electronic mail correspondence chess, or your own collection of saved
games.
- This manual documents version 4.4.0j of XBoard.
+ This manual documents version 4.5.2 of XBoard.
1 Major modes
*************
works with the cmail program. See *note CMail:: below for
instructions.
-2 Menus, buttons, and keys
-**************************
+2 Basic operation
+*****************
To move a piece, you can drag it with the left mouse button, or you 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 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 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.
-
- All other XBoard commands are available from the menu bar. The most
+destination square. In crazyhouse, bughouse or shogi you can drag and
+drop pieces to the board from the holdings squares displayed next to
+the board. Old behavior, where right-clicking a square brings up a menu
+where you can select what piece to drop on it can still be selected
+through a command-line option. But only in Edit Position mode right
+clicking a square is still used to pop up a menu, where you can select
+which piece to drop.
+
+ The default function of the right mouse button in other modes is to
+display the position the chess program thinks it will end up in. While
+moving the mouse vertically with this button pressed XBoard will step
+through the principal variation to show how this position will be
+reached. Lines of play displayed in the engine-output window, or PGN
+variations in the comment window can similarly be played out on the
+board, by right-clicking on them.
+
+ 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.
+
+ 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.
+
+ 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.
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
Iconize in *note Keys:: below if you have problems getting this feature
to work.
-2.1 File Menu
+3 Menus, buttons, and keys
+**************************
+
+3.1 File Menu
=============
New Game
Resets XBoard and the chess engine to the beginning of a new chess
- game. The `r' key is a keyboard equivalent. In Internet Chess
+ game. The `Ctrl-N' key is a keyboard equivalent. In Internet Chess
Server mode, clears the current state of XBoard, then
resynchronizes with the ICS by sending a refresh command. If you
want to stop playing, observing, or examining an ICS game, use an
New Variant
Allows you to select a new chess variant in non-ICS mode. (In ICS
play, the ICS is responsible for deciding which variant will be
- played, and XBoard adapts autmatically.) If you play with an
- engine, the engine must be able to play the selected variant, or
- the command will be ignored. XBoard supports all major variants,
- such as xiangqi, shogi, chess, chess960, Capablanca Chess,
- shatranj, crazyhous, bughouse.
+ played, and XBoard adapts automatically.) The shifted `Alt+V' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent. If you play with an engine, the engine
+ must be able to play the selected variant, or the command will be
+ ignored. XBoard supports all major variants, such as xiangqi,
+ shogi, chess, chess960, Capablanca Chess, shatranj, crazyhouse,
+ bughouse. But not every board size has built-in bitmaps for
+ un-orthodox pieces! Only sizes bulky (72) and middling (49) have
+ all pieces, while size petite (33) has most. These sizes would
+ have to be set at startup through the `size' command-line option
+ when you start up XBoard for such variants to be playable.
+
+ You can overrule the default board format of the selected variant,
+ (e.g. to play suicide chess on a 6 x 6 board), in this dialog, but
+ normally you would not do that, and leave them at '-1', which
+ means 'default'.
Load Game
- Plays a game from a record file. The `g' key is a keyboard
- equivalent. A popup dialog prompts you for the file name. If the
- file contains more than one game, a second popup dialog displays a
- list of games (with information drawn from their PGN tags, if
+ Plays a game from a record file. The `Ctrl-O' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent. A pop-up dialog prompts you for the file name. If the
+ file contains more than one game, a second pop-up dialog displays
+ a list of games (with information drawn from their PGN tags, if
any), and you can select the one you want. Alternatively, you can
load the Nth game in the file directly, by typing the number `N'
after the file name, separated by a space.
move, the game starts from that position. Text enclosed in
parentheses, square brackets, or curly braces is assumed to be
commentary and is displayed in a pop-up window. Any other text in
- the file is ignored. PGN variations (enclosed in parentheses) are
- treated as comments; XBoard is not able to walk variation trees.
- The nonstandard PGN tag [Variant "varname"] functions similarly to
- the -variant command-line option (see below), allowing games in
- certain chess variants to be loaded. There is also a heuristic to
- recognize chess variants from the Event tag, by looking for the
- strings that the Internet Chess Servers put there when saving
- variant ("wild") games.
-
-Load Next Game
- Loads the next game from the last game record file you loaded.
- The shifted `N' key is a keyboard equivalent.
-
-Load Previous Game
- Loads the previous game from the last game record file you loaded.
- The shifted `P' key is a keyboard equivalent. Not available if
- the last game was loaded from a pipe.
-
-Reload Same Game
- Reloads the last game you loaded. Not available if the last game
- was loaded from a pipe.
-
-Save Game
- Appends a record of the current game to a file. A popup dialog
- prompts you for the file name. If the game did not begin with the
- standard starting position, the game file includes the starting
- position used. Games are saved in the PGN (portable game notation)
- format, unless the oldSaveStyle option is true, in which case they
- are saved in an older format that is specific to XBoard. Both
- formats are human-readable, and both can be read back by the `Load
- Game' command. Notation of the form `P@f7' is accepted for
- piece-drops in bughouse games; this is a nonstandard extension to
- PGN.
-
-Copy Game
- Copies a record of the current game to an internal clipboard in PGN
- format and sets the X selection to the game text. The game can be
- pasted to another application (such as a text editor or another
- copy of XBoard) using that application's paste command. In many X
- applications, such as xterm and emacs, the middle mouse button can
- be used for pasting; in XBoard, you must use the Paste Game
- command.
-
-Paste Game
- Interprets the current X selection as a game record and loads it,
- as with Load Game.
+ the file is ignored. PGN variations (enclosed in parentheses) also
+ are treated as comments; however, if you rights-click them in the
+ comment window, XBoard will shelve the current line, and load the
+ the selected variation, so you can step through it. You can later
+ revert to the previous line with the `Revert' command. This way
+ you can walk quite complex varation trees with XBoard. The
+ nonstandard PGN tag [Variant "varname"] functions similarly to the
+ -variant command-line option (see below), allowing games in
+ certain chess variants to be loaded. Note that it must appear
+ before any FEN tag for XBoard to recognize variant FENs
+ appropriately. There is also a heuristic to recognize chess
+ variants from the Event tag, by looking for the strings that the
+ Internet Chess Servers put there when saving variant ("wild")
+ games.
Load Position
- Sets up a position from a position file. A popup dialog prompts
- you for the file name. If the file contains more than one saved
- position, and you want to load the Nth one, type the number N
- after the file name, separated by a space. Position files must be
- in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards notation), or in the format that the Save
+ Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog prompts
+ you for the file name. The shifted `Ctrl-O' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and
+ you want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file
+ name, separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN
+ (Forsythe-Edwards notation), or in the format that the Save
Position command writes when oldSaveStyle is turned on.
Load Next Position
Loads the next position from the last position file you loaded.
+ The shifted `PgDn' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Load Previous Position
Loads the previous position from the last position file you
- loaded. Not available if the last position was loaded from a pipe.
+ loaded. The shifted `PgUp' key is a keyboard equivalent. Not
+ available if the last position was loaded from a pipe.
-Reload Same Position
- Reloads the last position you loaded. Not available if the last
- position was loaded from a pipe.
+Save Game
+ Appends a record of the current game to a file. The `Ctrl-S' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent. A pop-up dialog prompts you for the
+ file name. If the game did not begin with the standard starting
+ position, the game file includes the starting position used. Games
+ are saved in the PGN (portable game notation) format, unless the
+ oldSaveStyle option is true, in which case they are saved in an
+ older format that is specific to XBoard. Both formats are
+ human-readable, and both can be read back by the `Load Game'
+ command. Notation of the form `P@f7' is accepted for piece-drops
+ in bughouse games; this is a nonstandard extension to PGN.
Save Position
- Appends a diagram of the current position to a file. A popup
- dialog prompts you for the file name. Positions are saved in FEN
+ Appends a diagram of the current position to a file. The shifted
+ `Ctrl+S' key is a keyboard equivalent. A pop-up dialog prompts
+ you for the file name. Positions are saved in FEN
(Forsythe-Edwards notation) format unless the `oldSaveStyle'
option is true, in which case they are saved in an older,
human-readable format that is specific to XBoard. Both formats can
be read back by the `Load Position' command.
-Copy Position
- Copies the current position to an internal clipboard in FEN format
- and sets the X selection to the position text. The position can
- be pasted to another application (such as a text editor or another
- copy of XBoard) using that application's paste command. In many X
- applications, such as xterm and emacs, the middle mouse button can
- be used for pasting; in XBoard, you must use the Paste Position
- command.
-
-Paste Position
- Interprets the current X selection as a FEN position and loads it,
- as with Load Position.
-
Mail Move
Reload CMail Message
See *note CMail::.
Exit
- Exits from XBoard. The shifted `Q' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+ Exits from XBoard. The `Ctrl-Q' key is a keyboard equivalent.
-2.2 Mode Menu
+3.2 Edit Menu
=============
-Machine White
- Tells the chess engine to play White.
-
-Machine Black
- Tells the chess engine to play Black.
-
-Two Machines
- Plays a game between two chess engines.
-
-Analysis Mode
- XBoard tells the chess engine to start analyzing the current
- game/position and shows you the analysis as you move pieces around.
- Note: Some chess engines do not support Analysis mode.
-
- To set up a position to analyze, you do the following:
-
- 1. Select Edit Position from the Mode Menu
-
- 2. Set up the position. Use the middle and right buttons to bring
- up the white and black piece menus.
-
- 3. When you are finished, click on either the Black or White clock
- to tell XBoard which side moves first.
-
- 4. Select Analysis Mode from the Mode Menu to start the analysis.
-
- The analysis function can also be used when observing games on an
- ICS with an engine loaded (zippy mode); the engine then will
- analyse the positions as they occur in the observed game.
-
-Analyze File
- This option lets you load a game from a file (PGN, XBoard format,
- etc.) and analyze it. When you select this menu item, a popup
- window appears and asks for a filename to load. If the file
- contains multiple games, another popup appears that lets you
- select which game you wish to analyze. After a game is loaded,
- use the XBoard arrow buttons to step forwards/backwards through
- the game and watch the analysis. Note: Some chess engines do not
- support Analysis mode.
+Copy Game
+ Copies a record of the current game to an internal clipboard in PGN
+ format and sets the X selection to the game text. The `Ctrl-C' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent. The game can be pasted to another
+ application (such as a text editor or another copy of XBoard)
+ using that application's paste command. In many X applications,
+ such as xterm and emacs, the middle mouse button can be used for
+ pasting; in XBoard, you must use the Paste Game command.
-ICS Client
- This is the normal mode when XBoard is connected to a chess
- server. If you have moved into Edit Game or Edit Position mode,
- you can select this option to get out.
+Copy Position
+ Copies the current position to an internal clipboard in FEN format
+ and sets the X selection to the position text. The shifted
+ `Ctrl-C' key is a keyboard equivalent. The position can be pasted
+ to another application (such as a text editor or another copy of
+ XBoard) using that application's paste command. In many X
+ applications, such as xterm and emacs, the middle mouse button can
+ be used for pasting; in XBoard, you must use the Paste Position
+ command.
- To use xboard in ICS mode, run it in the foreground with the -ics
- option, and use the terminal you started it from to type commands
- and receive text responses from the chess server. See *note Chess
- Servers:: below for more information.
+Paste Game
+ Interprets the current X selection as a game record and loads it,
+ as with Load Game. The `Ctrl-V' key is a keyboard equivalent.
- XBoard activates some special position/game editing features when
- you use the `examine' or `bsetup' commands on ICS and you have
- `ICS Client' selected on the Mode menu. First, you can issue the
- ICS position-editing commands with the mouse. Move pieces by
- dragging with mouse button 1. To drop a new piece on a square,
- press mouse button 2 or 3 over the square. This brings up a menu
- of white pieces (button 2) or black pieces (button 3). Additional
- menu choices let you empty the square or clear the board. Click
- on the White or Black clock to set the side to play. You cannot
- set the side to play or drag pieces to arbitrary squares while
- examining on ICC, but you can do so in `bsetup' mode on FICS. In
- addition, the menu commands `Forward', `Backward', `Pause', and
- `Stop Examining' have special functions in this mode; see below.
+Paste Position
+ Interprets the current X selection as a FEN position and loads it,
+ as with Load Position. The shifted `Ctrl-V' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent.
Edit Game
Allows you to make moves for both Black and White, and to change
moves after backing up with the `Backward' command. The clocks do
- not run.
+ not run. The `Ctrl-E' key is a keyboard equivalent.
In chess engine mode, the chess engine continues to check moves
for legality but does not participate in the game. You can bring
yourself.
Edit Position
- Lets you set up an arbitrary board position. Use mouse button 1
- to drag pieces to new squares, or to delete a piece by dragging it
- off the board or dragging an empty square on top of it. To drop a
- new piece on a square, press mouse button 2 or 3 over the square.
- This brings up a menu of white pieces (button 2) or black pieces
- (button 3). Additional menu choices let you empty the square or
- clear the board. You can set the side to play next by clicking on
- the word White or Black at the top of the screen. Selecting `Edit
+ Lets you set up an arbitrary board position. The shifted `Ctrl-E'
+ key is a keyboard equivalent. Use mouse button 1 to drag pieces
+ to new squares, or to delete a piece by dragging it off the board
+ or dragging an empty square on top of it. To drop a new piece on
+ a square, press mouse button 2 or 3 over the square. This brings
+ up a menu of white pieces (button 2) or black pieces (button 3).
+ Additional menu choices let you empty the square or clear the
+ board. You can set the side to play next by clicking on the word
+ White or Black at the top of the screen. Selecting `Edit
Position' causes XBoard to discard all remembered moves in the
current game.
the ICS `examine' command, or start an ICS match against yourself.
(See also the ICS Client topic above.)
-Training
- Training mode lets you interactively guess the moves of a game for
- one of the players. You guess the next move of the game by playing
- the move on the board. If the move played matches the next move of
- the game, the move is accepted and the opponent's response is
- autoplayed. If the move played is incorrect, an error message is
- displayed. You can select this mode only while loading a game
- (that is, after selecting `Load Game' from the File menu). While
- XBoard is in `Training' mode, the navigation buttons are disabled.
-
-Show Game List
- Shows or hides the list of games generated by the last `Load Game'
- command.
-
-Show Move History
- Shows or hides a list of moves of the current game. This list
- allows you to move the display to any earlier position in the game
- by clicking on the corresponding move.
-
-Show Engine Output
- Shows or hides a window in which the thinking output of any loaded
- engines is displayed.
-
Edit Tags
Lets you edit the PGN (portable game notation) tags for the
current game. After editing, the tags must still conform to the
saved by `Save Game' and are displayed by `Load Game', `Forward',
and `Backward'.
+Revert
+Annotate
+ If you are examining an ICS game and Pause mode is off, Revert
+ issues the ICS command `revert'. In local mode, when you were
+ editing or analyzing a game, and the `-variations' command-line
+ option is switched on, you can start a new variation by holding
+ the Shift key down while entering a move not at the end of the
+ game. Variations can also become the currently displayed line by
+ clicking a PGN variation displayed in the Comment window. This
+ can be applied recursively, so that you can analyze variations on
+ variations; each time you create a new variation by entering an
+ alternative move with Shift pressed, or select a new one from the
+ Comment window, the current variation will be shelved. `Revert'
+ allows you to return to the most recently shelved variation. The
+ difference between `Revert' and `Annotate' is that with the latter,
+ the variation you are now abandoning will be added as a comment
+ (in PGN variation syntax, i.e. between parentheses) to the
+ original move where you deviated, for later recalling. The `Home'
+ key is a keyboard equivalent to `Revert'.
+
+Truncate Game
+ Discards all remembered moves of the game beyond the current
+ position. Puts XBoard into `Edit Game' mode if it was not there
+ already. The `End' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Backward
+ Steps backward through a series of remembered moves. The `[<]'
+ button and the `Alt+LeftArrow' key are equivalents, as is turning
+ the mouse wheel towards you. In addition, pressing the Control
+ key steps back one move, and releasing it steps forward again.
+
+ In most modes, `Backward' only lets you look back at old positions;
+ it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are playing
+ against a chess engine, playing or observing a game on an ICS, or
+ loading a game. If you select `Backward' in any of these
+ situations, you will not be allowed to make a different move. Use
+ `Retract Move' or `Edit Game' if you want to change past moves.
+
+ If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Backward'
+ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
+ `Backward' issues the ICS backward command, which backs up
+ everyone's view of the game and allows you to make a different
+ move. If Pause mode is on, `Backward' only backs up your local
+ view.
+
+Forward
+ Steps forward through a series of remembered moves (undoing the
+ effect of `Backward') or forward through a game file. The `[>]'
+ button and the `Alt+RightArrow' key are equivalents, as is turning
+ the mouse wheel away from you.
+
+ If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of Forward depends
+ on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
+ `Forward' issues the ICS forward command, which moves everyone's
+ view of the game forward along the current line. If Pause mode is
+ on, `Forward' only moves your local view forward, and it will not
+ go past the position that the game was in when you paused.
+
+Back to Start
+ Jumps backward to the first remembered position in the game. The
+ `[<<]' button and the `Alt+Home' key are equivalents.
+
+ In most modes, Back to Start only lets you look back at old
+ positions; it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are
+ playing against a local chess engine, playing or observing a game
+ on a chess server, or loading a game. If you select `Back to
+ Start' in any of these situations, you will not be allowed to make
+ different moves. Use `Retract Move' or `Edit Game' if you want to
+ change past moves; or use Reset to start a new game.
+
+ If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Back to Start'
+ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
+ `Back to Start' issues the ICS `backward 999999' command, which
+ backs up everyone's view of the game to the start and allows you
+ to make different moves. If Pause mode is on, `Back to Start' only
+ backs up your local view.
+
+Forward to End
+ Jumps forward to the last remembered position in the game. The
+ `[>>]' button and the `Alt+End' key are equivalents.
+
+ If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Forward to End'
+ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
+ `Forward to End' issues the ICS `forward 999999' command, which
+ moves everyone's view of the game forward to the end of the
+ current line. If Pause mode is on, `Forward to End' only moves
+ your local view forward, and it will not go past the position that
+ the game was in when you paused.
+
+3.3 View Menu
+=============
+
+Flip View
+ Inverts your view of the chess board for the duration of the
+ current game. Starting a new game returns the board to normal.
+ The `F2' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Show Engine Output
+ Shows or hides a window in which the thinking output of any loaded
+ engines is displayed. The shifted `Alt+O' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent. XBoard will display lines of thinking output of the
+ same depth ordered by score, (highest score on top), rather than
+ in the order the engine produced them. Usually this amounts to
+ the same, as a normal engine search will only find new PV (and
+ emit it as thinking output) when it searches a move with a higher
+ score than the previous variation. But when the engine is in
+ multi-variation mode this needs not always be true, and it is more
+ convenient for someone analyzing games to see the moves sorted by
+ score. The order in which the engine found them is only of
+ interest to the engine author, and can still be deduced from the
+ time or node count printed with the line.
+
+Show Move History
+ Shows or hides a list of moves of the current game. The shifted
+ `Alt+H' key is a keyboard equivalent. This list allows you to
+ move the display to any earlier position in the game by clicking
+ on the corresponding move.
+
+Show Evaluation Graph
+ Shows or hides a window which displays a graph of how the engine
+ score(s) evolved as a function of the move number. The shifted
+ `Alt+E' key is a keyboard equivalent. Clicking on the graph will
+ bring the corresponding position in the board display.
+
+Show Game List
+ Shows or hides the list of games generated by the last `Load Game'
+ command. The shifted `Alt+G' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Tags
+ Pops up a window which shows the PGN (portable game notation) tags
+ for the current game. For now this is a duplicate of the `Edit
+ Tags' item in the `Edit' menu.
+
+Comments
+ Pops up a window which shows any comments to or variations on the
+ current move. For now this is a duplicate of the `Edit Comment'
+ item in the `Edit' menu.
+
ICS Input Box
If this option is set in ICS mode, XBoard creates an extra window
that you can use for typing in ICS commands. The input box is
editing on your input, because output from ICS doesn't get mixed
in with your typing as it would in the main terminal window.
+Board
+ Summons a dialog where you can customize the look of the chess
+ board. Here you can specify the directory from which piece images
+ should be taken, when you don't want to use the built-in piece
+ images (see `pixmapDirectory' and `bitmapDirectory' options), an
+ external pixmap to be used for the board squares
+ (`liteBackTextureFile' and `darkBackTextureFile' options), and
+ square and piece colors for the built-ins.
+
+Game List Tags
+ a duplicate of the Game List dialog in the Options menu.
+
+3.4 Mode Menu
+=============
+
+Machine White
+ Tells the chess engine to play White. The `Ctrl-W' key is a
+ keyboard equivalent.
+
+Machine Black
+ Tells the chess engine to play Black. The `Ctrl-B' key is a
+ keyboard equivalent.
+
+Two Machines
+ Plays a game between two chess engines. The `Ctrl-T' key is a
+ keyboard equivalent.
+
+Analysis Mode
+ XBoard tells the chess engine to start analyzing the current
+ game/position and shows you the analysis as you move pieces around.
+ The `Ctrl-A' key is a keyboard equivalent. Note: Some chess
+ engines do not support Analysis mode.
+
+ To set up a position to analyze, you do the following:
+
+ 1. Select Edit Position from the Mode Menu
+
+ 2. Set up the position. Use the middle and right buttons to bring
+ up the white and black piece menus.
+
+ 3. When you are finished, click on either the Black or White clock
+ to tell XBoard which side moves first.
+
+ 4. Select Analysis Mode from the Mode Menu to start the analysis.
+
+ The analysis function can also be used when observing games on an
+ ICS with an engine loaded (zippy mode); the engine then will
+ analyse the positions as they occur in the observed game.
+
+Analyze File
+ This option lets you load a game from a file (PGN, XBoard format,
+ etc.) and analyze it. The `Ctrl-F' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+ When you select this menu item, a pop-up window appears and asks
+ for a file name to load. If the file contains multiple games,
+ another pop up appears that lets you select which game you wish to
+ analyze. After a game is loaded, XBoard will start auto-playing
+ the game, while the engine is analyzing the current position. The
+ game will be annotated with the results of these analyses. In
+ particlar, the score and depth will be added as a comment, and the
+ PV will be added as a variation. The time the engine spends on
+ analyzing each move can be controlled through the command-line
+ option `-timeDelay'. Note: Some chess engines do not support
+ Analysis mode.
+
+Edit Game
+ Duplicate of the item in the Edit menu. Note that `Edit Game' is
+ the idle mode of XBoard, and can be used to get you out of other
+ modes. E.g. to stop analyzing, stop a game between two engines or
+ stop editing a position.
+
+Edit Position
+ Duplicate of the item in the Edit menu.
+
+Training
+ Training mode lets you interactively guess the moves of a game for
+ one of the players. You guess the next move of the game by playing
+ the move on the board. If the move played matches the next move of
+ the game, the move is accepted and the opponent's response is
+ auto-played. If the move played is incorrect, an error message is
+ displayed. You can select this mode only while loading a game
+ (that is, after selecting `Load Game' from the File menu). While
+ XBoard is in `Training' mode, the navigation buttons are disabled.
+
+ICS Client
+ This is the normal mode when XBoard is connected to a chess
+ server. If you have moved into Edit Game or Edit Position mode,
+ you can select this option to get out.
+
+ To use xboard in ICS mode, run it in the foreground with the -ics
+ option, and use the terminal you started it from to type commands
+ and receive text responses from the chess server. See *note Chess
+ Servers:: below for more information.
+
+ XBoard activates some special position/game editing features when
+ you use the `examine' or `bsetup' commands on ICS and you have
+ `ICS Client' selected on the Mode menu. First, you can issue the
+ ICS position-editing commands with the mouse. Move pieces by
+ dragging with mouse button 1. To drop a new piece on a square,
+ press mouse button 2 or 3 over the square. This brings up a menu
+ of white pieces (button 2) or black pieces (button 3). Additional
+ menu choices let you empty the square or clear the board. Click
+ on the White or Black clock to set the side to play. You cannot
+ set the side to play or drag pieces to arbitrary squares while
+ examining on ICC, but you can do so in `bsetup' mode on FICS. In
+ addition, the menu commands `Forward', `Backward', `Pause', and
+ `Stop Examining' have special functions in this mode; see below.
+
+Machine Match
+ Starts a match between two chess programs, with a number of games
+ and other parameters set through the `Match Options' menu dialog.
+
Pause
Pauses updates to the board, and if you are playing against a
chess engine, also pauses your clock. To continue, select `Pause'
again, and the display will automatically update to the latest
- position. The `P' button and keyboard `p' key are equivalents.
+ position. The `P' button and keyboard `Pause' key are equivalents.
If you select Pause when you are playing against a chess engine and
it is not your move, the chess engine's clock will continue to run
loading. You can load more moves manually by selecting `Forward',
or resume automatic loading by selecting `Pause' again.
-2.3 Action Menu
+3.5 Action Menu
===============
Accept
- Accepts a pending match offer. If there is more than one offer
- pending, you will have to type in a more specific command instead
- of using this menu choice.
+ Accepts a pending match offer. The `F3' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent. If there is more than one offer pending, you will
+ have to type in a more specific command instead of using this menu
+ choice.
Decline
- Declines a pending offer (match, draw, adjourn, etc.). If there is
- more than one offer pending, you will have to type in a more
- specific command instead of using this menu choice.
+ Declines a pending offer (match, draw, adjourn, etc.). The `F4'
+ key is a keyboard equivalent. If there is more than one offer
+ pending, you will have to type in a more specific command instead
+ of using this menu choice.
Call Flag
Calls your opponent's flag, claiming a win on time, or claiming a
- draw if you are both out of time. You can also call your
- opponent's flag by clicking on his clock or by pressing the
- keyboard `t' key.
+ draw if you are both out of time. The `F5' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent. You can also call your opponent's flag by clicking on
+ his clock.
Draw
Offers a draw to your opponent, accepts a pending draw offer from
your opponent, or claims a draw by repetition or the 50-move rule,
- as appropriate. The `d' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+ as appropriate. The `F6' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Adjourn
Asks your opponent to agree to adjourning the current game, or
- agrees to a pending adjournment offer from your opponent.
+ agrees to a pending adjournment offer from your opponent. The
+ `F7' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Abort
Asks your opponent to agree to aborting the current game, or
- agrees to a pending abort offer from your opponent. An aborted
- game ends immediately without affecting either player's rating.
+ agrees to a pending abort offer from your opponent. The `F8' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent. An aborted game ends immediately without
+ affecting either player's rating.
Resign
- Resigns the game to your opponent. The shifted `R' key is a
- keyboard equivalent.
+ Resigns the game to your opponent. The `F9' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent.
Stop Observing
Ends your participation in observing a game, by issuing the ICS
- observe command with no arguments. ICS mode only.
+ observe command with no arguments. ICS mode only. The `F10' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent.
Stop Examining
Ends your participation in examining a game, by issuing the ICS
- unexamine command. ICS mode only.
-
-2.4 Step Menu
-=============
-
-Backward
- Steps backward through a series of remembered moves. The `[<]'
- button and the `b' key are equivalents, as is turning the mouse
- wheel towards you. In addition, pressing the Control key steps
- back one move, and releasing it steps forward again.
-
- In most modes, `Backward' only lets you look back at old positions;
- it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are playing
- against a chess engine, playing or observing a game on an ICS, or
- loading a game. If you select `Backward' in any of these
- situations, you will not be allowed to make a different move. Use
- `Retract Move' or `Edit Game' if you want to change past moves.
-
- If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Backward'
- depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
- `Backward' issues the ICS backward command, which backs up
- everyone's view of the game and allows you to make a different
- move. If Pause mode is on, `Backward' only backs up your local
- view.
-
-Forward
- Steps forward through a series of remembered moves (undoing the
- effect of `Backward') or forward through a game file. The `[>]'
- button and the `f' key are equivalents, as is turning the mouse
- wheel away from you.
+ unexamine command. ICS mode only. The `F11' key is a keyboard
+ equivalent.
- If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of Forward depends
- on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
- `Forward' issues the ICS forward command, which moves everyone's
- view of the game forward along the current line. If Pause mode is
- on, `Forward' only moves your local view forward, and it will not
- go past the position that the game was in when you paused.
+Upload to Examine
+ Create an examined game of the proper variant on the ICS, and send
+ the game there that is currenty loaded in XBoard (e.g. through
+ pasting or loading from file). You must be connected to an ICS
+ for this to work.
-Back to Start
- Jumps backward to the first remembered position in the game. The
- `[<<]' button and the shifted `B' key are equivalents.
-
- In most modes, Back to Start only lets you look back at old
- positions; it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are
- playing against a local chess engine, playing or observing a game
- on a chess server, or loading a game. If you select `Back to
- Start' in any of these situations, you will not be allowed to make
- different moves. Use `Retract Move' or `Edit Game' if you want to
- change past moves; or use Reset to start a new game.
-
- If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Back to Start'
- depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
- `Back to Start' issues the ICS `backward 999999' command, which
- backs up everyone's view of the game to the start and allows you
- to make different moves. If Pause mode is on, `Back to Start' only
- backs up your local view.
+Adjudicate to White
+Adjudicate to Black
+Adjudicate Draw
+ Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match
+ mode), with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw,
+ respectively. The PGN file of the game will accompany the result
+ string by the comment "user adjudication".
-Forward to End
- Jumps forward to the last remembered position in the game. The
- `[>>]' button and the shifted `F' key are equivalents.
+3.6 Engine Menu
+===============
- If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of `Forward to End'
- depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is off,
- `Forward to End' issues the ICS `forward 999999' command, which
- moves everyone's view of the game forward to the end of the
- current line. If Pause mode is on, `Forward to End' only moves
- your local view forward, and it will not go past the position that
- the game was in when you paused.
+Engine #N Settings
+ Pop up a menu dialog to alter the settings specific to the
+ applicable engine. (The second engine is only accessible once it
+ has been used in Two-Machines mode.) For each parameter the
+ engine allows to be set, a control element will appear in this
+ dialog that can be used to alter the value. Depending on the type
+ of parameter (text string, number, multiple choice, on/off switch,
+ instantaneous signal) the appropriate control will appear, with a
+ description next to it. XBoard has no idea what these values
+ mean; it just passes them on to the engine. How this dialog looks
+ is completely determined by the engine, and XBoard just passes it
+ on to the user. Many engines do not have any parameters that can
+ be set by the user, and in that case the dialog will be empty
+ (except for the OK and cancel buttons). UCI engines usually have
+ many parameters. (But these are only visible with a sufficiently
+ modern version of the Polyglot adapter needed to run UCI engines,
+ e.g. Polyglot 1.4.55b.) For native XBoard engines this is less
+ common.
-Revert
- If you are examining an ICS game and Pause mode is off, issues the
- ICS command `revert'.
+Hint
+ Displays a move hint from the chess engine.
-Truncate Game
- Discards all remembered moves of the game beyond the current
- position. Puts XBoard into `Edit Game' mode if it was not there
- already.
+Book
+ Displays a list of possible moves from the chess engine's opening
+ book. The exact format depends on what chess engine you are using.
+ With GNU Chess 4, the first column gives moves, the second column
+ gives one possible response for each move, and the third column
+ shows the number of lines in the book that include the move from
+ the first column. If you select this option and nothing happens,
+ the chess engine is out of its book or does not support this
+ feature.
Move Now
Forces the chess engine to move immediately. Chess engine mode
- only.
+ only. The `Ctrl-M' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Retract Move
Retracts your last move. In chess engine mode, you can do this only
after the chess engine has replied to your move; if the chess
engine is still thinking, use `Move Now' first. In ICS mode,
`Retract Move' issues the command `takeback 1' or `takeback 2'
- depending on whether it is your opponent's move or yours.
+ depending on whether it is your opponent's move or yours. The
+ `Ctrl-X' key is a keyboard equivalent.
-Adjudicate to White
-Adjudicate to Black
-Adjudicate Draw
- Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match
- mode), with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw,
- repsectively. The PGN file of the game will accompany the result
- string by the comment "user adjudication".
-
-2.5 Options Menu
+3.7 Options Menu
================
-Flip View
- Inverts your view of the chess board for the duration of the
- current game. Starting a new game returns the board to normal.
- The `v' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+Time Control
+ Pops up a sub-menu where you can set the time-control parameters
+ interactively. Allows you to select classical or incremental time
+ controls, set the moves per session, session duration, and time
+ increment. Also allows specification of time-odds factors for one
+ or both engines. If an engine is given a time-odds factor N, all
+ time quota it gets, be it at the beginning of a session or through
+ the time increment or fixed time per move, will be divided by N.
+ The shifted `Alt+T' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Common Engine
+ Pops up a sub-menu where you can set some engine parameters common
+ to most engines, such as hash-table size, tablebase cache size,
+ maximum number of processors that SMP engines can use, and where
+ to find the Polyglot adapter needed to run UCI engines under
+ XBoard. The feature that allows setting of these parameters on
+ engines is new since XBoard 4.3.15, so not many XBoard/WinBoard
+ engines respond to it yet, but UCI engines should.
+
+ It is also possible to specify a GUI opening book here, i.e. an
+ opening book that XBoard consults for any position a playing
+ engine gets in. It then forces the engine to play the book move,
+ rather than to think up its own, if that position is found in the
+ book. The book can switched on and off independently for either
+ engine. The way book moves are chosen can be influenced through
+ the settings of book depth and variety. After both sides have
+ played more moves than the specified depth, the book will no
+ longer be consulted. When the variety is set to 50, moves will be
+ played with the probability specified in the book. When set to 0,
+ only the move(s) with the highest probability will be played.
+ When set to 100, all listed moves will be played with equal
+ pobability. Other settings interpolate between that. The shifted
+ `Alt+U' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Adjudications
Pops up a sub-menu where you can enable or disable various
- adjudications that XBoard can perform in engine-engine games. You
- can instruct XBoard to detect and terminate the game on checkmate
- or stalemate, even if the engines would not do so, to verify engine
- result claims (forfeiting engines that make false claims), rather
- than naively following the engine, to declare draw on posititions
- which can never be won for lack of mating material, (e.g. KBK), or
- which are impossble to win unless the opponent seeks its own demise
+ adjudications that XBoard can perform in engine-engine games. The
+ shifted `Alt+J' key is a keyboard equivalent. You can instruct
+ XBoard to detect and terminate the game on checkmate or stalemate,
+ even if the engines would not do so, to verify engine result
+ claims (forfeiting engines that make false claims), rather than
+ naively following the engine, to declare draw on positions which
+ can never be won for lack of mating material, (e.g. KBK), or which
+ are impossible to win unless the opponent seeks its own demise
(e.g. KBKN). For these adjudications to work, `Test Legality'
- should be switched on. It is also possible to insruct XBoard to
- enforce a 50-move or 3-fold-repeat rule and automtically declare
+ should be switched on. It is also possible to instruct XBoard to
+ enforce a 50-move or 3-fold-repeat rule and automatically declare
draw (after a user-adjustable number of moves or repeats) even if
the engines are prepared to go on. It is also possible to have
XBoard declare draw on games that seem to drag on forever, or
- adjudicate a loss if both engines agree (for 3 cosecutive moves)
+ adjudicate a loss if both engines agree (for 3 consecutive moves)
that one of them is behind more than a user-adjustable score
threshold. For the latter adjudication to work, XBoard should be
- able to properly understand the engine's scores. To faclitate the
+ able to properly understand the engine's scores. To facilitate the
latter, you can inform xboard here if the engines report scores
from the viewpoint of white, or from that of their own color.
-Engine Settings
- Pops up a sub-menu where you can set some engine parameters common
- to most engines, such as hash-table size, tablebase cache size,
- maximum number of processors that SMP engines can use, and where
- to find the Polyglot adapter needed to run UCI engines under
- XBoard. The feature tht allows setting of these parameters on
- engines is new since XBoard 4.3.15, so not many WinBoard engines
- respond to it yet, but UCI engines should. It is also possible to
- specify a GUI opening book here, i.e. an opening book that XBoard
- consults for any position a playing engine gets in. It then
- forces the engine to play the book move, rather than to think up
- its own, if that position is found in the book. The book can
- switched on and off independently for either engine.
+Match Game Options
+ Summons a dialog where you can set options important for playing
+ automatic matches between two chess programs (e.g. by using the
+ `Machine Match' menu item in the `Mode' menu). You can specify
+ the number of games such a match should last, and the duration of
+ the pause between games (important for some older engines to not
+ have the last move of a previous game be given when the next game
+ has already started). You can also specify a file with opening
+ lines, or a file with initial positions (the `loadGameFile' and
+ `loadPositionFile' options), and the number of the game or
+ position to use from these files. Values -1 and -2 of this
+ 'index' convey a special meaning, namely that XBoard should
+ automatically step through all lines or positions in these files.
+ With -1 such stepping is done every game; with -2 every two games,
+ so that each line or position is played with both colors before
+ stepping to the next one. You can have XBoard automatically
+ rewind to the first line or position in the file after the index
+ reaches a certain vaue, which you can also specify here.
+
+Load Game Options
+ Summons a dialog where you can set the `autoDisplayComment' and
+ `autoDisplayTags' options, (which control popups when viewing
+ loaded games), and specify the rate at which loaded games are
+ auto-played, in seconds per move (which can be a fractional
+ number, like 1.6).
+
+Save Game Options
+ Summons a dialog where you can specify the files on which XBoard
+ should automtically save any played or entered games, (the
+ `saveGameFile' option), or the final position of such games (the
+ `savePositionfile' option). You can also select 'auto-save'
+ without a file name, in which case XBoard will prompt the user for
+ a file name after each game. You can also set the default value
+ for the PGN Event tag that will be used for each new game you
+ start. Various options for the format of the game can be
+ specified as well, such as whether scores and depths of engine
+ games should be saved as comments, and if a tag with info about
+ the score with which the engine came out of book should be
+ included. For Chess, always set the format to PGN, rather than
+ "old save stye"!
+
+Game List
+ Pops up a dialog where you can select the PGN tags that should
+ appear on the lines in the game list, and their order.
+
+Sound Options
+ Summons a dialog where you can specify the sounds that should
+ accompany various events that can occur XBoard. Most events are
+ only relevant to ICS play, but the move sound is an important
+ exception. For each event listed in the dialog, you can select a
+ standard sound from a menu. You can also select a user-supplied
+ sound file, by typing its name into the designated text-edit field
+ first, and then selecting "Above WAV File" from the menu for the
+ event. A dummy event has been provided for trying out the sounds
+ with the "play" button next to it. The directory with standard
+ sounds, and the external program for playing the sounds can be
+ specified too, but normally you would not touch these once XBoard
+ is properly installed.
-Time Control
- Pops up a sub-menu where you can set the time-control parameters
- interactively. Allows you to select classical or incremental time
- controls, set the moves per session, session duration, and time
- increment. Also allows specification of time-odds factors for one
- or both engines. If an engine is given a time-odds factor N, all
- time quota it gets, be it at the beginning of a session or through
- the time increment or fixed time per move, will be divided by N.
+Move Sound
+ When a move sound other than 'None' is selected, XBoard alerts you
+ by playing a sound after each of your opponent's moves (or after
+ every move if you are observing a game on the Internet Chess
+ Server). The sound is not played after moves you make or moves
+ read from a saved game file. If you turn on this option when
+ using XBoard with the Internet Chess Server, you will probably
+ want to give the `set bell 0' command to the ICS, since otherwise
+ the ICS will ring the terminal bell after every move (not just
+ yours). (The `.icsrc' file is a good place for this; see *note ICS
+ options::.)
+
+General Options
+ The following items to set option values appear in the dialog
+ summoned by the general Options menu item.
Always Queen
If this option is off, XBoard brings up a dialog box whenever you
move a pawn to the last rank, asking what piece you want to
promote it to. If the option is true, your pawns are always
- promoted to queens. Your opponent can still underpromote.
+ promoted to queens. Your opponent can still under-promote. The
+ shifted `Ctrl-Q' key is a keyboard equivalent.
Animate Dragging
If Animate Dragging is on, while you are dragging a piece with the
when the move is completed (unless the move was already animated
by Animate Dragging). If Animate Moving is off, a moved piece
instantly disappears from its old square and reappears on its new
- square when the move is complete.
-
-Auto Comment
- If this option is on, any remarks made on ICS while you are
- observing or playing a game are recorded as a comment on the
- current move. This includes remarks made with the ICS commands
- `say', `tell', `whisper', and `kibitz'. Limitation: remarks that
- you type yourself are not recognized; XBoard scans only the output
- from ICS, not the input you type to it.
+ square when the move is complete. The shifted `Ctrl-A' key is a
+ keyboard equivalent.
Auto Flag
If this option is on and one player runs out of time before the
other, XBoard will automatically call his flag, claiming a win on
- time. In ICS mode, Auto Flag will only call your opponent's flag,
- not yours, and the ICS may award you a draw instead of a win if
- you have insufficient mating material. In local chess engine mode,
- XBoard may call either player's flag and will not take material
- into account.
+ time. The shifted `Ctrl-F' key is a keyboard equivalent. In ICS
+ mode, Auto Flag will only call your opponent's flag, not yours,
+ and the ICS may award you a draw instead of a win if you have
+ insufficient mating material. In local chess engine mode, XBoard
+ may call either player's flag and will not take material into
+ account (?).
Auto Flip View
If the Auto Flip View option is on when you start a game, the board
will be automatically oriented so that your pawns move from the
bottom of the window towards the top.
+ If you are playing a game on an ICS, the board is always oriented
+ at the start of the game so that your pawns move from the bottom
+ of the window towards the top. Otherwise, the starting orientation
+ is determined by the `flipView' command line option; if it is
+ false (the default), White's pawns move from bottom to top at the
+ start of each game; if it is true, Black's pawns move from bottom
+ to top. *Note User interface options::.
+
+Blindfold
+ If this option is on, XBoard displays the board as usual but does
+ not display pieces or move highlights. You can still move in the
+ usual way (with the mouse or by typing moves in ICS mode), even
+ though the pieces are invisible.
+
+Drop Menu
+ Controls if right-clicking the board in crazyhouse / bughouse will
+ pop up a menu to drop a piece on the clicked square (old,
+ deprecated behavior) or allow you to step through an engine PV
+ (new, recommended behavior).
+
+Highlight Dragging
+ If Highlight Dragging is on, and the option -showTargetSquares is
+ also on in the settings file, all squares a piece that is 'picked
+ up' with the mouse can legally move to are highighted with a fat
+ colored dot in the highlightColor (non-captures) or
+ premoveHighlightColor (captures). Legality testing must be on for
+ XBoard to know how the piece moves.
+
+Highlight Last Move
+ If Highlight Last Move is on, after a move is made, the starting
+ and ending squares remain highlighted. In addition, after you use
+ Backward or Back to Start, the starting and ending squares of the
+ last move to be unmade are highlighted.
+
+Highlight with Arrow
+ Causes the highlighting described in Highlight Last Move to be done
+ by drawing an arrow between the highlighted squares, so that it is
+ visible even when the width of the grid lines is set to zero.
+
+One-Click Moving
+ If this option is on, XBoard does not wait for you to click both
+ the from- and the to-square, or drag the piece, but performs a
+ move as soon as it is uniqely specified. This applies to clicking
+ an own piece that only has a single legal move, clicking an empty
+ square or opponent piece where only one of your pieces can move
+ (or capture) to. Furthermore, a double-click on a piece that can
+ only make a single capture will cause that capture to be made.
+ Promoting a Pawn by clicking its to-square will suppress the
+ promotion popup, and make it promote to Queen.
+
+Periodic Updates
+ If this option is off (or if you are using a chess engine that
+ does not support periodic updates), the analysis window will only
+ be updated when the analysis changes. If this option is on, the
+ Analysis Window will be updated every two seconds.
+
+Ponder Next Move
+ If this option is off, the chess engine will think only when it is
+ on move. If the option is on, the engine will also think while
+ waiting for you to make your move. The shifted `Ctrl-P' key is a
+ keyboard equivalent.
+
+Popup Exit Message
+ If this option is on, when XBoard wants to display a message just
+ before exiting, it brings up a modal dialog box and waits for you
+ to click OK before exiting. If the option is off, XBoard prints
+ the message to standard error (the terminal) and exits immediately.
+
+Popup Move Errors
+ If this option is off, when you make an error in moving (such as
+ attempting an illegal move or moving the wrong color piece), the
+ error message is displayed in the message area. If the option is
+ on, move errors are displayed in small pop-up windows like other
+ errors. You can dismiss an error pop-up either by clicking its OK
+ button or by clicking anywhere on the board, including
+ down-clicking to start a move.
+
+Show Coords
+ If this option is on, XBoard displays algebraic coordinates along
+ the board's left and bottom edges.
+
+Hide Thinking
+ If this option is off, the chess engine's notion of the score and
+ best line of play from the current position is displayed as it is
+ thinking. The score indicates how many pawns ahead (or if negative,
+ behind) the chess engine thinks it is. In matches between two
+ machines, the score is prefixed by `W' or `B' to indicate whether
+ it is showing White's thinking or Black's, and only the thinking
+ of the engine that is on move is shown. The shifted `Ctrl-H' key
+ is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Test Legality
+ If this option is on, XBoard tests whether the moves you try to
+ make with the mouse are legal and refuses to let you make an
+ illegal move. The shifted `Ctrl-L' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+ Moves loaded from a file with `Load Game' are also checked. If
+ the option is off, all moves are accepted, but if a local chess
+ engine or the ICS is active, they will still reject illegal moves.
+ Turning off this option is useful if you are playing a chess
+ variant with rules that XBoard does not understand. (Bughouse,
+ suicide, and wild variants where the king may castle after
+ starting on the d file are generally supported with Test Legality
+ on.)
+
+Flash Moves
+Flash Rate
+ If this option is non-zero, whenever a move is completed, the
+ moved piece flashes the specified number of times. The flash-rate
+ setting determines how rapidly this flashing occurs.
+
+Animation Speed
+ Determines the duration (in msec) of an animation step, when
+ `Animate Moving' is swiched on.
+
+ICS Options
+ The following options occur in a dialog summoned by the ICS
+ Options menu item.
+
+Auto Kibitz
+ Setting this option when playingwith or aginst a chess program on
+ an ICS will cause the last line of thinking output of the engine
+ before its move to be sent to the ICS in a kibitz command. In
+ addition, any kibitz message received through the ICS from an
+ opponent chess program will be diverted to the engine-output
+ window, (and suppressed in the console), where you can play
+ through its PV by right-clicking it.
+
+Auto Comment
+ If this option is on, any remarks made on ICS while you are
+ observing or playing a game are recorded as a comment on the
+ current move. This includes remarks made with the ICS commands
+ `say', `tell', `whisper', and `kibitz'. Limitation: remarks that
+ you type yourself are not recognized; XBoard scans only the output
+ from ICS, not the input you type to it.
+
Auto Observe
If this option is on and you add a player to your `gnotify' list
on ICS, XBoard will automatically observe all of that player's
is set, as in that case all games are saved to the specified file.
*Note Load and Save options::.
-Blindfold
- If this option is on, XBoard displays the board as usual but does
- not display pieces or move highlights. You can still move in the
- usual way (with the mouse or by typing moves in ICS mode), even
- though the pieces are invisible.
-
-Flash Moves
- If this option is on, whenever a move is completed, the moved
- piece flashes. The number of times to flash is set by the
- flashCount command-line option; it defaults to 3 if Flash Moves is
- first turned on from the menu.
+Background Observe
+ Setting this option will make XBoard suppress display of any boards
+ from observed games while you are playing. In stead the last such
+ board will be remembered, and shown to you when you right-click
+ the board. This allows you to peek at your bughouse partner's
+ game when you want, without disturbing your own game too much.
- If you are playing a game on an ICS, the board is always oriented
- at the start of the game so that your pawns move from the bottom
- of the window towards the top. Otherwise, the starting orientation
- is determined by the `flipView' command line option; if it is
- false (the default), White's pawns move from bottom to top at the
- start of each game; if it is true, Black's pawns move from bottom
- to top. *Note User interface options::.
+Dual Board
+ Setting this option in combination with `Background Observe' will
+ display boards of observed games while you are playing on a second
+ board next to that of your own game.
Get Move List
If this option is on, whenever XBoard receives the first board of
XBoard immediately fetches the move list of the current game (if
any).
-Highlight Last Move
- If Highlight Last Move is on, after a move is made, the starting
- and ending squares remain highlighted. In addition, after you use
- Backward or Back to Start, the starting and ending squares of the
- last move to be unmade are highlighted.
-
-Move Sound
- If this option is on, XBoard alerts you by playing a sound after
- each of your opponent's moves (or after every move if you are
- observing a game on the Internet Chess Server). The sound is not
- played after moves you make or moves read from a saved game file.
- By default, the sound is the terminal bell, but on some systems
- you can change it to a sound file using the soundMove option; see
- below.
-
- If you turn on this option when using XBoard with the Internet
- Chess Server, you will probably want to give the `set bell 0'
- command to the ICS, since otherwise the ICS will ring the terminal
- bell after every move (not just yours). (The `.icsrc' file is a
- good place for this; see *note ICS options::.)
-
-ICS Alarm
- When this option is on, an alarm sound is played when your clock
- counts down to the icsAlarmTime (by default, 5 seconds) in an ICS
- game. For games with time controls that include an increment, the
- alarm will sound each time the clock counts down to the
- icsAlarmTime. By default, the alarm sound is the terminal bell,
- but on some systems you can change it to a sound file using the
- soundIcsAlarm option; see below.
-
-Old Save Style
- If this option is off, XBoard saves games in PGN (portable game
- notation) and positions in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards notation). If
- the option is on, a save style that is compatible with older
- versions of XBoard is used instead. The old position style is
- more human-readable than FEN; the old game style has no particular
- advantages.
-
-Periodic Updates
- If this option is off (or if you are using a chess engine that
- does not support periodic updates), the analysis window will only
- be updated when the analysis changes. If this option is on, the
- Analysis Window will be updated every two seconds.
+Quiet Play
+ If this option is on, XBoard will automatically issue an ICS `set
+ shout 0' command whenever you start a game and a `set shout 1'
+ command whenever you finish one. Thus, you will not be distracted
+ by shouts from other ICS users while playing.
-Ponder Next Move
- If this option is off, the chess engine will think only when it is
- on move. If the option is on, the engine will also think while
- waiting for you to make your move.
+Seek Graph
+ Setting this option will cause XBoard to display an graph of
+ currently active seek ads when you left-click the board while idle
+ and logged on to an ICS.
-Popup Exit Message
- If this option is on, when XBoard wants to display a message just
- before exiting, it brings up a modal dialog box and waits for you
- to click OK before exiting. If the option is off, XBoard prints
- the message to standard error (the terminal) and exits immediately.
-
-Popup Move Errors
- If this option is off, when you make an error in moving (such as
- attempting an illegal move or moving the wrong color piece), the
- error message is displayed in the message area. If the option is
- on, move errors are displayed in small popup windows like other
- errors. You can dismiss an error popup either by clicking its OK
- button or by clicking anywhere on the board, including
- downclicking to start a move.
+Auto-Refresh Seek Graph
+ In combination with the `Seek Graph' option this will cause
+ automatic update of the seek graph while it is up. This only
+ works on FICS and ICS, and requires a lot of bandwidth on a busy
+ server.
Premove
+Premove White
+Premove Black
+First White Move
+First Black Move
If this option is on while playing a game on an ICS, you can
register your next planned move before it is your turn. Move the
piece with the mouse in the ordinary way, and the starting and
your premove, either make a different move, or double-click on any
piece to cancel the move entirely.
-Quiet Play
- If this option is on, XBoard will automatically issue an ICS `set
- shout 0' command whenever you start a game and a `set shout 1'
- command whenever you finish one. Thus, you will not be distracted
- by shouts from other ICS users while playing.
-
-Show Coords
- If this option is on, XBoard displays algebraic coordinates along
- the board's left and bottom edges.
-
-Hide Thinking
- If this option is off, the chess engine's notion of the score and
- best line of play from the current position is displayed as it is
- thinking. The score indicates how many pawns ahead (or if negative,
- behind) the chess engine thinks it is. In matches between two
- machines, the score is prefixed by `W' or `B' to indicate whether
- it is showing White's thinking or Black's, and only the thinking
- of the engine that is on move is shown.
+ You can also enter premoves for the first white and black moves of
+ the game.
-Test Legality
- If this option is on, XBoard tests whether the moves you try to
- make with the mouse are legal and refuses to let you make an
- illegal move. Moves loaded from a file with `Load Game' are also
- checked. If the option is off, all moves are accepted, but if a
- local chess engine or the ICS is active, they will still reject
- illegal moves. Turning off this option is useful if you are
- playing a chess variant with rules that XBoard does not
- understand. (Bughouse, suicide, and wild variants where the king
- may castle after starting on the d file are generally supported
- with Test Legality on.)
-
-2.6 Help Menu
+ICS Alarm
+ICS Alarm Time
+ When this option is on, an alarm sound is played when your clock
+ counts down to the icsAlarmTime in an ICS game. (By default, the
+ time is 5 seconds, but you can pecify other values with the Alarm
+ Time spin control.) For games with time controls that include an
+ increment, the alarm will sound each time the clock counts down to
+ the icsAlarmTime. By default, the alarm sound is the terminal
+ bell, but on some systems you can change it to a sound file using
+ the soundIcsAlarm option; see below.
+
+Colorize Messages
+ Ticking this options causes various types of ICS messages do be
+ displayed with different foreground or background colors in the
+ console. The colors can be individually selected for each type,
+ through the accompanying text edits.
+
+Save Settings Now
+ Selecting this menu item causes the current XBoard settings to be
+ written to the settings file, so they will also apply in future
+ sessions. Note that some settings are 'volatile', and are not
+ saved, because XBoard considers it too unlikely that you want
+ those to apply next time. In particular this applies to the Chess
+ program names, and all options giving information on those Chess
+ programs (such as their directory, if they have their own opening
+ book, if they are UCI or native XBoard), or the variant you are
+ playing. Such options would still be understood when they appear
+ in the settings file in case they were put there with the aid of a
+ text editor, but they would disappear from the file as soon as you
+ save the settings.
+
+Save Settings on Exit
+ Setting this option has no immediate effect, but causes the
+ settings to be saved when you quit XBoard. What happens then is
+ otherwise identical to what happens when you use select "Save
+ Settings Now", see there.
+
+3.8 Help Menu
=============
Info XBoard
install' command when you built XBoard.
Man XBoard
- Displays the XBoard documentation in man page format. For this
- feature to work, the file `xboard.6' must have been installed by
- the `make install' command when you built XBoard, and the
- directory it was placed in must be on the search path for your
- system's `man' command.
-
-Hint
- Displays a move hint from the chess engine.
-
-Book
- Displays a list of possible moves from the chess engine's opening
- book. The exact format depends on what chess engine you are using.
- With GNU Chess 4, the first column gives moves, the second column
- gives one possible response for each move, and the third column
- shows the number of lines in the book that include the move from
- the first column. If you select this option and nothing happens,
- the chess engine is out of its book or does not support this
- feature.
+ Displays the XBoard documentation in man page format. The `F1'
+ key is a keyboard equivalent. For this feature to work, the file
+ `xboard.6' must have been installed by the `make install' command
+ when you built XBoard, and the directory it was placed in must be
+ on the search path for your system's `man' command.
About XBoard
Shows the current XBoard version number.
-2.7 Other Shortcut Keys
+3.9 Other Shortcut Keys
=======================
Iconize
- Pressing the `i' or `c' key iconizes XBoard. The graphical icon
- displays a white knight if it is White's move, or a black knight
- if it is Black's move. If your X window manager displays only text
- icons, not graphical ones, check its documentation; there is
- probably a way to enable graphical icons. If you get black and
- white reversed, we would like to hear about it; see *note
- Problems:: below for instructions on how to report this problem.
+ Pressing the `-' key iconizes XBoard. The graphical icon displays
+ a white knight if it is White's move, or a black knight if it is
+ Black's move. If your X window manager displays only text icons,
+ not graphical ones, check its documentation; there is probably a
+ way to enable graphical icons. If you get black and white
+ reversed, we would like to hear about it; see *note Problems::
+ below for instructions on how to report this problem.
+
+Load Next Game
+ Loads the next game from the last game record file you loaded.
+ The `Alt+PgDn' key is a keyboard equivalent.
+
+Load Previous Game
+ Loads the previous game from the last game record file you loaded.
+ The `Alt+PgUp' key is a keyboard equivalent. Not available if the
+ last game was loaded from a pipe.
+
+Reload Same Game
+ Reloads the last game you loaded. Not available if the last game
+ was loaded from a pipe.
+
+Reload Same Position
+ Reloads the last position you loaded. Not available if the last
+ position was loaded from a pipe.
You can add or remove shortcut keys using the X resources
`form.translations'. Here is an example of what would go in your
StopExaminingProc, StopObservingProc, TestLegalityProc, ToEndProc,
ToStartProc, TrainingProc, TruncateGameProc, and TwoMachinesProc.
-3 Options
+4 Options
*********
This section documents the command-line options to XBoard. You can set
X resource, give its long name followed by the value true or false
(`XBoard*longOptionName: true').
-3.1 Chess Engine Options
+4.1 Chess Engine Options
========================
-tc or -timeControl minutes[:seconds]
-hideThinkingFromHuman true/false
Controls the Hide Thinking option. *Note Options Menu::. Default:
- true. (Relaces the Show-Thinking option of older xboard versions.)
+ true. (Replaces the Show-Thinking option of older xboard
+ versions.)
-thinking/-xthinking or -showThinking true/false
Forces the engine to send thinking output to xboard. Used to be
Default: true.
-smpCores number
- Specifies the maxmum nmber of CPUs an SMP engine is allowed to use.
- Only works for engines that support the WinBoard-protocol cores
- feature.
+ Specifies the maximum number of CPUs an SMP engine is allowed to
+ use. Only works for engines that support the
+ XBoard/WinBoard-protocol cores feature.
-mg or -matchGames n
Automatically runs an n-game match between two chess engines, with
This option allows you to lower the priority of the engine
processes, so that the generally insatiable hunger for CPU time of
chess engines does not interfere so much with smooth operation of
- WinBoard (or the rest of your system). Negative values could
+ XBoard (or the rest of your system). Negative values could
increase the engine priority, which is not recommended.
-firstOptions string
-secondOptions string
- The given string is a comma-separated list of (option name, option
- value) pairs, like the following example: “style Karpov, blunder
- rate 0”. If the options announced by the engine at startup
- through the feature commands of WinBoard protocol matches one of
- the option names (i.e. “style” or “blunder rate”), it would be set
- to the given value (i.e. “Karpov” or 0) through a corresponding
- option command to the engine. This provided that the type of the
- value (text or numeric) matches as well.
-
-3.2 UCI + WB Engine Settings
+ The given string is a comma-separated list of (option name=option
+ value) pairs, like the following example: "style=Karpov,blunder
+ rate=0". If an option announced by the engine at startup through
+ the feature commands of the XBoard/WinBoard protocol matches one
+ of the option names (i.e. "style" or "blunder rate"), it would be
+ set to the given value (i.e. "Karpov" or 0) through a
+ corresponding option command to the engine. This provided that
+ the type of the value (text or numeric) matches as well.
+
+-firstNeedsNoncompliantFEN string
+-secondNeedsNoncompliantFEN string
+ The castling rights and e.p. fields of the FEN sent to the
+ mentioned engine with the setboard command will be replaced by the
+ given string. This can for instance be used to run engines that do
+ not understand Chess960 FENs in variant fischerandom, to make them
+ at least understand the opening position, through setting the
+ string to "KQkq -". (Note you also have to give the e.p. field!)
+ Other possible applications are to provide work-arounds for
+ engines that want to see castling and e.p. fields in variants that
+ do not have castling or e.p. (shatranj, courier, xiangqi, shogi)
+ so that XBoard would normally omit them (string = "- -"), or to
+ add variant-specific fields that are not yet supported by XBoard
+ (e.g. to indicate the number of checks in 3check).
+
+-shuffleOpenings
+ Forces shuffling of the opening setup in variants that normally
+ have a fixed initial position. Shufflings are symmetric for black
+ and white, and exempt King and Rooks in variants with normal
+ castling. Remains in force until a new variant is selected.
+
+4.2 UCI + WB Engine Settings
============================
-fUCI or -firstIsUCI true/false
Indicates if the mentioned engine executable file is an UCI engine,
and should be run with the aid of the Polyglot adapter rather than
directly. Xboard will then pass the other UCI options and engine
- name to Polyglot through a .ini temporary file ceated for the
+ name to Polyglot through a .ini temporary file created for the
purpose.
--PolyglotDir filename
+-polyglotDir filename
Gives the name of the directory in which the Polyglot adapter for
- UCI engines expects its files. Default:
- "/usr/local/share/polyglot".
+ UCI engines resides. Default: "".
-usePolyglotBook true/false
- Specifies if the Polygot book should be used.
+ Specifies if the Polyglot book should be used.
--PolyglotBook filename
+-polyglotBook filename
Gives the filename of the opening book that Polyglot should use.
- From XBoard 4.3.15 on, native WinBoard engines will also use the
- opening book specified here, provided the `usePolyglotBook' option
- is set to true, and the option `firstHasOwnBookUCI' or
- `secondHasOwnBookUCI' applying to the engine is set to false. The
- engine will be kept in force mode as long as the current position
- is in book, and XBoard will select the book moves for it. Default
- "".
+ From XBoard 4.3.15 on, native XBoard/WinBoard engines will also
+ use the opening book specified here, provided the
+ `usePolyglotBook' option is set to true, and the option
+ `firstHasOwnBookUCI' or `secondHasOwnBookUCI' applying to the
+ engine is set to false. The engine will be kept in force mode as
+ long as the current position is in book, and XBoard will select
+ the book moves for it. Default: "".
-fNoOwnBookUCI or -firstXBook or -firstHasOwnBookUCI true/false
-sNoOwnBookUCI or -secondXBook or -secondHasOwnBookUCI true/false
-defaultHashSize n
Sets the size of the hash table to n MegaBytes. Together with the
EGTB cache size this number is also used to calculate the memory
- setting of WinBoard engines, for those that support the memory
- feature of WinBoard protocol. Default: 64.
+ setting of XBoard/WinBoard engines, for those that support the
+ memory feature of the XBoard/WinBoard protocol. Default: 64.
-defaultCacheSizeEGTB n
Sets the size of the EGTB cache to n MegaBytes. Together with the
hash-table size this number is also used to calculate the memory
- setting of WinBoard engines, for those that support the memory
- feature of WinBoard protocol. Default: 4.
+ setting of XBoard/WinBoard engines, for those that support the
+ memory feature of the XBoard/WinBoard protocol. Default: 4.
-defaultPathEGTB filename
Gives the name of the directory where the end-game tablebases are
format will be sent. Popular formats are "nalimov" DTM tablebases
and "scorpio" bitbases. Default: "".
-3.3 ICS options
+4.3 ICS options
===============
-ics/-xics or -internetChessServerMode true/false
the given character I/O device instead of opening a TCP connection.
Use this option if your system does not have any kind of Internet
connection itself (not even a SLIP or PPP connection), but you do
- have dialup access (or a hardwired terminal line) to an Internet
+ have dial-up access (or a hardwired terminal line) to an Internet
service provider from which you can telnet to the ICS.
The support for this option in XBoard is minimal. You need to set
engine that is playing you through the ICS to the engine-output
window, as if the engine was playing locally.
+-seekGraph true/false or -sg
+ Enables displaying of the seek graph by left-clicking the board
+ when you are logged on to an ICS and currently idle. The seek
+ graph show all players currently seeking games on the ICS, plotted
+ according to their rating and the time control of the game they
+ seek, in three different colors (for rated, unrated and wild
+ games). Computer ads are displayed as squares, human ads are dots.
+ Default: false.
+
+-autoRefresh true/false
+ Enables automatic updating of the seek graph, by having the ICS
+ send a running update of all newly placed and removed seek ads.
+ This consumes a substantial amount of communication bandwidth, and
+ is only supported for FICS and ICC. Default: false.
+
+-backgroundObserve true/false
+ When true, boards sent to you by the ICS from other games while
+ you are playing (e.g. because you are observing them) will not be
+ automatically displayed. Only a summary of time left and material
+ of both players will appear in the message field above the board.
+ XBoard will remember the last board it has received this way, and
+ will display it in stead of the position in your own game when you
+ press the right mouse button. No other information is stored on
+ such games observed in the background; you cannot save such a game
+ later, or step through its moves. This feature is provided solely
+ for the benefit of bughouse players, to enable them to peek at
+ their partner's game without the need to logon twice. Default:
+ false.
+
+-dualBoard true/false
+ In combination with -backgroundObserve true, this option will
+ display the board of the background game side by side with that of
+ your own game, so you can have it in view permanently. Any board
+ or holdings info coming in will be displayed on the secondary
+ board immediately. This feature is still experimental and largely
+ unfinished. There is no animation or highlighting of moves on the
+ secondary board. Default: false.
+
+-oneClickMove true/false
+ 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.
+
-moves/-xmoves or -getMoveList true/false
Sets the Get Move List menu option. *Note Options Menu::.
Default: true.
Sets the time in milliseconds for the ICS Alarm menu option.
*Note Options Menu::. Default: 5000.
+lowTimeWarning true/false
+ Controls a color change of the board as a warning your time is
+ running out. *Note Options Menu::. Default: false.
+
-pre/-xpre \fRor\fB -premove true/false
Sets the Premove menu option. *Note Options Menu::. Default: true.
output, instead of playing a sound file. If an option is set to
the empty string "", no sound is played for that event.
+-soundDirectory directoryname
+ This option specifies where XBoard will look for sound files, when
+ these are not given as an absolute path name.
+
-soundShout filename
-soundSShout filename
-soundChannel filename
xboard*soundIcsUnfinished: unfinished.wav
xboard*soundIcsAlarm: alarm.wav
-3.4 Load and Save options
+-dropMenu true|false
+ 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.
+
+-variations true|false
+ 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.
+
+4.4 Load and Save options
=========================
-lgf or -loadGameFile file
`loadPositionIndex' and `loadGameIndex'. default: 0 (no rewind).
-td or -timeDelay seconds
- Time delay between moves during `Load Game'. Fractional seconds
- are allowed; try `-td 0.4'. A time delay value of -1 tells XBoard
- not to step through game files automatically. Default: 1 second.
+ Time delay between moves during `Load Game' or `Analyze File'.
+ Fractional seconds are allowed; try `-td 0.4'. A time delay value
+ of -1 tells XBoard not to step through game files automatically.
+ Default: 1 second.
-sgf or -saveGameFile file
If this option is set, XBoard appends a record of every game
specifies the standard output.
-pgnExtendedInfo true/false
- If this option is set, WinBoard saves depth, score and time used
- for each move that the engine found as a comment in the PGN file.
+ If this option is set, XBoard saves depth, score and time used for
+ each move that the engine found as a comment in the PGN file.
Default: false.
-pgnEventHeader string
Sets the Old Save Style menu option. *Note Options Menu::.
Default: false.
-3.5 User interface options
+-gameListTags string
+ The character string lists the PGN tags that should be printed in
+ the Game List, and their order. The meaning of the codes is
+ e=event, s=site, d=date, o=round, p=players, r=result, w=white
+ Elo, b=black Elo, t=time control, v=variant, a=out-of-book info,
+ c=result comment. Default: "eprd"
+
+-ini or -settingsFile filename
+-saveSettingsFile filename
+@filename
+ When XBoard encounters an option -settingsFile (or -ini for short),
+ or @filename, it tries to read the mentioned file, and substitutes
+ the contents of it (presumaby more command-line options) in place
+ of the option. In the case of -ini or -settingsFile, the name of
+ a successfully read settings file is also remembered as the file
+ to use for saving settings (automatically on exit, or on user
+ command). An option of the form @filename does not affect saving.
+ The option -saveSettingsFile does specify a name of the file to use
+ for saving, without reading any options from it, and is thus also
+ effective when the file did not exist yet. So the settings will
+ be saved to the file specified in the last -saveSettingsFile or
+ succesfull -settingsFile / -ini command, if any, and in
+ /etc/xboard/xboard.conf otherwise. Usualy the latter is only
+ accessible for the system administrator, though, and will be used
+ to contain system-wide default setings, amongst which a
+ -saveSettingsFile and -settingsFile options to specify a settings
+ file accessible to the individual user, such as ~/.xboardrc in the
+ user's home directory.
+
+4.5 User interface options
==========================
-display
116x116, Giant 108x108, Huge 95x95, Big 87x87, Large 80x80, Bulky
72x72, Medium 64x64, Moderate 58x58, Average 54x54, Middling
49x49, Mediocre 45x45, Small 40x40, Slim 37x37, Petite 33x33,
- Dinky 29x29, Teeny 25x25, or Tiny 21x21. Pieces of all these
- sizes are built into XBoard. Other sizes can be used if you have
- them; see the pixmapDirectory and bitmapDirectory options. The
- default depends on the size of your screen; it is approximately the
- largest size that will fit without clipping.
+ Dinky 29x29, Teeny 25x25, or Tiny 21x21. Orthodox pieces of all
+ these sizes are built into XBoard. Other sizes can be used if you
+ have them; see the pixmapDirectory and bitmapDirectory options.
+ Complete sets of un-orthodox pieces are only provided in sizes
+ Bulky, Middling and (to a lesser extent) Petite; Archbishop,
+ Marshall and Amazon are also available in all sizes between Bulky
+ and Petite. When no bitmap is available, the piece will be
+ displayed as Amazon or King. The default depends on the size of
+ your screen; it is approximately the largest size that will fit
+ without clipping.
You can select other sizes or vary other layout parameters by
providing a list of comma-separated values (with no spaces) as the
colors (true) or four (false). You shouldn't have to specify
`monoMode'; XBoard will determine if it is necessary.
+-showTargetSquares true/false
+ 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.
+
-flashCount count
-flashRate rate
-flash/-xflash
Sets the Highlight Last Move menu option. *Note Options Menu::.
Default: false.
+-highlightMoveWithArrow true/false
+ Sets the Highlight with Arrow menu option. *Note Options Menu::.
+ Default: false.
+
-blind/-xblind or -blindfold true/false
Sets the Blindfold menu option. *Note Options Menu::. Default:
false.
-lightSquareColor color
-darkSquareColor color
-highlightSquareColor color
+-lowTimeWarningColor color
Colors to use for the pieces, squares, and square highlights.
Defaults:
-darkSquareColor #77A26D
-highlightSquareColor #FFFF00
-premoveHighlightColor #FF0000
+ -lowTimeWarningColor #FF0000
On a grayscale monitor you might prefer:
-darkSquareColor gray60
-highlightSquareColor gray100
-premoveHighlightColor gray70
+ -lowTimeWarningColor gray70
-drag/-xdrag or -animateDragging true/false
Sets the Animate Dragging menu option. *Note Options Menu::.
Number of milliseconds delay between each animation frame when
Animate Moves is on.
-3.6 Adjudication Options
+-autoDisplayComment true/false
+-autoDisplayTags true/false
+ 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.
+
+-pasteSelection true/false
+ 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.
+
+4.6 Adjudication Options
========================
-adjudicateLossThreshold n
that the score is below the given score threshold for that engine.
Make sure the score is interpreted properly by XBoard, using
`-firstScoreAbs' and `-secondScoreAbs' if needed. Default: 0 (no
- adjudiction)
+ adjudication)
-adjudicateDrawMoves n
If the given value is non-zero, XBoard adjudicates the game as a
draw if after the given number of moves it was not yet decided.
- Defaut: 0 (no adjudication)
+ Default: 0 (no adjudication)
-checkMates true/false
If this option is set, XBoard detects all checkmates and
that positions that have different castling or en-passant rights
do not count as repeats, XBoard is fully e.p. and castling aware!
-3.7 Other options
+4.7 Other options
=================
-ncp/-xncp or -noChessProgram true/false
gothic similar, with a better initial position
caparandom An FRC-like version of Capablanca Chess (10x8)
janus A game with two Archbishops (10x8 board)
- courier Medieval intermedite between shatranj and
+ courier Medieval intermediate between shatranj and
modern Chess (on 12x8 board)
falcon Patented 10x8 variant with two Falcon pieces
berolina Pawns capture straight ahead, and move diagonal
cylinder Pieces wrap around the board edge
knightmate King moves as Knight, and vice versa
super Superchess (shuffle variant with 4 exo-pieces)
+ makruk Thai Chess (shatranj-like, P promotes on 6th rank)
+ spartan Spartan Chess (black has unorthodox pieces)
fairy A catchall variant in which all piece types
known to XBoard can participate (8x8)
unknown Catchall for other unknown variants
+ NOT ALL BOARDSIZES PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF BUILT-IN BITMAPS FOR
+ ALL UN-ORTHODOX PIECES, though. Only in `boardSize' middling and
+ bulky all 22 piece types are provided, while -boardSize petite has
+ most of them. Archbishop, Chancellor and Amazon are supported in
+ every size from petite to bulky. Kings or Amazons are substituted
+ for missing bitmaps. You can still play variants needing
+ un-orthodox pieces in other board sizes providing your own bitmaps
+ through the `bitmapDirectory' or `pixmapDirectory' options.
+
In the shuffle variants, XBoard now does shuffle the pieces,
although you can still do it by hand using Edit Position. Some
variants are supported only in ICS mode, including bughouse, and
- kriegspiel. The winning/drawing conditions in crazyhouse (offboard
- interposition on mate), losers, suicide, giveaway, atomic, and
- 3check are not fully understood. Berolina and cylinder chess can
- only be played with legality testing off. In crazyhouse, XBoard
- now does keep track of offboard pieces. In shatranj it does
- implement the baring rule when mate detection is switched on.
+ kriegspiel. The winning/drawing conditions in crazyhouse
+ (off-board interposition on mate) are not fully understood, but
+ losers, suicide, giveaway, atomic, and 3check should be OK.
+ Berolina and cylinder chess can only be played with legality
+ testing off. In crazyhouse, XBoard now does keep track of
+ off-board pieces. In shatranj it does implement the baring rule
+ when mate detection is switched on.
-boardHeight N
Allows you to set a non-standard number of board ranks in any
Turns on debugging printout.
-debugFile filename or -nameOfDebugFile filename
- Sets the name of the file to which WinBoard saves debug information
+ Sets the name of the file to which XBoard saves debug information
(including all communication to and from the engines).
-engineDebugOutput number
- Specifies how WinBoard should handle unsolicited output from the
+ Specifies how XBoard should handle unsolicited output from the
engine, with respect to saving it in the debug file. The output
- is further (hopefully) ignored. If number=0, WinBoard refrains
- from writing such spurious output to the debug file. If number=1,
- all engine output is written faithfully to the debug file. If
- number=2, any protocol-violating line is prefixed with a ‘#’
+ is further (hopefully) ignored. If number=0, XBoard refrains from
+ writing such spurious output to the debug file. If number=1, all
+ engine output is written faithfully to the debug file. If
+ number=2, any protocol-violating line is prefixed with a '#'
character, as the engine itself should have done if it wanted to
submit info for inclusion in the debug file. This option is
provided for the benefit of applications that use the debug file
-delayBeforeQuit number
-delayAfterQuit number
- These options specify how long WinBoard has to wait before sending
- a termination signal to rogue engine processes, that do not want
- to react to the ‘quit’ command. The second one determines the
- pause after killing the engine, to make sure it dies.
+ These options specify how long XBoard has to wait before sending a
+ termination signal to rogue engine processes, that do not want to
+ react to the 'quit' command. The second one determines the pause
+ after killing the engine, to make sure it dies.
-4 Chess Servers
+5 Chess Servers
***************
An "Internet Chess Server", or "ICS", is a place on the Internet where
Some special XBoard features are activated when you are in examine
mode on ICS. See the descriptions of the menu commands `Forward',
`Backward', `Pause', `ICS Client', and `Stop Examining' on the *note
-Step Menu::, *note Mode Menu::, and *note Options Menu::.
+Edit Menu::, *note Mode Menu::, and *note Action Menu::.
-5 Firewalls
+6 Firewalls
***********
By default, XBoard communicates with an Internet Chess Server by
the SOCKS Web site at http://www.socks.permeo.com/. If you are missing
SOCKS, try http://www.funbureau.com/.
-6 Environment variables
+7 Environment variables
***********************
Game and position files are found in a directory named by the
actually changes its working directory to `$CHESSDIR', so any files
written by the chess engine will be placed there too.
-7 Limitations and known bugs
+8 Limitations and known bugs
****************************
There is no way for two people running copies of XBoard to play each
dropping pieces should be considered an obsolete feature, now that
pieces can be dropped by dragging them from the holdings to the board.
Anyway, if you would attempt an illegal move when using a chess engine
-or the ICS, WinBoard will accept the error message that comes back,
-undo the move, and let you try another. FEN positions saved by XBoard
-do include correct information about whether castling or en passant are
+or the ICS, XBoard will accept the error message that comes back, undo
+the move, and let you try another. FEN positions saved by XBoard do
+include correct information about whether castling or en passant are
legal, and also handle the 50-move counter. The mate detector does not
understand that non-contact mate is not really mate in bughouse. The
only problem this causes while playing is minor: a "#" (mate indicator)
rules of the selected variant, which can be a variant that uses piece
drops. You can load and edit games that contain piece drops. The
(obsolete) piece menus are not active, but you can perform piece drops
-by dragging pieces from the holdings. Edit Position mode does not
-allow you to edit the crazyhouse holdings properly. You cannot drag
-pieces to the holding, and using the popup menu to put pieces there
-does not adapt the holding counts and leads to an inconsistent state.
-Set up crazyhouse positions by loading / pasting a bFEN, from there you
-can set the holdings. Fischer Random castling is fully understood.
-You can enter castlings by dragging the King on top of your Rook. You
-can probably also play Fischer Random successfully on ICS by typing
-castling moves into the ICS Interaction window.
+by dragging pieces from the holdings. Fischer Random castling is fully
+understood. You can enter castlings by dragging the King on top of
+your Rook. You can probably also play Fischer Random successfully on
+ICS by typing castling moves into the ICS Interaction window.
The menus may not work if your keyboard is in Caps Lock or Num Lock
mode. This seems to be a problem with the Athena menu widget, not an
possible bugs, limitations, and ideas for improvement that have been
suggested.
-8 Reporting problems
+9 Reporting problems
********************
-Report bugs and problems with XBoard to `<bug-xboard@gnu.org>'.
+You can report bugs and problems with XBoard using the bug tracker at
+`https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/' or by sending mail to
+`<bug-xboard@gnu.org>'. It can also be useful to report or discuss
+bugs in the WinBoard Forum at `http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/',
+WinBoard development section.
Please use the `script' program to start a typescript, run XBoard
with the `-debug' option, and include the typescript output in your
message. Also tell us what kind of machine and what operating system
version you are using. The command `uname -a' will often tell you this.
-Here is a sample of approximately what you should type:
-
- script
- uname -a
- ./configure
- make
- ./xboard -debug
- exit
- mail bug-xboard@gnu.org
- Subject: Your short description of the problem
- Your detailed description of the problem
- ~r typescript
- .
-
- The WinBoard / XBoard 4.3 line is being developed by H.G. Muller
-independently of the GNU Savannah xboard project. Bug reports on this
-version, and suggestions for improvements and additions, are best
-posted in the WinBoard forum, WinBoard-development section
-(http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum).
If you improve XBoard, please send a message about your changes, and
we will get in touch with you about merging them in to the main line of
-development. Also see our Web site at
-http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/.
-
-9 Authors and contributors
-**************************
-
-Tim Mann has been responsible for XBoard versions 1.3 and beyond, and
-for WinBoard, a port of XBoard to Microsoft Win32 (Windows NT and
-Windows 95). H.G.Muller is responsible for version 4.3.
-
- Mark Williams contributed the initial (WinBoard-only) implementation
-of many new features added to both XBoard and WinBoard in version
-4.1.0, including copy/paste, premove, icsAlarm, autoFlipView, training
-mode, auto raise, and blindfold. Ben Nye contributed X copy/paste code
-for XBoard.
-
- Hugh Fisher added animated piece movement to XBoard, and Henrik Gram
-(henrikg@funcom.com) added it to WinBoard. Frank McIngvale added
-click/click moving, the Analysis modes, piece flashing, ZIICS import,
-and ICS text colorization to XBoard. Jochen Wiedmann ported XBoard to
-the Amiga, creating AmyBoard, and converted the documentation to
-texinfo. Elmar Bartel contributed the new piece bitmaps introduced in
-version 3.2. John Chanak contributed the initial implementation of ICS
-mode. The color scheme and the old 80x80 piece bitmaps were taken from
-Wayne Christopher's `XChess' program.
-
- Chris Sears and Dan Sears wrote the original XBoard. They were
-responsible for versions 1.0 through 1.2.
-
- Evan Welsh wrote `CMail'. Patrick Surry helped in designing,
-testing, and documenting CMail.
-
- Allessandro Scotti added many elements to the user interface of
-WinBoard, including the board textures and font-based rendering, the
-evaluation-graph, move-history and engine-output window. He was also
-responsible for adding the UCI support.
-
- H.G. Muller made WinBoard castling- and e.p.-aware, added variant
-support with adjustable board sizes, the crazyhouse holdings, and the
-fairy pieces. In addition he added most of the adjudication options,
-made WinBoard more robust in dealing with buggy and crashing engines,
-and extended time control with a time-odds and node-count-based modes.
-Most of the options that initially wre WinBoard only have now been
+development.
+
+10 Authors and contributors
+***************************
+
+Chris Sears and Dan Sears wrote the original XBoard. They were
+responsible for versions 1.0 through 1.2. The color scheme was taken
+from Wayne Christopher's `XChess' program.
+
+ Tim Mann was primarily responsible for XBoard versions 1.3 through
+4.2.7, and for WinBoard (a port of XBoard to Microsoft Win32) from its
+inception through version 4.2.7.
+
+ John Chanak contributed the initial implementation of ICS mode. Evan
+Welsh wrote `CMail', and Patrick Surry helped in designing, testing,
+and documenting it. Elmar Bartel contributed the new piece bitmaps
+introduced in version 3.2. Jochen Wiedmann converted the documentation
+to texinfo. Frank McIngvale added click/click moving, the Analysis
+modes, piece flashing, ZIICS import, and ICS text colorization to
+XBoard. Hugh Fisher added animated piece movement to XBoard, and
+Henrik Gram added it to WinBoard. Mark Williams contributed the
+initial (WinBoard-only) implementation of many new features added to
+both XBoard and WinBoard in version 4.1.0, including copy/paste,
+premove, icsAlarm, autoFlipView, training mode, auto raise, and
+blindfold. Ben Nye contributed X copy/paste code for XBoard.
+
+ In a fork from version 4.2.7, Alessandro Scotti added many elements
+to the user interface of WinBoard, including the board textures and
+font-based rendering, the evaluation-graph, move-history and
+engine-output window. He was also responsible for adding the UCI
+support.
+
+ H. G. Muller continued this fork of the project, producing version
+4.3. He made WinBoard castling- and e.p.-aware, added variant support
+with adjustable board sizes, the crazyhouse holdings, and the fairy
+pieces. In addition he added most of the adjudication options, made
+WinBoard more robust in dealing with buggy and crashing engines, and
+extended time control with a time-odds and node-count-based modes.
+Most of the options that initially were WinBoard only have now been
back-ported to XBoard.
Michel van den Bergh provided the code for reading Polyglot opening
books.
- Arun Persaud worked with H.G. Muller to combine all the features of
-the never-released WinBoard 4.2.8 of the Savannah project (mainly by
-Daniel Mehrmann), and the never-released 4.3.16 into a unified WinBoard
-4.4, which is now available both from the Savannah web site and the
-WinBoard forum.
+ Meanwhile, some work continued on the GNU XBoard project maintained
+at savannah.gnu.org, but version 4.2.8 was never released. Daniel
+Mehrmann was responsible for much of this work.
+
+ Most recently, Arun Persaud worked with H. G. Muller to merge all
+the features of the never-released XBoard/WinBoard 4.2.8 of the GNU
+XBoard project and the never-released 4.3.16 from H. G.'s fork into a
+unified XBoard/WinBoard 4.4, which is now available both from the
+savannah.gnu.org web site and the WinBoard forum.
-10 CMail
+11 CMail
********
The `cmail' program can help you play chess by email with opponents of
You will usually run `cmail' without giving any options.
-10.1 CMail options
+11.1 CMail options
==================
-h
`/usr/ucb/Mail', `/usr/ucb/mail' or `Mail'. You will need to set
this variable if none of the above paths fit your system.
--gamesFile <file>
- A file containing a list of games with email addresses. This
- defaults to the environment variable `$CMAIL_GAMES' or failing that
- `.cmailgames'.
-
--aliasesFile <file>
- A file containing one or more aliases for a set of email
- addresses. This defaults to the environment variable
- `$CMAIL_ALIASES' or failing that `.cmailaliases'.
-
-logFile <file>
A file in which to dump verbose debugging messages that are
invoked with the `-v' option.
set these options to whatever values you prefer by supplying them
on CMail's command line. *Note Options::.
-10.2 Starting a CMail Game
+11.2 Starting a CMail Game
==========================
Type `cmail' from a shell to start a game as white. After an opening
copy of the move to your opponent. If you select `Exit' without having
selected `Mail Move' then no move will be made.
-10.3 Answering a Move
+11.3 Answering a Move
=====================
When you receive a message from an opponent containing a move in one of
`Exit' without sending a move or just leave XBoard running until you
are ready.
-10.4 Multi-Game Messages
+11.4 Multi-Game Messages
========================
It is possible to have a `cmail' message carry more than one game.
general uses, `cmail' itself places no limit on the number of
black/white games contained in a message; however, XBoard does.
-10.5 Completing a Game
+11.5 Completing a Game
======================
Because XBoard can detect checkmate and stalemate, `cmail' handles game
opponent's when he or she pipes the final message through `cmail'. The
archive file name includes the date the game was started.
-10.6 Known CMail Problems
+11.6 Known CMail Problems
=========================
It's possible that a strange conjunction of conditions may occasionally
messages, so multi-game correspondence is not possible with opponents
using an older version.
-11 Other programs you can use with XBoard
+12 Other programs you can use with XBoard
*****************************************
Here are some other programs you can use with XBoard
-11.1 GNU Chess
+12.1 GNU Chess
==============
The GNU Chess engine is available from:
You can use XBoard to play a game against GNU Chess, or to interface
GNU Chess to an ICS.
-11.2 Fairy-Max
+12.2 Fairy-Max
==============
-Fairy-Max is a derivative from the World's smallest Chess program
+Fairy-Max is a derivative from the once World's smallest Chess program
micro-Max, which measures only about 100 lines of source code. The
main difference with micro-Max is that Fairy-Max loads its
move-generator tables from a file, so that the rules for piece movement
can be easily configured to implement unorthodox pieces. Fairy-Max can
-therefore play a lage number of variants, normal Chess being one of
-those. In addition it plas Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess,
+therefore play a large number of variants, normal Chess being one of
+those. In addition it plays Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess,
Shatranj, Courier Chess, Cylinder chess, Berolina Chess, while the user
can easily define new variants. It can be obtained from:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/dwnldpage.html
-11.3 HoiChess
+12.3 HoiChess
=============
HoiChess is a not-so-very-strong Chess engine, which comes with a
sudo apt-get install hoichess
-11.4 Crafty
+12.4 Crafty
===========
Crafty is a chess engine written by Bob Hyatt. You can use XBoard to
where <crafty's directory> is the directory in which you installed
Crafty and placed its book and other support files.
-11.5 zic2xpm
+12.5 zic2xpm
============
The "zic2xpm" program is used to import chess sets from the ZIICS(*)
other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or
performance of this software.
- Enhancements copyright (C) 1992-2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Enhancements copyright (C) 1992-2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
+2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Published by the Free Software Foundation
59 Temple Place - Suite 330
Index
*****
--animateSpeed, option: See 3.5. (line 1774)
-.cmailaliases: See 10.1. (line 2463)
-.cmailgames: See 10.1. (line 2458)
-.icsrc: See 3.3. (line 1300)
-<, Button: See 2.4. (line 459)
-<<, Button: See 2.4. (line 492)
->, Button: See 2.4. (line 479)
->>, Button: See 2.4. (line 511)
-abort, ICS command: See 4. (line 2064)
-Abort, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 439)
-About XBoard, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 840)
-accept, ICS command: See 4. (line 2051)
-Accept, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 414)
-Action, Menu: See 2.3. (line 413)
-adjourn, ICS command: See 4. (line 2064)
-Adjourn, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 435)
-Adjudicate Draw, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 545)
-Adjudicate to Black, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 545)
-Adjudicate to White, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 545)
-adjudicateDrawMoves, option: See 3.6. (line 1789)
-adjudicateLossThreshold, option: See 3.6. (line 1781)
-Adjudications, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 559)
-alarm, option: See 3.3. (line 1343)
-Always Queen, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 604)
-alwaysPromoteToQueen, option: See 3.5. (line 1573)
-Analysis Mode, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 238)
-Analyze File, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 259)
-Animate Dragging, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 610)
-Animate Moving, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 617)
-animate, option: See 3.5. (line 1770)
-animateDragging, option: See 3.5. (line 1766)
-animateMoving, option: See 3.5. (line 1770)
-Authors: See 9. (line 2317)
-Auto Comment, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 625)
-Auto Flag, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 633)
-Auto Flip View, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 642)
-Auto Observe, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 647)
-Auto Raise Board, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 660)
-Auto Save, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 665)
-autobs, option: See 3.3. (line 1327)
-autoCallFlag, option: See 3.3. (line 1323)
-autocomm, option: See 3.3. (line 1319)
-autoComment, option: See 3.3. (line 1319)
-autoflag, option: See 3.3. (line 1323)
-autoflip, option: See 3.5. (line 1619)
-autoFlipView, option: See 3.5. (line 1619)
-autoKibitz, option: See 3.3. (line 1331)
-autoObserve, option: See 3.3. (line 1327)
-autoraise, option: See 3.5. (line 1615)
-autoRaiseBoard, option: See 3.5. (line 1615)
-autosave, option: See 3.4. (line 1504)
-autoSaveGames, option: See 3.4. (line 1504)
-Back to Start, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 492)
-Backward, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 459)
-bell, option: See 3.5. (line 1560)
-bitmapDirectory, option: See 3.5. (line 1700)
-blackPieceColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-blind, option: See 3.5. (line 1667)
-Blindfold, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 672)
-blindfold, option: See 3.5. (line 1667)
-bm, option: See 3.5. (line 1700)
-board size: See 3.5. (line 1581)
-boardHeight, option: See 3.7. (line 1901)
-boardSize, option: See 3.5. (line 1581)
-boardWidth, option: See 3.7. (line 1906)
-Book, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 830)
-Bug reports: See 8. (line 2283)
-Bugs <1>: See 8. (line 2283)
-Bugs: See 7. (line 2223)
-buttons, option: See 3.5. (line 1641)
-Call Flag, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 424)
-checkMates, option: See 3.6. (line 1794)
-Chess engine options: See 3.1. (line 917)
-CHESSDIR: See 6. (line 2214)
-clock, option: See 3.1. (line 934)
-clockFont, option: See 3.5. (line 1671)
-clockMode, option: See 3.1. (line 934)
-cmail: See 10. (line 2368)
-colorChallenge, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorChannel, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorChannel1, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorize, option: See 3.3. (line 1358)
-colorKibitz, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorNormal, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorRequest, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-Colors <1>: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-Colors: See 3.3. (line 1358)
-colorSeek, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorSShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-colorTell, option: See 3.3. (line 1372)
-Contributors: See 9. (line 2317)
-coordFont, option: See 3.5. (line 1677)
-coords, option: See 3.5. (line 1611)
-Copy Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 166)
-Copy Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 206)
-darkSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-debug, option: See 3.7. (line 1952)
-debugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 1955)
-debugMode, option: See 3.7. (line 1952)
-decline, ICS command: See 4. (line 2051)
-Decline, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 419)
-defaultCacheSizeEGTB, option: See 3.2. (line 1181)
-defaultFrcPosition, option: See 3.7. (line 1921)
-defaultHashSize, option: See 3.2. (line 1175)
-defaultPathEGTB, option: See 3.2. (line 1187)
-delayAfterQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 1987)
-delayBeforeQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 1987)
-display, option: See 3.5. (line 1551)
-drag, option: See 3.5. (line 1766)
-draw, ICS command: See 4. (line 2064)
-Draw, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 430)
-Edit Comment, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 375)
-Edit Game, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 293)
-Edit Position, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 309)
-Edit Tags, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 351)
-egtFormats, option: See 3.2. (line 1191)
-Engine Settings: See 3.2. (line 1142)
-engineDebugOutput, option: See 3.7. (line 1959)
-Environment variables: See 6. (line 2214)
-examine, ICS command: See 4. (line 2087)
-Exit, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 223)
-exit, option: See 3.5. (line 1565)
-fb, option: See 3.1. (line 1040)
-fcp, option: See 3.1. (line 1033)
-fd, option: See 3.1. (line 1055)
-fh, option: See 3.1. (line 1047)
-File Menu: See 2.1. (line 82)
-finger, ICS command: See 4. (line 2074)
-firstChessProgram, option: See 3.1. (line 1033)
-firstComputerString, option: See 3.1. (line 1091)
-firstDirectory, option: See 3.1. (line 1055)
-firstHasOwnBookUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-firstHost, option: See 3.1. (line 1047)
-firstIsUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1144)
-firstNPS, option: See 3.1. (line 957)
-firstOptions option: See 3.1. (line 1130)
-firstPlaysBlack, option: See 3.1. (line 1040)
-firstProtocolVersion, option: See 3.1. (line 1108)
-firstScoreAbs, option: See 3.1. (line 1116)
-firstTimeOdds, option: See 3.1. (line 975)
-firstXBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-Flash Moves, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 678)
-flash, option: See 3.5. (line 1654)
-flashCount, option: See 3.5. (line 1654)
-flashRate, option: See 3.5. (line 1654)
-Flip View, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 554)
-flip, option: See 3.5. (line 1623)
-flipView, option: See 3.5. (line 1623)
-fNoOwnBookUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-Font: See 3.5. (line 1684)
-Font, clock: See 3.5. (line 1671)
-Font, coordinates: See 3.5. (line 1677)
-font, option: See 3.5. (line 1684)
-fontSizeTolerance, option: See 3.5. (line 1690)
-Forward to End, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 511)
-Forward, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 479)
-fUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1144)
-games, ICS command: See 4. (line 2040)
-gateway, option: See 3.3. (line 1250)
-geometry, option: See 3.5. (line 1551)
-Get Move List, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 692)
-getMoveList, option: See 3.3. (line 1339)
-Help Menu: See 2.6. (line 812)
-help, ICS command: See 4. (line 2025)
-Hide Thinking, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 789)
-Highlight Last Move, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 704)
-highlight, option: See 3.5. (line 1663)
-highlightLastMove, option: See 3.5. (line 1663)
-highlightSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-Hint, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 827)
-holdingsSize, option: See 3.7. (line 1913)
-iconic, option: See 3.5. (line 1551)
-ICS: See 4. (line 1996)
-ICS Alarm, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 725)
-ICS Client, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 269)
-ICS Input Box, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 380)
-ICS options: See 3.3. (line 1205)
-ICS, addresses: See 4. (line 1996)
-ics, option: See 3.3. (line 1206)
-icsAlarm, option: See 3.3. (line 1343)
-icsAlarmTime, option: See 3.3. (line 1347)
-icscomm, option: See 3.3. (line 1258)
-icshelper, option: See 3.3. (line 1224)
-icshost, option: See 3.3. (line 1211)
-icsinput, option: See 3.3. (line 1315)
-icslogon, option: See 3.3. (line 1300)
-icsport, option: See 3.3. (line 1220)
-inc, option: See 3.1. (line 927)
-Info XBoard, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 813)
-initalMode, option: See 3.7. (line 1846)
-initString, option: See 3.1. (line 1064)
-Internet Chess Server: See 4. (line 1996)
-internetChessServerCommPort, option: See 3.3. (line 1258)
-internetChessServerHelper, option: See 3.3. (line 1224)
-internetChessServerHost, option: See 3.3. (line 1211)
-internetChessServerInputBox, option: See 3.3. (line 1315)
-internetChessServerLogonScript, option: See 3.3. (line 1300)
-internetChessServerMode, option: See 3.3. (line 1206)
-internetChessServerPort, option: See 3.3. (line 1220)
+-animateSpeed, option: See 4.5. (line 2252)
+-autoDisplayComment, option: See 4.5. (line 2257)
+-autoDisplayTags, option: See 4.5. (line 2257)
+-pasteSelection, option: See 4.5. (line 2263)
+.icsrc: See 4.3. (line 1665)
+<, Button: See 3.2. (line 354)
+<<, Button: See 3.2. (line 387)
+>, Button: See 3.2. (line 374)
+>>, Button: See 3.2. (line 406)
+abort, ICS command: See 5. (line 2566)
+Abort, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 640)
+About XBoard, Menu Item: See 3.8. (line 1167)
+accept, ICS command: See 5. (line 2553)
+Accept, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 612)
+Action, Menu: See 3.5. (line 611)
+adjourn, ICS command: See 5. (line 2566)
+Adjourn, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 635)
+Adjudicate Draw, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 668)
+Adjudicate to Black, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 668)
+Adjudicate to White, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 668)
+adjudicateDrawMoves, option: See 4.6. (line 2279)
+adjudicateLossThreshold, option: See 4.6. (line 2271)
+Adjudications, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 758)
+alarm, option: See 4.3. (line 1753)
+Always Queen, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 856)
+alwaysPromoteToQueen, option: See 4.5. (line 2033)
+Analysis Mode, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 501)
+Analyze File, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 523)
+Animate Dragging, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 863)
+Animate Moving, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 870)
+animate, option: See 4.5. (line 2248)
+animateDragging, option: See 4.5. (line 2244)
+animateMoving, option: See 4.5. (line 2248)
+Animation Speed, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1004)
+Annotate, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 330)
+at sign, option: See 4.4. (line 1986)
+Authors: See 10. (line 2798)
+Auto Comment, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1021)
+Auto Flag, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 879)
+Auto Flip View, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 889)
+Auto Kibitz, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1012)
+Auto Observe, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1029)
+Auto Raise Board, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1042)
+Auto Save, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1047)
+Auto-Refresh Seek Graph, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1089)
+autobs, option: See 4.3. (line 1692)
+autoCallFlag, option: See 4.3. (line 1688)
+autocomm, option: See 4.3. (line 1684)
+autoComment, option: See 4.3. (line 1684)
+autoflag, option: See 4.3. (line 1688)
+autoflip, option: See 4.5. (line 2084)
+autoFlipView, option: See 4.5. (line 2084)
+autoKibitz, option: See 4.3. (line 1696)
+autoObserve, option: See 4.3. (line 1692)
+autoraise, option: See 4.5. (line 2080)
+autoRaiseBoard, option: See 4.5. (line 2080)
+autoRefresh, option: See 4.3. (line 1713)
+autosave, option: See 4.4. (line 1935)
+autoSaveGames, option: See 4.4. (line 1935)
+ave Game Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 807)
+Back to Start, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 387)
+Background Observe, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1054)
+backgroundObserve, option: See 4.3. (line 1719)
+Backward, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 354)
+Basic operation: See 2. (line 57)
+bell, option: See 4.5. (line 2020)
+bitmapDirectory, option: See 4.5. (line 2175)
+blackPieceColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+blind, option: See 4.5. (line 2142)
+Blindfold, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 902)
+blindfold, option: See 4.5. (line 2142)
+bm, option: See 4.5. (line 2175)
+board size: See 4.5. (line 2041)
+Board, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 474)
+boardHeight, option: See 4.7. (line 2403)
+boardSize, option: See 4.5. (line 2041)
+boardWidth, option: See 4.7. (line 2408)
+Book, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 699)
+Bug reports: See 9. (line 2780)
+Bugs <1>: See 9. (line 2780)
+Bugs: See 8. (line 2725)
+buttons, option: See 4.5. (line 2106)
+Call Flag, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 624)
+checkMates, option: See 4.6. (line 2284)
+Chess engine options: See 4.1. (line 1261)
+CHESSDIR: See 7. (line 2716)
+clock, option: See 4.1. (line 1278)
+clockFont, option: See 4.5. (line 2146)
+clockMode, option: See 4.1. (line 1278)
+cmail: See 11. (line 2850)
+colorChallenge, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorChannel, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorChannel1, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+Colorize Messages, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1124)
+colorize, option: See 4.3. (line 1772)
+colorKibitz, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorNormal, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorRequest, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+Colors <1>: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+Colors: See 4.3. (line 1772)
+colorSeek, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorShout, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorSShout, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+colorTell, option: See 4.3. (line 1786)
+Comments, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 462)
+Common Engine, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 734)
+Contributors: See 10. (line 2798)
+coordFont, option: See 4.5. (line 2152)
+coords, option: See 4.5. (line 2076)
+Copy Game, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 236)
+Copy Position, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 245)
+darkSquareColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+debug, option: See 4.7. (line 2454)
+debugFile, option: See 4.7. (line 2457)
+debugMode, option: See 4.7. (line 2454)
+decline, ICS command: See 5. (line 2553)
+Decline, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 618)
+defaultCacheSizeEGTB, option: See 4.2. (line 1546)
+defaultFrcPosition, option: See 4.7. (line 2423)
+defaultHashSize, option: See 4.2. (line 1540)
+defaultPathEGTB, option: See 4.2. (line 1552)
+delayAfterQuit, option: See 4.7. (line 2489)
+delayBeforeQuit, option: See 4.7. (line 2489)
+display, option: See 4.5. (line 2011)
+drag, option: See 4.5. (line 2244)
+draw, ICS command: See 5. (line 2566)
+Draw, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 630)
+Drop Menu, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 908)
+dropMenu, option: See 4.3. (line 1882)
+Dual Board, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1061)
+dualBoard, option: See 4.3. (line 1733)
+Edit Comment, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 324)
+Edit Game, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 264)
+Edit Menu: See 3.2. (line 235)
+Edit Position, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 280)
+Edit Tags, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 300)
+egtFormats, option: See 4.2. (line 1556)
+Engine #1 Settings, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 677)
+Engine #2 Settings, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 677)
+Engine Menu: See 3.6. (line 676)
+Engine Settings: See 4.2. (line 1508)
+Engine Settings, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 677)
+engineDebugOutput, option: See 4.7. (line 2461)
+Environment variables: See 7. (line 2716)
+examine, ICS command: See 5. (line 2589)
+Exit, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 230)
+exit, option: See 4.5. (line 2025)
+fb, option: See 4.1. (line 1385)
+fcp, option: See 4.1. (line 1378)
+fd, option: See 4.1. (line 1400)
+fh, option: See 4.1. (line 1392)
+File Menu: See 3.1. (line 112)
+finger, ICS command: See 5. (line 2576)
+First Black Move, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1099)
+First White Move, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1099)
+firstChessProgram, option: See 4.1. (line 1378)
+firstComputerString, option: See 4.1. (line 1436)
+firstDirectory, option: See 4.1. (line 1400)
+firstHasOwnBookUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+firstHost, option: See 4.1. (line 1392)
+firstIsUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1510)
+firstNeedsNoncompliantFEN, option: See 4.1. (line 1486)
+firstNPS, option: See 4.1. (line 1301)
+firstOptions, option: See 4.1. (line 1475)
+firstPlaysBlack, option: See 4.1. (line 1385)
+firstProtocolVersion, option: See 4.1. (line 1453)
+firstScoreAbs, option: See 4.1. (line 1461)
+firstTimeOdds, option: See 4.1. (line 1319)
+firstXBook, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+Flash Moves, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 999)
+Flash Rate, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 999)
+flash, option: See 4.5. (line 2125)
+flashCount, option: See 4.5. (line 2125)
+flashRate, option: See 4.5. (line 2125)
+Flip View, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 421)
+flip, option: See 4.5. (line 2088)
+flipView, option: See 4.5. (line 2088)
+fNoOwnBookUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+Font: See 4.5. (line 2159)
+Font, clock: See 4.5. (line 2146)
+Font, coordinates: See 4.5. (line 2152)
+font, option: See 4.5. (line 2159)
+fontSizeTolerance, option: See 4.5. (line 2165)
+Forward to End, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 406)
+Forward, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 374)
+fUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1510)
+Game List Tags, Menu Item <1>: See 3.7. (line 822)
+Game List Tags, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 483)
+gameListTags, option: See 4.4. (line 1977)
+games, ICS command: See 5. (line 2542)
+gateway, option: See 4.3. (line 1615)
+General Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 852)
+geometry, option: See 4.5. (line 2011)
+Get Move List, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1066)
+getMoveList, option: See 4.3. (line 1749)
+Help Menu: See 3.8. (line 1152)
+help, ICS command: See 5. (line 2527)
+Hide Thinking, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 975)
+highlight Arrow, option: See 4.5. (line 2138)
+Highlight Dragging, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 914)
+Highlight Last Move, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 922)
+Highlight with Arrow, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 928)
+highlight, option: See 4.5. (line 2134)
+highlightLastMove, option: See 4.5. (line 2134)
+highlightMoveWithArrow, option: See 4.5. (line 2138)
+highlightSquareColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+Hint, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 696)
+holdingsSize, option: See 4.7. (line 2415)
+iconic, option: See 4.5. (line 2011)
+ICS: See 5. (line 2498)
+ICS Alarm Time, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1114)
+ICS Alarm, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1114)
+ICS Client, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 557)
+ICS Input Box, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 467)
+ICS options: See 4.3. (line 1570)
+ICS Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1008)
+ICS, addresses: See 5. (line 2498)
+ics, option: See 4.3. (line 1571)
+icsAlarm, option: See 4.3. (line 1753)
+icsAlarmTime, option: See 4.3. (line 1757)
+icscomm, option: See 4.3. (line 1623)
+icshelper, option: See 4.3. (line 1589)
+icshost, option: See 4.3. (line 1576)
+icsinput, option: See 4.3. (line 1680)
+icslogon, option: See 4.3. (line 1665)
+icsport, option: See 4.3. (line 1585)
+inc, option: See 4.1. (line 1271)
+Info XBoard, Menu Item: See 3.8. (line 1153)
+init, option: See 4.4. (line 1986)
+initalMode, option: See 4.7. (line 2336)
+initString, option: See 4.1. (line 1409)
+Internet Chess Server: See 5. (line 2498)
+internetChessServerCommPort, option: See 4.3. (line 1623)
+internetChessServerHelper, option: See 4.3. (line 1589)
+internetChessServerHost, option: See 4.3. (line 1576)
+internetChessServerInputBox, option: See 4.3. (line 1680)
+internetChessServerLogonScript, option: See 4.3. (line 1665)
+internetChessServerMode, option: See 4.3. (line 1571)
+internetChessServerPort, option: See 4.3. (line 1585)
introduction:
See ``Introduction''. (line 9)
-Keys: See 2.7. (line 845)
-legal, option: See 3.5. (line 1577)
-lgf, option: See 3.4. (line 1468)
-lgi, option: See 3.4. (line 1468)
-lightSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-Limitations: See 7. (line 2223)
-Load and Save options: See 3.4. (line 1466)
-Load Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 114)
-Load Next Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 141)
-Load Next Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 187)
-Load Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 179)
-Load Previous Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 145)
-Load Previous Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 190)
-loadGameFile, option: See 3.4. (line 1468)
-loadGameIndex, option: See 3.4. (line 1468)
-loadPositionFile, option: See 3.4. (line 1509)
-loadPositionIndex, option: See 3.4. (line 1509)
-lpf, option: See 3.4. (line 1509)
-lpi, option: See 3.4. (line 1509)
-Machine Black, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 232)
-Machine White, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 229)
-Mail Move, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 220)
+Keys: See 3.9. (line 1172)
+legal, option: See 4.5. (line 2037)
+lgf, option: See 4.4. (line 1898)
+lgi, option: See 4.4. (line 1898)
+lightSquareColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+Limitations: See 8. (line 2725)
+Load and Save options: See 4.4. (line 1896)
+Load Game Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 800)
+Load Game, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 154)
+Load Next Game, Menu Item: See 3.9. (line 1182)
+Load Next Position, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 196)
+Load Position, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 187)
+Load Previous Game, Menu Item: See 3.9. (line 1186)
+Load Previous Position, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 200)
+loadGameFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1898)
+loadGameIndex, option: See 4.4. (line 1898)
+loadPositionFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1940)
+loadPositionIndex, option: See 4.4. (line 1940)
+lowTimeWarning, option: See 4.3. (line 1761)
+lowTimeWarningColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+lpf, option: See 4.4. (line 1940)
+lpi, option: See 4.4. (line 1940)
+Machine Black, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 493)
+Machine match, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 581)
+Machine White, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 489)
+Mail Move, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 227)
Major modes: See 1. (line 19)
-Man XBoard, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 820)
-matchGames, option: See 3.1. (line 1011)
-matchMode, option: See 3.1. (line 1023)
-materialDraws, option: See 3.6. (line 1806)
-Menu, Action: See 2.3. (line 413)
-Menu, File: See 2.1. (line 82)
-Menu, Help: See 2.6. (line 812)
-Menu, Mode: See 2.2. (line 228)
-Menu, Options: See 2.5. (line 553)
-Menu, Step: See 2.4. (line 458)
-Menus: See 2. (line 57)
-mg, option: See 3.1. (line 1011)
-mm, option: See 3.1. (line 1023)
-Mode Menu: See 2.2. (line 228)
-mode, option: See 3.7. (line 1846)
-mono, option: See 3.5. (line 1647)
-monoMode, option: See 3.5. (line 1647)
-Move Now, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 532)
-Move Sound, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 710)
-moves, option: See 3.3. (line 1339)
-movesound, option: See 3.5. (line 1560)
-movesPerSession, option: See 3.1. (line 923)
-mps, option: See 3.1. (line 923)
-msLoginDelay, option: See 3.3. (line 1309)
-nameOfDebugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 1955)
-ncp, option: See 3.7. (line 1841)
-New Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 83)
-New Shuffle Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 92)
-New variant, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 105)
-niceEngines, option: See 3.1. (line 1122)
-noChessProgram, option: See 3.7. (line 1841)
-noGUI, option: See 3.5. (line 1554)
-observe, ICS command: See 4. (line 2083)
-Old Save Style, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 734)
-oldmoves, ICS command: See 4. (line 2087)
-oldsave, option: See 3.4. (line 1542)
-oldSaveStyle, option: See 3.4. (line 1542)
-Options: See 3. (line 891)
-Options Menu: See 2.5. (line 553)
-Options, adjudication: See 3.6. (line 1780)
-options, Chess engine: See 3.1. (line 917)
-Options, ICS: See 3.3. (line 1205)
-Options, Load and Save: See 3.4. (line 1466)
-Options, miscellaneous: See 3.7. (line 1840)
-Options, User interface: See 3.5. (line 1548)
-Other programs: See 11. (line 2576)
-Paste Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 175)
-Paste Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 215)
-Pause, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 387)
-Periodic Updates, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 742)
-pgnEventHeader, option`: See 3.4. (line 1534)
-pgnExtendedInfo, option`: See 3.4. (line 1529)
-pieceToSquareTable, option: See 3.7. (line 1926)
-pixmap, option: See 3.5. (line 1700)
-pixmapDirectory, option: See 3.5. (line 1700)
-PolyglotBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1159)
-PolyglotDir, option: See 3.2. (line 1151)
-Ponder Next Move, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 748)
-ponder, option: See 3.1. (line 1002)
-ponderNextMove, option: See 3.1. (line 1002)
-Popup Exit Message, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 753)
-Popup Move Errors, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 759)
-popup, option: See 3.5. (line 1569)
-popupExitMessage, option: See 3.5. (line 1565)
-popupMoveErrors, option: See 3.5. (line 1569)
-pre, option: See 3.3. (line 1351)
-Premove, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 768)
-premove, option: See 3.3. (line 1351)
-Problems: See 8. (line 2283)
-queen, option: See 3.5. (line 1573)
-Quiet Play, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 779)
-quiet, option: See 3.3. (line 1354)
-quietPlay, option: See 3.3. (line 1354)
-Reload CMail Message, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 220)
-Reload Same Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 150)
-Reload Same Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 194)
-remoteShell, option: See 3.7. (line 1973)
-remoteUser, option: See 3.7. (line 1978)
-Reporting bugs: See 8. (line 2283)
-Reporting problems: See 8. (line 2283)
-Resign, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 444)
-Retract Move, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 536)
-reuse, option: See 3.1. (line 1099)
-reuse2, option: See 3.1. (line 1099)
-reuseFirst, option: See 3.1. (line 1099)
-reuseSecond, option: See 3.1. (line 1099)
-Revert, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 523)
-ringBellAfterMoves, option: See 3.5. (line 1560)
-rsh, option: See 3.7. (line 1973)
-ruleMoves, option: See 3.6. (line 1824)
-ruser, option: See 3.7. (line 1978)
-sameColorGames, option: See 3.1. (line 1027)
-Save Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 154)
-saveGameFile, option: See 3.4. (line 1499)
-saveOutOfBookInfo, option`: See 3.4. (line 1538)
-savePositionFile, option: See 3.4. (line 1524)
-scp, option: See 3.1. (line 1036)
-sd, option: See 3.1. (line 948)
-searchDepth, option: See 3.1. (line 948)
-searchTime, option: See 3.1. (line 941)
-secondChessProgram, option: See 3.1. (line 1036)
-secondComputerString, option: See 3.1. (line 1091)
-secondDirectory, option: See 3.1. (line 1055)
-secondHasOwnBookUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-secondHost, option: See 3.1. (line 1047)
-secondInitString, option: See 3.1. (line 1064)
-secondIsUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1144)
-secondNPS, option: See 3.1. (line 957)
-secondOptions, option: See 3.1. (line 1130)
-secondProtocolVersion, option: See 3.1. (line 1108)
-secondScoreAbs, option: See 3.1. (line 1116)
-secondTimeOdds, option: See 3.1. (line 975)
-secondXBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-set, ICS command: See 4. (line 2080)
-Settings, Engine: See 3.2. (line 1142)
-sgf, option: See 3.4. (line 1499)
-sh, option: See 3.1. (line 1047)
-Shortcut keys: See 2.7. (line 845)
-Show Coords, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 785)
-Show Engine Output, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 347)
-Show Game List, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 338)
-Show Move History, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 342)
-showButtonBar, option: See 3.5. (line 1641)
-showCoords, option: See 3.5. (line 1611)
-showThinking, option: See 3.1. (line 992)
-size, option: See 3.5. (line 1581)
-sNoOwnBookUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1170)
-soundChallenge, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundChannel, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundIcsAlarm, option: See 3.3. (line 1425)
-soundIcsDraw, option: See 3.3. (line 1436)
-soundIcsLoss, option: See 3.3. (line 1432)
-soundIcsUnfinished, option: See 3.3. (line 1440)
-soundIcsWin, option: See 3.3. (line 1428)
-soundKibitz, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundMove, option: See 3.3. (line 1422)
-soundProgram, option: See 3.3. (line 1401)
-soundRequest, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-Sounds: See 3.3. (line 1401)
-soundSeek, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundSShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-soundTell, option: See 3.3. (line 1417)
-spf, option: See 3.4. (line 1524)
-st, option: See 3.1. (line 941)
-Step Menu: See 2.4. (line 458)
-Stop Examining, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 452)
-Stop Observing, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 448)
-sUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1144)
-tc, option: See 3.1. (line 918)
-td, option: See 3.4. (line 1494)
-telnet, option: See 3.3. (line 1232)
-telnetProgram, option: See 3.3. (line 1241)
-Test Legality, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 798)
-testClaims, option: See 3.6. (line 1800)
-testLegality, option: See 3.5. (line 1577)
-thinking, option: See 3.1. (line 992)
-Time Control, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 595)
-timeControl, option: See 3.1. (line 918)
-timeDelay, option: See 3.4. (line 1494)
-timeIncrement, option: See 3.1. (line 927)
-timeOddsMode, option: See 3.1. (line 981)
-title, option: See 3.5. (line 1633)
-titleInWindow, option: See 3.5. (line 1633)
-Training, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 328)
-trivialDraws, option: See 3.6. (line 1813)
-Truncate Game, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 527)
-Two Machines, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 235)
-usePolyglotBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1156)
-User interface options: See 3.5. (line 1548)
-userName, option: See 3.7. (line 1982)
-useTelnet, option: See 3.3. (line 1232)
-variant, option: See 3.7. (line 1854)
-vars, ICS command: See 4. (line 2077)
-whitePieceColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1746)
-who, ICS command: See 4. (line 2033)
-xflash, option: See 3.5. (line 1654)
+Man XBoard, Menu Item: See 3.8. (line 1160)
+Match Game Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 781)
+matchGames, option: See 4.1. (line 1356)
+matchMode, option: See 4.1. (line 1368)
+materialDraws, option: See 4.6. (line 2296)
+Menu, Action: See 3.5. (line 611)
+Menu, Edit: See 3.2. (line 235)
+Menu, Engine: See 3.6. (line 676)
+Menu, File: See 3.1. (line 112)
+Menu, Help: See 3.8. (line 1152)
+Menu, Mode: See 3.4. (line 488)
+Menu, Options: See 3.7. (line 723)
+Menu, View: See 3.3. (line 420)
+Menus: See 3. (line 109)
+mg, option: See 4.1. (line 1356)
+mm, option: See 4.1. (line 1368)
+Mode Menu: See 3.4. (line 488)
+mode, option: See 4.7. (line 2336)
+mono, option: See 4.5. (line 2112)
+monoMode, option: See 4.5. (line 2112)
+Move Now, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 709)
+Move Sound, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 840)
+moves, option: See 4.3. (line 1749)
+movesound, option: See 4.5. (line 2020)
+movesPerSession, option: See 4.1. (line 1267)
+mps, option: See 4.1. (line 1267)
+msLoginDelay, option: See 4.3. (line 1674)
+nameOfDebugFile, option: See 4.7. (line 2457)
+ncp, option: See 4.7. (line 2331)
+New Game, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 113)
+New Shuffle Game, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 122)
+New variant, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 135)
+niceEngines, option: See 4.1. (line 1467)
+noChessProgram, option: See 4.7. (line 2331)
+noGUI, option: See 4.5. (line 2014)
+observe, ICS command: See 5. (line 2585)
+oldmoves, ICS command: See 5. (line 2589)
+oldsave, option: See 4.4. (line 1973)
+oldSaveStyle, option: See 4.4. (line 1973)
+One-Click Moving, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 933)
+oneClickMove, option: See 4.3. (line 1742)
+Options: See 4. (line 1235)
+Options Menu: See 3.7. (line 723)
+Options, adjudication: See 4.6. (line 2270)
+options, Chess engine: See 4.1. (line 1261)
+Options, ICS: See 4.3. (line 1570)
+Options, Load and Save: See 4.4. (line 1896)
+Options, miscellaneous: See 4.7. (line 2330)
+Options, User interface: See 4.5. (line 2008)
+Other programs: See 12. (line 3048)
+Paste Game, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 255)
+Paste Position, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 259)
+Pause, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 585)
+Periodic Updates, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 944)
+pgnEventHeader, option`: See 4.4. (line 1965)
+pgnExtendedInfo, option`: See 4.4. (line 1960)
+pieceToSquareTable, option: See 4.7. (line 2428)
+pixmap, option: See 4.5. (line 2175)
+pixmapDirectory, option: See 4.5. (line 2175)
+polyglotBook, option: See 4.2. (line 1524)
+polyglotDir, option: See 4.2. (line 1517)
+Ponder Next Move, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 950)
+ponder, option: See 4.1. (line 1347)
+ponderNextMove, option: See 4.1. (line 1347)
+Popup Exit Message, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 956)
+Popup Move Errors, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 962)
+popup, option: See 4.5. (line 2029)
+popupExitMessage, option: See 4.5. (line 2025)
+popupMoveErrors, option: See 4.5. (line 2029)
+pre, option: See 4.3. (line 1765)
+Premove Black, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1099)
+Premove White, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1099)
+Premove, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1099)
+premove, option: See 4.3. (line 1765)
+Problems: See 9. (line 2780)
+queen, option: See 4.5. (line 2033)
+Quiet Play, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1078)
+quiet, option: See 4.3. (line 1768)
+quietPlay, option: See 4.3. (line 1768)
+Reload CMail Message, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 227)
+Reload Same Game, Menu Item: See 3.9. (line 1191)
+Reload Same Position, Menu Item: See 3.9. (line 1195)
+remoteShell, option: See 4.7. (line 2475)
+remoteUser, option: See 4.7. (line 2480)
+Reporting bugs: See 9. (line 2780)
+Reporting problems: See 9. (line 2780)
+Resign, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 646)
+Retract Move, Menu Item: See 3.6. (line 713)
+reuse, option: See 4.1. (line 1444)
+reuse2, option: See 4.1. (line 1444)
+reuseFirst, option: See 4.1. (line 1444)
+reuseSecond, option: See 4.1. (line 1444)
+Revert, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 330)
+ringBellAfterMoves, option: See 4.5. (line 2020)
+rsh, option: See 4.7. (line 2475)
+ruleMoves, option: See 4.6. (line 2314)
+ruser, option: See 4.7. (line 2480)
+sameColorGames, option: See 4.1. (line 1372)
+Save Game, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 205)
+Save Position, Menu Item: See 3.1. (line 217)
+Save Settings Now, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1130)
+Save Settings on Exit, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1144)
+saveGameFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1930)
+saveOutOfBookInfo, option`: See 4.4. (line 1969)
+savePositionFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1955)
+saveSettingsFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1986)
+scp, option: See 4.1. (line 1381)
+sd, option: See 4.1. (line 1292)
+searchDepth, option: See 4.1. (line 1292)
+searchTime, option: See 4.1. (line 1285)
+secondChessProgram, option: See 4.1. (line 1381)
+secondComputerString, option: See 4.1. (line 1436)
+secondDirectory, option: See 4.1. (line 1400)
+secondHasOwnBookUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+secondHost, option: See 4.1. (line 1392)
+secondInitString, option: See 4.1. (line 1409)
+secondIsUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1510)
+secondNeedsNoncompliantFEN, option: See 4.1. (line 1486)
+secondNPS, option: See 4.1. (line 1301)
+secondOptions, option: See 4.1. (line 1475)
+secondProtocolVersion, option: See 4.1. (line 1453)
+secondScoreAbs, option: See 4.1. (line 1461)
+secondTimeOdds, option: See 4.1. (line 1319)
+secondXBook, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+Seek Graph, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 1084)
+seekGraph, option: See 4.3. (line 1704)
+set, ICS command: See 5. (line 2582)
+Settings, Engine: See 4.2. (line 1508)
+SettingsFile, option: See 4.4. (line 1986)
+sg, option: See 4.3. (line 1704)
+sgf, option: See 4.4. (line 1930)
+sh, option: See 4.1. (line 1392)
+Shortcut keys: See 3.9. (line 1172)
+Show Coords, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 971)
+Show Engine Output, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 426)
+Show Evaluation Graph, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 447)
+Show Game List, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 453)
+Show Move History, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 441)
+showButtonBar, option: See 4.5. (line 2106)
+showCoords, option: See 4.5. (line 2076)
+showTargetSquares, option: See 4.5. (line 2117)
+showThinking, option: See 4.1. (line 1337)
+shuffleOpenings, option: See 4.1. (line 1500)
+size, option: See 4.5. (line 2041)
+sNoOwnBookUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1535)
+Sound Options, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 826)
+soundChallenge, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundChannel, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundDirectory, option: See 4.3. (line 1824)
+soundIcsAlarm, option: See 4.3. (line 1843)
+soundIcsDraw, option: See 4.3. (line 1854)
+soundIcsLoss, option: See 4.3. (line 1850)
+soundIcsUnfinished, option: See 4.3. (line 1858)
+soundIcsWin, option: See 4.3. (line 1846)
+soundKibitz, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundMove, option: See 4.3. (line 1840)
+soundProgram, option: See 4.3. (line 1815)
+soundRequest, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+Sounds: See 4.3. (line 1815)
+soundSeek, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundShout, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundSShout, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+soundTell, option: See 4.3. (line 1835)
+spf, option: See 4.4. (line 1955)
+st, option: See 4.1. (line 1285)
+Stop Examining, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 655)
+Stop Observing, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 650)
+sUCI, option: See 4.2. (line 1510)
+Tags, Menu Item: See 3.3. (line 457)
+tc, option: See 4.1. (line 1262)
+td, option: See 4.4. (line 1924)
+telnet, option: See 4.3. (line 1597)
+telnetProgram, option: See 4.3. (line 1606)
+Test Legality, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 985)
+testClaims, option: See 4.6. (line 2290)
+testLegality, option: See 4.5. (line 2037)
+thinking, option: See 4.1. (line 1337)
+Time Control, Menu Item: See 3.7. (line 724)
+timeControl, option: See 4.1. (line 1262)
+timeDelay, option: See 4.4. (line 1924)
+timeIncrement, option: See 4.1. (line 1271)
+timeOddsMode, option: See 4.1. (line 1325)
+title, option: See 4.5. (line 2098)
+titleInWindow, option: See 4.5. (line 2098)
+Training, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 547)
+trivialDraws, option: See 4.6. (line 2303)
+Truncate Game, Menu Item: See 3.2. (line 349)
+Two Machines, Menu Item: See 3.4. (line 497)
+Upload to Examine, Menu Item: See 3.5. (line 660)
+usePolyglotBook, option: See 4.2. (line 1521)
+User interface options: See 4.5. (line 2008)
+userName, option: See 4.7. (line 2484)
+useTelnet, option: See 4.3. (line 1597)
+variant, option: See 4.7. (line 2344)
+variations, option: See 4.3. (line 1888)
+vars, ICS command: See 5. (line 2579)
+View Menu: See 3.3. (line 420)
+whitePieceColor, option: See 4.5. (line 2222)
+who, ICS command: See 5. (line 2535)
+xflash, option: See 4.5. (line 2125)
Table of Contents
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Introduction
1 Major modes
-2 Menus, buttons, and keys
- 2.1 File Menu
- 2.2 Mode Menu
- 2.3 Action Menu
- 2.4 Step Menu
- 2.5 Options Menu
- 2.6 Help Menu
- 2.7 Other Shortcut Keys
-3 Options
- 3.1 Chess Engine Options
- 3.2 UCI + WB Engine Settings
- 3.3 ICS options
- 3.4 Load and Save options
- 3.5 User interface options
- 3.6 Adjudication Options
- 3.7 Other options
-4 Chess Servers
-5 Firewalls
-6 Environment variables
-7 Limitations and known bugs
-8 Reporting problems
-9 Authors and contributors
-10 CMail
- 10.1 CMail options
- 10.2 Starting a CMail Game
- 10.3 Answering a Move
- 10.4 Multi-Game Messages
- 10.5 Completing a Game
- 10.6 Known CMail Problems
-11 Other programs you can use with XBoard
- 11.1 GNU Chess
- 11.2 Fairy-Max
- 11.3 HoiChess
- 11.4 Crafty
- 11.5 zic2xpm
+2 Basic operation
+3 Menus, buttons, and keys
+ 3.1 File Menu
+ 3.2 Edit Menu
+ 3.3 View Menu
+ 3.4 Mode Menu
+ 3.5 Action Menu
+ 3.6 Engine Menu
+ 3.7 Options Menu
+ 3.8 Help Menu
+ 3.9 Other Shortcut Keys
+4 Options
+ 4.1 Chess Engine Options
+ 4.2 UCI + WB Engine Settings
+ 4.3 ICS options
+ 4.4 Load and Save options
+ 4.5 User interface options
+ 4.6 Adjudication Options
+ 4.7 Other options
+5 Chess Servers
+6 Firewalls
+7 Environment variables
+8 Limitations and known bugs
+9 Reporting problems
+10 Authors and contributors
+11 CMail
+ 11.1 CMail options
+ 11.2 Starting a CMail Game
+ 11.3 Answering a Move
+ 11.4 Multi-Game Messages
+ 11.5 Completing a Game
+ 11.6 Known CMail Problems
+12 Other programs you can use with XBoard
+ 12.1 GNU Chess
+ 12.2 Fairy-Max
+ 12.3 HoiChess
+ 12.4 Crafty
+ 12.5 zic2xpm
Copyright
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Index
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