name="index-Font_002c-coordinates-479"></a>The font used for rank and file coordinate labels if <code>showCoords</code>
is true. If the option value is a pattern that does not specify
the font size, XBoard tries to choose an appropriate font for
the board size being used.
Default: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal–*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
-<br><dt>-font font<dd><a name="index-font_002c-option-389"></a><a name="index-Font-390"></a>The font used for popup dialogs, menus, comments, etc.
+<br><dt>-messageFont font<dd><a name="index-messageFont_002c-option-480"></a><a name="index-Font_002c-message-481"></a>The font used for popup dialogs, menus, comments, etc.
If the option value is a pattern that does not specify
the font size, XBoard tries to choose an appropriate font for
the board size being used.
Default: -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal–*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
-<br><dt>-fontSizeTolerance tol<dd><a name="index-fontSizeTolerance_002c-option-391"></a>In the font selection algorithm, a nonscalable font will be preferred
+<br><dt>-fontSizeTolerance tol<dd><a name="index-fontSizeTolerance_002c-option-482"></a>In the font selection algorithm, a nonscalable font will be preferred
over a scalable font if the nonscalable font's size differs
by <code>tol</code> pixels
or less from the desired size. A value of -1 will force
use a nonscalable font only if it is exactly the right size;
a large value (say 1000) will force a nonscalable font to always be
used if available. Default: 4.
-<br><dt>-bm or -bitmapDirectory dir<dt>-pixmap or -pixmapDirectory dir<dd><a name="index-bm_002c-option-392"></a><a name="index-bitmapDirectory_002c-option-393"></a><a name="index-pixmap_002c-option-394"></a><a name="index-pixmapDirectory_002c-option-395"></a>These options control what piece images xboard uses. The XBoard
+<br><dt>-bm or -bitmapDirectory dir<dt>-pixmap or -pixmapDirectory dir<dd><a name="index-bm_002c-option-483"></a><a name="index-bitmapDirectory_002c-option-484"></a><a name="index-pixmap_002c-option-485"></a><a name="index-pixmapDirectory_002c-option-486"></a>These options control what piece images xboard uses. The XBoard
distribution includes one set of pixmap pieces in xpm format, in the
directory <samp><span class="file">pixmaps</span></samp>, and one set of bitmap pieces in xbm format,
in the directory <samp><span class="file">bitmaps</span></samp>. Pixmap
<p>For more information about pixmap pieces and how to get additional
sets, see <a href="zic2xpm.html#zic2xpm">zic2xpm</a> below.
-<br><dt>-whitePieceColor color<dt>-blackPieceColor color<dt>-lightSquareColor color<dt>-darkSquareColor color<dt>-highlightSquareColor color<dt>-lowTimeWarningColor color<dd><a name="index-Colors-396"></a><a name="index-whitePieceColor_002c-option-397"></a><a name="index-blackPieceColor_002c-option-398"></a><a name="index-lightSquareColor_002c-option-399"></a><a name="index-darkSquareColor_002c-option-400"></a><a name="index-highlightSquareColor_002c-option-401"></a><a name="index-lowTimeWarningColor_002c-option-402"></a>Colors to use for the pieces, squares, and square highlights.
+<br><dt>-whitePieceColor color<dt>-blackPieceColor color<dt>-lightSquareColor color<dt>-darkSquareColor color<dt>-highlightSquareColor color<dt>-preoveHighlightColor color<dt>-lowTimeWarningColor color<dd><a name="index-Colors-487"></a><a name="index-whitePieceColor_002c-option-488"></a><a name="index-blackPieceColor_002c-option-489"></a><a name="index-lightSquareColor_002c-option-490"></a><a name="index-darkSquareColor_002c-option-491"></a><a name="index-highlightSquareColor_002c-option-492"></a><a name="index-premoveHighlightColor_002c-option-493"></a><a name="index-lowTimeWarningColor_002c-option-494"></a>Colors to use for the pieces, squares, and square highlights.
Defaults:
<pre class="example"> -whitePieceColor #FFFFCC
-premoveHighlightColor gray70
-lowTimeWarningColor gray70
</pre>
- <br><dt>-drag/-xdrag or -animateDragging true/false<dd><a name="index-drag_002c-option-403"></a><a name="index-animateDragging_002c-option-404"></a>Sets the Animate Dragging menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-animate/-xanimate or -animateMoving true/false<dd><a name="index-animate_002c-option-405"></a><a name="index-animateMoving_002c-option-406"></a>Sets the Animate Moving menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-animateSpeed n<dd><a name="index-g_t_002danimateSpeed_002c-option-407"></a>Number of milliseconds delay between each animation frame when Animate
+ <br><dt>-useBoardTexture true/false<dt>-liteBackTextureFile filename<dt>-darkBackTextureFile filename<dd><a name="index-useBoardTexture_002c-option-495"></a><a name="index-liteBackTextureFile_002c-option-496"></a><a name="index-darkBackTextureFile_002c-option-497"></a>Indicate the pixmap files to be used for drawing the board squares,
+and if they should be used rather than using simple colors.
+The algorithm for cutting squares out of a given bitmap is such that
+the picture is perfectly reproduced when a bitmap the size of
+the complete board is given.
+Default: false and ""
+<br><dt>-drag/-xdrag or -animateDragging true/false<dd><a name="index-drag_002c-option-498"></a><a name="index-animateDragging_002c-option-499"></a>Sets the Animate Dragging menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-animate/-xanimate or -animateMoving true/false<dd><a name="index-animate_002c-option-500"></a><a name="index-animateMoving_002c-option-501"></a>Sets the Animate Moving menu option. See <a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>. Default: true.
+<br><dt>-animateSpeed n<dd><a name="index-g_t_002danimateSpeed_002c-option-502"></a>Number of milliseconds delay between each animation frame when Animate
Moves is on.
-<br><dt>-autoDisplayComment true/false<dt>-autoDisplayTags true/false<dd><a name="index-g_t_002dautoDisplayComment_002c-option-408"></a><a name="index-g_t_002dautoDisplayTags_002c-option-409"></a>If set to true, these options cause the window with the move comments,
+<br><dt>-autoDisplayComment true/false<dt>-autoDisplayTags true/false<dd><a name="index-g_t_002dautoDisplayComment_002c-option-503"></a><a name="index-g_t_002dautoDisplayTags_002c-option-504"></a>If set to true, these options cause the window with the move comments,
and the window with PGN tags, respectively, to pop up automatically when
such tags or comments are encountered during the replaying a stored or
loaded game. Default: true.
-<br><dt>-pasteSelection true/false<dd><a name="index-g_t_002dpasteSelection_002c-option-410"></a>If this option is set to true, the Paste Position and Paste Game
+<br><dt>-pasteSelection true/false<dd><a name="index-g_t_002dpasteSelection_002c-option-505"></a>If this option is set to true, the Paste Position and Paste Game
options paste from the currently selected text. If false, they paste
from the clipboard. Default: false.
+<br><dt>-autoCopyPV true|false<dd><a name="index-autoCopyPV_002c-option-506"></a>When this option is set, the position displayed on the board when
+you terminate a PV walk
+(initiated by a right-click on board or engine-output window)
+will be automatically put on the clipboard as FEN.
+Default: false.
+<br><dt>-dropMenu true|false<dd><a name="index-dropMenu_002c-option-507"></a>This option allows you to emulate old behavior,
+where the right mouse button brings up the (now deprecated) drop menu
+rather than displaying the position at the end of the principal variation.
+Default: False.
+<br><dt>-pieceMenu true|false<dd><a name="index-pieceMenu_002c-option-508"></a>This option allows you to emulate old behavior,
+where the right mouse button brings up the (now deprecated) piece menu
+in Edit Position mode.
+From this menu you can select the piece to put on the square you
+clicked to bring up the menu,
+or select items such as <kbd>clear board</kbd>.
+You can also <kbd>promote</kbd> or <kbd>demote</kbd> a clicked piece to convert
+it into an unorthodox piece that is not directly in the menu,
+or give the move to <kbd>black</kbd> or <kbd>white</kbd>.
+<br><dt>-variations true|false<dd><a name="index-variations_002c-option-509"></a>When this option is on, you can start new variations in Edit Game or
+Analyze mode by holding the Shift key down while entering a move.
+When it is off, the Shift key will be ignored.
+Default: False.
+<br><dt>-absoluteAnalysisScores true|false<dd><a name="index-absoluteAnalysisScores_002c-option-510"></a>When true, scores on the Engine Output window during analysis
+will be printed from the white point-of-view, rather than the
+side-to-move point-of-view.
+Default: False.
+<br><dt>-scoreWhite true|false<dd><a name="index-scoreWhite_002c-option-511"></a>When true, scores will always be printed from the white point-of-view,
+rather than the side-to-move point-of-view.
+Default: False.
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